https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/page/304/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-starting-pitcher-of-the-month-july-r1898/The trade deadline has come and gone which means just one thing: it’s time to start announcing our Minnesota Twins Minor League Awards. Today, we’ll start with the starting pitchers for July. This month the numbers of the five players ranked are better than they were in June. Consider: Miracle righ...1898Thu, 01 Aug 2013 04:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-731-the-albers-show-continues-r1897/The July trade deadline has passed and the only player transaction on the day was Rochester’s Drew Butera was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers. However, I think we can expect there will be a trickle-down effect of that move as Rochester will need another catcher (Josmil Pinto maybe?), and then New...1897Thu, 01 Aug 2013 04:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-730-sano-celebrates-victory-r1891/Happy Trade Deadline Eve! All is still quiet on the Twins front, though activity around baseball has started to heat up. Division rivals Detroit and Chicago have already been active (with Boston’s help) in a three team trade. Detroit added SS Jose Iglesias, from Boston, to replace Jhonny Peralta (...1891Wed, 31 Jul 2013 04:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/jonathan-murphy-playing-a-big-role-in-cedar-rapids-r1889/A year ago, Jonathan Murphy was a 22-year-old 19th round draft pick out of Jacksonville University just starting his professional baseball career in the Minnesota Twins organization with the rookie-level Gulf Coast League team in Fort Myers. Today, Murphy is the primary leadoff hitter and center...1889Wed, 31 Jul 2013 02:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/farmville-buxton-named-fsl-offensive-player-of-the-week-r1885/All hail Lord Byron.   It took him awhile to adjust to his new Fort Myers digs, but Byron Buxton is once again doing man things. On Monday, Buxton was named Florida State League Offensive Player of the Week for the week ending July 28th, further cementing his status as the top prospect in baseball....1885Tue, 30 Jul 2013 11:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-729-red-wings-are-on-fire-r1884/On July 2nd, the Rochester Red Wings were 11 games behind Pawtucket in the International League Northern Division. With a win tonight, and a Pawtucket loss, the Red Wings are now 60-51 and in sole possession of first place in the division. The Red Wings have now won 19 games in July, their most sinc...1884Tue, 30 Jul 2013 03:24:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/black-catwhite-dog-superstition-in-the-bullpen-r1883/The Rules: A black cat can be anything someone says that is good about your own team or bad about the visiting team. The opposite will inevitably happen. Example 1: “Our starting pitcher is dicing up the other team today. He’s going to throw a shutout. Black cat. He will give up a run and come out o...1883Mon, 29 Jul 2013 20:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-prospects-carry-hot-bats-fiery-personalities-r1876/A slow start in Double-A had suddenly become a distant memory. Miguel Sano was on fire, enjoying his best stretch in what has been an incredible season. Over the course of five days, he had collected nine hits -- including two doubles and four homers -- with five walks and 10 RBI. In less than a wee...1876Mon, 29 Jul 2013 02:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-728-a-good-day-in-the-system-r1875/ROCHESTER 14, NORFOLK 3 Deibinson Romero and Chris Parmelee led the offense tonight, each homering. Eduardo Escobar delivered 2 doubles. The Red Wings offense delivered 15 hits. A good night! Virgil Vasquez turned in a quality start, going 6 innings and giving up 2 runs on 4 hits, striking out 4 and...1875Mon, 29 Jul 2013 02:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/ampquottwins-weekendampquot-in-cedar-rapids-r1873/Celebrating the affiliation agreement with the Minnesota Twins has been pretty much an “all season long” thing for the Cedar Rapids Kernels and their fans, but this weekend was the official Twins Weekend event in Cedar Rapids. Guests of honor have included all-time Twins great Tony Oliva, Twins...1873Sun, 28 Jul 2013 16:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-727-vargas-powers-miracle-again-r1870/On Saturday, Nick Blackburn was placed on the Rochester disabled list with an inflamed knee. Virgil Vasquez will make the start for him on Sunday. On the field, there were some good starts and a couple not-so-good starts. A couple affiliates came from behind to get wins. A couple homers by Kennys Va...1870Sun, 28 Jul 2013 05:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-726-albers-does-it-again-r1868/The story of Miguel Sano's benching after a slow home run trot has certainly taken on a life of it's own. There have been multiple websites and media outlets that have picked up the tale. He didn't play again on Friday and it will be interesting to see when he will get back on the field. He can be a...1868Sat, 27 Jul 2013 04:04:00 +0000