Twins Spotlight: Episode 22 (Zander Wiel)
Feb 16 2021 08:00 AM |
Seth Stohs
in Minor Leagues
Image courtesy of Seth Stohs, Twins Daily
Zander Wiel grew up in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Like fellow Blackman High School graduate David Price, he then headed northwest on highway 24 to Nashville where he went to Vanderbilt. He had a terrific career that included a College World Series championship in 2014 and a runner up in 2015.He was the Twins 12th round pick in 2015 and went to Elizabethton. He led the Midwest League in RBI in 2016. He moved up to Ft. Myers in 2017. In 2018, he hit well in Double-A Chattanooga before finishing the season with 15 games in Rochester. In 2019, he had a terrific season for the Red Wings. In 126 games, he hit .254/.320/.514 (.834) with 40 doubles, five triples and 24 RBI.
He was invited to big league spring training in 2020 and was getting a lot of playing time in games when the pandemic cut things short. He worked at the alternate site in St. Paul throughout the 2020 season. On Monday, he was among players invited to big-league spring training.
Join us live at 6:00 tonight to watch, and participate by sending your questions. We'll cover a ton of topics from his youth ball, Vanderbilt, draft, development, his '2020 season' and heading to Ft. Myers for spring training and more.
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For More on Zander Wiel:
- Follow Zander on Instagram at @zwiel43.
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Click here to see more previous episodes of Twins Spotlight.
Episode 13: Edwar Colina
Episode 14: Tyler Wells
Episode 15: Sawyer Gipson-Long
Episode 16: Adam Bray
Episode 17: Chris Vallimont
Episode 18: Ben Gross
Episode 19: Regi Grace
Episode 20: Louie Varland
Episode 21: Max Smith
Episode 22: Zander Wiel
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3 Comments
Always been a big fan of Wiel.Kind of was hoping they would trade him to a club that could use 1st baseman type as I think he could make it.He doesn't have super star status but I think he could possibly be an average 1st baseman if given shot.Thing time is running out and while his numbers have been good at AAA they generally need to be great to get a chance.Maybe this is the year he makes sure a team notices him.
I call him Wielhouse! He can sure hit! He is just not your prototypical homerun power hitter, especially for a first baseman. But he can hit it hard on a line to the gaps.
Wielhouse!