Seth Stohs

At Twins Daily, we believe that the Minnesota Twins minor leaguers deserve to be recognized. The success of Adopt-a-Prospect is evident. It provides a place on the internet where minor leaguers can be recognized for their achievement. Last week, 41 Twins minor leaguers were “Adopted” and you can learn more about them here. Starting at 9:00 a.m. central time on Friday, April 26, more players can be adopted. (Adopt HERE) For the first time, we are going to do a second round of Adopt-A-Prospect. [PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]We will allow people to adopt a second player. The other rules remain the same. Start a new thread with the player’s name, and in the first post, tell us all about your player. Brag up your players. It should be a lot of fun to “adopt” some of the lesser-known minor leaguers and learn all about them and be able to share that with Twins Daily readers. Be sure to check out the other rules below, and if you feel that you can meet the requirements, please stop by on Friday and adopt-a-prospect. Take a look at who has already been drafted below. Then check out the Twins Daily Rosters & Payroll list for the minor league rosters and decide who you would like to learn more about. Then, down below in the Comments, after I’ve kicked of Adopt-a-Prospect 2 on Friday morning, post your adoption! Adopted Players in Phase I (these players are not eligible): Alex Meyer - markos Mark Sobolewski - 5kfan Hudson Boyd - whanson16 James Beresford - SDBuhr Trevor May - Qirko Levi Michael - siouxjv Niko Goodrum - MarcusE Oswaldo Arcia - Anorthagen Jason Wheeler - MWLFan Eddie Rosario - Mr. Ed Jose Berrios - righty8383 Dalton Hicks - nicksaviking Mason Melotakis - stringer bell Chris Herrmann - Shane Wahl Kyle Gibson - Joe A. Preusser AJ Pettersen - Pogue Bear Miguel Sano - mntwinsforever Max Kepler - Sssuperdave Joe Benson - ashburyjohn Travis Harrison - 2wins87 Tyler Duffey - chance Chris Colabello - jay Byron Buxton - YourHouseIsMyHouse Danny Santana - chuchadoro Kyle Knudson - sbknudson Jorge Polanco - gunnarthor Luis Perdomo - PeanutsfromHeaven German Minier - AM. Felix Jorge - badsmerf Angel Morales - tw1ns1 Brett Lee - DAM DC Twins Fans Caleb Thielbar - goulik Drew Leachman - rcfarmer Zack Jones - MNFan4Life Nate Hanson - Mr. Horrorpants Tim Shibuya - Mike in SD Adam Walker - TRex Angel Morales - cmathewson Michael Tonkin - WatchThatBaseballSoar DJ Baxendale - Matt VS Josmil Pinto - Keenan Rules of Adopt-A-Prospect: 1) Twins Daily members can only ‘adopt’ ONE prospect at this time, in Adopt-a-Prospect 2. Each Twins prospect can only be adopted once. It will be first-come, first-serve in a new thread here that will be opened at 9:00 a.m. CST on Friday morning. (We will have another Adopt-a-Prospect after the Draft where you could draft a third prospect.) 2) Once you have confirmed that you have that player, you can post a thread. The title of the thread you start should just be that player's name. First post must be an introduction of the player. The format of the post is up to the individual, but please be sure to get all the important information needed on the player. For Example, Name, Position, Handedness, Drafted/Signed/Acquired (out of where/what round), Previous Stats, etc. Feel free to make it as detailed as you want. (There are a lot of websites you could link to such as their Baseball-Reference, The Baseball Cube, First Inning, Fan Graphs, MiLB.com, affiliate’s websites, etc.) 3) After the initial post (and throughout the season), you MUST update the thread AT LEAST once every week. If you fail to do this, the prospect can be taken away from you. [if a player is inactive due to injury or suspension, this requirement is waived as appropriate.] If you would like to update more often, please feel free. Updates should, at least, include Year-To-Date numbers for the player. The more information given, however, the better. Brag up your prospect! 4) Any major event (i.e. Promotion/Demotion/Trade/Perfect Game/4 HRs in one game...) must be reflected in the thread within a day of the event. Failure to update for this purpose may result in losing your adoptee. 5) Threads will be closed one week after a prospect has been traded out of the organization. However, if the player is traded back to the Twins (for some reason), the member who had the prospect will have the option to regain the prospect. 6) If a player is placed on the 25-man roster, this is wonderful news and you can continue that player’s thread. Reward for your player getting to the big leagues is that you can adopt a second prospect at that point. Even if the first player is eventually sent back to the minor leagues, you can maintain both prospect threads. 7) All other rules which are enforced on the main board will be enforced here.

