https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/page/205/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/2017-killebrew-award-winner-dj-baxendale-rochester-r6127/DJ Baxendale was the Twins 11th round draft pick in 2012 out of Arkansas. After pitching in the College World Series that year, he pitched out of the bullpen at Elizabethton and Cedar Rapids. He spent the next three seasons as a starting pitcher. He made the Southern League All Star team in 2016 a...6127Fri, 29 Sep 2017 12:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/2017-killebrew-award-winner-hector-lujan-cedar-rapids-r6119/Today we wish to highlight the Harmon Killebrew Award for Community Service for the Cedar Rapids Kernels, right-handed pitcher Hector Lujan. Lujan was born and grew up in Mira Loma, California, a city just east of Anaheim. He began his college career by pitching at UC-Santa Barbara before finishin...6119Thu, 28 Sep 2017 01:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/2017-killebrew-award-winner-kevin-garcia-ft-myers-r6118/We’ll start this series today with the 2017 Killebrew Award winner for the Ft. Myers Miracle, catcher Kevin Garcia. Kevin Garcia grew up in southern California. He went to high school in Calexico, California, a small town on the US border with Mexico. Following high school, he went to Loyola Marym...6118Wed, 27 Sep 2017 12:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/get-to-know-jonathan-rodriguez-r6113/But now, let’s get to know a little more about Jonathan Rodriguez. He is a 28-year -old first baseman who spent the first eight seasons of his career in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. Last offseason, he became a free agent and signed with the Twins. He spent most of the season with the Chat...6113Tue, 26 Sep 2017 11:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/2017-twins-minor-league-all-star-team-r6098/Today, we would like to announce our choices for 2017 Minnesota Twins All Stars. Our Twins Daily minor league report writers were asked to vote for a catcher, first baseman, second baseman, third baseman, shortstop, three outfielders, a DH, a left-handed starting pitcher, a right-handed starting p...6098Tue, 19 Sep 2017 14:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-2017-minor-league-hitter-of-the-year-r6089/Seven Twins Daily Minor League writers were asked to vote for the various awards. For the hitter of the year, we each voted for eight players. The player who was voted as #1 received eight points, #2 received seven points and so on with the #8 vote receiving one point. Results were tabulated and c...6089Fri, 15 Sep 2017 00:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-2017-minor-league-relief-pitcher-of-the-year-r6083/Seven Twins Daily Minor League writers were asked to vote for the various awards. For the relief pitcher of the year, we each voted for five players. The player who was voted as #1 received five points, #2 received four points and so on with the #5 vote receiving one point. Results were tabulated...6083Wed, 13 Sep 2017 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-911-decisive-game-three-r6079/KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 1, Quad Cities 6 (QC wins series 2-1) Box Score Kernels starter Tyler Wells posted a 5-3 record with a 3.11 ERA in 75 1/3 innings with the team this year. He walked fewer than three batters per nine innings. The playoffs for Wells, though, have been a different story....6079Tue, 12 Sep 2017 02:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-2017-short-season-hitter-of-the-year-r6078/Yesterday, Twins Daily announced the Short Season Pitcher of the Year. Throughout the rest of the week, the other minor league awards will be announced. There were some strong performances throughout the minors and these are the next wave of players heading for Target Field. Last season, Le...6078Tue, 12 Sep 2017 01:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-2017-short-season-pitcher-of-the-year-r6077/As you’ll see below, there were several pitchers on the Twins short-season teams who put together real solid seasons. Of course, we are generally talking about a limited number of innings due to their seasons being just two months long. One poor outing can have an effect on their overall numbers...6077Mon, 11 Sep 2017 05:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-910-southern-league-champs33-r6075/CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga 3, Montgomery 2 Box Score It didn't take long for the Lookouts to find themselves in a hole. Dietrich Enns allowed a solo home run to lead off the game and Chattanooga was down 1-0. The lead wouldn't last long as Andy Wilkins smashed a game-tying home run to lead of...6075Mon, 11 Sep 2017 01:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-99-tough-losses-set-up-must-win-sundays-r6071/Continue reading to find out how the two Twins minor league playoff games went and who performed well in the losses. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga 0, Montgomery 2 Box Score The final score was the same as Game 3. Unfortunately for the Lookouts, they were on the short-end on the scoreboard in Gam...6071Sun, 10 Sep 2017 02:50:00 +0000