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No question about it.

The news of Vargas's option to Chattanooga makes this even more likely.

Hopefully Dozier's success can make people stop thinking so negatively of 4-year college seniors and realize that yeah, maybe they'll be a little older than the competition until they get to AA, but anything can happen. I first had Dozier on a podcast late in his Minor League Hitter of the Year season between Ft. Myers and New Britain. It was in talking to him that I could tell he was going to be special. Very thoughtful. Very smart. Works really hard. Quiet. Focused. But also really talented. Every time I go into the Twins clubhouse, he'll come over and pat me on the back and ask how I'm doing, how things are. We'll chat for 10 minutes about baseball or just about other things. This is a really great human being, and for me, it's fun to see him taking off into stardom!

I think that Jones' DL stint will be short. He was great the first two months and just had a really rough June. He'll be alright. I'm hearing that Baxendale will go back into the Lookouts rotation.

As Twins fans, we have to (are required to) love the name Kirby/Kerby! Minier was brought up to E-Town last Thursday after getting a couple of GCL games in, kind of a rehab from his broken hand.

I can go with this. I think that makes sense to me.

It's really between him and Jason Kipnis for the top 2B in the AL right now. What makes that such a big statement is that guys like Robinson Cano, Dustin Pedroia, Ian Kinsler and Jose Altuve play 2B in the AL.

I think I'd give Tapia more than two starts to show he's ready, though I don't necessarily disagree. He's very talented. Good size.

For now, it makes room for JO Berrios on the roster.

