https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/page/136/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-spotlight-episode-16-adam-bray-r10159/Adam Bray grew up going to Twins games, watching Torii Hunter, Johan Santana and Joe Mauer. He went to Eden Prairie High School and won a state championship there, and also played on some great American Legion games too. In fact, they went to the national championship game two straight years and w...10159Tue, 15 Dec 2020 05:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-spotlight-episode-15-sawyer-gipson-long-r10156/Sawyer Gipson-Long was the Twins 6th-round draft pick in 2019 out of Mercer University in Georgia. In his three seasons in college, he went 13-5 while splitting his time between starting and working out of the bullpen. In 140 innings, he struck out 165 batters with just 37 walks. Upon being drafte...10156Mon, 14 Dec 2020 03:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-saints-merger-is-a-match-made-in-heaven-on-and-off-the-field-r10152/“Since moving to Minnesota in 1961, I think player development has been the heartbeat of the Twins franchise,” St. Peter told reporters during Wednesday’s press conference announcing the move. “Thinking back over six decades of Twins’ baseball there hasn’t been a single successful team that we’ve...10152Sun, 13 Dec 2020 17:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-spotlight-episode-14-tyler-wells-r10149/Tyler Wells has been a guest on several of my podcasts in the past, always willing to talk about his journey or baseball in general. Today, we will chat with him about being selected in the Rule 5 draft, get updated on his rehab from Tommy John surgery and much more. Wells was the Twins 15th round...10149Fri, 11 Dec 2020 13:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/it39s-official-now33-twins-invite-affiliates-r10142/The news really came out about a week ago when the Star Tribune announced that it was happening, but it became official this morning. (full list of 119 'invitations" that were sent out by MLB teams this morning) There are many reasons for the Twins affiliation changes, even beyond the fact that ML...10142Wed, 09 Dec 2020 18:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-spotlight-episode-12-charlie-mack-r10124/Charlie Mack was the Twins sixth-round pick of the Minnesota Twins in June of 2018. He attended Williamsville East High School. Williamsville is a small town adjacent to Buffalo, New York. He had an impressive high school baseball career, a career that started when he was on the varsity as a seven...10124Fri, 04 Dec 2020 01:34:18 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/reacting-to-twins-minor-league-realignment-r10107/Triple A: St. Paul Saints Here’s where I’m going to be a wet blanket. As exciting it is to be able to have a minor league affiliate so close, this is probably bad for baseball as a whole. Minor league baseball helps get some of the best players in the world in front of a lot of fans who otherwise...10107Wed, 02 Dec 2020 04:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-spotlight-episode-9-bailey-ober-r10083/It may appear like any other transaction, but getting added to the 40-man roster is a big deal for any player. On Friday, Bailey Ober along with Jordan Balazovic and Ben Rortvedt, were added to the Twins 40-man roster. It's not a minor move for a number of reasons. First, it means that the player...10083Sun, 22 Nov 2020 15:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/fargo-eh-a-case-for-the-fargo-moorhead-redhawks-r10073/The Woodchipper. Carson Wentz. Flannel shirts and Busch Light. While these traits certainly scratch the tip of the iceberg (for better or worse), there is a wealth of untapped beauty in Fargo, North Dakota that the world has yet to uncover. One of those things is the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, the...10073Thu, 19 Nov 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-spotlight-episode-7-matt-wallner-r10067/The Twins drafted Matt Wallner, a tall, lanky, right-handed pitcher from Forest Lake (MN) High School in 2016. He had just been named Mr. Minnesota as the top high school player in the state. Following his junior year of high school, he had committed to play at the University of North Dakot...10067Mon, 16 Nov 2020 14:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-spotlight-replay-episode-6-cody-laweryson-r10051/Cody Laweryson was the Twins 14th round draft pick in 2019 out of the University of Maine. Upon signing, he spent most of the rest of that season at Elizabethton where he pitched in ten games. In 41 innings, he walked nine and struck out 59 batters. He posted a 1.76 ERA and a0.83 WHIP. He made one...10051Mon, 09 Nov 2020 07:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/who-should-the-twins-protect-from-the-rule-5-draft-r10042/As Nick wrote earlier this week, this will be an offseason filled with uncertainty. How much will payroll be decreased? When will free agents sign? Will anything much happen before February? Will there be Winter Meetings? Well, certainly there won’t be a big gathering in a hotel as there normally...10042Thu, 05 Nov 2020 23:41:00 +0000