https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/page/203/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-minor-league-report-617-kirilloff-doubles-twice-r6896/Life as a minor league player can be tough. Few players ever get to live out their dream as a regular player at the big league level. For every player who realizes their dream, another player is forced to be released or find another organization to keep his dream alive. Right-handed pitcher Zack J...6896Mon, 18 Jun 2018 02:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-minor-league-report-616-offensive-burst-in-birmingham-r6893/Seven Miracle players played in the Florida State League on Saturday night. Rochester had a near-shutout until late, but Nick Gordon played hero. Cedar Rapids had a near-shutout until late when a former Gophers baseball star played hero. An offensive outburst meant that the Lookouts didn’t need la...6893Sun, 17 Jun 2018 03:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-minor-league-report-615-blankenhorn-blasts-way-to-derby-title-r6891/It’s All-Star weekend in the Florida State League, and on Friday night, Miracle infielder Travis Blankenhorn won the home run derby. Cedar Rapids has just two games remaining before the Midwest League All-Star Game, and they prepared by scoring a dozen runs. Unfortunately, offense was less abundan...6891Sat, 16 Jun 2018 03:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-prospect-pulse-monitoring-the-minors-r6888/Welcome to another edition of the Twins Prospect Pulse, a new feature on Twins Daily inspired from suggestions from you, the readers. There have been numerous players promoted over the past few weeks and a lot of players who got off to slow starts are suddenly surging. Here's how each affiliate is...6888Fri, 15 Jun 2018 18:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/get-to-know-twins-c1b-prospect-ben-rodriguez-r6887/Ben Rodriguez looks the part of a great athlete. He stands 6-6 and weighs in at about 230 pounds.He’s lean, and he’s strong. He is an athlete, and he’s a pretty good baseball player. But Rodriguez is more than just baseball. He’s got a fascinating family, and he’s got plans beyond baseball. Today,...6887Fri, 15 Jun 2018 09:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-minor-league-report-614-kirilloff-blasts-off-r6886/Alex Kirilloff has been among the most impressive prospects in the Twins system all year, but he may have had his best game yet in what was an impressive offensive output from the Kernels Thursday night. Also, some familiar faces had strong performances for Rochester and there were some noteworthy...6886Fri, 15 Jun 2018 03:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-minor-league-report-612-dobnak-and-a-doubleheader-r6877/There was plenty of action in the system on Tuesday as the Red Wings made up an earlier postponement with a doubleheader, along with all other affiliates being in action. The games included a couple of shutouts in favor of the good guys but one, we’ll call it an “occurrence,” stood out to me as I...6877Wed, 13 Jun 2018 03:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-minor-league-report-611-balazovic-cabbage-key-kernels-win-r6875/The Miracle played two, one-inning games on Monday night. The Red Wings had a rough start, though Chris Carter continues to hit home runs. A couple of veterans led the Lookouts offense, and they got a quality start, but it wasn’t enough. Luis Arraez continues to stay hot at the plate for the Mirac...6875Tue, 12 Jun 2018 03:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/jose-miranda-heating-up-with-the-weather-r6873/The month of April was not kind to Cedar Rapids Kernels infielder Jose Miranda. After hitting .284 and putting up a .824 on-base plus slugging (OPS) for rookie level Elizabethton in 2017, Miranda was one of several highly-regarded hitting prospects that were expected to power the Kernels’ offense...6873Tue, 12 Jun 2018 00:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-minor-league-report-610-tough-day-for-the-bats-r6872/Four Twins minor league affiliates played on Sunday. They combined to score five total runs on the day. That’s overall some really non-good offense. That said, some of their top hitting prospects had solid days (and several others just had days off). Also, a couple of right-handed starting pitcher...6872Mon, 11 Jun 2018 03:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-minor-league-report-68-lewis-cracks-fifth-homer-r6862/Teams in the minor leagues are starting to separate themselves from the pack. Rochester entered play on Friday with a record right around the .500 mark. This puts them in third place in the International League North. Chattanooga is the lone Twins affiliate with a winning record and they entered p...6862Sat, 09 Jun 2018 02:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-minor-league-report-67-rooker-and-kirilloff-tee-off-on-opponents-r6859/Alex Kirilloff and Brent Rooker both had great nights on Thursday, plus a whole host of roster moves. Transactions The Twins reinstated Tervor May from the 60-day DL and optioned him to Rochester, to make room for Trevor May, Omar Bencomo was transferred to Chattanooga. A spot for Bencomo was ope...6859Fri, 08 Jun 2018 03:02:00 +0000