https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/page/156/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/get-to-know-twins-rhp-prospect-jhoan-duran-r8904/Duran signed with the Diamondbacks in February of 2015, shortly after his 17th birthday. That summer in the Dominican Summer League, he went 4-1 with a 3.25 ERA in 12 starts. The next year, he came to the States and pitched at two rookie-league levels. The Diamondbacks kept moving him slowly. In 2...8904Thu, 30 Jan 2020 06:38:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/catching-up-with-twins-rhp-prospect-dakota-chalmers-r8898/Dakota Chalmers was drafted in the third round of the 2015 draft by the Oakland A’s. A highly-touted prep pitcher from Georgia, he signed a seven-figure signing bonus, more than twice the slot number for the 97th overall pick. Immensely talented and strong-armed, Chalmers recorded a lot of strikeo...8898Tue, 28 Jan 2020 04:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/3-twins-prospects-impacted-by-josh-donaldson39s-signing-r8864/Here are three players whose path to the major leagues could be altered because of Donaldson’s signing. Brent Rooker, OF/1B Rooker was Minnesota’s supplemental first-round pick back in 2017 and his college experience helped to push him all the way to Triple-A last season. He was limited to 67 game...8864Wed, 22 Jan 2020 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/2020-minnesota-twins-prospect-handbook-available-now33-r8826/With the completion and availability of the 2020 Twins Prospect Handbook, I have now written and self-published a dozen Twins Prospect Handbooks. I think back to the first one, which I think I wrote up and published within about two or three weeks, and laugh. Since then, I truly believe that the h...8826Sun, 19 Jan 2020 19:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/looking-way-ahead-who-needs-to-be-added-to-the-40-man-roster-in-november-r8853/Admittedly, so much can and will happen between now and November. There will be spring training, a 162-game regular season and a 140-game minor-season. There will likely be trades. The 26-man active roster will be enacted for the first time. There will be injuries. There will be breakouts. And the...8853Sat, 18 Jan 2020 02:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/4-twins-prospects-to-watch-in-2020-r8799/Here are four prospects to watch in 2021 for different reasons. One player could be a contributor in 2020, one was a rising prospect this season, one prospect saw his stock decline, and another has a chance to be jump on the radar next year. 2020 Contributor: Alex Kirilloff, OF/1B Late in spring t...8799Tue, 07 Jan 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/can-the-twins-fix-royce-lewis%E2%80%99s-swing-r8734/Lewis spent time at High- and Double-A last season before ending the year in the Arizona Fall League. During the regular season, there were some ups and downs as he combined for a .661 OPS and 123 strikeouts in 127 games. He performed much better in the AFL by hitting .353/.411/.565 (.975) with 12...8734Tue, 17 Dec 2019 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/official-twins-winter-meetings-day-2-thread-r8714/It was a pretty quiet day, but here are some of the Day 1 Discussions: Madison Bumgarner and Hyun-Jin Ryu Shock and Awe were felt by most around baseball when new broke that Stephen Strasburg had an agreement to return to the Washington Nationals for seven years and $245 million. That was believed...8714Tue, 10 Dec 2019 06:22:00 +0000https://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 +0000