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Mr. Ed -> RE: Players and prospects III (1/17/2019 5:17:02 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: twinsfan Happy 24th Birthday to #MNTwins RHP prospect Randy Dobnak (@Dobnak_). He was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2017 after four years as Alderson-Broaddus College. Spent the 2018 season with the @CRKernels and went 10-5 with a 3.14 ERA. 24 years old, headed to Hi-A Pathetic

CPAMAN -> RE: Players and prospects III (1/18/2019 9:21:15 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Mr. Ed quote: ORIGINAL: twinsfan Happy 24th Birthday to #MNTwins RHP prospect Randy Dobnak (@Dobnak_). He was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2017 after four years as Alderson-Broaddus College. Spent the 2018 season with the @CRKernels and went 10-5 with a 3.14 ERA. 24 years old, headed to Hi-A Pathetic And the .222 banjo hitter who spent the last two seasons at Rookie ball. That really gives you a warm fuzzy inside.

TJSweens -> RE: Players and prospects III (1/18/2019 9:39:41 AM)
The kid in rookie ball is a completely different story. He played 2 years at ages 16 and 17, which was 3 years younger than the league average. He'll probably play in the GCL, which is where the Twins typically put 18 year olds. He'll be at league average for age and we'll see how he looks then. In any case, we got him for a guy we put on waivers (I'm still going to miss that mullet).

CPAMAN -> RE: Players and prospects III (1/23/2019 10:33:54 AM)
What have the Twins done this off-season to bolster the pitching staff? Have the Twins made ANY significant transactions above signing journeyman, and never-was retread pitchers?

Mr. Ed -> RE: Players and prospects III (1/23/2019 4:26:10 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: CPAMAN What have the Twins done this off-season to bolster the pitching staff? Have the Twins made ANY significant transactions above signing journeyman, and never-was retread pitchers? New home uniforms More merchandising Far more important than who will pitch for this team.

CPAMAN -> RE: Players and prospects III (1/23/2019 5:27:50 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Mr. Ed quote: ORIGINAL: CPAMAN What have the Twins done this off-season to bolster the pitching staff? Have the Twins made ANY significant transactions above signing journeyman, and never-was retread pitchers? New home uniforms More merchandising Far more important than who will pitch for this team. hmmm, I thought so. Failvine true colors shining through the Pohlad money machine.

