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  1. rdehring
    Very nice win. Are we beginning to expect Arraez to get 3 hits in games? Usually when someone comes to bat having already gotten 2 hits, you kind of expect them to make an out. Not Arraez, at least not for me. Nice clutch hitting by Max. And another good bullpen game.
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    Thanks, Nick. And what a week ahead. I said on another post that La Tortuga is back. All is good in Twins Territory! He brings something to the team with his personality that is just plain good. As a player, he can play almost anywhere doing an acceptable job at most.
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    Will be fun seeing how Cedar Rapids does in the playoffs. Can they surpass last year when they came one win short? They should have solid starting pitching, but where will the runs come from They need someone, thinking of you Mr. Javier, to step up and be that stud with his bat. Will also be a great opportunity for Wallner to earn a spot in Fort Myers to start next season.
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    La Tortuga has returned, all is good in Twins Territory! We learned this morning what Kyle Gibson has been dealing with much of this year. Explains a lot about his performance to date. Hopefully, he can get healthy and take his spot in the playoff rotation. Loved that first pitch at 100 mph from Graterol. But then pitch after pitch at 98 or 99. Could he be the final block in a dynamic bullpen?
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    Hadn't heard that, Seth. Great news. Doubt he will be in uniform tonight as that would require moving someone else off the roster for at least 10 days.
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    Thanks, Seth. I expect we will be hearing a lot more about this young man in the coming years.
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    The biggest question of the morning is, who will be on a flight from Rochester to Detroit, and when? Expect at least two of last night's pitchers, Littell and Smeltzer, will be traveling on the first flight tomorrow morning, if not later today. Expect Astudillo will also be on that flight. Will either of Hildenberger or Harper accompany them? I see Kirilloff was in left field last night. Smart to have him moving around between a lot of first base, right field and left. Hasn't Blankenhorn had a nice season. Don't know where he fits in the Twins plans for the next few years, but he is a valuable asset. We seem to read the name Spencer Steer on a daily basis. Looking like a smart pick by the Twins this past June.
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    After looking at the photo of Bivens' family, found myself just shaking my head.
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    Great start for Thorpe. Considering he won't be eligible to rejoin the Twins active roster until I believe next Wednesday, expect he will get back in a game on either Sunday or Monday...before travelling to Boston to rejoin the Twins. Larnach has slightly better numbers at AA than Kirilloff, although a smaller sample. Considering that Kirilloff battled injuries much of the first half of the season, or longer, still regard him as the better prospect. But both should be very good MLB players beginning sometime late next year. Only question is, where will they play? Good seeing Schulfer have a very good outing after a couple clunkers.
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    Thanks, Stu, needed a good smile this morning!
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    My guess is that the 40-man slot goes to Alcala, and Graterol doesn't get called up. Doubt that Rooker gets called up as he does not need to be added to the 40-man this winter. Need that spot for one of many others. Astudillo definitely will be in Detroit come Sunday. My guess is that Wade will get called up to be that extra outfielder and base runner. Doesn't offer the speed of Miller, but is on the 40. Of your retread pitchers, I see Hildenberger and Harper. So that's the five taxi squad guys, plus Alcala, Astudillo and Wade for a total of 10 callups. Agree that is a big number, but Levine has hinted several times recently we should expect that.
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    Yup, you got it. Although technically we will probably set the record next week, was thinking in terms of what the record will be at year end. Hope we have the most, but those %#@%*anks may catch and pass us.
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    Don't know how many they are going to hit. Even if it is around 300, will it be a new record?
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    With all the injuries the Twins are battling, expect that Astudillo will be in Detroit on Sunday, rather than wait for the Wings season to end. Considering Alcala needs to be added to the 40-man this fall, seems logical he will get on the same flight to Boston with Thorpe, Smeltzer, Littell and others Monday evening. Great game from Balazovic, but I would have given the daily award to Canterino who allowed only one base runner compared with three for Balazovic. Granted, Balazovic had two more strikeouts, but Canterino's 7 K's in 5.0 innings is also a lot of trips back to the bench. Its a shame the GCL Twins won't have the chance to make the playoffs on the field. Were the playoffs also cancelled?
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    Sure was nice seeing some of those Bombas come with runners on base. Looks like the bullpen is shaping up to be a strength for the remainder of this year and next. Now if the starters can get close to what they were at the start of the year, the next couple months could be fun.
