https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/page/262/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-54-the-force-is-strong-with-buxton-r3623/RED WINGS REPORT Rochester- Scheduled Off Day The Red Wings entered their off day on a high note after winning the final two games of their weekend series with Norfolk. Rochester has won seven of their last nine and they currently have a 14-9 record. Entering play on Monday, the team was tied with...3623Tue, 05 May 2015 02:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/now-leading-off-for-the-kernels-tanner-english-r3622/Sure, he measures just 5’ 10” tall and is listed at just 160 pounds, but don’t let his size fool you. English has athletic skills. For example, how many of his teammates do you think could do a standing back-flip in the middle of the field? More to the point, how many do you think have actually DO...3622Mon, 04 May 2015 23:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-starting-pitcher-of-the-month-april-2015-r3618/With that, let's get to know these starting pitchers. Below are the Top 4 Starting Pitchers for April. We begin with a few players deserving of mention. Rochester LHP Taylor Rogers – 4 GS, 2-0, 2.00 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 27.1 IP, 20 H, 10 BB, 23 K Ft. Myers RHP Ryan Eades – 3 GS, 1-0, 1.50 ERA, 1.11 WH...3618Mon, 04 May 2015 05:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-53-fireworks-in-chattanooga-r3617/Read on to hear all about the slugfest in Chattanooga, and everything else that happened in Sunday’s action! RED WINGS REPORT Norfolk 3, Rochester 7 Box Score Rochester started the game off with a bang, scoring four runs in the first inning to chase Norfolk starter Zach Davies from the game after...3617Mon, 04 May 2015 00:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-relief-pitcher-of-the-month-april-2015-r3613/First, a few relievers worthy of mention: RHP Michael Tonkin – 8 G, 0-1, 5 S, 2.45 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 7.1 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 10 K RHP Todd Van Steensel – 7 G, 0-2, 1.35 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 13.1 IP, 8 H, 8 BB, 22 K RHP Randy LeBlanc – 5 G, 1-0, 2.45 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 11.0 IP, 10 H, 2 BB, 15 K RHP Zach Tiller...3613Sun, 03 May 2015 14:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-52-berrios-buxton-polanco-lead-lookouts-r3612/It was a good day in the Twins farm system on Saturday. Read below for all of the scores and highlights. RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 3, Norfolk 4 Box Score The game was knotted at three going into the bottom of the ninth inning. Veteran Doug Bernier led off the inning with a double, his second of t...3612Sun, 03 May 2015 02:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/josmil-pinto-and-his-bat-r3599/Currently, the Twins have a two-man catcher rotation with Kurt Suzuki splitting time with Chris Herrmann. Suzuki was signed to an extension a season ago, but even by backup standards, it remains a relatively modest deal. After being a prime candidate for offensive regression, the former Athletics...3599Sat, 02 May 2015 17:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-51-kernels-no-hit-but-buck-is-back-r3610/(NOTE - The Weekly Leaderboard will return next week. In the next days, we'll be posting our Twins Daily Minor League Hitter, Starting Pitcher and Relief Pitcher of the Month of April.) TRANSACTIONS There were several transactions in the Minnesota Twins minor leagues on Friday, but the biggest ca...3610Sat, 02 May 2015 04:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-430-the-stars-shine-bright-r3609/Down in the minor leagues it was a little bit of a mixed bag on Thursday evening. Aaron Hicks, Eddie Rosario, Byron Buxton and Miguel Sano all had notable performances, as well as a great pitching performance from Chih-Wei Hu. But Nick Burdi struggled again, and Dalton Hicks and Adam Brett Walker...3609Fri, 01 May 2015 11:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/player39s-perspective-mlb-rehab-stints-r3607/While all MLB teams would hope to avoid rehab appearances altogether for their big-league talent, it's inevitable that injuries will happen and thus rehabbing is necessary. In most cases rehabbing players are sent to the nearest minor league affiliate for a few tune-ups before they rejoin the team...3607Fri, 01 May 2015 02:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/get-to-know-1b-tyler-kuresa-r3605/The decision to tell the Minnesota Twins five years ago that he was not going to accept their offer and instead go to college was a difficult one. However, he was and remains fully confident that it was the right decision for him. He said, “I was so young at the time. I was 17. I didn’t really kno...3605Thu, 30 Apr 2015 04:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-429-killer-bees-r3603/RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 5, Columbus 3 Box Score Aaron Hicks extended his hit streak to 10 games when he hit an RBI triple in the third inning. It led to a three-run inning and a lead that remained until the top of the eighth inning. Jason Wheeler struck out three in 7.1 innings. He allowed thre...3603Thu, 30 Apr 2015 02:30:00 +0000