https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/page/234/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/kernels-expect-a-fun-season-r5482/Thursday is Opening Day in the minor leagues. Tonight you can read the first Twins Daily Minor League Report, a daily update on how the Twins affiliates and prospects do each day. One of our long-time friends is Steve Buhr, a native of Cedar Rapids, who provides excellent content on the Kernels. H...5482Thu, 06 Apr 2017 03:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/get-to-know-twins-minor-league-hitting-coordinator-rick-eckstein-r5481/In the offseason, the Twins made changes in their front office, adding Derek Falvey and Thad Levine. More changes were made in the coaching staff with Jeff Pickler, James Rowson and Jeff Smith joining the big league team. But there have been several other changes in the organization, specifically...5481Thu, 06 Apr 2017 03:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/2017-fort-myers-miracle-roster-preview-r5480/A year ago, the Miracle had an overall record of 78-61, and yet they did not make the playoffs as they did not win their division in each half. Manager Jeff Smith took the job of Twins first base coach, and a familiar face returned to lead the Miracle in 2017. While this team may not have a lot of...5480Wed, 05 Apr 2017 18:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/2017-chattanooga-lookouts-roster-preview-r5477/After winning the Southern League championship in 2015, the Chattanooga Lookouts went 75-65 in 2016 and just missed the playoffs. This roster is filled with several of the Twins top pitching prospects, guys who could help the Twins within the next two seasons, maybe as early as late 2017. But ther...5477Tue, 04 Apr 2017 01:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/2017-cedar-rapids-kernels-roster-preview-r5476/In 2016, the Cedar Rapids Kernels went 78-61. They went a remarkable 42-28 in the second half and made the playoffs. The lost in the second round, but to get even that far was remarkable. The 2017 team looks to get back to the playoffs under a familiar face who is making his managerial debut. The...5476Mon, 03 Apr 2017 15:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/2017-rochester-red-wings-roster-preview-r5475/In 2016, the Rochester Red Wings went 81-63. However, they finished third in their division and just shy of a playoff spot. The 2017 Red Wings will again have a good combination of prospects and veterans. It is a team that has the potential to put the Red Wings back in playoff contention while pro...5475Mon, 03 Apr 2017 14:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/tyler-jay-shifting-to-the-bullpen-minor-league-notebook-r5435/Twins Daily has learned and confirmed that Tyler Jay has been moved to the bullpen going forward. A couple of sources have verified the change. We will have much more on that, and several other minor league notes today. When the Twins drafted Jay with the sixth overall pick in 2015 out of the Uni...5435Sat, 18 Mar 2017 20:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/slegers-solidifies-status-with-strong-spring-showing-r5432/Aaron Slegers found out on Monday morning that his spring training time with the big league Twins had come to an end, but he didn’t sulk. He enjoyed the experience and is looking forward to what could be and exciting 2017 season for him. Slegers was the Twins fifth-round pick in 2013 out of Indian...5432Sat, 18 Mar 2017 03:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/get-to-know-gophers-of-jordan-smith-and-gophers-notes-r5431/This week, the Gophers are making a California swing before getting started with Big Ten play next weekend. They played a single game on Tuesday night at California-Berkeley, and last night they began a three-game series at Sacramento State. Find out more about those games and what’s coming up, bu...5431Fri, 17 Mar 2017 10:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/minor-league-report-from-the-fort-r5426/The Twins had a scheduled off day on Tuesday so Hammond Stadium was very quiet. However, the back fields were busy. Practice began about 9:15 and went until around 11:30 when the players broke for lunch. At 1:00, there were two intrasquad games played. So there was a lot of action in the minor lea...5426Wed, 15 Mar 2017 03:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-send-six-to-minor-league-camp-r5422/On Monday morning, the Minnesota announced that four players were sent to minor league camp. Officially, Stephen Gonsalves and Aaron Slegers were reassigned to minor league camp. Mason Melotakis was optioned to AAA Rochester. Fernando Romero was optioned to AA Chattanooga. Following the game, the...5422Mon, 13 Mar 2017 15:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/get-to-know-gophers-of-troy-traxler-and-gophers-notes-r5418/The Gopher baseball team completed their 13-game, US Bank Stadium home stand on Sunday afternoon with a loss to Missouri State. In fact, the Gophers lost two of the three games this weekend. They will now play four games this coming week in California before starting Big Ten games the following w...5418Mon, 13 Mar 2017 01:37:00 +0000