There were a bunch of transactions, some involving big pitching prospects. There were three one-run games and a two-run game. There was a near no-hitter. There was a huge grand slam home run that proved to be a game-winner by an unlikely source. Which pitcher picked off three base runners? Which pitcher recorded a win about 20 miles from where he grew up?Continue on to read everything that happened in a busy day in the Minnesota Twins farm system. TRANSACTIONS It was a busy day. As has been discussed here all day, JO Berrios was promoted from Chattanooga to Rochester where he will start on Friday night. He’ll be taking the place of Ervin Santana who will be activated by the Twins and start early next week. The Berrios promotion may not be made official until Thursday or Friday when he would need to be added to the roster to pitch. Hard-throwing Nick Burdi was sent down to Ft. Myers. Meanwhile Zack Jones was placed on the disabled list for the Lookouts. To take those two roster spots, relievers D.J. Johnson and Alex Muren were promoted. Dallas Gallant was activated from the Miracle disabled list. Following Rochester's game on Tuesday night, Ryan Wheeler was released by the Twins organization. RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 1, Pawtucket 0 Box Score The game was delayed, but Ervin Santana was able to make his final tune-up before he comes back to the Twins this weekend. It went quite well. He threw eight shutout innings. He gave up five hits, walked none and struck out five. He only needed 99 pitches and 70 of them were strikes. Michael Tonkin came on for the ninth inning and recorded his seventh save. He struck out one in a 1-2-3 inning. Santana’s counterpart in the game was up to the challenge. Lefty Henry Owens had a no-hitter into the seventh inning. However, Jose Martinez doubled to break it up. A couple of batters later, Danny Ortiz hit a sacrifice fly to score the game’s lone run. Oswaldo Arcia doubled later in the game. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga Box Score The Chattanooga Lookouts had a scheduled night off. MIRACLE MATTERS Ft. Myers 2, Dunedin 1 Box Score Stephen Gonsalves was back on the mound for the Miracle. He threw well. He gave up five hits and walked two over five shutout innings. He helped himself out by picking off three runners at first base. He struck out five and improves to 2-0. Matt Summers came on and gave up one run in 2.2 innings. He gave up one hit, walked one and struck out three. Corey Williams came on and walked the batter he faced. He was replaced by Todd Van Steensel who got the final out of the eighth inning. He also got through the ninth inning without allowing a run. It was his ninth save. Mitch Garver went 2-4 in the game, continuing his hot June performance. Engelb Vielma went 1-3 with a walk. He stole his 18th and 19th bases. Zach Granite went 1-2 with a walk. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 3, Wisconsin 2 Box Score It may have been a long road to the Twins for Luke Westphal, but on Tuesday afternoon, the southpaw pitched (and won) a game just 20 miles from his hometown. The Clintonville, Wisconsin, native threw five innings against Wisconsin (in Appleton). He gave up one run on one hit. He walked two and struck out five. He was credited with the win. Randy LeBlanc’s impressive 24+ inning scoreless streak came to an end over the weekend when he gave up one run in an inning of work. One Tuesday, he started a new streak. He gave up just one hit and hit a batter over three scoreless innings. He struck out two. Cameron Booser came on for the ninth, trying to protect a one-run lead. He walked on and hit one, but got through the inning with just one run allowed to record his eighth save of the season. Brian Navaretto boosted his batting average to .195 with a 3-4 game. Zack Larson went 2-5. Nick Gordon and Tanner English each hit their ninth doubles of the season. Gordon stole his 18th base. Rafael Valera went 0-1 but walked three times. E-TWINS E-NOTES Elizabethton 3, Bristol 1 Box Score The E-Twins improved to 5-3 on the season with another strong pitching performance. Alexis Tapia started. The big-boned right-hander gave up one run on two hits over six innings. He struck out six batters without walking any. Sam Clay struck out three batters over the next two innings. He gave up a hit and a walk but no runs. Jose Abreu came on for the final three outs. He walked one and struck out two. Austin Diemer is now hitting .444 on the short-season after a 2-3 game. He hit his second double and a triple. Amaurys Minier had a two-run single. GCL TWINS TAKES GCL Twins 7, GCL Rays 3 Box Score Kerby Camacho was the Twins 11th round pick in the June draft out of the Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy in Puerto Rico. This was his second game played since signing. He had gone 0-7 when he came to the plate in a 3-3 game in the bottom of the 8th inning. He collected his first professional hit, his first home run and his first four RBIs as a pro with one swing. It proved to be the difference in the game. Jermaine Palacios was the other hitting star in the game. The infielder went 3-3 with a walk and two doubles. Luis Martinez added his second double. Bryant Hayman went 1-3 with a walk. Jose Martinez got the starting nod in this game. He went the first four innings and was charged with three runs, two earned, on five hits and two walks. He struck out just one. Dutch righty Matz Schutte walked one and struck one out in the fifth inning. Callan Pearce gave up a hit in a scoreless sixth inning. Miguel Gonzalez got the win. He struck out four over three perfect innings. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Ervin Santana, Rochester Red Wings Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Jermaine Palacios, Elizabethton Twins WEDNESDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Rochester @ Pawtucket (12:35 CST) – LHP Pat Dean Birmingham @ Chattanooga (6:15 CST) – LHP David Hurlbut Ft. Myers @ Palm Beach (5:35 CST) – RHP Aaron Slegers Cedar Rapids @ Wisconsin (7:05 CST) – RHP Felix Jorge Bristol @ Elizabethton (6:00 CST) – RHP Miles Nordgren GCL Twins @ GCL Rays (11:00 CST) – TBD Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss the Tuesday games. Click here to view the article

Hicks has been out with a pectoral muscle. He's in Ft. Myers rehabbing, but he hasn't played in any games yet. No timetable that I've heard.

