Prediction Time (My Guess at 2010 Organizational teams)

by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Nov 13, 2009 10:13 PM EST Comment 13 comments

updated February 2nd 2010

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MLB Twins

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1. Denard Span - CF

2. Orlando Hudson -2B

3. Joe Mauer - C

4. Justin Morneau - 1B

5. Michael Cuddyer - RF/1B

6. Jason Kubel - DH/OF

7. Delmon Young - LF

8. J.J. Hardy - SS

9. Brendon Harris - 3B

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Nick Punto - 2B/ SS

Matt Tolbert - UTL. (May start off season as actual starter until Valencia is officially up, May be back-up to Span.)

Jose Morales- C

Jim Thome - DH/1B

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SP 1 Scott Baker

SP 2 Nick Blackburn

SP 3 Carl Pavano (re-signed for 7.0M 2010)

SP 4 Kevin Slowey

SP 5 Francisco Liriano

CL - Joe Nathan

SU - Matt Guerrier

RP - Jon Rauch

RP- Jose Mijares

RP- Jesse Crain

RP- Pat Neshek/ Clay Condrey (early reports look good and exciting again for Pat)

LR- Glen Perkins (loogy)

AAA Rochester Red Wings (International League)

2B- Steven Singleton

LF- Rene Tosoni

3B - Daniel Valencia 40 man

1B- Brock Peterson

RF- Dustin Martin

C - Wilson Ramos 40 man

DH - Eric Lis

SS - Trevor Plouffe 40 man

CF- Brandon Roberts

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3B/SS- Matt Macri

2B/LF- Brian Dinkelman

C - Drew Butera 40 man

DH/OF/3B - Luke Hughes 40 man

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SP Jeff Manship 40 man

SP Anthony Swarzak 40 man

SP Brian Duensing 40 man

SP Matt Fox

SP Mike Maroth

-CL- Anthony Slama

SU- Robert Delaney 40 man

RP- Neshek/ Condrey 40 man

RP- Jose Lugo 40 man

RP- Kyle Waldrop (probably decent to good friends with Fox)

RP- Jason Jones (I think he rebounds a little bit, maybe Lahey here instead?)

LR(loogy)- Ryan Mullins

AA New Britain Rock Cats (Eastern League)

C - Jair Fernandez

1B- Whitney Robbins

2B- Toby Gardenhire

SS- Estarlin de los Santos 40 man

3B- Ramon Santana

DH - Rene Leveret

CF - Ben Revere

OF/1B - Christopher Parmelee

OF - Juan Portes

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SS - Yancarlos Ortiz (could flip with Gardenhire)

OF- Mark Dolenc

C- Danny Lehmann

3B - Deibinson Romero (D.J. no Longer a REAL prospect, but could be a good org. filler)

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SP Michael McCardell 40 man

SP Deolis Guerra 40 man

SP David Bromberg

SP Tyler Robertson

SP Steven Hirshfeld

-CL- Carlos Gutierrez 40 man (I think he moves up to Rochester rather quickly, BUT as a SP or RP ?)

SU- Alex Burnett

RP- Spencer Steedley

RP- Loek Van Mil

RP- Cole DeVries

RP- Blair Erickson

LR- Henry Arias

A+ Ft. Myers Miracle (Florida State League)

C- Alexander Soto (BIG year for him pretty much flopped last year, I expect a good campaign from him in 2010)

1B- Jonathan Waltenbury ( time for the big Canadian to do if not, die, gonna be tough in a pitchers league)

2B- James Beresford

SS- Chris Cates

3B- Nate Hanson

DH- Yangarves Salarte

OF - Angel Morales

OF - Evan Bigley

~~OF -Ozzie Lewis~~ Joe Benson (I think Joe moves up to New Britain by mid-season)

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C- Allen de san Miguel

2B/3B- Nick Romero

INF- Andy Thompson (too soon to retire?)

OF/INF Dominic de la Osa

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SP Santos Arias

SP Bobby Lanigan

SP Kyle Gibson (I pushed him to Ft. Myers, thanks Seth! )

SP Bradley Tippett

SP Tom Stuiffbergen

-CL- Billy Bullock (should be in AA soon to help replace Gutierrez)

SU- Mathew Williams (had a nice rebound season in '09, I expect to see him in New Britian rather soon as well)

RP- Joe Testa (the next Rob Delaney??? only a southpaw?)

