Jeremy Nygaard

Sunday was an interesting day in the world of Twins baseball. The Twins had a chance to complete a 4-game sweep in Fenway Park. Josh Willingham and Ryan Doumit both homered in the ninth to make it interesting, but the rally fell short. At one point early in the game I overheard Dick Bremer announce that Danny Valencia had been traded to the Red Sox. I can't say I was surprised that he was traded, though the timing - with Plouffe being hurt - did catch me off guard. Read more about the Valencia trade here. The return on Danny V. was a young - but not "league young" - outfielder named Jeremias Pineda. Pineda will report to the GCL as a 21 year old, sometime typically reserved for current-year, late-round college draft picks, not international free agents, with the belief he'll have a chance to play low-A (Beloit?) ball next year. Pineda's route to pro ball isn't typical, signing as a 20-year old. You want more Pineda? Look here. The next domino today was the announcement that Tsuyoshi Nishioka would take Valencia's spot on the active roster. Nishi's recall is the result of many things: the Twins want Eduardo Escobar to get AAA at-bats, not having a lot of other alternatives and the fact the Nishi is on the major league payroll anyway, to name a few. Maybe you're into conspiracies and think that the Twins are calling him up to simply sit on the bench and never play, hoping to drive him to the point we're he'll take a buyout to go to Japan. However you look at it though, he's back. And you can talk about it here. Seth, Travis and Jim Crikket took in today's Snapper action before heading back to Southern Canada, Northern Mexico and Cornfield, USA, respectively. Fortunately for them, they got to see some neat things today, which you'll be able to read below as well as in Seth's column later. If you're late to the dance and missed Seth's earlier posts about the weekend, find those threads here and here... and here. If you're even considering taking in a Snappers game or two, do it. I've done it every year for the last four (or five) and twice this year and enjoy each trip more than the last. If you're considering traveling all over the U.S. to watch Twins affiliates, you can read all about sbknudson's "Kick-Ass Trip" here. Let's move on and talk about Sunday's action: ROCHESTER x, TOLEDO x Box score The Red Wings didn't play a double-header. If they did, they would have only played 14 innings. Instead, thanks to a Chris Parmelee game-tying ninth-inning home run, the Red Wings played a really long extra-innings game today. I thought it was going to end in the 18th, when Deolis Guerra put runners on 1st and 3rd with no out. But then he struck out three batters (around an intentional walk) to end the threat. The 19th inning saw a two-out barrage started by a Clete Thomas single and followed by a double off of the bat of Evan Bigley to score Thomas. Brian Dinkelman added to the two-out assault with a single to score Bigley. Ray Chang added another insurance run with a double. Guerra gave up a two-out two-run home run in the bottom of the 19th but was able to escape with the win. The Red Wings dodged a bullet when Saturday's game was called early and only rehabbing P.J. Walters and typical starter Esmerling Vasquez had to throw. Unfortunately tonight they had to use all of their bullpen: Luke French (3.1 IP, 2 H, 3 BB, 5 K), Dan Turpen (2 IP, 2 H, R, 2 BB, 3 K), Kyle Waldrip (2.1 IP, 2 H, K), Caleb Thielbar (3 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 4 K), Bobby Lanigan (3 IP, H, BB, K) and Deolis Guerra (3 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 5 K) That followed up the dismal (and maybe last?) start by Eric Hurley (2.1 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, BB). The positive spin is that the bullpen combined to go 16 2/3 innings, allowing three runs (with 11 hits and 11 walks) and struck out 19. Offensively, there were many hits. Of course, in 19 innings, there should be. Chris Parmelee continued his tear. He hit his 12th HR in 40 games, a game-tying shot in the 9th. He also added a double. Eduardo Escobar hit his first HR of the year and his first in AAA. Wilkin Ramirez, Matt Carson and Ray Chang all went 4-for-9. Escobar, Bigley and Parmelee had three hits. Brian Dinkelman led the team with three RBI. Bobby Lanigan was the lone Wing who had less than 2 hits, going 0-for-7. You wonder if this is going to leave the Red Wings scrambling to add arms for their upcoming series. NEW BRITAIN 13 , ALTOONA 4 Box score The Rock Cats had a very good game today against a very good pitching prospect. Oswaldo Arcia and Joe Benson each had three hits and 2011 #1 overall pick Gerrit Cole didn't make it out of the fifth inning. Benson went 3-for-5 with a home run and a double, driving in five and scoring three times. Arcia also scored three times, doubling once. One-time prospect Deibinson Romero is clawing his way back into the discussion. He hit his 16th home run of the year and drove in four runs. Aaron Hicks was only 1-for-5, but stole three bases... and struck out three times. He also left four runners in scoring position. Chris Colabello and Shawn Roof added doubles. B.J. Hermsen went six solid innings, allowing four hits and three runs. He walked one. He didn't strike out any, and that's why his ceiling is that of an innings-eating back-of-the-rotation-starter. A much cheapter alternative to Nick Blackburn. Marty Popham gave up two hits in two innings, striking out three. Edgar Ibarra allowed a home run in an inning of work. FT. MYERS 1, ST. LUCIE 9 Box score There's not a lot of positive coming out of this game today. Steven Liddle, Danny Rams, Kyle Knudson and Angel Morales each collected singles. Rams had an RBI. That's it offensively. Tom Stuifbergen had a rough outing. He only lasted four innings giving up eight hits and five runs. He struck out four while walking two. Ryan O'Rourke had a forgettable game. He lasted 2 2/3 but gave up six hits and four runs. Ricky Bowen gave up two hits in 1 1/3 innings, striking out one. BELOIT 8, WISCONSIN 2 Box score David Hurlbut gave the Snappers their third consecutive dominant performance from a starting pitcher. Hurlbut allowed only two hits, two walks and a run over six innings while striking out five. Tim Atherton faced the minimum six batter in two innings, walking one and striking out two before giving way to Mason Melotakis, who allowed a home run in the ninth. Miguel Sano was the story offensively. He hit a long home run in his first at-bat, walked and singled in his next two at-bats before flying out in his last at-bat. J.D. Williams, who struggles putting wood on the ball, got serious wood on the ball with the bases loaded, hitting a grand slam to right field. He also stole a base after singleing. Drew Leachman added two hits. Nate Roberts went hitless, but reached base after getting hit. ELIZABETHTON vs DANVILLE - POSTPONED GCL TWINS - OFF DAY --- Players of the Day for Sunday, August 5, 2012 Pitcher of the Day – David Hurlbut milb.com - Rinaldi Photos Hitters of the Day – Joe Benson --- A Look Ahead – Monday, August 6, 2012 Schedule Rochester vs Empire State – LHP Pedro Hernandez (Twins Debut) New Britain - OFF Ft. Myers - OFF Beloit vs Wisconsin – LHP Taylor Rogers (0-1, 6.00) Elizabethton vs Danville (game 1) – LHP Hein Robb (2-2, 2.81) Elizabethton vs Danville (game 2) – TBA GCL Twins at GCL Rays – TBA --- If you have any questions on the Twins minor league system, players, teams, etc., leave them in the Comments and we’ll try to answer them! Comments also welcome.

