With Tuesday's 6-2 win over Arizona, their 67th victory this year, the Twins insured that this will be their most successful season since 2010 -- no big achievement, I think everyone would agree -- but they also severely damaged their chances of moving up in the draft order next June.

Minnesota currently owns the fourth-fewest number of wins in the major leagues. At the top of the standings, wins determine who goes to the playoffs. At the bottom, they determine the draft order.

Houston will receive the second pick in the 2015 draft, as compensation for not signing the No. 1 overall pick, high school lefthander Brady Aiken of San Diego. The Twins, at the moment, would be slotted fifth; by losing Tuesday, Arizona widened its "lead" for the No. 1 pick. The Diamondbacks have 63 wins, with Texas (64) and Colorado (66) also likely to pick ahead of the Twins in the draft. That could change, of course; the Twins will spend the weekend in Detroit for their final four games.

Not that any of the current Twins care anything about that. "The important thing is to win games, I don't care if it's September or April," general manager Terry Ryan said. "We're still trying to win. The draft choice has no bearing on what we're doing."

They proved it by pouncing on Arizona starter Andrew Chafin on Tuesday. But what would it mean to move up in next year's draft? Maybe not as much as a normal year, said Baseball America draft expert Clint Longenecker.

"It's a fairly jumbled class at the top this year. There's not much differentiation yet. There's no Bryce Harper or Stephen Strasburg this year," Longenecker said. The depth in the class, he said, looked like it will be in high-school position players and college pitchers.

He cautioned that nine months out is way too early to project amateur players with much confidence. But there are a couple of standout prospects that figure to get the most interest next summer. One, Longenecker said, is Brendan Rodgers, a shortstop at Lake Mary (Fla.) High, who "has had a terrific summer. He's not as toolsey as some of the shortstops we've seen go in the top 10 in recent years, but he has a chance to be an above-average hitter and an above-average fielder at short."

The Twins drafted Nick Gordon, another Florida prep shortstop, with the fifth pick in the first round last June. They might prefer a pitcher, and Longenecker has Duke's Michael Matuella as the top choice there. "He's big, 6-6 and 225, and looks the part" of an ace, Longenecker said. "At times, he was able to sit at 96-97 [mph] this year, maybe reach back for 98. He's got a four-pitch mix, and a breaking ball has a chance to be elite."

Those guys, along with Aiken, might be gone by the time the Twins choose. Too early to tell, but a couple of other names to remember are Virginia lefthander Nathan Kirby, and TCU righthander Riley Ferrell.

"At No. 5, they'll get a very good player, no matter what," Longenecker said. "At the same time, several draft studies have shown there is a significant drop-off from No. 1 to No. 2, and from the top two guys to No. 5, even when there's not a lock at No. 1."

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One other leftover from Tuesday night, the final night game at Target Field this season:

Kyle Gibson pitched to one more batter than he should have, thanks to a strange play and some misunderstanding. Gibson struck out Didi Gregorious to end the seventh inning, or so it appeared. But umpire Lance Barksdale ruled that the third strike bounced in the dirt, meaning catcher Josmil Pinto needed to tag Gregorious, or throw to first for the out. Pinto, however, headed for the dugout, and Gregorious was safe at first without a throw. The reason? Gibson said it may have been a misunderstanding between Pinto and Barksdale. "You could see by [Barksdale's] mannerisms, he was saying 'No catch,' or 'No, no, no,' " Gibson said. "Pinto told me in the dugout, he was walking off the field, hearing 'Out, out, out.' He thought he had [caught] it." Pinto and manager Ron Gardenhire argued, but the call stood. No matter, though. Gibson retired Tuffy Gosewicsch on a fly to center, and the inning ended.