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  1. rdehring
    Exciting that Prielipp was at 62 pitches and 4+ innings. Excellent night for this young leftie. But Holy Cow, Hill was even better with 60 pitches, 4.0 shutout innings and only 2 hits. Don't know if many of you caught Glen Perkins comment on yesterday's broadcast about Jenkins. Said he met him this winter in an elevator at a Twins event. Commented on how big he was, said he "towered over me." Didn't realize Jenkins was that big as Perkins is around 6'0? And what a night because the DSL Twins actually won for the first time. I know they have been scoring lots of runs. Checked and see that four hitters have averages close to or over .500. Yes, it is a small sample, but that's still impressive. Are any of the four big dollar signings this past winter?
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    Several hitters for the Saints are smashing the ball. Unfortunately, Miranda and Julien aren't among them. Are they destined to AAAA status? Another big night for Winokur, hopefully his early struggles are behind him and he gets the call to AA by late summer. Also exciting seeing the results Jenkins is getting. Two questions. One, how long will he stay in Fort Myers? And two, will he move up to the Kernels or go straight to Wichita? Always exciting to see Prielipp's name as tonight's probable starter at Wichita. And tonight will have two of those young lefties on the mound as Hill is also scheduled to start.
  3. rdehring
    Like how Winokur has been getting many doubles, triples and home runs of late. Isn't it great seeing Jenkins in the daily box scores? Also got a good smile from your explanation of the DSL Twins "best pitching performance." Thanks!
  4. rdehring
    Sure seems like Culpepper has a chance to be another strong candidate for a future Twins infield. Will he be better than the current group of former can't miss prospects? Also great seeing Winokur with a 4-6 day with a home run and double. After a slow, slow start, the kid has been heating up of late.
  5. rdehring
    Interesting. I am not qualified to even begin to have an opinion of whether or not this would be good move. Trust the Twins front office is qualified, at least I hope like heck they are.
  6. rdehring
    Have read here that Gonzalez is a liability in the field. Is that so? If he has no hope defensively, hopefully he will keep hitting like this so they can get something for him as part of a July trade. That is unless they like to keep bats that are a liability on D.
  7. rdehring
    What a fantastic day for the Twins. Walker Jenkins was back on the field, hoooorah! Noticed that Thomason is having a very nice beginning to his season. Could he be another Air Force Academy find for the organization? Don't have a clue what to think of the first couple games for the DSL squad?
  8. rdehring
    Thanks for the article, Cody. It was great. Enjoyed the comments, especially about Diaw. The Twins are going to need a catcher by next spring at the latest. A young stud would be fantastic. Unfortunately, Diaw is too far away. Is he their #1 catching prospect?
  9. rdehring
    The highlight of this report, at least for me, was seeing that Prielipp will be making today's start for Wichita. Also great that Hill was back in action with an excellent, albeit short, start. Saw that Winokur was in center field. Checked to see if he has been out there a lot and found that he has played center more than any other position this season. Interesting! Was exciting seeing Miranda with three hits. I just don't see him as a good fit for the Twins going forward. Hopefully he will have more games like yesterday over the coming month so he has some value come July.
  10. rdehring
    Thanks for the report, Tom. Looking forward to Hill getting the start tonight for Fort Myers.
  11. rdehring
    Expect Wallner is on a plane to Seattle today, isn't he? Is it possible Bader goes on the IL and they don't have to decide who either gets DFA'd or sent back to St. Paul? Looking forward to how MacLeod does tonight. When was the last time Prielipp pitched? Did he miss a turn? Also wondering if the Saints are limiting Festa to 60 or so pitches coming back from his recent pause? Great seeing Winokur with another two-hit game. Especially with one a home run. Thanks for the report, Seth.
  12. rdehring
    Beginning with the Lewis injury in spring training, I have been wondering why? These players work so hard at getting bigger and stronger. Does that mean that their muscles are more prone to the types of injury that Royce just came back from? Maybe players would be better off staying in good shape, but not trying to be the biggest and strongest possible. As for Jenkins, a high ankle sprain isn't the same. Seems just like bad luck, unless he has had a history of ankle problems. Does anyone know if that is the case?
  13. rdehring
    Count me among those who will be elated if he can match last year's 82 games with similar stats. Expect the Twins will also be more than happy should he do so. Also expect he will spend the entire year at Wichita.
  14. rdehring
    Took a closer look at that KC prospect. Looks like the real deal after being the #6 pick last year. With KC's pitching, this kid will look awfully nice hitting behind Witt and that first baseman. Impressed with the team KC is putting together. What a night for Cedar Rapids. Culpepper hits one out and their pitching made that work. Personally, don't know much about that pitching staff. Are there a couple big time prospects pitching for the Kernels?