NOTES: The data below is based on what I know or think I know. It may not be 100% accurate. Rule V and MiL FA are estimations and will be corrected as the dates approach. The "+c" designation reflects the total amount of innings the pitcher threw in his final college season plus his initial professional season. If you see something wrong, or have a question, please post in the comments. - Jeremy [PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] [TABLE=class: datatable, width: 800, align: center] [TR=bgcolor: #ff0000] [/TR] [TR=bgcolor: #ff0000] [TD=class: chead, align: center]Pos [/TD] [TD=class: chead, align: center]Active Roster[/TD] [TD=class: chead, align: center]Service[/TD] [TD=class: chead, align: center]2012[/TD] [TD=class: chead, align: center]2013[/TD] [TD=class: chead, align: center]2014[/TD] [TD=class: chead, align: center][/TD] [TD=class: chead, align: center]D.O.B.[/TD] [TD=class: chead, align: center]OPT'S[/TD] [TD=class: chead, align: center]RULE V[/TD] [TD=class: chead, align: center]FA after[/TD] [TD=class: chead, align: center]ACQUIRED[/TD] [TD=class: chead, align: center]BONUS[/TD] [/TR] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]C[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Joe Mauer[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]8.000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$23,025,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$23,000,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$23,000,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center][/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]04/19/83[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]NA[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2018[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Draft (01-1)[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$4,000,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]1B[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Justin Morneau[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]7.168[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$14,000,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$14,000,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center][/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center][/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]05/15/81[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]NA[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2013[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Draft (99-3)[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$290,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]SP[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Carl Pavano[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]13.161[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$8,500,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]01/08/76[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]NA[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2012[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Trade (Cle)[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]-[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]LF[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Josh Willingham[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]6.123[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$7,000,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$7,000,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$7,000,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]02/17/79[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]NA[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2014[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]FA (12)[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]-[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]SP [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Scott Baker[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]5.124[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$6,500,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm orangebg, bgcolor: #FFCC99, align: center]$ -[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]09/19/81[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]NA[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2013[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Draft (03-2)[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$600,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]SP[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Nick Blackburn[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]4.017[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$4,750,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$5,500,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm orangebg, bgcolor: #FFCC99, align: center]$ -[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center][/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]02/24/82[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]10, 12[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]ELIG[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2014[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Draft (01-29)[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]RP[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Matt Capps[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]6.017[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$4,500,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm orangebg, bgcolor: #FFCC99, align: center]$250,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]09/03/83[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]NA[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2013[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Trade (Was)[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]-[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]CF[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Denard Span[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]3.111[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$3,000,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$4,750,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$6,500,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]02/27/84[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]09, 10[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2015[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Draft (02-1)[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$1,700,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]DH/C[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Ryan Doumit[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]6.120[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$3,000,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$3,500,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$3,500,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]04/03/81[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]NA[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2014[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]FA (12)[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]-[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]INF[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Jamey Carroll[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]9.020[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$2,750,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$3,750,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm orangebg, bgcolor: #FFCC99, align: center]$250,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]02/18/74[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]NA[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2014[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]FA (12)[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]-[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]LRP [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Glen Perkins[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]4.010[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$1,550,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$2,500,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$3,750,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]03/02/83[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]OUT[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2016[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Draft (04-1)[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$1,425,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2B/SS[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Alexi Casilla[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]4.038[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$1,382,500[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm greenbg, bgcolor: #CCFFCC, align: center]ARB 3[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center][/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center][/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]07/20/84[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]OUT[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2013[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Trade (LAA)[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]-[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]RP[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Jared Burton[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]4.014[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$750,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm greenbg, bgcolor: #CCFFCC, align: center]ARB3[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]05/02/81[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]OUT[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2013[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]MiL FA[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]-[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]LP[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Brian Duensing[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2.104[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$515,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm greenbg, bgcolor: #CCFFCC, align: center]ARB1[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm greenbg, bgcolor: #CCFFCC, align: center]ARB2[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]02/22/83[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]09[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2015[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Draft (05-3)[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$400,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]RP[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Alex Burnett[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]1.126[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$490,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm greenbg, bgcolor: #CCFFCC, align: center]ARB1[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm greenbg, bgcolor: #CCFFCC, align: center]ARB2[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]07/26/87[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]10, 11[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2015[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Draft (05-12)[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]RP[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Anthony Swarzak[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]1.038[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$487,500[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm greenbg, bgcolor: #CCFFCC, align: center]ARB1[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]09/10/85[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]OUT[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2016[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Draft (04-2)[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$580,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]3B[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Trevor Plouffe[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]0.162[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$485,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm greenbg, bgcolor: #CCFFCC, align: center]SUPER 2?[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]06/15/86[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]OUT[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2017[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Draft (04-1)[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$1,500,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]C[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Drew Butera[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2.000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$414,300[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm greenbg, bgcolor: #CCFFCC, align: center]SUPER 2?[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm greenbg, bgcolor: #CCFFCC, align: center]ARB1[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]08/09/83[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]09, 12[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2016[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Trade (NYM)[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]-[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]RF/CF[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Ben Revere[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]0.167[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$402,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm greenbg, bgcolor: #CCFFCC, align: center]SUPER 2?[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]05/03/88[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]11, 12[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2017[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Draft (07-1)[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$750,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]LSP [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Scott Diamond[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]0.034[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$398,700[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]07/30/86[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]11, 12[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2018[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Rule V (ATL)[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]-[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]SP [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]P.J. Walters[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]0.095[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$390,800[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]03/12/85[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]OUT[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2017[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]MiL FA[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]-[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]OF [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Darin Mastroianni[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]0.002[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$390,800[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]08/26/85[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]11, 12[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2018[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]waivers (Tor) [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]-[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]RP[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Jeff Gray[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]1.112[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$384,300[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]11/19/81[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]OUT[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]ELIG[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2012[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]waivers (SEA)[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]-[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]RP[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Kyle Waldrop[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]0.024[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$296,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]10/27/85[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]12[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2018[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Draft (04-1)[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$1,000,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]SP[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Cole De Vries[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]0.000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$291,100[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]02/12/85[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]12[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2018[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]NDFA[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]-[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]1B/RF[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Chris Parmelee[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]0.023[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$288,500[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]02/24/88[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]11, 12[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2018[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Draft (06-1)[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$1,500,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]LRP[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Tyler Robertson[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]0.000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$270,200[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]10/23/87[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]12[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2018[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Draft (06-3)[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$405,500[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]SS [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Brian Dozier[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]0.000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$262,300[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]05/15/87[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]12[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2018[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Draft (09-8)[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$30,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]RP[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Casey Fien[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]0.052[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$246,600[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]10/21/83[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]09, 10[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2018[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]MiL FA[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]-[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]SP [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Liam Hendriks[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]0.023[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$246,600[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]02/10/89[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]12[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2018[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]I-FA (2/07)[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$170,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]SP[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Sam Deduno[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]0.049[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$241,300[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]07/02/83[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]OUT[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2018[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]MiL FA[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]-[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]SS[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Pedro Florimon, Jr.