https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/page/203/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/talking-hitting-with-quotdinkquot-r6825/When Brian Dinkelman hung up his spikes as a player after the 2013 season, a defensive shift with three infielders on one side of second base was still a relative novelty being employed occasionally by the Houston Astros and perhaps one or two other teams at the Major League level. Less than five...6825Fri, 01 Jun 2018 03:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-prospect-pulse-a-quick-rundown-of-the-minor-leagues-r6818/You asked for it, well here it is. Welcome to the first edition of Twins Prospect Pulse, a new feature inspired by requests in the comments section of the minor league reports. This is basically just a great big roundup of standings and statistics. This may (or may not) become a regular feature to...6818Thu, 31 May 2018 04:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/lewis-kirilloff-provide-high-character-huge-potential-r6815/They are the talk of Cedar Rapids, at least the talk all around Veteran’s Memorial Stadium, the Kernels home ballpark. People are talking (or raving) about top Minnesota Twins hitting prospects Royce Lewis and Alex Kirilloff. They’re discussed in the press box. They’re discussed by the fans in the...6815Wed, 30 May 2018 04:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-529-miracle-blast-threshers-r6814/All four of the Minnesota Twins minor league affiliates were in action on Tuesday night, and they went a perfect 4-0. Four home runs powered the Miracle lineup with Ervin Santana rehabbing, the lineup and bullpen picked up starter Stephen Gonsalves for the Red Wings, Lewis Thorpe pitched arguably...6814Wed, 30 May 2018 03:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-528-memorial-day-memories-made-r6811/Happy Memorial Day to each of you. The Twins have a game in Kansas City. The Miracle and Lookouts each had a scheduled day off as they await more reports on the tropical storm beating up Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. Rochester played an afternoon game, and Cedar Rapids played their sixth game ag...6811Mon, 28 May 2018 22:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-526-lookouts-turn-triple-play-in-wild-victory-r6802/The Chattanooga-Montgomery game had 21 runs on 27 hits, three errors, six wild pitches, a pickoff, a balk, six hit batsmen and a triple play started by Lookouts catcher Brian Navarreto. Oh, and Brent Rooker was a triple shy of the cycle. Check out what else happened around the Twins’ minor league...6802Sun, 27 May 2018 04:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-525-vargas-powers-wings-r6800/CEDAR RAPIDS - This report comes to you directly from Cedar Rapids where I will be the next few days. Tomorrow will be a busy day with some interviews and a double header, but it will be a fun day. On this night, Kennys Vargas and newcomer Chris Carter provided some power for the Red Wings. Chatta...6800Sat, 26 May 2018 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/ready-to-move-up-r6798/As Memorial Day approaches, it’s noteworthy the the first halves of the Kernels, Miracle and Lookouts seasons are coming to an end. Soon, we’ll hear which players are going to play in the All Star game. Often, that milestone also means that it is promotion time for some of the prospects. Today, I’...6798Fri, 25 May 2018 13:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-524-brent-rooker-jacks-two-dingers-r6796/Brent Rooker hit two homers for Chattanooga, Nick Gordon cracked a couple of doubles for Rochester and neither Stephen Gonsalves nor Blayne Enlow gave up an earned run in their starts. Keep reading for more information on the night that was across the minor league system Transactions Jake Cave op...6796Fri, 25 May 2018 11:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-523-debuts-and-longballs-r6792/Lots of action took place on the farm today. Miguel Sano homered for the second straight day during his rehab assignment and Ervin Santana began to work his way back up to the Twins. Specifically among minor leaguers though, Nick Gordon debuted at Triple-A, and Jacob Pearson made his stamp on the...6792Thu, 24 May 2018 02:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/will-kernels-offense-suffer-as-prospects-move-up-r6791/When this season was in its infancy, I had a lot of high expectations for the 2018 Cedar Rapids Kernels. I was not alone, of course, since the Kernels’ Opening Day roster was filled with big-bonus position players, highlighted by 2017’s first-overall draft pick, Royce Lewis, and the Twins’ 2016 fi...6791Thu, 24 May 2018 00:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-organizational-depth-chart-middle-infielders-r6789/We are just under two weeks from the start of the 2018 MLB Draft. I think this is a good time to look at the depth in the Minnesota Twins organization, by position, to see if there are areas that the team should focus on adding some depth to. Of course, in the first ten to 15 rounds, the team shou...6789Wed, 23 May 2018 05:22:00 +0000