Mr. Ed -> RE: Players and prospects III (4/1/2019 10:52:11 AM)
Rosters 2019 Courtesy of Twins Daily Rochester Here is a look at the Red Wings Opening Day roster. 17 of these 28 players have spent at least some time in the big leagues. 14 of the players spent at least some time with the Red Wings last year. Nine players are on the 40-man roster. Note that this is a tentative roster and will be updated before their season starts on Thursday. In particular, a couple of players will be placed on the Injured List. HITTERS (13) Catchers: Tomas Telis, Wynston Sawyer Infielders: Wilin Rosario, Adam Rosales, Nick Gordon (IL), Ronald Torreyes, Jordany Valdespin, Randy Cesar Outfielders: Brent Rooker, LaMonte Wade, Luke Raley, John Andreoli, Zander Wiel PITCHERS (15) Starting Pitchers: Lewis Thorpe, Justin Nicolino, Zack Littell, Chase De Jong, Kohl Stewart. Stephen Gonsalves (IL), Daniel Camarena Relief Pitchers: Andrew Vasquez, Austin Adams, Tyler Duffey, Ryan Eades, Preston Guilmet, Mike Morin, Jake Reed, Fernando Romero. DJ Baxendale (IL), Zack Weiss (IL) POTENTIAL LINEUP 3B - Ronald Torreyes LF - Brent Rooker CF - LaMonte Wade SS - Adam Rosales 1B - Zander Wiel RF - Luke Raley DH - Wilin Rosario C - Tomas Telis 2B - Jordany Valdespin TOP PROSPECTS Brent Rooker (Twins Daily #6 Prospect) - Powerful slugger hit 32 doubles and 22 homers in 2018 in Chattanooga. He received his first big league spring training invitation this year and could be in line to make his major-league debut. Nick Gordon (Twins Daily #11 Prospect) - Gordon made his AAA debut in 2018s second half and struggled, but he still is one to watch and should make his major-league debut in 2019. Stephen Gonsalves (Twins Daily #12 Prospect) - Gonsalves has long been one of the best Twins pitching prospects. He made his MLB debut in 2018 and struggled with his control. Control and command, along with a couple more ticks of velocity and Gonsalves should help the Twins in 2019. Zack Littell (Twins Daily #17 Prospect) - Littell debuted in 2018 with the Twins as well and also struggled. But he has done well in the upper levels of the minors the last two years and will likely get several more opportunities in 2019. LaMonte Wade (Twins Daily #18 Prospect) - Like Gordon, Wade made his AAA debut in 2019 and things didn’t come easy. However, he maintained his strong plate discipline and approach and continued to increase his power output. Another player who should make his debut with the Twins in 2019. Kohl Stewart - The 2013 first-round pick make his big-league debut in August last year after and showed well for himself, especially against the Tigers. Andrew Vasquez - Vasquez began 2018 in Ft. Myers where he pitched in the Florida State League All Star game in June. He was promoted to AA Chattanooga after that game and spent a little over a month there. He moved up to Rochester for one week and then received a promotion to the big league on September 1st. He posted 108 strikeouts in 69 1/3 innings in the minors and then seven strikeouts in five innings for the Twins. Luke Raley - Raley came to the Twins at the deadline last year from the Dodgers as part of the Brian Dozier trade. A big, strong guy, Raley has a lot of power potential. Combined at AA in 2018, Raley hit .275/.350/.471 (.821) with 19 doubles, eight triples and 20 home runs. He was a non-roster invitation to spring training. Zander Wiel - Quietly, the former Vanderbilt star had a terrific season in 2018. He spent the majority of the year at Chattanooga before ending the season with the Red Wings. In the second-to-last game of the year, Wiel hit a walk-off homer for the Red Wings. STORIES TO WATCH The Twins are starting the season with just 11 pitchers. At some point in a couple of weeks, they are likely to add a pitcher, unless one of the Injured List relievers (Addison Reed, Gabriel Moya, Matt Magill) is ready. Nick Gordon, second base or shortstop? That story will likely continue in 2019, and in playing with Adam Rosales and Ronald Torreyes, he can pick their brain on the subject. The Twins have their five-man starting rotation to start the season. There is certainly depth at AAA. Stephen Gonsalves, Kohl Stewart, Zack Littell and Chase De Jong all made starts for the Twins last year (and hopefully made some adjustments). Justin Nicolino has made 33 big-league starts (and 17 relief appearances) as well. Lewis Thorpe is the one without the big-league service time, but he may have the most potential.

