Seth Stohs

Works for me... Light has upside yet. Team him with Pressly, May, Tonkin and Rogers, along with JT Chargois (and eventually guys like Melotakis, Reed, Burdi, Hildenberger, etc.) Abad had a nice couple of months and is a solid MLB pitcher. He was clearly the right choice over Tony Sipp and Antonio Bastardo. But dealing him now for a guy with upside is a great deal... Note - Rob Antony, 2-for-2.

If you saw him in spring training, and the work he was doing, the strides he's taken are tremendous.

At 3:00 central time today, the annual non-waivers trade deadline will pass. The Twins already made one move. Thursday night, they traded Eduardo Nunez to the San Francisco Giants for Adalberto Mejia. Will they be able to reach any more trade agreements today?Several Twins players have had their names mentioned in trade rumors over the last couple of weeks. The player seemingly most likely to be traded before the deadline is catcher Kurt Suzuki. He has been mentioned in rumors for a month, and teams can always use a backup catcher. Suzuki is putting together one of his best seasons with the bat and has always had a strong reputation for working with pitchers. When Jonathan Lucroy used his veto power to void a trade to Cleveland yesterday, it may have slowed the process. Cleveland is one possible destination for the Twins backstop, though there are several others that would be interested in Suzuki as well. At least two Twins bullpen arms are also garnering a lot of attention from scouts the last couple of weeks. Fernando Abad was terrific the first couple of months of the season. He hasn't been as good of late, but the left-hander should be of interest to some teams Brandon Kintzler, like Abad, came to the Twins on a minor league contract before the season. He began the season in Rochester. Since he has come up to the Twins, he has been terrific. Kintzler took over the closer's role and has been very good. He missed most of last season with a knee injury, but he has come back stronger this year. Since both players are under team control for at least another year, Rob Antony needs to weigh the return with what they believe the pitchers can be next year. On the other side of that coin, the Twins need to make room for the likes JT Chargois, Mason Melotakis and others. Could the Twins find a taker who wants Ervin Santana enough to take on the remainder (or most) of his contract and give the Twins a quality prospect or two? Toronto has reportedly shown a lot of interest of late. It's hard to imagine a Tommy Milone or Ricky Nolasco trade today, but could the Twins find a team to take them before the August waiver deadline? Could the Twins deal Brian Dozier for a big haul? Would they? Do they trust the potential of Jorge Polanco? If the Twins make a trade or three before the deadline, we will attempt to post a new article right away, but as rumors and other trades around the league occur, be sure to use this thread to discuss and make predictions. How many deals will the Twins make? Click here to view the article

Not sure they'd be selling high on Gibson right now... But they can have the conversation...

This is his 3rd appearance out of the bullpen now. That was the plan all along. They had him start until he reached a certain number of innings and then would finish the year in the bullpen.

There's a decent chance he goes to Cedar Rapids when the E-Town season is complete. I'd think Diaz, Minier and Blankenhorn (plus maybe a couple of pitchers) also possible.

How so? We all kind of assumed he would be up as soon as the Trade Deadline passed. Ryan likely would have done the exact same thing.

