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Do you remember several exciting Twins prospects, players like David Winfree, Rene Leveret, Deacon Burns, Yohan Pino and Matt Moses? Several of these young men had climbed to the upper echelons of...

All four full season teams begin play on Thursday. The exciting news is that the Twins have a new affiliation in the Midwest League, the Cedar Rapids Kernels. The Kernels play in ten year old...

Joe Christensen had an article in today's Star Tribune about two minor league signings. No one had posted it here, so I thought I should get it to you. The exciting player is 30...

On Sunday evening, September 30, my wife rushed me to the emergency room with severe stomach and chest pains. After two days of tests to rule out everything from a heart attack to a blockage in my...

Your voting for the Pitcher of the Year was a close battle between the Twins selection, B. J. Hermsen, and Liam Hendriks. In our voting, Hendriks edged out Hermsen by two votes, collecting 48 of...

Good morning, This week we will be selecting the Twinkie Town Twins organization Pitcher of the Year. You will be voting on one of the thirteen young pitchers I have chosen as candidates for...

Good morning, And welcome to the off season. This week we will vote for Player of the Year, selecting the player who had the best season in the organization this year. Our selection of the...

Good morning, And congratulations to Manager Ray Smith and the Appalachian League Champion Elizabethton Twins. With Beloit losing game three to Clinton last night, all of the Twins minor league...

The Elizabethton Twins will face the Burlington Royals tonight for the Appalachian League Championship. After losing game one, 3-2 in twelve innings at Burlington, the Twins came back with a 4-3...

After dropping eight of nine last week end, the organization battled back to post a winning week at 17-16. The GCL Twins lost their last game to the Red Sox on Saturday, 4-1, putting the Sox into...

Ready for your next Twins minor league update? Here it is!

The Twins Weekly Minor League report is back!

There is some exciting news with a couple key prospects so I wanted to get a brief report out before heading to the airport and Lake Tahoe. Alex Wimmers had Tommy John surgery yesterday. When...

Good morning. My wife and I will be heading out west next week to celebrate her 70th birthday with our children and grand kids. Will be a busy couple weeks, so there will not be a report on either...

As usual, your opportunity to catch up with the Twins' minor league affiliates.

Before I begin, I want to let everyone know that I have made some changes. After all, sometimes a bit of change is good. The organization had another great week at 25-18. Elizabethton and the GCL...

Here's your weekly minor league wrap, Twins fans!

In late 2010 the Twins sent Jose Morales to Colorado for an A-Ball prospect, Paul Bargas. Bargas was dealing with severe headaches when he reported to spring training in 2011. The Twins assisted...

With back-to-back five win days, the organization fought their way back to .500 at 16-16. The only full season team at .500 was Fort Myers at 2-2. Rochester was 3-4, Beloit 1-2 and New Britain...

The organization finished their week three games under .500 at 14-17. Only Fort Myers had a winning week at 4-2. New Britain and Rochester were both 3-3. Beloit was 3-4 and the DSL Twins won...

The organization finished their week a game under .500 at 14-15. For the first time this year, the Rochester Red Wings led the five teams at 5-2. The Dominican Summer League Twins were 3-2 while...

This week's minor league update from our good friend Roger.

While I am traveling to one of my favorite cities, Boston, the organization put together another winning week at 14-12. Rochester (4-2) and New Britain (5-2) were both above .500. In player...

The Twins farm clubs were two games under .500, finishing their week at 12-14. The first place Beloit Snappers led the way by winning six of seven. New Britain was 3-3 with Rochester (2-5) and...

The Twins' farm clubs put together a nice winning week at 16-12. Beloit led the way at 5-3, with Rochester and Fort Myers both 4-3. New Britain split their six games, 3-3. In player movement, C...

After beginning their week by dropping six of seven on Friday and Saturday, the Twins four full season teams were never able to fight back to .500, finishing with a losing week at 10-15. Two teams...

The organization continues playing .500 ball, finishing with a record of 12-12. Beloit (4-3) and New Britain (3-2) had winning weeks while Rochester (2-3) and Fort Myers (3-4) were both a game...

The organization needed only one win Thursday to record a winning week. That was not to be as they dropped all four to finish with a losing week, 13-14. New Britain had an excellent week at 5-2,...

As many of you heard during the game, the Twins claimed outfielder Clete Thomas on waivers from Detroit. Although Thomas, who has played in only three games this year for the Tigers, is capable of...