Seth Stohs

My bad! I"m not sure how that happened. I mean, I know how it happened, it just shouldn't. It's actually a link to my Twins org rosters, some position analysis, and a few more charts I'd like to add. I would like to make it viewable for all soon, just not yet.

I should add... The Twins will be bringing their other picks to Fort Myers, likely early-to-mid week, and get them all signed on the same day. My assumption is that they have agreed to terms with all (or nearly all) already.

Mitrovich might be next in line to fit that mold. It's kind of impossible to know for sure. He isn't putting up the dominant numbers in the lower levels like Zebby and Morris and Festa and such, so it'll be interesting. Right from the beginning, there were rumblings that Lackey would sign for around $9.5 million.

TRANSACTIONS Marco Raya began a rehab assignment with the Saints. Garrett Acton’s rehab assignment was moved to the Mussels. Miguel Briceno was promoted from Fort Myers to Cedar Rapids. SAINTS SENTINEL Game 1: St. Paul 11, Louisville 3 Box Score The Saints grabbed a 4-0 lead after just one inning. The Bats scored one in the fifth, and then they added two more in the top of the sixth inning. With their lead cut to just one run, St. Paul put seven on the board in the bottom of the inning to run away with the first game. Walker Jenkins led off the bottom of the first inning with a double. He stole third and scored on a Kyler Fedko double. After Matt Wallner walked, Aaron Sabato singled to drive in Fedko. With two outs, Cody Morissette singled to drive in Wallner. Morissette stole second before Ben Ross walked. Following a pitching change, David Banuelos walked to drive in Sabato with the inning’s fourth run. Jump to the bottom of the sixth. The Saints held a 4-3 lead. Walker Jenkins led off with a walk. With one out, Jenkins stole second and went to third on a throwing error. He scored on a wild pitch. Wallner walked and stole second. Sabato walked. With two outs, Hendry Mendez singled to drive in Wallner. Morissette walked. Ben Rose drove in two runs with a single that made it 8-3. David Banuelos followed with his third home run of the season, a three-run shot that made it 11-3. Ryan Gallagher was on the mound to start Game 1. He tossed the first five innings and gave up just one run on four hits. He walked one and had four strikeouts. Marco Raya came in and gave up two runs on a walk and a homer. He struck out two batters. Eric Orze walked one and struck out one batter in the seventh inning. The Saints scored their 11 runs on nine hits and 10 walks. All nine starting hitters contributed by getting on base at least once. Jenkins was 1-for-3 with two walks and his 11th double. Morissette 2-for-3 with a walk and his fifth double. Ben Ross was 1-for-2 with two walks. Fedko had a walk and his 13th double. Wallner walked twice. Banuelos led the way with four RBI. Game 2: St. Paul 7, Louisville 0 Box Score This was a quality pitchers' duel in Louisville. The Saints were scoreless until the top of the fifth when they scored one. They followed with six runs in the top of the sixth. The key point of this game? If your pitching staff doesn’t give up any runs, it’s difficult to lose. Maybe more impressive, six Saints pitchers combined for the seven-shutout innings. Ricky Castro started and threw two scoreless innings. He gave up one hit and had one strikeout. Alejandro Hidalgo had a walk and a strikeout in his inning. C.J. Culpepper gave up a hit and had a strikeout over 1 1/3 innings. Raul Brito gave up two hits and a walk in 2/3 of an inning without a run scoring. Matt Bowman gave up a hit in his inning. Grant Hartwig had one strikeout in a perfect seventh inning. The Saints got on the board in the fifth inning. With two outs, Kyler Fedko doubled and scored on a Matt Wallner singled to drive him in. The Saints broke things open in the sixth frame. Gabriel Gonzalez led off with a single. Ben Ross followed with a single. Kala’i Rosario lined out to center which allowed Gonzalez to advance to third base. Following a pitching change, Cody Morissette singled to drive in Gonzalez. Tanner Schobel singled to drive in Ross and make it 3-0. With two outs, Walker Jenkins walked to load the bases. Fedko got an RBI for walking. Wallner singled to drive in Schobel and Jenkins. Gonzalez came up and drove in Fedko with a single to make it 7-0. WIND SURGE WISDOM Wichita 6, Arkansas 5 Box Score It’s just a three-game series, but with Saturday’s win, the Wind Surge won a series for the first time in two months. On Sunday, they will go for the sweep. Wichita scored one run in the top of the first inning and four more in the top of the second. In the first inning, Khadim Diaw scored on a Brandon Winokur single. Caden Kendle led off the top of the second with a double. He scored on a Jaime Ferrer single. After Quinn McDaniel walked, Marek Houston drove in Ferrer with a single to center. McDaniel scored on a single to right by Diaw. Andrew Cossetti was hit by a pitch to load the bases. With one out, Brandon Winokur flew out to center to drive in Houston and made it 5-0. Riley Quick made his Double-A debut. They always say that as you move up, the strike zones get smaller. In reality, the strike zones are supposed to stay the same. It’s just that the hitters are more discerning and know the strike zone better. They don’t expand the strike zone. Quick walked too many in Cedar Rapids. How would that play out in Wichita? He gave up a single, walked a batter and struck out two batters in an 18-pitch first inning. He needed 33 pitches to complete the second inning. He gave up three runs on one hit and three walks. He had two more strikeouts as well. Of his 51 pitches, just 25 of them were strikes. William Fleming came in for the third inning with clear instruction to throw strikes. Andrew Cossetti led off the top of the fourth inning with his 15th home run to make it 6-3. He needed just eight pitches to complete the 1-2-3 inning. Cory Lewis came in for some bulk work. Over four scoreless innings, he gave up three hits, walked none and had four strikeouts. Paulshawn Pasqualotto gave up two runs on four hits and a walk over the final two innings to record the save. Caden Kendle led the offense. He went 4-for-5 with two doubles. Marek Houston and Khadim Diaw each went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Diaw was also hit by a pitch. Kyle DeBarge hit his 18th double. KERNELS CHRONICLES Game 1: Cedar Rapids 2, Beloit 3 Box Score Through seven innings, the game was tied at 1-1. Adrian Bohorquez started and tossed three scoreless innings. He gave up three hits, walked one and had two strikeouts. Mitch Mueller worked the next two innings and gave up one run on two hits. Cole Peschl gave up just one hit over two scoreless innings. Down 1-0, Eduardo Tait launched his 16th home run of the season to tie the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the sixth inning. Jesse Bergin came in for the eighth frame. He allowed the Manfred Man and one other runner to score. The bottom of the eighth inning began with Rayne Doncon at second base. Yasser Mercedes hit his 10th double to drive him in. However, the Kernels were unable to add one more and fell 3-2 in eight innings. Jacob McCombs stole his 12th and 13th bases, and Graham Brown had his third and fourth stolen bases. Game 2: Cedar Rapids 5, Beloit 0 Box Score Game 2 started out well for the Kernels. The bottom of the first began with a walk by Yasser Mercedes who followed it up with his 26th base. Dameury Pena drove him in with a single. Enrique Jimenez followed with his fourth home run of the season. Three batters and nine pitches into the game, the Kernels held a 3-0 lead. The Kernels scored one run in the bottom of the second inning on an error, a single, and a two-out wild pitch. In the bottom of the fifth, the Kernels added some insurance. Jimenez led out with a single. With one out, Jose Salas singled, and Graham Brown walked to load the bases. Miguel Briceno drove in two runs with a single to make it 6-0. But the highlight of Game 2 in Cedar Rapids was the performance of Justin Mitrovich in his Midwest League review. The 2025 draft pick from Elon University tossed five shutout innings. He gave up three hits, walked three batters, and he had two strikeouts. Yehizon Sanchez tossed the final two innings and held onto the shutout. He gave up one hit, walked one, and he had five strikeouts. Jimenez went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI. His homer was his fourth of the season. Jose Salas was also 2-for-3. MIGHTY MATTERS Fort Myers 3, Lakeland 7 Box Score Through three innings, this was a 3-3 game. However, Lakeland scored the final four runs to even the series at a game apiece. In the bottom of the first, Ramiro Dominguez led off with a single. Jake Rucker followed with a single. Luis Fragoza grounded out to third, but both runners moved up a base. Jayson Bass doubled to give the Mussels a 2-0 lead. Jason Reitz started with two scoreless innings. He gave up a three-run homer to rehabbing Gleyber Torres in the third inning. In total, he gave up five runs (2 earned) on six hits and two walks over 3 1/3 innings. He struck out two batters. Nick McAuliffe got the final two outs of the fourth inning. Garrett Acton faced six batters over two perfect innings. Ramiro Villanueva came in and gave up one run on two hits and three walks in 1 1/3 innings. Brent Francisco gave up a solo home run but had four strikeouts in his 1 2/3 innings. The Mussels had just seven hits in the game. Dominguez went 2-for-4. Jayson Bass drove in all three runs for the team. The Rucker Family Update: Jake Rucker, continuing his rehab, had four hits in five at-bats including a double. Carson Rucker, 21, went 3-for-4 with his seventh double and his eighth and ninth home runs. COMPLEX CHRONICLES FCL Twins/FCL Red Sox Box Score Rains came down on Saturday morning on the west coast of Florida. The Twins/Red Sox game was postponed until Wednesday. Meanwhile, up the Gulf the Orioles/Pirates game was cancelled. The Twins Elimination # is just one. In other words, the FCL Twins need to win all three of their remaining games, and the FCL Orioles will need to lose their remaining games. Remaining Schedules: FCL Twins: Friday (Home vs Red Sox, Win), Saturday (@ Red Sox, Postponed), Monday (@ Pirates), Tuesday (Home vs Orioles), Thursday (@ Orioles). FCL Orioles: Friday (Home vs Pirates, Win), Saturday (@ Pirates, Cancelled), Monday (@ Rays), Tuesday (@ Twins), Wednesday (Home vs Braves), Thursday (Home vs Orioles) DSL Twins Teams across the Dominican Summer League had the day off on Saturday. On Sunday morning, the DSL All Star Game will be played. The Twins will be represented by infielder Daiyer Barboza. PLAYERS OF THE DAY Hitter(s) of the Day Kyler Fedko (St. Paul): 3-for-6, 2 BB, 2-2B(14), 3 R, 2 RBI Ben Ross (St. Paul): 3-for-6, 2 BB, 3B(2), 2 R, 2 RBI. Cody Morissette (St. Paul): 3-for-6, 2 BB, 2B(5), 2 R, 2 RBI. Matt Wallner (St. Paul): 3-for-6, 2 BB, 2 R, 3 RBI, K Caden Kendle (Wichita): 4-for-5, 2-2B(3), R Jake Rucker (Fort Myers-Rehab): 4-for-5, 2B(2), R, K Pitcher(s) of the Day Ryan Gallagher (St. Paul): 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 70 pitches, 48 strikes (68.6%) Cory Lewis (Wichita): 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 67 pitches, 43 strikes (64.2%) Justin Mitrovich (Cedar Rapids): 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K, 62 pitches, 34 strikes (54.8%) PROSPECT SUMMARY Check out the Prospect Tracker for much more on our Twins Top 20 prospects after seeing how they did today. In addition, keep up with the Twins draft pick signings at our Twins 2026 Draft Board. #1 - OF Walker Jenkins (St. Paul) - Game 1: 1-for-3, 2 BB, 2B(11), 2 SB(9), 2 R (batted first, played CF); Game 2: 0-for-3, BB, R (batted first, DHd) #4 - C Eduardo Tait (Cedar Rapids) - Game 1: 1-for-4, HR(16), R, RBI, 2 K (batted second, played catcher) #5 - SS Marek Houston (Wichita) - 2-for-5, R, RBI (batted first, played SS) #6 - RHP Riley Quick (Wichita) - 2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 51 pitches, 25 strikes (49.0%) #7 - LHP Kendry Rojas (Minnesota) - 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, K, 18 pitches, 13 strikes (72.2%) #9 - OF Hendry Mendez (St. Paul) - Game 1: 1-for-4, R, RBI (batted sixth, played LF) #10 - OF Gabriel Gonzalez (St. Paul) - Game 2: 2-for-4, R, RBI, K (batted fourth, played 1B) #12 - 3B/CF Brandon Winokur (Wichita) - 1-for-4, 2 RBI, 2 K, OF Assist (batted fifth, played CF) #13 - C/OF Khadim Diaw (Wichita) - 2-for-4, HBP, R, RBI, SB(5), (batted second, DHd) #15 - RHP Ryan Gallagher (St. Paul) - Game 1: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 70 pitches, 48 strikes (68.6%) #17 - RHP C.J. Culpepper (St. Paul) - 1 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 15 pitches, 11 strikes (73.3%) #18 - OF Yasser Mercedes (Cedar Rapids) - Game 1: 1-for-4, RBI, 2 K, CS(4), E(6) (batted first, played RF); Game 2: 0-for-3, BB, R, 2 K, SB(26) #19 - 1B/3B Billy Amick (Wichita) - 0-for-4, BB (batted fourth, played 3B) #20 - 2B/SS Kyle DeBarge (Wichita) - 1-for-5, 2B(18), K (batted sixth, played 2B) UPCOMING PROBABLES Sunday, July 19 Louisville @ St. Paul (2:07 pm CT) - TBD Wichita @ Arkansas (1:35 pm CT) - RHP Preston Johnson (0-3, 4.32 ERA) Beloit @ Cedar Rapids (1:05 pm CT) - RHP Michael Ross (5-4, 7.45 ERA) Lakeland @ Ft. Myers (11:05 am CT) - RHP Merit Jones (3-1, 3.99 ERA) DSL Twins- No Game Scheduled, Sunday All Star game. CURRENT W-L Records Minnesota Twins: 49-50 St. Paul Saints: 53-41 Wichita Wind Surge: 31-56 Cedar Rapids Kernels: 37-50 Fort Myers Mighty Mussels: 47-39 FCL Twins: 31-24 DSL Twins: 9-23 Please feel free to ask questions about the teams, the rosters, and discuss today’s games, or anything else Twins minor-league related! View full article