Rochester Democrat & Chronicle beat reporter Kevin Oklobzija reported first that Jose Berrios was summoned back to his manager Mike Quade's office late on Saturday night. Though there was no confirmation that Berrios was coming up, 1500ESPN's Darren Wolfson soon tweeted that he had heard that Berrios was coming up to the Twins. Soon after, the Star Tribune confirmed the Berrios will start for the Twins on Monday in Cleveland.So now the question remains, What will the other half of the transaction be? With the trade deadline set for Monday afternoon, the possibilities are endless. The Twins don't need to add Berrios to their 25-man roster until Monday after the trade deadline (and obviously before the game), so it could be another 24+ hours before we know the other half of the transaction. What are the possibilities? The easiest, most straightforward move would be for the Twins to call up Berrios and option Tyler Duffey to AAA Rochester. Duffey has really struggled over the last several starts. The 25-year-old hasn't been able to capture the magic that he showed in his final nine starts last year when he was the Twins top starter. Of course, the Twins could make a trade, and with that there are several more possibilities. If they are able to trade a starter, Berrios could take that pitchers spot in the rotation and the rest of the rotation would just adjust. The Twins could, more likely, trade a reliever and then move a starter into the bullpen. Tommy Milone gave up four runs in Saturday night's game and was unable to get out of the sixth inning. He has had a frustrating season, though he has been much better in July. He seems like a candidate for a trade in August. Ricky Nolasco? Well, he's got that contract, but maybe a team liked what they saw on Friday night when he gave up just one run over eight innings. The Twins would obviously need to be creative to make a move on Nolasco. Fernando Abad and Brandon Kintzler could be on the move in the next 36 hours. Duffey could move to the bullpen where many believe his future may put him anyway because he just has two pitches. Milone or Nolasco could be pushed to the bullpen. In other words, the Twins needed to make sure they had a starter for Monday night. They don't have to announce this transaction until right before then, so the possibilities are fairly endless right now. Secondly, newly acquired Adalberto Mejia will likely take Berrios's spot in the Red Wings rotation early next week. The key to this transaction, of course, if the return of JO Berrios. His first stint with the Twins was not good. We saw glimpses of what he could become in his four starts, but he posted an ERA over ten and a WHIP over two. He needed to return to Rochester. He has clearly made some adjustments and earned his way back to the big leagues. The 22-year-old has been particularly great his last seven starts. In that time, he is 5-3 with a 1.46 ERA. In 55.2 innings, he has given up 31 hits, walked 15 and struck out 60 batters. Opponents have hit just .165/.229/.255 (.485) against him. He's ready for this opportunity. Don't expect him to be perfect, but let's hope to see some of the adjustments he made in Rochester. We should see some improvements. The team needs to live with his ups and downs and let him work through things at the big league level the rest of the way, the same way they need to let Byron Buxton, Miguel Sano, Jorge Polanco and Max Kepler play and learn and adjust. And those names and others should make Twins fans excited to watch the final two months of the season. Click here to view the article