[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]0.023[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$136,400[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center][/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center][/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center][/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]12/10/86[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]10, 11[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2018[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]waivers[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]-[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]P[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Jeff Manship[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]0.144[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$128,500[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]01/16/85[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]LAST[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2017[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Draft (06-14)[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$300,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]P[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Luis Perdomo[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]1.004[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$123,200[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]04/27/84[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]10[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2017[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]MiL FA[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]-[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]RF [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Matt Carson[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]0.111[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$115,400[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]07/01/81[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]10[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2018[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]MiL FA [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]-[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]LP[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Matt Maloney[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]1.031[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$94,900[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm redtxt, align: center][/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]01/16/84[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]OUT[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]ELIG[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2012[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]MiL FA[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]-[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]1B/3B[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Sean Burroughs[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]4.092[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$83,200[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm redtxt, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]09/12/80[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]OUT[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]ELIG[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2012[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]MiL FA[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]-[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]CF[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Clete Thomas[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]1.027[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$78,700[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]11/14/83[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]OUT[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]ELIG[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2012[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]waivers[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]-[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]RP [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Esmerling Vasquez[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2.066[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$76,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm greenbg, bgcolor: #CCFFCC, align: center]ARB1[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]11/07/83[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]OUT[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2016 [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]waivers[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]- [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]SS[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Eduardo Escobar[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]0.027[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$70,800[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]01/05/89[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]11, 12[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2018[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Trade (CWS)[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]-[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]C/LF[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Chris Herrmann[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]0.000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$44,600[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]11/24/87[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]-[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2018[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Draft (09-6)[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$135,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]RP[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Lester Oliveros[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]0.063[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$5,200[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]05/28/88[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]11, 12[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2018[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Trade (DET)[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]-[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]CF[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Joe Benson[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]0.023[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center][/TD] [TD=class: cnorm yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center][/TD] [TD=class: cnorm yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center][/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]03/05/88[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]11, 12[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2018[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Draft (06-2)[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$575,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]LSP[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Pedro Hernandez[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]0.000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]04/12/89[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]12[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2018[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Trade (CWS)[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]-[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]RP[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Deolis Guerra[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]0.000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]04/17/89[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]LAST[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2018[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Trade (NYM)[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]-[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]RP[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Carlos Gutierrez[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]0.000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]09/22/86[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]12[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2018[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Draft (08-1)[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$1,780,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]RF[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]Oswaldo Arcia[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]0.000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center][/TD] [TD=class: cnorm yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center][/TD] [TD=class: cnorm yellowbg, bgcolor: #FFFFCC, align: center][/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]05/09/91[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]12[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm gray, align: center]INEL [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]2018[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]I-FA (7/07)[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [/TABLE] [TABLE=class: datatable, width: 800, align: center] [TR=bgcolor: #ff0000] [/TR] [TR=bgcolor: #ff0000] [TD=class: chead, align: center]Pos[/TD] [TD=class: ctotal, colspan: 2, align: center]Other obligations[/TD] [TD=class: chead, align: center]2012[/TD] [TD=class: chead, align: center]2013[/TD] [TD=class: chead, align: center]2014[/TD] [TD=class: chead, align: center]2015[/TD] [TD=class: chead, align: center]2016[/TD] [TD=class: chead, align: center]2017[/TD] [TD=class: chead, align: center]2018[/TD] [TD=class: chead, align: center]2019[/TD] [/TR] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]C[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, colspan: 2, align: center]Joe Mauer[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$23,000,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$23,000,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$23,000,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$23,000,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]LRP[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, colspan: 2, align: center]Glen Perkins[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$3,750,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm orangebg, bgcolor: #FFCC99, align: center]$300,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]CF[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, colspan: 2, align: center]Denard Span[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm orangebg, bgcolor: #FFCC99, align: center]$500,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]LSP[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, colspan: 2, align: center]Francisco Liriano[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$3,426,200[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]INF[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, colspan: 2, align: center]Tsuyoshi Nishioka[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$3,000,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]P[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, colspan: 2, align: center]Jason Marquis[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$2,651,100[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]P[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, colspan: 2, align: center]Joel Zumaya[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center]$850,000[/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: cnorm, 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Sunday was an interesting day in the world of Twins baseball. The Twins had a chance to complete a 4-game sweep in Fenway Park. Josh Willingham and Ryan Doumit both homered in the ninth to make it interesting, but the rally fell short. At one point early in the game I overheard Dick Bremer announce that Danny Valencia had been traded to the Red Sox. I can't say I was surprised that he was traded, though the timing - with Plouffe being hurt - did catch me off guard. Read more about the Valencia trade here. Ee[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] The return on Danny V. was a young - but not "league young" - outfielder named Jeremias Pineda. Pineda will report to the GCL as a 21 year old, sometime typically reserved for current-year, late-round college draft picks, not international free agents, with the belief he'll have a chance to play low-A (Beloit?) ball next year. Pineda's route to pro ball isn't typical, signing as a 20-year old. You want more Pineda? Look here. The next domino today was the announcement that Tsuyoshi Nishioka would take Valencia's spot on the active roster. Nishi's recall is the result of many things: the Twins want Eduardo Escobar to get AAA at-bats, not having a lot of other alternatives and the fact the Nishi is on the major league payroll anyway, to name a few. Maybe you're into conspiracies and think that the Twins are calling him up to simply sit on the bench and never play, hoping to drive him to the point we're he'll take a buyout to go to Japan. However you look at it though, he's back. And you can talk about it here. Seth, Travis and Jim Crikket took in today's Snapper action before heading back to Southern Canada, Northern Mexico and Cornfield, USA, respectively. Fortunately for them, they got to see some neat things today, which you'll be able to read below as well as in Seth's column later. If you're late to the dance and missed Seth's earlier posts about the weekend, find those threads here and here... and here. If you're even considering taking in a Snappers game or two, do it. I've done it every year for the last four (or five) and twice this year and enjoy each trip more than the last. If you're considering traveling all over the U.S. to watch Twins affiliates, you can read all about sbknudson's "Kick-Ass Trip" here. Let's move on and talk about Sunday's action: ROCHESTER x, TOLEDO x Box score The Red Wings didn't play a double-header. If they did, they would have only played 14 innings. Instead, thanks to a Chris Parmelee game-tying ninth-inning home run, the Red Wings played a really long extra-innings game today. I thought it was going to end in the 18th, when Deolis Guerra put runners on 1st and 3rd with no out. But then he struck out three batters (around an intentional walk) to end the threat. The 19th inning saw a two-out barrage started by a Clete Thomas single and followed by a double off of the bat of Evan Bigley to score Thomas. Brian Dinkelman added to the two-out assault with a single to score Bigley. Ray Chang added another insurance run with a double. Guerra gave up a two-out two-run home run in the bottom of the 19th but was able to escape with the win. The Red Wings dodged a bullet when Saturday's game was called early and only rehabbing P.J. Walters and typical starter Esmerling Vasquez had to throw. Unfortunately tonight they had to use all of their bullpen: Luke French (3.1 IP, 2 H, 3 BB, 5 K), Dan Turpen (2 IP, 2 H, R, 2 BB, 3 K), Kyle Waldrip (2.1 IP, 2 H, K), Caleb Thielbar (3 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 4 K), Bobby Lanigan (3 IP, H, BB, K) and Deolis Guerra (3 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 5 K) That followed up the dismal (and maybe last?) start by Eric Hurley (2.1 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, BB). The positive spin is that the bullpen combined to go 16 2/3 innings, allowing three runs (with 11 hits and 11 walks) and struck out 19. Offensively, there were many hits. Of course, in 19 innings, there should be. Chris Parmelee continued his tear. He hit his 12th HR in 40 games, a game-tying shot in the 9th. He also added a double. Eduardo Escobar hit his first HR of the year and his first in AAA. Wilkin Ramirez, Matt Carson and Ray Chang all went 4-for-9. Escobar, Bigley and Parmelee had three hits. Brian Dinkelman led the team with three RBI. Danny Lehmann was the lone Wing who had less than 2 hits, going 0-for-7. You wonder if this is going to leave the Red Wings scrambling to add arms for their upcoming series. NEW BRITAIN 13 , ALTOONA 4 Box score The Rock Cats had a very good game today against a very good pitching prospect. Oswaldo Arcia and Joe Benson each had three hits and 2011 #1 overall pick Gerrit Cole didn't make it out of the fifth inning. Benson went 3-for-5 with a home run and a double, driving in five and scoring three times. Arcia also scored three times, doubling once. One-time prospect Deibinson Romero is clawing his way back into the discussion. He hit his 16th home run of the year and drove in four runs. Aaron Hicks was only 1-for-5, but stole three bases... and struck out three times. He also left four runners in scoring position. Chris Colabello and Shawn Roof added doubles. B.J. Hermsen went six solid innings, allowing four hits and three runs. He walked one. He didn't strike out any, and that's why his ceiling is that of an innings-eating back-of-the-rotation-starter. A much cheapter alternative to Nick Blackburn. Marty Popham gave up two hits in two innings, striking out three. Edgar Ibarra allowed a home run in an inning of work. FT. MYERS 1, ST. LUCIE 9 Box score There's not a lot of positive coming out of this game today. Steven Liddle, Danny Rams, Kyle Knudson and Angel Morales each collected singles. Rams had an RBI. That's it offensively. Tom Stuifbergen had a rough outing. He only lasted four innings giving up eight hits and five runs. He struck out four while walking two. Ryan O'Rourke had a forgettable game. He lasted 2 2/3 but gave up six hits and four runs. Ricky Bowen gave up two hits in 1 1/3 innings, striking out one. BELOIT 8, WISCONSIN 2 Box score David Hurlbut gave the Snappers their third consecutive dominant performance from a starting pitcher. Hurlbut allowed only two hits, two walks and a run over six innings while striking out five. Tim Atherton faced the minimum six batter in two innings, walking one and striking out two before giving way to Mason Melotakis, who allowed a home run in the ninth. Miguel Sano was the story offensively. He hit a long home run in his first at-bat, walked and singled in his next two at-bats before flying out in his last at-bat. J.D. Williams, who struggles putting wood on the ball, got serious wood on the ball with the bases loaded, hitting a grand slam to right field. He also stole a base after singleing. Drew Leachman added two hits. Nate Roberts went hitless, but reached base after getting hit. ELIZABETHTON vs DANVILLE - POSTPONED GCL TWINS - OFF DAY --- Players of the Day for Sunday, August 5, 2012 Pitcher of the Day – David Hurlbut milb.com - Rinaldi Photos Hitters of the Day – Joe Benson --- A Look Ahead – Monday, August 6, 2012 Schedule Rochester vs Empire State – LHP Pedro Hernandez (Twins Debut) New Britain - OFF Ft. Myers - OFF Beloit vs Wisconsin – LHP Taylor Rogers (0-1, 6.00) Elizabethton vs Danville (game 1) – LHP Hein Robb (2-2, 2.81) Elizabethton vs Danville (game 2) – TBA GCL Twins at GCL Rays – TBA --- If you have any questions on the Twins minor league system, players, teams, etc., leave them in the Comments and we’ll try to answer them! Comments also welcome.

