https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/page/104/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-48-encarnacion-strand-leaves-no-one-stranded-r12119/The daily Minor League Reports have been back for three days already, but tonight feels a little more special. It is Opening Night for the Wichita Wind Surge, the Cedar Rapids Kernels, and the Ft. Myers Mighty Mussels. There was a big-time Minnesota connection in Wichita. The Kernels had a hitte...12119Sat, 09 Apr 2022 03:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/prospect-retrospective-jhoan-duran-r12113/Duran originally signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks back in February 2015 out of the Dominican Republic. His professional debut came in the Dominican Summer League, where he posted a 3.25 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP in 63 2/3 innings. He struggled to strike out batters (6.2 K/9), but he was two years...12113Fri, 08 Apr 2022 21:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/the-next-minnesota-twins-2022-r12100/It was a vastly different experience going to that little ballpark compared to the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, but watching unknown minor leaguers play on those fields always filled my mind with delusions of grandeur to be like them one day—a professional baseball player chasing their dream to...12100Fri, 08 Apr 2022 16:25:06 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/minor-league-report-46-miranda-goes-long-lewis-hits-again-r12102/Once again, the St. Paul Saints were the only Twins minor league team in action on Wednesday. That didn't stop them from putting on an offensive clinic.  The Wind Surge, Kernels, and Mussels will all kick off their season on Friday. That's when the Twins will play their first game as well...12102Thu, 07 Apr 2022 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/2022-ft-myers-mighty-mussels-opening-day-roster-preview-r12098/In 2021, the Mighty Mussels adjusted to their first season in Low-A ball. It was even more difficult because there wasn’t an Advanced Rookie League anymore since the Elizabethton Twins were no more. Players who likely would have played in E-Town were pushed to play in full-season ball. For some,...12098Wed, 06 Apr 2022 18:27:56 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-45-happy-triple-a-opening-day-the-return-of-royce-r12093/Tuesday evening saw the St. Paul Saints kick off their season against the Louisville Bats down in Kentucky, and it’s hard not to drool at the top of their lineup that started with Jose Miranda, Royce Lewis, and Trevor Larnach. They've got pitching too, with Jordan Balazovic (though he's on the...12093Wed, 06 Apr 2022 02:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/2022-st-paul-saints-opening-day-roster-preview-r12091/In 2021, the Saints joined the Twins family of affiliates and had a really strong, veteran roster. With so many Twins injuries, the Saints roster often was loaded with minor-league veterans. In 2022, there should be several of the organization’s top prospects including the return of Royce Lewis...12091Tue, 05 Apr 2022 16:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/2022-cedar-rapids-kernels-opening-day-roster-preview-r12086/In 2021, the Cedar Rapids Kernels found their way back to the playoffs as they have each season since the Twins have been their big-league club in 2013.   Brian Dinkelman returns for his fourth season as the Kernels manager, and several of his players return to the roster from last year. Th...12086Mon, 04 Apr 2022 19:48:20 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-daily-college-baseball-notebook-week-6-r12083/MLB baseball is imminent! As the Twins get ready to head north, college baseball continues to produce an incredibly entertaining, high-quality season. Here’s the latest from Jeremy Nygaard, capturing news and notes as we shuffle towards the draft in July. Here’s some news, updates, and highlight...12083Mon, 04 Apr 2022 18:20:08 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/2022-wichita-wind-surge-opening-day-roster-preview-r12084/In 2021, the Wind Surge joined the Twins family of affiliates and had a really strong roster. The team had the league’s best record during the regular season and finished second in the postseason tournament.  Several return to Ramon Borrego’s roster from last year, and this should again be...12084Mon, 04 Apr 2022 17:05:56 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/minnesota%E2%80%99s-farm-system-may-be-tapped-out-by-2023-r12079/Not that long ago, evaluators considered Minnesota’s farm system among baseball’s best. It helped that the Twins were terrible for multiple seasons, and they were able to stockpile high draft picks to rebuild their system. Entering the 2022 season, many national rankings put the Twins farm syste...12079Mon, 04 Apr 2022 16:40:09 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/ranking-the-twins-top-5-changeup-prospects-r12069/When evaluating players, scouts and front offices use a 20-80 scale to grade current and future value. The pitchers below still have development to complete, which points to their changeups being even better in the future. Here are the top-five changeups in the Twins organization.  5. Steve...12069Sun, 03 Apr 2022 11:30:09 +0000