The Twins and White Sox went to extra innings for the second straight game. Unfortunately in that game, the Twins fell by one. The minor league affiliates had a full day with all six affiliates playing. There were a lot of top prospects who had big games, but the big news of the night came very late. It appears that Jose Berrios was told that he is heading up to Minnesota and will start on Monday. (Discuss here) Stephen Gonsalves and Fernando Romero were back on the mound on Saturday. Could Cody Stashak keep the Kernels long streak intact? Another day, another nice performance from top pick Alex Kirilloff. And one of July’s top performers had another big game.Continue on to learn more about the scores and highlights from the Twins affiliates on Saturday. RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 0, Lehigh Valley 3 Box Score Nick Greenwood made the start for the Red Wings, and he was quite good. He gave up three runs in the 2nd inning, but that was about it. In 7.1 innings, he gave up the three runs on seven hits and three walks. He struck out one. Sean Burnett got the final five outs, allowing just one hit. The offense did little, however. They accumulated just four hits. Reynaldo Rodriguez went 2-3 with his fourth double. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga 9, Tennessee 1 Box Score Gonsalves was coming off a start with some mixed results, but on this night he was terrific. The left-hander gave up just one run on four hits over six innings. He walked two and struck out eight. He improves to 4-1 with a 2.79 ERA with the Lookouts. Ryan Eades struck out three over two scoreless innings. Tyler Jay came out of the pen for a perfect ninth which included a strikeout. The Lookouts bats supported Gonsalves well too. Stuart Turner led the way. He went 2-3 with a walk and his 13th and 14th doubles. Engelb Vielma went 2-4. Zach Granite went 2-5 with two RBIs. He also stole his 36th bag of the season. Mitch Garver went 1-3 with two walks. MIRACLE MATTERS Ft. Myers 2, Clearwater 3 Box Score Weather affected this game in Ft. Myers. Through three innings, Fernando Romero was pitching very well. The hard-throwing right-hander had given up three hits, but no runs. He had walked none and struck out two. And then the weather came and the game was in a rain delay for 2 hours and 23 minutes. When they returned, Romero was done and lefty Luke Westphal replaced him. Westphall gave up two runs on one hit and three walks. But Luke Bard came in and calmed things down. Bard went the next three innings and kept the score at 2-2. He gave up just two hits and struck out two. Todd Van Steensel came on and gave up one run in the 8th inning on one hit and two walks. He did strike out two. Brian Gilbert gave up just one hit in a scoreless ninth. Nick Gordon gave the Miracle a 2-0 lead in the third inning with a two-run single. However, the Miracle were unable to bunch any more hits together the rest of the game. They had seven hits, but no more runs. Trey Vavra added his 17th double. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 6, Kane County 1 Box Score Zander Wiel has been incredible the last month, and this was another big night for the slugger from Vanderbilt. He went 2-4 with his 24th double, his 11th home run and four RBI. Christian Cavaness went 2-4. Nelson Molina added his 11th double. Kernels pitchers had thrown two straight shutouts before this game. Their starter, Cody Stashak, threw five scoreless innings to extend that streak to 23 innings. He gave up four hits, walked three and struck out one. Andrew Vasquez came in and gave up one run on one hit over his two innings. He walked two and struck out one. Max Cordy worked the final two innings without allowing a run. He walked one and struck out one. E-TWINS E-NOTES Elizabethton 6, Bristol 3 Box Score The offense came through for the Twins in this game. Top pick Alex Kirilloff went 3-4 and drove in a run. He is now hitting .372. Amaurys Minier went 2-3 with a walk and his third and fourth doubles. Trey Cabbage went 2-4 with his first triple. Shane Carrier added his third home run. Also of note, Twins second-round pick, catcher Ben Rortvedt made his Appalachian League debut on Saturday night. He went 0-4 and played behind the plate. Sean Poppen made the start. He gave up three runs (two earned) on four hits, a hit batter and three walks in 4.1 innings. He struck out six. Quin Grogan hit one batter, but that was it, in his 1.2 innings. Alex Robinson struck out five over two scoreless, hitless innings, though he walked one. Colton Davis recorded his fifth save with a perfect ninth inning. GCL TWINS TAKES GCL Twins 9, GCL Red Sox 0 Box Score The Twins headed down Daniels Parkway to take on the Red Sox at Fenway South for a 10 am (eastern time) game to close out their week. Maybe the best news of the day was that outfielder Tanner English - who was named the organization’s minor league outfielder of the year in 2015 - played in his first rehab game. He went 1-2 with a walk and a three-run homer. He also ran down a ball in deep center field to help his pitcher. Aaron Whitefield had another strong game. He went 3-5 with his 18th stolen base. He also hit his first professional home run, a three-run blast. Dane Hutcheon went 2-3 with a walk. Justin Hazard went 2-5 with his first double. Zach Featherstone went 2-5 with his first double (note - that duplication was not a mistake). Jose Miranda hit his fifth double. Tyler Fox, a non-drafted free agent from Nebraska-Omaha, won his first game. He went seven shutout innings and gave up one hit. He walked one and struck out four. Matz Schutte struck out two in a perfect inning. Callan Pearce gave up one hit but struck out two in a scoreless ninth inning. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Stephen Gonsalves, Chattanooga Lookouts Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Zander Wiel, Cedar Rapids Kernels SUNDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Lehigh Valley @ Rochester (12:35 CST) - LHP Andrew Albers Chattanooga @ Mobile (5:05 CST) - RHP Aaron Slegers Clearwater @ Ft. Myers (3:05 CST) - RHP Miles Nordgren Cedar Rapids @ Burlington (2:00 CST) – LHP Lachlan Wells Bristol @ Elizabethton (5:00 CST) - TBD GCL Twins - No Game Scheduled Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss Saturday's games. Click here to view the article

He measured in at 6-0 and 172 this spring.

No updates.

Probably depends on the size of the prospect list. I don't think he'd be in a Top 30 (except maybe Jeremy's?) but he could be a Top 50 guy. He's definitely intriguing though. He'll need to grow some more.

I can't find anything that would indicate that.

