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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/186/?d=1</link><description><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins Minor Leagues News & Analysis]]></description><language>en</language><item><title>Seth Twins On Deck Podcast (Episode 8)</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/seth-twins-on-deck-podcast-episode-8-r6447/</link><description>First on the show tonight was the first overall pick of the 2017 draft, Royce Lewis. The infielder was fantastic as always, talking about his offseason, camaraderie with teammates at the academy in Ft. Myers and much more.
Lewis was followed by former Twins prospect and current Miracle hitting coa...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6447</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 21:38:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Missing Pieces? Lost Minor League Players</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/missing-pieces-lost-minor-league-players-r6443/</link><description>Luke Bard, Right-Handed Pitcher
Bard never pitched a game above Triple-A in the Twins system and he spent the majority of his age-26 season in the Lookouts bullpen. He was almost two years older than the competition in the Southern League and he didn&#x2019;t really blow away the competition. For the yea...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6443</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>TD 2018 Minnesota Twins Top Prospects Recap</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/td-2018-minnesota-twins-top-prospects-recap-r6429/</link><description>When recapping last year's list, I had to point out that we'd all been very spoiled by the likes of Byron Buxton, Miguel Sano and Jose Berrios anchoring the front of Minnesota's prospect rankings.
With all these heralded young studs graduating to the majors, the system didn't offer quite the same...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6429</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 03:13:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Who Are These Guys? (Twins Non-Roster Invites)</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/who-are-these-guys-twins-non-roster-invites-r6426/</link><description>Normally I like to post a "get to know &#x2018;em" type of article on the Twins non-roster invites as soon as it is announced. However, since at that time there were so many free agents still available and the Twins list was not real large, I figured there would be several more players added on minor lea...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6426</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 01:56:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Daily 2018 Top Prospects: #1 Royce Lewis</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-daily-2018-top-prospects-1-royce-lewis-r6425/</link><description>Age: 18 (DOB: 6/5/99)
2017 Stats (Rookie/Low-A): 239 PA, .279/.381/.407, 4 HR, 27 RBI
ETA: 2020
2017 Ranking: NA
National Top 100 Rankings 
BA: 24 | MLB: 20 | ESPN: 25 | BP: 27
What's To Like
It's tough to weigh things like disposition and character in prospect evaluations, especially from afar. C...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6425</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 03:49:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Daily 2018 Top Prospects: #2 Fernando Romero</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-daily-2018-top-prospects-2-fernando-romero-r6422/</link><description>Age: 23 (DOB:12/24/1994)
2017 Stats (AA): 125 IP, 3.53 ERA, 120 K, 45 BB, 1.35 WHIP
ETA: Late 2018
2017 Ranking: 1
National Top 100 Rankings
BA: NR | MLB: 68 | ESPN: 47 | BP: 97
What&#x2019;s To Like?
Romero has a plus fastball that tops out at 98, paired with a plus slider in the upper 80s and his chang...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6422</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Daily Top Prospects: #3 Nick Gordon</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-daily-top-prospects-3-nick-gordon-r6418/</link><description>Age: 22 (DOB: 10/24/1995)
2017 Stats (AA): .270/.341/.408 (.749), 9 HR, 29 2B, 8 3B, 13/20 in stolen base attempts
ETA: 2019
2017 Ranking: 4
National Top 100 Rankings
BA: 93 | MLB : 80 | ESPN: 37 | BP: 35
What&#x2019;s To Like
Gordon headed to the Arizona Fall League last off-season and got his off-seaso...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6418</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2018 21:30:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Daily 2018 Top Prospects: #4 Stephen Gonsalves</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-daily-2018-top-prospects-4-stephen-gonsalves-r6414/</link><description>Age: 23 (DOB: 7/8/1994)
2017 Stats (Rookie): 110.0 IP, 3.27 ERA, 118 K, 31 BB, 1.14 WHIP
ETA: 2018
2017 Ranking: 2
National Top 100 Rankings
BA: 97 | MLB: 78 | ESPN: NA | BP: NA
What&#x2019;s To Like?
Stephen Gonsalves looks the part of a big league pitcher. The left-hander stands 6-5 and is lean, weighi...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6414</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2018 03:17:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Daily 2018 Top Prospects: #5 Alex Kirilloff</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-daily-2018-top-prospects-5-alex-kirilloff-r6407/</link><description>Age: 20 (DOB: 11/9/1997)
2017 Stats: Did Not Play- Tommy John surgery
ETA: 2021
2017 Ranking: 3
National Top 100 Rankings
BA: NA | MLB : NA | ESPN: NA | BP: NA
What&#x2019;s To Like
Kirilloff&#x2019;s bat and approach at the plate have always been his ticket to the big leagues. During his professional debut, th...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6407</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 02:25:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Daily 2018 Top Prospects: #6 Wander Javier</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-daily-2018-top-prospects-6-wander-javier-r6406/</link><description>Age: 19 (DOB: 12/29/98)
2017 Stats (Rookie): 180 PA, .299/.383/.471, 4 HR, 22 RBI
ETA: 2021
2017 Ranking: 6
National Top 100 Rankings 
BA: 95 | MLB: NR | ESPN: NR | BP: NR
What's To Like
A lot. And national analysts everywhere are starting to see it. Javier made only one prominent Top 100 list thi...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6406</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 05:08:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Seth's Twins On Deck Podcast (Episode 6)</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/seth39s-twins-on-deck-podcast-episode-6-r6405/</link><description>Seth was joined by four guests on Monday night's podcast. They were:
Clark Beeker was the Twins 33rd-round pick out of Davidson in 2016. He began 2017 in Cedar Rapids where he went 11-3 with a 2.03 ERA and a 0.93 WHIP. He was the right-handed starting pitcher on the 2017 Twins Daily Minor League A...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6405</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 04:58:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Daily 2018 Top Prospects: #7 Brent Rooker</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-daily-2018-top-prospects-7-brent-rooker-r6404/</link><description>Age: 23 (DOB: 11/1/1994)
2017 Stats (Rookie): .281/.364/.566 (.930), 11-2B, 18-HR
ETA: 2019
2017 Ranking: NA
National Top 100 Rankings
BA: 92 | MLB: NA | ESPN: NA | BP: NA
What&#x2019;s To Like?
As 

 after the draft, &#x201C;We like his power potential, obviously&#x2026; We thought he had one of the best bats left on...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6404</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 02:35:00 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
