Minors

In the Twins Daily prospect rankings, you will find Austin Martin and Royce Lewis filling the top two spots. In fact, they were separated by just one point in the vote. The 22-year-olds have a connection that goes back about eight years. 

When the Twins acquired Austin Martin and Simeon Woods Richardson from the Blue Jays last June, they were both playing for the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats. One of their teammates was one of the best pitchers to come out of Minnesota in the past decade. 

The Twins acquired Austin Martin and Simeon Woods Richardson from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for All-Star Jose Berrios last July. Just 21, Woods Richardson is looking forward to a “normal” season in 2022. 

The possibility of an International Draft (to replace the current system of International Free Agency) has been discussed for the last five or so year, but actual details of a proposal to be included in the new Collective Bargaining Agreement emerged Saturday morning according to MLB.com. 

College baseball’s season got underway over the last couple of weeks, and there are plenty of Twins prospects with collegiate ties. Here are the organization’s top-five prospects drafted from college. 

With the MLB season officially delayed, what happened in the world of amateur baseball this week? How have candidates for the Twins #8 overall pick performed so far this season? Come and read updates, notable performances, and moments of the week in this weeks' College Baseball Notebook.

We've spent the past couple of weeks rolling out our choices for the top 20 prospects in the Minnesota Twins organization heading into 2022. 

Today, we'll recap and analyze a system that is chock full of near-ready pitching with upside – seemingly exactly what's needed for this franchise at this moment in time. Will the pipeline pay off?

There were several breakout performances throughout the Twins minor league system in 2021, but Edouard Julien’s delayed debut was as impressive as it gets. He’s looking to continue to build on that success in 2022. 

Prospects on the 40-man roster didn't get a chance to start spring training on time. So, some of the team's other top prospects can get a little more attention before the season begins. 

In his professional debut in the Florida Complex League, Chase Petty only tossed five innings after the Twins used their first-round draft pick on the New Jersey prep star. Find out what he’s learned since being drafted and what he’s looking forward to in 2022. 

The lockout continues. Most Twins minor leaguers have reported to Ft. Myers for spring training, and there are some unique roster situations and issues from most years. Then again, the past couple of seasons have been a bit wild too. 

While members of 40-man rosters are unable to participate in spring training due to the owner’s lockout, things are certainly not quiet around the fields around Hammond Stadium in Ft. Myers.