That's probably not theologically accurate. But I wanted to make it sound dramatic. After some initial struggles against Eastern League pitching, Miguel MEJOR is back to do doing what he does best - inspiring anti-bullying PSAs vainly hoping to protect the broken feelings of pitchers he's faced.

In the 21 games since the AA All-Star game, Sano is at .325/.441/.701. Dude is slugging over .800 in August. That's how you make the AA transition.

He still strikes out too much, but ... and this is the sort of stat-sheet scouting we're absolutely not supposed to be doing... it's seeming like every ball he puts into play is hit so breathtakingly hard that he's capable of sustaining a usable batting average going forward. He's still drawing walks at an elite rate and has seen an incredible 61% of his hits go for extra bases.

There's some real decisions to make at the end of this month. For the moment, I have a hard time believing that a September debut and/or an opening day assignment with the big club for Sano is one of those things, but here are the signs to watch for if you want to convince yourself that it will happen:

-A lingering non-replacement for Jamie Carroll on the 40-man. Right now, there are 39 spots used, with 60-man DL candidates Mastroianni and Wood in non-counting limbo. Sano doesn't need to be added to the 40-man until after *next* season, and there are some tough decisions coming up... Alex Wimmers, for instance. But holding steady at 39 for the next few weeks could indicate a willingness to give Sano a try.

-A 40-man add and a September call-up for Deibinson Romero. Romero has been a marginal prospect for the Twins for a long time now, but has stayed on the right side of relevance by playing a position we haven't staffed well since Corey Koskie and by mostly hurting his status with injuries instead of straight poor performance. He's been healthy this year and has his .273/.383/.441 in Rochester. He's got to be getting near MiLB free agent time, and that means fish or cut bait on him. Giving him a look in September means that Plouffe's place is not particularly steady and that Sano might have a real shot of winning the job in Ft. Myers next spring.

-Joining Rochester for the AAA playoffs. It's weird, but the Twins really care about this kind of thing.