Tom Froemming

The Minnesota Twins added six prospects to their 40-man roster in order to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft: Gabriel Gonzalez, John Klein, Hendry Mendez, Andrew Morris, Connor Prielipp, and Kendry Rojas. Klein is a great story, a Minnesota boy who was a long shot to ever make it this far, having originally signed with the Twins as an undrafted free agent. The Twins also acquired reliever Eric Orze from the Rays. He'll step right into the MLB bullpen picture. This video includes some highlights of both Klein and Orze. View full video

Twins 5: A rundown of a handful of recent Minnesota Twins news items. Today's video reacts to Derek Falvey's comments from the GM meetings about wanting to add this offseason, the lack of MLB playing experience on the Twins coaching staff, Royce Lewis' first impression of new manager Derek Shelton and a whole lotta bullpen talk. View full video

Twins 5: A rundown of a handful of recent Minnesota Twins news items. Among the topics discussed are what Derek Shelton's hiring as manager signals, celebrating LaTroy Hawkins' hiring as bullpen coach, the Twins moving on from Jose Miranda, losing Cody Laweryson to waivers, and how I see the bullpen shaping up. View full video

Twins manager Rocco Baldelli showed how out of touch he was late in an embarrassing home loss the day before the trade deadline. Here's a look back at how he confused Willi Castro and downright pissed off Griffin Jax in the same inning on July 30, 2025. View full video

The Athletic is reporting the Twins are down to four candidates for their managerial opening: Ryan Flaherty, James Rowson, Scott Servais, and Derek Shelton. Here are my thoughts on those four candidates for Twins manager. View full video

There are a handful of names connected to the Minnesota Twins managerial opening, the most recent being Nick Punto. That's right, former Twins folk hero Lil' Nicky Punto is under consideration to replace Rocco Baldelli as manager. Also in the mix are former Twins coaches Derek Shelton and James Rowson, along with current bench coaches Ramón Vázquez of the Red Sox and Ryan Flaherty of the Cubs. Here are my thoughts on each candidate. Who's your favorite? View full video

The Twins will need to add several of their top prospects to their 40-man roster this offseason in order to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft. He's a discussion on who is eligible and how this element to the offseason may shape their winter. View full video

Let’s take a look at how some Twins prospects finished their seasons. Here’s a look at all the trade deadline acquisitions, some late-season surges and some late-season slumps. View full video

Rocco Baldelli is out as Minnesota Twins manager. Who's next? While there's no shortage of good candidates, one name stands out to me. View full video

Twin Case You Missed It, the official Twins Minor League Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year award winners were announced. Here's my reaction to those choices, a look at who I voted for in the Twins Daily versions of those awards and some Twins prospect highlights. View full video

TRANSACTIONS Twins recalled CF DaShawn Keirsey Jr. from St. Paul. LHP Anthony Misiewicz sent on rehab assignment to St. Paul. SAINTS SENTINEL St. Paul 7, Memphis 3 Box Score Tonight’s game opened with a pop. Walker Jenkins led things off with a towering infield fly that somehow the entire Memphis infield lost in the lights. Though the ball only traveled 54 feet, it was scored a double for Jenkins. We’ll take it. The rehabbing Christian Vázquez stroked the very next pitch into center field for an RBI single, then Kyler Fedko drew a five-pitch walk. Jonah Bride fell behind 1-2 but ripped the next pitch into the bullpen in left-center field for a three-run homer. The Saints built a four-run lead before even recording an out. For a moment, it appeared Saints starter Connor Prielipp was going to return the favor. The Sconnie southpaw ran into trouble in the first frame but managed to escape after allowing two runs. From there forward, however, Prielipp was stingy and efficient. That allowed him to accomplish something for the first time in his pro career. The oft-injured Prielipp has been managed extremely carefully, but during his previous outing was allowed to complete five innings for the first time. He also logged 77 pitches, the second-most he had thrown this season. He went even deeper tonight. Prielipp completed six innings — logging a quality start — and threw 84 pitches, 66.7% of them for strikes. He yielded three runs on five hits while walking two batters and struck out four. He topped out at 96.1 mph and got seven of his eight swinging strikes on fastballs. What a way to end his year. There was already reason to be positive about Prielipp simply pitching through an entire season. He entered 2025 with 30 innings over the prior two seasons and managed to log 82 2/3 innings this year. There’s still a ways to climb, but that’s a significant jump year-over-year. While Prielipp was cruising, the lineup continued to tack on, scoring single runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings. Bride and Fedko were menaces throughout. In addition to his three-run homer in the first inning, Bride also had a single, a sacrifice fly and a pair of walks. Fedko hit a double, drew three walks and stole his 37th base of the season. Tanner Schobel hit a home run and made a fine defensive play at second base. After the rehabbing Anthony Misiewicz pitched a scoreless seventh inning, Mike Paredes made his Triple-A debut and followed with a pair of scoreless frames of his own. The 25-year-old former 18th-round pick had a 2.43 ERA and 1.03 WHIP in 103 2/3 innings for Wichita this season. There are just two more days of minor league action for the Twins system in 2025. Thanks for reading these Minor League Reports all season, we appreciate your support. TWINS DAILY MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE DAY Pitcher of the Day: Connor Prielipp Hitter of the Day: Jonah Bride PROSPECT SUMMARY Check out the Prospect Tracker for more. 1. Walker Jenkins (St. Paul): 1-for-5, 2B, R, 3 K 6. Connor Prielipp (St. Paul): 6 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 84 pitches, 66.7% strikes 18. Kyler Fedko (St. Paul): 1-for-2, 2B, 3 BB, 2 R, SB (37), K TOMORROW’S PROBABLE STARTERS St. Paul at Memphis, 3:05 pm CT: Kendry Rojas View full article

