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Gordon, Gonsalves starting in AA. Romero to AAA

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I think some people are waking up to the fact that we are going to have a cold, -- not just wet -- but snowy Spring. 

 

Rochester is firmly in the snow belt. Will they play any games there in April?

 

You want your ace prospects wearing long underwear or baseball jerseys?

 

Gordon and Gonsalves are the first two to get called up in event of an injury.

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I'm a little surprised. It sounds like the Twins have Romero ahead of Gonsalves, which is correct, in my view. (I hope they didn't put him in AAA to work out of the pen). But Gordon should be in AAA right away. This is probably an indication that the FO isn't as high on him as I am.

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Minor league starting pitchers: Dietrich Enns, Tyler Duffey, Myles Jaye, Fernando Romero, Aaron Slegers, Adalberto Mejia, Stephen Goncalves, Kohl Stewart, Ryan Eades, Lewis Thorpe, Zack Littell, Felix Jorge, Omar Bencomo, Randy LeBlanc.

 

That's 14 for 10 spots. Maybe 12 if you went with a six-man rotation. But doubt that will happen. Four have to go to High A, which is also stacked with starters.

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"The reason? In large part, their spring performances. Romero was unhittable during his time in Twins camp — he literally didn’t allow a hit in eight Grapefruit League innings — and kept that momentum after being optioned. So the Twins have decided to give the 23-year-old righthander, rated as the Twins’ second-best prospect by mlb.com, a challenge by stepping up to the highest minor league level.

 

Gonsalves wasn’t as sharp and his velocity was down slightly this spring. The reason: He’s making some adjustments in his mechanics that the Twins believe will pay off as he rises in the system. While the 23-year-old lefthander, rated as the team’s third-best prospect, masters the changes, they’re putting him in a comfortable environment — the franchise where he went 8-3 with a 2.68 ERA last year."

 

http://www.startribune.com/ehire-adrianza-brings-more-power-to-the-plate-for-the-twins/478475293/

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Colder and wetter in Rochester in April and they want these guys to play?

 

Not sure I like this logic, if that's what it is. It isn't like they won't have those conditions in MN.  May as well get that out of the way.

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Not sure I like this logic, if that's what it is. It isn't like they won't have those conditions in MN.  May as well get that out of the way.

When the choice is Rochester or Chattanooga the weather in Minneapolis is irrelevant. It would take quite the disaster  for Gonsalves and Gordon to be in the majors in May. Featherston and the washed up vet may be the emergency backups at this point.  Even if they are not Gordon could just as easly be called up from anywhere.

 

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I'm sorry I missed this. I tweeted it out 4-5 days ago. Not terribly surprising, though a few things:

 

1.) Gonsalves really struggled this spring. He only has 5 starts in AAA, so he can get a month in AA and then move back up. He'll be fine, assuming health.

2.) Romero is the story. he was optioned to AA and pitched so well and so impressive that he got pushed up.

3.) Gordon was very young for AA last year. I read here all the time how he needs to a.) improve defensively, b.) improve vs left-handed pitching, and c.) improve after a rough second half.

 

Most important... we've seen that the Twins (and all organizations) really don't want to lose any more players than they have to at the start of the season. It means extra guys on the DL. It means keeping those veteran minor leaguers down from spring training for awhile. There's no reason that if needed, the Twins can (and have) called up guys from AA. 

 

It's all interesting, but we always (and I'm guilty too) worry way too much about where a player starts the season.

 

We also believe that they're pushing Rooker to AA to start the season and Enlow is starting at Cedar Rapids, so there are a number of guys throughout the system that they're being aggressive with too. 

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I'm sorry I missed this. I tweeted it out 4-5 days ago. Not terribly surprising, though a few things:

 

1.) Gonsalves really struggled this spring. He only has 5 starts in AAA, so he can get a month in AA and then move back up. He'll be fine, assuming health.

2.) Romero is the story. he was optioned to AA and pitched so well and so impressive that he got pushed up.

3.) Gordon was very young for AA last year. I read here all the time how he needs to a.) improve defensively, b.) improve vs left-handed pitching, and c.) improve after a rough second half.

 

Most important... we've seen that the Twins (and all organizations) really don't want to lose any more players than they have to at the start of the season. It means extra guys on the DL. It means keeping those veteran minor leaguers down from spring training for awhile. There's no reason that if needed, the Twins can (and have) called up guys from AA. 

 

It's all interesting, but we always (and I'm guilty too) worry way too much about where a player starts the season.

 

We also believe that they're pushing Rooker to AA to start the season and Enlow is starting at Cedar Rapids, so there are a number of guys throughout the system that they're being aggressive with too.

 

When will the minor league rosters be finalized, ormhave they been now?

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When will the minor league rosters be finalized, ormhave they been now?

Cedar Rapids team has all arrived so I’m assuming they’re announced. A lot of people have said the team is stacked. I saw a roster but not sure if it was up to date. Noteworthy players I saw

 

SP Blayne Enlow

SP Tyler Watson

SP Tyler Wells

SP Bryan Sammons

RP Jovani Moran

 

c Banuelos

C rortvedt

 

2b Miranda

ss Lewis

3b Bechtold

Utility jordan gore

 

Of kiriloff

Of baddoo

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This is exactly why I am advocating the Twins move their AAA Affiliate to Nashville. Also, I am not biased...at all.

There was an attempt by Don Beaver some years (maybe 15 to 20) ago to move the Twins to Charlotte. If that had happened, I'd now be the editor of "Hornets Daily" and I would invite all of ya'll to come visit.. 

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There was an attempt by Don Beaver some years (maybe 15 to 20) ago to move the Twins to Charlotte. If that had happened, I'd now be the editor of "Hornets Daily" and I would invite all of ya'll to come visit.. 

 

If that happened i'd be a minor league season ticket holder.  BB&T is a beautiful ballpark

 

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When will the minor league rosters be finalized, ormhave they been now?

They're final.

 

Cedar Rapids announced theirs yesterday. Ft. Myers announced theirs this morning. I know the Cedar Rapids guys flew there on Sunday. The Chattanooga guys left Ft. Myers on Sunday. I think Rochester players are leaving today. Obviously the Miracle players (and Extended Spring) stay there. 

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