As noted below, he's 26, so he probably won't be a Top 50 guy. Doesn't mean he can't have a role in the big leagues in a year or two. He was a Twins minor league Rule 5 pick in December. The year before, the Brewers took him as a minor league Rule 5. Good OF. Strong arm. Quiet tools, but solid ballplayer.

Image courtesy of Braeden Botts (photo of Billy Amick) TRANSACTIONS The Twins have made several moves since last Sunday when the full-season teams last played. We have been updating those in the daily minor league reports throughout this week. However, they made a few more announcements on Friday, mostly some player rehab assignment movement. Twins RHP Cole Sands had his rehab moved from Fort Myers to the Saints. Saints RHP Julian Merryweather’s rehab was moved to Fort Myers. After being optioned before the All-Star break, Eric Orze was activated by the Saints. Wichita infielder Jake Rucker had his rehab moved from the FCL Twins. SAINTS SENTINEL St. Paul 3, Louisville 1 Box Score The pitchers seemed to have the advantage at CHS Field on Friday night. Maybe pitchers had a chance to completely rest their arms. Maybe hitters just hadn’t seen any live batting practice. The Bats scored in just one of their nine innings on offense. The Saints also scored in just one of the innings that they batted. Fortunately, that was a pretty powerful inning. But let’s start with the pitching. Jack Anderson made his first start in the Twins organization. The right-hander went three shutout innings. He gave up two hits, walked none and struck out one batter. Cole Sands came on and worked two scoreless innings. He gave up one hit and walked a batter, but he struck out three batters. Lefty Aaron Rozek came in and gave up one run in 2 2/3 innings. He gave up two hits, walked two and had two strikeouts. The lone run scored on a Michael Chavis home run. Cody Laweryson came on and got the final out of the eighth inning and threw a 1-2-3 ninth inning to record the Save. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Cody Morissette led off the inning with a nine-pitch at-bat. On a 3-2 pitch, he crushed a 95-mph fastball 469 feet and well beyond the wall in right field. It was his seventh home run in 21 games since joining the Saints. With one out, nine-hitter Noah Cardenas launched his seventh home run of the season. After watching two mid-80s sliders be called strikes, Cardenas got a 95-mph fastball almost literally right down the middle and hit it into the bullpen. Leadoff man Walker Jenkins came to the plate. The first pitch was called a strike. Jenkins challenged the pitch and it was overturned. On the next pitch, he turned on a 95.5 mph fastball that was barely on the inside corner. He launched the ball at 32 degrees and 105.7 mph, and it traveled 417 feet and gave the Saints a 3-0 lead. Noah Cardenas was the only Saints batter with more than one hit. He was 2-for-4 with a homer. Aside from the three, fifth-inning homers, the only other extra-base hit was a Kyler Fedko double. Orlando Arcia walked twice. WIND SURGE WISDOM Wichita 10, Arkansas 4 Box Score The Wind Surge started the scoring with three runs in the top of the first. The Travelers tied the game at three. However, Wichita went on to score seven more runs while giving up just one more and ran away with the win. The first two batters in the top of the first inning got out. Garrett Spain walked. Billy Amick was hit by a pitch, and Brandon Winokur singled to load the bases. As quickly as the bases filled, Kyle DeBarge cleared them with a double down the left field line. Ty Langenberg made the start. He gave up three runs on six hits over the first three innings. He had three strikeouts and no walks. All three runs scored in the bottom of the second inning. Hunter Gregory had two strikeouts in a perfect fourth inning. In the top of the fourth, Jay Thomason led off with a double. With one out, Khadim Diaw was hit by a pitch. With two outs, Diaw stole second base, and on the play, Thomason stole home to put the Surge back in fourth place. Diaw went to third on a wild pitch. Billy Amick singled to center to drive in the fifth run. The score remained 5-3 until the top of the seventh. With one out, Marek Houston flew out to center, deep enough to drive in Jaime Ferrer with the sixth run. After Diaw walked and Spain singled, the bases were loaded. Amick came through again with a two-run single to make it 8-3. In the top of the eighth, Jay Thomason came through with a two-run single to drive in DeBarge and Caden Kendle and make it 10-4. Sam Armstrong came in for the fifth inning and worked three innings. He gave up one run on two hits and a walk while striking out three batters. Darren Bowen and Kyle Bischoff each pitched a scoreless inning to close the door on a Wind Surge win! The Surge scored their 10 runs on 16 hits, six walks, and four hit batters. Kyle DeBarge went 3-for-5 with a walk, his 17th double and his 21st stolen base. Jay Thomason went 3-for-5 with his second double and his fourth and fifth steals. Brandon Winokur went 3-for-6. Billy Amick went 2-for-3 with two walks, was hit by a pitch and Garrett Spain went 2-for-5 with a walk. Caden Kendle was 2-for-4 and was twice hit by a pitch. Khadim Diaw had a single, a walk and was hit by a pitch. KERNELS CHRONICLES Cedar Rapids 9, Beloit 1 Box Score The Kernels grabbed the first lead in the bottom of the first inning. They put three on the scoreboard and just kept adding on, scoring in four of their final five at-bats. The other noteworthy key to this game is the pitching. The Kernels pitchers were very good, allowing just one run on four hits in nine innings. Kolten Smith started and gave up one run on three hits and three walks in 3 2/3 innings. He struck out four batters. Christian Becerra walked one and struck one out in 1 1/3 scoreless innings to get the Win. Nolan Santos struck out one over two perfect innings. Nick Trabacchi worked the final two innings. He gave up no runs, one hit, and one walk to finish the win. All nine hitters in the lineup contributed. The Kernels scored nine runs on 14 hits, six walks, and three hit batters. All nine batters had at least one hit. The team had two homers and three doubles. In the first inning, they got doubles from Eduardo Tait doubled with one out and Jacob McCombs doubled to drive him in. The team’s third double came in the bottom of the fourth. Henry Kusiak doubled, scored when Dameury Pena reached on an error. Graham Brown followed with a two-run homer to give the Kernels a 4-1 lead. The final extra base hit came in the top of the fifth inning. McCombs led off the inning with a long home run. McCombs went 3-for-5 with his 11th double and his fifth home run. Eduardo Tait was 2-for-4 with a walk and his 18th double. He was also hit by a pitch. Dameury Pena went 2-for-5. Andy Lugo was also 2-for-5. Graham Brown went 1-for-3 with two walks and his fourth homer. Yasser Mercedes went 1-for-4 with two walks. Henry Kusiak was 1-for-3 with a walk, his seventh double and was hit by a pitch. MIGHTY MATTERS Lakeland 5, Fort Myers 9 Box Score The Mussels returned and participated in arguably the most entertaining game of the day. Simply, it went back and forth. The Mussels took a 2-0 lead in the first inning. The Tigers tied it in the second. The Mussels took a 4-2 lead in the fourth and made it 5-2 in the sixth, but the Tigers responded with three runs in the top of the seventh to tie it at 5-5. However, after the 7th Inning Stretch, the Mussels scored four runs to take the lead and ultimately the win at 9-5. Ramiro Dominguez led off the bottom of the first inning with a walk. Jake Rucker doubled him to third base. Luis Fragoza flew out to center field to drive in Dominguez with the first run. JP Smith followed with a second sacrifice fly to drive in the rehabbing Rucker. Reed Moring made the start and gave up two runs on four hits and a walk in the first 3 2/3 innings. He struck out seven batters. Callan Fang came on next and tossed 2 2/3 scoreless innings. He gave up two hits, walked two and had five strikeouts. Fang got the first out of the seventh inning. Dylan Questad came on and walked a rehabbing Gleyber Torres. After a wild pitch and a walk and another wild pitch, runners were on second and third. A two-run double drove in two runs and cut the Mussels