https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/page/193/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/2018-killebrew-award-winner-david-banuelos-cedar-rapids-kernels-r7247/This week, we started posting the 2018 Twins Harmon Killebrew Award for Community Service recipients. Tonight, we share the 2018 Cedar Rapids Kernels recipient David Banuelos. I believe Banuelos becomes the recipient with the closest ties to Harmon Killebrew, indirectly. Killebrew was a monster on...7247Fri, 21 Sep 2018 02:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/2018-killebrew-award-winner-chris-paul-chattanooga-lookouts-r7244/When Minnesota Twins legend Harmon Killebrew announced that his health was deteriorating and he was entering hospice care, fans around the country, and especially in the Midwest, chimed in to tell tales of Killebrew. Amazingly, very few of those stories had anything to do with what occurred on a b...7244Thu, 20 Sep 2018 02:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-2018-minor-league-hitter-of-the-year-r7240/Over the last week or so, Twins Daily has handed out our 2018 minor league awards. Today we continue the series by looking at the top hitters in the Twins organization this season. There were a lot of strong performances, but at the end of the day, the vote was unanimous. Despite missing the ent...7240Wed, 19 Sep 2018 04:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/2018-killebrew-award-winner-jake-reed-rochester-red-wings-r7230/Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew is generally considered the greatest Twins player in their 58-year history in Minnesota. He was an imposing figure on the field, capable of altering a game with one swing of his mighty bat. Off the field, Killebrew was said to be one of the most genuinely compassiona...7230Sun, 16 Sep 2018 10:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-2018-minor-league-starting-pitcher-of-the-year-r7227/The Twins, and probably every organization in baseball, need and want more pitching. Even with the “opener” concept starting to take root in the game, development of starting pitchers will always be a top priority for baseball executives and coaches. Today, we announce the Twins Daily Minor League...7227Sat, 15 Sep 2018 05:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-2018-minor-league-relief-pitcher-of-the-year-r7223/Earlier this week, Twins Daily announced the Short Season Pitcher and Hitter of the Year, and tonight we switch to the full season awards, beginning with the Relief Pitcher of the Year. In recent history, this award has been an indicator of a player making the major leagues at some point—­John Cur...7223Thu, 13 Sep 2018 05:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-2018-short-season-hitter-of-the-year-r7220/Sometimes these short-season awards can be difficult to vote for. Yesterday, Andrew Cabezas was named the short-season Pitcher of the Year. Today we discuss the short-season Hitters of the Year. Over the coming days, we’ll also announce our choices for the full season Hitter, Starting Pitcher an...7220Wed, 12 Sep 2018 04:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-2018-short-season-pitcher-of-the-year-r7217/At the end of June each year, not long after the completion of the draft, the short-season minor leagues begin. The GCL Twins stay in Ft. Myers, and the Elizabethton Twins take the long bus ride to Tennessee. The GCL Twins finished just outside of the playoffs. The E-Twins just won their eighth...7217Tue, 11 Sep 2018 11:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-minor-league-report-910-miracle-win-florida-state-league-championship-r7215/Aside from the big league club, the Ft. Myers Miracle are the final Twins affiliate whose season continues. And on Monday night, the Miracle season ended with a Florida State League championship! They join the Elizabethton Twins as the two Twins affiliates to win a championship in 2018! Congratul...7215Tue, 11 Sep 2018 01:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-minor-league-report-99-kernels-eliminated-lewis-homers-twice-r7212/Playoffs in the minor leagues certainly present an interesting set of circumstances. Throughout the minor league season, players can move up and down throughout a team’s roster. Some of the players key to a team qualifying for the playoffs might not even be around for the team’s playoff run. That...7212Mon, 10 Sep 2018 01:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-minor-league-report-98-miracle-coast-to-victory-kernels-fall-late-r7209/The Fort Myers Miracle scored eight runs in the first inning Saturday night, the most runs they’ve scored in an inning all season, and won Game 2 of the Florida State League Championship Series in convincing fashion. Unfortunately, the Cedar Rapids Kernels dropped the first game of their Midwest L...7209Sun, 09 Sep 2018 03:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-minor-league-starting-pitcher-of-the-month-august-2018-r7206/Starting pitching wins, right? Elizabethton just won an Appy League championship in large part because of their starting pitching and that is shown below. There are some new names on this list and one guy whose name we’ve seen most months this year. But this month’s winner is a tremendous story. H...7206Sat, 08 Sep 2018 04:31:00 +0000