https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/page/189/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/minor-league-pay-some-progress-at-last-r7606/When the Cedar Rapids Kernels host the Lansing Lugnuts in a three-game series beginning July 13 of this summer, Lugnuts players will have one significant advantage over their counterparts in the home team dugout. They’ll be getting paid more than 50% more than the Kernels players. It doesn’t mean...7606Mon, 18 Mar 2019 15:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/name-that-minor-league-signing-r7597/Some quick trivia for you on a Thursday: A show of hands… Yes, raise your hands, even if you’re at the office. #1 - When the Twins and Red Wings announced that they had signed right-handed pitcher Preston Guilmet, had you heard of him? #2 - Ryne Harper is having an incredible spring training for...7597Thu, 14 Mar 2019 13:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/report-from-the-fort-lewis-reports-to-minor-league-camp-r7591/On Sunday morning, Royce Lewis was walking around the Twins clubhouse. He was called into manager Rocco Baldelli’s office and was told that he had been re-assigned to minor league camp. He got right to work and reported to the minor league side on Monday. The Twins now have 51 players in big-leagu...7591Mon, 11 Mar 2019 19:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/sunday-twins-game-notes-jays-power-past-twins-r7586/FT. MYERS - Blue Jays prospects pummeled Twins pitching on Sunday in a 10-1 decision. Shortstop prospect Bo Bichette led off the game with a home run onto the berm beyond the left field fence, and Twins starter Jake Odorizzi did not complete the first inning. He talked about his outing, and severa...7586Mon, 11 Mar 2019 00:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/get-to-know-alex-hassan-twins-assistant-director-of-minor-league-operations-r7543/Alex Hassan grew up in the Boston area. Following three years at Duke, he was drafted by the Red Sox. Five years later, he made his big league debut with his hometown team. After his playing career ended, Hassan took some time away from baseball, but last offseason, newly-appointed Twins Director...7543Thu, 21 Feb 2019 06:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/catching-up-with-ryan-jeffers-r7537/Ryan Jeffers was recently named by Twins Daily as the Twins #13 ranked prospect. He was a walk-on at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington and didn’t start often as a freshman. He wasn’t on the MLB Top 200 draft prospects in 2018. So when the Twins used their secnd-round pick last year on th...7537Tue, 19 Feb 2019 03:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/td-2019-top-minnesota-twins-prospects-recap-r7533/The Minnesota Twins have made it clear: they're relying on their own internal pipeline, rather than transformative outside additions, to turn things around. Fortunately, their system is widely viewed as one of the best in the game. We've been counting down our rankings of the Top 20 Twins prospect...7533Mon, 18 Feb 2019 02:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-daily-2019-top-prospects-1-royce-lewis-r7526/We have spent the last two weeks counting down the Twins Daily Top 20 Minnesota Twins prospects heading into the 2019 season. Today, we arrive at #1. It will surprise no one that shortstop Royce Lewis fits the top spot. The first overall pick in the 2017 draft had a strong 2018 season between Ceda...7526Fri, 15 Feb 2019 04:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-daily-2019-top-prospects-2-alex-kirilloff-r7520/Roughly a year ago, Alex Kirilloff had to be feeling a little trepidation. Spring training was starting, and the former first round pick had missed all of 2017. Few knew the kind of season Kirilloff was about to embark on. During last off-season, none of baseball’s national prospect rankings had h...7520Thu, 14 Feb 2019 03:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/in-his-own-words-twins-of-prospect-jacob-pearson-r7518/20-year-old Twins outfield prospect Jacob Pearson shares his story. He discusses the draft and his early career, but he also lets us inside and shares part of his life away from the game of baseball. Photography is a big passion for the outfielder from Louisiana. I've always enjoyed following mino...7518Wed, 13 Feb 2019 04:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-daily-2019-top-prospects-3-brusdar-graterol-r7517/The triple-digit fastball isn't as rare as it once was. By Baseball America's count, 63 minor-league pitchers were members of the 'Century Club' in 2018 alone. Not all of them will turn into quality MLB players, but Brusdar Graterol combines his premium heat with enough complementary strengths to...7517Wed, 13 Feb 2019 03:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-daily-2019-top-prospects-4-trevor-larnach-r7515/At one point, Oregon State was down to their final strike in the College World Series, but they wouldn’t go that quietly. Trevor Larnach stepped into the box with the score tied and a lot of pressure on his shoulders. He would launch a two-run home run into the outfield bullpen to give the Beavers...7515Tue, 12 Feb 2019 03:31:00 +0000