Samuel Deduno and his effective wildness (101 pitches, 50 strikes) held the Red Sox scoreless over six innings. The bullpen finished it out and the Twins offense provided 5 runs to complete their first shutout of the Red Sox in Fenway in almost 16 years. In what had been speculated for months and basically confirmed by Terry Ryan on Sunday, 2010 1st round pick, Alex Wimmers, had surgery today to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow, better known as “Tommy John Surgery”. Ironically, Kyle Gibson, who had the surgery himself about eleven months ago is working his way back and is throwing it in the mid-90s. True, both players lost a year of development, but elbow surgery isn’t the “kiss of death” that it used to be.[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] As I promised a few weeks ago, I posted my edition of the Top 50 Prospects in the Twins system. There is a lot of good debate that follows it up. I would encourage you to use what you've read on these daily updates to form your own Top Howevermanyyou'recomfortabledoing List. I'm excited to be joining Seth and Travis tomorrow and Saturday in Beloit. Hopefully we'll have something insightful to offer you after the weekend is over. And now, Thursday’s action: ROCHESTER 4, TOLEDO 1 Box score Liam Hendriks continues to tease with his dominance in AAA. Seven innings, seven strikeouts, no walks, four hits, one run. His last outing – which was brutal – was quickly forgotten with this phenomenal start. Kyle Waldrop picked up his fourth save by pitching two scoreless innings. Chris Parmelee continues to mash. After hitting a home run tonight, he has six in his last seven games. Evan Bigley hit his first AAA home run. Rene Rivera added a triple. All other starters added a hit except for newcomer Eduardo Escobar, who followed up a 3-hit game by going 0-for-5. Pedro Hernandez, the other half of the Liriano trade, will be making his Wings debut on Monday. NEW BRITAIN 3 , BOWIE 5 Box score All of the Rock Cats offense came from three bats: Chris Colabello, Deibinson Romero and Dan Rohlfing. Colabello, who also doubled, and Romero, who had three hits and a walk, hit back-to-back home runs in the 4th inning. Rohlfing went 2-for-4 with a double. The “Big 3” of Aaron Hicks, Joe Benson and Oswaldo Arcia combined to go 0-for-12 with 5 strikeouts. Steven Hirschfeld went five innings. He allowed four runs (three earned) on seven hits. He walked four and struck out two. The bullpen of Matt Hauser (2 IP) and Dakota Watts (1 IP) each allowed two hits. Hauser allowed a run, walked one batter and also struck one out. FT. MYERS 2, DAYTONA 8 Box score Josmil Pinto’s solo HR in the second inning tied the game. That was tonight’s highlight. Lance Ray had a double. Anderson Hidalgo and Andy Leer added singles. Pat Dean gave up three longballs over five innings. He didn’t strike out any. A walk and seven hits resulted in six runs. Nelvin Fuentes continued his streak of giving up runs while striking out a lot of batters. Tonight it was two runs, three strikeouts, two innings. Ricky Bowen struck out one in an inning. BELOIT 5, KANE COUNTY 7 Box score It definitely wasn’t “Pretty at Pohlman Field” night in Beloit. And that has very little to do with the fact Seth was in attendance. The Snappers did make a charge in the end, but it was too little, too late. Tyler Jones struggled through four innings. He allowed eight hits, a walk and threw a wild pitch. He allowed six runs (five earned) while only striking out one. He was replaced by Steven Gruver, who had another strong relief performance allowing only one hit in three innings. Corey Williams allowed a run on three hits in two innings. Down six entering the home half of the ninth, the Snappers loaded the bases with walk, walk, single and no outs. After Wang-Wei Lin struck out for the first out, Eddie Rosario singled in two runs. Miguel Sano walked and Kennys Vargas followed that up with a two-run single. The tying runner is on first with one out. Unfortunately, Drew Leachman and then Stephen Wickens flew out to end the game. Rosario (one double) and Vargas both had two hits and drove in two runs. Sano had a double as well. The team batted 3-for-18 with runners in scoring position. ELIZABETHTON 5, BURLINGTON 15 Box score “The South has always been dirty, but this is getting ugly.” – Bubba Sparxxx Looking closely at this game, the song “Ugly” started playing in my head. It’s not a good song; and this wasn’t a good game. I won’t be offended if you choose to not read this recap. Hudson Boyd, who, coincidentally, has a similar body build to Bubba Sparxxx, had his second consecutive bad outing. He lasted only 3 1/3 innings, surrendering nine hits, three runs and two walks. He struck out two, but also allowed two home runs, including one to Byron Buxton-ish super-athlete Bubba Starling. Kaleb Merck, who called draft day a “terrible day”, probably has worse things to say about today’s outing. He got three outs, but not before giving up five runs (all earned). Andrew Ferreira struck out three in 1 2/3 innings and didn’t allow any runs. Travis Huber, however, allowed six runs in 1 2/3 innings. As if that wasn’t quite enough, Travis Huber surrendered another run while pitching 1 1/3 innings. 15 runs on 27 hits. “Ugly, ugly, ugly… uh oh” The batters weren’t their typical selves, not that it would have mattered. Niko Goodrum had three hits. Jhonatan Arias had a two hits (one double). Josh Hendricks had a double and Max Kepler drove in two. And, in one last example of ugly, all of the Burlington batters had multiple hits. The 8- and 9- hitters each had four. GCL TWINS 0, GCL ORIOLES 8 Box score There’s really not much good to say about this game today, so there isn’t going to be much said at all. Javier Pimentel and B.K. Santy each had doubles. Jose Ramirez and Kelvin Ortiz added singles. Byron Buxton went 0-for-4 and committed an error in the 7th that helped lead to four unearned runs. Sam Gibbons had three strong innings. He allowed a run, striking out three. Hung Yi Chen struck out two over two. Markus Solbach allowed five runs (one earned) in two innings. Carson Goldsmith allowed two runs in two innings. --- Players of the Day for Thursday, August 2, 2012 Hitters of the Day – Deibinson Romero www.knuckleballs.com Pitcher of the Day – Liam Hendriks www.thelcn.com --- A Look Ahead – Friday, August 3, 2012 Schedule Rochester at Toledo – RHP Shairon Martis (1-1, 7.88) New Britain vs Altoona – LHP Aaron Thompson (3-6, 5.81) Ft. Myers at St. Lucie – RHP Matt Summers (1-1, 3.60) Beloit vs Kane County – LHP Matt Tomshaw (2-2, 3.73) Elizabethton at Bristol – RHP Angel Mata (3-1, 2.29) GCL Twins vs GCL Orioles – TBA --- If you have any questions on the Twins minor league system, players, teams, etc., leave them in the Comments and we’ll try to answer them! Comments also welcome.

One of my favorite days of the year is the day I open my mailbox and see a cardboard box just big enough to hold the Baseball America Prospect Handbook. The first thing I do is read each of the 30 capsules about the Twins prospects. Then I proceed to read each of the other 870 reports in the book, usually a few times. This year they added a new feature: the BA Grade along with the Risk Factor. Essentially, it makes it possible to compare all 900 prospects. If you want a general idea of where Miguel Sano would rank in the Rangers system, you take his grade (70/high) and find where that would fit (below all the other 70s – only Profar at #1 – and higher than all the other “high risks” – Leonys Martin at #4). He would slot in somewhere between Profar and Martin, most likely in between Martin Perez (65/medium) and Mike Olt (60/medium).[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] They have an in-depth explanation of the BA Grades as well as the Risk Factors, but I’m going to tell you how I interpret it and how I use it to rank the Twins prospects. (Note these are my grades and risks, not BA’s.) All players are ranked on the 20-80 scale. This number would indicate a player’s ceiling. 80 – Once-in-a-Lifetime prospects. These are your Bryce Harpers, Josh Hamiltons, Ken Griffey Jrs… and not much in between. 75 – These are your franchise players and Ace starters. They’re out there… and the Twins have one (Joe Mauer) and traded one (Johan Santana), though Santana wouldn’t rank here anymore. 70 – The guys you expect to hear named to the All-Star game every year. When Justin Morneau was in his prime, he fits here. Staff aces, but not necessarily true “aces”. 65 – These would be your top-of-the-rotation starters and borderline all-stars. When Michael Cuddyer was keeping the Twins together last year, I would place him here; most of the time though, he’s a… 60 – “First-division regulars” (Denard Span), “middle-of-the-rotation starters” (lacks a second plus-pitch), or stud closers. 55 – Guys that look like they could be first-division regulars but lack a tool or two (Ben Revere) or a pitcher that doesn’t have it together all the time. 50 – This is where most players fit – second-division regulars, 8th inning set-up guys or your best #4 pitchers. 45 – These would be platoon or utility guys (Jamey Carroll) or #4/5 starters (who can eat innings), middle relievers. 40 – This is where your #5 starters go, back-up position players or relief specialists. 35 – Long-relief/low-leverage relief pitchers or situation position players (defensive replacement, pinch runner, pinch hitter). 