Mr. Ed -> RE: Players and prospects III (4/1/2019 10:53:38 AM)
FTM Here is a look at the Miracle Opening Day roster. Note that this is a tentative roster and can be updated before their season starts on Thursday. HITTERS Catchers: Ben Rortvedt, Ryan Jeffers Infielders: Lewin Diaz, Travis Blankenhorn, Michael Helman, Royce Lewis, Ryan Costello, Jose Miranda Outfielders: Trevor Larnach, Akil Baddoo, Aaron Whitefield, Mark Contreras PITCHERS Melvi Acosta, Charlie Barnes, Edwar Colina (IL), Randy Dobnak, Jhoan Duran, Calvin Faucher, Tom Hackimer, Hector Lujan, Bailey Ober, Alex Phillips, Johan Quezada, Alex Robinson (IL), Bryan Sammons, Anthony Vizcaya, Tyler Watson, Lachlan Wells (IL). POTENTIAL LINEUP CF - Akil Baddoo SS - Royce Lewis LF - Trevor Larnach 3B - Jose Miranda/Travis Blankenhorn 1B - Lewin Diaz/Ryan Costello 2B - Michael Helman/Travis Blankenhorn C - Ryan Jeffers/Ben Rortvedt RF - Aaron Whitefield DH - any of these guys TOP PROSPECTS Royce Lewis (Twins Daily #1 Prospect) - The #1 overall pick in the 2017 draft, Lewis had a strong first full season in pro ball in 2018. He was promoted to the Miracle for the final two months last year and returns to start this season. His prospect status nationally jumped and he is now a consensus top ten guy nationally. Trevor Larnach (Twins Daily #4 Prospect) - The Twins first-round pick in 2018 out of Oregon State where he helped lead the Beavers to a College World Series championship. He signed and played last year in Elizabethton and Cedar Rapids. He homered in his first MLB spring training at bat this year. Jhoan Duran (Twins Daily #7 Prospect) - Duran joined the organization at the July trade deadline last year in Eduardo Escobar deal with the Diamondbacks. He made a strong impression with the Kernels, flashing a 94-97 mph fastball and secondary pitches with potential. (Prospect Spotlight) Akil Baddoo (Twins Daily #10 Prospect) - Speed, power potential and good plate discipline, Baddoo is an intriguing prospect. After filling out the stat line in 2018 in Cedar Rapids, Baddoo will likely spend the 2019 season with the Miracle. Ryan Jeffers (Twins Daily #13 Prospect) - The Twins surprised many when they used their second-round draft pick in 2018 on the catcher from UNC-Wilmington. He debuted in Elizabethton and put up crazy numbers before moving up to the Kernels for the end of the season. Ben Rortvedt (Twins Daily #14 Prospect) - Rortvedt was the Twins 2nd-round pick in 2016 out of high school in Wisconsin. The strong-armed backstop took major strides forward offensively in 2018 and spent the second-half of 2018 with the Miracle. Jose Miranda (Twins Daily #20 Prospect) - Drafted immediately after Baddoo as a comp pick after the 2nd round in 2016, Miranda really came on strong in the second half of 2018. Ended the season with the Miracle. Will continue to play second base and third base. Huge power potential. Edwar Colina - The Appy League Pitcher of the Year in 2017, Colina markedly improved in 2018. He went 7-4 with a 2.48 ERA before ending the season with a start in Ft. Myers. He also started the Miracle championship game. Blessed with an upper-90s fastball, Colina has a quality three-pitch mix. STORIES TO WATCH The Miracle won the Florida State League championship with the help of several players who came up to the team late in the season. Will that group be able to gain a playoff berth before they move up to Pensacola? As you can see, this team is loaded with top prospects. Most of these guys will spend at least the first half of the season with the Miracle, but at that point, any number of players could move up to Pensacola. Jhoan Duran and Edwar Colina are all upper-90s guys in the Miracle rotation. Many will wonder why the Twins aren’t being quite as aggressive with the likes of Trevor Larnach or Ryan Jeffers as they were with Brent Rooker. Rooker spent his first full season of pro ball in A last year. However, he had four years of college whereas Larnach and Jeffers each spent three years in college. That said, don’t be surprised if one or both of these guys end up in AA by the end of the season. Quietly, Michael Helman joins Larnach and Jeffers as 2018 draft picks starting in Ft. Myers. Lewin Diaz was a big dude when he signed as a 16-year-old. Last offseason, he came to camp down about 25 pounds. This offseason, he lost a similar amount and looks fantastic. He missed half of the season with an injury and will look to return to his higher prospect status. Royce Lewis won’t turn 20 until early June. He spent the final six weeks of the 2018 season with the Miracle, so getting him more time in the league is just fine. At the same time in his career (2nd full season), Joe Mauer spent the first half in Ft. Myers and the second half in New Britain (AA). He opened the next season with the big league club.

