Twins Minor League Awards 2015

[Seth Stohs]

Minnesota Twins Minor League Player of the Week:
Week 1: Tyler Duffey, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 2: Stephen Gonsalves, Cedar Rapids Kernels
Week 3: Byron Buxton, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 4: Trey Vavra, Cedar Rapids Lookouts
Week 5: Miguel Sano, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 6: Max Kepler, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 7: Aaron Slegers, Ft. Myers Miracle
Week 8: Brandon Peterson, Ft. Myers Miracle
Week 9: David Hurlbut, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 10: Alex Wimmers, Chattanooga Lookouts

Week 11: Engelb Vielma, Ft. Myers Miracle

 

Single-A Ft. Myers infielder Engelb Vielma is the Twins Minor League Player of the Week... Vielma played four games for the Miracle, hitting .467 (7-for-15) with one double, two RBI, two walks and two runs scored...Vielma was signed by the Twins as an undrafted free agent from Venezuela on September 8, 2011...he was named the 22nd best prospect and best defensive infielder in the Twins system by Baseball America entering 2015

[Seth Stohs]

Minnesota Twins Minor League Player of the Week:
Week 1: Tyler Duffey, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 2: Stephen Gonsalves, Cedar Rapids Kernels
Week 3: Byron Buxton, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 4: Trey Vavra, Cedar Rapids Lookouts
Week 5: Miguel Sano, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 6: Max Kepler, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 7: Aaron Slegers, Ft. Myers Miracle
Week 8: Brandon Peterson, Ft. Myers Miracle
Week 9: David Hurlbut, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 10: Alex Wimmers, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 11: Engelb Vielma, Ft. Myers Miracle

Week 12: AJ Achter, Rochester Red Wings

 

Triple-A Rochester right-handed pitcher A.J. Achter is the Twins Minor League Player of the Week...Achter appeared in three games for the Red Wings, tossing 5.0 shutout innings with two hits, four walks and seven strikeouts... he has gone 3-2, 2.15 ERA (37.2 IP, 9 ER) with 13 saves in 33 games for the Red Wings this season...earlier this week he was named an International League All-Star for the second straight season...he was originally acquired by the Twins in the 46th round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft from Michigan State University.

[Seth Stohs]

Twins Daily Awards:

Hitter:
April: Dalton Hicks, Chattanooga Lookouts
May: Max Kepler, Chattanooga Lookouts

June: Adam Brett Walker, Chattanooga Lookouts

Starting Pitcher:
April: Stephen Gonsalves, Cedar Rapids Kernels
May: Tommy Milone, Rochester Red Wings

June: Taylor Rogers, Rochester Red Wings

Relief Pitcher:
April: Tim Shibuya, Ft. Myers Miracle
May: Trevor Hildenberger, Cedar Rapids Kernels

June: Brandon Peterson, Ft. Myers/Chattanooga

[Seth Stohs]

Minnesota Twins Minor League Player of the Week:
Week 1: Tyler Duffey, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 2: Stephen Gonsalves, Cedar Rapids Kernels
Week 3: Byron Buxton, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 4: Trey Vavra, Cedar Rapids Lookouts
Week 5: Miguel Sano, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 6: Max Kepler, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 7: Aaron Slegers, Ft. Myers Miracle
Week 8: Brandon Peterson, Ft. Myers Miracle
Week 9: David Hurlbut, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 10: Alex Wimmers, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 11: Engelb Vielma, Ft. Myers Miracle
Week 12: AJ Achter, Rochester Red Wings

Week 13: Oswaldo Arcia, Rochester Red Wings 

 

Triple-A Rochester outfielder Oswaldo Arcia is the Twins Minor League Player of the Week...Arcia appeared in eight games for the Red Wings, hitting .296 (8-for-27) with one double, five home runs, 11 RBI, seven runs scored and four walks...in 40 games for the Red Wings, Arcia has hit .274 (40-for-146) with 10 doubles, eight home runs and 29 RBI.

[Seth Stohs]

To no surprise, Oswaldo Arcia was named the International League Hitter of the Week. 

[Seth Stohs]

Mat Batts was named the Pitcher of the Week in the Florida State League.