Despite missing the entire 2014 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery last March, Miguel Sano remained the preseason #2 Minnesota Twins prospect here at Twins Daily. It was assumed that Sano would need some time to shake off some rust – and it did – but Sano has come back with a vengeance since a slow start and remains #2 on this list.Age: 22 2015 Stats (AA): .273/.370/.546 (.916), 18-2B, 15-HR, 48 RBI ETA: 2015 2015 Preseason Ranking: 2 What's To Like Since signing with the Minnesota Twins as a 16-year-old “shortstop” way back in October of 2009, Sano has been in the spotlight. Touted as the most talented prospect to come from the Dominican in a while. Baseball America immediately place him in their Top 100 Prospect Ratings (#94) before the 2010 season. He moved up to #60 before the 2011 season. He has been a Top 20 prospect for Baseball America each of the four years since then. Even after missing the entire 2014 season, Sano came in as their #13 prospect this spring. He is a consensus top 15 prospect by all of the major rankings. Despite this being his sixth professional season, and missing all of 2014, Sano only turned 22 years old in May. At 6-4 and 255 pounds, he is an intimidating presence at the plate. His power production has been strong since arriving on the pro scene. His 20 homers at Elizabethton was second only to teammate Eddie Rosario in 2011. In 2012, he launched 28 doubles and 28 home runs in a full season in Beloit. He combined to his 35 home runs in 2013, splitting the season between Ft. Myers and AA New Britain. After missing all of 2014, and starting out slow, he already has 15 home runs in 66 games in Chattanooga. With his power, it is fair to expect some strikeouts. However, Sano has also always been able to coax walks as well. He has made great improvements on his plate discipline and approach over the past couple of seasons. After a look at his overall numbers, it’s easy to say that they look very strong, and they are. However, consider that after going 0-3 on May 1, Sano was hitting .152/.300/.364 (.664). He was displaying some power, but his at-bats were not always pretty. He had 23 strikeouts in 80 plate appearances (28.8%). Since that day, Sano has been very good, reminiscent of his past years. In 46 games since that day, he has hit .320/.398/.616 (1.014) with 16 doubles and 11 home runs. He has 44 strikeouts in 201 plate appearances (22.9%). He has been very good in June. In 21 games this month, he has hit .329/.422/.671 (1.093) with eight doubles and six home runs. On Monday, he was named the Southern League hitter of the week after going 13-28 in his last seven games. In that time, he hit .464/.531/1.000 (1.531) with six doubles and three home runs. On Monday night, he went 1-3 with two walks. What's Left To Work On Twins fans may hate to hear it, but the word that can and will likely be used in describing Sano is “consistency.” Since his slow start with the bat, Sano has been very good and pretty consistent. Defensively, it’s a different story. There have always been those who questioned whether Sano could play third base in the big leagues. I personally have believed that he could since seeing his first half to second half improvement in the Midwest League in 2011. Despite his size, Sano is a very good athlete and has made many diving, spectacular plays. His errors have often come on more routine plays. Some have questioned his arm following surgery. He threw close to 94 mph before the surgery. Even if his velocity drops to 89 mph, that’s a very strong arm for third base. All reports have said that his arm remains very strong. What's Next Any rust that Miguel Sano had following Tommy John surgery and a missed season has been shaken. Sano is back to putting up the types of numbers that we had come to expect from him. The reality is that if Trevor Plouffe were to get injured and need to go on the DL, Sano would come up. He is ready. The other reality is that the Twins have not had much production from the DH position this season. It’s very possible that if the GM wants to inject some offense, Sano could be the guy to get that call. If nothing else, a promotion to AAA Rochester could be coming soon. I tend to think that he will jump from AA to the big leagues. Miguel Sano is the biggest power-hitting prospect that the Twins have had since, well, Justin Morneau? Maybe Harmon Killebrew? Yesterday Nick wrote about JO Berrios who has continued to pitch very well and in most organizations could be the number two, if not the number one, prospect. After missing a year, Sano has come back and been able to maintain that number two ranking which says a lot about the Twins organization. It also says a lot about Miguel Sano. Click here to view the article

That's right. I missed that. Great catch.

It is inexplicable to me how Trevor Hildeberger is still in the Midwest League.

Could have been a scheduled day off. I'm sure some will speculate that it means he's on his way to Milwaukee to join the Twins.

I had the chance to edit this for Jeremy, and I think it's fantastic. He is able to provide a lot of very interesting details on all 40 Twins draft picks. Whether they sign or not, it's interesting to read about them. Jeremy spent a lot of time on the phone the last few weeks talking to people on all sides, and it shows in here!

