News: Minnesota Twins Minor Leagues News & Analysis

Cody's Top 30: Part 3 (10-1)

Tue, 07 Jan 2014 00:29:00 +0000

In the first part of my top 30 list there are a core of young pitchers moving through the system. The second part of my list includes a surprise or two but there are some powerful prospects. I have some differences compared to the other authors but that's what makes this fun. To see their top 30's,...

Eddie Rosario Suspended for 50 Games

Sat, 04 Jan 2014 19:13:00 +0000

The news came early on Saturday afternoon when USA Today's Bob Nightengale tweeted that Twins prospect Eddie Rosario would be suspended 100 games for testing positive for recreational drug usage. Twins media guru Dustin Morse quickly tweeted a response that the suspension was for 50 games. The penal...

Top '13 Stories: #4 - Buxton and Sano Dominate Minors

Tue, 31 Dec 2013 01:35:00 +0000

Before the 2013 season, the Minnesota Twins had two prospects in Baseball America’s Top Ten minor leaguers. Miguel Sano ranked #9, and Byron Buxton ranked #10. Such lofty rankings often raise lofty expectations. One of the best stories in the Twins organization in 2013 is that both these top prospec...

Pitching Prospect Profile: Sean Gilmartin

Thu, 19 Dec 2013 15:54:00 +0000

Yesterday, the Minnesota Twins acquired lefty Sean Gilmartin from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for catcher Ryan Doumit. Of course, just a couple days after we released the Minnesota Twins Prospect Handbook, the Twins make a trade to acquire a 23-year-old prospect. Gilmartin is not included in the...

MTPH2014: Award-Winner Stories

Thu, 19 Dec 2013 03:06:00 +0000

On Sunday night, the paperback version of the Minnesota Twins Prospect Handbook 2014 became available. On Tuesday night, the electronic pdf version became available for immediate download. As we have mentioned, Cody Christie, Jeremy Nygaard and I put a ton of work into it over the last couple of mon...

Minnesota Twins Prospect Handbook 2014 (AVAILABLE NOW)

Mon, 16 Dec 2013 02:24:00 +0000

I am happy to announce that the Minnesota Twins Prospect Handbook 2014 is now available to be purchased. The self-published book was co-authored by Jeremy Nygaard, Cody Christie and myself. Several others contributed to the book, as shown below. Order Your Own Copy of the Minnesota Twins Prospect H...

2014 Offseason Minnesota Twins Top 40 Prospect Countdown: 1-5

Thu, 12 Dec 2013 00:36:00 +0000

This is the eighth segment of the 2014 off-season Twins top 40 prospects, and we have reached the top players, but this is not the last post in this series. For completeness sake, I will have a summary post with all 40 tomorrow. The number 1 to 5 off-season 2014 Minnesota Twins prospects are: 5. K...

The Kentucky-Minnesota Pipeline

Fri, 06 Dec 2013 07:53:00 +0000

If you had to quickly guess, just off the top of your head, which college has the most player in the Twins system, who would you pick? Most would say the University of Minnesota, and that wouldn’t be inaccurate, but it’s actually tied, at five, with the University of Kentucky. The Gophers are Glen P...

Cody's 2014 Minnesota Twins Top Prospects: 1-10

Wed, 04 Dec 2013 12:59:00 +0000

One of the benefits of being a bad team for multiple seasons is the fact the Twins have been able to replenish some of their farm system with high draft picks the last two years. Add these players into a group that already included some top-notch talent and the future of the Twins organization conti...

Twins Add Four to 40 Man Roster

Wed, 20 Nov 2013 21:01:00 +0000

On Wednesday afternoon, the Minnesota Twins announced they have added four players to their 40 man roster. Jorge Polanco is probably the headliner, or certainly the most obvious choice, but they also added Max Kepler, LHP Logan Darnell, and DH Kennys Vargas. Also, RHP BJ Hermsen was outrighted off t...

#Hangout and Talk Twins; Episode 2 (Part 2 Live at 8:30 Tonight!)

Tue, 19 Nov 2013 19:04:00 +0000

Seth and Jeremy will be hanging out again on Wednesday night, talking about Minnesota Twins 40 man roster decisions and more with guest and friend of Twins Daily AJ Pettersen. You'll want to join the conversation... You can ask us questions and we'll respond.