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Find out everything that happened in the Minnesota Twins Minor League system on Thursday including a transaction that should have Twins fans really excited. With all due respect to Maroon 5. And Keaschall be loved. And Keaschall be loved. And Keaschall be loved. And Keaschall be loved. Image courtesy of William Parmeter (photo of Eli Jones) All four Minnesota Twins minor-league affiliates ended up on the losing side of the coin on Thursday, but hey, the Twins didn't lose. And there are always positives to be found in the games. A quick glance at the hitter and pitcher of the day and there are two really impressive performances on the night. There were several other multi-hit games, and a 2024 pick with a monster home run for the second straight day. And, there are a couple of typical minor-league transactions, but clearly the news from the minor leagues on Thursday was the promotion of one of the top 50 prospects in baseball, from the St. Paul Saints to the Minnesota Twins. I don't want to give anything away here in the introduction. You'll have to read through the full minor league report!! Enjoy! CURRENT W-L Records Minnesota Twins: 7-12 St. Paul Saints: 6-9 Wichita Wind Surge: 6-6 Cedar Rapids Kernels: 7-5 Fort Myers Mighty Mussels: 6-6 TRANSACTIONS The Wichita Wind Surge transferred RHP Kyle Jones from the 7-Day IL to the 60-Day IL. That is it for the official transactions in the minor leagues. The Twins made one official move on Thursday. They officially announced the acquisition of infielder Jonah Bride from the Marlins. To add him to the 26-man roster, Matt Wallner was placed on the 10-day IL. Now, in unofficial moves, news broke on Thursday afternoon that Twins Daily’s #3 Twins Prospect Luke Keaschall will be joining the Twins in Atlanta where they play a weekend series against the Braves. He becomes the second member of the 2024 Opening Day Cedar Rapids Kernels roster to get The Call to the big leagues. Zebby Matthews flew through the minor leagues and ended the season in the big leagues. Now Keaschall, a second round pick in 2023, will be making his debut. Of course, Keaschall also had Tommy John surgery in mid-August, but he’s off to a solid start at Triple-A St. Paul and the Twins have needs. He has played 14 games for the Saints and played even as DH and seven at second base. He is hitting .261/.379/.348 (.727) with a double and a homer so far this season. SAINTS SENTINEL St. Paul 2, Iowa 6 Box Score A one-run game became a five-run game on a Chase Strumpf grand slam in the eighth inning. Marco Raya was back on the mound for the Saints in Des Moines on Thursday afternoon. In his 48-pitch allotment, Raya was able to complete three scoreless innings. He gave up four hits and a walk, and he also had three strikeouts. In the top of the first inning, he received a bit of run support. Ryan Fitzgerald led off with a single. With one out, he moved to third base on a single by Emmanuel Rodriguez. Armando Alvarez was given a free RBI and he took advantage of it. With the infield back, he grounded out to second base to give the Saints a 1-0 lead. Jacob Bosiokovic came on and gave up a two-run homer in the fourth inning. He had three strikeouts over his two innings. Alex Speas worked a scoreless sixth inning, and Richard Lovelady struck out three batters in a scoreless seventh frame. Then came the bottom of the eighth. Kyle Bischoff came on to replace Lovelady. A single, stolen base, walk and hit batter loaded the bases. On a 2-2 pitch, a 96.1 mph fastball was launched by Chase Strumpf at 34 degrees and 100.9 mph toward straight-away center field and landed beyond the fence. A one-run nail-biter became a five-run lead with just three outs remaining. With two outs in the ninth, Mike Ford hit his second homer of the season, but it was too little too late. The Saints had just six hits and two walks in the game. They were 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven on base. WIND SURGE WISDOM Wichita 3, Tulsa 5 Box Score Trent Baker made the start for Wichita and began with three scoreless innings. In the fourth, he gave up a two-run homer. He was also charged with two unearned runs in the fifth inning. Michael Paredes came in with a runner on base and two outs. The inherited runner scored first so Baker’s line included giving up four runs (2 earned) on five hits and a walk. He also had seven strikeouts. Paredes finished the game, saving the Surge bullpen arms for another day. He gave up only an unearned run on three hits and a walk over the final 3 1/3 innings. He had four strikeouts. Down 4-0 going to the sixth inning, the Surge attempted a comeback. Ricardo Olivar led off the inning with a walk. Ben Ross reached on an error. Kala’i Rosario grounded out but the runners advanced to second and third. That brought Kyler Fedko es and three homers. He also has eight walks to go with six strikeouts. The deficit was down to just one run, and it was as close as they got. Fedko led the way. He had three of the Wind Surge’s five hits and all three RBI. Ben Ross had the other two hits. Olivar and Andrew Cossetti each walked twice. Congratulations to former Twins prospect Evan Sisk who has made his MLB debut with the Kansas City Royals. The Twins acquired him in the J.A. Happ deal from St. Louis. A couple years ago, Sisk and fellow Royals bullpen mate Steven Cruz were the two players traded to the Royals when the Twins acquired Michael A. Taylor before the 2023 season. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 3, Peoria 9 Box Score Charlee Soto was back on the mound, and he just wasn’t quite as sharp has he had been in his first couple of starts this season. He kept the game close for a while, but Peoria added on in the middle innings. Soto left two runners stranded in a scoreless first inning. In the second inning, the first two batters reached base, but he got the next three and kept it scoreless. In the third inning, a couple of singles put runners on second and third with one out. A slow grounder to shortstop was turned into an out at first base, but the first run scored. That was it. In the fourth inning, Soto gave up a leadoff double. A groundout moved him to third base, and a wild pitch allowed the second run of the game. A single was followed by a strikeout. But in a really scary moment, Soto hit Zach Levenson in the helmet with a fastball. Levenson didn’t move, didn’t look like it hurt, went down to first base and played the remainder of the game which is great news. Soto responded by striking out another batter to end the inning. As much fun as seeing dominance can be, watching Soto work into trouble all four innings and find a way to limit the damage was also very encouraging. He was charged with two runs on six hits, a walk and two hit batters in four innings. He had four strikeouts. He was also already at 80 pitches through four innings. Samuel Perez came in and gave up four runs on three hits and two walks. He had two strikeouts. Juan Mercedes got four outs and was charged with three runs on two hits and two walks. Juan Mendez came on and got the final five outs. He gave up just one hit. The Kernels were held scoreless through the game’s first six innings. Their starter only got five outs, though he had three walks and hit a batter. #OldFriend Ricardo Velez came into the game for Peoria. He had just signed with the Cardinals and joined the Chiefs on Friday. He worked 2 2/3 scoreless innings. The Kernels scored three runs in the seventh inning. Danny De Andrade reached on an error. Khadim Diaw walked. Nate Baez lined a single to left to load the bases. The next two batters struck out. But Kyle DeBarge came up big and cleared the bases with his third double of the season. DeBarge drove in the ninth-inning run as well with a single. He had half of the Kernels four hits and all four of their RBI in the game. Billy Amick had a single and a walk. Nate Baez singled and walked twice. Kyle Hess walked twice. MUSSEL MATTERS Fort Myers 3, Bradenton 6 Box Score A pitchers’ duel early, the Mussels grabbed an early lead. But messy defense, some hit batters, and a little bad luck and the Mussels fell back to .500. Eli Jones was the Twins’ seventh round pick in 2024 out of the University of South Carolina. It was his third start and easily the best so far. The right-hander tossed five innings over one-hit, one-walk, one-hit batter, scoreless baseball. He struck out six batters. