https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/page/153/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-daily-minor-league-draft-rounds-9-12-r9421/If you missed the first round rounds, you can view them here. A brief primer: We're taking 16 players with "prospect" or "rookie" status. Positions on each team included: Catcher, first base, second base, third base, shortstop, three outfielders, a bench player/hitter, three starting pitchers, thr...9421Sun, 07 Jun 2020 01:58:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/episode-19-get-to-know-royce-lewis-r9416/First of all, Happy Birthday to Twins top prospect Royce Lewis. He hits that 21st Birthday milestone on Friday. And like Ryan Jeffers, who turned 23 on Wednesday, he will be celebrating his birthday a little differently this year. Because of COVID-19 and suspension of the season, they are able to...9416Fri, 05 Jun 2020 04:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-daily-minor-league-draft-rounds-1-4-r9409/Here is some background on the draft rules before getting into the results. There were 16 rounds in the draft with the draft order being randomly selected prior to starting. Players had to be picked at their primary position but if a player had 15 or more games at a position, they could be selecte...9409Fri, 05 Jun 2020 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-commit-to-paying-minor-leaguers-through-august-no-releases-r9393/On Thursday, news began to leak that major league organizations were releasing dozens of players in recent days. The Seattle Mariners were said to have released over 30 minor leaguers. The Atlanta Braves reportedly released over 50 players. Some estimates noted that over 1000 minor leaguers would...9393Fri, 29 May 2020 18:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/will-baseball-die-in-the-minor-league%E2%80%99s-city-of-champions-r9282/Multiple reports surfaced last week that Minor League Baseball was prepared to accept MLB’s proposal to eliminate more than 40 teams. Short-season and rookie ball would be eliminated but they would like to work out a deal where baseball could continue for the long-term in those cities. After these...9282Tue, 28 Apr 2020 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/revisiting-some-of-the-greatest-minor-league-rosters-in-twins-history-r9278/Just take a look at this lineup the Blue Wahoos rolled out for a playoff game in early September. Could the marquee names on this roster represent the next nucleus of homegrown Twins talent? Jhoan Duran was also with the Blue Wahoos at the time, meaning all six of Twins Daily’s current top prosp...9278Sun, 26 Apr 2020 16:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/cole-sands-a-twins-pitching-prospect-with-promise-r9253/The Astros drafted Sands in the 22nd round of the 2015 draft but his heart seemed set on pitching for Florida State in his hometown. You have to look deeper at his college numbers to fully appreciate them. In his first four starts for the Seminoles, Sands posted a tremendous 1.84 ERA in 14 ⅔ innin...9253Sat, 18 Apr 2020 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/5-questions-with-twins-prospect-travis-blankenhorn-r9185/Blakenhorn has been younger than the average age of the competition at every stop in his professional career. Now entering his age-23 season, he has been added to the Twins 40-man roster and he is waiting for his chance to prove himself at the big-league level. His versatility and baseball instinc...9185Mon, 13 Apr 2020 00:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/why-an-quotadopt-a-minor-leaguerquot-twitter-account-is-completely-necessary-part-2-r9212/After reading last week's article, if you’re still not with me on this then let’s think about those involved in the organization who pay the bills. Of course, we’re talking about the billionaire owners of these franchises who rely on the success of the minor league players to put butts in the sea...9212Thu, 09 Apr 2020 15:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/why-an-quotadopt-a-minor-leaguerquot-twitter-account-is-completely-necessary-part-1-r9181/https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1244991008120635393 If your response to the opening paragraph is something along the lines of “they are playing a child's sport for a living” or “they chose this route” then I would challenge you to think of this issue from a humanity perspective and less of...9181Wed, 01 Apr 2020 15:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/5-questions-with-twins-prospect-brent-rooker-r9173/The Twins actually drafted Rooker in two different drafts. He was the team’s 38th round pick in 2016 and then the club took him with their supplemental first round pick, 35th overall, the very next year. Rooker worked his way to Triple-A last season where he was almost three years younger than the...9173Tue, 31 Mar 2020 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/the-changes-made-to-the-2020-mlb-draft-as-a-result-of-covid-19-r9169/We will start by breaking down the new, agreed upon changes for the 2020 MLB Draft. The first thing to discuss is the cut in number of rounds. Since 2012, the MLB Draft has consisted of 40 rounds, spanning three days. However, this year’s draft will have a maximum of ten rounds and a minimum of fi...9169Sun, 29 Mar 2020 20:31:00 +0000