Today we conclude our series ranking the Minnesota Twins first-round draft picks. (At the bottom of this list, you’ll find the previous articles) The major league draft is one way for teams to add talent to their organization. However, it is not a perfect science. Unlike other sports, the trek to the big leagues can be a long and winding road. With that, let’s look at the Top Ten Minnesota Twins First-Round draft picks:#10 – 1972 – Dick Ruthven – RHP With the eighth overall pick, the Twins selected Ruthven out of Cal. St.-Fullerton. He chose not to sign. He was then selected by the Phillies with the first overall pick in the January draft of 1973. He signed and made his debut that April. In his career, he played for the Phillies, the Braves, the Phillies again and the Cubs. He combined to go 123-127 with a 4.14 ERA and a 1.39 WHIP. He won 15 or more games twice in his career and was twice named an all-star. MLB WAR: 18.6. #9 – 1983 – Tim Belcher – RHP Twins fans will have to try their best as they read this to look past the fact that the #1 overall pick of the 1983 draft chose not to sign with the Twins. In the 1984 January draft, the Yankees took him in the first round and signed him. He was traded to the Dodgers and in September of 1987, he made his big league debut. He went on to play 14 years in the big leagues. Besides the Dodgers, he pitched for the Reds, the White Sox, the Tigers, the Mariners, the Royals and the Angels. In other words, he played for everyone in the AL Central except the Twins (and Cleveland). In his career, he went 146-140 with a 4.16 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP. Nine times he won ten or more games in his career, with three 15-win seasons. MLB WAR: 26.2. #8 – 2002 – Denard Span – OF With the 20th overall pick in the 2002 draft, the Minnesota Twins selected an outfielder from Tampa, Denard Span. He signed with the Twins, though he had a football scholarship offer too. Span was raw and it took him some time to work his way up the system. In 2008, he had a big spring training but the decision was made that Carlos Gomez would be the team’s center fielder. Less than a week later, Span was in the big leagues. As a 24 year old, he hit .294/.387/.432 (.819) and finished sixth in rookie of the year voting. The next season, he hit .311/.392/.415 (.807). The next season, his production fell and in 2011, a concussion cost him most of his season. He returned solid in 2012, but after the season, he was traded to the Washington Nationals in exchange for Alex Meyer. In 2013, he hit .279 and led the league – for the second time in his career – in triples. In 2014, he led the National League with 184 hits and batted .302. He is currently hitting .308 for the Nationals. In his eight-year career, he has hit .287/.352/.395 (.747) with 186 doubles, 55 triples and 37 homers. He has also stolen 149 bases. MLB WAR: 23.7. #7 – 1997 – Michael Cuddyer – SS With the ninth overall pick in the 1997 draft, the Twins drafted a high school shortstop from Virginia named Michael Cuddyer. He debuted with the Twins late in the 2001 season as an outfielder. For the first few years of his big league career, he played all over: third base, second base, first base, left and right field. Almost everywhere but the position he was drafted. In 2006, he was moved to right field and he took off. That season, he hit 41 doubles, 24 homers and drove in 109 runs. In the Twins late-season run to the playoffs in 2009, Cuddyer led the way. He hit .276 with 34 doubles, seven triples, 32 homers and 94 RBI. A lot of that production came late in the season. He made his first All- Star Game appearance in 2011. Following the season, he signed a three-year deal with the Rockies. He was an All -Star in 2013 and won the Silver Slugger. He led the league with a .331 batting average. This past offseason, he signed a two-year deal with the Mets. In his 15-year big league career, he has hit .277/.345/.462 (.807) with 326 doubles, 42 triples, 193 home run. MLB WAR: 16.5. #6 – 1993 – Jason Varitek – C The Twins used the 20th pick in the 1993 draft on Torii