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Jay Thomason led off with a single. Daniel Pena followed with a double to drive in Thomason with the game’s first run. After two outs, Yohander Martinez singled to drive in Pena with the second run. Hunter Hoopes came on to start the sixth inning for the Mussels. He gave up three runs on five hits and a walk and recorded just two outs. Tyler Stasiowski came on with the bases loaded and got the third out without any more damage. He also pitched the seventh inning and gave up a run. He recorded four outs, all on strikeouts. Devin Kirby worked the final two innings. He gave up two runs (1 earned) on one hit, one walk, and two hit batters. The third Mussels run came on a home run that nearly duplicated his homer from the day before. 40 degree angle and 111 mph exit velocity. Thomason was 2-for-3 with a walk and his second home run. Daniel Pena went 2-for-4. Byron Chourio was 2-for-3, was hit by a pitch, and stole his fourth base. PLAYERS OF THE DAY Hitter of the Day Kyler Fedko (Wichita): 3-for-5, HR(3), R, 3 RBI Pitcher of the Day Eli Jones (Fort Myers): 5 IP, H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K, 80 pitches, 47 strikes (58.8%) PROSPECT SUMMARY Check out the Prospect Tracker for much more on our recently-updated Twins Top 20 prospects after seeing how they did on Thursday. #2 - Emmanuel Rodriguez (St. Paul) - 1-for-4, K #3 - Luke Keaschall (Minnesota) - Called Up to the Big Leagues. #4 - Charlee Soto (Cedar Rapids) - 4 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 2 HBP, WP, 80 pitches, 47 strikes (58.8%) #6 - Marco Raya (St. Paul) - 3 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 B, 3 K, 48 pitches, 33 strikes (68.8%) #8 - Brandon Winokur (Cedar Rapids) - 0-for-5, K #13 - Kyle DeBarge (Cedar Rapids) - 2-for-5, 2B(3), 4 RBI. #15 - Yasser Mercedes (Fort Myers) - 0-for-4, K #17 - Billy Amick (Cedar Rapids) - 1-for-3, BB, 2 K #18 - Kala’i Rosario (Wichita) - 0-for-4, K #19 - Gabriel Gonzalez (Cedar Rapids) - 0-for-4, K #20 - Ricardo Olivar (Wichita) - 0-for-2, 2 BB, R FRIDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Minnesota @ Atlanta (6:15 PM CST) - RHP Chris Paddack (0-2, 9.49 ERA) St. Paul @ Iowa (7:08 PM CST) - RHP Randy Dobnak (0-0, 4.50 ERA) Wichita @ Tulsa (7:00 PM CST) - LHP Aaron Rozek (1-1, 4.82 ERA) Cedar Rapids @ Peoria (7:05 PM CST) - RHP Alejandro Hidalgo (0-0, 5.63 ERA) Bradenton @ Fort Myers (6:05 PM CST) - RHP Jason Doktorczyk (2-0, 2.70 ERA) Please feel free to ask questions about the teams, the roster, and discuss Thursday’s games, or anything else Twins minor-league related! 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While teams and players need to remember that a baseball season is a marathon and not a sprint, they also have to remember that player development is not linear and often takes years. Image courtesy of Jean Pfiefer (Go4twinkies on Instagram) - photos of Gabriel Gonzalez, Danny DeAndrade The minor-league season is less than three weeks old. It is far too early to make any grand decisions about a player or prospect at this point. The prospects are just passing 50 plate appearances. If things go well, they are going to get 500-550 plate appearances. So, to make more of 8-10% of a season’s at-bat is foolish. So, why would I write this article? Well, first, because it’s all we have to write about at this point. I think it’s fair to acknowledge that coming into the season there are players who would benefit from getting off to a fast start. Fans who follow prospects know it. National sites that follow prospects know it. If you gave a Player Development director some truth serum, they would acknowledge that there are players for which a fast start is more important than others even if the reality is that they will be patient with most of them. Why might it be more important for some guys to get off to faster starts? I might argue that a player who is repeating a level needs to come out quickly. Injury might be a reason that a player would want to get off to a fast start, and it might be a primary reason for returning to the same level. It could simply before overall performance, or the organization may have asked a player to work on certain aspects of their game and development. Below you will find the names of six Twins prospects who, for various reasons I felt needed to have a fast start. Three of them have been able to start well, and three of them who will want to remind themselves that it is a long season and the organization is not going to be giving up on them any time soon. Three Up Tanner Schobel (23) – 3B, Wichita Wind Surge In 2022, Schobel had a huge junior season at Virginia Tech. He hit .362/.445/.689 (1.134) with 18 doubles and 19 homers. The Twins selected him with their second-round pick. He signed quickly and played 28 games in Fort Myers that season. He began the 2023 season in Cedar Rapids, but after posting an OPS of 859 in 77 games, he moved up to Double-A Wichita and ended the year with a .634 in 49 games. At this point, he found himself inside the Top 10 Twins prospects rankings. As expected, he began the 2024 season in Wichita, and he never really got going. In 122 games, he his .211/.301/.339 (.639) with 20 doubles and 10 homers. So, it was no surprise at all that he returned to Double-A this season. He also fell out of Top 20 Twins prospect rankings. I don’t know if he ever lost any confidence, but a fast start for him in 2025 would be beneficial. In his first 11 games of the 2025 season, Schobel hit .310/.400/.500 (.900) with two doubles and two home runs. And yes, those numbers include his 1-for-7, 14-inning game on Tuesday night. Through 10 games, he was hitting .343/.442/.571 (1.013) which is a good reminder of how quickly statistics can change this early in the season. And again, I stress that it is early and that these stats can change quickly as well. In his pro career, his walk rate is about 11% This season, it is at 16% Maybe more important, he struck out in nearly 24% of his plate appearances in 2024. So far this season, he is striking out just under 12% of the time. Previously, he struck out approximately 18-19% of the time. Gabriel Gonzalez (21) – OF, Cedar Rapids Kernels Just before spring training 2024, the Twins traded Jorge Polanco to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for RHPs Anthony Desclafani, Justin Topa, Darren Bowen, and outfielder Gabriel Gonzalez. Desclafani missed the entire season. Topa hurt his knee and only pitched in three games for the Twins, all on the final weekend of the season. Bowen pitched in Cedar Rapids and that’s where the Twins sent Gonzalez. Coming into the season, Gonzalez was ranked #79 prospect by MLB Pipeline. In 2023, he hit .348 (.933) in 73 games in Low A and then moved up to High-A Everett where he hit .216 (.677) as a 19-year-old. We ended up ranking Gonzalez in the Top 10. The Twins sent him to Cedar Rapids where he played in 76 games and hit .255/.327/.379 (.706) with 19 doubles and just four home runs. These are solid numbers, but the burly outfielder lack of home run power surprised a bit. But, he also missed a couple of months of the season with a back injury which certainly would have affected his swing. He fell to #19 on the Twins Daily prospect rankings coming into this season. No surprise that Gonzalez was sent back to Cedar Rapids to start the season. He is still about a year and a half younger than league average. In the first Kernels game, he batted eighth. However, he had a good first game and has since moved back to the middle of the lineup. In 11 games, he is hitting .326/.408/.512 (.920) with five doubles and a home run. In his minor-league career, he has typically struck out twice as much as he has walked. So far this season, he has five walks and four strikeouts. Now, he’s only got one home run, but he has really been hitting the ball hard, and he’s been showing power to the opposite field. Hopefully he can remain healthy and keep working on his