30 – AAA players and I hope not to rank any guys here. As far as the Risk Factor goes, it’s pretty simple. “Safe” means the player is at their ceiling and ready to contribute. “Low” means that the big leagues is in their future and they’re very close to their ceiling. “Medium” means that the tools are there, but this is an achievable gap between tools and MLB skills. “High” means there is still lots of projection. “Extreme” means professional baseball is new or there is a significant injury to overcome. Similar to how things are in the Prospect Handbook, not all players with the same number are ranked together. Likewise, players with the same risk aren’t necessarily ranked together. BA’s preseason #2 Twins prospect, Joe Benson, is a 55/medium. Max Kepler, also a 55, is ranked #20 due his risk being “extreme”. Their ceiling is similar, but their “floors” are much different. Kepler is also ranked below a number of players with a lower ceiling. Why? Because their risk factor is much less. The numbers mentioned above are purely for the purpose of examples. My rankings/grades may be much different, but at least you get the idea. I am not including players that won’t be considered a prospect at year’s end (or that I don’t think will), such as Chris Parmelee, Liam Hendriks, Brian Dozier and Eduardo Escobar. I’ve also included, in parenthesis, my pre-season ranking, if they were in the Top 10. Only Liam Hendriks, who ranked #6 on my preseason list, has graduated off. This is a Top 50 and I waited until after the deadline to include players that were acquired… but I wanted Albers at 50, so it’s going to be a Top 50 plus 1 to include Pedro Hernandez #41-50 50. Andrew Albers, LP, 35/Medium, 10/6/85 49. Josh Burris, P, 45/Extreme, 11/28/91 48. Caleb Thielbar, LRP, 40/Medium, 1/31/87 47. Evan Bigley, OF, 40/Medium, 3/9/87 46. Deolis Guerra, RP, 40/High, 4/17/89 45. Austin Malinowski, LSP, 45/Extreme, 11/30/92 44. Romy Jimenez, OF, 45/Extreme, 5/14/91 43. Jorge Polanco, SS, 45/Extreme, 7/5/93 42. Angel Mata, SP, 45/Extreme, 12/3/92 41. Nate Roberts, OF, 45/High, 2/25/89 Of note: If Polanco shows he can hit, he will move back up prospect lists thanks to his defensive prowess. Jimenez has had a great month or so, but hasn't played much otherwise. Roberts has a knack for getting on base, but will have to stay healthy to show other tools are playable. #31-40 40. Tyler Duffey, P, 45/High, 12/27/90 39. Javier Pimentel, SS, 50/Extreme, 3/13/94 38. Miguel Gonzalez, P, 50/Extreme, 10/12/94 37. Angel Morales, OF, 45/High, 11/24/89 36. Michael Tonkin, RP, 45/High, 11/19/89 35. Daniel Ortiz, OF, 45/High, 1/5/90 34. D.J. Baxendale, SP, 45/High, 12/8/90 33. Daniel Santana, SS, 45/High, 11/7/90 32. Carlos Gutierrez, RP, 45/High, 9/22/86 31. J.D. Williams, OF, 50/Extreme, 11/20/91 Of note: Morales and Gutierrez, both top-10 prospects once, need to get healthy and prove they belong. J.D. Williams, who is one of the fastest players in the system, needs to show he’s a baseball player, not just fast. Baxendale is a starting pitcher to keep your eye on. #21-30 30. Zach Jones, P, 45/High, 12/4/90 29. J.T. Chargois, RP, 45/High, 12/3/90 28. Pedro Florimon, SS, 45/Medium, 12/10/86 x. Pedro Hernandez, LP, 45/Medium, 4/12/89 27. Dereck Rodriguez, OF, 50/Extreme, 6/5/92 26. Amaurys Minier, SS, 50/Extreme, 1/30/96 25. Kennys Vargas, 1B, 50/Extreme, 8/1/90 24. Alex Wimmers, P, 50/High, 11/1/88 23. Adam Walker, OF, 50/High, 10/18/91 22 (7). Adrian Salcedo, P, 50/High, 4/24/91 21. Mason Melotakis, LP, 50/High, 6/28/91 Of note: All of these names are intriguing. The pitchers – especially Jones, Chargois and Melotakis who could be huge movers with more experience – all have potential. Minier will debut next year. Vargas has lots of raw power. #11-20 20. Madison Boer, P, 50/High, 11/9/89 Struggling in the hi-A rotation, may have to go to bullpen to succeed. 19. Corey Williams, LRP, 50/High, 7/4/90 Lefty has struggled with consistency, can still fill a back-of-bullpen role. 18. Luke Bard, P, 50/High, 11/13/90 Recently promoted to E-Town, should get a chance to start. 17. Levi Michael, SS, 50/High, 2/9/91 Young for his level, Michael hasn’t hit. 16. Chris Herrmann, C/OF, 45/Medium, 11/24/87 Versatile defender has shown he can hit a little bit. 15. Jason Wheeler, P, 50/High, 10/27/90 Big-body who has thrown a ton of innings. 14. Matt Summers, P, 50/High, 8/17/89 Now only focused on pitching, watching his profile rise. 13. Hudson Boyd, P, 55/Extreme, 10/18/92 Has pitched well over his short professional career. 12. B.J. Hermsen, P, 45/Medium, 12/1/89 Not what you’d expect from his frame, but throws strikes and gets outs. 11 (9). Niko Goodrum, SS, 55/Extreme, 2/28/92 Great athlete getting another shot in Appy League. #1-10 10 (8). Joe Benson, OF, 50/Medium, 3/5/88 Down year, but glove still profiles as plus. 9. Max Kepler, OF, 55/High, 2/10/93 Filling out, could make lots of noise in next couple of years. 8 (4). Kyle Gibson, P, 55/Medium, 10/23/87 Coming back from TJ surgery; hopes to fill a rotation spot when healthy. 7 (10). Travis Harrison, 3B, 60/Extreme, 10/17/92 Big power from right side of plate; struggles defensively and may move to 1B. 6 (3). Aaron Hicks, OF, 55/Medium, 10/2/89 Switch-hitting starting to take (finally); super arm/defender in CF. 5. J.O. Berrios, P, 60/Extreme, 5/27/94 Excelling in GCL; dominant stuff. 4 (5). Eddie Rosario, 2B, 65/High, 9/28/91 Learning 2B, but real offensive threat with “quick-through-the-zone” bat. 3 (2). Oswaldo Arcia, OF, 60/Medium, 5/9/91 Pure hitter that is better in the OF than he looks. 2. Byron Buxton, OF, 70/Extreme, 12/18/93 Fast, super athlete, cannon arm, who needs to hit. If he hits with power, look out. 1 (1). Miguel Sano, 3B, 70/High, 5/11/93 Strikeout/defensive questions remain. No question about raw power – best in minor leagues. What do you think? Who is too high? Who is too low? Who did I forget entirely? My next addition will come out sometime after the calendar turns.

The Twins finished their sweep against the Indians this afternoon (in dominant fashion too, outscoring the Indians 28-6), but that’s not nearly the biggest news to transpire since Saturday evening’s convincing win. At exactly 10pm last night – exactly the time I decided to go to bed a little early – the White Sox announced on their Twitter account that they had acquired Francisco Liriano for Eduardo Escobar and Pedro Hernandez. It didn’t take long for everybody to hate the deal. The Twitter-world turned upside-down and mostly everybody began (or continued) to question whether or not Terry Ryan is capable of doing the job that he currently holds (or is the “interim”). You can read Baseball America's take here which may get you to come back in from the ledge. [PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] You can rehash the trade in a number of other places on the site, so I’m going to move on. This morning, the Twins announced – to fill the Twins roster and get the Red Wings roster to 25 guys – that they would be promoting RHP Jeff Manship (or is it Manshift? Or is it Shipman? Or is it Mansihp?) to take Liriano’s roster spot. Brian Duensing started in Liriano’s spot today (and threw a 6-inning gem), but it could be Manship or Duensing that fills that roll the next time it comes up. (Manship threw 105 pitches Friday night, so he’s not an option to throw until, probably, Wednesday.) I dropped a lot of minor-league Twitterbombs this morning courtesty of Terry Ryan's radio show on WCCO that you can catch up on if you so choose. (Seth retweeted them all - so if you follow him - you probably read them.) And now today’s minor-league round-up: ROCHESTER 8, COLUMBUS 5 Box score Shairon Martis is doing the best he can to make it back to the majors for the first time since 2009. In his best AAA performance since coming over from the Pirates in an early season trade, Martis, from the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao, went 6 1/3 innings, striking out four, scattering nine hits and a walk, allowing four runs (two of which came after he left the game). Martis will be a six-year FA at the end of the season, but might be drawn to returning to the Twins/Red Wings as they’ll be plenty of opportunities in the starting rotation(s). He still has a ways to go, but tonight was a good start. Deolis Guerra recorded five outs, allowing two hits and a run (plus two inherited runners scored) while striking out two. Lester Oliveros picked up his 6th save for the Red Wings by inducing three fly ball outs in the ninth inning. Matt Carson led the 8-run, 16-hit effort by going 3-for-5 with a HR, two runs and an RBI. Evan Bigley had his 2nd 3-hit game as a Red Wing, adding a double. Both Wilkin Ramirez (solo, 3 hits) and Rene Rivera (2-run) homered. Neither player acquired for Liriano appeared in tonight’s game. Rochester will play two more games in Columbus as part of this four-game wrap-around set. NEW BRITAIN 3 , READING 8 Box score Blake Martin got roughed up for the Rock Cats tonight. He threw 88 pitches, but was only able to get two outs in the fourth inning. He did strike out five, but allowed nine hits and three walks, which resulted in six runs. Dakota Watts got the through six without allowing any additional runs. He allowed two hits, walked one and struck out one. Matt Hauser made his AA debut in relief (he started in five of his last six appearances in Fort Myers, though he’s only started six minor league games out of 85 professional games) and had a perfect inning with a flyout and two groundouts. He returned for a second inning and had a tougher go of it, allowing three hits and two runs (one earned). The bats didn’t offer much in terms of support. Aaron Hicks, who started off the game with a walk, did his best Denard Span impression getting picked off and caught stealing. That might have been a sign of things to come. Dan Rohlfing (3-for-5, 2B, 2 runs) and Deibinson Romero (2-for-5, 2B, 2 runs) were the offensive bright spots. Joe Benson saw his five-game hitting streak come to an end. Oswaldo Arcia (1-for-4) threw a runner out at home from right field to end the scoring in the 4th inning. The RockCats, after getting swept in this four game series, have the day off tomorrow to lick its wounds before heading to Bowie for a three-game series. FT. MYERS 11, BREVARD COUNTY 3 Box score The Miracle bats got off to a hot start (12 hits and 9 runs through 5 innings) and maintained that lead to win three games in this 4-game series. Steven Liddle left the game in the 4th inning and was replaced by Michael Gonzalez, who hit a grand slam in the 5-run fifth. Levi Michael had a very good game, collecting three singles in five at-bats (he’s batting .233; .246 in the 2nd half, but hasn’t been very good in July.) Josmil Pinto was 3-for-4 with a 2-run HR. Angel Morales was 2-for-3 with a triple, 2 BB and 3 runs. Lance Ray had a double and was 2-for-5. Matt Summers continues his excellent full-season debut with his best outing yet in Fort Myers. He pitched five innings of one-run ball, striking out three. Nelvin Fuentes continues to strike out lots of batters (today: 6 in 3 innings), but also allowed two runs on three hits. Michael Tonkin struck out two in a perfect ninth. Kyle Gibson will spend two more weeks with the GCL team before joining the Miracle. BELOIT 6, PEORIA 10 Box score Matt Tomshaw spotted Peoria Chiefs nine runs after three innings. Tomshaw, making his second start since returning from the disabled list, lasted only three innings, giving up nine runs (six earned) on eight hits and four walks. He’s had some good starts, but when it rains it pours… and it was pouring today. You have to wonder how much string last year’s 42nd round pick has left. Steven Gruver, who was bounced from the rotation after a handful of bad starts, was magnificent in relief. The soft-tossing lefty’s 4-inning, 2-hit, 2-walk, shutout performance was his best (and longest) in recent memory (and it’s been a rough couple of months). 