Hunter. One pick later, the Twins selected Jason Varitek, a highly-touted catcher from Georgia Tech. As you know, Varitek did not sign and went back to school. A year later, the Red Sox drafted him with the 14th overall pick. He debuted with the team with one at-bat (a hit) in 1997. He stayed up for good in 1998 and was the team’s primary catcher through the 2008 season. He was credited with being one of the team’s big leaders as they won a couple of World Series titles. He was an all-star three times and won one Gold Glove and one Silver Slugger award. In 15 seasons with the Red Sox, he hit .256/.341/.435 (.776) with 306 doubles and 193 home runs. MLB WAR: 24.3. #5 – 2004 – Glen Perkins – LHP Two picks after taking Trevor Plouffe with the 20th overall pick in 2004, the Twins kept it local, selecting Stillwater grad and University of Minnesota alum Glen Perkins. He had been the Big Ten’s Pitcher of the Year that season. He worked very quickly up the Twins minor league system and debuted in September of 2006. He split time between the big leagues and Triple-A in 2007, pitching 19 games out of the bullpen for the Twins. In 2008, he made 26 starts for the Twins and went 12-4 despite a 4.41 ERA. He struggled in 2009 and spent a significant amount of 2010 in the minor leagues. Out of options, Perkins moved to the bullpen full-time and has been one of baseball’s best relievers ever since. Since that time, he has posted a 2.61 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP and struck out 314 batters in 286.2 innings. He has been an all-star the last two years and was on the mound to record the save for the American League team at Target Field in the 2014 game. He is certainly on his way to another All-Star appearance in 2015 as he is 23-23 in save opportunities. MLB WAR: 9.3. #4 – 1984 – Jay Bell – SS With the eighth overall pick in the 1984 draft, the Minnesota Twins went with a prep shortstop from Pensacola, Florida. They signed Jay Bell and he spent that summer in Elizabethton. He played the 1985 season at Visalia before he was traded to Cleveland with three other players in exchange for Bert Blyleven. On September 29, 1986, a 20-year-old Bell made his major league debut, ironically against the Twins. More ironic, his first major league hit was also his first major league home run… hit off of Bert Blyleven (who would likely tell you that he was the winning pitcher in a Twins 6-5 win that day). Bell was a part-timer with Cleveland for a couple of years before being traded to Pittsburgh where his career took off. From 1990 through 1996, he was a leader and stabilizing force for some very strong Pirates teams. He spent 1997 with the Royals before spending five seasons with the Diamondbacks. He ended his career with 72 games in 2003 with the Mets. His best season was 1993. He hit .310/.392/.437 (.830) with 32 doubles, nine triples and nine home runs. He was an all-star and won the Gold Glove and the Silver Slugger. He went to his second and final All-Star Game in 1999 for Arizona. MLB WAR: 36.9. #3 – 1989 – Chuck Knoblauch – SS The Twins used the 25th overall pick in the 1989 draft to select Chuck Knoblauch, a shortstop from Texas A&M. He moved very quickly and was the Twins Opening Day second baseman in 1991. That was a great year for “Knobby” and the Twins. He won the AL Rookie of the Year and was an instigator near the top of the Twins World Series championship lineup. He spent seven seasons with the Twins. He was an all-star four times. He won two Silver Slugger Awards. Despite being an excellent fielder, he won just one Gold Glove because he played in the same league as Roberto Alomar. In his time with the Twins, he hit a combined .304/.391/.416 (.807) with 210 doubles, 51 triples and 43 home runs. He also stole 276 bases. He played great, but the Twins were really bad. He requested a trade and following the 1997 the Twins traded him to the Yankees in exchange for Eric Milton, Cristian Guzman, Brian Buchanan and Danny Mota. In his four years with the Yankees, he developed the inability to throw the ball accurately from second base to first