lead to 5-4. Michael Hilker came in and allowed the inherited runner to score the tying run before getting the final out of the top of the seventh. Luis Fragoza reached on catcher’s interference. JP Smith followed with his 11th home run to give the Mussels the 7-5 lead. Luis Hernandez singled, and then with one out Irvin Nunez walked. A wild pitch moved runners to second and third. With two outs, Merphy Hernandez drove in both of them with his third double of the season. Michael Hilker pitched a scoreless eighth inning before the rehabbing Julian Merryweather struck out two in a scoreless ninth inning. Hernandez went 3-for-3 with a walk, his third double, his 26th and 27th stolen base. Dominguez went 2-for-4 with a walk. Rucker hit a double as did Luis Fragoza hit his 13th double. JP Smith hit his 11th homer and drove in three runs. Family Fun at the Hot Corner: In a fun story, Jake Rucker’s rehab moved from the FCL to the Mighty Mussels this week. The third baseman is 26 and was the Twins seventh round pick in 2021 out of Tennessee. The third baseman for the Flying Tigers is Carson Rucker. The 21-year-old was the team’s fourth round draft pick in 2023 out of Goodpasture Christian High School in Madson, Tennessee, a suburb on the north end of Nashville. Yes, the two are brothers, and I would imagine that is pretty cool for the whole family. COMPLEX CHRONICLES FCL Twins 7, FCL Red Sox 2 Box Score Going into the games on Friday, the FCL Twins were 2 1/2 games behind the FCL Orioles for the Wild Card spot in the FCL playoffs. The Twins did their part on Friday by winning. However, so did the Orioles. On the surface, this looks like a very well-played and well-pitched game for the FCL Twins. The Twins scored in each of their first four innings at the plate including two crooked numbers. On a high level, the Twins pitchers gave up two runs on just one hit. Because of the win, maybe I just shouldn’t mention that Twins pitchers also walked 11 batters. Or maybe we shouldn’t mention that the Red Sox went 8-for-9 in stolen base attempts. Or maybe we can call it a great job of working out of some bad self-inflicted situations to hold the Red Sox to just two runs. The Red Sox were 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight on base. Matt Barr started and gave up an unearned run on one hit over two-plus innings. He walked four and had four strikeouts. Barr faced one batter in the third inning, but Geromy Villoria came in and walked a batter but recorded three outs without allowing the inherited runner to score. Hendry Chivilli came in to start the fourth inning. He was charged with one run on zero hits over 2 2/3 innings. He walked five batters and had two strikeouts. Jack Walker got the final four outs, two of them on strikeouts. The Twins scored their seven runs on six hits and seven walks. They also stole six bases in the game. Bryan Acuna went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI. Darwin Almanzar went 0-for-0 but walked three times. Yovanny Duran led off and went 1-for-3 with a walk, his fourth triple, and his 31st and 32nd steals. Jose Barrios was 0-for-1 with two walks. Daniel Pena had a single, was hit by a pitch and stole a base. Remaining Schedules: FCL Twins: Friday (Home vs Red Sox, Win), Saturday (@ Red Sox), Monday (@ Pirates), Tuesday (Home vs Orioles), Thursday (@ Orioles). FCL Orioles: Friday (Home vs Pirates, Win), Saturday (@ Pirates), Monday (@ Rays), Tuesday (@ Twins), Wednesday (Home vs Braves), Thursday (Home vs Orioles) DSL Twins 10, DSL Phillies 7 Box Score The Phillies started this game with a 5-0 lead after just two innings. Both teams scored two runs in the fourth inning which made it 7-2 Phillies. The Twins then scored three runs in the fifth frame and five runs in the top of the seventh inning to win it 10-7. Adrian Martinez started and gave up five runs on three hits and two walks in 1 2/3 innings. He had two strikes. Juan Germosen came on and gave up a hit which allowed his inherited runner to score. He got the final out of that second inning. Sebastian Echavarria worked the middle three innings. He gave up two runs on two hits and three walks. Alwin Morillo struck out one in a perfect inning. Juan Quinones gave up a hit in a scoreless seventh frame. The top of the fourth began with two strikeouts. Abel Sosa then doubled. He went to third base on a single by Enmanuel Merlo. After Anibal Beltre walked to load the bases, Jefferson Abreu singled to drive in two runs. In the top of the fifth inning, Nolwer Barboza led off with a single. He went to second on a sacrifice bunt by Jendy Martinez, who also reached base when the first baseman forgot to catch the ball. Juan Holmann singled to drive in Barboza. Holmann stole second. The pitch was a passed ball which allowed Martinez to score. With Enmanuel Merlo drove in Holmann with a double which made it 7-5. That’s how it stood going to the seventh inning. Martinez led off with a walk and went to second on a wild pitch. Holmann walked. Jhon Gonzalez doubled to drive in Martinez with the sixth run. After a pitching change, Abel Sosa singled to left to drive in Holmann and Gonzalez and give the Twins an 8-7 lead. Merlo singled. A wild pitch put runners on first and second. On a second wild pitch, Sosa scored the ninth run, and later Merlo scored on another wild pitch. The Twins scored their 10 runs on 10 hits and five walks. Enmanuel Merlo went 3-for-4 with his third double. Abel Sosa went 2-for-4 with his third double. Jeferson Abreu was 2-for-4. Juan Holman was 1-for-3 with a walk and his 14th stolen base. Jendy Martinez walked twice. PLAYERS OF THE DAY Hitter(s) of the Day Kyle DeBarge (Wichita): 3-for-5, BB, 2B(17), R, 3 RBI, K, SB(21) Billy Amick (Wichita): 2-for-3, 2 BB, HBP, R, 3 RBI Jay Thomason (Wichita): 3-for-5, 2B(2), 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 SB(5) Jacob McCombs (Cedar Rapids): 3-for-5, 2B(11), HR(5), RBI, 2 R. Merphy Hernandez (Fort Myers): 3-for-3, BB, 2B(3), R, 2 RBI, 2-SB (17), Enmanuel Merlo (DSL Twins): 3-for-5, 2B(3), 2 R, RBI, K Pitcher(s) of the Day Jack Anderson (St. Paul): 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, K, 40 pitches, 28 strikes (70.0%) Callan Fang (Fort Myers): 2 2/3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K. 44 pitches, 28 strikes (63.6%) PROSPECT SUMMARY Check out the Prospect Tracker for much more on our Twins Top 20 prospects after seeing how they did today. In addition, keep up with the Twins draft pick signings at our Twins 2026 Draft Board. #1 - OF Walker Jenkins (St. Paul) - 1-for-4, HR(4), R, RBI, K (batted first, played CF) #4 - C Eduardo Tait (Cedar Rapids) - 2-for-4, BB, HBP, 2B(18), 2 R, RBI, (batted second, DHd) #5 - SS Marek Houston (Wichita) - 0-for-4, SF RBI, BB, K (batted first, played SS) #9 - OF Hendry Mendez (St. Paul) - 0-for-4, 2 K (batted fifth, played DH) #10 - OF Gabriel Gonzalez (St. Paul) - 1-for-4, K (batted sixth, played 1B) #12 - 3B/CF Brandon Winokur (Wichita) - 3-for-6, R, 3 K (batted fifth, played 3B) #13 - C/OF Khadim Diaw (Wichita) - 1-for-4, BB, HBP, 2 R, SB(4), (batted second, played catcher) #14 - 3B/SS Quentin Young (Ft. Myers) - 1-for-3, K (batted sixth, played SS) #18 - OF Yasser Mercedes (Cedar Rapids) - 1-for-4, 2 BB, RBI, K (batted first, played RF) #19 - 1B/3B Billy Amick (Wichita) - 2-for-3, 2 BB, HBP, R, 3 RBI (batted fourth, played DH) #20 - 2B/SS Kyle DeBarge (Wichita) - 3-for-5, BB, 2B(17), R, 3 RBI, K, SB(21) (batted sixth, played 2B) UPCOMING PROBABLES Saturday, July 18 Louisville @ St. Paul (DH @ 4:37 pm CT) - RHP Ryan Gallagher (2-4, 7.44 ERA), RHP Ricky Castro (2-1, 4.50 ERA) Wichita @ Arkansas (6:05 pm CT) - RHP Riley Quick (First AA Start) Beloit @ Cedar Rapids (DH @ 4:30 pm CT) - RHP Adrian Bohorquez (0-0, 8.36 ERA), RHP Justin Mitrovich (first High-A start) Lakeland @ Ft. Myers (5:05 pm CT) - RHP Jason Reitz (0-1, 2.84 ERA) FCL Twins @ FCL Red Sox (11:00 am CT) - DSL Twins - No Game Scheduled, Sunday All Star game. CURRENT W-L Records Minnesota Twins: 49-49 St. Paul Saints: 51-41 Wichita Wind Surge: 30-56 Cedar Rapids Kernels: 36-49 Fort Myers Mighty Mussels: 47-38 FCL Twins: 31-24 DSL Twins: 9-23 Please feel free to ask questions about the teams, the rosters, and discuss today’s games, or anything else Twins minor-league related! View full article