Mr. Ed -> RE: Players and prospects III (4/1/2019 10:54:45 AM)
Cedar Rapids HITTERS Catchers: David Banuelos, Ben Rodriguez Infielders: Chris Williams, Yunior Severino, Joe Cronin, Michael Davis, Andrew Bechtold, Trey Cabbage Outfielders: Jacob Pearson, Gilberto Celestino, DaShawn Keirsey, Jean Carlos Arias, Gabriel Maciel (IL) PITCHERS Starting Pitchers: Jordan Balazovic, Blayne Enlow, Luis Rijo, Josh Winder, Cole Sands, Austin Schulfer Relief Pitchers: Zach Neff, Carlos Suniaga, Joe Record, Brian Rapp, Jose Martinez, Andrew Cabezas, Tyler Palm, Alex Schick (IL) POTENTIAL LINEUP LF - Jacob Pearson CF - Gilberto Celestino 2B - Yunior Severino 1B - Chris Williams SS - Michael Davis RF - DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. DH - Trey Cabbage 3B - Andrew Bechtold C - David Banuelos TOP PROSPECTS Blayne Enlow (Twins Daily #9 Prospect) - Enlow was the team’s 3rd-round pick in 2017. He spent 2018 in Cedar Rapids where he pitched well (3.26 ERA) and was limited to 94 innings. His fastball was in the 91-93 range last year and he flashed the curveball that intrigued teams out of high school. Yunior Severino (Twins Daily #15 Prospect) - Acquired after MLB ruled him a free agent after Atlanta got in trouble for their international practices. He joined the Twins and played well in Elizabethton last year. He’s got good pop from both sides of the plate. Gilberto Celestino (Twins Daily #16 Prospect) - Came to the Twins from houston in the Ryan Pressly trade, Celestino is a plus defensive centerfielder. He’s also got a strong right-handed swing that should develop some power. Jordan Balazovic - Long and lanky right-hander got stronger in 2018 as things really came together for him. Drafted out of Canada as a raw talent with pitchability, Balazovic has added strength and now throws into the mid-90s. DeShawn Keirsey, Jr. - Twins 4th round pick in 2018 out of Utah. Good speed and defense, Keirsey should also be a top-of-the-order type of hitter. Very athletic and a good approach at the plate. Luis Rijo - Rijo came to the Twins from the Yankees (with Tyler Austin) in the Lance Lynn trade in July. He joined the E-Twins after the trade and went 2-0 with a 1.27 ERA over five starts. Josh Winder - The Twins 7th round pick a year ago out of the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), he went 3-1 with a 3.96 ERA over nine starts and struck out more than a batter per inning. Cole Sands - The Twins 5th round pick a year ago out of Florida State will make his professional debut when he makes his season debut. STORIES TO WATCH Wander Javier, the Twins Daily #5 Prospect, is being kept back in Ft. Myers for a little while. I assume that they are deciding not to put him at risk in the cold early in the season. He should be up in Iowa very soon. No one questions the immense talent possessed by Javier. The only problem has been his ability to stay on the field. Power, speed and the ability to play shortstop well. There are a lot of good players, including some pitchers who did very well in Elizabethton a year ago, who are starting this season in Extended Spring Training. Many of them will make their way to the Kernels due to injury or poor play or a few other possible reasons.

