https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/page/287/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-517-pitching-is-punished-r2627/The Minnesota Twins won their third game in a row on Saturday to push their record to over .500 on the season. Starting pitcher Samuel Deduno gave a quality start effort and Brian Dozier continued to provide the thump in the lineup, slugging his eleventh home run of the season. It was a 3-run shot...2627Sun, 18 May 2014 11:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-516-friday-night-lights-r2624/Kyle Gibson returned to the mound and after struggling in recent starts, he recorded his first win in a month as the Twins topped the Mariners 5-4. Brian Dozier homered for the tenth time this season and Josmil Pinto hit his sixth home run. Glen Perkins made it interesting in the ninth, but recorded...2624Sat, 17 May 2014 09:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-515-alex-meyer-shines-again-r2619/"When you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail." - Benjamin Franklin On Wednesday the Twins made sure it was known that they were not happy with Aaron Hicks and his level of preparation at the major league level. On Thursday, the Twins squandered a great start from Phil Hughes (the Talk to Contact...2619Fri, 16 May 2014 11:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/kernels-report-when-baseball-gods-get-angry-r2621/Everyone who has ever played the game knows you simply do not anger the baseball gods. The baseball gods are a vengeful lot. Any kind of slight, whether real or perceived, can cause them to rain down bad karma on players, coaches, teams and even, apparently, entire organizations. Someone in the Minn...2621Thu, 15 May 2014 21:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/unsung-southpaws-r2618/They’re not top prospects. They weren’t drafted in the early rounds, and they didn’t get hefty bonuses. They have jobs in the offseason, and they still find time to continue to work on their baseball craft. David Hurlbut and Matt Tomshaw are two left-handed pitchers for the Ft. Myers Miracle. You li...2618Thu, 15 May 2014 15:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-514-walk-off-wins-are-fun-r2617/It was an interesting day in the Minnesota Twins system. At the top, the Twins got another horrific starting from Kevin Correia and Michael Tonkin struggled again. David Ortiz took it to his old team for the second straight night and the Red Sox topped the Twins 9-4. There were two walk-off wins in...2617Thu, 15 May 2014 06:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-513-berrios-baffles-r2615/It’s shaping up to be a killer couple of days for Cedar Rapids. After the first two games of their four-game set with Peoria got rained out, the Kernels are forced to play double-headers on Tuesday and Wednesday. In their two other double-headers this season, the Kernels have played to an all or no...2615Wed, 14 May 2014 10:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/the-emergence-of-kennys-vargas-r2610/Without a doubt, the New Britain Rock Cats' most valuable offensive player this season has been Kennys Vargas. Vargas, a 23 year-old switch-hitting first baseman (destined to be a designated hitter), has been on our radar for some time. However, he has always been considered a work-in-progress. Yes,...2610Tue, 13 May 2014 09:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-511-mothers-day-in-the-minors-r2606/It was a quiet Mother’s Day in the minor leagues as both Ft. Myers and Cedar Rapids had days off. However, the Twins finished their series in Detroit, the Red Wings were in Toledo and New Britain was in Bowie, and there was still plenty to write about. The Twins fell behind early in Detroit on Sund...2606Sun, 11 May 2014 21:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/minnesota-twins-minor-league-report-may-10-rock-cats-bats-rock-r2603/The Twins fell behind early and lost to Max Scherzer, Miguel Cabrera and the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. On Sunday, it will be Sam Deduno against Robbie Ray. YahooSports’ Jeff Passan reported that Byron Buxton will have an MRI on his reinjured wrist. The reports indicate that it is not considered s...2603Sun, 11 May 2014 03:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/minnesota-twins-minor-league-report-may-9-kernels-crush-r2602/The Minnesota Twins played one of the more crisp games of their 2014 season on Friday night. Phil Hughes needed just 86 pitches to get through seven shutout innings. Casey Fien dominated the 8th inning, and Glen Perkins got the save in the 2-1 win. Brian Dozier reached base four times, and Kurt Suzu...2602Sat, 10 May 2014 11:24:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-58-hurlbut-goes-the-distance-r2597/The Minnesota Twins dropped a day game to the Tribe on Thursday afternoon, losing the four-game series three games to one. The Twins fell behind early and while they managed to pull within one run after the top of the seventh, the Indians pulled away for a 9-4 victory. Every team in the Twins syste...2597Fri, 09 May 2014 03:04:00 +0000