2nd round pick Mason Melotakis allowed his first earned run as a Snapper: serving up a long-ball to Dustin Geiger (a right-handed hitter). After allowing a single to the next batter he settled down and went groundout, strikeout, strikeout. He’s now struck out 18 in 14 professional innings. If he stays in a relief role (which is the current belief), he may end up on the fast-track. The defense sure didn’t help out the pitchers’ cause. They committed 6 errors (Vargas, Wickens 2, Grimes, Sano 2). Sano now has 35. Offensively, the Snappers managed six runs on eight hits. Miguel Sano had a double (his 19th), a walk, a strikeout and two RBI. Kennys Vargas drove in two on the 5th home run of his short season. The Snappers will look to win this wrap-around series tomorrow night before heading back home for a seven-game homestand. Snappers Ace LHP Jason Wheeler will be on the hill looking for his 13th win. Wheeler, who threw 103 innings last year at Loyola Marymount, is already up to 113. As the Snappers have a playoff berth locked up, it wouldn’t be shocking to see Wheeler maybe skip some starts and work a few relief stints to keep his innings down. The big-bodied (6-8, 265) southpaw could handle a 200+ inning workload but the Twins are notorious for wanting to keep their pitchers innings around 110% of the previous year’s total. (Wheeler will, no doubt, be exceeding that.) Eddie Rosario will be re-joining the team shortly, probably within the next week. ELIZABETHTON 12, GREENEVILLE 6 Box score The E-town Twins extend their West Division lead to 4.5 games over the Greeneville Astros by beating them again. Elizabethton had 12 runs on 16 hits. Adam Walker led the charge with three hits, including a home run, and drove in four. Everybody else in the lineup made a positive contribution with extra base hits (doubles by Polanco, Goodrum, Rhodes, Kepler; a triple by Rhodes; home run by Pimentel), runs batted in (Goodrum and Kepler both had two) or scoring runs (Pimentel three times; Goodrum and Polanco twice). Pimentel and Goodrum also each stole a base. Hein Robb picked up his second win of the season. His five-inning outing was his longest to date. He allowed seven hits and four runs. Only one run was earned, however, and he struck out three. The lefty continues to struggle to with right-handed batters, while dominating against lefties. Josh Burris has started to meet some resistance since starting off his season with such dominance (2 ER, 18 K in 17 IP over his first 8 games). Tonight’s outing lasted 1 1/3 innings, he walked four and gave up two hits resulting in two runs. He still struck out two. He was able to pitch around his walks – which really started only four outings ago - up until two games ago. Since his dominating start, he’s walked six, allowed three hits and three earned runs in only 2 1/3 innings. He’s going to have to continue to harness his fastball for his hammer curveball to wipe people out. If he can do that – and he has a long way to go – he could be a dominating presence in a bullpen. Chris Mazza struck out two in 1 2/3 innings. Tyler Herr finished the game of striking out one in a perfect ninth. E-town heads to Bristol for a three-game series starting tomorrow night. GCL TWINS remember the Sabbath Day, and keep it holy. --- Players of the Day for Sunday, July 29, 2012 Hitters of the Day – Adam Walker @walkoff28 Pitcher of the Day – Steven Gruver knuckleballsblog.com --- A Look Ahead – Monday, July 30, 2012 Schedule Rochester at Columbus – RHP Esmerling Vasquez (4-5, 3.68) New Britain – DAY OFF Ft. Myers at Daytona – TBA – this was Matt Hauser’s spot, who has since been promoted. Beloit at Peoria – LHP Jason Wheeler (12-4, 3.48) Elizabethton at Bristol – LHP Corey Kimes (3-0, 3.04) GCL Twins vs GCL Red Sox – TBA --- If you have any questions on the Twins minor league system, players, teams, etc., leave them in the Comments and we’ll try to answer them! Comments also welcome.

The Twins were off today, but there was still plenty of action. Trevor Plouffe announced on Twitter this morning that he would be back tomorrow. And before their afternoon (or was it morning?) game, the Red Wings activated Deolis Guerra from the DL and placed Dan Sattler on the DL. Later this evening, the Twins announced they were placing Anthony Swarzak on the DL with a rotator cuff strain. To take his place, the Twins will purchase the contract of RP Luis Perdomo.Since the 40-man roster is full, Carl Pavano was transferred to the 60-day DL. Pavano last pitched on June 1, so he will be eligible to come off the DL well before he’s actually ready to be activated. (He's starting his rehab in Fort Myers, so who knows how long it will take for him to get ready.)[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] Throughout the day, there were various trade rumors involving many current Twins. As the deadline approaches, Francisco Liriano (Orioles and Angels) appears almost certain to be moved. Denard Span (Reds) is mentioned prominently. Both Justin Morneau and Josh Willingham have had their names brandished about, though the Twins appear set (and rightfully so!) on keeping Willingham around. (Seriously, if he hits 40 HRs, stays healthy and has a decent first half next year... then let's talk about trading him.) And now today’s round-up: ROCHESTER 9, SYRACUSE 17 Box score I’m not gonna lie: After reading up on newest addition, Eric Hurley, I was a little excited. Not because I thought he’d dominate AAA and be the answer for the Twins of 2013’s problems; but because he was once a highly-ranked, untouchable prospect. The Rangers wouldn’t trade him for anybody… and then he got hurt… and stayed hurt. He made a brief appearance for the Angels this year (so brief he didn’t even pitch) before eventually electing to become a free agent. The Twins/Red Wings picked him off the scrap heap and inserted him into their rotation to see if he had anything left in the tank. 2 2/3 IP, 7 H, 7 ER, BB, K, 2 HR, HBP, 35 strikes on 55 pitches. His current 23.63 IL ERA makes his 5.81 PCL ERA look pretty good. The crazy thing about today’s game was that when Hurley left in the 3rd inning, the game was tied at 7. Obviously the Red Wings bats showed up to play. Unfortunately, the Syracuse Chiefs were a little more ready to play. The bullpen combined to finish the game, but not before yielding 15 more hits and 10 more earned runs. Caleb Thielbar (2 ER, 4 H, 4 outs), Kyle Waldrop (5 ER, 5 H, 5 outs) and Luke French (2 ER, 3 H, 4 outs) were all pretty brutal. The lone pitching bright spot was the return of Deolis Guerra who allowed only one run on three hits in two innings. He struck out two. For as bad as the pitching was today, the offense was exactly opposite. The offense contributed nine runs on nine hits. The three guys that stood out offensively were Brian Dinkelman (2-for-5, 3 R, 2B), Chris Parmelee (3-for-4, 2 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, BB) and Tsuyoshi Nishioka (1-for-4, 2B, 3 RBI). It wasn’t enough however as the 3-6 hitters combined to go 2-for-15, including Danny Valencia’s 0-for-4 showing. The Red Wings hit the road to continue their pursuit of a playoff berth, playing a 4-game series in Columbus starting tomorrow. NEW BRITAIN vs READING - postponed FT. MYERS 4, BREVARD COUNTY 3 Box score Tom Stuifbergen pitched his best game of the season, lasting into the eighth inning. He allowed only five hits and a walk, yielding two runs and striking out a season-high seven batters. Miguel Munoz recorded the last five outs (all groundouts) for his first save. He allowed one hit and one run. The Miracle scored all four of their runs in the 2nd inning. Josmil Pinto got the scoring started with a solo home run. Anderson Hidalgo knocked in a run with a sacrifice fly before Danny Santana plated two with a triple. No batter had more than one hit. BELOIT 1, BURLINGTON 4 Box score The Snappers bats didn’t do much damage tonight, scoring only one run on six hits. Stephen Wickens led the offensive charge with two singles. He added a stolen base (but was caught stealing once too). Kennys Vargas continues hitting the ball, knocking a double to drive in the team’s lone run. Miguel Sano went 1-for-4 with a strikeout. David Hurlbut went five innings, allowing three runs on five hits. He walked three and struck out one. Tim Atherton allowed a hit in one inning. Steven Gruver made his fourth bullpen appearance of the season allowing a run in one inning. DJ Baxendale made his Snappers debut striking out one in an inning of work. Baxendale’s professional numbers are pretty sick so far: 7 G, 8 2/3 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 18 K. Next year will be a better indication for Baxendale’s prospect status, as he will more-than-likely be moved to Beloit’s starting rotation. ELIZABETHTON 10, GREENEVILLE 2 Box score The E-Twins did what the E-Twins do… pound the ball on offense and get great pitching from their staff. Adam Walker continues to show off his power, hitting two home runs and driving in three runs. Walker is a legitimate power prospect. Max Kepler hit his 6th home run (of the season and in his last ten games). Kepler recently said he wants to bulk up to about 240 and views himself in the “Josh Hamilton” mold. Rory Rhodes continues to hit since his demotion, going 3-for-5 with a double, two runs and an RBI. Niko Goodrum added his 7th double of the season. Ricardo Arevalo had another rough outing. He last 4 1/3 innings giving up two runs on four hits. He allowed two walks