https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/page/80/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-minor-league-report-51-mussels-lose-no-hit-bid-in-8th-inning-r16113/No-hitters are pretty cool. In the minor leagues, even near no-hitters can get some players' names on the watch lists of prospect fans. Tonight's name to know is Cesar Lares.  The Mighty Mussels have completed a couple of no-hitters in recent years. On Wednesday night, lefty Cesar Lares and...16113Thu, 02 May 2024 04:26:04 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/for-twinskernels-infielder-jose-salas-its-family-first-even-in-a-baseball-family-r16097/In Major League Baseball history, there have been over 260 father/son combinations who both played in the big leagues. Multiply that number by three or four, and you get the number of fathers or sons who couldn't quite make The Show, the way their family member did. Arguably more than any other...16097Wed, 01 May 2024 15:20:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-minor-league-report-430-festa-and-morris-deal-in-losing-efforts-r16103/Top pitching prospect David Festa tied a franchise record for strikeouts in a game, while Andrew Morris tied a career high of his own in their starts. Unfortunately, their stellar outings didn’t lead to victories for their teams. TRANSACTIONS Yesterday the Twins optioned IF/OF Austin...16103Wed, 01 May 2024 10:17:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/no-doubt-about-it-emmanuel-rodriguez-proving-naysayers-wrong-r16093/Emmanuel Rodríguez is one of the Minnesota Twins organization's best prospects. However, plenty of evaluators have doubted him in recent years. It’s almost time to prove them wrong. Emmanuel Rodriguez is one of baseball’s best prospects. Entering the 2024 season, the three national prospect...16093Tue, 30 Apr 2024 14:10:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-minor-league-week-in-review-422-429-between-the-raindrops-r16088/Both the St. Paul Saints and the Cedar Rapids Kernels saw significant amounts of weather and limited amounts of action this week. The Kernels paced the organization, as the only affiliate to post a winning record. Big-league pitchers Jhoan Durán and Justin Topa kicked off rehab assignments w...16088Mon, 29 Apr 2024 21:07:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/maddux-houghton-brandon-winokur-willie-joe-garry-gabriel-gonzalez/It was a full day in the Twins minor leagues on Saturday. The Saints and Kernels each played afternoon doubleheaders. The Wind Surge and Mighty Mussels each put some big crooked numbers on the board to help them to wins.  We are still incredibly early in the season. Over the rest of the week...16082Sun, 28 Apr 2024 10:19:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-minor-league-report-426-top-prospects-on-the-bump-r16077/With a pair of affiliates rained out on Friday night, it was just Wichita and Fort Myers in action. Both had a top Twins pitching prospect on the bump, and they were expected to provide the highlights for the night. TRANSACTIONS RHP Sheldon Reed transferred to Cedar Rapids from Wichita...16077Sat, 27 Apr 2024 03:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/boushley-rodriguez-zebby-severino/It was a busy night in the Twins farm system. There was a double header. There was a shutout. There was a huge comeback. A long streak came to an end. There was a grand slam. A top pitching prospect continued to throw a lot of strikes and hand out free bases. Another starter made a case to be a...16073Fri, 26 Apr 2024 04:49:35 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-daily-minor-league-report-424-wichitas-road-woes-rodriguez-exits-early-r16064/The Wind Surge fell to 0-8 on the road so far this season with a loss in San Antonio. A bigger story, however, is that after a seventh-inning stolen base, Emmanuel Rodriguez left that game with an unknown injury. Hopefully it's just precaution, but certainly something to watch in the coming days...16064Thu, 25 Apr 2024 04:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-pitching-prospect-charlee-soto-off-to-hot-start-with-new-pitch-mix-r16052/Charlee Soto is off to a great start in his first season at Fort Myers. How has he tweaked his pitch mix in his first few starts as a pro? What's next to work on for the 2023 draftee? Let's dig in. The Twins leaned into an exceptional prep class in the 2023 draft, selecting right-handed pitc...16052Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:11:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/twins-minor-league-report-423-jhoan-duran-begins-rehab-assignment-r16059/There was a pair of 1-0 games in the system on Tuesday night, but the big story was over in St. Paul as the Saints bats exploded against the Minnesota Twins’ former affiliate, and Jhoan Duran made his first appearance of the season at CHS Field.   TRANSACTIONS On Monday, the Twins...16059Wed, 24 Apr 2024 03:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-news/minor-leagues/what-to-know-about-brooks-lees-back-injury-and-disc-herniations-in-baseball-r16056/According to Aaron Gleeman, the Minnesota Twins' top prospect is expected to miss at least another month after recently being diagnosed with a disc herniation in his balky back. A herniation, which often first presents as back spasms as the lumbar musculature contracts to "protect" the injur...16056Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:05:02 +0000