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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins Minor Leagues News & Analysis]]></title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/page/171/?d=1</link><description><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins Minor Leagues News & Analysis]]></description><language>en</language><item><title>Twins Daily 2019 Top Prospects: #2 Alex Kirilloff</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-daily-2019-top-prospects-2-alex-kirilloff-r7520/</link><description>Age: 21 (DOB: 11/9/1997)
2018 Stats (Low-A/High-A): .348/.392/.578, 44 2B, 20 HR, 7 3B, 4-for-7 in stolen base attempts
ETA: 2020
2018 Ranking: 5
National Top 100 Rankings
BA: 31 |MLB: 9 | ESPN: 11 |BP: 39
What&#x2019;s To Like
Kirilloff can hit. That might be the understatement of the century. He might...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7520</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2019 03:31:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>In His Own Words: Twins OF Prospect Jacob Pearson</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/in-his-own-words-twins-of-prospect-jacob-pearson-r7518/</link><description>For today, Twins outfield prospect Jacob Pearson took time to let us get to know him a little bit more. He is a solid prospect, a former third-round draft pick who spent about half of the 2019 season with the Cedar Rapids Kernels. Below, he penned some thoughts on his young career, but also about...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7518</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2019 04:46:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Daily 2019 Top Prospects: #3 Brusdar Graterol</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-daily-2019-top-prospects-3-brusdar-graterol-r7517/</link><description>Position: RHP
Age: 20 (DOB: 8/26/1998)
2018 Stats (A/A+): 102 IP, 2.74 ERA, 107 K, 28 BB, 1.15 WHIP
ETA: 2020
2018 Ranking: 9
National Top 100 Rankings
BA: 55 | MLB: 68 | ESPN: NA | BP: 33
What's To Like
His fastball gets the headlines. It's not just the velocity &#x2013; reaching as high as 101 MPH and...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7517</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2019 03:08:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Daily 2019 Top Prospects: #4 Trevor Larnach</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-daily-2019-top-prospects-4-trevor-larnach-r7515/</link><description>Age: 21 (DOB: 2/26/1997)
2018 Stats (Rookie/Low-A): .303/.390/.500, 13 2B, 5 HR, 3-for-3 in stolen base attempts
ETA: 2021
2018 Ranking: NR
National Top 100 Rankings
BA: NR |MLB: NR | ESPN: NR |BP: NR
What&#x2019;s To Like
During his junior season, Larnach went from a contributing player on a good team t...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7515</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2019 03:31:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Daily 2019 Top Prospects: #5 Wander Javier</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-daily-2019-top-prospects-5-wander-javier-r7512/</link><description>Position: SS
Age: 20 (DOB: 12/29/1998)
2018 Stats: DNP
ETA: 2021
2018 Ranking: 6
National Top 100 Rankings
BA: NA | MLB: NA | ESPN: NA | BP: NA
What's To Like
Losing major time to injury has, sadly, become a rite of passage for Twins top prospects. Miguel Sano and Alex Kirilloff both missed full s...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7512</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2019 00:57:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Daily 2019 Top Prospects: #6 Brent Rooker</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-daily-2019-top-prospects-6-brent-rooker-r7511/</link><description>Position: 1B/LF
Age: 24 (DOB: 11/1/1994)
2018 Stats (AA): 503 PA, .254/.333/.465, 22 HR, 79 RBI
ETA: 2020
2018 Ranking: 7
What's To Like
Power. Rooker&#x2019;s strong, but it&#x2019;s not like he&#x2019;s biggest guy around. Still, his in-game power is drool-inducing. He tied for the Southern League lead in doubles (3...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7511</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2019 03:15:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Daily 2019 Top Prospects: #7 Jhoan Duran</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-daily-2019-top-prospects-7-jhoan-duran-r7509/</link><description>Age: 21 (DOB: 1-8-1998)
2018 Stats (Low-A): 100.2 IP, 3.75 ERA, 115/38 K/BB, 1.25 WHIP
ETA: 2021
2018 Ranking: NR
National Top 100 Rankings
BA: NR |MLB: NR | ESPN: NR |BP: NR
What&#x2019;s To Like
There is a lot to like. When Jhoan Duran signed with the Diamondbacks in February of 2015 out of the Dominic...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7509</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2019 04:21:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Daily 2019 Top Prospects: #8 Lewis Thorpe</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-daily-2019-top-prospects-8-lewis-thorpe-r7508/</link><description>Position: LHP
Age: 23 (DOB: 11/23/1995)
2018 Stats (AA/AAA): 129.2 IP, 3.54 ERA, 157 K, 36 BB, 1.24 WHIP
ETA: 2019
2018 Ranking: 11
National Top 100 Rankings
BA: NA | MLB: NA | ESPN: NA | BP: NA
What's To Like
There is no perfectly predictive statistic for pitching prospects. Nothing even close. B...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7508</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2019 04:52:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Daily 2019 Top Prospects: #9 Blayne Enlow</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-daily-2019-top-prospects-9-blayne-enlow-r7504/</link><description>Age: 19 (DOB: 3-21-1999)
2018 Stats (Low-A): 94.0 IP, 3.26 ERA, 71/35 K/BB, 1.37 WHIP
ETA: 2022
2018 Ranking: 8
National Top 100 Rankings
BA: NR |MLB: NR | ESPN: NR |BP: NR
What&#x2019;s To Like
Enlow could be entering his sophomore season at LSU but Minnesota was able to steal him in the third round of...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7504</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2019 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Andro Cutura On Tommy John, Rehab And Return</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/andro-cutura-on-tommy-john-rehab-and-return-r7506/</link><description><![CDATA[Drafted in 2014, Andro Cutura did a Get To Know ‘Em Q&amp;A for Twins Daily after the 2015 season. He began the 2016 season in Cedar Rapids where he went 3-1 in six starts, but in mid-May, his season came to an end. Rest-and-Rehab was attempted, but it didn’t work, so he had Tommy John surgery. In...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">7506</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2019 03:48:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Daily 2019 Top Prospects: 11-15</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-daily-2019-top-prospects-11-15-r7492/</link><description>15. Yunior Severino, 2B
Age: 19 (DOB: 10/3/99)
2018 Stats (Rookie): 218 PA, .263/.321/.424, 8 HR, 28 RBI
ETA: 2022
2018 Ranking: 18
It feels like a lifetime ago that the Atlanta Braves were handed severe sanctions for circumventing MLB's international signing rules, with GM John Coppolella banned...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7492</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2019 06:15:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Daily 2019 Top Prospects: 16-20</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-daily-2019-top-prospects-16-20-r7487/</link><description>20. Jose Miranda, 2B/3B
Age: 20 (DOB 6/29/1998)
2018 Stats (A/+A): 552 PA, .264/.319/.417, 16 HR, 82 RBI
ETA: 2021
2018 Ranking: NR
Since joining the Twins as the 73rd overall pick in 2016 draft, Miranda has been getting his feet wet all around the infield. This past season, the product of Puerto...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7487</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2019 03:45:00 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
