https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/page/195/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-minor-league-report-825-tyler-wells-continues-to-impress-for-chattanooga-r7164/Tyler Wells continued to turn heads for the Lookouts tonight, lowering his Southern League ERA to 1.67. Also, in an E-Town win, Gilberto Celestino hit his first homer since joining the org, Akil Baddoo reached safely four times in a Cedar Rapids victory and Alex Kirilloff hit his 18th home run of...7164Sun, 26 Aug 2018 03:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-minor-league-report-823-astudillo-leads-wings-wilkins-powers-lookouts-r7160/Willians Astudillo helped lift Rochester to a win tonight, going 2-for-4 with an RBI and a pair of runs scored. Tomorrow he'll be back with the Twins, thanks to an injury to Bobby Wilson. Also tonight in the minors, Andy Wilkins hit a home run in extras for Chattanooga and 2018 draftee Andrew Cabe...7160Fri, 24 Aug 2018 03:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-minor-league-report-822-blank-blanks-reds-r7156/It was another busy day in the Minnesota Twins minor league system. Each of the affiliates played. Zander Wiel recorded his first Rochester hit. Clark Beeker was solid in his first Double A start. Alex Kirilloff kept up an impressive streak while Taylor Grzelakowski continued an impressive season...7156Thu, 23 Aug 2018 03:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/get-to-know-twins-rhp-pitching-prospect-brian-rapp-r7155/On Day 3 of the 2018 MLB Draft, Brian Rapp was the 26th round draft pick by the Minnesota Twins. Earlier this year, the 22-year-old was the ACC Pitcher of the Year at Boston College. Rapp signed quickly signed in Ft. Myers. He was assigned to Elizabethton. Recently, Twins Daily caught up with the...7155Thu, 23 Aug 2018 01:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-minor-league-report-821-rooker-slam33-r7150/With a doubleheader going on in Rochester, there was more than a full slate of action in the farm system on Tuesday. Michael Pineda made a rehab appearance at Triple A, a slugger in Chattanooga delivered a grand slam, two top pitching prospects took the mound for Fort Myers and Rochester, and anot...7150Wed, 22 Aug 2018 05:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/september-piggyback-ride-r7151/We have learned a lot about the Opener concept that the Tampa Bay Rays are implementing in the big leagues this season. It is a concept that the Twins have used in the upper levels of their minor league system, and I fully expect that we will see it with the Twins often in 2019. However, as it rel...7151Wed, 22 Aug 2018 04:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-minor-league-report-820-quezada-vazquez-dominate-r7148/It’s fair to say that The Debut of Stephen Gonsalves didn’t go as well as he would have liked. Debuts rarely do. But for the rest of his life, he can be called a big leaguer. And that’s what every player in the minor leagues dreams of. Monday in the minor leagues, both Rochester and Ft. Myers got...7148Tue, 21 Aug 2018 03:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/the-baddoo-philosophy-just-score-runs-r7146/Ask Akil Baddoo about his mentality as the Cedar Rapids Kernels’ leadoff hitter and the young center fielder keeps it pretty simple. "Just score runs. That’s the goal and that’s how you win games." Of course being a consistently productive leadoff hitter at any professional level really is a litt...7146Mon, 20 Aug 2018 23:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-minor-league-report-819-colina-ks-10-kirilloff-collects-three-hits-r7145/Another top Twins prospect is set to make his big league debut. Stephen Gonsalves will take the place of the injured Ervin Santana. Since being promoted to Triple A this season, Gonsalves has posted a 2.96 ERA with 95 strikeouts in 100.1 innings. The 24-year old lefty has been one of the team’s to...7145Mon, 20 Aug 2018 03:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-minor-league-report-818-saturday-in-the-minor-league-parks-r7140/It was a very busy Saturday. The Vikings played. The Twins honored Jack Morris pre-game and played the Tigers. All six Twins stateside affiliates played, including two games for Chattanooga and the GCL Twins. Jhoan Duran and Austin Schulfer put together strong starts. Chase De Jong and Sean Poppen...7140Sun, 19 Aug 2018 02:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-minor-league-report-817-pitchers-deliver-strong-starts-r7139/The minor league seasons are reaching into their final two weeks. A couple of teams have a shot at making the playoffs with a strong end to their season. While development is the most important thing in the minor leagues, learning how to win and being in that environment can be a positive thing fo...7139Sat, 18 Aug 2018 03:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-minor-league-report-816-every-affiliate-earns-a-win-except-elizabethton-r7137/Rochester and Chattanooga won laughers, Cedar Rapids split a double-header that included the suspended game from Wednesday night, Fort Myers won a close one, the GCL Twins snuck a win out and also Elizabethton was smoked 0-9. Can’t win them all. Transactions – Robbie Grossman assigned to Rocheste...7137Fri, 17 Aug 2018 11:54:00 +0000