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With a whole 3 to 4 months of hot stove upon us (depending on your water cup viewpoint), what better to do than speculate on what the Twins will be able to do during that time? A big topic of interest on TwinsDaily has been the potential trade market for pitching; specifically, Homer Bailey. If you happen to live under a rock, the "rotation situation" is desperate for improvement after yet another abysmal attempt. There's quite a few scenarios that the Twins could explore in a player swap that I'd enjoy concentrating on.

I can't agree with Rogers being lower than Cole Johnson or any of the other names on this. A left handed starter who's never had an ERA over 2.88. 6K/9 isn't the worst thing in the world and of course it's going to take a hard hit when you move to the rotation. 1.156 WHIP to go with his ERA. If Rogers is this low, then I'm not sure as to why Melotakis will likely 15+ spots higher . I mean his K/9 is 6.8 and everything else for him was worse than Rogers. Lower level, same age, shorter, worse WHIP, worse ERA. To me those guys are pretty close and to have that big a gap between them just comes off as crazy.

Pretty funny indeed.

The infield looks fine for the forseeable future with the exception of first. I'm convinced Parmelee isn't a major league hitter and Colabello will be too old even if he gets it together by the time we'll be good.

Only one name from me. Jose Abreu

Butera's dismissal, B.J. Hermsen's waiving, and the inevitable Cole DeVries waiving give the Twins plenty of option for a 40 man spot for Albers. I like his odds more with Butera's spot open.

I would definitely put Duensing higher than Perkins and Plouffe. Jamey Carroll is another name people have been tossing around. Regarding #5, I don't think there is any real competition between Sano and Plouffe. They play the same position, but either (likely Plouffe) could be moved somewhere else.

As long as they're not hitting the wall, I'm ok with how they're handled. These guys want to play as much as they can and as long as the medical staff does their job the players should be fine. They just have to look for warning signs like decreasing velocity or complaints of soreness, or something along those lines. The season is long, but I often don't see too many pitchers throwing much more than 5 or 6 innings a start in the minors. It's right to be cautious with potential investments, but when you don't have to, let it play out. Eventually they're going to have to throw that many innings a season anyway. Perhaps it takes less than a few years to get to get to that workload.

The thing is, players get a position they are projected for based on their visible skills (coordination, size, quickness, etc.) by scouts. I trust their judgement on this and generally they're correct about this. Sano likely didn't have the ability or ideal size from what they saw. Sano can't play shortstop for the same reasons Mauer can't. They're too big and not fast enough.

Also want to say that I think Lester Oliveros' and Madison Boer's careers are on the brink of extinction.

Thanks. I feel bad for just throwing this out there with no analysis, but to do so for 30+ players is tedious. One thing about Mejia though, he's very young for Ft. Myers and is hitting the ball well. Not very toolsy though. As for Herrmann, he's getting old and I think Pinto has surpassed him as the potential #2 catcher for us. He's not hitting, but I'll admit I was pretty abrupt when moving him down. Although, I was never too high on him to begin with.

Here are my rankings for the players in the Twins minor league system. Talent and positional value are the biggest factors, while age and league are minor factors. In addition, draft position and size also have some impact. Normally I'd like to use 50, but after 35 I didn't think there were enough worthy of even being considered a prospect. Recently departed Joe Benson is off and so is Aaron Hicks after reaching the 130 AB benchmark. Hope you enjoy and possibly learn a new name! 1. Byron Buxton, OF 19 A 2. Miguel Sano, 3B 20 A+ 3. Oswaldo Arcia, OF 22 AAA 4. Kyle Gibson, SP 25 AAA 5. Alex Meyer, SP 23 AA 6. Eddie Rosario, OF 21 A+ 7. Jose Berrios, SP 19 A 8. Trevor May, SP 23 AA 9. Max Kepler-Rozycki, OF 20 Rk (E) 10. Jorge Polanco, SS 19 A 11. D.J Baxendale, SP 22 AA 12. Adam Walker, OF 21 A 13. Daniel Santana, 2B 22 AA 14. Nate Roberts, OF 24 AA 15. Josmil Pinto, C 24 AA 16. Travis Harrison, 3B 20 A 17. Niko Goodrum, SS/2B/OF 21 A 18. Daniel Ortiz, OF 23 AA 19. Kennys Vargas, 1B 23 A+ 20. Tyler Duffey, SP 21 A 21. Aderlin Mejia, 3B 20 A+ 21. Zach Jones, RP 22 A 22. Michael Tonkin, RP 23 AA 23. Taylor Rogers, SP 22 A+ 24. Corey Williams, RP 23 A+ 25. Adrian Salcedo, RP 22 A+ 26. Amaurys Minier, SS 17 DOSL 27. Alex Wimmers, SP 24 INJ 28. Felix Jorge, SP 19 Rk (E) 29. Levi Michael, SS 22 AA 30. Angel Mata, SP 20 Rk (E) 31. Hudson Boyd, SP 20 A 32. Angel Morales, OF 22 A+ 33. Luke Bard, SP 22 Rk (E) 34. Chris Herrmann, C 25 AAA 35. B.J. Hermsen, SP 23 AA

Here are my rankings for the players in the Twins minor league system. Talent and positional value are the biggest factors, while age and league are minor factors. In addition, draft position and size also have some impact. Normally I'd like to use 50, but after 35 I didn't think there were enough worthy of even being considered a prospect. Recently departed Joe Benson is off and so is Aaron Hicks after reaching the 130 AB benchmark. Hope you enjoy and possibly learn a new name! 1. Byron Buxton, OF 19 A 2. Miguel Sano, 3B 20 A+ 3. Oswaldo Arcia, OF 22 AAA 4. Kyle Gibson, SP 25 AAA 5. Alex Meyer, SP 23 AA 6. Eddie Rosario, OF 21 A+ 7. Jose Berrios, SP 19 A 8. Trevor May, SP 23 AA 9. Max Kepler-Rozycki, OF 20 Rk (E) 10. Jorge Polanco, SS 19 A 11. D.J Baxendale, SP 22 AA 12. Adam Walker, OF 21 A 13. Daniel Santana, 2B 22 AA 14. Nate Roberts, OF 24 AA 15. Josmil Pinto, C 24 AA 16. Travis Harrison, 3B 20 A 17. Niko Goodrum, SS/2B/OF 21 A 18. Daniel Ortiz, OF 23 AA 19. Kennys Vargas, 1B 23 A+ 20. Tyler Duffey, SP 21 A 21. Aderlin Mejia, 3B 20 A+ 21. Zach Jones, RP 22 A 22. Michael Tonkin, RP 23 AA 23. Taylor Rogers, SP 22 A+ 24. Corey Williams, RP 23 A+ 25. Adrian Salcedo, RP 22 A+ 26. Amaurys Minier, SS 17 DOSL 27. Alex Wimmers, SP 24 INJ 28. Felix Jorge, SP 19 Rk (E) 29. Levi Michael, SS 22 AA 30. Angel Mata, SP 20 Rk (E) 31. Hudson Boyd, SP 20 A 32. Angel Morales, OF 22 A+ 33. Luke Bard, SP 22 Rk (E) 34. Chris Herrmann, C 25 AAA 35. B.J. Hermsen, SP 23 AA

Josh Hamilton could be considered another Texas reclamation.

From what I've heard, Buxton seems like the kind of guy who has that desire to win. I could be wrong though.