https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/page/331/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/2013-elizabethton-twins-preview-r1676/Tonight, the Elizabethton Twins season gets underway. They will attempt to end this season the same way they ended the 2012 season. OK, maybe not in quite as dramatic fashion as requiring a walk-off, extra inning grand slam, but the goal will again be to win an Appalachian League title. Long-time ma...1676Thu, 20 Jun 2013 14:38:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/qampampa-with-antoan-richardson-r1674/After spending 8 seasons, playing for four different major league organizations, as well as two independent teams, Antoan Richardson may be racing his way back to the major leagues. In AA-New Britain, Richardson showcased his speed and ability to get on base hitting .336, with 14 steals and a .456 O...1674Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-619-sanos-1st-aa-blast-r1673/The Cedar Rapids Kernels are in the midst of their All-Star break so they were again out of action Wednesday night. This didn't stop the Twins from announcing that one of their top prospects, Max Kepler, would be joining that club. He had been at extended spring training working to recover from an e...1673Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-618-koch-vargas-lead-miracle-r1672/On Tuesday morning, we woke up to the news that the Elizabethton team bus driving from Ft. Myers to Elizabethton was involved in a fatal, head-on accident. Fortunately, none of the Elizabethton players or personnel were injured. The driver of the other vehicle, driving on the wrong side of the road,...1672Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/hicks-and-melotakis-kernels-roommates-on-the-rise-r1669/Cedar Rapids Kernels pitcher Mason Melotakis and first baseman Dalton (DJ) Hicks are roommates this summer, sharing the same host family during their stay in Cedar Rapids. Both players played major roles as the team qualified for the Midwest League Playoffs by finishing second in the league’s Wester...1669Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/how-are-aa-pitchers-approaching-miguel-sano-r1667/Last week, I was in the right place at the right time: the AA debuts of top Twins' prospect Miguel Sano and Eddie Rosario. One big takeaway from Sano's and Rosario's first couple AA games was that their reputations preceded them; in other words, pitchers knew who these guys were. Take a look at the...1667Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-617-its-a-miracle-r1664/It was a relatively slow day in the world of Twins Baseball with only two of the five ball clubs active, though that didn't keep us from hearing some pretty newsworthy things. Twins first round draft pick Kohl Stewart is en route to the Twin Cities. In fact, at 9:28 pm, he tweeted a photo of Target...1664Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-616-kernels-krumble-r1653/Coming into Sunday, the final day of the first half of the Midwest League season, the Cedar Rapids Kernels had won just three of their last ten games. Meanwhile, the Beloit Snappers had won eight of ten. Both teams had clinched a playoff spot, but each was a possible winner of the division crown. Fo...1653Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-614-15-friday-and-saturday-scoreboard-r1652/A lot has been going on in the Twins farm system the last couple of days, and after missing a day for the first time this year, I'll be updating you on the last two days in game summaries and highlights. Not sure if people will believe this, but I went from 11:00 a.m. on Friday until 7:00 p.m. on Sa...1652Sun, 16 Jun 2013 06:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-613-slama-freed-r1646/The Cedar Rapids Kernels and Beloit Snappers are both going to the playoffs in the Midwest League. Which one will go as first-half champ will be soon determined. The big news in the Twins farm system on Thursday, however, involves a significant transaction. The Twins signed RHP Cody Eppley. Not a ma...1646Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-minor-league-report-612-double-a-debuts-r1644/With two rainouts on Tuesday, there was a duo of double-headers on Wednesday night. Miguel Sano, Eddie Rosario, and Angel Morales all made their Double-A debuts. Jason Wheeler helped the Miracle win with a new core of players in their everyday line-up. The Kernels had a chance to clinch a playoff bi...1644Thu, 13 Jun 2013 05:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/the-sano-ampamp-rosario-show-games-1-ampamp-2-r1641/New Britain only amassed 3 hits in the first of two 7-inning contests tonight, but to be completely honest, that wasn't the main -- or perhaps even secondary -- story. Make no mistake, fans and reporters (including this fan/reporter) were here to see Miguel Sano, Eddie Rosario, and Angel Morales, th...1641Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:08:00 +0000