[Seth Stohs]

Minnesota Twins Minor League Player of the Week:
Week 1: Tyler Duffey, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 2: Stephen Gonsalves, Cedar Rapids Kernels
Week 3: Byron Buxton, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 4: Trey Vavra, Cedar Rapids Lookouts
Week 5: Miguel Sano, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 6: Max Kepler, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 7: Aaron Slegers, Ft. Myers Miracle
Week 8: Brandon Peterson, Ft. Myers Miracle
Week 9: David Hurlbut, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 10: Alex Wimmers, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 11: Engelb Vielma, Ft. Myers Miracle
Week 12: AJ Achter, Rochester Red Wings
Week 13: Oswaldo Arcia, Rochester Red Wings

Week 14: Mat Batts, Ft. Myers Miracle

 

Batts made one start for the Miracle on Friday at Brevard County, allowing one run on five hits in 7.0 innings pitched with no walks and five strikeouts, earning the win...he has combined to go 7-4, 1.89 ERA (95.0 IP, 20 ER) with 19 walks and 93 strikeouts in 16 starts between Low-A Cedar Rapids and High-A Ft. Myers...the Winston-Salem, North Carolina native was drafted by the Twins in the 17th round of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of North Carolina.

[jokin]

 

Batts made one start for the Miracle on Friday at Brevard County, allowing one run on five hits in 7.0 innings pitched with no walks and five strikeouts, earning the win...he has combined to go 7-4, 1.89 ERA (95.0 IP, 20 ER) with 19 walks and 93 strikeouts in 16 starts between Low-A Cedar Rapids and High-A Ft. Myers...the Winston-Salem, North Carolina native was drafted by the Twins in the 17th round of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of North Carolina.

 

That's North Carolina- Wilmington, not Chapel Hill.

[Seth Stohs]

Minnesota Twins Minor League Player of the Week:
Week 1: Tyler Duffey, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 2: Stephen Gonsalves, Cedar Rapids Kernels
Week 3: Byron Buxton, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 4: Trey Vavra, Cedar Rapids Lookouts
Week 5: Miguel Sano, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 6: Max Kepler, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 7: Aaron Slegers, Ft. Myers Miracle
Week 8: Brandon Peterson, Ft. Myers Miracle
Week 9: David Hurlbut, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 10: Alex Wimmers, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 11: Engelb Vielma, Ft. Myers Miracle
Week 12: AJ Achter, Rochester Red Wings
Week 13: Oswaldo Arcia, Rochester Red Wings
Week 14: Mat Batts, Ft. Myers Miracle

Week 15: Felix Jorge, Cedar Rapids Kernels

 

Single-A Cedar Rapids right-handed pitcher Felix Jorge is the Twins minor league Player of the Week...Jorge made one start for the Kernels on Tuesday, allowing two runs on five hits in 7.0 innings pitched with one walk and seven strikeouts...he has gone 5-3, 2.10 ERA (103.0 IP, 24 ER) with 23 walks and 82 strikeouts in 16 starts for the Kernels this season... he was originally signed by the Twins as an undrafted free agent in February of 2011.

[Seth Stohs]

Minnesota Twins Minor League Player of the Week:
Week 1: Tyler Duffey, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 2: Stephen Gonsalves, Cedar Rapids Kernels
Week 3: Byron Buxton, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 4: Trey Vavra, Cedar Rapids Lookouts
Week 5: Miguel Sano, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 6: Max Kepler, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 7: Aaron Slegers, Ft. Myers Miracle
Week 8: Brandon Peterson, Ft. Myers Miracle
Week 9: David Hurlbut, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 10: Alex Wimmers, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 11: Engelb Vielma, Ft. Myers Miracle
Week 12: AJ Achter, Rochester Red Wings
Week 13: Oswaldo Arcia, Rochester Red Wings
Week 14: Mat Batts, Ft. Myers Miracle
Week 15: Felix Jorge, Cedar Rapids Kernels

 

Double-A Chattanooga catcher Stuart Turner is the Twins minor league Player of the Week...Turner played in five games for the Lookouts, hitting .471 (8-for-17) with two doubles, one home run, four RBI, six runs scored and six walks with a .609 on-base percentage...in 73 games for the Lookouts this season, Turner has hit .220 (55-for-250) with 10 doubles, one triple, four home runs and 25 RBI...the Louisiana native was drafted by the Twins in the third round of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft from the University of Mississippi.

[Seth Stohs]

Reynaldo Rodriguez was named the International League Hitter of the Week.

 

Red Wings press release:

 

Rodriguez hit in all six Red Wings games last week and batted .385 (10-for-26) with four doubles, a triple, two home runs, five RBI, six runs scored and a stolen base. His 22 total bases, .846 slugging and 1.231 OPS were tops in the league from July 27-August 2 while tying for the league lead in runs and extra-base hits. He hit two home runs during the period, tying him with Danny Ortiz for the team lead with 12.

 

Reynaldo had four multi-hit efforts during the week and has three straight multi-hit games. He has also doubled in four straight.  Rodriguez leads the IL with 44 extra-base hits, 64 runs scored and ranks third with 27 doubles and 176 total bases. He’s hit in 10 straight games since July 23.

[Seth Stohs]

After his complete game shutout on Saturday night, Sam Gibbons was named Midwest League Pitcher of the Week.

