Plus, the Red Wings aren't hitting very well, so they definitely could use the spark at the plate that Hughes could provide.Andrew Kneeland: I think it would be great if the Twins would stop winning. I know it sounds horrible, but I hate this swinging on the edge of contention. If the Twins could either consistently win or consistently lose, they could bring up and test minor league players more often.I would be in favor of seeing Buscher with the Twins for a long period of time. I would also love to see a mid-year promotion for Luke Hughes Hughes is shattering everything in AA ball with New Britian. He is batting .388, with nine dingers and 20 RBI through 31 games. Of all the minor league pitchers the Twins currently have, which would you most prefer to bring up?Jon Bartsch: I'd love to see what Brian Duensing could do at the major league level.

In a perfect world, Liriano would be ready and we could bring him up...but he has shown marginal improvement in his most recent minor league starts. Duensing is another lefty, and he went to college in my home state (Nebraska), so I'd like to see him get a shot somewhere down the line Marty Andrade: Brian Duensing. Ricky Barrett or Casey Daigle (both relievers) have both pitched well, but Duensing gives the Twins more options He can mop up, spot start, or join the rotation. Duensing is also a guy with whom I don't worry about service time. For guys like Humber, this is a consideration as they project better over the long run. TK on Toast: If I was answering this question earlier in the week, it would have been Perkins or Korecky.

Since both of those guys are now up, this becomes a very difficult question. I wouldn't mind seeing what Mariano Gomez has since he seems to be pitching very well out of the 'pen for Rochester, with his 2.45 ERA and 17-4 K:BB ratio in his 20+ innings of work so far this year.Andrew Kneeland: I think this answer is obviously Brian Duensing. After the recent raiding of the farm system by Minnesota, there isn't much left in Rochester in terms of starters. Duensing is doing well against AAA teams, and should be able to fit right into the major leagues. The fact that he is a lefty only raises his value. Which minor league player(s) has the best shot in the MLB?Jon Bartsch: Luke Hughes of the New Britain Rock Cats. A second baseman with power and speed in the Twins' system haven't seen one of those for awhile.

He's currently batting .388 and his OPS (a more telling stat) is a ridiculous 1.130. He has nine HR and four SB, although he does have five errors playing at 2B. Still, I could fall in love with his offensive upside, especially with the emergence of power in top second-basemen in the majors (Utley, Phillips, Uggla...)Marty Andrade: Matt Macri is my pick. He has a long and consistent track record, is just 25, and as a third baseman he could fill (to repeat myself again) an organizational hole.

The Twins pitching might be a better bet, but pitchers are harder to make predictions on, as they have a greater degree of injury vulnerability.  However, Anthony Swarzak has the stuff to make it long term in the Majors TK on Toast: I love Trevor Plouffe's game. He hits the ball well, has a pretty good slugging percentage, and a cannon for an arm. He's definitely not ready yet, and needs to work on some consistency at the plate and reducing the number of errors he has. But since we clearly don't have much stability at the shortstop position, he would be a prime candidate to make the team, and stay in the next year or two.Andrew Kneeland: Luke Hughes is completely dominating AA ball.