offense. Frankly, that will allow him to keep working on his defense (which has a long ways to go!). Dylan Questad (20) – RHP, Fort Myers Mighty Mussels Questad was the Twins fifth-round draft pick in 223 out of Waterford High School in Wisconsin. He had committed to the University of Arkansas, but the Twins were able to sign him. Like most Twins pitcher draft picks, he didn’t pitch in any games that summer. But there were reports that he was touching 95 with his fastball, and he had always been known for his ability to spin the ball. While he never quite fit into the Twins Daily Top 20 prospects, he was just outside of it coming into the 2024 season. Questad began the season at Extended Spring Training and then pitched for the FCL Twins. And, frankly, if you just look at the numbers, it didn’t go as well as anyone would have wanted. In 12 games (9 starts), he went 2-4 with a 10.48 ERA. He had 39 strikeouts but also 29 walks in 28 1/3 innings. He also gave up 35 hits. That’s a 2.26 WHIP. Certainly, a case could have been made to send him back to the FCL for another season. But that’s where it is important to remember that he was developing, growing, learning and working on thing during the FCL season, but then at “Instructs” and again at pitching camps. He went to Fort Myers very early. The work and the learning continued, and based on his start to this 2025 season, it has begun to pay off. In his season debut for the Mighty Mussels against the Tampa Tarpons (Yankees), he tossed five shutout innings. He gave up just one hit and one walk, and he had eight strikeouts. Definitely an encouraging start. He pitched on Tuesday night against Bradenton. The Twins had Christian MacLeod, Pierson Ohl and Brock Stewart throw the first six innings on rehab assignments. Questad came in to start the seventh inning of a 1-0 game. He proceeded to throw three scoreless, no-hit innings and was credited with the Save. He walked two and had four strikeouts. Eight scoreless, one-hit innings with three walks and 12 strikeouts is pretty good on its own, but he looks the part on the mound. He throws a fastball between 91 and 95 (average 93.4). He has a sharp slider between 83 and 86 mph (average 84.0). He also has a slow curveball that sits 75 to 77 mph (average 75.9). He also throws some changeups in the low-80s, approximately 9 mph slower than the fastball. While I have watched probably six of his eight innings online, Statcast shows that he’s got a slider and a cutter. On average the cutter is 2 mph faster with less break. A 20-year-old starting pitcher prospect who hits 95 with the fastball and has as many as five pitches with potential. That’s exciting. The Twins saw the progress, but regardless of where he began this season, a good start was important just for him to believe in himself and to experience actual success on the mound. Three Down Kala’i Rosario (22) – OF, Wichita Wind Surge Rosario was the Twins fifth-round draft pick in the abbreviated 2020 MLB draft out of high school in Hawaii. Fellow 2020 prep pick Marco Raya was added to the Twins 40-man roster in November. While there was some speculation, Rosario was not added to the 40-man roster. There was concern that the slugger could be selected. In 2023, he had led the Midwest League in home runs and RBI and was named league MVP. He went to the Arizona Fall League and led the league in home runs. He moved up to Double-A Wichita in 2024. In 67 games, he hit .235/.321/.405 (.726) with 19 doubles and eight home runs. The numbers were obviously down since he missed about half of the season due to a fractured elbow. He was able to return and did show some power. He went to the AFL again. Fortunately, for the Twins, Rosario went unselected in the Rule 5 draft and remains in the organization. But due to the injury and lost time, it’s no surprise that he was sent back to Wichita to start this season. Even this year, he is over two years younger than the league average. Wichita played 14 innings on Tuesday night. Rosario went 2-for-6 to raise his slash line to .132/.171/.211 (.382) with one home run. A slow start is a slow start and in general there isn’t reason to be too worried about a rough nine or 10 games. However, in his 10 games, he has 41 plate appearances and already has 21 strikeouts (51%). His strikeout rate in Double-A last year was 30.4%, very similar to his K-Rate in previous seasons. Obviously, it is pretty clear that Rosario will need to put the ball in play more consistently. He’s still so young. He’ll keep working, and patience will be very important. Danny De Andrade (21) – IF, Cedar Rapids Kernels Just over one year ago, De Andrade was the primary shortstop for the Kernels. He was about to turn 20. He was batting second or third in the team’s lineup. He hit a ground ball and hustled down the line in an attempt to beat the throw. When he got to the base, his ankle twisted and he was in pain. It was something he hadn’t experienced before. A few days later, he returned to the Kernels lineup but he had another ankle injury in mid-May which proved to be much more serious. In fact, he didn’t play again the rest of the season. In his 29 games, he hit .243/.333/.359 (.693) with six doubles and two homers. Again, not bad numbers. He struck out just about 17% of the time. No real concerns. Healthy again, De Andrade is back in Cedar Rapids. He just turned 21 years old a week ago. He is one of eight or nine other Top 30 Twins prospects on the current Kernels roster. While shortstop was his last year at this time, this year, Kaelen Culpepper, Brandon Winokur and Kyle DeBarge have played shortstop too. De Andrade has made three starts each at second base, third base and DH. He hasn’t yet played shortstop. On Tuesday night, he went 0-for-4 with two walks. Through 11 games, he is hitting .189/.302/.270 (.572) with three doubles. He has a good approach at the plate. He’s playing good defense. The organization knows what he can do, so he is in no danger. I’m just sure that after missing so much time last year, he would have loved to start out hot this spring. He has been a borderline Top 10 Twins prospect at times, and right now finds himself just outside of the Top 20, likely due to missing time. Jose Rodriguez (19) – OF, Fort Myers Mighty Mussels Rodriguez entered the scene when he signed with the team in January of 2022. He spent that summer in the DSL. In 55 games, he hit .289/.361/.605 (.966) with 15 doubles and 13 home runs. He put himself into Top 20 Twins prospect rankings with that performance, specifically the home runs. He came to the States in 2023 and played in the FCL. He was solid, very good when you compare him to most players that come to the States and play in the FCL for the first time. He hit .262 (.737) with 10 doubles and six homers. Good enough that he began the 2024 season with the full-season Mussels. In 43 games, he hit .178/.235/.319 (.554) with eight doubles and five home runs. And, as you can see, he missed a lot of time due to injury. Still 19, of course he returned to the Florida State League, and certainly he would want to get off to a fast start. On Tuesday night, he played left field and went 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts. In his 10 games, he is hitting .132/.175/.289 (.464) with a double, triple and homer. He is incredibly aggressive at the plate. His walk rate has dropped from 9.6% in the DSL in 2022 to 8.6% to 6.7%, and this season, it is currently 2.8% this season. In addition, his strikeout rate in the two Complex leagues was 24% and 20%. It has been over 36% in his time with the Mussels. Rodriguez is a big man who takes a big swing and has tremendous power potential. He actually is a solid athlete with decent speed considering how big he is. The Twins need to remain patient, and the same can be said for Rodriguez. Hopefully at some point soon the game will slow down a bit for him, the quality of plate appearance improves, and he starts getting better counts. Disclaimer: Just another reminder that 10 games is far too small of a sample size to make too much out of it. Ten games from now, it’s possible that this could be a completely different list. Let me know what you think. Feel free to ask questions. View full article