[Seth Stohs]

Minnesota Twins Minor League Player of the Week:
Week 1: Tyler Duffey, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 2: Stephen Gonsalves, Cedar Rapids Kernels
Week 3: Byron Buxton, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 4: Trey Vavra, Cedar Rapids Lookouts
Week 5: Miguel Sano, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 6: Max Kepler, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 7: Aaron Slegers, Ft. Myers Miracle
Week 8: Brandon Peterson, Ft. Myers Miracle
Week 9: David Hurlbut, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 10: Alex Wimmers, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 11: Engelb Vielma, Ft. Myers Miracle
Week 12: AJ Achter, Rochester Red Wings
Week 13: Oswaldo Arcia, Rochester Red Wings
Week 14: Mat Batts, Ft. Myers Miracle
Week 15: Felix Jorge, Cedar Rapids Kernels

Week 16: Chris Paul, Elizabethton Twins 

 

Elizabethton (Rookie Level) outfielder Chris Paul is the Twins minor league Player of the Week...Paul, 22, played in six games for the E-Twins, hitting .357 (10-for-28) with three doubles, two home runs, 12 RBI and four runs scored...Paul has seen action in left field, first base and third base this season....he was drafted by the Twins in the sixth round of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft out of UC Berkeley

 

 

 

[Seth Stohs]

Kennys Vargas was named the Southern League Hitter of the Week.

[Seth Stohs]

Twins Daily Awards:

 

Hitter:
April: Dalton Hicks, Chattanooga Lookouts
May: Max Kepler, Chattanooga Lookouts
June: Adam Brett Walker, Chattanooga Lookouts

July: Jermaine Palacios, GCL/Elizabethton Twins

 

Starting Pitcher:
April: Stephen Gonsalves, Cedar Rapids Kernels
May: Tommy Milone, Rochester Red Wings
June: Taylor Rogers, Rochester Red Wings

July: Mat Batts, Ft. Myers Miracle

 

Relief Pitcher:
April: Tim Shibuya, Ft. Myers Miracle
May: Trevor Hildenberger, Cedar Rapids Kernels
June: Brandon Peterson, Ft. Myers/Chattanooga

July: Trevor Hildenberger, Cedar Rapids/Ft. Myers

[Mike Sixel]

Thanks for the updates.

[Guest]

The Cedar Rapids Kernels announced today that four Kernels were among Baseball America's "Best Tools" award winners for the Midwest League, as listed in the Aug 6 issue of BA.

 

Trevor Hildenberger (Best Relief Pitcher), Brian Navarreto (Best Defensive Catcher), Nick Gordon (Best Defensive Shortstop) and Jake Mauer (Best Managerial Prospect).

 

Hildenberger was promoted to High-A Fort Myers on July 22nd.

 

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[Seth Stohs]

Tanner English was named the Midwest League Hitter of the Week. 

[Seth Stohs]

LaMonte Wade was named Appy League Player of the Week. 

[Seth Stohs]

Minnesota Twins Minor League Player of the Week:
Week 1: Tyler Duffey, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 2: Stephen Gonsalves, Cedar Rapids Kernels
Week 3: Byron Buxton, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 4: Trey Vavra, Cedar Rapids Lookouts
Week 5: Miguel Sano, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 6: Max Kepler, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 7: Aaron Slegers, Ft. Myers Miracle
Week 8: Brandon Peterson, Ft. Myers Miracle
Week 9: David Hurlbut, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 10: Alex Wimmers, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 11: Engelb Vielma, Ft. Myers Miracle
Week 12: AJ Achter, Rochester Red Wings
Week 13: Oswaldo Arcia, Rochester Red Wings
Week 14: Mat Batts, Ft. Myers Miracle
Week 15: Felix Jorge, Cedar Rapids Kernels
Week 16: Chris Paul, Elizabethton Twins

Week 17: Kennys Vargas, Rochester Red Wings

Triple-A Rochester first baseman/designated hitter Kennys Vargas is the Twins minor league Player of the Week...Vargas played in eight games for the Red Wings, hitting .391 (9-for-23) with two doubles, one home run, eight RBI, nine walks and a .563 on-base percentage...Vargas has hit .274 (96-for-350) with 11 doubles, 15 home runs and 50 RBI in 105 games this season at three levels (Minnesota,
Rochester and Chattanooga).

[Seth Stohs]

Byron Buxton has been named the International League's Hitter of the Week:

 

 

 

For the week, Buxton batted .400 (14-for-35) with 7 runs scored, a homer and 4 RBI. He joined the Wings August 7 on a rehab assignment, then was optioned to Rochester on August 10. He has at least one hit in each of the 11 games he's played for the Red Wings.

