https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/page/301/?d=1enhttps://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 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-57-top-pitching-prospects-dominate-r2593/The Twins fell to the Indians 4-3 tonight in walk-off fashion, but received a quality start from Ricky Nolasco, who bucked his early season strikeout deficiency, and racked up nine K’s in his six innings. The strikeout trend would continue with a few of the Twins top pitching prospects on the even...2593Thu, 08 May 2014 11:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/zoning-with-kernels-pitching-coach-ivan-arteaga-r2591/Ivan Arteaga is in his first year serving as the Cedar Rapids Kernels pitching coach, but he’s far from being a rookie when it comes to working with young pitchers in the Twins organization. After bouncing around the minor leagues for much of the 1990s with the Expos, Rockies and Mets organizati...2591Wed, 07 May 2014 20:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-56-buxton-homers-r2590/In Monday’s Twins game, Danny Santana made his rookie debut as a pinch runner in the late innings. He would collect his first MLB hit later in the game. Tonight he got to make his first big league start at shortstop and he batted ninth in the order. He went 0-for-3 but he showed off his strong arm w...2590Wed, 07 May 2014 11:39:00 +0000