TRANSACTIONS The Twins released LHP Jake Higginbotham. The 30-year-old signed with the Twins on May 18 after starting the season in the Mexican League. He spent two weeks with the Wind Surge; he moved up to St. Paul. He stayed there until the All-Star break when it was announced that he was being assigned to Wichita. Two days later, he was released. RHP Camilo Made was assigned to the DSL Twins. Infielder Bryan Acuna began a rehab assignment with the FCL Twins. RHP Justin Mitrovich was promoted from Fort Myers to Cedar Rapids. The 22-year-old was the Twins ninth-round draft pick in 2025 out of Elon University where he played with now-former Twins minor league catcher Ryan Sprock (8th round, 2025). He has made 11 starts in Fort Myers and is 1-3 with a 2.74 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP. In 42 2/3 innings, he had 53 strikeouts and 18 walks. While playing at Pennsbury High School in Pennsylvania, he was a teammate of Callan Fang, the Twins 13th-round pick in 2025 out of Harvard. Fang recently came off the injured list and is pitching with the Mussels. SAINTS SENTINEL St. Paul vs Louisville The Saints will be hosting a four-game series against the Louisville Bats, the Triple-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. On Friday night, right-hander Jake Anderson will be making his debut in the Twins organization. He was claimed by the Twins after the Red Sox DFAd him. The 26-year-old pitched in three games and eight innings for the Red Sox earlier this season. With Triple-A Worcester, he pitched in 16 games (11 starts) and went 2-4 with a save, a 4.81 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP. In 58 innings, he has walked 21 and struck out 51 batters. On Saturday, the teams are scheduled to play a doubleheader. Ryan Gallagher and Ricky Castro are scheduled to start those seven-inning games. The Saints have not yet announced a starter for Sunday afternoon. A couple of former members of the Twins organization on the Bats roster. Left-handed reliever Anthony Misiewicz pitched for the Saints and Twins in 2025. Right-handed reliever Johnathan Lavallee was the Twins 16th round pick in 2021 out of Long Beach State. Between 2021 and 2023, he pitched in four games in the FCL and 43 games for the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels. He was released in mid-August 2023 and signed with the Blue Jays before spring training 2024. He split that season between High-A and Double-A. He pitched in the Fall League after that season. He pitched in Double-A in 2025. He was released in mid-August that season. The Reds signed him in mid-February and sent him to Double-A Chattanooga to start the season. On June 30, he was promoted to Louisville. He was 3-3 with seven saves and a 2.94 ERA at Double-A. He has pitched in just three games for the Bats. In 5 1/3 innings, he’s given up four runs on four hits and two walks. He had four strikeouts. He also recorded a save. In case you were wondering, 23-year-old Chase Petty was called up to the Reds just this week. The 2021 Twins top pick has been recalled May 4th, May 23rd, June 10th, and July 12th already this year. WIND SURGE WISDOM Wichita @ Arkansas Wichita will be traveling to Arkansas to take on the Travelers. It kind of makes me wonder. When the Arkansas squad is playing at home, aren’t their opponents the travelers? On Friday night, Ty Langenberg makes the start for the Wind Surge. He is returning after working in the Saints pitching staff the past six weeks or so. On Saturday night, Riley Quick will be making his Double-A debut. His Cedar Rapids numbers certainly didn’t scream “Promotion!” So, let’s see how he does. Certainly, the key is for him to throw strikes and not hurt himself with walks. Preston Johnson will start on Sunday afternoon. Interestingly, the Wind Surge will not be facing RHP Ryan Sloan or LHP Kade Anderson. An argument could probably be made for Anderson being the best pitching prospect in baseball. Both of these pitchers represented the Mariners in Sunday’s Futures Game. According to MLB Pipeline, Anderson is the #5 overall prospect in baseball while Sloan ranks #8 in the game! KERNELS CHRONICLE Cedar Rapids vs Beloit The Kernels return to action on Friday night. They are hosting the Beloit Sky Carp, the High-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins. According to our fellow DiamondCentric site, Fish on First, the top Beloit prospect is shortstop Starlyn Caba, their #7 Marlins prospect. The other Sky Carp in the Fish on First rankings include #11 prospect, OF Dillon Head. On Friday night, 2025 draft pick Kolten Smith will start for the Kernels opposite Marlins #24 prospect, LHP Nate Payne. On Saturday night, the Kernels will send Adrian Bohorquez to the mound. An intriguing prospect coming into the season, 2026 has been disappointing to this point. The Marlins will send #29 prospect, righty Aiden May. Dasan Hill is set to start on Sunday afternoon. It’s certainly been a frustrating season for the lanky lefty. Beloit has not yet announced their Sunday starter. MIGHTY MATTERS Lakeland @ Fort Myers This weekend, the Mussels will be hosting the Lakeland Tigers for three games. On Friday night, Reed Moring will start. RHP Jason Reitz and his 2.84 ERA will start. On Sunday, Merit Jones will make the start for Fort Myers. The Tigers have not yet named their starters yet for the season. However, RHP Jackson Jobe began his rehab from Tommy John surgery on July 7th with Lakeland. His second appearance came six days later with the FCL Tigers since Lakland was on the All-Star break. He worked three innings in that outing. Could his next rehab start come on Sunday in Fort Myers? The Lakeland roster does not currently have a Top 100 prospect (according to MLB Pipeline). RHP Malachi Witherspoon, 21, was the Tigers second-round pick in 2025 out of Oklahoma ranks ninth. Shortstops Jordan Yost (#7) and Franyerber Montilla (#10) are also in the Tigers Top 10. RHP Kelvis Salcedo is their 12th-ranked prospect. Another middle infielder, Jude Warwick, ranks #20. Additionally, Lakeland’s roster includes Top 30 prospects OF Nick Dumesnil (#23), LHP Caleb Lays (#24), LHP Grayson Grinsell (#26), and OF Jesus Pinto (#30). COMPLEX CHRONICLES FCL Twins 3, FCL Pirates 2 Box Score The Twins got a very good pitching performance and scored just enough to hang on for a one-run win. Cristian Hernandez started for the FCL Twins. In the first inning, he gave up a two-out solo home run to Carlos Tejera. In four innings, he gave up just one run on two hits. He walked one and had five strikeouts. Jake Covey came on and worked the final three innings. He gave up one run on one hit. He walked three and had five strikeouts. The Twins matched the Pirates with a run in the bottom of the first inning. With one out, Jake Rucker singled to left and went to second on a passed ball. With two outs, Teilon Serrano lined a single to left field to drive in the first run. The Twins took a 2-1 lead when Jhomnardo Reyes led off the bottom of the second inning with his seventh home run of the season. In the bottom of the fourth, the Twins added one more run. The inning started with walks by Serrano and Carlos Taveras. Reyes grounded into a fielder’s choice, beating the return throw to first base. Reyes stole second base, and Victor Leal walked to load the base. Serrano scored on a sacrifice fly by Joyner Perez to make it 3-1. The Pirates scored a run in Covey’s first inning (top of the fifth) to make it 3-2. And that’s how it ended. The Twins had just four hits, but they also walked six times, on their way to three runs. The rehabbing Rucker went 2-for-3. Teilon Serrano was 1-for-1 with two walks. Carlos Taveras walked twice. The lone extra base hit was Reyes’s seventh home run of the season. He also stole his 11th base. Serrano stole his 12th base. The FCL Twins have just five games remaining in the regular season. The final game is scheduled for Thursday, July 23rd. Four teams make the playoffs (3 divisional winners and a wild card). The semi-finals are on Saturday, July 25th. The FCL championship game will be Sunday, July 26th. Will the FCL Twins make the playoffs again this year? Right now, the Twins are one of five FCL teams with 30 or more wins in 2026. Unfortunately, three of those teams are in the FCL South Division. As you can see below, it would take a nearly perfect week for the Twins and an awful week for the Rays (another term might be “a miracle”), for the Twins to surpass them. So, it’s probably more realistic for FCL Twins fans to wish for the Twins to surpass the Orioles. They are currently 2 1/2 games behind heading into Friday. The two teams play twice in the final week. Remaining Schedules: FCL Twins: Friday (Home vs Red Sox), Saturday (@ Red Sox), Monday (@ Pirates), Tuesday (Home vs Orioles), Thursday (@ Orioles). FCL Orioles: Friday (Home vs Pirates), Saturday (@ Pirates), Monday (@ Rays), Tuesday (@ Twins), Wednesday (Home vs Braves), Thursday (Home vs Orioles) DSL Twins The Twins had the day off in the Dominican, and they also have no game on Saturday. On Sunday morning, the DSL All Star game will be played starting at 9:00 am central time. The Twins will be represented by infielder Daiyer Barboza. I’m not sure how the DSL All Star rosters are created, but this is the second straight year that the Twins have had just one player represent them on the American League roster. Last year, infielder Haritzon Castillo was the lone representative. There are 40 DSL All Stars on each roster. There are 15 teams in the American League. Each team theoretically should have about 2 2/3 players on the roster. Of course, I don’t believe that every team needs to be equally represented, but have the Twins not had talent? Are the All Stars in the DSL based on a vote of players or coaches? Daiyer Barboza is very deserving. In 24 games, he has hit .302/.567/.508 (1.075) with four doubles and three homers. He has 10 stolen bases. Most impressive, he has walked 36 times and struck out 13 times. Juan Holmann is also very deserving. He has also played in 24 games and hit .313/.540/.552 (1.092) with seven doubles, three homers and 17 RBI. He has 13 steals. He has 29 strikeouts, but he has also walked 30 players. Abel Sosa might be deserving. In 25 games, the outfielder has hit .333/.402/.500 (.902) with two doubles, two triples and three homers. He leads the team with 24 RBI. Admittedly, the DSL Twins do not have a deserving pitcher for an All-Star. 23 actual pitchers have pitched for the DSL Twins in 2026. Fernandez Hernandez’s WHIP is 1.24. He is the one pitcher with a WHIP under 1.55. Hernandez has thrown 5 2/3 innings. He also has a 3.18 ERA. None of the 14 pitches with more innings pitched than him have an ERA below 5.78. On Monday, teams will return to a regular schedule again. The final game of the regular season is on Tuesday, August 18th. PLAYERS OF THE DAY Hitter(s) of the Day Teilon Serrano (FCL Twins): 1-for-1, 2 BB, R, RBI, SB(12). Pitcher(s) of the Day Cristian Hernandez (FCL Twins): 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 5 K. PROSPECT SUMMARY Check out the Prospect Tracker for much more on our Twins Top 20 prospects. Keep checking back to this site over the coming days. You will soon be able to help us re-rank our Top 20 prospects. 2026 draft picks will be included! In addition, keep up with the Twins draft pick signings at our Twins 2026 Draft Board. UPCOMING PROBABLES Friday, July 17 Louisville @ St. Paul (7:07 pm CT) - RHP Jake Anderson (2-4, 4.81 ERA) Wichita @ Arkansas (7:05 pm CT) - RHP Ty Langenberg (0-4, 4.71 ERA) Beloit @ Cedar Rapids (6:35 pm CT) - RHP Kolten Smith (0-1, 5.40 ERA) Lakeland @ Ft. Myers (11:05 am CT) - RHP Reed Moring (1-0, 2.49 ERA) FCL Red Sox @ FCL Twins (11:00 am CT) - DSL Twins @ DSL Phillies (10:00 am CT) - CURRENT W-L Records Minnesota Twins: 48-49 St. Paul Saints: 50-41 Wichita Wind Surge: 29-56 Cedar Rapids Kernels: 35-49 Fort Myers Mighty Mussels: 46-38 FCL Twins: 30-24 DSL Twins: 8-23 Please feel free to ask questions about the teams, the rosters, and discuss today’s games, or anything else Twins minor-league related! View full article

