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Landa has been pitching well since he came back from his shoulder issues. Do any of the CR contingent have any reports on the guy? Has his velocity came back?

Are the folks in Rochester getting squirrelly over many of the top prospects skipping AAA? I heard there was disappointment that Sano and Buxton didn't get there. Now if Kepler skips I wonder if there will be a full revolt!

Zander Wiel- has a busted hand - he got hit by a pitch and is at least 4 weeks out. Brusdar Graterol - I think I read that he is too young to play in the GCL? He turns 17 later this month so maybe he will start then Taylor Clemensia - He was playing in the Europe Jr Championships and I don't think those are over yet so he is probably still in Europe

Duffey looks to be an OK starter pitcher but I suspect he is going to give up a lot of hits. He will be dependent on the D making plays behind him. Hope he does well but I would rather see Berrios or May. Both of those guys have a chance to be impact pitchers in the bigs and should be the arms getting the priority. The future of the org would be better served getting May back to starting and Berrios in the MLB rotation ASAP.

This is Ridiculously silly.

There are three 19 year old hitters on this list! Not bad!

At what point does Gonsalves get shut down for the season? In 2013 He had 28 IP 2014 65 IP 2015 He already has 102 IP I would guess he is almost done for the year? may 3 more starts?

Lachlan Wells and Blankenhorn are having nice starts to their careers! Last I heard Wells was throwing in the 90s. Is that still true? Are there any reports on his pitches?

Slegers is taller than Meyer, does he suffer from the same delivery/mechanics/repeatability issues? Has his velocity improved or is it still in the high 80s low 90s?

Guys like Hildenberger come around every year. He is 24 pitching against kids. He is supposed to be dominant. Since he is a righthanded bullpen guy and if he tops out at only 90 we can probably assume he will struggle as advanced hitters see him more. I think if he gets to AA sometime next year he will struggle. But ive been wrong before!

Or trade Dozier? Seems like he could bring more than Polanco. Dozier probably has 2-3 good years left then he starts to decline. Polanco could be a cheap alternative for the next 4-5 years and his bat could be superior to Dozier - but its not right now.

If Polanco can't play shortstop what do they do with him?

Gordons strong second half continues! Hopefully he get a bit of power as his man muscles start to form. Will the Twins promote him to FM so he can play for a team with a chance for the playoffs?

All Luis Arraez & Jermaine Palacios do is hit and hit. I especially like the bat control Arraez keeps showing.

Brett Lee is not getting lefties out this year, He didn't do well against lefties in FM and it continues in AA. At the start of the year I thought he would be another leftie bullpen candidate but if he can't get left handed hitters out his future is in trouble.

Polanco - if he can't play SS I don't see him supplanting Dozier anytime soon Vargas - Will the Twins DFA him and will Boston sign him and will he become a future HOF'er? Rogers, Dean & Darnell are likely thinking they could be a lefty in a few MLB pens

Kepler just needs to stay healthy, get at bats and improve. Health has been his biggest bugaboo. My concern is the FO will screw up with him like they did with Ramos. When Ramos was traded for Capps it was said that Ramos was injury prone and therefore less valuable. Hopefully they don't do that with Kepler.

The problem with pitching prospects is its very likely that 5 out of the 7 will have major injuries to overcome during their career. Rosario is coming off TJ surgery so hopefully he can be healthy and produce. Landa had some major shoulder surgery last year Stewart has been shut down at various points in his short career The longer I follow the minors the more I realize that TINSTAAPP is the cloud that follows all pitchers.

It would be interesting to know what happened with Vargas. I have heard rumblings he did/said something while at AAA. Its surprising because he came off as a guy with a good head on his shoulders. But right now the speculation is his attitude is souring. Unless something changes he could be a DFA candidate.

Gordon really struggled in May. It looked like he was taking a huge step back and if he continued he might be in E-Town right now. Instead he made an adjustment and has come around. Its encouraging that he can make that adjustment and he is having some success. Players who can adapt and change are the ones who make it and so I am pleased he is getting it done.

Hopefully Wander Javier makes a run at this. But he is a ways away.

I wish Arcia could translate his AAA dominance to the MLB

Why the heck would they replace Kepler with a pitcher? The roster doesn't have a back up outfielder? Thats embarrassing.

Not sure about that. Percentage wise the pitcher is better off going after him He strikes out 37% of the time (this is really really bad) He gets a hit 25% of the time

He is also on pace for 213 SO and 41 BB! (thats not good) Eerily he is also on pace for 41 Home Runs. Has there ever been a guy who played a whole season and had more HR's than Walks? What a unique player...