Minnesota Twins fans welcomed a member of the Chicago White Sox to Target Field with a standing ovation. More proof that in baseball Anything can happen. Of course, that player was former Twins great Justin Morneau, so it’s not so bad after all. It’s not so bad when the TWins win the game 2-1 in 12 innings on a walk-off walk. Anything can happen in baseball and that’s especially true in minor league baseball. There were one-run games, an extra innings game, a team with back-to-back shutouts and so much more.Continue on to learn more about the scores and highlights from the Twins affiliates on Friday. RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 4, Lehigh Valley 2 Box Score Pat Dean has certainly had his struggles since returning to the Red Wings following a solid MLB showing in May. On this night, he picked up his fourth AAA win of the year. The lefty gave up two runs on six hits and two walks over 5.1 innings. He struck out two. Neil Ramirez came on and walked one in a scoreless inning. Ryan O’Rourke struck out three of the four batters/outs he got. DJ Baxendale got the final out of the eighth inning on a strikeout after allowing a hit. JT Chargois earned his eighth Red Wings save with a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He struck out one. The Red Wings had just six hits in the game. Wilfredo Tovar went 2-3 with his 20th double. Logan Schafer went 1-1 with two walks. He stole his third base and scored three runs. Tommy Field went 1-3, but he drove in three of the team’s four runs. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga 6, Tennessee 7 (11 innings) Box Score Felix Jorge was back on the mound, but he was done long before the game was decided as the game went a couple of extra innings. Jorge went the first five innings. He gave up three runs on five hits, a walk and hit a batter. He struck out two. Omar Bencomo came on and gave up a run on two hits and a walk over his two innings. Zack Jones gave up one run on two hits and a hit batter in his inning. Jake Reed gave up a run on two hits in the ninth. Brandon Peterson worked a scoreless 10th inning, but he gave up one run in the 11th inning to take the loss. Edgar Corcino has been making the adjustment to AA lately. He went 1-3 with two walks and the hit was a big, two-run home run. Zach Granite had a single and walked twice at the top of the order. Engelb Vielma and Levi Michael were each 2-5. Travis Harrison was also 2-5, hitting his 18th double which drove in the game-tying run in the bottom of the ninth, but was thrown out at third trying to stretch the double into a triple. MIRACLE MATTERS Ft. Myers 6, Clearwater 7 Box Score Like the Lookouts, the Miracle found a way to lose late in the game. Offensively, Trey Vavra led the way. He went 4-5 with his 16th double and two RBIs. Nick Gordon went 3-5 with two RBIs. He also stole his 12th base. Alex Perez went 2-4. Sam Clay made a start and in one way it was quite solid. While he typically gets good strikeout numbers, he has had some control issues at times. In five innings, he struck out nine without issuing a walk. However, he was charged with four runs on six hits. He also hit two batters. John Curtiss came in and gave up two runs on three hits in 1.1 innings. He struck out two. Michael Theofanopoulous recorded three outs, two of them on strikeouts. He gave up a hit and hit a batter. Nick Anderson got the last two outs of the eighth inning. However, he gave up a run in the ninth to take the loss. He struck out three in his 1.2 innings. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 4, Kane County 0 Box Score For the second straight night in Kane County, the Cedar Rapids pitching staff threw a shutout. On this night, Eduardo Del Rosario put together his best start yet. The skinny right-hander threw six shutout innings. He gave up two hits, walked four and struck out 11. He was replaced by Williams Ramirez who struck out three over two perfect innings. Tom Hackimer gave up a hit in a scoreless ninth frame. Luis Arraez led the offense. He went 3-5 with his third home run of the year. Casey Scoggins went 2-5 with his first triple. Zander Wiel hit his 23rd double, and JJ Fernandez hit his 21st double. E-TWINS E-NOTES Elizabethton 3, Bristol 0 Box Score The teams were supposed to play two, seven-inning games, but the rains remained. They were able to get through five innings of the first game and called it complete. The Twins got a solid start from Alex Schik. The right-hander from Cal-Berkeley worked all five innings. He gave up no runs on two hits and a walk. He struck out three. He got help from his catcher, to be sure. Two of the five innings ended when Robert Molina picked off runners at first base. The Twins scored each of their runs in the fourth inning. Alex Kirilloff and Lewin Diaz singled. Mitchell Kranson singled in Kirilloff for the first run. Diaz was thrown out at third. Amaury Minier came up and hit his sixth home run of the year. GCL TWINS TAKES GCL Twins 0, GCL Red Sox 5 Box Score On Friday afternoon, the GCL Twins hosted the cross-town Red Sox. Taylor Clemensia, a left-hander from Amsterdam, started. He was charged with two unearned runs on two hits over 4.2 innings. He walked one and struck out ten batters. He was replaced by Clark Beeker who went the next four innings. He gave up three runs on four hits and a walk while striking out five. Garrett Kelly came in to get the final out. The Twins managed just five hits in the game. Aaron Whitefield stole his 17th base. Catcher Dominic Blanco went 1-3 in the game with a double. The 20-year-old had been with the Mariners but was released earlier in the month. The Twins signed the 6-3, 215 pound backstop and will give him an opportunity. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Eduardo Del Rosario, Cedar Rapids Kernels Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Trey Vavra, Ft. Myers Miracle SATURDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Lehigh Valley @ Rochester (6:05 CST) - LHP Nick Greenwood Tennessee @ Chattanooga (6:15 CST) - LHP Stephen Gonsalves Clearwater @ Ft. Myers (5:05 CST) - RHP Fernando Romero Cedar Rapids @ Burlington (6:30 CST) – RHP Cody Stashak Bristol @ Elizabethton (5:00 CST) - RHP Sean Poppen GCL Red Sox @ GCL Twins (9:00 am CST) - TBD Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss Friday's games. Click here to view the article

I think he should play every day. That's up to Molitor. I won't understand it. Every day meaning, most every day. Guys can get days off from time to time.