base. He DH'd some and played in the outfield. In those four years, he went to four World Series and the team won three titles. He spent one season with the Royals before his career ended. In his 12 year career, he hit .289/.378/.406 (.783) with 322 doubles, 64 triples and 98 home runs. He also stole 407 bases. His post-career has been filled with turmoil. Despite being one of the greatest Twins players ever, he is not in the Twins Hall of Fame, though he was supposed to be added in 2014. MLB WAR: 44.6. #2 – 1993 – Torii Hunter – OF With the 20th overall pick in the 1993 draft, the Twins drafted Hunter out of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He was very athletic and toolsy, but very raw. He debuted with a pinch-running appearance in August of 1997, just after he turned 22. He got into six games in 1998. In 1999, he played 135 games for the Twins and posted a .689 OPS. It has been well documented that he was sent back down to Triple-A in 2000 because of his struggles. It’s also used as an example of not giving up on prospectswhen they struggle because when he came back, he came back strong and has been up ever since. He won his first Gold Glove in 2001. He went on to win seven straight with the Twins. He became famous when he robbed Barry Bonds of a home run during the 2002 All-Star Game. Following the 2007 season, he signed a five-year, $90 million deal with the Angels. He played in two All-Star games and won two more Gold Gloves and his first Silver Slugger. He spent 2013 and 2014 with Detroit. He played in the All-Star Game in 2013 and won a Silver Slugger Award again. In the offseason, Hunter returned to the Twins on a one-year contract. He will turn 40 next month. In parts of 12 seasons with the Twins, he has hit .271/.324/.466 (.790). In his 19 big league seasons, he has hit .279/.334/.463 (.797). MLB WAR: 50.7. #1 – 2001 – Joe Mauer – C The Twins earned the first overall pick in the 2001 draft by being the worst major league team in 2000. They had a difficult decision to make. Would they take the sure-fire, top-of-the-rotation Mark Prior from USC, or the local, prep catcher? The Twins went with Cretin-Derham Hall star Joe Mauer. Mauer gave up a football scholarship to Florida State to sign with the Twins. He moved quickly up the Twins farm system and debuted with the Twins on Opening Day 2004 as a 20-year-old. He hurt his knee in the opening home series and played in just 35 games that season. He hit .294/.372/.411 (.783) in 2005, his first full season. And then he took off. He won his first of three batting titles in 2006 when he hit .347. He won his second in 2008 (.328) and 2009 (.365). He went to his first of six All- Star games in 2006. He won his first of five Silver Slugger Awards in 2006. It was also the first of four times in which he finished in the top eight in MVP voting. 2009 was his greatest year, and frankly, one of the greatest seasons in Twins history. He hit .365/.444/.587 (1.031) with 30 doubles, 28 homers and 96 RBI. Along with future Hall of Famers Mike Piazza and Ivan Rodriguez, Mauer put up offensive numbers from a catcher that had not been seen in a couple of generations. Not only that, but he was also very good behind the plate. He won three Gold Glove awards. And, though advanced stats for catchers may not have been available at the time, he's been proven to be a terrific pitch framer. Concussions forced a move to first base before the 2014 season. His production has dropped precipitously in the last season-and-a-half. However, in his nearly 12 years with the Twins, he has hit .316/.397/.455 (.853, 131 OPS+). He has 323 doubles, 24 triples and 726 RBIs. MLB WAR: 46.4. So there you have it, a ranking of the top Minnesota Twins first-round draft picks since the Rule 4 draft began in 1965. It is an interesting list on its own. It would be interesting to compare the Twins list to the first-round draft picks of the other Major League organizations. My assumption is that it would look pretty similar. Please feel free to discuss. Part 1: 31-53 Part 2: 21-30 Part 3: 11-20 Click here to view the article

