https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/page/286/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-522-fort-myers-back-to-back-jacks-r2649/The Twins were off Thursday and begin a three game series with the San Francisco Giants on Friday night. The Twins have been playing well against good baseball teams over the past couple weeks, but winning a series on the road against a surprisingly tough Giants team will be a real test for the Twin...2649Fri, 23 May 2014 10:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/three-overlooked-twins-prospects-r2648/Here are three Minnesota Twins prospects (all are 1.7 years younger than the average player in their respective leagues, according to Baseball Reference) who, at first glance, appear to be struggling so far in 2014. A closer examination, however, tells a different story: Taylor Rogers (AA SP) 32.2...2648Thu, 22 May 2014 20:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/mlb-draft-history-and-basics-r2656/The MLB First-Year Player Draft may not be as popular as the NFL draft but is is still a fun and entertaining event that many baseball fans wait for all year. In the NFL, the players drafted will be putting on that teams colors come fall, but in baseball a draftee might spend years in the minor...2656Thu, 22 May 2014 15:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-521-another-wrist-injury-r2645/The Minnesota Twins are currently two games above .500. I just felt like that would be a good, and fun, way to start today’s report. In his last five starts, Phil Hughes has worked a combined 33.1 innings. He has given up just four earned runs on 30 hits. He’s walked none and struck out 27 batters....2645Thu, 22 May 2014 08:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-draft-preview-trea-turner-r2644/If the draft occurred on January 5th, instead of June 5th, there is a good chance Trea Turner would have been selected before the Minnesota Twins made their first round selection, fifth overall. Now just two weeks from the draft’s first round, there is no doubt that Turner will be available to the...2644Wed, 21 May 2014 07:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/risers-in-the-twins-farm-system-r2640/The top end of the Minnesota Twins Top 10 Prospects list has unfortunately been marred by misfortune this year. No. 2 prospect Miguel Sano's season was over before it began, as he went under the knife for Tommy John surgery in March. The top guy, Byron Buxton, still hasn't been able to shake a n...2640Wed, 21 May 2014 04:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/the-twins-rock-cats-affiliation-r2642/Close to two years ago, the Minnesota Twins and the New Britain Rock Cats extended their Player Development Contract. That agreement is the "affiliation" between New Britain and the Twins, whereby the Twins send players and staff (and provide other things we don't really know about) to New Britain....2642Wed, 21 May 2014 03:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-520-tremendous-pitching-trio-r2641/Minnesota starts into a West Coast swing of baseball action on Tuesday. The club will play two games in San Diego before heading up the coast for a weekend series in San Francisco. This means some late night baseball action for Twins Territory, as most of the team's games won't be starting until 8:0...2641Wed, 21 May 2014 02:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-draft-preview-experts-weigh-in-r2654/Updated 5/24 - While all the previous mocks had the Minnesota Twins selecting shortstop Nick Gordon with the 5th overall pick in the MLB Draft, neither of the two released on Friday did. And the second hinted that the Twins could have some tough (but fruitful) decisions ahead. First, John Manuel re...2654Tue, 20 May 2014 03:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-519-maygnificent-r2637/The Twins, who fell back to .500 with yesterday’s loss, have an off day before starting their National League west-coast road-swing. It’s two against the Padres and three against the Giants before starting a four-game home stand against the Rangers. Moving on to the farm… Red Wings Report ROCHESTER...2637Tue, 20 May 2014 02:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-518-mauer-ejected-streaks-end-r2634/Though the Minnesota Twins fell back to .500 with a 6-2 loss on Sunday to Felix Hernandez and the Seattle Mariners, it wasn’t all bad news in the Twins organization. In fact, all four Twins full-season affiliates won their games. Three lefties led the highest level teams to victory while the Cedar R...2634Mon, 19 May 2014 06:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-draft-preview-mock-draft-v10-r2633/The people have spoken. If it's mock drafts you want... well, that's what you're going to get. 1. Houston - Carlos Rodon, LHP, NC State - The Astros have employed two very different strategies the last two years: They drafted Carlos Correa who wasn't perceived to be the top prospect to save money t...2633Mon, 19 May 2014 02:54:00 +0000