https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/page/113/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/mark-contreras-chandler-shepherd/MINOR LEAGUE END OF THE YEAR AWARDS There have been quite a few bright spots around the Twins' farm system throughout the 2021 season. Yet through all the ups, downs, wins, and losses there were a number of players who distinguished themselves as crowned jewels. Congrats to all of our 2021 Min...11383Fri, 01 Oct 2021 01:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/2021-twins-short-season-pitcher-of-the-year-samuel-perez-r11371/Before getting into this year’s crop, here are the previous recipients of this award: 2016: Huascar Ynoa 2017: Jovani Moran 2018: Andrew Cabezas 2019: Cody Lawyerson There were a handful of notable performances this season. With every organization putting such a premium on developing p...11371Thu, 30 Sep 2021 17:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-2021-short-season-hitter-of-the-year-kalai-rosario-r11370/This season Major League Baseball removed a large contingent of the minor leagues, and for Minnesota that meant losing Elizabethton. Now with just the Florida Complex League to draw from, there are still plenty of strong performances to highlight in a year where we got action back on the farm....11370Thu, 30 Sep 2021 12:24:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/jose-miranda-jason-garcia/Before jumping into the details of the Saints game, if you missed any of our minor league awards articles, you can read them here:  Minor League Hitter of the Year: Jose Miranda Minor League Starting PItcher of the Year: Louie Varland  Minor League Relief PItcher of the Year: Jovani Mor...11379Thu, 30 Sep 2021 01:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-daily-2021-minor-league-relief-pitcher-of-the-year-jovani-moran-r11378/Relief pitchers often don't get the love, recognition, or credit that their colleagues at the front end of the pitching staff receive. Yet it's impossible to not love a guy with a 2.41 ERA, 0.89 WHIP and arguably the best changeup that the Twins' organization has seen since the days of franchise...11378Thu, 30 Sep 2021 00:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-daily-2021-minor-league-starting-pitcher-of-the-year-louie-varland-r11376/Louie Varland spent his childhood on the dirt of ballfields across the northeast sector of the Twin Cities. The Maplewood native turned his successful tenure at North St. Paul High School into an even better pitching career at Concordia-St. Paul. After that? A 15th round selection in the 2019 ML...11376Tue, 28 Sep 2021 18:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/austin-martin-louie-varland-osiris-german/If you missed it, read Nick's Twins Week in Review after you've read about the minor league week.  With that, let's look at Week 21 in the Twins minor leagues:  RESULTS Triple-A: St. Paul Saints: Week (4-1, hosting Iowa), overall (65-60) Double-A: Wichita Wind Surge: Regular Sea...11374Tue, 28 Sep 2021 05:11:58 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-daily-2021-minor-league-hitter-of-the-year-jose-miranda-r11372/It’s not wise to overreact to a robust 15 games in the Puerto Rican Winter League, especially for a Minor Leaguer who hit just .252/.302/.369 in the prior season. For Jose Miranda, though, it was a glimpse into the future. His strong showing for Caguas was no mirage: he was improving. ...11372Mon, 27 Sep 2021 17:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/andrew-albers-david-banuelos/TRANSACTIONS None Saints Sentinel St. Paul 11, Iowa 1 Box Score Andrew Albers: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K HR: David Bañuelos (3) Multi-hit games: Jose Miranda (3-for-6, 2B, R, 3 RBI), David Bañuelos (2-for-4, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB) The Saints steamrolled the Cubs on Sunda...11369Mon, 27 Sep 2021 03:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/sawyer-gipson-long-aaron-sabato-drew-strotman/SAINTS SENTINEL Saints 4, Cubs 3 Box Score Drew Strotman: 6 IP, 8 H, 3 R/ER, BB, 3 K HR: None Multi-hit games: None The Saints willed their way to victory Friday after being out-hit by the Iowa Cubs. St. Paul scored twice via hit-by-pitch, sandwiched between a Jimmy Kerrigan RBI s...11363Sun, 26 Sep 2021 02:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/beau-burrows-edouard-julien-charlie-barnes/SAINTS SENTINEL St. Paul 3, Iowa 1 Box Score Some nights, great pitching and Jose Miranda is all you need to secure a win. Tonight was one of those nights. Charlie Barnes got the start on the mound for St. Paul tonight and he was excellent in a shortened outing. He went four inning...11362Sat, 25 Sep 2021 04:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/chandler-shepherd-bj-boyd-mark-contreras/SAINTS SENTINEL St. Paul 7, Iowa 5 Box Score After trailing early in the ballgame, the St. Paul Saints came roaring back, using the longball and solid relief pitching to earn a confidence-building victory over the Cubs.   The I-Cubs jumped out to an early lead, plating four run...11357Fri, 24 Sep 2021 03:31:00 +0000