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No-hitters are pretty cool. In the minor leagues, even near no-hitters can get some players' names on the watch lists of prospect fans. Tonight's name to know is Cesar Lares. Image courtesy of William Parmeter (photo of Cesar Lares) The Mighty Mussels have completed a couple of no-hitters in rece...

April in the Midwest can be fickle. Image courtesy of William Parmeter (photo of Ty Langenberg) TRANSACTIONS No moves were made on Sunday. Saints Sentinel The Saints game never started due to rain. St. Paul will make up the match at a later date, expected to come sometime in late May. WIND SURGE ...

Charlee Soto is off to a great start in his first season at Fort Myers. How has he tweaked his pitch mix in his first few starts as a pro? What do the underlying numbers suggest about his performance? What's next to work on? Let's dig in. Image courtesy of William Parmeter The Twins leaned into a...

Lots of runs scored. Lots of runs given up. Several multi-hit games. A couple of really strong pitching performances mixed in too. Check out how the Twins minor-league affiliates did on Saturday, and how some of the top prospects performed on the field. Image courtesy of William Parmeter (photo o...

The Twins affiliates were on the wrong side of some lopsided results on Friday, but it was the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels saving the day for the system. Image courtesy of William Parmeter TRANSACTIONS RHP Josh Staumont activated from IL and optioned to St. Paul. SAINTS SENTINEL Indianapolis 7, St....

The affiliates not named the St. Paul Saints kicked off their 2024 regular seasons on Friday night. Some of that excitement was sapped when top prospect exited the game for Fort Myers after only one inning. Image courtesy of William Parmeter TRANSACTIONS Acquired INF Diego Castillo from Baltimore...

Charlee Soto has turned heads this spring with his combination of stuff and presence on the mound. Can he break the Twins’ trend of poor-performing high school pitching prospects? Image courtesy of William Parmeter Drafting a teenage pitching prospect comes with plenty of pitfalls because of the ...

Many fans know the names of the top prospects in any organization. However, a team must develop lesser-known prospects into regulars at the big-league level. Here’s one Twins prospect who might have some surprising long-term value. Image courtesy of William Parmeter (photo of Danny De Andrade) Wa...

For a while, Marco Raya was considered the best-kept secret in the Twins system. Now that he's had a chance to show his stuff on the mound, leaving no doubt of his ability, he just needs to prove he can hold up against a professional starter's workload... if that is, indeed, the plan. Image court...

Rarely have the Twins invested draft capital in a high school pitcher like they did with Charlee Soto, who received a $2.5 million bonus as the 34th overall pick last summer. It's easy to see why the club is enamored with the big righty and his projectable upside, even if we've yet to see him pit...