https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/page/319/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/beyond-buxton-r1633/For all who watched The Byron Buxton Show on Fox Sports North on Monday, there is no question who is the top prospect on the Cedar Rapids roster. Buxton was the clear-cut focus of the broadcast, for good reason. Not only was he 3-4 with a single, a bases-clearing double and a triple, but he made one...1633Tue, 11 Jun 2013 05:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/talking-minor-leaguers-with-paul-molitor-r1631/Hall of Famer Paul Molitor was in Cedar Rapids over the course of most of the past homestand in his capacity as roving minor league instructor with the Twins organization. He was also gracious enough to answer some questions last Thursday, the first day of his stay in Cedar Rapids, as well as a fe...1631Tue, 11 Jun 2013 01:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-610-buxton-shines-r1630/Since last night’s podcast/minor league review there have been a few more moves. The Twins placed Aaron Hicks on the DL with a strained hamstring and recalled Oswaldo Arcia. The Red Wings, who had a full roster following the addition of James Beresford and re-addition of Chris Colabello, placed Dan...1630Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/rochester-recap-kyle-gibson-the-good-ampamp-the-bad-r1624/After going 5-3 on a recent eight game road trip against the Charlotte Knights (White Sox) and Gwinnett Braves (Braves), the Rochester Red Wings returned home this weekend to play four games against the Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers). After dropping the opener 8-1 last night, the Wings were hoping Kyle Gi...1624Mon, 10 Jun 2013 02:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/2016-r1623/This year's Twins are better than the 2012 edition, who thankfully were better than the 2011 edition (well, it was hardly possible to be any worse). All signs indicate that the 2014 edition will continue on that track of improvement. The trend is slow. Painfully slow. But the direction is undoubtedl...1623Mon, 10 Jun 2013 02:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/deibinson-romero-is-knocking-on-the-door-r1622/Before the season began, Deibinson Romero wasn't cracking top prospect lists. As a 26-year old prospect(?), there had been some tough seasons in the minor leagues. He needed multiple seasons in Beloit, Fort Myers, and New Britain. After 2,600 plate appearances in the minors, Romero had never faced a...1622Mon, 10 Jun 2013 02:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-68-miracle-clinch-r1620/Congratulations to the Ft. Myers Miracle. They have had a remarkable first half of the season and on Saturday they clinched their first playoff spot since 2009 with a win over Bradenton. Tyler Duffey made his Miracle debut. Tom Stuifbergen made his AA debut in game one of the Rock Cats double-header...1620Sun, 09 Jun 2013 13:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-66-thursday-night-lights-r1609/Well the big news of the day, of course, was the Twins selecting pitcher Kohl Stewart with the 4th overall pick in the amateur draft. Not surprisingly, all the MiLB experts at TwinsDaily are providing great draft coverage, so I'm pinch-hitting and piecing together the daily minor league report. Here...1609Fri, 07 Jun 2013 04:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-65-explosive-kernels-r1607/We are only a couple days away from getting an influx of talent into the Twins' minor league system. The MLB First Year Player Draft will start on Thursday night and the Twins have the fourth overall selection. It will be the second year in a row that the Twins are picking in the top five. Last year...1607Thu, 06 Jun 2013 05:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/draft-day-memories-r1606/After weeks of writing about the MLB Draft, today is the day. Sometime shortly after 6:00 central time, the Houston Astros will make the first pick of the draft. The Twins will pick soon after. By night’s end, 73 picks will have been made. The Minnesota Twins will make two selections. By the end of...1606Thu, 06 Jun 2013 05:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/rock-cats-mid-season-candidates-for-promotion-r1603/It's been a fast 40 percent of the New Britain season. The team has played all right -- about what I expected, given the difficulty of replacing guys like Aaron Hicks, Chris Herrmann, Oswaldo Arcia and Chris Colabello, who were the mainstays of the 2012 team, and who have all gone on to varying degr...1603Thu, 06 Jun 2013 02:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-hitter-of-the-month-may-r1601/In the past couple days, as we are leading up to an exciting draft for the Minnesota Twins, we are also looking back at the top performers in the Twins' farm system for May. In the past two days, we have named Cole Johnson the Reliever of the Month and DJ Baxendale the repeat-winner of the Starting...1601Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:15:00 +0000