No, it wasn't... I just realized what happened. As several noted, this was difficult to edit. I tried a couple of times...then what I eventually did was copied the copy and put it into another document. Then I did all the editing there. The intent would be to then put the updates back into the site, clean it up/format and then publish. I just realized a few minutes ago, that I didn't plug my edited version back into the site. I did it very early this morning. Not an excuse, but I'm not a morning person. So, now the article has been updated AND edited. The fault here is mine, not Sherry's. My apologies all!

For the Saints? Yes. For the Twins? In an emergency.

Yeah, I miss that sometimes. I try to remember to add the name of the player for most minor leaguers.

What in his career would lead even him to think he would have gone to AAA? He wasn't even a Non-Roster Invite to spring training. What he is is a big, strong kid who is very athletic. Still just 25. But watching much of the Wind Surge games already this year, Cerda is not a good outfielder, and there is a ton of swing and miss. In spring games, we saw some power, and he certainly is strong. But, all that said, I like the minor-league signing. Looks like he must have been hurt the last couple of years. Not many ABs, so while it's been a rough start in Wichita, it's possible he's just getting his feet back under him... and maybe, just maybe, it all comes together for him.

I believe that would be accurate.

I was pretty frustrated with yesterday's game, but I'll still watch. I'll always watch. Where am I going? It's just so nice to have the minor league teams to watch too. Can always find some positives there.

Nope, just saying that it isn't at all an "Effort" issue.

I get that, and I get that if the Twins don't turn things around within (potentially) weeks, firing Baldelli will just happen because that's what teams do. Who makes the lineup? Who comes up with substitutions, etc? That is all the manager, but 1.) the manager doesn't determine the roster, and who those bench options are. The manager also isn't the one not hitting. He's not the one pitching. He's not the one fielding. Priorities and strategies? That'd be the front office, GMs, POB, managers, coaches, advisors. Who decides if batting practice or infield is taken. The game time, the weather the training staff, players, manager, Jogging down the bases on GB or FO... Trainers in conjunction with the manager, front office, etc. Yes, the manager is the one who pretty much always takes the blame and gets fired, but we all know that it's so much more than that. We also know that it's largely on the players... or on the front office for the players on the roster that are responsible.