Seemingly a minor note in the Thursday night news that the Twins had traded Eduardo Nunez for Adalberto Mejia was the fact that Jorge Polanco was recalled to the big league roster. But now what? Will Polanco finally get an opportunity to play every day for the Twins?The initial thought when the Twins traded their starting shortstop might be that Polanco, who was named to several Top 100 prospect lists, would take over the job for the Twins the rest of the way. But will it and should it happen. Consider Polanco's playing time by position so far in 2016: In Rochester, he has played: 2B - 64 games, 559.1 innings3B - 2 games, 17 inningsSS - 0 games, 0 inningsIn his brief time with the Twins, he played:2B - 4 games, 34 innings3B - 1 game, 7 inningsSS - 1 game, 8 inningsPolanco was signed in July of 2009 as a slick-fielding shortstop. He moved slowly through the lower levels of the minor leagues ,playing a variety of infield positions. At Cedar Rapids in 2013, he split his time fairly evenly between shortstop and second base. However in 2014 and 2015, the Twins committed to giving Polanco a real opportunity to play shortstop full time. It didn't go well. In 2014, he committed 37 errors at shortstop between Ft. Myers and New Britain. In 2015, he had 28 errors between Chattanooga and Rochester. Reports indicated that he may have been worse than the error numbers indicate as he struggled with even the most routine of plays. The question about Polanco at shortstop has generally been whether or not he had the arm strength to make all of the throws from the position. In spring training, he really struggled at shortstop, particularly with the throws. He frequently short-hopped the first baseman. Sometimes they were scooped. Other times the first baseman didn't have a chance. As spring training ended and he was sent back to minor league camp, he took ground balls at third base and second base. At Rochester this year slick-fielding Wilfredo Tovar has been playing shortstop most every day. As the numbers above show, Polanco hasn't played a single inning at shortstop this year in Rochester. His one game at shortstop this year came with the Twins. So, what do the Twins do with Polanco the rest of this year? First and foremost, they need to play him most every day. He is out of options next season and will have to remain with the big league club or be lost (he would be lost) on waivers. As I see it, they have two options with Polanco. Maybe you have some other ideas. Idea #1: Play Polanco almost every day at shortstop. Brian Dozier is at second base and is back to showing power. Unless Dozier is traded, he will be the Twins second baseman the next couple of years at least. So Polanco will need to find time at shortstop of third base. Well, Miguel Sano factors into the third base decision so he needs to play there often to find out if he can play the hot corner. That leaves shortstop as the position where Polanco has a chance to play. Eduardo Escobar remains in the picture. He was the opening day shortstop after posting great numbers the last two second halves. But, Polanco needs an opportunity. It is a lost season for the Twins. Play him. Idea #2: Play Polanco every day at either SS, 2B, 3B or DH. Maybe even in the outfield? He needs to hit and be in the lineup every day. But with other options, they need to play to. So, Polanco can play all over, find out where he's best and most comfortable. OK, your turn. What do you do with Jorge Polanco the rest of the season? Click here to view the article

Not much we can do about that though. Obviously when there is big breaking news, we are going to try to get an Article out there as quickly as we can, but that takes a few minutes and a little more. When I get the press release, I try to do a little more research. I think merging the forums makes great sense so that none of the comments have been lost. We aren't going to NOT write an article on a big story.

Thank you! I remember reading that so I just typed it wrong. I'll blame my cold! Ha! It's been corrected.