and struck out five. While not a terrible stat line, He’s now given up multiple earned runs in his last six starts. This is his 4th year in rookie ball and he has a career record of 1-14… not exactly awe-inspiring numbers. Brett Lee continued his stellar season in relief. He pitched 2 2/3 innings of one-hit ball. Luis Nunez, who’s been hot-and-cold all year, pitched the last two innings. He allowed no hits and struck out three. When Nunez is on – which he was today – he is nearly unhittable. GCL TWINS 7, GCL RAYS 2 Box score The GCL affiliate was powered by a 6-run 5th inning. Three of those runs came on one swing of Byron Buxton’s bat, a home run to left field. (Buxton improved his BA to .190.) Bryan Haar (3-for-4) also doubled in the innings. Brian Compton, son of Twins scout Ken Compton, went 2-for-4 with a run and RBI in his professional debut. Compton was an undrafted free agent out of Cal State – L.A. Sam Gibbons had his best outing since the beginning of the month, allowing two hits in five innings. He struck out two. Gibbons will try to continue the trend of unearthly successful players from Down Under. Andre Martinez, of the “signed, unsigned, signed again” fame, made his pro debut by walking two and allowing a hit in 1 1/3 innings. He allowed two runs (one earned). Martinez was signed at a much-discounted rate after his physical showed some shoulder issues. Hung Yi Chen allowed one hit in 2 2/3 innings. --- Players of the Day for Thursday, July 26, 2012 Hitters of the Day – Chris Parmelee Pitcher of the Day – Tom Stuifbergen --- A Look Ahead – Friday, July 27, 2012 Schedule Rochester vs Syracuse – RHP Jeff Manship (6-1, 2.29) New Britain at Reading – LHP Logan Darnell (8-7, 4.47) Ft. Myers vs Brevard County – RHP Madison Boer (4-9, 6.69) Beloit at Burlington – RHP Tyler Jones (1-3, 5.06) Elizabethton vs Greenefield – RHP Hudson Boyd (2-3, 1.32) GCL Twins vsGCL Red Sox – TBA --- If you have any questions on the Twins minor league system, players, teams, etc., leave them in the Comments and we’ll try to answer them! Comments also welcome.

The Twins were beaten up pretty soundly by the juggernaut that is the Oakland Athletics. We should have known we were going to be in for a rough weekend when the Twins couldn’t squeeze a win out of their best pitching performance in almost five years. (It was nice to know you, Frankie.) Personally, I’m still holding onto Liriano, trying to sign him to an extension or offering him arbitration and taking the draft picks if he leaves, but that’s for another place on the website. (Semi-segue to the round-up…) During the game “Richard” asked TK about players in the minors. Kelly had some great perspective on guys. The player he talked most about was [PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]Evan Bigley, an OF currently at New Britain. Bigley was a 10th round pick in 2008 out of Dallas Baptist. As a college guy from that draft, he was first eligible for the Rule V draft last year. If the Twins were to move some outfielders, it will be interesting to see if having TK as a big supporter in the system would be enough to get him added to the 40-man roster this winter. You can find more on when guys are Rule V and MiL FA eligible here. TK also mentioned that he really liked Hicks, Sano (Molitor is helping him with his defense) and Rosario (who is in Fort Myers working his way back). Bremer talked a little about Benson’s disappointing year and TK said he believes Benson is heading back to New Britain tomorrow. He didn’t want to comment on pitchers because that’s not his specialty. Also, (not that you care) I’ve decided to publish a Top 50 (tentatively) Twins Prospect List. I feel like after paying pretty close attention to the Farm System over the last half-dozen years I’m finally informed enough to form an opinion. I tell you not because it’s the news you’ve all been waiting for, but because if I say I’m going to do something IN TYPE, I feel like I need to do it. I will be publicizing it on August 1st, after the Twins have added a handful of stud prospects. (Yeah, right…) And now, ladies and gentlemen, today’s round-up: ROCHESTER 8, TOLEDO 7 Box score Tsuyoshi Nishioka is the hero… though I’m unclear exactly what happened. Nishi came up in the bottom of the 9th with the tying run on second. This is play summary: Nishi singles to center field. Sean Burroughs scores. Nishi scores. Throwing error by catcher. One out. WTF?! RocRedWings go silent on Twitter. Somewhere a black White supremacist’s head explodes. (Chappelle reference.) EDIT: I found out what happened - after Nishi singled, he tried to advance on the throw home. The catcher threw the ball into center field and Nishi channeled his "inner-Carlos Gomez" by running all the way home for the winning run. Phew... Here’s what we do know: Clete Thomas drove in three runs. Matt Carson and Chris Parmelee had two hits. Parmelee and J.R. Towles had doubles. Esmerling Vasquez went three innings allowing two runs on three hits. Brendan Wise allowed three runs (two unearned) in two innings on four hits. Dan Sattler allowed a run on two hits and struck out two. Bobby Lanigan got the win for two innings of one unearned run ball, two strikeouts, a walk and a hit. Earlier in the day, RP Luis Perdomo was named Twins minor league player of the week. The Wings completed a four-game sweep winning all four games in the “come-from-behind” variety. Don’t look now… but the Wings are barreling down on .500. NEW BRITAIN 1, TRENTON 3 Box score It was a quiet first seven innings for the Rock Cats offense. They entered the 8th inning with only two hits (a single by Chris Colabello and a double by Danny Lehmann). They put together a semi-rally in the 8th getting singles from Nate Hanson and Aaron Hicks, but a strikeout by Chris Herrmann ended the threat. Oswaldo Arcia, who struck out to open the ninth, went 0-for-4, dropping his average at New Britain to .302. After that, though, the Rock Cats went walk (Colabello), single (Evan Bigley), single (Deibinson Romero), scoring Colabello. Nate Hanson advanced both runners on a groundout. With the tying runner on second and two out, James Beresford struck out swinging to end the game. B.J. Hermsen’s performance was aided by groundball double plays in the 1st and 5th innings. He ended with six innings pitched, allowing three runs, six hits and three walks. He struck out two and gave up two home runs. Edgar Ibarra relieved Hermsen with one out and one on in the seventh. He pitched two innings, striking out two. Marty Popham pitched the nine and hit his first batter, but got a groundball in between two strikeouts to make it out of the inning allowing no runs or hits. FT. MYERS 5, DUNEDIN 2 Box score The Miracle got one hit off Dunedin starter Jesse Hernandez. It was a Rene Tosoni home run, so the value of the hit was maximized, but it only left three innings for Fort Myers to erase a one-run lead. They didn’t need all three innings. And they erased the lead and then some. Tom Stuifbergen continues to work himself back onto the prospect radar. He went 5 1/3 innings, allowing eight hits, but no walks and only two runs. He struck out three. He worked into the sixth and kept his team in the game; know of any teams that need that from their starting pitchers? Jose Gonzalez saw eight batters in relief and mowed them all down. He struck out three. (Does anyone remember when the Twins used to have “Snapper mow-em-down innings”? Ah, the old days…) Michael Tonkin pitched the ninth, striking out one and walking one. He earned the save. The story of the game was the Miracle 8th inning: Andy Leer strikes out. Danny Santana doubles. Levi Michael draws a walk. Rene Tosoni singles to load the bases. Joe Benson singles. Two runs score. Kyle Knudson walks to load the bases. Lance Ray singles to score two more runs, but is thrown out at second (which is ok, cause it probably allowed the runner at home to score). Danny Rams strikes out. Besides the 8th and the aforementioned Tosoni home run, Lance Ray added a single in the seventh. The win snapped a three-game losing streak. BELOIT 5, LAKE COUNTY 8 Box score Ryan O’Rourke made a seven out sport-start (in place of Steven Gruver) and had a rough night, allowing seven hits and runs, three home runs. He struck out two. Cole Johnson allowed three hits in 2 2/3 innings. He struck out three and walked one. Gruver allowed two hits and two walks in two innings. He gave up one run, struck out one and so threw a wild pitch. Dallas Gallant allowed a hit in an inning where he struck out one batter. Gruver started the first 16 games he pitched in, but has pitched out of the bullpen three times now in the last week. I am not sure whether this is in an attempt to limit his innings (he’s thrown 81 2/3 innings this year after throwing a combined 127 last year) or if he’s being shifted to the bullpen. Gruver’s at his best when his fastball is in the high-80s and he’s pounding the bottom of the zone. The Snappers bats managed three extra base hits (doubles by Steven Liddle, Jonathan Goncalves and J.D. Williams), but managed only six total. Luckily, they were able to translate those six hits (and two Lake County errors) into five runs. Miguel Sano Watch: 0-for-3 with a walk and run scored. The Snappers have one more game at Lake County before getting a day off on Wednesday. They will return home – along with play-by-play gal Chrissy Scaffidi – to open a series against the Lansing Lugnuts. Let’s hope that the Snappers can join Chrissy as coming home as “winners”. (If that doesn’t make sense to you, get on Twitter.) ELIZABETHTON vs BLUEFIELD – POSTPONED, Rain GCL TWINS – DAY OFF --- Players of the Day for Sunday, July 15, 2012 Hitters of the Day – Tsuyoshi “Walk-off” Nishioka (mlb.com) Pitcher of the Day – Jose Gonzalez (www.knuckleballsblog.com) --- A Look Ahead – Monday, July 16, 2012 Schedule Rochester at Norfolk – TBA New Britain vs New Hampshire (two games) – LHP Logan Darnell (8-6, 4.13) and RHP Steven Hirschfeld (5-4, 3.06) Ft. Myers vs Dunedin – TBA Beloit at Lake County – RHP Tyler Jones (1-3, 3.28) Elizabethton vs Bluefield – TBA GCL Twins at GCL Orioles – TBA --- If you have any questions on the Twins minor league system, players, teams, etc., leave them in the Comments and we’ll try to answer them! Comments also welcome.