 

[Seth Stohs]

Onesimo Hernandez named Appy League Pitcher of the Week. 

[Seth Stohs]

Minnesota Twins Minor League Player of the Week:
Week 1: Tyler Duffey, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 2: Stephen Gonsalves, Cedar Rapids Kernels
Week 3: Byron Buxton, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 4: Trey Vavra, Cedar Rapids Lookouts
Week 5: Miguel Sano, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 6: Max Kepler, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 7: Aaron Slegers, Ft. Myers Miracle
Week 8: Brandon Peterson, Ft. Myers Miracle
Week 9: David Hurlbut, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 10: Alex Wimmers, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 11: Engelb Vielma, Ft. Myers Miracle
Week 12: AJ Achter, Rochester Red Wings
Week 13: Oswaldo Arcia, Rochester Red Wings
Week 14: Mat Batts, Ft. Myers Miracle
Week 15: Felix Jorge, Cedar Rapids Kernels
Week 16: Chris Paul, Elizabethton Twins
Week 17: Kennys Vargas, Rochester Red Wings

Week 18: Pat Dean, Rochester Red Wings

 

Triple-A Rochester right-handed pitcher Pat Dean is the Twins minor league Player of the Week...Dean, 26, tossed a complete game shutout allowing just six hits while striking out six in his only start last week vs. Buffalo... he has tossed 15.1 consecutive scoreless innings for the Red Wings and has recorded four complete games on the season...the Twins drafted Dean in the third round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft out of Boston College.

[Seth Stohs]

Pat Dean was also named the International League Pitcher of the Week this week.

[Seth Stohs]

Sam Gibbons was named the Midwest League Pitcher of the Week. 

[Seth Stohs]

Minnesota Twins Minor League Player of the Week:
Week 1: Tyler Duffey, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 2: Stephen Gonsalves, Cedar Rapids Kernels
Week 3: Byron Buxton, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 4: Trey Vavra, Cedar Rapids Lookouts
Week 5: Miguel Sano, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 6: Max Kepler, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 7: Aaron Slegers, Ft. Myers Miracle
Week 8: Brandon Peterson, Ft. Myers Miracle
Week 9: David Hurlbut, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 10: Alex Wimmers, Chattanooga Lookouts
Week 11: Engelb Vielma, Ft. Myers Miracle
Week 12: AJ Achter, Rochester Red Wings
Week 13: Oswaldo Arcia, Rochester Red Wings
Week 14: Mat Batts, Ft. Myers Miracle
Week 15: Felix Jorge, Cedar Rapids Kernels
Week 16: Chris Paul, Elizabethton Twins
Week 17: Kennys Vargas, Rochester Red Wings
Week 18: Pat Dean, Rochester Red Wings

Week 19: JO Berrios, Rochester Red Wings

 

Triple-A Rochester right-handed pitcher Jose Berrios is the Twins minor league Player of the Week...Berrios made one start for the Red Wings on Wednesday at Syracuse, pitching 7.0 shutout innings with three hits allowed, one walk and 12 strikeouts, earning the win as he recorded consecutive double-digit strikeout totals...he has combined to go 12-5, 2.95 ERA (155.1 IP, 51 ER) with 37 walks and 165 strikeouts in 25 starts between Double-A Chattanooga and Rochester...Baseball America ranked him the 19th best midseason prospect in baseball in July.

[Seth Stohs]

Logan Darnell was named the International League Pitcher of the Week.

[Seth Stohs]

James Beresford and Reynaldo Rodriguez were named to the International League postseason All Star team.

[Seth Stohs]

Max Kepler and Adam Brett Walker named to the Southern League All Star team.

 

Max Kepler named the Southern League's MVP.

 

 

[Seth Stohs]

Twins Daily Monthly Awards:

Hitter:
April: Dalton Hicks, Chattanooga Lookouts
May: Max Kepler, Chattanooga Lookouts
June: Adam Brett Walker, Chattanooga Lookouts
July: Jermaine Palacios, GCL/Elizabethton Twins

August: Kennys Vargas, Rochester Red Wings

Starting Pitcher:
April: Stephen Gonsalves, Cedar Rapids Kernels
May: Tommy Milone, Rochester Red Wings
June: Taylor Rogers, Rochester Red Wings
July: Mat Batts, Ft. Myers Miracle

August: Brett Lee, Chattanooga Lookouts

Relief Pitcher:
April: Tim Shibuya, Ft. Myers Miracle
May: Trevor Hildenberger, Cedar Rapids Kernels
June: Brandon Peterson, Ft. Myers/Chattanooga
July: Trevor Hildenberger, Cedar Rapids/Ft. Myers

August: Kuo Hua Lo, Elizabethton