I wrote one of these a few months ago and of the list of five I made back in May, three were promoted and two are on the disabled list or else they would have been promoted. There are only a few months left in the season, but I still decided to make another list. There is still time for promotions as the minor league affiliates enter the stretch drive. I avoided putting rookies on here, like Royce Lewis, although he may or may not be promoted to Elizabethton before the end of the season.

5. Clark Beeker, SP, Cedar Rapids

He may have a name that sounds like it would be a name from the 1920s, but Beeker has pitched well everywhere he has been, and that includes Cedar Rapids in 2017. In 17 starts so far, the 24-year-old is 9-3 with an ERA of 2.51. The Twins front office can be more aggressive, as he is already 24 and is still in low-A, much like what happened with Randy LeBlanc a season ago. In 104 innings pitched, he has an impressive 70-to-14 strikeout-to-walk ratio. The 70 strikeouts are a little lower than you would like for a pitcher older than most of the hitters he is facing with the Kernels, though. His WHIP is impressive at 1.00, which is worthy of a promotion by itself. He is part of a solid Cedar Rapids pitching staff, which could have multiple pitchers promoted by end of the season.

4. Colton Davis, RP, Cedar Rapids

Here is another good pitcher from that aforementioned Cedar Rapids staff. He is one of many relievers worthy of a promotion in this minor league system. His impressive 1.79 ERA speaks for itself, but his WHIP is also great at 1.04 ERA. He appeared in two games last year, pitching scoreless two innings for the Kernels. He had a 3.26 ERA in Elizabethton last season before being promoted to Cedar Rapids. The 23-year-old has struck out 45 in 45.1 innings, but he will need to work on his control, as he has walked 18. Like Beeker, they can be aggressive with him since he is already 23. He also has a pair of saves as well.

3. Todd Van Steensel, RP, Chattanooga

Van Steensel has been good, but not great the past few years, but has had a tremendous year for the Lookouts this year. In 43 innings (25 games), he has a tremendous 1.47 ERA. The Australian has struck out 47 in those 43 innings, but has walked 17, so he will have to improve his control, like Davis. Those walks are the reason why his WHIP is at 1.19. He pitched five games (eight innings) with the Lookouts last year, and allowed two earned runs (2.25 ERA). He is already 26, so he is major league ready right now. Before Chattanooga, he spent parts of three seasons with the Miracle. He was fantastic in 2014 and good in 2015, but his numbers went up last year. Despite that, he was promoted to Chattanooga and has never looked back. I doubt he gets promoted this year, but it would not surprise me to see him start in Rochester next season.

2. Hector Lujan, RP, Cedar Rapids

This is the last of the Cedar Rapids pitchers on this list. He has been a pleasant surprise for the Kernels this year, as he didn't have an ERA under 5.00 in either of his first two seasons in the organization. His WHIP, as you might imagine, was not desirable in either of those two years either, as it was 1.39 both seasons. Despite struggling in both GCL and Elizabethton, he made an appearance last year for Fort Myers in May and gave up a homer to lose the game. That was his only appearance for the Miracle, and he has rebounded nicely this season. Since being in Cedar Rapids, he has given up just two homers in 38.2 innings. I mentioned earlier that his ERA was not below 5.00 in either of his first two years. Well, he has had an impressive 1.63 ERA in his 28 games this year. His WHIP has been spectacular as well at 0.91. Part of that has to do with just walking four in his 38.2 innings. That has been a significant improvement over his previous seasons, as he walked 15 in 54.1 innings. While a walks per nine innings rate of 2.485 is not terrible, it is not great, which his rate of .0931 is. He turns 23 next month, so I doubt he moves up this year, but I expect him to make a return trip to Fort Myers and start with the Miracle next season.

1. Mitch Garver, C, Rochester

I still have no idea why Garver has not been promoted yet. The 26-year-old is batting .286 in Rochester after hitting .329 for the Red Wings last year. However, even with the average down a bit this year, his power has picked up in a big way. His 14 homers is the most he has hit since he hit 16 back in 2014 with Cedar Rapids, and even that was in 430 at-bats. So far in 2017 with the Red Wings, he has hit 14 in just 248 at-bats. He has also hit 21 doubles, which is closing in on the most he has hit in a season, which is 30 in 2016 spanning two levels. With his power surge, he has crushed his previous high in OPS. His OPS this year is .933, which obliterates his previous high of .880 in Cedar Rapids. With his ability to play multiple positions (C, 1B, some LF), he would be a perfect call-up. The Twins struggle mightily against lefties, and that is one thing Garver excels at. In 59 at-bats against lefties, the catcher has a slash line of .322/.452/.610. If Max Kepler, Joe Mauer or either catcher needs a day off (all of whom are poor against southpaws), Garver is a more than capable replacement. I don’t think we’ll see him really soon, but there is a high probability he will be on the team in September.

As always, you are always welcome to state who you think I left off.