RP- Michael Allen

RP- Steven Blevins

RP- Tony Davis (gotta be buds with Bullock, another '09 draftee) /// Steven Blevins

RP- Nelvin Fuentes (lol, jk jk just like the fact he has befriended Valencia)

A Beloit Snappers (Midwest League)

C- Chris 'Perry' Herrmann (can play a multitude of positions)

1B- P.M. Klingsberg

2B- Derek McCallum

SS- ~~Ladendorf~~ - Brian Dozier (the rock or max or whatever, but he's good, and i like him much more than McCallum)

3B - Anderson Hidalgo

DH - Daniel Rams (he can catch too, but is not a very polished catcher to date)

CF- Aaron Hicks

OF - Wang-Wei Lin (this is being aggressive with him, but Roger is right about him being good/great when healthy)

OF - Steven Liddle

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1B- Michael Gonzalez

C- Toby Streich

UTL.- Reggie Williams

OF - Jonathan Goncalves

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SP Benjamin Tootle (this could be aggresive with him)

SP Liam Hendriks

SP Matt Bashore

SP Dan Osterbrock

SP Brady Stillings

-CL-Matthew Tone (looks like one hell of a draft pick in '09 in a draft with several decent selections, could he start?)

RP - Zach See

RP- 'Big' Daniel Berlind

RP- Bruce Pugh

RP- Edgar Ibarra

RP- Dakota Watts

LR- Kane Holbrooks

**** Shooter Hunt (remember him? , big time talent but can't pitch the ball over the plate)

E-Towns players

DH Josmil Pinto

P Adrian Salcedo

P Brett Hermson

OF Danny Ortiz (remember him ?? - i sure do )

P Andrei Lobanov

P Martie Garcia

P Mike Tonkin

C Buddy Monroe

P Angelo Sanchez

P Kelvin Mota

Gulf- Coast Players

SS Miguel Angel Sano

OF Max Kepler

OF Oswaldo Arcia

SS Jorge Palanco

SS Nick Lockwood

SS Daniel Santana

OF Candido Pimentel

OF Romy Trinidad

1B Kennys Vargas

P Blayne Weller ( i see him being in E-Town awfully quick)

P Jean Mijares

ANYBODY out there have any major objections or would like to enlighten me on any glaring omissions or just simply have any feed back at all?

Later, I think I'll put asteriks next to players who were first round picks or supplamental first rounders (sandwich round)

OK great !!!

everbody have a GREAT WEEKEND !!!!

and peace out !!!

Go Twins in 2010

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couple of things

Bonser is out of options, he will be on a major league roster somewhere in 2010.

I doubt Sheets is that expensive.

What happened to Perkins? Traded?

I do hope that there’s at least one more aquisition on the ML roster than what you’ve added there. Don’t get me wrong, I like Sheets, but this team is probably a 92-93 win team. I would hope that 2nd is manned by Uggla or Phillips. I don’t think a flyer on Crede or Glaus for a 1 year deal could hurt either.

by diehardtwinsfan on Nov 13, 2009 11:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I hope you're RIGHT ON about Ben Sheets !

And I do think he will be CHEAPER yes less expensive than Carl Pavano

However, that does not mean he comes at a premium, because he has injury/durability issues like C.P. as well

and hasn’t pitched a game Like Pavano did in game 3 in the Loss to N.Y.Y. that was a big time performance

I honestly can’t say who’d I prefer …

And Yes I have the Twins dumping Glen Perkins and Alexi Casilla in a small trade with like … San Diego or Milwaukee or Cincinnati for a A+ outfielder to take the place of Ozzie Lewis and maybe a decent pitcher like Zach Stewart or Travis Wood.

Deolis Guerra = Daniel Cabrera ?
I tend to think so

by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Nov 13, 2009 11:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I really don't think they are done trading

As you can see from your own list, there are still issues. Boof has to be on a major league roster, so he’s either in the bigs or being traded. I’m guessing the competition is opened up for the 5 spot between Boof, Duensing, and Liriano. I’m also guessing Duensing (simply because he has options) will likely be the odd guy out, even though he did very well last season (granted it’s a small sample size). I personally think he may be a good sell high candidate, though he’s a lefty with a low 90s fast ball, so he’s also a guy I wouldn’t mind holding on to.

I’m guessing Perkins is gone. Casilla wouldn’t be a bad one to get rid of too as there are too many guys like him clogging up second (of which only Tolleson/Hughes in my opinion has a realistic shot of a decent future)… Just not sure for what. The pen is crowded with potential guys and there’s not much in it that could be converted to a decent starter, so I do see the Twins going after Pavano or even Sheets (possibly both for the right price). Sheets should be able to be had for a 1 year deal with a possible option. I doubt he gets 5M base unless there are no incentives. Given his history, I’m guessing if he wants incentives, he will go with a lower base with a potential of maxing out in the 8-10M range. I’m not sure if he’d be up for an option, and I highly doubt 2 of them.

