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The schedule on milb.com has Slegers listed for their first game on Friday. Mejia on Saturday. Romero on Sunday. Seems like a forgone conclusion that Hughes will be given the first opportunity in the 5th starter role.

You should have waited a little longer. Helping the thief steal your car may make it tougher to collect insurance.

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Move on to what? This is what the cold stove has brought us to.

I suspect Graterol would be the next person on the list. That puts him only 2 spots behind Gonsalves. And it's not really that bizarre given that Graterol has pitched so little and only at rookie levels while Gonsalves has put together a very strong minor league career. Gonsalves also has a higher likelihood of being a starting pitcher as there are concerns that Graterol ends up in the bullpen. I see that you are making a "talent" argument and yes, Graterol has a higher ceiling but that also comes with substantially more risk. But if you're making the "talent" argument, how can you also argue that Buxton and Berrios are overrated. Perhaps there is a draft vs. IFA bias on many lists, but I'm not sure having a bias in the other direction helps. I guess maybe it helps balance the bias.

I would probably also go with Brusdar. Good to see him bounce back with two strong starts after a rough outing. Just 3 hits 2 walks and 1 earned run to go with 11 strikeouts in 9 innings over his last 2 starts.

Baddoo has been Akilling it. .462 over his last 10 with 6 walks. Up to .367; .468; .570 at etown.

Yeah, i suppose something could have clicked, but its also hard to ignore that Granites OBP is fueled by a .390 babip. I have a hard time believing that is sustainable at any level.

Not necessarily disagreeing with you, but consideration also has to be given to how it would impact the player's development. Roster constraints also impact the decisions the team has to make about other players as well.

I may be wrong about this because I don't fully understand the rule 5 eligibility parameters, but doesn't Diaz have another year before he needs to be added? According to his MiLB page, he signed in November of 2013, so wouldn't that put him in the same boat as Palacios and Arraez? If he is eligible this year, I would tend to agree with others who have pointed out that it seems unlikely that a team would give a 25-man spot to a guy who hasn't played above low A. Edit: I also see an article from Ben Badler dated July 2, 2013 saying that the Twins signed Lewin Diaz. So, that should help muddy the water. I was wondering if/how much these stipulations effect international signings. Seems that teams would want to wait until later to sign the players - so they could agree to terms but wait until the fall to officially sign. On the other hand, I suppose players/agents could push to sign earlier to try to get on the 40-man earlier.

If thats the case Etown will have lost 2 SPs from their rotation. I guess Widell did just start pitching for them, but I wonder how they will fill those spots.

They could have some decent pitching as well. I would think Barnes and Widell will be there. Guys like Stewart and Gonsalves were there the year after they were drafted so Enlow and perhaps Leach could be there and pootentially Graterol. The Kernels should have a very exciting squad next year.

Miranda is having a strong season and has been red hot with multi-hit games in 6 of his last 7.

Fairly surprised that Miranda & Baddoo didnt crack the Twins top 30 and iirc both actually dropped off from the previous Twins list

Sorry to quibble, but isnt "bad" worse than "pretty bad"? Being bad is just bad. But if you're pretty bad, at least you're pretty.

A liitle more on Brusdar's performance: the only hit he surrendered was a bunt single. He then picked that runner off first base. Only one ball left the infield - a fly out to center. Very worthy selection for pitcher of the day and an exciting young pitching... Well I've heard there's no such thing

Albanese didn't steal just any base either. He stole home in the 8th to cut the lead to one, setting the stage for his further heroics in the 9th.

Javier was assigned to the Etown roster at the beginning of June (prior to the draft)

You forgot one of the bullpen pitchers. You know who.

6 rounds, 7 picks and no college relievers? Wtf indeed

This all seems to jive with what I've consistently seen Falvey quoted as saying. He has talked about the entire draft portfolio. Valuations of players seem to get much more complex as these determinations are made. What algorithms have they put in place to compute valuations of collective upside/talent of groups of players?

Thanks for the thoughts. Just curious about people's opinions. My personal feeling is that Gordon has done enough this season at AA to solidify his position as the Twins top prospect even after selection 1.1. I suspect/hope though that both #35 and #37 would be in the Twins top 10.

Where would you rank the prospective #1 picks (Greene, Wright, McKay, Gore, Lewis) among current Twins prospects?

Appreciated this series very much Seth. Was just thinking about the rankings and the draft. At the beginning of the season, there was quite a bit of discussion about the lack of top-end talent in the Twins system - though overall having pretty good depth. Many seemed to think that the #1 draft pick would immediately vault to the top of the Twins prospect list. With the season Gordon has been having though and his relative proximity to the majors, he seems to have a pretty solid lock on that position in my eyes. Of course opinions will vary and it depends some on who the Twins end up selecting with the first pick, so I'm curious to see where the #1 pick (and #35 and #37) will rank among the Twins prospects.