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    It appears Bailey Ober will finish the season with the best results of any pitcher in the organization. Where do you think, Seth, that will put him in year-end prospect rankings? Will he be Top 10? Top 15? Where will he rank among pitchers, Top 5? Great seeing Raley and Rooker back on the field playing ball. Unfortunately, too late to be any help for the Twins this year. See that Astudillo was at first base last night, seems like he is almost ready for his Sept 1 or 2 return to the Twins. Looks like the GCL Twins no longer have the best winning percentage among non-division leaders. They have the most wins, but the Tigers West have played 3 fewer games giving them a better winning percentage. With only a few games remaining, they just need to keep winning.
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    With yesterday's loss, the ETon Twins are 1.5 games out of second place and a playoff spot. Unfortunately, there are two teams tied in second and only a week remaining in the season. Fortunately, they play the last place team to begin this week. If Biloxi wins the second half (also won first half), does Pensacola make the playoffs with the second best overall record? Or will the second half second place team (Jacksonville) move on to the playoffs?
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    Are the ETon Twins going to miss the playoffs this year, Seth? Currently 1.0 game out of second place, but must pass two teams to slide into that second spot. Don't know the details, but know that they have been in the playoffs most years for seemingly forever. And yesterday's loss sure didn't help the GCL Twins chances of making it. I have this feeling that a lot of you are going to be more than disappointed when Graterol isn't called up by the Twins next week. Seems to me that he is going to be a bit short of performances at AAA for them to make the call. But that's just my feeling this morning. And isn't it great seeing Bechtold's name mentioned in these reports nearly every day.
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    Eight months would get him into EST some time in May and available for the start of the Appy League season in late June. That may be optimistic, but a pitcher he is not.
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    Following yesterday's disappointing loss, the GCL Twins have a half game lead for the GCL wild card. With one week remaining on their schedule one could say they are down to crunch time. Didn't know what your 'fielding' comment meant following Kirilloff's name in the summary, Tom. Checked and saw it was his 6th error of the year. Also saw he was playing first base. Made me think about his future. Doubt he will be ready to be the Twins fourth outfielder, alternate first baseman and back up DH next March. Or could he? Also did a check to confirm that Lewis turned 20 years old a couple months ago. With that in mind, he is doing awfully well at AA. Wouldn't we all love to see more pitching lines like Duran's last night. It really is worth making that click and going to the box score to look at. But he wasn't alone as both Dobnak and Enlow had very nice starts. Sure seems there is a lot of real good starting pitching in the organization. Sure would be nice if some of it found its way to the Twins....and soon.
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    No. And I don't know what they make, PDX. But would hope that the top two make more than the MLB minimum, which would be considered big bucks to most of us.
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    Great seeing Raley back on the field, Ted. Don't know what his future holds for the Twins, but he certainly looked like a player who belongs in the big leagues earlier this year. Disappointing start for Escobar, really his first real clunker as a pro. See that Kirilloff has gotten hits in 9 of his last 10 games with multi-hit games in five of them. With a .400 average over that span, certainly seems to be back to the player he was a year ago. No question that his lower numbers for the year were the result of the injury that didn't want to go away for much of the season. Biggest question is when does he arrive in Minnesota and in what role? Something for the guys making the big bucks to ponder over the winter. Celestino certainly seems like a very good player. May take awhile but the Twins could end up with a reasonable return from Houston for Pressley, especially if Alcala develops into a solid reliever.
  23. rdehring
    Expect Astudillo is on track for a September 1 return to the Twins. Good seeing him catching rather than at DH. And what a nice first outing for Graterol. Any word on his velocity? Also saw Stashak had an even better appearance, pitching 1.2 innings with 3 K's and no baserunners. When I saw the Pensacola box score, just shook my head when I got to the starting pitcher. Is it possible Ober's success could play at Target Field late next year? Also really good seeing Wallner move up to the Kernels.
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    After a couple so-so starts after his move to AAA, great seeing Jax have a good start, very good. Continue to believe that he has a future with the Twins. He seems to be pitching like he believes he has one also. Go Air Force! And what a big day for the GCL Twins. With their season nearing its end, they are 2.5 games behind the Orioles in their division, however, have a 1.5 game lead in the wild card race. If the season ended today, they would begin the playoffs against those colorful birds. I see that Moya has not allowed a run in four of his last five appearances. Two runs in 12.1 innings is a pretty good stretch. Could he be the Twins answer to add a lefty to their pen come September?
  25. rdehring
    Cruz will be first one back and only move they can make is to send down pitcher #13. Then when Buxton is ready, assuming it is before 9/1, Cave goes down. Astudillo will be back on September 1, along with an assortment of pitchers.
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