Define "soon"? Why would they trade him "soon"? I'm not a huge fan of the pick in terms of player type and versatility. I am a fan of guys who can flat-out rake. I guess they could trade him at the deadline, I just can't imagine a team doing that...

If they get a few MLB relievers out of this draft class, that'd be spectacular... Really just need one of them to become a rotation regular for success. I like the size and the power arms... Let player/pitcher development work with him and we what they have in 2-3 years.

Louis Varland was the other wrestler of note from recent years. I like the theory of those picks. Raab is a senior sign. Lane will be interesting to follow... Hopefully all on the field.

Image courtesy of Ed Bailey (photo of Preston Johnson) TRANSACTIONS The Twins claimed RHP Jack Anderson from the Boston Red Sox and assigned him to the Saints. To make room, Anthony Banda was placed on the 60-Day Injured List. Garrett Acton began his rehab with the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels. RHP Ricky Castro was activated from the Saints Injured List. OF Walker Jenkins was placed on the Temporary Inactive List. Worry not! He’ll be in Philadelphia, playing in the Futures Game on Sunday afternoon. He will be the starting center fielder and bat cleanup for the American League squad. Catcher Irvin Nunez was promoted from Fort Myers to Cedar Rapids. The Kernels transferred RHP Sam Rochard to the 60-Day Injured List. He’s got right labrum impingement syndrome. SAINTS SENTINEL St. Paul 2, Iowa 8 Box Score On Tuesday, John Klein tossed five innings against the I-Cubs to earn a win. On Saturday, he was charged with five runs on six hits. In 2 2/3 innings, he walked four and had five strikeouts. Grant Hartwig came on with two runners on and two outs in the third inning. He allowed one of the inherited runners to score. He also gave up a run in the fourth inning. Cole Sands gave up a hit in an otherwise uneventful inning. Ricky Castro returned from the IL to work two scoreless innings. Taylor Rashi got the final inning. He gave up two runs on two walks and a hit (a homer). The Saints faced a rather veteran/experienced Cubs pitching staff on Sunday. Jameson Taillon gave up just one hit and one walk over 4 2/3 innings. 35-year-old Ty Blach got the next seven outs. The final three outs were thrown by #OldFriend Liam Hendriks. The vaunted Saints offense managed two runs on just four hits and three walks. They had no extra base hits. Aaron Sabato was the lone Saints player with both a single and a walk. The daily Brett Bateman Update shares with us that the Mounds View legend went 2-for-4 with a walk. He hit a two-run triple in the second inning when the game was still close. At the end of the day, he was hitting .309/.437/.422 (.859) with 15 doubles, two triples, two home runs, and 18 stolen bases in 67 games. And he also played tremendous defense. For more on Bateman and other prospects in the (former Twins outfield prospect) Jason Kanzler-led Cubs farm system, check out our sister site North Side Baseball. Many of the Iowa Cubs are in their Top 20 Cubs Prospect rankings, including #11 prospect James Triantos who went 1-for-2 with two walks. He’s also hitting .309. WIND SURGE WISDOM Wichita 3, Northwest Arkansas 4 Box Score Through five innings, this game was scoreless. Preston Johnson walked two batters over four scoreless, hitless innings. He struck out five. Spencer Bengard pitched a scoreless fifth inning before giving up an unearned run. Jaylen Nowlin gave up two runs (1 earned) on one hit and a hit batter in the seventh inning. He had two strikeouts. Paulshawn Pasqualotto gave up one run on three hits and a walk over the final two innings. The Naturals scored one run in the top of the sixth and two more runs in the top of the seventh inning. Down 3-0, the Surge mounted a comeback in the bottom of the seventh. With one out, Brandon Winokur singled. He scored on Garrett Spain’s 17th double. He moved to third base on a bunt single by Kyle DeBarge. Spain scored on a single by Caden Kendle to make it 3-2. Northwest Arkansas added one run in the top of the eighth inning. Marek Houston led off the bottom of the eighth with a walk. He went to third base on a Khadim Diaw single. Andrew Cossetti walked to load the bases. Billy Amick flew out to left field, deep enough for Houston to score and make it a one-run game. Diaw advanced to third base on the play. Unfortunately, a strikeout and a ground out ended the threat. The Surge went 1-2-3 in the bottom of the ninth and fell 4-3, their fourth straight loss. They have nine wins in the past 46 games. Wichita scored their three runs on eight hits and four walks. Unfortunately, they were just 2-for-9 with runners in scoring position. Garrett Spain had the lone extra base hit, his 17th double. Khadim Diaw and Jay Thomason were both 2-for-4. Marek Houston and Caden Kendle were both 1-for-3 with a walk. Andrew Cossetti went 0-for-2 with two walks. Seven players on the NW Arkansas roster are in the Royals Keep Top 20 prospect rankings. Five of them are pitchers. #14 prospect Felix Arronde started for the Naturals and gave up one run on five hits in 5 1/3 innings. KERNELS CHRONICLE Cedar Rapids 11, South Bend 7 Box Score There was no score in this game through three innings. Over the next two innings, the Kernels scored five runs to make it 5-0. The Cubs scored three runs in the top of the sixth and again in the top of the seventh inning. In the Kernels half of the seventh, they put six on the scoreboard to take an 11-6 lead, plenty for their bullpen to hold on. Adrian Bohorquez started and threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings. He gave up two hits, walked one and had five strikeouts. Michael Ross came in with two on and two out in the third inning. He was then charged with three runs in the sixth and three runs in the seventh. He got two outs in that seventh inning. Brian Zeldin got out of that inning, but he was credited with one run on two hits and a walk. In the bottom of the fourth inning, Eduardo Tait led off with a single. Enrique Jimenez drove him in with a double. He advanced to third on a throwing error. With one out, Danny De Andrade singled in Jimenez to make it 2-0. Rayne Doncon started the bottom of the fifth inning with a walk. With one out, Dameury Pena singled to right, but Doncon was thrown out at third base for the inning’s second out. Yasser Mercedes drove in Pena with his ninth double. After a pitching change, Tait’s 17th double drove in Mercedes. Jimenez walked, and then Henry Kusiak doubled in Tait to make it 5-0. After falling behind 6-5, the Kernels came to the plate in the bottom of the seventh inning. Yasser Mercedes started the inning by reaching on an error. Tait walked. Both runners advanced on a balk, and Jimenez walked to load the bases. With one out, De Andrade’s 10th double drove in two runs to put the Kernels back in the lead at 7-6. Jose Salas followed by hitting a homer for the second night in a row. On Friday night, it was a grand slam. On Saturday, it was “just” a three-run homer. Later in the inning, Yasser Mercedes drove in Graham Brown with a single to make it 11-6 and close out the scoring. Cole Peschl struck out two batters in a perfect ninth inning. After hitting a double and two triples on Friday, Danny De Andrade hit a single, his 10th double, and his fifth triple on Saturday night. Jose Salas hit his second home run in as many days and went 2-for-5. Mercedes went 2-for-5 with his ninth Kernels double and two RBI. Tait went 2-for-4 with a walk and his 17th double. Jimenez went 1-for-2 with three walks and a double. Kusiak added his fifth double. Five South Bend Cubs players are on the Northside Baseball Top 20 Cubs Prospect rankings.19-year-old Josiah Hartshorn, the #4 prospect, will be participating in the Futures Game on Sunday. #7 prospect Kane Kepley went 1-for-4 with a walk, and his 41st stolen base. #14 prospect MIGHTY MATTERS Game 1: Ft. Myers 0, Bradenton 2 (8 innings) Box Score These teams had not played the last two days because of rain. So, maybe it’s understandable that through the seven scheduled innings of the first game, the bats were almost completely silent. Reed Moring started and gave up two hits and two walks over three scoreless innings. He struck out five batters. Garrett Acton’s first rehab appearance went well. He had a strikeout in a perfect inning. Callan Fang came on and gave up two hits, walked two batters and hit another over two scoreless innings. He had three strikeouts. Mike McKenna had a 1-2-3 eighth inning. Michael Hilker came in for the eighth inning. He allowed the Manfred Man to score and another run on two hits. Unfortunately, the Mussels were unable to get anything going. They had just three hits and a walk over the game’s eight innings. Luis Fragoza had two of the three singles. Byron Chourio had the other. Quentin Young walked. Game 2: Ft. Myers 3, Bradenton 2 Box Score 13 innings. After not scoring for eight innings in the first game, the Mussels started Game 2 with five scoreless innings. Fortunately, Justin Mitrovich was up to the challenge. The right-hander gave up just one hit over 4 2/3 scoreless innings. He walked two and had seven strikeouts. Julian Merryweather continued his rehab assignment. He got the final out of the fifth inning. In the sixth, he gave up two runs (1 earned) on three hits. He struck out three batters. Bradenton scored two runs in the top of the sixth. The Mussels responded in the bottom of the sixth inning by ending their offensive drought. Miguel Briceno led off with a walk. He went to third base on Ramiro Dominguez’s 14th double. Jayson Bass grounded to short. Briceno scored but Dominguez was out trying to advance to third. With two outs, Luis Fragoza hit his 11th double which drove in Bass with the tying run. Brent Francisco came in for the top of the seventh. He got a strikeout and two ground outs. The bottom of the seventh inning began with a Ricardo Paez walk. After a strikeout, Ricardo Pena was hit by a pitch. After a pitching change, Briceno walked to load the bases. Dominguez came to the plate and lined a single to right to drive in Paez with the game-winning run. The Mussels again only had three hits. However, they walked five times in Game 2. Ramiro Dominguez went 2-for-4 with his 14th double. Luis Fragoza hit his 11th double. Briceno walked twice. COMPLEX CHRONICLES FCL Twins 7, FCL Red Sox 3 Box Score The Twins scored two runs in the first inning. The Red Sox scored three in the second inning. The Twins responded with three in the third and two more in the fourth to take a lead and hung on for the win. Yovanny Duran led off the bottom of the first inning with a single. Jake Rucker walked. Duran went to third on a fly out. Rucker stole second, and both runners scored on a throwing error. Michael Carpenter was back on the mound for another rehab start. He was much improved compared to his previous appearance. He struck out two batters in a perfect inning. Melvin Rodriguez came on as the bulk pitcher again. He gave up three runs in the second inning but then settled in. In four innings, he gave up three runs on three hits (2 homers), a walk, and three hit batters. He also had eight strikeouts. Duran led off the third inning with a walk and stole second. Rucker walked. The two were successful on a double steal. After two strikeouts, Miguel Caraballo walked to lead the bases. Duran scored on a passed ball to tie the game at three. Darwin Almanzar walked to reload the bases. After a pitching change, Joyner Perez singled to drive in two runs and make it 5-3. Duran led off the fourth inning with a double. Rucker walked. Carlos Taveras reached on an error to load the bases. Jhomnardo Reyes grounded out, but Duran scored. Caraballo then lifted a fly ball to right field, deep enough for Rucker to score the team’s seventh run. Brad Rudis walked one and struck out one batter over two scoreless, hitless innings. The Twins scored their seven runs on just four hits, but they had 11 walks. Rehabbing Jake Rucker went 0-for-1 with three walks, three runs scored and two stolen bases. Jhomnardo Reyes, Darwin Almanzar, and Victor Leal each walked twice. Duran went 2-for-3 with a walk and three runs scored. DSL Twins 9, DSL Nationals 3 Box Score The Twins scored nine runs on eight hits and were largely helped by 12 walks. Juan Collado started for the Twins. He gave up three, first-inning runs but then tossed two scoreless innings. Overall, he gave up three runs on five hits (2 homers) and had one strikeout. Alam Soriano came in and finished the game. He gave up just one hit and no walks over four scoreless innings. He had five strikeouts to earn the Win. All nine Twins hitters reached base at least once. The first four hitters (Daiyer Barboza, Jendy Martinez, Jhon Gonzalez, Enmanuel Merlo) walked twice. Fifth hitter Abel Sosa went 2-for-3 with a walk and his second double. Juan Holmann batted sixth. He went 3-for-5 with his seventh double, third home run, two runs, and five RBI. He stole his 13th bag of the season. Luis Duarte walked once. Jeferson Abreu went 2-for-3 with a walk and his first double. Fabian Ulloa went 1-for-3 with a walk, and he stole his fourth base. . PLAYERS OF THE DAY Hitter(s) of the Day Danny De Andrade (Cedar Rapids): 3-for-5, 2B(10), 3B(5), R, 3 RBI, K Juan Holmann (DSL Twins): 3-for-4, 2B(7), HR(3), 2 R, 5 RBI, K, SB(13) Pitcher(s) of the Day Preston Johnson (Wichita): 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K, 65 pitches, 41 strikes (63.1%) Alam Soriano (DSL Twins): 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K, PROSPECT SUMMARY Check out the Prospect Tracker for much more on our Twins Top 20 prospects after seeing how they did today. #4 - C Eduardo Tait (Cedar Rapids) - 2-for-4, BB, 2B(17), 3 R, RBI, 2 K #5 - SS Marek Houston (Wichita) - 0-for-3, BB, R, 2 K (batted first, played SS) #9 - OF Hendry Mendez (St. Paul) - 0-for-3, BB, K (batted fourth, played DH) #10 - OF Gabriel Gonzalez (St. Paul) - 0-for-4, RBI, K (batted sixth, played LF) #12 - 3B/CF Brandon Winokur (Wichita) - 1-for-4, R, K, OF Assist (batted fifth, played CF) #13 - C/OF Khadim Diaw (Wichita) - 2-for-4 (batted second, played catcher) #14 - 3B/SS Quentin Young (Ft. Myers) - Game 1: 0-for-2, BB (batted sixth, played SS) #18 - OF Yasser Mercedes (Cedar Rapids) - 2-for-5, 2B(9), 2 R, 2 RBI, SB(24), 2 K (batted first, played RF) #19 - 1B/3B Billy Amick (Wichita) - 0-for-3, SF RBI (batted fourth, played 3B) #20 - 2B/SS Kyle DeBarge (Wichita) - 1-for-4 (batted seventh, played 2B) UPCOMING PROBABLES Sunday, July 11 St. Paul @ Iowa (1:08 pm CT) - LHP Aaron Rozek (2-1, 3.42 ERA) NW Arkansas @ Wichita (1:05 pm CT) - RHP Chris Vallimont (0-1, 5.40 ERA) South Bend @ Cedar Rapids (1:05 pm CT) - LHP Dasan Hill (1-6, 6.14 ERA) Bradenton @ Ft. Myers (11:05 am CT) - RHP Merit Jones (3-1, 4.33 ERA) CURRENT W-L Records Minnesota Twins: 47-49 St. Paul Saints: 49-41 Wichita Wind Surge: 28-56 Cedar Rapids Kernels: 35-48 Fort Myers Mighty Mussels: 46-37 FCL Twins: 28-23 DSL Twins: 8-20 Please feel free to ask questions about the teams, the rosters, and discuss today’s games, or anything else Twins minor-league related! View full article

Jack Anderson became available when the Red Sox DFAd him earlier in the week. He debuted for Boston in mid-April and pitched in three big-league games. He had two walks and six strikeouts, along with three earned runs over eight innings. At Triple-A Worcester, he was 2-4 with a 4.81 ERA this year. In 58 innings, he walked 21 and had 51 strikeouts. Anderson grew up in Tampa. He was the 16th round pick of the Detroit Tigers in 2021 after playing at Florida State. He spent four seasons with the Tigers organization and the 2025 and 2026 seasons with the Red Sox. Fun Fact: He pitched three innings in the 2026 World Baseball Classic for the team from Great Britain. He struck out three batters and gave up one run over three innings. He will start by being optioned to the Saints. Lefty Anthony Banda was moved to the 60-Day Injured List to make room for Anderson on the 40-man roster. Banda had surgery recently on his left lat. Very likely to miss the remainder of the season. Anderson throws five pitches. He throws a four-seam fastball 36.3% of the time. It averages just 90.4 mph. He throws a split finger (22.6%, 81.4 mph) and a slider (21%, 82.6mph). He also throws a sweeper (12.1%, 78.1 mph) and a curveball (8.1% 77.2mph). View full rumor

Hard not to be excited about picking Vahn Lackey. A college catcher who profiles as a plus offensive and defensive potential. A Georgia high school kid!