On Thursday, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Texas Rangers by a score of 2-1. Vance Worley gave up two runs in five innings and the bullpen threw four scoreless innings and kept the team in it. Unfortunately, the Twins’ bats were quiet. Their lone run came on Josh Willingham’s third home run of the year. All four Twins full-season affiliates won on Thursday. Two of the the teams scored double-digit runs. The top two prospects added to their home run totals, while their top pitching prospect was on the mound early in the morning. So much to write about, so let’s get to the Minor League Report for Thursday, April 25! [PRBREAK][/PRBREAK](And be sure to look to adopt another prospect today too!) Rochester Red Wings 10, Syracuse Chiefs 7 Box Score The Red Wings had a 7-2 lead going into the bottom of the 6th inning. Shairon Martis worked the first five innings and gave up two runs on five hits. He walked none and struck out four. Caleb Thielbar entered and gave up five runs on five hits and a walk and was able to record just one out. Daniel Turpen came on and got the final two outs of the sixth and worked a perfect 7th frame as well. Luis Perdomo struck out two in the final two innings. Then, the Wings lost their big lead and their offense responded. They scored one run in each of the 7th, 8th and 9th innings. Doug Bernier led the offense. He was 5-5 with his first double and four RBI. Brian Dinkelman went 4-5 with his first three doubles of the season. Joe Benson went 2-4 with his first triple. He scored four runs and stole his third base. New Britain Rock Cats 4, New Hampshire Fisher Cats 1 Box Score The Rock Cats had an early morning wake up call Thursday. They played a game scheduled to start a 10:35 a.m. Eastern Time. Likely not everyone was awake. The Rock Cats sent Alex Meyer to the mound against the Fisher Cats. The right-hander improved to 2-0 with six solid innings. He gave up one run on eight hits. He walked one and struck out seven. Aaron Thompson replaced him and gave up no runs in the 7th and 8th innings. He yielded three hits. Michael Tonkin recorded his third save with a scoreless ninth. Dan Rohlfing led the offense. He went 3-4. Jhon Goncalves was 2-3 and is now hitting .304 with the Rock Cats. Josmil Pinto was 2-4. Ft. Myers Miracle 5, Charlotte Stone Crabs 3 Box Score DJ Baxendale was the Twins' 10th round pick last summer. He is off to a terrific beginning of his career as a starter with the Miracle. On this night, he improved to 3-0 with six strong innings. He gave up two runs on six hits. He walked two and struck out five. Dakota Watts entered the game next, making his first appearance of the season. The hard-thrower gave up two hits and a walk but no runs in his inning. Corey Williams recorded a two-inning save (his fifth). He gave up one run on two hits and struck out one. Eddie Rosario led the offense with a 3-4 day. Levi Michael was activated before the game. He batted second and was the DH. He went 2-4 with two triples. Kennys Vargas was 2-4. Miguel Sano launched his eighth home run of the month and of the year. Drew Leachman singled for his first Miracle hit. AJ Pettersen went 2-4 with his fourth double. The double came in the first inning and extended his hitting streak to nine games. Photo courtesy of Rinaldi Photos Cedar Rapids Kernels 16, Great Lakes Loons 7 Box Score It was another offensive explosion for the Kernels. Byron Buxton led the way again. The top pick went 3-5 with a walk, his third and fourth doubles, his third home run and five RBI. Niko Goodrum went 2-4 with two walks and his first home run. Adam Walker was 2-6 with his third double, his third home run and four RBI. Jorge Polanco went 2-4 with a walk and his first triple. Tyler Grimes walked three times. JD Williams was 1-3 with two walks. Travis Harrison hit his eighth double. Brett Lee made the start for Cedar Rapids. The lefty gave up four runs (3 earned) on seven hits and three walks in 4.2 innings. He struck out one. Tyler Jones went the next 2.2 innings. He gave up three runs (2 earned) on three hits. He walked none and struck out two. Matt Tomshaw returned from the disabled list and worked 1.2 scoreless innings. He gave up one hit and walked one while striking out two. Please feel free to comment or ask questions below.