Another slow day around baseball. The Twins activated RP Matt Capps and optioned Kyle Waldrop back to Rochester. The Wings currently have six pitchers on the disabled list, so getting another arm is probably pretty welcome. The Twins reached agreements with 23rd round pick P Travis Huber from Nebraska and 28th round pick P Carson Goldsmith. It was also announced that 6th rounder Andre Martinez (P) will not actually sign after it was reported he agreed to a deal that would pay him $60K over slot.[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] Without knowing the details of this particular case, it should be mentioned that in the past – at least to my knowledge – when signed guys get “unsigned” it’s normally is because of a failed physical. We’ll keep you posted if any other details come out in this case. Tomorrow afternoon at 4pm CT marks the signing deadline (for all non-college seniors). Expect there to be another 3-5 guys that come to terms. Some names to keep in mind as the deadline approaches: L.J. Mazzilli, 2B, Connecticut, Round 9 – Sounds as though the two parties are not close. Erich Knab, P, S. Carolina HS, Round 13 – Probably will take over the 100K, but there is money there. Jarret Leverett, OF, Ga. Southern, Round 15 – College senior will sign at some point if he wants to play professionally. Zach Larson, OF, Florida HS, Round 20 – Considered signable. There are other late-round names that dropped due to signability concerns. They may become options if the Twins pony up all their unspent allowance. A spin around a quiet Thursday: ROCHESTER 4, TOLEDO 3 Box score The Red Wings have closed to within four games of .500. They are now 44-48 and after today, have had 21 different pitchers pick up a win this season. Tonight’s win was credited to Dan Sattler. Sattler gave up two earned runs in two innings allowing a walk and a home run while striking out three. He relieved Jeff Manship, who went five innings allowing eight hits, two walks and an unearned run. He also struck out three. Luis Perdomo picked up his sixth save on the year (with four coming for the Red Wings in July). He struck out two in one inning. Since his promotion to Rochester, he has pitched in seven games (10 2/3 innings) and has only allowed five hits (no walks) and struck out 13. That’s a WHIP of 0.47 and a K/9 of 10.97. Granted this is a very small sample size, but it’s a “lights out” sample size. The Wings had a hard time getting started against former Twin-draftee Andy Oliver. They didn’t get their first hit of the game until a Nishi single in the bottom of the fifth. Fortunately, when he came back out in the 6th, the Red Wings jumped all over him. They were able to plate four runs. Danny Valencia singled in two runs and Tsuyoshi Nishioka doubled in two later that inning. Matt Carson was the only other player to register a hit. According to the team’s post-game press release Danny Valencia has 6 RBI in his last six games. He has 12 in his last 13 games. With Trevor Plouffe firmly entrenched as the Twins third baseman, could Valencia have trade value? NEW BRITAIN 6, TRENTON 7 Box score A tough loss for the Rock Cats tonight. Oswaldo Arcia continues to swing a hot bat. He had a triple and a home run (off Dellin Betances), scoring two runs and knocking in three. Five other Rockcats contributed singles. Chris Colabello and Nate Hanson both drove in a run. Defensively, Evan Bigley threw out two runners at home. Aaron Thompson scattered ten hits over five innings. He allowed five runs (four earned), walked two and struck out two. Marty Popham pitched two innings, giving up three hits and two runs (one earned), walking one and striking out two. Edgar Ibarra and Bruce Pugh each pitched one inning, each allowed two hits and each struck out two. FT. MYERS 3, CLEARWATER 4 (12 innings) Box score The Miracle started the night against a rehabbing Roy Halladay for three innings and ended the night allowing a walk-off hit in the twelfth inning. Though Madison Boer allowed 10 hits, there is a lot about his recent performances to be encouraged about. He struck out five in 6 1/3 innings and only walked one. He allowed three runs. This is his fourth straight start where he has made it six or more innings. In those four games, he’s pitched 25 1/3 innings. He has allowed 33 hits, but only five walks. He’s struck out 14. Considering he’s only allowed two home runs, you’d hope that as he progresses, the defenses behind him will improve and more of these batted balls will find gloves instead of holes. Jose Gonzalez pitched out of trouble twice, getting five outs and allowing only one hit. He inherited two runners and stranded them both. A.J. Achter pitched three innings of one-hit, two-strikeout ball. Ricky Bowen got two outs before allowing the walk-off hit. He gave up two hits, a walk and struck out one. Joe Benson, continuing his rehab, batted clean-up and arguably had his best hitting day of the year. He went 3-for-5, finishing only a triple short of the cycle. He drove in two and scored two. He walked once and stole a base as well. Danny Santana and Kyle Knudson each added two hits. Santana had a double and a stolen base. Beyond that, there were a lot of 1-for-5s or 1-for-6s. BELOIT 6, FORT WAYNE 2 Box score The Tincaps tried unsuccessfully to pitch around the top of the Snappers order. (Nine walks to the top five batters.) Jonathan Goncalves, batting in the 6-hole, collected three hits (including a double) and drove in two runs. Stephen Wickens and A.J. Pettersen both had doubles. Miguel Sano had a sacrifice fly to knock in his 62nd run. He trails Evan Bigley (New Britain) by two for the organizational lead. Jason Wheeler pitched eight strong innings. He allowed only two runs on five hits (one home run) and a walk. He struck out five. He improved to 10-4. Only Scott Diamond has more wins on the year. And no one in the organization has as many wins for one team. Clint Dempster struck out two in a one-hit ninth. ELIZABETHTON 12, GREENEVILLE 1 Box score Before you attribute the offensive success to a hitter-friendly league, let me remind you that Greeneville was held to one run on two hits. Hein Robb dominated for four innings. He allowed a walk and struck out four, but left with a no-hitter intact. Tyler Herr improved to 3-0, pitching two innings and allowing a hit and run. Zach Jones (K), Luis Nunez (BB, 3 K) and Mason Melotakis (H, 2 K) each pitched one inning. All nine hitters recorded hits and all but Rory Rhodes scored at least one run. Niko Goodrum had two hits (a double) and drove in three runs. Travis Harrison’s lone hit was a triple. Candido Pimentel had three singles. GCL TWINS 6, GCL ORIOLES 5 Box score Rene Tosoni went 2-for-4 with a double in a rehab start. Aderlin Mejia and Joel Licon both added two hits including a double each. John Murphy and Jacob Younis each had two singles. Murphy also stole two bases and now has nine on the young season. Sam Gibbons pitched three innings, allowing seven hits, but only three runs (two earned). He struck out three. Gerardo Ramirez allowed a hit and a walk and struck out four in three innings. Melciades DeLaCruz allowed two runs on three hits in two innings. Chris Mazza continues to pitch well, picking up his first save, giving up only a hit in one inning. --- Players of the Day for Thursday, July 12, 2012 Pitcher of the Day – Hein Robb (Facebook) Hitters of the Day – Joe Benson (www.fsn.com) --- A Look Ahead – Friday, July 13, 2012 Schedule Rochester vs Toledo – RHP Liam Hendriks (6-0, 1.69) New Britain vs Trenton – RHP Shairon Martis (0-1, 8.25) Ft. Myers at Clearwater – LHP Pat Dean (6-5, 4.02) Beloit at Kane County – RHP Matt Summers (8-4, 3.58) Elizabethton at Greeneville – NO STARTER ANNOUNCED GCL Twins at GCL Rays – NO STARTER ANNOUNCED --- If you have any questions on the Twins minor league system, players, teams, etc., leave them in the Comments and we’ll try to answer them! Comments also welcome.