https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/page/143/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/ft-myers-miracle-become-mighty-mussels-r8691/With an 11:30 announcement at Hammond Stadium opened by Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame broadcaster John Gordon, the Twins' Class A-Advanced affiliate became the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels. photo of John Gordon by Steve Buhr Known as the Miracle since their final years in Miami before moving to Fort...8691Tue, 03 Dec 2019 16:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/minor-league-contraction-plan-conjures-painful-memories-r8663/If the MLB and the team owners get what they want, the landscape of minor league baseball is about to change dramatically. Commissioner Manfred, apparently backed by unanimous support from the owners, is actively working to eliminate 42 affiliated minor league teams. John Sickels of The Athletic r...8663Sun, 24 Nov 2019 16:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/8-players-the-twins-need-to-add-to-the-40-man-roster-r8599/With Stephen Gonsalves, Kohl Stewart and Martin Perez removed from the Twins 40-man roster on Monday, as well as six Twins players being free agents, the Twins 40-man roster is currently at 31 players. Here’s the quick version: Pitchers (16): Jorge Alcala, Jose Berrios, Randy Dobnak, Tyler Duffey,...8599Tue, 19 Nov 2019 22:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/rip-ryan-costello-1996-2019-r8647/The Twins family learned of a devastating loss late on Sunday night or early Monday morning. Ryan Costello, who split the 2019 season between the Ft. Myers Miracle and Pensacola Blue Wahoos, passed away in New Zealand. Costello arrived in New Zealand about a week ago. He was set to play for the Au...8647Mon, 18 Nov 2019 13:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/episode-7-get-to-know-of-matt-wallner-ten-minutes-with-tyler-wells-r8610/Matt Wallner was the Twins Competitive Balance pick in 2019, the 39th overall pick in the 2019 draft. In 2016, the Forest Lake, MN, native was the Twins 32nd round pick but instead of signing, he went to Southern Mississippi where he became a three-time All American. We discussed several topics wi...8610Thu, 07 Nov 2019 05:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-afl-report-week-6-rafters-win-afl-championship-lewis-named-league-mvp-r8580/(links to each players overall AFL stats provided by clicking their name) Royce Lewis: 3 games, 4-for-12, 2 R, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 K, SB; .353/.411/.565 (overall) Lewis got the start in center field in Monday’s 11-7 win over Glendale and after reaching base on a fielders choice in the top of the first, p...8580Wed, 30 Oct 2019 04:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/catching-up-with-fall-league-mvp-royce-lewis-r8577/As has been customary on teams Lewis plays on, a championship was the culmination of all the hard work for the Salt River squad. Contributing two hits in the trophy clinching victory, Lewis ended on the same high note he’d played at throughout the fall slate. Still fresh with emotion and reflectio...8577Wed, 30 Oct 2019 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/episode-5-get-to-know-rhp-tyler-wells-of-jaylin-davis-r8565/In 2018, RHP Tyler Wells was selected the Twins Daily Starting Pitcher of the Year. Unfortunately, his 2019 season was over before it began. He felt some elbow pain before spring training, tried to rehab, but in late May he had Tommy John surgery. We discussed the entire process from initial pain,...8565Fri, 25 Oct 2019 02:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-afl-report-week-5-raley-locks-in-r8553/(links to each players overall AFL stats provided by clicking their name) Royce Lewis: 5 games, 4-19, 2 R, 2B, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 6 K, SB; .356/.422/.589 (overall) Lewis finally had somewhat of a quiet week in the AFL after his hitting streak came to an end at 12 games, but if this is as bad as it gets...8553Wed, 23 Oct 2019 04:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-can-begin-cashing-in-on-prospects-r8545/When looking at the World Series participants you’ll quickly be told how the Houston Astros went out and got Justin Verlander and Zack Greinke. Max Scherzer was bought by the Washington Nationals, as was Patrick Corbin. These are realities, and they were made possible because of prospect developme...8545Wed, 23 Oct 2019 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/the-defensive-future-of-royce-lewis-r8544/Shortstop Lewis was drafted as a shortstop and the Twins have given him every opportunity to stick at one of the most important defensive positions. Through three professional seasons, 94.7% of his defensive innings have been played at short. He has been charged with 48 errors in 1076 chances for...8544Tue, 22 Oct 2019 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-afl-report-week-4-lewis-named-fall-stars-mvp-r8531/(links to each players overall AFL stats provided by clicking their name) Royce Lewis: 3 games, 6-for-10, 4 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 1 K, SB; .397/.455/.672 (overall) Same old story on the AFL season for Royce Lewis, as he again was one of the top performers in the league, culminating with the bigges...8531Wed, 16 Oct 2019 16:05:00 +0000