Rob Antony jumped into the trade market after Thursday night’s game by trading All-Star Eduardo Nunez to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for Triple-A left-handed pitcher Adalberto Mejia. Jorge Polanco was recalled from Rochester. Polanco and the Red Wings had a strong offensive output on Thursday including a huge game from Byung Ho Park. Find out what Park and his teammates did as well as the rest of the scores and highlights from the Twins affiliates on Thursday.RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 13, Pawtucket 5 Box Score Byung Ho Park has been on a tear of late. In Thursday morning’s game, he put on a show, and he wasn’t the only one. He went 3-5 and in his last three at bats, he hit home runs and drove in five runs. He now has hit eight home runs in the last ten games. Daniel Palka provided the early offense. He went 3-5 with his sixth double and fifth home run (26th overall) of the season. He drove in three runs. Jorge Polanco went 3-5 with two runs and two RBIs in what will hopefully be his final game with the Red Wings. John Ryan Murphy went 3-4. Logan Schafer was 2-5 with his third Red Wings homer. Jason Wheeler didn’t have his best start, but he did improve to 8-2 with an ERA of 2.70. The lefty went five innings and gave up three runs on seven hits. He walked one and struck out two. Marcus Walden came on and gave up one run on three hits over two innings. He struck out three. Alex Wimmers pitched the eighth inning. He gave up one run on one hit. He walked three and struck out two. Sean Burnett worked a quiet ninth. The Red Wings are now 61-46 on the season. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga 4, Tennessee 3 Box Score Tied going into the bottom of the ninth inning, Edgar Corcino led off with his second hit of the game. He advanced to second base on a bunt. A Levi Michael single pushed Corcino to third base. Zach Granite came to the plate and played hero when he singled in Corcino with the game-winning run. The Lookouts improved to 54-49. Levi Michael went 3-3 in the game. Corcino was 2-4 and stole his first base with the Lookouts. Ryan Walker went 2-4 with his seventh double. Mitch Garver was also 2-4. David Hurlbut started for Chattanooga. The lefty gave up two runs on four hits over seven innings. He walked one and struck out six batters. Mason Melotakis pitched the eighth inning. He gave up the game-tying run on one hit and one walk . Raul Fernandez got the win thanks to a perfect ninth inning. MIRACLE MATTERS Box Score The Miracle enjoyed a rare off day. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 2, Kane County 0 Box Score The Kernels put together a terrific pitching performance on Thursday night and were able to complete the shutout. They improve to 56-46 overall on the season. Australian Sam Gibbons recently returned to the rotation and appears to be showing some glimpses of what Kernels fans saw last year. He threw six shutout innings to improve to 5-3 on the year. He gave up five hits, walked two and struck out four. Kuo Hua Lo gave up one hit in a scoreless inning. Anthony McIver threw two perfect innings, striking out two, to notch his sixth save. Nelson Molina led the offense. He went 2-3 with a walk and an RBI double. He now has ten doubles on the year. The other run was driven in by a single from Sean Miller. Chris Ibarra went 2-3 with a walk. E-TWINS E-NOTES Game 1 - Elizabethton 2, Bristol 4 Box Score Ryan Mason provided the E-Twins with something of value. He pitched the complete game, but he fell to 0-2 on the season. The right-hander gave up four runs on seven hits in his six innings. He walked none and struck out four. Caleb Hamilton, a 2016 draft pick from Oregon State, knocked his first professional homer. He was 2-3 in the game. Brandon Lopez went 1-1, added a walk and a sacrifice fly drove in the second run for the Twins. He also stole his second base. There were supposed to be two games. The second game had barely started when the rains came. They postponed Game 2 and will play two seven inning games on Friday. GCL TWINS TAKES GCL Twins 5, GCL Orioles 0 Box Score It was a well-rounded game for the GCL Twins. Of course, it all starts with pitching. Florida Gulf Coast grad Brady Anderson made another strong start. The right-hander threw six shutout innings. He gave up three hits, walked none and struck out five to improve to 2-0 with a 0.98 ERA. Jordan Balazovic came on for his second appearance and recorded his first professional save. He worked the final three innings. He had two strikeouts and the other seven batters grounded out. Jose Miranda led the offense. He went 2-3 with his fourth double and two RBIs. Jorge Munoz went 2-4 with his fifth double. Heiker Meneses, still rehabbing, went 2-3. Aaron Whitefield went 1-3 with a walk and stole his 16th base. Roni Tapia has just three hits so far this season, but two of them are home runs. The second came in Thursday’s game. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Sam Gibbons, Cedar Rapids Kernels Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Byung Ho Park, Rochester Red Wings FRIDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Lehigh Valley @ Rochester (6:05 CST) - LHP Pat Dean Tennessee @ Chattanooga (6:15 CST) - RHP Felix Jorge Clearwater @ Ft. Myers (6:05 CST) - LHP Sam Clay Cedar Rapids @ Kane County (6:30 CST) – RHP Eduardo Del Rosario Elizabethton @ Bristol (DH @ 5:00 CST) - RHP Sean Poppen & TBD GCL Red Sox @ GCL Twins (11:00 am CST) - TBD Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss Thursday's games. Click here to view the article