It was a wild and wacky, transaction-filled day in the Twins minor leagues. Tomorrow might be even more strange. Image courtesy of Ed Bailey, Wichita Wind Surge There was another day of games, and another injury to worry about. CURRENT W-L Records Minnesota Twins: 4-11 St. Paul Saints: 5-6 Wichita Wind Surge: 5-3 Cedar Rapids Kernels: 5-3 Fort Myers Mighty Mussels: 3-4 TRANSACTIONS The DFA carousel continued on Saturday morning when RHP Scott Blewett was Designated for Assignment. As he has each time he has been called up to the Twins, he pitched well. He pitched 4 2/3 innings over two outings and gave up just one run, four hits, no walks, and he had five strikeouts. The Twins then called up lefty Kody Funderburk from St. Paul. He’s pitched 5 2/3 innings over four games and given up one hit, walked two, and had seven strikeouts. RHP Jarret Whorff was promoted from Wichita to St. Paul. LHP Gabriel Yanez was transferred from Cedar Rapids to St. Paul on Friday. On Saturday, he returned to the Kernels. And then just before games started on Saturday, one more bit of news was announced. The Kernels announced the infielders Kaelen Culpepper and Rayne Doncon have been placed on the 7-Day IL. Culpepper has a right wrist sprain. He’s been played cautiously to this point in the season due to a hamstring strain he had in spring training. Doncon left Friday night’s game after one at-bat. He has a strained right oblique strain. Fort Myers placed RHP Michael Ross on the 7-Day IL with a neck strain. Following the Twins Saturday afternoon loss to the Tigers, we learned that infielder Jose Miranda has been optioned to St. Paul. What will the corresponding move before Sunday’s game? I looked at my grouping of Twins and minor league rosters and found this... data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== SAINTS SENTINEL St. Paul 5, Omaha 7 Box Score Randy Dobnak was on the mound for the Saints on Saturday, and the team really needed him to be able to eat some innings. Consider Friday night’s scheduled Saints starter was David Festa who made the start in Minneapolis instead of St. Paul. Instead, Ryan Jenson started a bullpen game. Then remember that Sunday’s scheduled starter, Zebby Matthews, will be starting for the Twins on Monday. Darren McCaughan will make the start. He is a starter, but can they expect to get more than four innings from him after working in the Twins bullpen for a couple of weeks? Dobnak did his job. He clearly didn’t have his best stuff. He gave up five runs on seven hits and two walks, and had just two strikeouts, and he completed five innings on 96 pitches. Jarret Whorff came in after presumably making the drive from Cedar Rapids to St. Paul on Saturday morning. He gave the Saints three innings. He gave up two runs on two hits. He struck out five batters. Jacob Bosiokovic worked a scoreless ninth inning. The bullpen kept the team in the game, and the Saints were down by just two runs heading into the bottom of the ninth inning. Could they come back? Well, I’ll tell you, but first, let's look at how the Saints scored their first five runs. The Saints took the first lead in the first inning. Mike Ford doubled to drive in Emmanuel Rodriguez and Yunior Severino and make it 2-0. In the second inning, Diego Cartaya came to the plate. The backstop was 0-for-13 on the season before the at-bat. After the at-bat, he was 1-for-14 and had his first Saints hit and home run. Down 5-3 in the bottom of the fourth inning, Ryan Fitzgerald hit a two-run hammer to tie the score at 5-5. OK, let’s jump back to the bottom of the ninth inning. A strikeout and a weak ground ball meant no one on base with two outs. Anthony Prato was putting together a good fight before the pitcher was called on a pitch-clock violation. Prato ran down to first. And that brought Emmanuel Rodriguez to the plate as the tying run. A pitching change brought #OldFriend Evan Sisk entered the game to create a lefty-lefty matchup. And Sisk won this matchup getting Rodriguez to strikeout on a 2-2 pitch. WIND SURGE WISDOM Wichita 8, Midland 4 Box Score The story of the early portion of this game was Connor Prielipp. Then it became Aaron Rozek. And then the Wind Surge scored a combined seven runs in the fifth and sixth innings. And then the bullpen and defense held on to give the Wind Surge a nice win. Connor Prielipp made his second start of the season on Saturday. He struck out two in a 1-2-3 first inning. The final pitch of that inning was a 99 mph fastball for a swinging strikeout. In the second inning, Prielipp gave up a pop-up double that the wind pushed perfectly between the second baseman and right fielder, but Prielipp got out of the inning unscathed. In that inning, he showed a slider in the 86-88 mph range. Through two innings, he was at just 28 pitches. In the third inning, he got two outs, both on strikeouts, but he did get hit a bit. In the inning, he was charged with three runs (2 earned) on four hits. A couple of hits were solid, and a couple were just in the right spot. A throwing error occurred on the final play of Prielipp’s outing. Aaron Rozek came in and quickly got a lazy fly ball to end the inning. We are certainly going to get back to Rozek, but let’s talk offense for a little bit. In the bottom of the first inning, Tanner Schobel lined a home over the left field wall to give the Surge the lead. It was his second homer of the season. Then we need to jump ahead to the fifth inning. The Surge came to the plate down by a score of 3-1. Dalton Shuffield led off with a double. Ricardo Olivar singled him to third base. Schobel grounded out but it allowed Shuffield to score the team’s second run. Rubel Cespedes followed with a double but Olivar was only able to advance to third base. Ben Ross came up and grounded to third base. Olivar was off with contact and scored from third on a close play. Close enough that RockHounds manager and former Twins infielder Gregorio Petit. The call stood and the game was tied. Ross stole second, and then Kala’i Rosario drove in Cespedes with a sacrifice fly. Jorel Ortega doubles to drive in Ross and give the Surge a 5-3 lead. The RockHounds got a solo homer in the top of the sixth inning, but the Surge responded again. With one out, Shuffield singled. With two outs, Schobel singled him to third. Cespedes followed with his second homer of the season and gave the Surge an 8-4 lead. And now let’s get back to Aaron Rozek, the left-hander from Burnsville who pitched at Minnesota State, Mankato, and then was eventually signed by the Twins out of independent ball. He just continues to find success. He came in and got the final out of the third inning and then worked five more innings, giving up only the sixth-inning solo homer. He gave up four hits, walked none and had five strikeouts. John Stankiewicz struck out two batters in a perfect ninth inning. Rubel Cespedes went 2-for-4 with his third doubles, second home run and three RBI. Tanner Schobel went 2-for-4 with a walk and his second home run. Jorel Ortega, Tyler Dearden, and Dalton Shuffield each went 2-for-4 with a double. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 7, Beloit 4 Box Score Alejandro Hidalgo made another start and was quite good other than a three-run homer in the second inning to Minnesota-born Eric Rataczak. The Kernels were slow and steady. They scored single runs in each of the first four innings, and then they had a three-run inning of their own and held on. Hidalgo looked good through his four innings. He gave up the three runs on two hits and three walks, but he also struck out eight batters. Then The Vulture entered. Spencer Bengard has been working in long relief in all three of his outings. Each time, he has come into a game his team was leading but the starter was unable to complete five innings (due to early-season pitch limitations). Bengard gave up one run on two hits over his four innings to earn his third win in as many outings. He had five strikeouts without issuing a walk. Paulshawn Pasqualotto earned his second save with a perfect ninth inning. The Kernels got contributions from most of their lineup in this game. In the first, Danny De Andrade lined a single off of the tip of the shortstop’s glove to drive in Kyle DeBarge. Misael Urbina is in his third season with the Kernels. He reached base on a single in the second inning and scored on a Caden Kendle double. In the third inning, the Kernels tied the game at three. Gabriel Gonzalez led off with a double. With two outs, he scored on a fielding error. The Kernels took the lead in the fourth inning. With one out, DeBarge singled and stole second. He scored on a line-drive single by Billy Amick. After one scoreless inning, Cedar Rapids put up three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. With one out, Kendle doubled again and scored when DeBarge tripled. He scored on a wild pitch. Brandon Winokur walked and went to third on a fielding error and then scored on a ground out. Kyle DeBarge went 3-for-5 with his first triple. He also had two stolen bases. Kendle hit his third and fourth doubles of the season over four at-bats. Gonzalez’s double was his fifth of the young season. With the announcement of Culpepper and Doncon going on the IL before this game, things got a little bit scary when Brandon Winokur took a riding fastball off of the wrist/hand. It looked painful, but he remained in the game and made some very nice defensive plays at shortstop later in the game. MUSSEL MATTERS Fort Myers 2, Tampa 1 Box Score The Mussels got the scoring going in the bottom of the first inning. With two outs, Jose Rodriguez doubles and Kevin Maitan followed with an infield single. Rodriguez scored on a wild pitch. Lefty Dasan Hill was on the mound to start for the Mussels. In total, he gave up one run on three hits. In 3 1/3 innings, he had two walks and six strikeouts. He primarily threw his sinker (45%) and slider (37%). His sinker averaged 95.4 mph with a max of 97.2 mph. His slider averaged 80.5 mph with a max of 83.3 mph. He also threw six curveballs and five changeups. Fellow 2024 draft pick Jason Doktorczyk came in and tossed 3 2/3 scoreless, two-hit innings. He had one walk and finished with four strikeouts. Kyle Bragg and Jason Stasiowski each worked a scoreless inning a piece. Six of the nine Mussels starters had at least one hit. Angel Del Rosario was the only one with two hits. That said Poncho Ruiz, Kevin Maitan, and Jay Thomasson each had a single and a walk. PLAYERS OF THE DAY Hitter of the Day Tanner Schobel (Wichita): 2-for-4, BB, HR(2), 2 R, 2 RBI Rubel Cespedes (Wichita): 2-for-4, 2B(3), HR(2), 2 R, 3 RBI Kyle DeBarge (Cedar Rapids): 3-for-5, 3B(1), 3 R, RBI, 2-SB (5) Pitcher of the Day Aaron Rozek (Wichita): 5.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 5 K, 73 pitches, 52 strikes (71.2%) PROSPECT SUMMARY Check out the Prospect Tracker for much more on our recently-updated Twins Top 20 prospects after seeing how they did on Saturday. #2 - Emmanuel Rodriguez (St. Paul) - 0-for-5, R, 3 K #3 - Luke Keaschall (St. Paul) - 1-for-3, BB, K #8 - Brandon Winokur (Cedar Rapids) - 0-for-3, BB, HBP, R, SB #10 - Connor Prielipp (Wichita) - 2 2/3 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 55 pitches, 37 strikes (67.3%) #11 - Dasan Hill (Fort Myers) - 3 1/3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 60 pitches, 36 strikes (60%) #13 - Kyle DeBarge (Cedar Rapids) - 3-for-5, 3 R, RBI, 3B(1), 2-SB (5), #15 - Yasser Mercedes (Fort Myers) - 0-for-4 #17 - Billy Amick (Cedar Rapids) - 1-for-4, RBI, K #18 - Kala’i Rosario (Wichita) - 0-for-3, RBI, SF, 2 K #19 - Gabriel Gonzalez (Cedar Rapids) - 1-for-4, 2B(5), R, RBI #20 - Ricardo Olivar (Wichita) - 1-for-5, R SUNDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Detroit @ Minnesota (12:10 PM CST) - RHP Simeon Woods Richardson (0-1, 5.59 ERA) Omaha @ St. Paul (2:07 PM CST) - RHP Darren McCaughan (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Midland @ Wichita (1:05 PM CST) - RHP Darren Bowen (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Beloit @ Cedar Rapids (1:05 PM CST) - RHP Tanner Hall (0-0, 9.00 ERA) Tampa @ Fort Myers (11:05 AM CST) - TBD (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Please feel free to ask questions about the teams, the roster, and discuss Saturday’s games, or anything else Twins minor-league related! 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How is Baldelli influencing their performance?

