https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/page/294/?d=1enhttps://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 +0000https://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 +0000