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Twins Minor League Report (8/30): Rochester Fighting, Berrios Promoted

Sun, 31 Aug 2014 15:55:00 +0000

TRANSACTIONS Sam Deduno was claimed on waivers by the Houston Astros. On Sunday morning, lefty Aaron Thompson was promoted from Rochester to fill Deduno's roster spot. Alex Meyer was placed on the disabled list for Rochester, which is hopefully just procedural so that they can call up JO Berrio...

Twins Minor League Report (8/29): Rochester Remains in Playoff Hunt

Sat, 30 Aug 2014 03:52:00 +0000

Of note in this game, was a Delmon Young (finger quotes) home run (/finger quotes). Replays on TV clearly showed not only fan interference to Jordan Schafer’s leaping attempt for the catch, but also the fact that said fan also caught the ball well in front of and below the wall. Ron G...

Kernels with Pitching Issues? Oddly, yes.

Fri, 29 Aug 2014 19:02:00 +0000

The Twins have generally been using 6-man rotations at their Class A levels to hold their young starters' innings down, theoretically allowing them to get through entire full-season schedules without having to be shut down early. However, for various reasons, the Kernels have not had the luxury of...

Twins Minor League Report (8/28): Nick Gordon Plays Well

Fri, 29 Aug 2014 11:04:00 +0000

Red Wings Report Rochester 6, Syracuse 3 Box The Red Wings took the lead in the seventh inning and went on to defeat the Syracuse Chiefs and are now just two games out of the wild card spot with four games to go. The Wings control their own postseason fate and could squeeze into a spot with wins i...

Non-Roster Hopefuls

Thu, 28 Aug 2014 13:55:00 +0000

The Twins will likely call up five to eight players when rosters expand and the Rochester season comes to an end, whether that's on Monday or after a playoff run. They will want to add at least one catcher, an infielder, an outfielder and several pitchers. There are a lot of players on the 40-man...

Twins Minor League Report (8/27): Hinojosa Plays Hero

Thu, 28 Aug 2014 12:00:00 +0000

RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 3, Syracuse 4 Box Score Chris Herrmann got things going in the right direction for the Red Wings. He came to bat in the first inning with a runner on base. His fourth home run gave the team a 2-0 lead. They scored a third run in the first inning, but that would be it for...

Twins Minor League Report (8/26): Turner Lifts Miracle

Wed, 27 Aug 2014 02:54:00 +0000

Four pitchers are expected to make the trip. Right-handed pitcher Jason Adam and left-handed pitchers Taylor Rogers and Mason Melotakis are listed. Nick Burdi's name was on the AFL website for a brief time but it has since been removed. A different arm will replace him in the coming days. RED WING...

Hangout and Talk Twins, August 26, Episode 39

Tue, 26 Aug 2014 18:47:00 +0000

Seth and Jeremy will cover the recently-released Arizona Fall League rosters. We'll also project the September call-ups. Minor league season is winding down. Who's in? Who's out? Who's still fighting for a playoff spot? The links for tonight's show are available here: Our event page and our .If...

Twins Minor League Report (8/25):

Tue, 26 Aug 2014 03:03:00 +0000

RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 4, Scranton/WB 2 Box Score Alex Meyer was on the hill on Monday night for one of his last couple starts of the season. In attendance was Twins GM Terry Ryan. Ryan got to witness Meyer throw, what I believe to be a career-high, 105 pitches. In six innings, Meyer allowed t...

Twins Minor League Report (8/24): Kernels Clinch

Mon, 25 Aug 2014 01:56:00 +0000

RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 5, Scranton/WB 4 Box Score A lot of Rochester's future is in their own hands. They took that fact to heart on Sunday as they mounted a four-run bottom of the eighth inning to crawl past the RailRiders. Doug Bernier went 1-for-3 and his two-run double put the Wings on top...

Twins Minor League Report (8/23): Hu Does It Again

Sun, 24 Aug 2014 13:17:00 +0000

RED WINGS REPORT Game 1 – Rochester 3, Scranton/Wilkes Barre 2 Box Score Chris Herrmann led the offense, and the Wings got just enough pitching to pull out Game 1 on Saturday. Herrmann went 3-3 with his 16th and 17th doubles. Chris Colabello hit his 10th double. Pedro Florimon hit his fourth home...

Twins Minor League Report (8/22): Hit Parades

Sat, 23 Aug 2014 13:33:00 +0000

RED WINGS REPORT Game 1: Syracuse 2, Rochester 4 Box Score Rochester outhit Syracuse 16-6 in the first game of the double-header, but managed just four runs. Fortunately this was plenty enough, as the bullpen patched together 8.1 innings of one-run baseball after the postponement of Kris Johnson’s...