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I love baseball, beer, bacon, bs-ing, black labs, and brunch. MiLB Report contributor for @TwinsDaily and enjoy watching hanging sliders fly out of Target Field.

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Twins Minor League Report (5/10): Lookouts Mash With GM In Attendance

Only two of the Minnesota Twins four full-season affiliates were in action on Sunday afternoon, but there was enough offense provided for all of them by the lineup in Chattanooga lineup as they won their fourth straight game with General Manager Terry Ryan in attendance.   There was also a League ERA leader on the mound looking for his third win of the season.   Read on to find out how it all happened!     RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 1, Louisville 3 Box Score   A Rochester lineup without outfiel
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Twins Minor League Report (7/10): Tyler Jay Makes AA Debut

In the Minor Leagues on Sunday afternoon for the Twins, one affiliate pounded out fourteen hits and scored nine runs, but ended up losing in a slugfest. Another got all the runs they would need in a victory in one inning. In Chattanooga, a top prospect and 2016 performer was on the mound for his AA debut. How would it go?   To find out how it all went down in the minors on Sunday, keep reading!   RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 3, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 2 Box Score   Rochester got all the offense they
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AFL Recap - Week 4: Gonsalves Returns to Action

Author Note: Apologies on the late report this week, but it’s hunting season! q:-)   The Surprise Saguaros went 3-2 in the fourth week of the AFL season, and all of the Twins prospects were back in action on the week as Stephen Gonsalves made his return to the starting rotation after sitting out with a sore back.   Their squad was also no-hit in one of those losses on the week, but we can take solace in the fact that none of the Twins players contributed to that effort!   To see how each of th
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Twins Minor League Report (7/12): Harrison and Rodriguez Have Big Days

Kyle Gibson continued his breakout campaign against the Detroit Tigers on Sunday afternoon, helping the Twins complete a series win against their division rival heading into the All Star Break. Miguel Sano also delivered his second career home run, avoiding the silent treatment in the dugout for the first of many more times.   Oh, and news flash: The Twins Have the Second Best Record in the American League!   In the minors on Sunday, there was one game that had a ton of offense, and a bunch more
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Twins Minor League Report (8/23): Wheeler Dominates, Kennys Hit Ball Far

It was a low-scoring night throughout the system Tuesday, but that means there were several good pitching performances for the Twins affiliates. As an organization, they combined for just 19 runs (2.7 per game) on the day, but because of those performance went 5-2 on the day in the minor leagues.   To see which other starting pitchers came through besides the dominating effort from lefty Jason Wheeler at AAA, keep reading!   RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 6, Norfolk 0 Box Score   Rochester’s offense
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Salt River Rafters Claim AFL Title Behind Bat of Eddie Rosario

The Arizona Fall League season came to a close with the Championship game on Saturday, with the West Division champion Peoria Javelinas facing the East Division champion Salt River Rafters, for whom Minnesota Twins prospects play.   The teams traded haymakers inning after inning in Scottsdale, AZ, with seven total home runs and twenty-one runs scored.   Eddie Rosario got the festivities started for the Rafters, launching a 1-1 pitch deep over the right field fence off Peoria starter Miguel Almon
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Twins Minor League Report (6/8): Gonsalves Debuts in Florida State League

The big news of the day was obviously the 2015 MLB draft and the Twins selection of Illinois pitcher Tyler Jay (whose pre-draft profile you can read here, and talk about the pick here). Instant and meaningless analysis: I love the pick! But like every other day during the summer, there also was plenty of action in the Minors for the Twins affiliates as well, where Jay will (hopefully) soon be playing.   There was one top prospect making his first start in a new league, a rain postponement that p
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AFL Recap - Week 5: Hitters and Bullpen Shine

(Author Note: Apologies on the late report again this week, but it’s still hunting season)   Twins prospects playing with the Surprise Saguaros helped their team to a 4-2 record in Week 5, and their (current) record of 16-13 overall is tops in the West Division. On the position player front, Nick Gordon continued looking like a legitimate leadoff man, Mitch Garver stood out defensively, and Tanner English continued to pose as a piranha at the end of the Surprise Saguaros lineup. On the pitching
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Twins Minor League Report (5/8): Buxton's Blast Boosts Red Wings