Mr. Ed -> RE: Players and prospects III (4/1/2019 10:56:50 AM)
Nada yet on AA Coaches: AAA Joel Skinner returns to the Red Wings for his second season as their manager. Stu Cliburn returns for his 28th year in the organization and his 7th as the Red Wings pitching coach (4th in a row). Michael McCarthy enters his second season as the team’s bullpen coach. Former Twins catcher Javier Valentin moves up from Double-A to be hitting coach for the Red Wings. FTM After managing in Cedar Rapids in 2018, Toby Gardenhire will spend his first season managing in Ft. Myers in 2019. Luis Ramirez has been a pitching coach or coordinator in the Twins system since 2006 when he was in Venezuela. He has spent the last four years in Elizabethton. This is his first season with the Miracle. Matt Borgschulte joined the organization as a coach prior to the 2018 season when he worked in the GCL. He jumps to the Miracle as their hitting coach. CR After several years as hitting coach of the Kernels, former Twins infielder Brian Dinkelman embarks upon his first season as the team’s manager. He will be replaced as hitting coach by two guys. Another former Twins infielder, Luis Rodriguez, moves up from the GCL this year. And Ryan Smith comes to the organization this year from the College of Central Florida (Ocala). Former big-leaguer Virgil Vasquez will be the pitching coach for the Kernels for the first time. He has been in the organization since retiring after the 2014 season.

MDK -> RE: Players and prospects III (4/1/2019 12:25:11 PM)
Expect CR hitters to really turn on the ball.[;)]

Mr. Ed -> RE: Players and prospects III (4/1/2019 12:36:58 PM)
Long article on AA team https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/blue-wahoos-opening-day-roster-released/n-5464502 Kirilloff starts the year on the DL. "minor" wrist injury

TJSweens -> RE: Players and prospects III (4/1/2019 12:38:16 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: MDK Expect CR hitters to really turn on the ball.[;)] [&:][&:][&:] The L-Rod affect.

twinsfan -> RE: Players and prospects III (4/1/2019 2:16:24 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: TJSweens quote: ORIGINAL: MDK Expect CR hitters to really turn on the ball.[;)] [&:][&:][&:] The L-Rod affect. If you're laughing at my expense, you will regret it.

TJSweens -> RE: Players and prospects III (4/1/2019 2:25:48 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: twinsfan quote: ORIGINAL: TJSweens quote: ORIGINAL: MDK Expect CR hitters to really turn on the ball.[;)] [&:][&:][&:] The L-Rod affect. If you're laughing at my expense, you will regret it. No! We're laughing WITH you, not at you. Well .... maybe a little at you ... OK, mostly at you

MDK -> RE: Players and prospects III (4/1/2019 3:13:27 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: twinsfan quote: ORIGINAL: TJSweens quote: ORIGINAL: MDK Expect CR hitters to really turn on the ball.[;)] [&:][&:][&:] The L-Rod affect. If you're laughing at my expense, you will regret it. Come on Matt.....you have to admit, it was a pretty good post.[:D]

CPAMAN -> RE: Players and prospects III (4/1/2019 10:36:36 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Mr. Ed quote: ORIGINAL: twinsfan Happy 24th Birthday to #MNTwins RHP prospect Randy Dobnak (@Dobnak_). He was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2017 after four years as Alderson-Broaddus College. Spent the 2018 season with the @CRKernels and went 10-5 with a 3.14 ERA. 24 years old, headed to Hi-A Pathetic This is about parallel to a 15 year old sixth grader.

twinsfan -> RE: Players and prospects III (4/2/2019 8:29:23 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: MDK quote: ORIGINAL: twinsfan quote: ORIGINAL: TJSweens quote: ORIGINAL: MDK Expect CR hitters to really turn on the ball.[;)] [&:][&:][&:] The L-Rod affect. If you're laughing at my expense, you will regret it. Come on Matt.....you have to admit, it was a pretty good post.[:D] OK, yes, I admit it was good.[:)]

Mr. Ed -> RE: Players and prospects III (4/5/2019 7:08:36 AM)
Minors started last night Twins Daily has a good summary Idk how much I’ll post on it this spring Games started yesterday and track