Interesting name, I'd think. First thought I had was Zach Granite. I know Jeremy's got an intriguing name/comp for him too.

You'll just have to come back and check...

We may have too, if we would have decided our rankings 2 weeks later than we did.

Johnny Ard?

Two Twins affiliates had players representing the Twins in their league All-Star games. Adam Brett Walker won the Southern League home run derby before the game with 13 home runs. Four Lookouts batters played and three of their pitchers got into the game. The Cedar Rapids Kernels had three pitchers work in the Midwest League All-Star Game. A day after the GCL Twins played their first game of 2015, the Elizabethton Twins made their season debut. They had a couple of big, powerful performances in the game. Continue on to read everything that happened in a busy day in the Minnesota Twins farm system.TRANSACTIONS Following the Midwest League All Star game, Jeff Johnson (The Gazette, Cedar Rapids) announced that the Kernels were to be receiving LHP Brandon Bixler who has been out all year with a hand injury. Also, they will be receiving LHP Luke Westphal from the Miracle. RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 3, Pawtucket 5 Box Score The Red Wings managed just four hits and a walk against Pawtucket on Tuesday night and yet still remained in the game. Greg Peavey made his Red Wings debut. He gave up four runs on nine hits in 6.1 innings. He struck out five without allowing a walk. Ryan O’Rourke came on and walked the one batter he faced. Lester Oliveros came on and gave up a hit to the batter he faced. Caleb Thielbar came in and got out the batter he faced. However, with two outs in the seventh and the bases loaded, the rain came. Just over an hour later, the teams returned to action. Cole Johnson came on and got a line out for the third out of that inning. He gave up two hits and a walk over the final 1.1 innings, striking out one. Wilkin Ramirez and Doug Bernier each hit his sixth double of the season. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Southern League All Star Game Box Score The Chattanooga Lookouts were well-represented on the Southern League North Division team, which toppled the South Division All Stars by a score of 9-0. Before the game, Adam Brett Walker won the Home Run Derby, launching 13 home runs. Here is how the Twins/Lookouts players did in the game: Jose Berrios struck out two in a scoreless second inning. He gave up one hit. He was credited with the win.DJ Baxendale pitched a perfect sixth inning.Zack Jones got the final two outs of the game, one on a strikeout.Miguel Sano batted fourth and played third base. He went 2-5 with a double.Adam Brett Walker batted fifth and played left field. He went 1-5.Max Kepler batted sixth and played in right field for the first half of the game. He went 0-2 with a walk.Jorge Polanco entered the game late as a shortstop. He went 2-2.MIRACLE MATTERSFt. Myers 2, Palm Beach 0 Box Score The Miracle managed just seven hits and two runs in this game, but on this day, it was enough thanks to a strong start from Kohl Stewart and nice work by the bullpen. Ryan Walker went 2-4 with his second double and one of the two RBIs. Engelb Vielma, a day after getting three hits on his 21st birthday, went 2-3 with his fourth double and the other RBI. Kohl Stewart improved to 3-4 and a 3.62 ERA with six shutout innings. He gave up five hits, walked three and struck out five. Corey Williams came on and got four outs, giving up just one hit. DJ Johnson came on and got the final five outs for his first save of the season for the Miracle. He struck out two. KERNELS NUGGETS Midwest League All-Star Game Box Score The West Division lost 5-0 to the East Division in the Midwest League All-Star Game. Three Twins/Kernels pitchers got into the game. Felix Jorge – pitched a perfect third inning, with one strikeout.Jared Wilson - recorded the first two outs of the 8th inning. One on a strikeout.Trevor Hildenberger – got the final out of the 8th inning on a strikeout.Cameron Booser – Got the first out of the 9th inning, but he left with the bases loaded. The next pitcher allowed all three runs to score, credited to Booser.Trey Vavra was also named to the team, but he was unable to play.E-TWINS E-NOTESElizabethton 9, Bluefield 5 Box Score Elizabethton opened its season on Tuesday night against the Bluefield Blue Jays. They opened with their first win of the season. Austin Diemer was drafted late in the 2014 draft. He starred in this game, going 3-5 with two home runs and four RBI. Tyler Kuresa went 1-2 with three walks; the one hit was a home run, his first since the first week of the Cedar Rapids season. Rainis Silva went 2-4 with a walk. LaMonte Wade was 2-4 with a walk, a triple and two RBIs. Sean Miller hit a triple in his pro debut. Dereck Rodriguez was given the start for the E-Twins. The right-hander went 5.1 innings and gave up just two runs despite ten hits. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out four. C.K. Irby went the next 1.2 innings. He gave up three unearned runs on three hits. He walked one and struck out two. Jose Abreu walked one and struck out one in two scoreless innings. GCL TWINS TAKES GCL Twins 5, GCL Orioles 1 Box Score In their second game of the season, the GCL Twins picked up a win and a lot of pitchers made their first appearances of the season. Randy Rosario, who had Tommy John surgery last April, started and gave up two hits over three shutout innings. He walked none and struck out five. Callan Pearce came on. He gave up four runs on no hits. Of course, he walked four batters. Hector Lujan walked one and struck out one in his pro debut. Williams Ramirez struck out four over two scoreless innings. Moises Gomez struck out one in a perfect inning. Johan Quezada gave up a hit and a walk, but no runs, in a scoreless ninth inning. Luis Arraez went 3-4 with a double and two RBI. He stole a base as well. Brian Olson went 2-2 with a walk and a double. Roni Tapia was 2-4 with a stolen base. A day after his first pro hit, a triple, Travis Blankenhorn recorded his first double. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Kohl Stewart, Ft. Myers Miracle Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Austin Diemer, Elizabethton Twins WEDNESDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Rochester @ Pawtucket (6:05 CST) – LHP Taylor Rogers Chattanooga – All Star Break Palm Beach @ Ft. Myers (10:35 CST) - TBD Cedar Rapids – All Star Break Elizabethton @ Bluefield (6:05 CST) - TBD GCL O’s @ GCL Twins (11:00 CST) – TBD Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss the Tuesday games. Click here to view the article