In the majors on Sunday afternoon, Tyler Duffey gave the Twins a quality start but fell to 0-2 on the year as the MLB was unable to muster much offense against Jose Quintana and the White Sox. In the minors, two of the Twins affiliates enjoyed days off while in the two games played each team got a similar performance to Duffey’s from their starters and both matchups proved to be pitching duels to the very end.   To find out who did what and how it all went down, keep reading!   RED WINGS REPORT
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Twins Minor League Report (9/20): Championship Series' Go To Deciding Game Fives

Tyler Duffey was on the mound for the Minnesota Twins on Sunday as the parent squad looked to avoid a home-series-sweep at the hands of the team who has been chasing them in American League Wild Card standings. Duffey delivered, tossing seven shut-out innings as Twins won 8-1 to end the series with the Teams tied in those standings. The Angels next series has them facing the Houston Astros, whom they are both chasing. The Twins have an opportunity to make up some ground in the next few days whil
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AFL Recap Week 6: Scottsdale Takes AFL Championship Led by Twins Prospects

The Scottsdale Scorpions went 2-2 in the final week of the 2015 Arizona Fall League season, to finish with an 18-12 overall record, and earn a place in the AFL Championship Game for winning the East Division. They would face off against the West Division winners, the Surprise Saguaros on Saturday.   But before we get to that game, in which the Twins prospects played a big part, Adam Brett Walker went cold; Catchers Mitch Garver and Stuart Turner were same old same old; the bullpen trio of Trevor
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AFL Recap Week 2: Bullpen Promise

The Minnesota Twins club in the Arizona Fall League, the Scottsdale Scorpions, went 2-4 on the week to put their overall record at 4-5.   Bullpen arms from the organization had a stellar week, one catcher continued to hit and another continued to showcase his defense, and all of Adam Brett Walker’s skills were displayed.   Read on to check out how each prospect did in week two of the 2015 Arizona Fall League season!   (links provided to each player’s overall stats by clicking their name)   Adam
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Arizona Fall League Recap - Week 1: Garver Provided Power in 13-3 Blowout

The AFL season always carries some interesting story lines going into the offseason.   Which prospects are ready to make the last step to the majors? What young talent does an organization want to protect on the forty-man roster for the Rule V draft? What lesser known prospect can make a bigger name for himself heading into 2016?   All of these questions could apply to the collection of prospects the Minnesota Twins have sent to Arizona this October.   The Scottsdale Scorpions played in three ga
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Twins Minor League Report (6/21): Bash Brothers

Happy Father’s Day across Twins Territory!!!   While Jake Arrieta was taking it to the Minnesota Twins lineup and Anthony Rizzo continued to bash their pitchers on Sunday Afternoon, three of the four full-season league affiliates were in action in the minors.   The organization went 2-2 on the day, but in the minors a come-from behind victory was sparked by a pair of bash-brothers in a single inning, and there were several standout bullpen performances.   Read on to find out about all the action
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AFL Recap Week 5: Bullpen Dominates

Twins prospects in the Arizona Fall League are playing for the Scottsdale Scorpions this season, and they started off the week with three consecutive wins, scoring twenty-two runs in the process. They hit a wall on Thursday however, and lost the last three games of the week, scoring only once in each game. At this point of the season Scottsdale leads the East division with a 16-10 record.   Twins hitting prospects didn’t have much success on the week, but the bullpen again displayed some dominan
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Twins Minor League Report (AFL Week 6 and Final Recap): Kepler Finishes Season Strong

It was about a week ago where the Minnesota Twins AFL team, the Salt River Rafters, clinched their spot in League Championship game, but they still had a few games left to play before that.   Eddie Rosario entered the season’s final week with a chance at a batting title, and two relief pitching prospects had yet to allow a run in a league play. How would they finish?   Let’s check out what happened in week 6!   Byron Buxton – Did not play.   Buxton had surgery on his fractured finger three weeks
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AFL Recap - Week 2: Quiet Week From Hitters

Week Two of the AFL season saw the Surprise Saguaros go 3-3, with Twins prospects faring quite a bit quieter than the first week.   The three hitters managed just four hits between them after collecting fourteen in week one, and their prized pitching prospect unexpectedly got the week off for unknown reasons.   That doesn’t mean there wasn’t plenty of action between them in their teams six games, so read on to find out what happened with each player on the week.   (links provided to each player’
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Twins Minor League Report (5/24): Milone and Slegers Dominate