Jose Miranda makes barely over the league minimum. Also, if mental errors or lack of concentration got a person fired, would any of us have jobs?

I don't see a lack of effort from anybody. Correa had a late double, and he's always alert on defense. I would hope no one is actually questioning the effort.

They've done that in every game that he's played.

And Ross Dunn and Jack Nobel being placed on the IL after pitching on Tuesday. On Thursday, it was Jakob Hall, along with Martin. They've being cautious with Jenkins and Culpepper.

DBo did toss 5 scoreless innings in his double-a debut on Tuesday night.

Fair question, but it seems to work for him. Each pitcher is different. The Twins would be wise to do a similar path with Prielipp. However, it's also noteable that there is value in having a reliever that can look really good for 3 innings at a time. Could be piggy backing. Could be long relief. Could be once through the order. As he continues to grow and mature, this can always change. By the end of last year, he was throwing 5.

He hits the ball so hard!

Might I recommend that you grab a cup of coffee and then come back and read this. It's long, but there are tons of notes on the Twins minor league action from Thursday night. Image courtesy of Ed Bailey, Wichita Wind Surge (Kyler Fedko, John Klein) It became official following the Twins loss in Kansas City on Thursday afternoon. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli acknowledged the rumors that Pablo Lopez is going on the Injured List with his hamstring strain. David Festa, who was scheduled to start on Friday night in St. Paul, will instead start for the Twins at Target Field against the Tigers. The other Twins starters will be pushed back one day. While nothing official, there have been rumors that Zebby Matthews could make a start for the big league club within the next series or two. That is certainly one way to take advantage of the Twins perceived starting pitcher depth. It may be best for the Twins both long-term and short-term. There was another day of games, and another injury to worry about. CURRENT W-L Records Minnesota Twins: 4-9 St. Paul Saints: 4-5 Wichita Wind Surge: 3-3 Cedar Rapids Kernels: 3-3 Fort Myers Mighty Mussels: 2-4 TRANSACTIONS On Thursday afternoon, the Cedar Rapids Kernels announced that RHP Jack Noble has been placed on the 7-Day IL with a right biceps strain. In addition, LHP Ross Dunn was placed on the 7-Day IL with a strained forearm. A couple of Wind Surge pitchers began their rehab assignments in Fort Myers. Lefty Christian MacLeod and right-hander Pierson Ohl each threw two innings for the Mighty Mussels. RHP Darren McCaughan cleared waivers on Thursday. He was outrighted to the Saints but elected to become a free agent. He can, of course, still re-sign with the Twins, but for a few days, he can chat with 29 other teams too. I was personally impressed with the movement he got on all of his pitches. Hopefully he comes back to the Twins. Friday morning update: SAINTS SENTINEL St. Paul 13, Omaha 4 Box Score The Saints had a six-run second inning and kept adding on as they scored a season-high 13 runs in the win. There were some strong performances, but it wasn’t all good news. Let’s start on the mound. Marco Raya started and gave up one run on three hits and two walks in two innings. He had four strikeouts. He likely would have started the third inning, but the combination of a very long bottom of the second inning and the fact that he was already at 50 pitches made a move make sense. Huascar Ynoa came out of the bullpen and tossed a 1-2-3 third inning. Travis Adams came in for the fourth and he took the team to the seventh inning. He gave up three runs on four hits (including a home run), but in a blowout, most importantly, he issued no walks. Anthony Misiewicz came on and issued a walk before ending the seventh frame with a strikeout. Kody Funderburk struck out two batters in a perfect eighth inning, and Jacob Bosiokovic duplicated that performance in the ninth. The Saints got on the board first in the bottom of the first inning. With one out, Austin Martin doubled and went to third base on an infield single by Emmanuel Rodriguez. Martin scored on a ground-rule double by Jeferson Morales. The Saints took advantage of some wildness in their big inning. Carson McCusker was hit by a pitch and went to second when Diego Cartaya walked. With one out, Luke Keaschall walked to load the bases. Martin came up and singled on a ball that Nick Gordon dove for but could only knock down. With two outs, Armando Alvarez walked to drive in Cartaya. Morales reached on an error that scored Keaschall and Martin. After a pitching change, Yunior Severino doubled to drive in Alvarez and Morales to make it 7-1 Saints. ith one out in the bottom of the third, Ryan Fitzgerald had an infield single and stole second base. With two outs, Martin lined a single to center to drive in the team’s eighth run. He followed with a stolen base. Singles by Morales and Severino started the fourth. The bases were loaded with nobody out after Carson McCusker walked. After a strikeout and a pitching change, Fitzgerald singled in a run and Keaschall hit a deep sacrifice fly to score the second run and put the Saints in double digits. Martin flew out to the warning track in center to end the inning. Here’s where there is some negative info to go with the position. At this point, Austin Martin was 3-for-4 with a double and several more at-bats. However, in the top of the fifth, Royals minor leaguer John Rave ripped a shot to the right-center field gap. Martin took off for it, but halfway there he grabbed at his right hamstring and went to the ground. It was a triple, which ultimately isn’t important. Martin left the game with help from the trainer and Toby Gardenhire. No word yet on severity, but it didn’t look real good. data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== The Saints scored two more runs in the bottom of the eighth on an Emmanuel Rodriguez RBI double and an Armando Alvarez RBI single. Along with Martin, Severino had three hits and a walk. Fitzgerald, McCusker, Morales, Rodriguez all had two hits. Rodriguez and Keaschall each had two walks. The Saints had 16 hits and nine walks in the game. Not that it matters when you score 13 runs, but the Saints were 10-for-28 with runners in scoring position. Yes, 28! They left 14 runners on base. Also of note, Brooks Lee did not play. It was a scheduled off day on his rehab schedule. Defensive Play of the Game comes from the Sire of Fort Myers, the versatile Jeferson Morales. WIND SURGE WISDOM Wichita 3, Midland 2 Box Score Minor-league veteran Chase Chaney started for Wichita. He gave up two runs on five hits in three innings. (Actually both runs scored in the first inning.) He walked two and had three strikeouts. Fortunately the bullpen provided much-needed relief the rest of the game. Brooklyn Park’s John Klein came in and tossed three scoreless inningsIn fact, he gave up just one walk and had five strikeouts to earn his first Double-A win. “My mindset was just go out and attack every hitter and keep the game close for our offense,” noted the Iowa CC alum. “I was able to get ahead of guys early which opened up more pitch options with two strikes. My fastball had good life tonight, and that was my main focus this offseason… continuing to build velocity.” John Stankiewicz came on and struck out two batters over two perfect innings. Cody Laweryson earned his second save of the season. That’s eight shutout innings to earn the win. Wichita had opportunities to score more runs. They left two runners on base each of the first two innings. They had a runner thrown out at third base for the third out in the third inning. In the fifth inning, the