TRANSACTIONS St. Paul Saints activated RHP Cory Lewis and transferred LHP Aaron Rozek to the Development List. RHP Cody Laweryson will be promoted from Triple-A St. Paul up to the Twins to make his big league debut, per Theodore Tollefson. SAINTS SENTINEL Columbus 4, St. Paul 3 Box Score What a mess. The Saints are seriously up against it right now. This is the 12th-straight loss for St. Paul, and it was ugly. Columbus did their best to help break the streak, issuing a mind-boggling 14 walks. The Saints lineup couldn’t take advantage, essentially saying “no thanks, you can have this one.” St. Paul combined to go 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position and left 14 men on base. They had the game-tying run in scoring position with one out in the ninth inning but could not come back to tie it up. On a positive note, Saints starter Darren McCaughan struck out eight batters over 4 2/3 innings. He was cruising until the fifth inning, where he ran into trouble and made a mess the bullpen couldn’t clean up. McCaughan exited with the Saints still up 2-0, but Noah Davis gave up a grand slam. On the hitting side, Gabriel Gonzalez hit his fifth home run since joining the Saints and 14th overall of the season. Gonzalez also drew a pair of walks, because of course he did, Columbus was walking everybody. Both DaShawn Keirsey Je. and Noah Cardenas drew three walks each while Payton Eeles and Tanner Schobel also drew two walks. Today was manager Toby Gardenhire’s birthday, and I’m sure this type of performance was not on his wishlist. Ugly game. Ugly streak. Oof. WIND SURGE WISDOM Corpus Christi 2, Wichita 0 Box Score Chasing Tulsa for the final spot in the Texas League North playoffs, Wichita has little room for error in this, their final week of the regular season. That being the case, tonight’s result is a tough pill to swallow. The Wind Surge pitching staff brought it. The only two runs they yielded were unearned. Alejandro Hidalgo looked as good as he’s had in Double A, striking out seven batters over four innings while only allowing two hits and a pair of walks. The bullpen was also mostly on point. Unfortunately, the Corpus Cristi pitching staff silenced the Wind Surge lineup. They combined for just five hits and struck out 13 times in the shutout. Kala’i Rosario was a bright spot, as he hit a double, drew a walk and stole his 30th base of the season. He had only 16 stolen bases in 348 career games entering this season. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 5, Peoria 3 Box Score These minor league three-game playoff series leave little room for error. The Kernels dropped Tuesday’s Game 1 by the score of 7-1 and returned home to Cedar Rapids with their backs against the wall, facing elimination. Luckily, they were up for the challenge. Dasan Hill had a 10-pitch, 1-2-3 top of the first inning to set the tone. Eduardo Tait sparked a two-out rally in the bottom of the first and eventually scored the game’s first run on a Danny De Andrade single. That duo of dynamic Twins prospects Hill and Tait continued to carry the Kernels throughout the evening. Hill turned in a magnificent outing when his team needed it most. The 19-year-old carved through the Beloit lineup, striking out seven of the 19 hitters he faced. He completed five innings for the first time in his pro career and limited the Sky Carp to two runs on two hits and a pair of walks. Tait, who was the DH tonight, drew a walk in the third inning before delivering a two-run go-ahead double in the fifth. The Cedar Rapids bullpen was stellar. After Hill’s exit, Nick Trabacchi delivered a scoreless sixth inning, Spencer Bengard gave up a run over two frames while striking out three and Ruddy Gomez earned the save with a 1-2-3 ninth inning in which he struck out a pair of batters. Gomez had an incredible regular season after signing with the Twins out of indy ball. Over three different levels, he had a 1.58 ERA, 0.92 WHIP and 57 strikeouts in 45 2/3 innings between three levels during the regular season. The Kernels lineup combined to go 4-for-8 with runners in scoring position. They combined to draw six walks, including two from Billy Amick. It was a great team effort to not only avoid elimination but also establish momentum. Hill earned his first professional victory tonight. His record was 0-4 in the regular season. Great timing. The decisive Game 3 of this Midwest League Division Series is tomorrow with first pitch scheduled for 6:35 pm CT. TWINS DAILY MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE DAY Pitcher of the Day: Dasan Hill, Cedar Rapids Hitter of the Day: Eduardo Tait, Cedar Rapids PROSPECT SUMMARY Check out the Prospect Tracker for more. 1. Walker Jenkins (St. Paul): 0-for-4, BB, 3 K 3. Eduardo Tait (Cedar Rapids): 2-for-3, 2 2Bs, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, K 7. Dasan Hill (Cedar Rapids): 5 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 76 pitches (61.8% strikes) 9. Gabriel Gonzalez (St. Paul): 1-for-3, HR, 2 BB, R, RBI 11. Marek Houston (Cedar Rapids): 1-for-4, 2B, R, RBI 14. Marco Raya (St. Paul): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 21 pitches (66.7% strikes) 16. Kyle DeBarge (Cedar Rapids): 0-for-4, 3 K 18. Kyler Fedko (St. Paul): 2-for-5, RBI, SB TOMORROW’S PROBABLE STARTERS St. Paul vs. Columbus, 6:37 pm CT: Mick Abel Wichita at Corpus Christi, 7:05 pm CT: Ricky Castro Cedar Rapids vs. Beloit, 6:35 pm CT: TBD View full article

Today's video kicks off with some prospect highlights of Walker Jenkins and Ben Ross. Also included is Kaelen Culpepper being hit by a pitch that may put the final week of his season in jeopardy. To wrap things up, I revisited a couple takes I had from mid-August that appear to have some steam regarding Byron Buxton, Joe Ryan and Sonny Gray. View full video