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  1. rdehring
    Its hard to believe, Seth, but another season is almost over. Are you making plans for all that extra time you are gonna have? As for pitcher of the day, I think Graterol had the best day.
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    That's an interesting question. But difficult to answer seeing he comes from such a different background compared with high school and college kids. But considering his apparent talent, certainly should have gone high.
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    OK, I'll provide support to Gagne. I also saw the words "great game" and thought the writer was being a bit generous. As for calling him up or already having had him pitch for the Twins, get serious. Let the young man pitch out the season at Rochester. Then we will see what the Twins feel about adding him to the roster and calling him up. Personally, I think his future is bright and would do so...even if he doesn't pitch more than a couple innings out of the pen. Has anyone noticed that Javier is hitting just under .400 in August with the month/season nearly over? This kid isn't going to be special, he already is!
  4. rdehring
    In the real world, when could Rooker get to the Twins? Is next September likely? Sooner?
  5. rdehring
    Add one more name to the list, Luis Arraez. If I recall, he was hitting as well or better as any of them before his injury at the start of this year in Fort Myers as a 20 year old.
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    After only a handful of games in the DSL last year, Javier has done everything one could hope for as an 18 year old in Elizabethton. Started slow and has been on fire for the last half of their season. With Javier and Lewis working their way up towards the Twins, certainly one should be that big time shortstop they have needed. Question is which one and where does the other go? And this Baddoo kid also seems like an interesting prospect.
  7. rdehring
    Wasn't Perkins supposed to pitch back-to-back games last night and today? Is this a setback? It looks like Rooker is on track to lead the Miracle with the most home runs. Not bad considering he will be with them only a little over a month. Don't know what that tells us about the rest of the Miracle lineup?
  8. rdehring
    Had you selected Booker as your hitter of the day, Seth, you would have had a Beeker & Booker day!
  9. rdehring
    Did we ever find out what the future considerations were, in addition to Watson, in the Kinzler trade? Nice first AAA start for Gonsalves. What do you think the odds are, Seth, of his getting added to the 40-man after Sept. 1 and called up? Or if he does well the next 3 times out, could they add him on August 31 to be eligible for post season? Is it less than 50-50 that Stewart gets added to the 40-man in November? Put me on record saying he will not (I've been wrong before).
  10. rdehring
    How did a discussion about Enns first major league start end up with all this talk about Mauer? Don't know anything about Enns other than what I read when the Twins got him. After looking at his numbers the past couple years, I mentioned that he just might turn out to be good. Still believe that and tonight we will get our first look. With Littell struggling at Chattanooga, maybe Enns will be the top end of this trade. And count me among those who believe in Vargas. There is no way he can produce to his maximum getting sent back and forth between Rochester and Minneapolis every few weeks. I still like his potential and see him as an excellent fit with the young guys on this team, ie, Sano, Rosario, Buxton, Polanco and Kepler. They seem to fit together real nice.
  11. rdehring
    Got a feeling you may not see Santiago starting for the Red Wings tonight. Odds are good he will be activated to fill Mejia's spot. Big question will be whether Santiago or Gee gets the start Sunday in Detroit?
  12. rdehring
    I was wondering the same thing. The 7 strikeouts matches Barnes but he pitched 5.0 innings, not the 5.1 indicated. But Littell pitched 5.2, so neither were 5.1. I know Barnes isn't a hard throwing lefty. But he has had a wonderful start to his professional career. Could the Twins get a little lucky for a change?
  13. rdehring
    Perhaps the biggest reason was that since the arrival of Littell, Chattanooga had six starters. Someone had to go up. Of most interest was that it was Gonsalves over Jorge, Romero, or Stewart.
  14. rdehring
    If he was the Texas scout, wouldn't he have been responsible for Stewart? Not certain if that is a plus on his resume.
  15. rdehring
    Are things really looking good for the Twins a year or two out, Seth? With all these great results, there has to be a couple of better than average relievers for late 2018 or 2019...doesn't there? What is going to be really interesting is seeing how the new guys manage this year's Rule 5. I can't see them keeping more than 23 pitchers on the 40-man come November. And I count seven starters that are either on the 40-man or should be strong candidates to be added (6 from Chattanooga, Jorge, Romero, Littell, Gonsalves, Stewart and Rodriguez, plus Thorpe). Adding all of them would leave only 16 other spots...so I can't see that happening. It should be interesting seeing how they operate come November.
  16. rdehring
    Also a great night from Lewis Thorpe. Really good to see him getting back to the pitcher he was before missing over two years. Thought Seth's recent piece about the Rule 5 was interesting. I count 6 pitchers at Chattanooga (Romero, Jorge, Gonsalves, Stewart, Rodriguez and Littell) who all need to be protected. Add Thorpe and you have 7. With the Twins able to have at the most 23 pitchers on their 40-man, there is no way you can have 7 who are all starters at AA or A+. Gonna be real interesting to see who makes the cut and how these new guys handle this.
  17. rdehring
    You had me pulling my hair out this morning, Seth. And there is a lot less than you would remember. I know Slegers was eligible for the Rule 5 last year. Yet, you mentioned in your article that he was drafted in 2014. That would mean he wouldn't be eligible until this year. Went back and double checked, he was drafted in 2013! Have a good one, Seth. And thanks for all you do for us old minor league guys.
  18. rdehring
    twinstalker raises an interesting question, Seth. With the new guys in charge, have you heard any talk of them making any changes in where the minor league teams are or what leagues they are in? Any talk of adding a short season Class A team? Hadn't thought about this until reading the above comment. Have you?
  19. rdehring
    Gonna be some tough decisions, Seth. Based on the past, we can expect anywhere from 5-8 adds. Personally, I would add Thorpe and not add Diaz. After that, maybe one or two more from your second group. I will not be surprised if they don't add Stewart. If that happens, would make sense to move him before November.
  20. rdehring
    I kind of like how these guys operate, Seth.
  21. rdehring
    Nice outing for Thorpe. Threw 75 pitches over 6 innings with 70% strikes. Great to see him continue getting back towards what he could be!
  22. rdehring
    Have you looked at Enns numbers in 2016, Seth? Other than he missed part of this year and 2015, could he be the better of the two prospects? Littell, plus Enns, plus that minor league catcher for YNOA and $4+ million looks to me to be an excellent net result.
  23. rdehring
    Although he missed a lot of this season and 2015, Enns performance in 2016 would indicate he could be better than Littell. AND the Twins are paying most of the $4+ million owed to Garcia. Littell, plus Enns, plus that catcher for Ynoa and $4+ million looks to me to be a hell of a deal!
  24. rdehring
    Does this kid have true ACE potential, Bob?
  25. rdehring
    When Gibson had his almost great start last time out for the Twins, I kept saying don't bring him out for the 8th. Seven innings of shutout baseball would be a great night for him and the Twins. Well, Molitor brought him back out and didn't pull him after the first hit, or the second. Maybe had he pitched 7 shutout innings last time out, he wouldn't have been in Rochester last night. And I put that on Molitor.
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