Mr. Ed -> RE: Players and prospects III (4/5/2019 9:57:07 PM)
Friday roch ppd Pensacola playing 2 won 7-0 Kerrigan 1-3/2r HR, Arraez 2-3/BB/R, Grzelakowski 1-3/bb/double/R/2RBI Alcala 1-0 5IP 3H/6K Moran 2IP H/K 2nd in progress FTm 4-3 win Larnach 1-3/bb/2RBI, lewis 1-2/2BB/2R Duran 4IP BB/4K Acosta 3.2IP 5H/3R/3BB/K/HR Hackier 1-0 1.1IP 0-2 IRS BB/3K CR 13 hits, 10-4 win Cabbage 3-5/3R HR/2R, Rodriguez 3-5/3RBi, Severino 1-3/4BB/3R, Keirsey 2-4/3RBI Balazovic 1-0 5IP 4H/R/9K Neff 2IP 3H/2R/2K Rapp 2IP 2H/R/2K/HR

Mr. Ed -> RE: Players and prospects III (4/7/2019 12:32:40 PM)
Roch is 1-2, Rooker has a HR, the rest? not all that interesting so far Pensacola is 3-0 FTM is 2-1 CR is 1-2

Mr. Ed -> RE: Players and prospects III (4/7/2019 1:05:42 PM)
Littell got lit up for 4 in the first inning. Roch looks dismal

Mr. Ed -> RE: Players and prospects III (4/7/2019 8:18:31 PM)
Sunday Roch 1-3 after being 6-hit, 7-0 Rooker was 0-4, Wade 0-3 /BB Littell 0-1 4.1IP 7H/5R/2BB/2K/HR Vasquez 1.1IP 1-2 IRS H/BB/4K Eades 2.1IP 0-2 IRS 3H/2R/BB/3K/HR Pensacola lost in 11 innings 2-1 4 singles. Jax 4.2IP 4H/2BB/5K Ames 1.2IP 0-1 IRS 3H/R/K Jay 1.2IP 0-2 IRS H/2BB Knight 2IP 2BB/2K Clay 0-1 0IP FTM lost 2-1 as well, despite 19 strikeouts. 3 errors, both runs uneared Miranda 2-3/RBI, Whitefield 2-4/2 doubles Lewis 0-3/2BB/R/2SB(2) Ober 6IP 4H/UER/BB/11K Faucher 2IP H/4K Phillips 0-1 1.2IP H/UER BB/4K CR lost 4-2, game called early due to rain 4 singles/3errors Winder 5IP 5H/2R/3BB/5K Record 0-2 .2IP 2UER BB/K

Mr. Ed -> RE: Players and prospects III (4/11/2019 6:38:32 PM)
Raley has a 3 r HR for Roch, but Thorpe has stunk it up again, allowing 6 runs in < 5 innings Eades came in and allowed a couple inherited plus one. Roch, as usual, stinks. Pensacola is 4-2, Graterol may get rushed to help pitch. No one hitting over .292 FTM is 4-3, and Lewis/Jeffers/Larnach are all struggling at the plate. Lewis has walked a lot. Diaz and Blankenhorn the only guys over .211 Ober may jump too. big guy who strikes out people Balazovic off to a good start for 2-5 CR. The rest? not so much. Cabbage is hitting decently.

SoMnFan -> RE: Players and prospects III (4/12/2019 7:18:26 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Mr. Ed Raley has a 3 r HR for Roch, but Thorpe has stunk it up again, allowing 6 runs in < 5 innings Eades came in and allowed a couple inherited plus one. Roch, as usual, stinks. Pensacola is 4-2, Graterol may get rushed to help pitch. No one hitting over .292 FTM is 4-3, and Lewis/Jeffers/Larnach are all struggling at the plate. Lewis has walked a lot. Diaz and Blankenhorn the only guys over .211 Ober may jump too. big guy who strikes out people Balazovic off to a good start for 2-5 CR. The rest? not so much. Cabbage is hitting decently. I thought we were building this awesome feeder system where we'd have to beat em off with a stick. Wait, maybe that's what we were told ...

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