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I was unaware that Josmil Pinto had a chance to be a FA. Didn't he get added to the 40 man?

That Tweet gets me excited. Love the attitude! My mind is blown by what is happening in Rochester. I fully expected them to stink. Their manager must be the replacement for Gardy...Right?

I will not be upset if the team doesn't find anyone to spend their money on. International scouting has brought an interesting mix of players to the MLB club and has given their farm system a huge boost. Its one thing the Twins have done well in for the last 7-8 years. Below is some international FA the club has brought in. I think we can look at this list and actually have a little faith that in this one aspect, the club knows what it is doing: Oswaldo Arcia Liam Hendriks Danny Santana Miguel Sano Josmil Pinto Deibinson Romero Randy Rosario Max Kepler Kuo Hua Lo Felix Jorge Yorman Landa Javier Alberto Pimentel Hein Robb Chih-Wei Hu Lewis Thorpe German Minier Some big names on this list.

Zach Larson is having an interesting 2013. I never heard of him until the short season started. He strikes out too much but he is 19 years old so I can forgive that. Already promoted to E-Town and he is keeping on hitting. He seems to have good power and Google tells me he was quite the athlete in High School. If he can refine his pitch selection he will become a prospect to keep an eye on.

With the Caribbean league rules, position player wise, the Twins don't have a lot of prospects to bring. Kyle Knudson seems like the only interesting one. Pitchers I think will be easier: Meyer seems like a lock Hauser Summers Hermsen And the dark Horse is Max Kepler. Usually teams can ask for waivers from the rules and I think Kepler is someone the Twins would like to see go up against tougher competition. - Especially since he needs to be added to the 40 man. They could also ask for a waiver for a player like Beresford Pinto & Rosario won't play in the AFL as they will be in the Caribbean league somewhere.

Unless either become super dominate, I would be a bit surprised if Stewart and Thorpe start the year in CR. But I would expect Stewart to end the year there.

A High Level Latin American Coach is exactly what this team needs. The future of the game is in Spanish Speaking countries and I think a coach with Stature could reach some of these young guys better than Jeff Smith. Am I crazy to want the Twins to hire Ozzie Guillen as a "special instructor?" He seems to have some kind of love affair with Gardy and I always liked the guy.

Does any of the coaching staff in NB speak Spanish?

Because he is old for his level, doesn't play a "premium" position and strikes out a lot

Why would moliter go on the radio and talk about this? Why is he showing up the player? This another reason I hope he never becomes the manager

Me too. He was moved to the bullpen pretty quick after some success as a starter in the low minors. He must have really struggleled throwing anything but a FB.

Looking at his SO numbers, his lack of walks, his age and his level leads me to think that he probably is going to really struggle as he faces better competition. I expect him to stay out of the top 15 prospect lists next year because I think his ceiling is Michael Restovich

Two Teenage position Players are pretty interesting Zach Larson who is almost 20 is having a really good year for the GCL Twins. He is young and showed adjustments from last year. Currently he is sporting a 1.02 OPS. Hopefully he gets sent up to E-town in the near Future. Jorge Fernandez – 19 Years old, from Puerto Rico. 7th Round Draft Pick in 2012. 6' 3" 188 lbs. The main reason I am following him closely is because of the success the Twins have had with Puerto Rican prospects. Also at the GCL. As mentioned above, pitchers are the strength. Hopefully a few of these guys turn out: Kuo Hua Lo– 20 Sam Gibbons – 19 Lewis Thorpe – 17 Yorman Landa – 19 Austin Malinowski – 20 Randy Rosario –19 Felix Jorge - 19 Kohl Stewart - 18 Stephen Gonsalves - 19 (just turned)

Sano needs to show he can hit AA pitching before fans can think of a Sept Call up Its great to see Baxendale pitching and getting through innings. it shows he is learning and making adjustments. I'm looking forward for him to stay healthy the whole year and learn how to get advanced hitters out.

I think both Sano and Meyer will start dropping And I have a real hard time saying Stewart is a top 50 prospect.

Hopefully this will have some corresponding moves that go all the way up to AAA? Will a player like Pinto finally get moved up to AAA? Would the team consider moving Buxton to play CF at AA? If not that OF in FM will be fast and crowded.

Ryan and Gardy are so damn likeable. Its going to be hard for me to call for their heads if this doesn't improve in 2014...

Best to add more to this group and include some GCL guys to increase the chances 1 or 2 of them pan out As Seth Says, its a long way to go from E-town the bigs: To hedge our bets I suggest: Kohl Stewart Lewis Thorpe Stephen Gonsalves Austin Malinowski - The grandfather of the group at age 20

His splits are concerning. He is flailing against lefties. 10 SO in 23 ABs against lefties is very poor. He is going to have to get better.

Rosario still got 8 ground outs. So without seeing the game, I can guess that a few of his 7 hits were grounders that found holes. Its concerning he got 0 SO, but I still think that his GB% will give him success when he can get the SO going.

There needs to be a roster move for Bernier, is that right? Is the team planning on trading someone soon?

Well... Bernier & Colabello are having career years at AAA. At least it shows the Twins will reward Minor League FA when they produce. I've always liked Herrmann, I would guess the team will try him at catcher too to see if he can be counted on when/if they trade Doumit. Not much silver linings to be found in this. If Arcia & Parmelee can't turn it around, we are looking at a Dark 2014.

Joe Mauer is on a hall of fame track and one of the greatest twins to ever wear the jersey. Stop nitpicking greatness and enjoy it.

Yuck Lets look at 2015, thats when it gets fun again

Me too. 95% of the time I always want them to win. But taking solace in the loses due to the draft potential is not so bad. And if the team tries out the young guys at the expense of a few wins, thats not so bad. If the young guys show improvement but the club loses, thats not so bad. But if there is 10 games left in the season and a chance to "secure" the top draft spot by avoiding winning, I would have no problem with Mauer pitching to keep his bat out of the line up.