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Oh, and Luke Keaschall and Emmanuel Rodriguez went deep, but you probably already knew that. Image courtesy of Ed Bailey, Wichita Wind Surge TRANSACTIONS RHP Jay Jackson clears waivers, likely to report to AAA St. Paul soon. Saints Sentinel St. Paul 3, Buffalo 8 Box Score Louie Varland: 5 IP, 8 H...

Please note that today's Minor League Report is actually split into two reports. Below, you will find most of the information you would expect. However, since I am in Cedar Rapids, and the Kernels won their first game, and there is a lot to write about that game, I am going to do a separate Kerne...

TRANSACTIONS No transactions on Saturday. SAINTS SENTINEL St. Paul 3, Nashville 0 Box Score Plenty of intrigue lies on how well the St. Paul Saints rotation comes out of the gate. With the Twins rotation expected to have depth issues, it will be some of these arms that can step up. Among them is ...

TRANSACTIONS None to report SAINTS SENTINEL Rochester 8, St. Paul 2 Box Score It was Louie Varland making the start on Friday night for St. Paul, and he is still looking to find sustained and renewed success at Triple-A since his demotion. Working five innings, Varland gave up four runs (two earn...

While Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews were the talk of the top pick, Wyatt Langford, Max Clark, and Walker Jenkins were all considered worthwhile top picks in many years. Minnesota stayed true to their board in grabbing Jenkins, and if early returns are anything to dream of, he's not the only one to ...

While it's certainly not perfect - I'd love for Byron Buxton and Connor Prielipp to be healthy - I don't think there are many people that wouldn't willingly take where the organization is right now if presented this chance in the spring. The Twins have an excellent chance to make the playoffs (an...

TRANSACTIONS RHP Austin Schulfer activated from 7-day IL (St. Paul) RHP Alex Scherff transferred from AA Wichita to AAA St. Paul RHP Francis Peguero transferred from AAA St. Paul to AA Wichita Saints Sentinel St. Paul 1, Columbus 4Box ScoreRandy Dobnak: 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K HR: Alex Kirillo...

Mayhaps someone needs to find a lost shaker of salt. Image courtesy of Rob Thompson (Image is of Trevor Larnach) TRANSACTIONS RHP Austin Schulfer activated from 7-day IL (St. Paul) RHP Alex Scherff transferred from AA Wichita to AAA St. Paul RHP Francis Peguero transferred from AAA St. Paul to AA...

With the St. Paul Saints set to retire Darryl Strawberry’s jersey on Saturday night, he took time to answer questions and discuss what the honor meant to him. For a guy that had played on some of the biggest stages over the course of his career, a 29-game sample with the Saints seems rather nonde...

This spring, Xander Hamilton threw 87 2/3 innings for Appalachian State and posted 115 strikeouts. There are a lot of moldable tools with his game, and he presents Minnesota with another opportunity to carve out a strong late-round pitcher similar to Bailey Ober or Louie Varland. Before he kicks ...