Image courtesy of Malamut Photography (photo of Danny De Andrade) On Friday, the Kernels and Wind Surge announced that RHP Riley Quick was promoted from Cedar Rapids to Double-A Wichita. The 36th overall pick in the 2025 draft out of the University of Alabama made his professional debut with Fort Myers in April. He made three starts for the Mighty Mussels, and in eight innings, he gave up no runs and just one hit. He walked three but had 13 strikeouts. The Twins acted Quickly and pushed him to Cedar Rapids. He made 11 starts and worked a total of 41 1/3 innings for the Kernels. His overall numbers don't stand out immediately. He is 0-2 with a 4.14 ERA. He gave up 31 hits (including five home runs). He also had 23 walks (5.0 BB/9) which will have to improve. However, he had 61 strikeouts (13.3 K/9). I was curious how the Twins might choose to develop Quick, especially considering he made just one appearance in 2024 at Alabama before having Tommy John surgery. I asked earlier in the season how similar Quick's 2026 timeline might be compared to Blue Jays 2024 top pick Trey Yesavage. Yesavage started with seven starts for Low-A Dunedin. He had a 2.43 ERA and in 33 1/3 innings, he had eight walks and 55 strikeouts. He moved up to High-A Vancouver (May 20) where he posted a 1.56 ERA in 17 1/3 innings over four starts. He was then promoted to Double-A New Hampshire (June 12) where he pitched 30 innings over eight games (7 starts). He had 11 walks with 46 strikeouts. He moved up to Triple-A Buffalo (August 14) where he made four starts and two relief appearances. In 17 1/3 innings, he had 11 walks and 26 strikeouts. Then he ended the season with three important MLB starts for the Blue Jays (starting September 15) before putting up silly video game numbers in the playoffs. Overall, he threw 98 innings in the minor leagues and was 5-1 with a 3.12 ERA. He gave up 54 hits, walked 41, and had 160 strikeouts. TRANSACTIONS As expected, the Twins activated catcher Ryan Jeffers and optioned OF Kyler Fedko. The Twins acquired veteran RHP Tommy Nance from the Toronto Blue Jays along with international bonus pool money. In return, the Twins sent infielder/catcher Ryan Sprock. Sprock was the eighth-round pick in 2025 from Elon University. He was the Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Month in June and had just been promoted to High-A Cedar Rapids this week. Fort Myers LHP Cleiber Maldonado began a rehab assignment in the FCL. SAINTS SENTINEL St. Paul 4, Iowa 7 Box Score Things started out quite well for the Saints in Des Moines. It didn’t take long for the Cubs to comeback and eventually take the lead. Then they added on and beat the Saints for the third straight time. With one out and runners on first and second, Hendry Mendez singled to left to drive in Matt Wallner. After a wild pitch Gabriel Gonzalez dropped a single into right field to drive in two runs and give the Saints a 3-0 lead. Ty Langenberg started and put zeroes on the board in the first, third and fourth innings. However, in 4 1/3 innings, he gave up six earned runs on six hits and three walks. He struck out four. The Cubs scored four in the bottom of the second He also gave up two runs in the fifth inning. Both runs scored after C.J. Culpepper came in. He gave up one run of his own on two hits and two walks in 1 1/3 innings. Raul Brito tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings. He gave up two hits and a walk and had two strikeouts. Alejandro Hidalgo struck out two batters in a perfect ninth inning. The Saints scored four runs on five hits and four walks in the game. Gonzalez went 2-for-4 with two RBI. Mendez was 2-for-4. Walker Jenkins and Aaron Sabato each walked twice. The daily Brett Bateman Update informs us that the former Gopher great went 2-for-4 with a walk and his 18th stolen base. He is now batting .306/.434/.411 (.845) on the season. For more on Bateman and other prospects in the (former Twins outfield prospect) Jason Kanzler-led Cubs farm system, check out our sister site North Side Baseball. Many of the Iowa Cubs are in their Top 20 Cubs Prospect rankings. WIND SURGE WISDOM Wichita 1, Northwest Arkansas 8 Box Score Another tough loss for the Wind Surge. After a 12-1 win on Thursday, they have lost three straight by a combined score of 12-28. In fact, things have been rough for the Wind Surge for the past two months. Below you’ll find the results of the past nine weeks, nine series. That marks the last time the Wind Surge won a series. And some of the run differentials for those weeks are pretty rough. Week Opponent W-L RS-RA 7/7-7/10 NW Arkansas 1-3 (24-29) 6/30-7/5 Tulsa 1-5 (34-60) 6/23-6/29 Midland 1-5 (19-35) 6/16-6/22 Springfield 2-4 (32-40) 6/9-6/15 Tulsa 1-5 (39-46) 6/2-6/8 San Antonio 1-5 (15-28) 5/25-6/1 Springfield 0-5 (22-35) 5/19-5/24 Tulsa 2-4 (24-40) 5/12-5/17 San Antonio 3-3 (27-27) 5/5-5/10: Amarillo 3-2 (41-27) Through six innings, the Wind Surge were only behind. However, the Naturals scored five runs in the top of the seventh and ran away with another easy win. Cory Lewis started for the Wind Surge. He gave up two runs on three hits and two walks in the first three innings. He had four strikeouts. Darren Bowen gave up one run on three hits over two innings. Jacob Webb came out for the seventh and was charged with five runs on three hits and three walks. He recorded two outs and left with the bases loaded. Nick Mikolajchak allowed two of the inherited runners to score, but he got four outs without any additional runs scored. Kyle Bischoff struck out two batters in a scoreless ninth inning. Caden Kendle’s adjustment to Double-A has gone quite well. On Friday night, he went 2-for-2 with a walk, was hit by a pitch, and stole a base. In his first four games, he is 8-for-13 and hitting .615/.667/.923 (1.590) with a double and a homer. Andrew Cossetti had the lone extra-base hit, his seventh double. Seven players on the NW Arkansas roster are in the Royals Keep Top 20 prospect rankings. Five of them are pitchers. #14 prospect Felix Arronde started for the Naturals and gave up one run on five hits in 5 1/3 innings. KERNELS CHRONICLE Cedar Rapids 8, South Bend 18 Box Score The Kernels offense scored six runs over the first three innings and found themselves losing 10-6. They cut the deficit to 10-8 through five innings. However, the Kernels stopped scoring, and the Cubs added another eight runs. In 2025, Danny De Andrade had 43 extra base hits for the Kernels. In 2026, the still-just-22-year-old had just 17 going into Friday night’s game. He went 3-for-5 with his ninth double and his third and fourth triples. Jose Salas, who is still-just-23-year-old, was sent back down to the Kernels this week. He went 2-for-5 in this game including a third-inning grand slam. After hitting seven Double-A homers this year, this was his first with the Kernels this year. In fact, Salas hit five homers (and eight doubles) in 48 games for the Wind Surge last year. He’s played in 101 games at Double-A after playing 211 games over the past three seasons in Cedar Rapids. The average hitter in the Midwest League is 22.2, and the average pitcher is 22.9. As we know, fair or not, the “prospects” move on their timeline. The Twins decision-makers felt that Brandon Winokur is ready to be pushed to Double-A for the remainder of the season, so that happens. I also see it as an opportunity for Salas to play every day, probably at seven different positions, get regular at-bats, and I won’t be surprised if that happens, the numbers will show up. He’s been pushed way too fast since his time with the Marlins organization. The Padres did the same with his brother Ethan Salas. Maybe moving down, breathing, and seeing some actual success in numbers will spark a resurgence in his prospect status. Or I might just be wrong. Graham Brown hit his first Kernels double. Yasser Mercedes doubled for the eighth time in Cedar Rapids. Jacob McCombs added his fourth triple of the season. He was also hit by a pitch three times by three different pitchers in the game. Henry Kusiak and Andy Lugo each walked twice. Cesar Lares has really struggled in his return from Tommy John surgery. The lefty gave up five runs (3 earned) on three hits and four walks in 2 1/3 innings. He had four strikeouts. He left the game in the hands of Nick Trabacchi with two runners on base and both were able to score. Trabacchi also gave up five earned runs of his own on four hits and two walks in 1 2/3 innings. Lares’s ERA now stands at 15.98 in six starts and just 16 1/3 innings. He’s given up 26 hits, walked 18 times, and struck out 19 batters. Mitch Mueller came in and struck out three batters over two perfect innings. Christian Becerra gave up three runs on four hits over his two innings. Nolan Santos came in for the ninth, but he gave up five runs (1 earned) on four hits and a walk in 2/3 innings. Henry Kusiak came on, faced one batter, and struck him out. Five South Bend Cubs players are on the Northside Baseball Top 20 Cubs Prospect rankings.19-year-old Josiah Hartshorn, the #4 prospect, went 2-for-5 with a walk and a triple. #7 prospect Kane Kepley went 1-for-5 with a walk, two runs and two RBI. #14 prospect Ty Southisene is on the injured list. He is on the 7-Day IL right now, but he already has 30 stolen bases in 2026. MIGHTY MATTERS Ft. Myers, Bradenton (postponed) Box Score Both games of the doubleheader were postponed by rain. The teams will hope to play two games on Saturday. The other game will be made up as part of a doubleheader in Bradenton at the end of August. The pitching probable for one of the Mussels games on Friday was RHP Callan Fang. The scheduled starter for Saturday was RHP Justin Mitrovich. Is it possible that those will be the two starters if the Mussels are able to play their doubleheader on Saturday? If so, you can bet the people involved in baseball in the Pennsbury High School District will be watching. Mitrovich was the Twins ninth-round pick in 2025 out of Elon University. Fang was the Twins 13th round pick in 2025 out of Harvard. However, the two pitchers were teammates at Pennsbury High School. COMPLEX CHRONICLES FCL Twins 3, FCL Rays 9 Box Score The Twins scored in three of their nine half-innings. The Red Sox scored in four different innings and had crooked numbers in three of those innings including a four-run fourth inning. The Red Sox scored their nine runs on 12 hits and six walks. The Twins helped them by committing five errors in the game as well. In his first rehab appearance, Cleiber Maldonado gave up two runs on four hits in 2/3 inning. He struck out one batter. Jack Walker came in and got the final out of the first inning and then had a scoreless second inning. He had three strikeouts out of the four outs he recorded. Matt Barr was next. The 2025 draft pick gave up four runs (2 earned) on two hits and three walks in two innings. He struck out three batters. Hendry Chivilli worked the final four innings. He gave up three runs on five hits and two walks. He had four strikeouts. The Twins scored their three runs on six hits and two walks. Miguel Caraballo went 2-for-4 with his ninth double and two RBI. Jhomnardo Reyes hit his 11th double. Yovanny Duran hit his fifth double. Teilon Serrano hit his eighth double. DSL Twins 5, DSL Rockies 3 Box Score Contrary to the rest of the system, the Twins in the Dominican were able to get out to an early lead, and then they were the team that put together the big inning and hung on for a win. Abel Sosa led off the bottom of the second with a triple. After two strikeouts, Jeferson Abreu singled to center to give them the 1-0 lead. The Rockies tied the game in the top of the third. In the bottom of the fourth inning, Jhon Gonzalez led off with a single. He advanced to third base on a single by Enmanuel Merlo who advanced to second on the throw. With one out, Juan Holmann singled to right field. Gonzalez scored. Merlo went to third, and Holman went to second on an error. Anibal Beltre struck out but reached on a wild pitch. Merlo scored and Holmann advanced to third. With two outs, Luis Suarez singled to drive in Holmann. After a pitching change and a wild pitch, Misael Rodriguez singled to left to drive home Beltre. Suarez was thrown out for the third out of the inning. But the four-run fourth inning gave them a 5-1 lead. Adrian Martinez started and gave up an unearned run on one hit over 2 2/3 innings. He walked five and had three strikeouts. Jesus Moreno tossed 2 1/3 innings. He gave up no runs, one hit, and had two walks. He had two strikeouts. Wisarly Reinoso made his first pro appearance. He gave up two runs on three hits over 1 2/3 innings. He had one strikeout. Herkyn Taveras came on and got the final out for his second save. The Twins had eight hits, and no one had more than one. PLAYERS OF THE DAY Hitter(s) of the Day Danny De Andrade (Cedar Rapids): 3-for-5, 2B(9), 2-3B(4), 2 R, K Pitcher(s) of the Day Mitch Mueller (Cedar Rapids): 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 26 pitches, 18 strikes (69.2%) PROSPECT SUMMARY Check out the Prospect Tracker for much more on our Twins Top 20 prospects after seeing how they did today. #1 - OF Walker Jenkins (St. Paul) - 0-for-2, 2 BB, K (batted first, played CF) #5 - SS Marek Houston (Wichita) - 0-for-3, BB, (batted first, played SS) #9 - OF Hendry Mendez (St. Paul) - 2-for-4, R, RBI, K (batted fourth, played LF) #10 - OF Gabriel Gonzalez (St. Paul) - 2-for-4, 2 RBI, 2 K (batted sixth, played 1B) #12 - 3B/CF Brandon Winokur (Wichita) - 1-for-4, K (batted second, played CF) #17 - RHP C.J. Culpepper (St. Paul) - 1 1/3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 32 pitches, 17 strikes (53.1%) #18 - OF Yasser Mercedes (Cedar Rapids) - 1-for-4, BB, 2B(8), R, RBI, SB(23), 2 K (batted first, played CF) #19 - 1B/3B Billy Amick (Wichita) - 1-for-4, R, 2 K (batted fourth, played 3B) #20 - 2B/SS Kyle DeBarge (Wichita) - 0-for-3, BB (batted fifth, played 2B) UPCOMING PROBABLES Saturday, July 11 St. Paul @ Iowa (6:08 pm CT) - RHP John Klein (1-3, 6.39 ERA) NW Arkansas @ Wichita (6:05 pm CT) - RHP Preston Johnson (0-for-3, 5.08 ERA) South Bend @ Cedar Rapids (6:35 pm CT) - RHP Adrian Bohorquez (0-0, 10.32 ERA) Bradenton @ Ft. Myers (DH @ 2:35 pm CT) - RHP Callan Fang (3-1, 1.35 ERA), RHP Justin Mitrovich (1-3, 3.08 ERA) - FCL Twins @ FCL Red Sox (9:00 am CT) - DSL Rockies @ DSL Twins (10:00 am CT) - CURRENT W-L Records Minnesota Twins: 46-49 St. Paul Saints: 49-40 Wichita Wind Surge: 28-55 Cedar Rapids Kernels: 34-48 Fort Myers Mighty Mussels: 45-36 FCL Twins: 27-23 DSL Twins: 7-20 Please feel free to ask questions about the teams, the rosters, and discuss today’s games, or anything else Twins minor-league related! View full article

