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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins Minor Leagues News & Analysis]]></title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/page/267/?d=1</link><description><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins Minor Leagues News & Analysis]]></description><language>en</language><item><title>TD Top Prospects: #5 Alex Meyer</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/td-top-prospects-5-alex-meyer-r3379/</link><description>Age: 25 (DOB: 1/3/90)
2014 Stats (AAA): 130.1 IP, 7-7, 3.52 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 153/64 K/BB
ETA: 2015
2014 Ranking: 3
What's To Like
Meyer has always excelled at throwing the ball past opposing hitters. During his junior year at the University of Kentucky, he led the Southeastern Conference with 110 s...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">3379</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2015 04:11:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>TD Top Prospects: #6 Nick Gordon</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/td-top-prospects-6-nick-gordon-r3375/</link><description>Age: 19 (DOB: 10/24/1995)
2014 Stats (Elizabethton): .294/.333/.366 (.699) with 6-2B, 4-3B, 1-HR
ETA: 2018
2014 Ranking: N/A
What&#x2019;s To Like
Baseball America anointed Gordon the Appalachian League&#x2019;s number two prospect, citing his natural instincts, first-step quickness, soft hands in the field, an...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">3375</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2015 04:07:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Push Candidate: Adam Brett Walker III</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/push-candidate-adam-brett-walker-iii-r3371/</link><description>and I certainly think that there are two points in the system where there are "put up or shut up" moments for a player-- the first full season in Cedar Rapids, and first season with MLB-caliber talent in Chattanooga.
The first player to be featured is one who creates a major stir in discussions at...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">3371</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2015 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>TD Top Prospects: #7 Jorge Polanco</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/td-top-prospects-7-jorge-polanco-r3372/</link><description>Age: 21 (DOB: 7/5/93)
2014 Stats (Ft. Myers/New Britain): .288/.353/.395 (.748) with 23-2B, 6-3B, 7-HR
ETA: early 2016
2014 Ranking: #8
What&#x2019;s To Like
Patience was a necessity as he grew and developed. It took him two years of struggles in the Gulf Coast League before advancing to the Appalachian...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">3372</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2015 03:07:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>TD Top Prospects: #9 Trevor May</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/td-top-prospects-9-trevor-may-r3362/</link><description>Age: 25 (DOB: 9/23/89)
2014 Stats (AAA): 98 IP, 2.85 ERA, 1.163 WHIP, 94/39 K/BB
(MLB): 45.2 IP, 7.88 ERA, 1.774 WHIP, 44/22 K/BB
ETA: 2015
2014 Ranking: 10
What's To Like
Since debuting as the Phillies 28th best prospect in 2009, according to Baseball America, May has spent the next six off-seaso...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">3362</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2015 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>TD Top Prospects: #10 Nick Burdi</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/td-top-prospects-10-nick-burdi-r3361/</link><description>Age: 22 (DOB: 1/19/93)
2014 Stats (A/A+): 20.1 IP, 2.66 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 38/16 K/BB
ETA: 2015
2014 Ranking: NR
What's To Like
Burdi's fastball has always set him apart. In high school, when he was already touching the mid-90s with the heater, his coach called him a "once-in-a-lifetime pitcher," add...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">3361</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2015 06:34:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Daily Top 20 Prospect Countdown: 11-15</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-daily-top-20-prospect-countdown-11-15-r3350/</link><description>15. Taylor Rogers - LHP
Age: 24
2014 Stats (AA): 145 IP, 11-6, 3.29 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 113/37 K/BB
ETA: 2016
You won't often see Rogers mentioned among the system's most promising young arms, because he lacks the high-end velocity and gaudy strikeout numbers of some others, but if you ask folks withi...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">3350</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2015 13:10:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Daily Top 20 Prospect Countdown: 16-20</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-daily-top-20-prospect-countdown-16-20-r3344/</link><description>20. Amaurys Minier &#x2013; OF/1B
Age: 19
2014 Stats (Rookie): .292/.405/.520 (.925), 11-2B, 2-3B, 8-HR, 33 RBI
ETA: 2019
Minier was the Twins big international signing in 2012. He got a $1.4 million signing bonus as a 16 year old from the Dominican Republic. His professional career began in 2013 with th...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">3344</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2015 03:32:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Catching Up With Nick Gordon</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/catching-up-with-nick-gordon-r3327/</link><description>Of course, it takes more than maturity to be drafted as high as Gordon was (5th overall) as a high school kid. It takes a ton of talent. Gordon is currently a four-tool talent though many believe that over time he will also add the ability to hit for power and become a five-tool player.
Twins Mino...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">3327</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2015 05:51:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Get to Know: OF Max Murphy</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/get-to-know-of-max-murphy-r3326/</link><description>In early March, Minnesota native Max Murphy will make the trip from Minneapolis to Ft. Myers for his first spring training. Murphy has never been to Twins spring training, even as a fan. With his local ties, he was invited to participate and sign autographs at Twins Fest this weekend. It marked th...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">3326</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2015 12:37:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>JO Berrios: Working for a Big Season (VIDEO)</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/jo-berrios-working-for-a-big-season-video-r3318/</link><description>As I'm typing this article on Thursday morning, Berrios is boarding a plane in Puerto Rico. He will arrive in Minneapolis this afternoon. Tonight, he will be at the Twins annual Diamond Awards where he will be presented with the Twins Minor League Pitcher of the Year award. He will remain in the T...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">3318</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2015 13:55:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>A Look Back: The 2012 Draft</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/a-look-back-the-2012-draft-r3305/</link><description>After losing Michael Cuddyer to Colorado via free agency, the Twins acquired two additional draft picks, the Rockies' second round pick and a supplemental pick between the first and second rounds. Jason Kubel also left as a free agent to the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Twins also got a supplement...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">3305</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2015 03:53:00 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
