The Cedar Rapids called upon Rayne Doncon to provide the fireworks for the farm on Thursday night, with the rest of the affiliates failing to show up in the win column.
TRANSACTIONS We heard about it more than 24 hours earlier, but officially Kody Funderburk was optioned to the Saints. The Twins selected the contract of veteran RHP Diego Castillo from the Saints. Josh Winder was reinstated from the 60-Day IL and optioned to St. Paul. RHP Jay Jackson cleared waiv.
Monday brought great news for top prospects with both Brooks Lee and Walker Jenkins returning to action. There were more than a few impressive performances last week, but it was the team results for the Cedar Rapids Kernels that paced the Minnesota Twins farm system. A perfect 6-0 was the opposit.
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There is a reason they are called the "short-season" rookie leagues. On Tuesday, the DSL Twins and FCL Twins will be playing their final games of the season. It's just fun to use the word "penultimate" in the title or in the articles as much as possible. Image courtesy of Eric from "Birdland.
Here are the records of the Twins and their six affiliates through games on Sunday. Minnesota Twins: 62-58 St. Paul Saints: 66-47 Wichita Wind Surge: 47-60 Cedar Rapids Kernels: 66-42 Fort Myers Mighty Mussels: 52-56 FCL Twins: 21-27 DSL Twins: 14-33 Let’s get to the report. As always, please fee.
It's Monday. Brandon Winokur continues to rake early in his pro career. Wins have been difficult to come by this season for the DSL Twins, but the got two on Monday! Here are the records of the Twins and their six affiliates through games on Sunday. Minnesota Twins: 62-58 St. Paul Saints: 66-47 W.
In my opinion, the players in the Dominican Summer League don't get talked about enough. Understandably so. The league is comprised of players who are 16-22 years old (most of the "prospects" are 17-18), and they are six promotions from the big leagues. It is a long-term game, but the players sti.
Walker Jenkins is an incredibly exciting prospect for the Twins and he had a big day in the FCL today. But there are some exciting prospects who finally made their way to the Saints last week and will be playing their first games at CHS Field this week. In addition, the organization's most electr.