Image courtesy of Rob Thompson (photo of Ben Ross) TRANSACTIONS On Wednesday, the Twins placed RHP Marco Raya on the Injured List. On Thursday, LHP Connor Prielipp was played on the Injured List with a blister. They called up LHP Kendry Rojas and activated RHP Bailey Ober. With catcher Ryan Jeffers expected to return on Friday, Kyler Fedko has been optioned. Wind Surge infielder Jake Rucker and Kernels LHP Ross Dunn began rehab assignments with the FCL Twins on The organization also signed 19-year-old RHP Wisarly Reinoso from the Dominican Republic. He was assigned to the DSL Twins. SAINTS SENTINEL St. Paul 7, Iowa 21 Box Score In many games, seven runs will be enough to win. However, when your opponent scores six runs in one inning and nine runs in another inning, it’s not going to be a good night. Ryan Gallagher started for the Saints and gave up one run over the first three innings. Likely, he was feeling pretty good about how he was pitching against several of his former Cubs teammates. However, he recorded just two outs in the fourth inning. In total, he was charged with six runs on eight hits (2 homers) and two walks. He struck out five batters. Eduardo Salazar came on with two runners on and allowed both to score. He gave up one more run on three hits and a walk over 1 1/3 innings. He had three strikeouts. Matt Bowman is back again with the Saints. He started the sixth inning and got two outs. He gave up three runs (1 earned) on three hits and a walk. Trent Baker came in with two runners on and left them stranded. Baker gave up two runs on three hits in the seventh inning. Jake Higginbotham got the eighth inning. The lefty was charged with six runs on four hits and two walks. He got two outs. David Banuelos came in with a runner on and allowed him to score. He also was charged with three runs on three hits (including a homer) before getting the final out. The Saints batters scored their seven runs over six different half-innings. They had 11 hits and walked five times in the game. Ben Ross went 2-for-5 with his 20th double and seventh home run with the Saints. That gives him 27 doubles and 12 homers overall this year. Walker Jenkins went 2-for-5 with his 10th double. Hendry Mendez went 2-for-4 with a walk and two doubles. Orlando Arcia (13) and Aaron Sabato (21) also hit a double in the game. Sabato walked twice. Brett Bateman was the Cubs eighth-round pick in the 2023 draft out of the University of Minnesota. The Mounds View High School graduate has steadily moved up the organizational ladder and has spent the entire 2026 season in Des Moines, with the Triple-A Iowa Cubs. In his two starts against the Saints this week, the center fielder is 7-for-10 with a walk and 3 doubles. Overall, he is hitting .302/.431/.409 (.840) with 15 doubles, a triple, two homers. In 65 games, he’s walked 51 times and struck out 52 times. He is also 17-for-19 on stolen base attempts. For more on Bateman and other prospects in the (former Twins outfield prospect) Jason Kanzler-led Cubs farm system, check out our sister site North Side Baseball. Many of the Iowa Cubs are in their Top 20 Cubs Prospect rankings, or like Moises Ballesteros was near the top of the rankings for a long time. He went 2-for-4 with a walk and a double. Bateman, who has consistently landed just outside their top 20, went 3-for-6 with a double. #9 prospect Jonathan Long went 5-for-5 with a walk, two doubles and a home run. B.J. Murray was 3-for-5 with a walk. #11 prospect James Triantos went 3-for-5 with a walk and a double. Owen Miller was 2-for-5 with two doubles. Christian Bethancourt went 3-for-5 with a double, two homers and five RBI. WIND SURGE WISDOM Wichita 6, Northwest Arkansas 13 Box Score Like above, when your offense scores six runs and has 12 hits and seven walks, they should win a lot of games. A little later, you’ll see why they didn’t score more runs. Unfortunately, the Naturals scored three in an inning, five in an inning, and they scored two runs twice. Sam Armstrong started and gave up eight runs on seven hits and a walk in 3 2/3 innings. He gave up two homers including the 17th homer of Carson Roccaforte whose three-run shot ended Armstrong’s outing. Sam Ryan came on and got the final out of the fourth. He worked a scoreless fifth inning, but then he got just one out in the sixth inning. He left the mound with the bases loaded. Hunter Gregory came on and allowed just one of the inherited runners to score. Ryan worked 1 2/3 innings. He gave up three runs (1 earned) on three hits and two walks. Gregory worked 1 2/3 innings and had three strikeouts. He was charged with no runs, no hits and no walks. Ruddy Gomez worked the final two innings and gave up two more runs on two hits and a walk. He struck out three batters. Caden Kendle led the offense. He went 3-for-4 with a walk. Marek Houston was 2-for-6 with his second double. He already has 11 stolen bases with Wichita. Jaime Ferrer went 2-for-5 with his sixth double. Andrew Cossetti went 0-for-2 but walked three times. Jay Thomason went 2-for-4 with a walk and his first Double-A home run. Kyle DeBarge added his 10th home run of the season. Garrett Spain added a double. Unfortunately, the Surge went just 3-for-15 with runners in scoring position and left 13 on base. It’s been a long season for the Wind Surge. Manager Nico Giarratano was ejected from the game in the sixth inning. Seven players on the NW Arkansas roster are in the Royals Keep Top 20 prospect rankings. Five of them are pitchers, though none of them threw on Thursday. #8 prospect Carson Roccaforte went 1-for-3 with two walks. He hit his 17th home run and stole his 16th base. #18 prospect Daniel Vazquez, a shortstop who was the team’s DH in this game, went 2-for-5 with two RBI. KERNELS CHRONICLE Cedar Rapids 1, South Bend 9 Box Score The Saints and Wind Surge both put up solid offensive performances, but their pitching staffs gave up a lot of runs and big innings. The Kernels followed suit with the exception that the Kernels offense had just one run on three hits in the game. Danny De Andrade had the lone extra base hit, his eighth double. Jose Salas went 1-for-2 with a walk. He stole a base and scored the lone run. Graham Brown drove in Salas with a single. Kolten Smith made his first appearance with the Kernels. In 3 1/3 innings, he gave up four runs (2 earned) on three hits and two walks. He had four strikeouts. Cole Peschl came in and tossed 2 1/3 scoreless innings. He gave up two hits. Jesse Bergin struck out four batters over 2 1/3 scoreless innings. He gave up just one hit. Yehizon Sanchez gave up five runs on three hits, two hit batters, and a walk in 2/3 inning. Brian Zeldin came on and got the final out on a strikeout. Five South Bend Cubs players are on the Northside Baseball Top 20 Cubs Prospect rankings.19-year-old Josiah Hartshorn, the org’s #4 prospect, went 0-for-3, was hit by a pitch twice and two RBI. #7 prospect Kane Kepley didn’t play on Thursday, but he has already reached 40 stolen bases. MIGHTY MATTERS Ft. Myers, Bradenton (postponed) Box Score The game was postponed by rain. The teams will hope to play two games on Friday. COMPLEX CHRONICLES FCL Twins 5, FCL Rays 6 Box Score The Twins jumped out to an early 3-0 lead. In the third inning, the Rays scored four to take the lead. The Twins responded with two runs in the top of the fourth to reclaim the lead 5-4. Both bullpens did well, throwing nothing but zeroes on the board from the fifth through eighth innings. Unfortunately, the Rays scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to take the win. Yovanny Duran singled to lead off the game. He stole second and scored on a Jake Rucker single. Carlos Taveras singled Rucker to third. Rucker scored on a Jhomnardo Reyes sacrifice fly. With nobody on and two outs in the top of the second, Yovanny Duran was walked. After a pitching change, he stole second and went to third on an errant pickoff attempt. He scored on a Rucker double to make it 3-0. LHP Ross Dunn was the Twins 10th round pick in 2023 out of Arizona State. He pitched in 19 games (16 starts) for Fort Myers in 2024. He made one start in 2025 for the Kernels but was removed from the game in the fourth inning. He didn’t pitch again until Thursday morning in Fort Myers. It was his first rehab appearance after Tommy John surgery. He struck out two batters over two scoreless, hitless innings. 20 of his 27 pitches were strikes. Omar Mantano came in for the third inning and was charged with four runs on four hits and two walks and recorded just two outs. Jake Covey came in and stranded two runners on base. He went 3 1/3 scoreless innings. He gave up just one hit, walked two and had eight strikeouts. In the top of the fourth, Daiber De Los Santos reached on a one-out walk and went to second on a wild pitch. De Los Santos actually was picked off at second base, but a throwing error allowed him to score the tying run. Yovanny Duran followed with a walk. He also was picked off, but he was able to get to third on a throwing error by the first baseman. Rucker came up and came through again. He hit a triple to make it 5-4. Santiago Rojas came in and tossed two scoreless innings. He gave up one hit, walked two and had a strikeout. Matt DesMarets came in for the bottom of the ninth inning. He gave up two runs on two hits, a hit batter, and a walk. He struck out two batters but recorded just two outs before the winning run scored. The rehabbing Jake Rucker went 4-for-4 with a run and three RBI. He had two singles, a double, and a triple. Duran went 1-for-3, walked three times and scored three runs. His two stolen bases give him 25 for the season. DSL Twins 3, DSL Yankees 19 Box Score Keeping with the theme of the day, the DSL Twins were shellacked by the DSL Yankees. Seven Twins pitchers gave up at least one run in this game. (If you want to relive it, feel free to click on the box score.) The Twins scored three runs and had five hits, and nine walks Misael Rodriguez went 2-for-4 with his fourth double. Jendy Martinez walked three times. Enmanuel Merlo, Luis Duarte, and Anibal Beltre each had a single and a walk. Juan Holmann walked twice. PLAYERS OF THE DAY Hitter(s) of the Day Ben Ross (St. Paul): 2-for-5, 2B(20), HR(7), R, 2 RBI, K Jake Rucker (FCL Twins, Rehab): 4-for-4, 2B, 3B, R, 3 RBI. Pitcher(s) of the Day Jake Covey (FCL Twins): 3 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 8 K, 54 pitches, 31 strikes (57.4%) PROSPECT SUMMARY Check out the Prospect Tracker for much more on our Twins Top 20 prospects after seeing how they did today. #1 - OF Walker Jenkins (St. Paul) - 2-for-5, 2B(10), 2 R, K (batted second, played DH) #4 - C Eduardo Tait (Cedar Rapids) - 0-for-4 (batted second, played DH) #5 - SS Marek Houston (Wichita) - 2-for-6, 2B(2), 2 RBI, K, SB(11) (batted first, played SS) #7 - LHP Kendry Rojas (Minnesota) - 2 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 47 pitches, 25 strikes (53.2%) #9 - OF Hendry Mendez (St. Paul) - 2-for-4, BB, 2-2B(6), R, RBI, K, (batted fifth, played LF) #10 - OF Gabriel Gonzalez (St. Paul) - 0-for-1 (PH and played RF) #12 - 3B/CF Brandon Winokur (Wichita) - 1-for-4, BB, R, K (batted fifth, played 3B) #13 - C/OF Khadim Diaw (Wichita) - 0-for-5, K (batted second, played catcher) #15 - RHP Ryan Gallagher (St. Paul) - 3 2/3 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 89 pitches, 59 strikes (66.3%) . #18 - OF Yasser Mercedes (Cedar Rapids) - 0-for-4, K (batted fifth, played RF) #20 - 2B/SS Kyle DeBarge (Wichita) - 1-for-4, BB, HR(10), R, RBI, K (batted sixth, played 2B) UPCOMING PROBABLES Friday, July 10 St. Paul @ Iowa (7:08 pm CT) - RHP Ty Langenberg (3-3, 4.91 ERA) NW Arkansas @ Wichita (6:05 pm CT) - RHP Cory Lewis (0-3, 4.95 ERA) South Bend @ Cedar Rapids (6:35 pm CT) - LHP Cesar Lares (0-3, 16.71 ERA) Bradenton @ Ft. Myers (DH @ 3:35 pm CT) - RHP Callan Fang (3-1, 1.35 ERA), TBD FCL Twins @ FCL Red Sox (11:00 am CT) - DSL Rockies @ DSL Twins (10:00 am CT) - CURRENT W-L Records Minnesota Twins: 46-48 St. Paul Saints: 49-39 Wichita Wind Surge: 28-54 Cedar Rapids Kernels: 34-47 Fort Myers Mighty Mussels: 45-36 FCL Twins: 27-22 DSL Twins: 6-20 Please feel free to ask questions about the teams, the rosters, and discuss today’s games, or anything else Twins minor-league related! View full article

