By Mike Berardino

Pioneer Press

TORONTO — Conversations have picked up regarding possible September call-ups, with Twins chief baseball officer Derek Falvey traveling to watch Triple-A Rochester in person this weekend.

In his former role as Cleveland Indians’ assistant general manager, Falvey saw a World Series-bound club limit their September roster to 32. A few years earlier, the Indians took it all the way out to 39.

“I don’t think more is always better,” Molitor said. “We’ll be as thorough as we can, but you’re walking that fine line.”

While the Twins have a backlog of pitchers on the DL and in the high minors, Molitor pointed out there aren’t many position players on the 40-man roster who aren’t already in the majors. Journeyman catcher Anthony Recker, for instance, isn’t on the 40-man.

Nor is Korean first baseman Byung Ho Park, who still has two years and $6.5 million left on his contract after this season.

Triple-A shortstop Engelb Vielma is on the 40-man but has hit just .193 in 233 at-bats since the start of June. Vielma has been caught stealing eight times in 10 attempts, so bringing him up as a pinch runner off the bench wouldn’t appear to have much value.

Triple-A outfielder Daniel Palka, who missed seven weeks after being hit on the hand/wrist area with a pitch, could provide some pop off the bench but he’d hit just four homers in 154 at-bats since his return.
Melville claimed

Right-hander Tim Melville was claimed off waivers by the San Diego Padres after failing to work past the fourth inning for the third time in as many big-league starts.

Signed out of the independent Atlantic League in June, Melville, 27, took the loss in Monday’s doubleheader matinee in Chicago.
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