23-year old lefty swinging 1B Chris Parmelee and 27-year old lefty swinging 2B/OF Brian Dinkelman are both taking advantage of the P.T. that they are getting this month due to widespread injuries on the Twins’ roster. Parmelee came into this season as the Twins’ #18 prospect according to Baseball America. He has played in 11 games for the Twins so far and he is 14 of 38 (.368 avg, 1.047 OPS) with 4 runs scored, 2 homers and 7 RBIs as he has been impressive. Dinkelman has played in 15 games for the Twins so far this year and he is 17 for 44 (.386 avg, .812 OPS) with 1 run scored, 0 homers and 3 RBIs. If these guys both finish the year really strong, they might have a good chance to make the Twins’ 2012 roster out of spring training.

26-year old righty swinging infielder Luke Hughes has been red hot with the bat in August for the Twins. Hughes has played in 8 games in August and he is 9 for 28 (.321 avg) with 4 runs scored, 3 homers and 9 RBIs. He has now played in 71 games for the Twins so far this year and he is 51 for 208 (.245 avg, .686 OPS) with 22 runs scored, 6 homers, 24 RBIs andd 1 stolen base. Hughes is playing himself into a job for the 2012 season with the Twins, as he has been very impressive lately.

40-year old lefty swinging DH Jim Thome cranked his 599th and 600th homers last night in a 9-6 win over the Tigers. The first came in the sixth inning off of righty starting pitcher Rick Porcello. #600 came off lefty reliever Daniel Schlereth in the 7th inning last night. Thome is only the 8th player in major league history to eclipse the 600 homer mark for a career. Thome is proving that he still has a lot left in the gas tank this year. He has played in 64 games for the Twins so far this year and he is 47 for 185 (.254 avg, .857 OPS) with 19 runs scored, 11 homers and 38 RBIs. Thome has now played in 2,456 games in his first 21 years in the majors and he is 2,263 of 8,167 (.277 avg, .961 OPS) with 1,553 runs scored, 600 homers, 1,662 RBIs and 19 stolen bases.

The Twins have activated 27-year old lefty swinging CF Denard Span off the disabled list for tonight’s game. He has played in 56 games for the Twins so far this year and he is 68 for 231 (.294 avg, .746 OPS) with 32 runs scored, 2 homers, 15 RBIs and 4 stolen bases. Span missed quite a bit of time due to a concussion and he almost got dealt to the Nationals last weekend. But he’s still a Twin and that will make the fans happy. 23-year old rookie lefty swinging Ben Revere did a solid job in CF while Span was out of action. Revere has played in 68 games for the Twins so far this year and he is 63 for 250 (.252 avg, .592 OPS) with 34 runs scored, 0 homers, 15 RBIs and 18 stolen bases. Revere will now be a backup unless one of the Twins’ starting outfielders get injured.

32-year old RF/1B Michael Cuddyer will be the only representative of the Twins on the American League All-Star team. Cuddyer has played in 78 games for the Twins this year and he is 84 for 290 (.290 avg, .828 OPS) with 39 runs scored, 12 homers, 35 RBIs and 7 stolen bases. Cuddyer’s versatility is likely what got him onto the All-Star team because he might not be the most deserving player on the team.