Surge finally got on the scoreboard. Kyler Fedko led off with a double. Ricardo Olivar reached on a fielder’s choice that didn’t record an out. Tanner Schobel then grounded toward shortstop. The out was made at second base, but Fedko scored when the throw to first base was errant. With two outs, Ben Ross lined a single to right field to drive in Schobel with the second run, tying the game. In the sixth inning, Jake Rucker singled with one out. Fedko followed with a line-drive double down the third base line that drove in Rucker with the go-ahead run. Fedko led the offense from the nine-hole in the lineup. He went 3-for-4 with his first two doubles of the season. It was a great performance for Fedko, taking advantage of his opportunity in the lineup. Thursday was just his second start of the season. Following the game, the 25-year-old from UConn said, “(I’m) just so, so, so happy to be on the field. Trying to enjoy every second of it and get some swings off!” In his previous start, he was 0-for-1 but walked three times and scored three runs. Eighth-hitter Jake Rucker was 2-for-4. Ben Ross, who made the start in center field, went 2-for-4 with a double. The team did have some clutch moments in the fifth and sixth innings, but overall, the Surge were 1-for-13 with runners in scoring position and left nine on base. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 7, Beloit 8 Box Score It was a tale of two halves. In the first half of this game, Beloit hitters beat the Kernels pitchers. In the second half of the game, the Kernels hitters beat the Sky Carp pitchers. But, in baseball, there is only one winner, so which team’s half was a little better than the others? Were the Kernels able to complete the comeback? Iowa native, and University of Iowa alum, Ty Langenberg made his first start of the season for the Kernels. He had to work, but somehow managed to only give up three runs (2 earned) on five hits and two walks in 2 1/3 innings. He had three strikeouts. Jeremy Lee came on and was charged with five runs on four hits (including a homer) and three walks. Switch! Jose Mercedes came on and tossed two scoreless, hitless innings. Paulshawn Pasqualotto gave up one hit over two scoreless innings. He had three strikeouts. Believe it or not, the Kenrels actually grabbed the first lead of the game. Billy Amick singled in Brandon Winokur on a single up the middle in the bottom of the first inning. Then in the bottom of the second inning, Nate Baez hit a long home run through the wind which tied the game at 2-2. Beloit scored the next six runs and heading into the bottom of the fifth inning held an 8-2 lead. Switch! The Kernels started to claw back. In the fifth inning, Khadim Diaw scored on a Baez ground out. In the sixth inning, Gabriel Gonzalez doubled to drive in Amick. Then Diaw singled to score Gonzalez and make it 8-5. In the seventh inning, Brandon Winokur lined a single to right field to drive in Baez and make it 8-6 Sky Carp. Winokur excitedly ran down the first-base line, arms in the air. Not only had he cut the team’s deficit, but he ended a personal 0-for-21 streak at the plate. It got very interesting in the bottom of the ninth. Amick singled off the pitcher to drive in Baez to make it 8-7. A new pitcher came in and got the final out on a force out. Amick and Gonzalez, the team’s third and fourth place hitters, remain red hot. Amick was 3-for-4 with two walks and two RBI. Gonzalez went 3-for-5 with a walk and an RBI. Kyle DeBarge went 2-for-5 with a walk out of the leadoff spot. Diaw went 2-for-5. Baez went 1-for-3 with three walks and a homer. He scored three times. Still, the Kernels had chances. They went 5-for-19 (19!) with runners in scoring position and left 15 runners on base. My suggestion, keep getting that many on base! Good things will happen. MUSSEL MATTERS Fort Myers 1, Tampa 4 Box Score This was certainly a game of surprise and adjustments for Mussels manager Seth Feldman. First, the Twins had two Double-A pitchers work the first four scoreless innings. Lefty Christian MacLeod walked two and struck out four batters over two hitless innings. Pierson Ohl gave up one hit and one walk, and struck out two batters, in his two innings. That’s when 2024 draft pick Jakob Hall came in. He was expected to provide the bulk innings. Instead, he gave up one run on two hits and a walk before leaving the field with an unknown injury. Non-drafted 2024 signee Hunter Hoopes came on and did a nice job. He was able to eat the next 2 1/3 innings without giving up a base runner. Liam Rocha worked the eighth inning and gave up two runs on one hit (a homer) which put the Mussels down 3-1. With pitching somewhat limited and usually “designed” in advance, someone needed to take the ninth inning. Feldman turned to right-handed pitcher/outfielder Maddux Houghton. He came in and threw some nice 42-45 mph “sinkers”, but he gave up one run on a hit batter and a couple of singles. Offensively, the Mussels managed a not-so-mighty one run on five hits. They did walk five times as well but were unable to come up with a big hit. They went 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position and left 10 on base. Fort Myers took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning. Dameury Pena scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Aaron Sabato. Minor-league Rule 5 pick Miguel Briceno played shortstop. He went 2-for-4 with his first double. Byron Chourio, Dameury Pena each had a single and a walk in the game. Those two also combined on a great defensive play that kept the Tarpons off the scoreboard. Defensive Play of the Day (Part 2): With a runner on first base, the batter lined a ball off of the right field wall over Chourio’s head. He played it perfectly, fired the ball into Pena who turned and threw home. Poncho Ruiz made the catch, mini-dive, and tag to record the out. PLAYERS OF THE DAY Hitter of the Day - Kyler Fedko (Wichita): 3-for-4, 2-2B(2), R, RBI Pitcher of the Day - John Klein (Wichita): 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K, 50 pitches, 31 strikes (62%) PROSPECT SUMMARY Check out the Prospect Tracker for much more on our recently-updated Twins Top 20 prospects after seeing how they did on Thursday. #2 - Emmanuel Rodriguez (St. Paul) - 2-for-4, 2 BB, 2B(2), 2 R, RBI, 2 K, SB(1) #3 - Luke Keaschall (St. Paul) - 0-for-2, 2 BB, R, SF, RBI, K #6 - Marco Raya (St. Paul) - 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 50 pitches, 28 strikes (56%) #8 - Brandon Winokur (Cedar Rapids) - 1-for-5, BB, R, RBI, 2 K, E, played SS. #13 - Kyle DeBarge (Cedar Rapids) - 2-for-5, BB, K, played LF. #15 - Yasser Mercedes (Fort Myers) - 0-for-4, 2 K #17 - Billy Amick (Cedar Rapids) - 3-for-4, 2 BB, R, 2 RBI #18 - Kala’i Rosario (Wichita) - 0-for-4, 3 K #19 - Gabriel Gonzalez (Cedar Rapids) - 3-for-5, BB, 2B(4), R, RBI, #20 - Ricardo Olivar (Wichita) - 1-for-4 FRIDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Omaha @ St. Paul (6:37 PM CST) – TBD (Festa was the probable, but he’s starting for the Twins on Friday night instead.) Midland @ Wichita (6:35 PM CST) - RHP Trent Baker (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Beloit @ Cedar Rapids (6:35 PM CST) - RHP Charlee Soto (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Tampa @ Fort Myers (6:05 PM CST) - Eli Jones (0-1, 6.23 ERA) Please feel free to ask questions about the teams, the roster, and discuss Thursday’s games, or anything else Twins minor-league related! View full article

I'm a Jomboy fan, I admit. Fun stuff. Here, an analysis of Simeon Woods Richardson's most recent start in Kansas City. Also includes MJ Melendez and Kyle Isbel. This is fun... love this stuff! Here is the full 9+ minute video which includes manager Rocco Baldelli's ejection. Hilarious!