This is good feedback... about 'seeing the analysts" all the time. That's certainly fair. We've heard plenty of each of their voices that we know who is talking. And it wouldn't matter who asked Pohlad that question... he's not (and shouldn't) answer it. I agree with those who say that it has to be somewhat limited. So far, they've limited it to one series per season. However, if things go ugly again after the trade deadline, then maybe a second series because we'll need to be entertained.

Image courtesy of © Brad Rempel-Imagn Images The beauty of the baseball season is that it is a long season, that it is a marathon and not a sprint. After 162 games, the best teams separate themselves from the others. The difficulty of the baseball season for players and for fans is that it is a long season. Players have to figure out a routine and that could certainly get monotonous. It's the same for most fans, even die-hard fans. The routine of watching most of the 162 games can get a little stale, especially if you are a fan of a team that isn't very good. It can also be true of great team. So sometimes teams and players need to mix up. Days off, completely away from the field are important. Taking batting practice in the batting cage instead of on the field. Taking the second bus from the hotel instead of the first bus to the ballpark. Maybe something as simple as wearing your pants to your knees. Likewise, for fans, we need to find different ways of watching. Maybe on your big living room TV. Maybe on a laptop grilling or sitting near a campfire. Maybe it's listening on the radio on a Saturday afternoon with a fishing pole in your hand on the pontoon. Maybe it's as simple as hearing different voices. Twins fans are really lucky. Dick Bremer and his iconic voice was welcomed into our homes calling Twins fans for 40 seasons. This coming weekend, he will be welcomed with open arms as one of the most deserving members of the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame. Cory Provus was the radio voice for the Twins for a dozen years. He has now been in the TV booth for a few seasons. Enjoying the All-Analyst Broadcast is not in any way a knock on Provus. I think most know just how good he is behind the microphone. He does probably 150 Twins games each year. He's fantastic calling college football and college basketball in the offseason. He also has a young family. I'm sure an extra series off here and there is a great thing. We all want a quality work-life balance, right? Early in his career, Bremer teamed with Tommy John, Jim Kaat and Harmon Killebrew. For a long time, Bremer worked mostly with Bert Blyleven. That was fun early on and when the "Circle Me Bert" became a thing. If we're being honest, the Blyleven experience is why many of us started watching the game on mute. Sure, you occasionally missed Blyleven expanding the English dictionary, even getting himself suspended. What we learned from that is that on TV you can see what's happening. You don't need to have the play detailed to the same level as is needed on the radio. When Blyleven retired from the booth, the Twins decided to go with analyst-by-committee. Remember how much we enjoyed Tom Kelly's takes and stories the first time that he was in the booth. Roy Smalley had been around for a while. Justin Morneau came on board in 2019. The Twins tried out the likes of Torii Hunter (which made us all a bit nervous to hear what he might say). Glen Perkins got more and more time. LaTroy Hawkins was on for a few years before joining the coaching staff this year. Trevor Plouffe and Denard Span have been added in the last couple of years. I always thought that mixing up his in-booth partners brought out the best in Bremer. He seemed rejuvenated by the opportunity to work with more players. Few know the game of baseball and the history of the Minnesota Twins than Bremer, but he let his analyst be the "star" of the broadcast. He set them up for success. He asked questions that he likely knew the answers to, but he knew that the audience wanted to hear the opinions of the former players. Last year, the Twins tried something new. Because of the popularity of the former players involved in the broadcasts, they put together an All-Analyst broadcast. Instead of the traditional play-by-play announcer and an analyst. the broadcast was solely called by the analysts. In 2025, Morneau, Perkins and Plouffe were in the booth. Pablo Lopez joined the broadcast and impressed us all. The three former players were teammates with the Twins from 2010-2013 The Twins and Twins.tv brought back the All-Analyst broadcast. This year's class added another former teammate, Denard Span. It is clear that the four players have strong and lasting relationships. Those teams weren't always good, but the players were close and remain close. It is completely entertaining to hear them share stories about their playing years, but it's also fun to hear them analyze the game from their experiences. Luke Keaschall made his first start in center field on Wednesday night. He had played some center field in Cedar Rapids in 2013 before his Tommy John surgery. Just recently, he has moved from second base to the outfield. Denard Span talked about how he played center field only in the minor leagues, but when he was called up, he had to play right field. He discussed the differences between the three outfield spots. They also discussed Span's "walk off grand slam!" Trevor Plouffe discussed the challenges he had coming up as a shortstop, getting some time at second and third base, and then being thrown into the corner outfield spots. He talked about the difficulty and differences between the infield and the outfield. On Tuesday, the highlighted a trip he made to the A's bullpen and got a good laugh about it. Pablo Lopez spent an inning with the broadcasters on Tuesday night. They talked about his "success" as a hitter in the National League earlier in his career. They also talked about him taking 14 Twins players with less than one year of service time to a tailor who made custom suits for each. He talked about Martin Prado being the guy who paid it forward to him. Wednesday night's game began with Morneau and Perkins in the booth while Trevor Plouffe sat by the foul pole in left field, and Denard Span sat by the foul pole in right field. In the first inning, Span reached toward a ball that Kody Clemens knocked off the top of the wall, maybe 10 feet from him. Later, he "jumped" for a long foul ball over his head. His broadcast teammates laughed and mocked him in the way only teammates can. Meanwhile in left field, Trevor Plouffe told the TV audience that he had his wallet, and it had a few $20 bills in it. He said that he would give a $20 to those that came up to him and mentioned it to him. It didn't take long for a line to come up to him, get a $20 and take a picture and shake his hand. In fact, at one point he ran out of money. Soon after, Twins owner Tom Pohlad and Dustin Morse showed up in left field. Pohlad handed Plouffe some more $20s and they made fans of several more people. Then they went over to see Denard Span in right field, and Pohlad gave him some money to hand out to fans as well. I think that the experience "humanized" Tom Pohlad to some Twins fans who, to this point, have only read quotes or heard negative things about the family. Pohlad appeared to be having a great time talking to the broadcasters, chatting with the fans, and being present. It is exactly the kind of thing that he needs to do to simply start the process of gaining fan confidence. (Yes, proving it by spending more and pushing payroll back to the 2023 and 2024 levels would also have a huge impact.) Asked if they wanted to hand out some money from the broadcast booth, Morneau and Perkins both said that they'd rather have a hot dog. The next half-inning, there was Tom Pohlad, placing a huge hot dog in front of them. That's when Span and Plouffe rejoined Perkins and Morneau in the booth. Of course, it's always fun when we get to see the Twins win, especially against an AL Central foe. But both games have been really good baseball games. The Twins won 3-1 on Tuesday night. And Alan Roden played hero in the Twins walk-off win on Wednesday night. The Twins and Guardians will play one more game this series. We get to enjoy one more game with the four analysts working together. What topics will they cover today? What stories will they share? Will there be any surprises, such as additional former players joining them, or unique angles, or stories we haven't heard before? And could we be so bold as to ask for another Twins win? What are your thoughts on the All-Analyst Broadcast? Is it something you would like to see more of? Is it brilliant, or is it crazy? Is it perfect as is, one series each season, to help us all with the long season? Share your thoughts below. I'm sure the Twins would love to hear what you think? The people behind Twins TV would love to hear it as well. Whether you love it or hate it, let them know. Another question for discussion? Are there other former Twins players that you would like to see in the TV booth? View full article