Minors

“It’s really starting to kick in.”

Marco Raya is only 17, but his repertoire and potential enticed the Twins to select him in the fourth round of the 2020 MLB Draft. He signed Thursday for $410,000, just below the No.128 slot value of $442,900.

Jordan Balazovic made his first start of the 2022 season with the St. Paul Saints this last Saturday coming off of a knee injury that set his season start back. Balazovic is currently on an 80 pitch count limit, so what are the expectations for him this month?

No, this is not a dystopian movie where robots take over the world, it’s baseball in 2023, and robot umpires are coming to CHS Field and all AAA ballparks this season.

When players move up levels, the game speeds up, and the competition gets stronger. Through his first two weeks at Triple-A St. Paul, Spencer Steer is defying that logic. The game appears to be coming to him at a proper pace, and despite facing a lot of pitchers that have big-league experience, Steer has quickly adjusted to his new team.