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Kendry Rojas 87.8 mph changeup (which followed a 95.9 mph sinker).

James Outman? More like James Hit-One-Outman!

Sharing this so you have an opportunity to see this guy, but also because I need practice typing his first name so it gets committed to memory. Marek, Marek, Marek.

Marek, not Merek. Marek, not Merick. Marek, not Merrick.

Marek, Marek, Marek Houston.

Marek Houston, on a three-hit night, led off the seventh inning with a hustle double, stole third base and scored the go-ahead run.

Walker Jenkins chaos!

He hits a beautiful opposite-field single (something he's very good at), then Kala'i Rosario has a nice seeing-eye opposite-field single of his own. Jenkins goes first-to-third, then scores after the throw deflects off him.

And ICYMI, I had a new No. 2 Twins prospect this month. No, it wasn't a deadline acquisition or 2025 draftee. It was Kaelen Culpepper. I'm sold.

My full updated top-50 list ➡️ youtu.be/JTu6HrHK_nc

Kaelen Culpepper and Walker Jenkins not only went back-to-back, they were both impressive bombs and both came against rehabbing Royals major leaguer Michael Lorenzen.

And hey, some of these celebrations look kinda familiar 🧐

Wasn’t the last big prospect they sent there Royce? And he played all over the place there defensively at a time he was only playing SS.

I’m guessing the managers there respect team’s wishes, but they also are trying to appease six teams or whatever. Maybe that experience soured them of the AFL?

Sam Armstrong strikes out the first batter he faces as part of the #MNTwins organization. Armstrong came over as part of the deal for Willi Castro.

My shopping score was a $5 cd copy of J.J. Cale’s Grasshopper, which includes a recipe for J.J.’s version of the drink of the same name.

“It’s soft, it’s sweet and hits you like a hammer.”

You don’t get that on streaming …

Well this was a fun surprise. Stopped in to Electric Fetus and got to see Charlie Parr (and percussionist Mikkel Beckman) play a bit before I had to head home.

This was in promotion of a new book coming out.

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I know Buck loves it here, but turning down the opportunity to go back to his home state!? Damn, this really is home for him and his family.

Very heartening to see, especially after the past few days.

(also, Hayes is killing the post-deadline reporting and I highly recommend a sub to The Athletic)

Harrison Bader looks like all of the 1993 Phillies had a baby together

🚨 Updated Twins Top-50 Prospect List 🚨

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*2022 😆

Gah! 😬

Man, sending a guy to Tampa Bay after he requested to be traded is mean. He probably envisioned going somewhere else, maybe a place that actually has an MLB stadium to play in.

(Still wishing him the best, though.)

Klein’s busted out this year. He signed as an undrafted free agent in 2002 after pitching at Iowa Central Community College.

🚨 Updated Twins Top-50 Prospect List 🚨

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My updated August Twins prospect list video -- over 20 minutes featuring some highlights of the players the Twins acquired at the deadline -- is uploading ...

A few highlights from Mick Abel's impressive debut with the Saints.

Some Enrique Jimenez highlights from his first few games with Fort Myers.

Here's what Eduardo Tait looks like in the Cedar Rapids unis.

Lowest price to see the first-place Tigers on the same day? Just $1.30 more.

Cheapest ticket to Friday’s game: $31.75.

Zero shame.

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Twins Minor League Report (8/1): Khadim Diaw Returns, Marek Houston Debuts FRIDAY’S RESULTS Toledo 3, St. Paul 2 Amarillo 3, Wichita 1 Lansing 10, Cedar Rapids 7 Fort Myers 4, Dunedin 0 DSL Rockies 11, DSL Twins 9 TRANSACTIONS There were so many transactions Friday that it n...

... and I also wrote last night's minor league report. It's as good a time as ever to get acquainted with the system.
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Trade Trickle Down: 40 Players Included in Friday Flurry of Transactions If there’s a silver lining to the Twins deadline fire sale, it’s that space opened up for dozens of players across the organization to be promoted. These promotions result in better pay, better lifest...

There were more than 40 players across the Twins org involved in transactions yesterday. Forty! I did my best to sort through it all here ⬇️
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A day after 8 players were traded, Joe Ryan and Twins take stock: 'It's just sobering'

As they sat in the same hotel room right before 5 pm CT, Joe Ryan thought he’d been traded to Boston. Griffin Jax believed he was staying. Then Louie Varland’s phone rang.

Here’s how #MNTwins players experienced Thursday’s stunning trade deadline.

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