https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/page/240/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/get-to-know-ifof-stephen-wickens-r4391/In 2013, Wickens was honored with a Harmon Killebrew Award for Community Service for his efforts in Ft. Myers. At the time, Wickens said, "Harmon was a killer on the field and a gentleman off of it, and I think that’s how the Twins organization wants their players to be." Recently, Wickens sat dow...4391Fri, 22 Jan 2016 05:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/2016-roster-projections-the-outfielders-part-2-r4390/Of course, next week, we’ll consider the pitchers. But first, let’s finish the roster projections for hitters. Ft. Myers Miracle Zach Granite was the Twins 14th-round pick in 2013. After playing just 25 games in 2014, he came back strong in 2016. He dominated in a month in Cedar Rapids before movi...4390Fri, 22 Jan 2016 03:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/catching-up-with-lhp-stephen-gonsalves-r4387/He had a terrific 2015 season. It began with nine starts in Cedar Rapids where he went 6-1 with a 1.15 ERA. He finished the season with 15 starts in Ft. Myers. There he went 7-2 with a 2.61 ERA. It was a very successful season. He saw his name rising up prospect rankings. Thank you to Stephen Gons...4387Thu, 21 Jan 2016 02:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/what39s-next-for-alex-meyer-r4382/As Meyer entered his age-25 season at last year's TwinsFest, he compared his age to that of another late bloomer, Randy Johnson. Meyer said, "Randy Johnson, I think I read he came up when he was 25. He just so happened to be tall, too, so let's hope. If I could have half that career..." Meyer star...4382Tue, 19 Jan 2016 04:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/top-prospects-of-2017-r4380/While we don't want to give away too much of what the article talks about in the book, we do encourage you to think about what your Top 10 could look like a year from now. It's probably safe to assume that the consensus Top 3 Twins prospects who were mentioned above - Buxton, Berrios, Kepler - wil...4380Sun, 17 Jan 2016 22:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/get-to-know-outfielder-daniel-kihle-r4376/Take a few minutes to read the terrific responses that Kihle provided for our questions today. Feel free to discuss or ask questions in the Comments below. ----------------------------------------------------- Seth Stohs (SS): Growing up in Kansas, who was your favorite team to follow? Who were so...4376Thu, 14 Jan 2016 12:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/get-to-know-outfielder-lamonte-wade-r4365/Wade grew up in Maryland and was one of the best baseball players in the state coming out of high school. He went undrafted and stayed home, choosing to play for the Maryland Terrapins. He played mostly first base his first two college seasons. Coming into his junior season, he looked to be a Top...4365Fri, 08 Jan 2016 13:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/where-are-they-now-2011-top-10-prospects-r4364/I started my blog in the spring of 2010 so my first prospect list was for the 2011 season. There are some very familiar names on the list and some other names that have disappeared from the baseball world. "Where Are They Now?" will help to find out how these top prospects are doing at this point...4364Fri, 08 Jan 2016 02:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/2016-twins-roster-projections-the-first-basemen-r4363/If anything goes off of plan, who are some of the options to fill in at first base in the coming years, and are there any prospects with the potential to be impact players down the line? Read on and see what you think, and then let’s discuss below in the comments. MAJOR LEAGUES Joe Mauer enters hi...4363Thu, 07 Jan 2016 07:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/get-to-know-outfielder-roberto-gonzalez-r4362/From the 2016 Minnesota Twins Prospect Handbook: “Scouting Report: The Twins selected Nick Gordon with the 5th overall pick in the 2014 draft out of high school in Orlando. The Twins didn’t draft another prep player until the 15th round when they took another great athlete, Roberto Gonzalez, from...4362Wed, 06 Jan 2016 06:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/2016-twins-roster-projections-the-catchers-r4358/As always, there are a lot of catchers. There are two to four catchers listed at each level. A lot of catchers are needed during spring training, and then during extended spring training. Depth is also important as catchers get hurt. We’ve seen concussions and other injuries throughout the system....4358Tue, 05 Jan 2016 06:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/finding-201639s-twins-breakout-prospect-r4355/ORDER NOW: 2016 Minnesota Twins Prospect Handbook (paperback, $15.99) ORDER NOW: 2016 Minnesota Twins Prospect Handbook (eBook, $10.99) To learn more about all of the prospects in the Twins organization, make sure to order the Minnesota Twins Prospect Handbook. The 2016 Minnesota Twins Prospect Ha...4355Sun, 03 Jan 2016 23:39:00 +0000