https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/page/275/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/kernels-in-beloit-game-1-is-a-big-win-r2972/What's important, at this point, is how the Kernels measure up to the Rattlers, as well as Quad Cities and Peoria. The latter two teams trailed the Kernels and Rattlers by three games entering Tuesday. Two of those four teams will earn playoff spots. The other two will join Beloit and Clinton on t...2972Thu, 14 Aug 2014 14:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/ivan-arteaga-on-change-ups-sliders-and-curves-r2973/Pitchers in the first part of the 20th century could – and did – legally throw a spitball. Even after the spitter was outlawed, pitchers continued to do whatever they could get away with to gain an advantage over the batter. Roughing up the ball became popular. Now umpires toss baseballs out of th...2973Wed, 13 Aug 2014 22:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-812-wheeler-of-fortune-r2970/Two Twins' affiliates had weather interfere with their games and one team had to finish a game they had started at the end of June. Let's see how things shook out after all of the weather issues. RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 1, Lehigh Valley 1 (3rd Inning- Suspended) Box Score These two teams couldn...2970Wed, 13 Aug 2014 02:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/catching-up-with-chad-allen-r2967/2967Tue, 12 Aug 2014 06:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-811-hot-wings-no-hit-bulls-r2966/Late last night it was reported that RP Nick Burdi and 3B Bryan Haar would be going from Cedar Rapids to Fort Myers. Filling their spots in Cedar Rapids would be the activation of P Kohl Stewart and the return of INF Jonatan Hinojasa. (No word on how Fort Myers is making room.) EDIT: Darren Wolfso...2966Tue, 12 Aug 2014 02:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/color-me-and-joe-mauer-impressed-r2962/That was pretty cool to see, but my particular interest in this game was tied to a couple of the Kernels’ pitchers. Lewis Thorpe, who made the start and picked up his third victory of the year, and Nick Burdi who closed out the ninth inning for his fourth save. Thorpe has been heralded as perhaps...2962Mon, 11 Aug 2014 22:13:55 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/playing-in-the-rain-r2954/Now I sit in the Minnetonka High School parking lot, waiting to play. Rain drops fall on the windshield as I check the radar, but today feels different than the last time rain threatened a game of mine. And it's different than the one before that. Rain is a minor leaguer’s best friend, it offers h...2954Mon, 11 Aug 2014 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-89-r2955/RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 5, Indianapolis 14 Box Score Trevor May was on the mound for the Twins, and Alex Meyer was on the mound for the Red Wings. At the end of the day, neither had the type of performance he would have wanted. Meyer needed 64 pitches to get through just two innings. He was cha...2955Sun, 10 Aug 2014 04:24:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-87-r2949/The Red Wings pulled out to an early 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning and cruised to victory. James Beresford was a big catalyst for the Red Wings, finishing the night 3-5 with a double and two runs scored. Daniel Ortiz was 2-3 with two runs scored, a home run, three RBI and a walk. Josmil...2949Fri, 08 Aug 2014 12:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-hitter-of-july-2014-r2944/Let's start with a few players who are outside of the Top 5, but certainly warrant mention. Honorable Mention Rochester Doug Bernier 31-103 (.301/.376/.447 – .823), 8-2B, 2-3B, 1-HR, 13-RBI NB/Rochester Reynaldo Rodriguez 27-93 (.290/.382/.419 - .801) 9-2B, 0-3B, 1-HR, 12-RBI New Britain Mike Kv...2944Thu, 07 Aug 2014 13:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-86-late-inning-losses-r2945/RED WINGS REPORT Rochester had no game scheduled Wednesday. ROCK CATS REVIEW New Britain 5, Akron 6 Box Score The Rock Cats went into the bottom of the ninth, holding on to a 5-4 lead. Unfortunately, a solo homer followed by a single, a sacrifice bunt and a single led to a loss. Virgil Vasquez sta...2945Thu, 07 Aug 2014 02:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/will-alex-meyer-pitch-in-the-majors-this-year-r2942/By all appearances, both of the highly rated pitching prospects have been MLB-ready for some time. May and Meyer rank fifth and sixth, respectively, on the International League ERA leaderboard, and they're both in the top three for strikeout rate. Yet, both have been left to dominate in Triple-A w...2942Wed, 06 Aug 2014 13:40:00 +0000