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I sure wouldn't. I don't think Polanco or Vielma or anyone north of Rookie ball is anywhere near as good. This would only prolong the revolving door.

Next year, please have Judge hit first in a round so we can see ust how many bombs this guy could hit in a full 4:30. He sure made it look easy. 519'?

I'd take back Neshek for a low level prospect. Would not like to see Nick Gordon flipped for a reliever. Have we learned nothing here?

In reality, they are all good to very good, and have their unique angle on things. I like 'em all, and think they should add Cuddy too. Compared to the Wild broadcast team, Twins' fans are spoiled spoiled spoiled.

Lavelle had an article today - doesn't look like #11 is signed, or any of the guys we don't know already. http://www.startribune.com/twins-shift-draft-money-allotment-to-help-sign-more-players/432574743/#1

No problem at all with this.

Not sure about the rotation, but why the heck not the bullpen? The Twins never used to be shy about getting their guys in those 5th starter - relief spots: Perkins, Duensing, Swarzak, Manship, Robertson, Burnett, Crain, Mijares, etc. Most those guys debuted 23-24 ish, and some went on to fine careers. Bard should be up, and Curtiss too. Two of the better guys in the pen currently also follow that pattern, in Duffey and Rogers. Going to the scrapheap for retreads works once in a while, Kintzler, Burton, Fien, but I would give priority to the guys drafted and developed here. All the more so for spot starts: more Felix, less Tepesch.

Interesting stuff. Makes me wonder what Belisle is thinking of when the phone rings. Post-game spread perhaps?

Crap - given the results of recovering candidates from this, I'd have much preferred to hear he was getting Tommy John.

I got to watch Felix pitch an inning in that ill-fated move to the pen in Cedar Rapids. As I recall, he looked pretty smooth and easy out there on the mound. Rooting for him.

So that 20 second decision he mentions, was that the agent asking if he'd sign for that slot?

92 million dollars: sigh, you could fund a great non-profit out of that. Harmon Killebrew sold cars in the off-season. Mad times I say, like the 14 million the Twinks laid out on unproven amateur baseball players. The clock is ticking to where this will no longer be sustainable. This moment of doom and gloom has been brought to you by Chevrolet, Budweiser, and Kentucky Fried Chicken

Granite is hitting .365. Next best BA in the International League is .316. His OPS of .931 is second. Given his speed and defense, solid looking prospect, no pun intended.

Treat yourself to the Boston Pops 4th of July concert with fireworks, right on the banks of the river Charles. Hot crowded and messy as hell.

Spent a year in Boston back in the day - the school I attended was near Fenway, and often on my way to Kenmore Square to catch a green line train, the game would be in the late innings in the case of afternoon starts. Pre-Papi Red Sox opened the gates after the 7th inning, so you could just walk in, which I did several times. Got to see KC Gary Gaetti his a grand slam off Clemens on such a day. I bought a ticket to see the Twins there, and after 4 innings the skies opened up and it poured and poured, for hours. I started walking around picking up ticket stubs, which in those days were rain checks, redeemable for a future game ticket, not a makeup game. I had about 30 in my hands, feeling giddy with all the ballgames I'd go to, when after 3 hours they restarted the game, 11:30 pm. Twins and Scott Erickson took the loss. It, well, it was a bummer man. I love me some Fenway.

Tommy Pham just had a nice sequence: Led off the game for STL with a walk. Advanced to second on a shallow fly to center and a lazy play by their center fielder. Stole 3rd. Scored on a wild pitch. The looks on the faces of the Reds' fielders, well they were RED....

I feel like the Braves and SunTrust aren't gonna get the stadium honeymoon a place like Target Field got, rescuing the Twins from an awful stadium: Turner wasn't even that old, decent, and in a more interesting part of town than a freeway interchange.

You win - fed fattening stuff and hormones. 30 days later you get 1.5 lb. breasts. How about free-range chicken dinner winner from now on?

Speaking of chikkin dinnah, was talking to a chicken farmer the other day. About how old do you think the average chicken is when slaughtered? a. 15 days b. 30 days c. 60 days d. 120 days e. 5 years

Latroy is mellow, cool, and knows what he's talking about: him and Herb Carneal would have been the perfect sub-baseball rap - Torii sounds like a cheerleader in comparison, but he has his moments as well. 1042 games, 10th all-time in MLB: we are spoiled in this organization.... I'll bet Cuddy would be a fantastic commentator as well.

I figured out one thing: They tend to be better when their starting pitcher is named Santana or Berrios than when it is Turley or Wilk. The rest is a toss-up.

Okay, I guess there are no physicists here to appreciate a good joke. The game? Can we say Molitor had a sophomore slump last season? Pitching defense is my favorite kind of winning ball. Oh, and Rosario's leash is just the right length to me.

Are you certain about that?

I don't know, he has 1 K and no BBs. I'd like to see him improve on that before moving him up. He also got caught stealing. No doubt the Twins were right to start him in E-town: Mr. Rooker has a LOT to learn about pro ball....

Watched Matt Bush blow a save vs. the Yankees tonight, and th YES crew mentioned he had lagal problems in the past, even went to jail. Wow, did he ever.