All four of the Minnesota Twins affiliates were in action on Sunday afternoon, and along with Major League team, the organization had an undefeated day.   In Rochester, a certain starting pitcher continued his run of AAA dominance, top prospects began and ended the scoring for Chattanooga, Fort Myers got a complete game shutout effort on the hill, and the Cedar Rapids lineup knocked the Twins’ former affiliate around their old ball park.   Read on to find out who did what and where in Sunday’s M
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Twins Minor League Report (8/2): Rochester, Chattanooga, and Elizabethton Roll

Mike Pelfrey battled with Hisashi Iwakuma Sunday afternoon at Target Field, and Brian Dozier’s ninth inning home run to tie the game at one was the Minnesota Twins first earned run against Iwakuma in his career, a streak lasting 42.0 innings (they did have two unearned). But the bullpen wasn’t able to hold off the Mariners in extra innings and they fell 4-1 to split the series.   In the minors on Sunday, there was little offense except for one guy in a Florida State League double-header, a lefty
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Twins Minor League Report (5/15): Miracle Power Backs Gonsalves

Tyler Duffey was pretty good for the Twins again on Sunday afternoon as the parent club won their second straight game against the Cleveland Indians. In the minors on Sunday, one game was postponed, a lefty top-prospect took to the mound in Florida, was outdone by a lefty newcomer to the system in another game, and one team struggled to collect any hits for most of the day, even though they took the no-hitter off the table early.   To find out who did what and where on Sunday, read on!   RED WIN
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Twins Minor League Report (8/30): Vargas Powers Rochester, Chattanooga Sweeps Double-Header

The Minnesota Twins got a brilliant start from Ervin Santana on Sunday afternoon, and held off a late rally to win two of three games from the American League West division leading Houston Astros, and remain in the thick of the Wild Card standings. That Miguel Sano guy hit another home run, too. (He might be good…)   In the minors on Sunday, there were a few other brilliant starts from pitchers, a pair of double-headers, including one that went late into the night, and a Tropical Storm set its s
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Twins Minor League Report (7/17): Berrios Stems the Tides

In the minor leagues on Sunday there were several standout performances on both the pitching side and the hitting side as Minnesota Twins affiliates went 4-1 on the day. Top pitchers were on the mound for Chattanooga and Fort Myers, but they wouldn’t quite compare to the TOP pitcher on the mound Sunday afternoon for Rochester. Elizabethton’s offense unloaded on opposing pitching and there were big RBI efforts in nearly every game.   To see who did what and where on Sunday, keep reading!   RED WI
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Twins Minor League Report (8/14): Plenty of Hits in AA and A+

In the minors on Sunday, the offenses of the Chattanooga Lookouts and Fort Myers Miracle combined for nineteen runs and twenty six hits on the day. One team pulled away late, and the other was forced to make a comeback. Would they be able to complete it?   There was also some roster shuffling in AAA and AA due to Rochester’s postponement from Saturday. Andrew Albers was optioned back to AAA in addition to David Hurlbut’s promotion yesterday, and Luke Bard was promoted to Chattanooga so they’d ea
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Twins Minor League Report (5/3): Corcino Drives In Four (Again)

While Alex Meyer was making his first start in the Majors with the Twins on Tuesday night, three of their four full season affiliates were in action in the Minors including another former top prospect taking the hill. That pitching prospect wasn’t the one who stole the headlines on this night however, and a hitter in the Midwest League did all the heavy lifting in a Kernels win.   To find out who did what and where in the minors on Tuesday, read on!   TRANSACTIONS   Trevor Plouffe’s recall to th
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Twins Minor League Report (4/19): Extra Innings

On Sunday afternoon Trevor May went six innings in his second start of the year for the Twins, holding the Cleveland Indians to just one run on four hits and zero walks. He struck out seven. Torii Hunter also hit his first home run in a Twins uniform since 2007, a three run shot in the sixth inning to help the Twins beat the Indians 7-2, closing their first home stand of the year with a 4-2 record and two series wins. Two of the Twins affiliates went into extra innings, with one collecting a wal
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