Getting back to trading, this team is still not that much improved over last year. Hardy is an upgrade, and if he bounces back he’s a huge upgrade, but I’d like to see some additional position player upgrades. Crede/Glaus at 3rd could be had for a 1 year deal, and relatively cheap. I’m guessing Joe gets resigned for a 1.5M base with similar incentives to last season. At 2nd, I’m guessing a trade will be made for either Uggla or Phillips. Both are in salary dump situations. If the Twins packaged Perkins and another major leaguer (Punto or Crain seems logical, though I have no idea what FLA/CIN needs) along with a nice prospect such as Revere, I’m guessing the salary would work out in a way to fill both team’s needs.

I know this, if all we do is get one more starter, I don’t think we’ve upgraded enough. Mauer has made it clear he wants a shot at a ring if hes’ going to stay. One more SP won’t do that for us. It certainly will win us the central, but not really put fear into our opponents either.

by diehardtwinsfan on Nov 14, 2009 9:56 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Rostering......

It’s still too early to look at the minors. Chances are Macri, Butera, Pridie won’t be back, and some others on the bubble (Peterson, Winfree) will go elsewhere.

Where are Perkins, Casilla, for example.

Hopefully the Twins make one more trade so they don’t start the year with Valencia and Punto batting.

And Neshek gets to start the season in the minors, just because he can.

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by rosterman on Nov 14, 2009 11:56 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

If we don't make another trade, i would expect Pridie to be the fourth outfielder.

by lookatthosetwins on Nov 14, 2009 1:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

pridie

yea im guessing pridie will be a twin at the start of the season because we need someone who can play center behind span..one reason i wish we would have traded young over gomez

by bighead306 on Nov 14, 2009 2:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Young has no trade value

We could have traded Young. Just not for Hardy. It’s probably worth giving him another year to see if he can rebuild his value. I am a little nervous about not having a better plan B than Pridie.

by Jon Kammerer on Nov 14, 2009 3:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Pridie projects to be a pretty awful hitter (Mike Redmond Territory)

But an above average defensive outfielder. All in all, pretty close to replacement level… about what you’d expect from your 5th outfielder. Span has been durable, and he’s not really much of a downgrade to Delmon.

by lookatthosetwins on Nov 14, 2009 4:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Lewis' spot

Is it too early for Hicks?

"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot

by cmathewson on Nov 14, 2009 3:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Gibson

I can’t imagine that he would start in Beloit. I would almost assume he’d start in Ft. Myers.

Dustin Martin won’t be in the big leagues to start the season. Definitely Pridie or a veteran.

Winfree can’t be a Rule 5 pick unless he signs with someone before then. If Winfree is gone, I’d look for Tosoni in RF and Brian Dinkelman in LF in Rochester.

Juan Morillo is also out of options.

Gutierrez likely would get another shot as a starter. Hirschfeld would likely start season in bullpen again before moring into the rotation. Burnett will close at New Britain to start.

I’d guess that Joe Benson starts back at Ft. Myers with Juan Portes getting starts in NB. Benson (and Hicks!) would move up in the middle of the season.

Dakota Watts and Tony Davis definitely both start in the Beloit bullpen, not Ft. Myers. Blevins definitely moves up to Ft. Myers… and Michael Allen should stay in the bullpen. Stuifbergen will also only move up one level, to Beloit.

Chris Herrman will likely catch a bunch in Beloit… My guess is Rams will play more 1B or DH.

No way Josmil Pinto goes back to E-Town. No way Blayne Weller doesn’t start the season at E-Town, if not Beloit later.

Arcia and Lin will certainly be up in E-Town. Kelvin Mota was released.

I could come up with more, but I don’t want to take up too much space.

by SethSpeaks on Nov 15, 2009 1:24 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

wow lots said there Seth

good work
OK

well, I would be surprised if the Twins started Arcia (18) in Elizabethon, but I bet you’re right
I originally had him there but bumped him down to GCL….f

as for Dustin Martin and David Winfree I really do both hope they are in Rochester’s opening day outfield

(I just went with an in house option for MLB 5th outfield….)

If I had to guess, I’d say the Twins will bring in a veteran to man the 5th outfielder spot.

Deolis Guerra = Daniel Cabrera ?
I tend to think so

by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Nov 15, 2009 12:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Seth...

…when you talked to Gibson, did he give you more insight about how he did than what was covered in your podcast?

In general however, it is way to early to talk about who will be where in the minors next spring. Do the Twins go out and get a veteran outfielder to battle for the #5 job, with either he or Pridie back at Rochester? If so, everyone moves back a spot. Do they sign 2-3-4 AAAA type minor league pitchers for depth? They always have in the past, yet, with 8 starters already in the organizaiton with major league experience…this year may be different. We should all know a lot more in another two months.

by roger13 on Nov 15, 2009 7:42 AM EST reply actions 0 recs