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    Great seeing Wallner with another bomb. They like to see players on rehab play back-to-back games. Expect he will play tonight in Omaha, then catch a flight in the morning to Seattle. If so, expect McCusker will be on a flight from Tampa to Omaha tonight. Great seeing Miranda with a three hit night. Am I remembering right that he has been hitting better the last week or so? With the infielders the Twins have, don't see a future for Jose with the Twins going forward. So hopefully, he will start mashing the ball so he has some value come late July. [Edit. See he will be playing 9 innings today, Thursday. Looks like he won't be going west for another day or two]
  16. rdehring
    Not a lot to like about yesterday's games. Only thought I had was that we are at the end of May and still haven't heard a word about when their top prospect would be back on the field. Hasn't played in soo long have forgotten his name, Walker something, isn't it?
  17. rdehring
    Add me to the list of those intrigued by MacLeod. Will second Dman's comment that I will be shocked if Culpepper doesn't soon move down I-35 to Kansas. Add that it is good to continue seeing a lot of positive every time Hill is on the hill!
  18. rdehring
    Interesting seeing that Prielipp gave up the home run to his last hitter as he was approaching 50 pitches. Expect he needs a couple more starts with a 50 pitch limit before moving up to maybe 60. Doubt he will go beyond that as I HOPE the Twins plan is to move him up to the Saints soon. That will put him in a position to join the Twins in August. Could be a fantastic reliever, one who can go two+ innings, for the playoff run. Gotta love Culpepper as the kid is flat out lighting it up. Looks like time for a move to Kansas, at least to me. Although his first starts haven't all been awesome, excited to see Carpenter pitching tonight.
  19. rdehring
    Thanks, Cody. After a very slow start to the season, his bat is starting to pick up. Kid is so young, hopefully, he makes it AA later this summer. Will be interesting to see if he can stick at shortstop?
  20. rdehring
    Did I read the summary correctly? Winokur had 6 hits, 3 were doubles and 2 home runs?
  21. rdehring
    Thanks for the report, Seth. Very nice start for Macleod with the Saints. Expect I am not alone in being excited about what this young man might become for the Twins. Your thoughts on how high his ceiling might be? Also, he began the season at Fort Myers. Was he coming off an injury and is he still on a pitch limit? See that Sabato is having a decent start to his season. He is someone I gave up hope on about a month or two after he was drafted. Do you think he will ever make it all the way? Lastly, other than Beltre and Acuna, I don't recognize any of the kids playing for the Twins complex team. Expect a few were big signings a year or two ago. Anyone there you feel has the potential to make it big? Thanks again, Seth.
  22. rdehring
    Interesting move. As I watched SWR the past year plus, am always anxious to see if he would get out of trouble. Also always seems to struggle to finish five innings. With that said, the results were good most of the time. Also seems, at least to me, that he hasn't been as successful this year as last. So it isn't a shock that they made this move, especially with the need for a starter this weekend. Expect it will be either Zebby or Festa. Will give whoever arrives a chance to make a statement that says, "I am here for good." With France and Bader leaving yesterday's game and today's collision the position player moves, if any are made, are going to much more interesting. Will McCusker finally get his chance? Or maybe Fitzgerald?
  23. rdehring
    He was at 49 pitches, Doc. I think, don't know, his limit is 50. Yes, he had a rough start with two runs in and runners on second and third to start the game with no outs. But I must disagree with Matt's comment that he "coaxed three outs." He struck out the next two hitters before getting the third out on a ground ball. He then had a clean 1-2-3 second inning. I believe Prielipp is the most important prospect the Twins have in the minors, or one of two with the other being Jenkins. It has been way too long since the Twins have had a top starting left-handed pitcher, since Santana and Liriano. Hill may be as important, however, is much further away from pitching at Target Field. Prielipp could arrive next spring. Or this September if things go well. [Edit. Thanks Bean for the excellent above comment. After getting hosed, he pounded the strike zone to get those critical 2 K's.]
  24. rdehring
    Question, Cody. In the summary you show Beltre going 0-11. But you also show he had 4 RBI and 5 runs scored. With 3 walks, something doesn't make sense?
  25. rdehring
    Got a couple questions, Seth. First, McCusker deserves a shot with the Twins. But looking at their current roster, how can they fit him in? The only move I can see is flipping him with Kearsey. But as we saw yesterday, Kearsey does some things very well for the Twins. Also a bit intrigued by Diaw. Kid is hitting well in his first full season. But, as with all catchers what is his defense like? With a couple years of experience, can he be an adequate big league catcher? Or better than adequate? Also great seeing Winokur's bat come alive. Thanks for the report, Seth.
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