https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/page/228/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/part-2-seth39s-midseason-top-40-prospects-21-30-r5634/Prospect rankings are meant to be fun, but they're also meant to recognize players that work hard throughout the season. I choose to update my personal Top 40 Twins prospect rankings before the draft, before an influx of 25 or so new prospects. Obviously the draft, particularly the #1 overall pick...5634Fri, 26 May 2017 11:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-525-jay-returns-thorpe-sharp-in-second-start-r5633/The Twins were off, but there was plenty of notable news to share across the minor league sytem from Thursday evening. Tyler Jay made his 2017 debut, Lewis Thorpe looked good again in his second start of the year and Nick Gordon set a new career high in home runs. Find out what else happened aroun...5633Fri, 26 May 2017 03:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/part-1-seth39s-midseason-top-40-twins-prospects-31-40-r5630/Prospect rankings are always fun. I choose to update my personal Top 40 Twins prospect rankings before the draft, before an influx of 25 or so new prospects. Obviously the draft, particularly the #1 overall pick but also several others in the top rounds, will affect any organization’s rankings. Wh...5630Thu, 25 May 2017 12:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-524-garver-powers-wings-r5629/Ft. Myers had their game postponed. The three Minnesota Twins affiliates did all play each received a quality start from their starting pitcher. That’s always good, at least enough to keep a team in a game until late. John Curtiss kept a streak going. And, Tommy Watkins experienced a first as a ma...5629Thu, 25 May 2017 03:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-daily-draft-preview-r5628/The Twins will officially be on the clock with the first overall pick on the evening of June 12th. They should be making their selection shortly after 6pm. This will be the first time the franchise selects first overall since taking catcher Joe Mauer in 2001. Along with the first overall pick - an...5628Wed, 24 May 2017 15:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/part-2-qampa-with-sam-carlson-r5626/5626Wed, 24 May 2017 03:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-523-wheeler-and-wiel-lead-the-way-r5625/Only three of the Twins four full-season affiliates were in action on Tuesday, as the Chattanooga Lookouts enjoyed a much needed day off. They also got some good news for their already stalwart bullpen, as a top prospect was activated from the disabled list. A much talked about name in the offseas...5625Wed, 24 May 2017 02:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/kernels-ben-rortvedt-is-catching-on-r5622/Ben Rortvedt was the Minnesota Twins’ second-round draft pick one year ago. He may be struggling at the plate with the Cedar Rapids Kernels, but he has become a trusted man behind the plate for Tommy Watkins and the Kernels pitching staff. Consider that just over a year ago, he was going to prom a...5622Tue, 23 May 2017 06:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-522-palacios-hero-r5621/The Twins opened their brief road trip on Monday in Baltimore. Kyle Gibson, who was recalled from Rochester when Phil Hughes was placed on the disabled list, made the start. Congratulations to Chris Paul of the Miracle, who was named Florida State League Player of the Week. Paul hit 12-25 last wee...5621Tue, 23 May 2017 03:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/part-1-qampa-with-sam-carlson-ready-for-the-national-stage-r5620/At Twins Daily, we write about the Minnesota Twins and their minor league system. But we also celebrate baseball in Minnesota. We have had articles with Minnesota Gophers players, and we have articles on the St. Paul Saints at times. We would love to see readers start their own blogs for their fav...5620Mon, 22 May 2017 23:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/aaron-whitefield-from-softball-diamonds-to-diamond-in-the-rough-r5617/The last two seasons have been a whirlwind for Aaron Whitefield. Recently, I had the chance to spend some time with Whitefield to talk about several topics. We talked a bit about his softball career and how and when he turned to baseball. How did the Twins find him and sign him? We talked about hi...5617Mon, 22 May 2017 04:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-521-blankenhorn-blasts-gordon-keeps-rolling-r5614/Losing games isn't any fun for anyone. Three of the four Twins affiliates held leads on Sunday but none of them were able to pull out the win. Even in the midst of all the losing there were some strong performances. Multiple big name prospects had good days at the plate and some relief arms were t...5614Mon, 22 May 2017 01:27:00 +0000