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- Top 15 Prospects - #4 Liam Hendriks
- via Twins Target April 24, 2012 at 08:58 PM
source: theaustralianbaseballdigest.mlblogs.com 4. Liam Hendriks, RHP, 23 years old2011 stats: 12-6 with a 3.36 ERA in 139.1 innings, with 111/21 K/BB for New Britain & RochesterLast Year's Rank: 6Acquired: Signed out of Perth, Australia in February 2007.Fun fact about Liam Hendriks. He has only walked 60 guys in 375.2 minor league innings. That's 1.4 an inning. That's amazing! He's al
- Top 15 Prospects - #5 Eddie Rosario
- via Twins Target April 15, 2012 at 07:40 PM
source: milb.com 5. Eddie Rosario, 2B/OF, 20 years old2011 stats: .337/.397/.670 with 21 HRs and 17 stolen bases in 23 attempts for Elizabethtown.Last Year's Rank: 17Acquired: Drafted by the Twins in the 4th round pick in 2010 June Major League Draft out of Rafael Lopez Landron High School in Guayama, Puerto Rico.I really liked Rosario coming into the 2011 season. As an 18 year old in GCL
- Top 15 Prospects - #6 Adrian Salcedo
- via Twins Target April 12, 2012 at 09:15 PM
(courtesy of minorleaguebaseball.com) 6. Adrian Salcedo, Right-Handed Starter, 21 years old.2011 Stats: 6-6 with a 2.93 ERA in 135 innings, with 92/27 K/BB for Class A Beloit.Last year's rank: 8Acquired: Signed out of Mocha, Dominican Republic in December 2007. What would you say if I told you the Twins had a prospect that has a 2.76 ERA, strikes out 7.1/9 and only walks 1.5/9? He's a pitcher tha
- Top 15 Prospects - #7 Aaron Hicks
- via Twins Target April 11, 2012 at 06:51 AM
(courtesy thesportsbank.net) 7. Aaron Hicks, Center field, 22 years old 2011 Stats: .242/.354/.368 with 5 HRs and 17 SB in 26 attempts for Fort Myers.Last Year's Rank: 2Acquired: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins 14th overall in the 2008 June Major League Draft out of Woodrow Wilson HS in Los Angeles. Twins fans are historically a patient lot. Sure, there are fringe characters out there, but
- Top 15 Prospects - #8 Kyle Gibson
- via Twins Target April 05, 2012 at 07:52 AM
8. Kyle Gibson, Right-Handed Starter, 24 years old. 2011 Stats: 3-8 with a 4.81 ERA in 95 innings, with 91/27 K/BB for AAA Rochester.Last year's rank: 1Acquired: Drafted by the Twins in the 1st round (22) of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft out of University of Missouri. Going into last season, Gibson was poised. He was our #1 prospect and he'd jumped three levels in 2010. He looked like he wa
- Top 15 Prospects - #9 Brian Dozier
- via Twins Target April 01, 2012 at 05:28 PM
source: mlb.com 9. Brian Dozier, Shortstop, 24 years old 2011 stats: .320/.399/.491 with 9 HRs and 24 stolen bases in 35 attempts for Fort Myers & New Britain.Last Year's Rank: NAAcquired: Drafted by the Twins in the 8th round of the draft out of Southern Mississippi in 2009. Dozier had a quite a year in 2011. After a combined .275/.350/.349 in Beloit and Fort Myers in 2010, Dozier starte
- Top 15 Prospects - #10 Chris Parmelee
- via Twins Target March 31, 2012 at 10:22 PM
source: twinkietown 10. Chris Parmelee, First Base/Outfield, 24 years old 2011 stats: .287/.366/.436 with 13 HRs for New Britain.Last Year's Rank: #18Acquired: Drafted by the Twins in the 1st round (20th overall) out of Chino Hills, CA High School in 2006. Parmelee was fast-tracked to the majors last season due to injuries to Justin Morneau and Joe Mauer. He had a really nice performance
- Top 15 Prospects - #11 Levi Michael
- via Twins Target March 30, 2012 at 11:54 PM
source: acc.blogs.starnewsonline.com 11. Levi Michael, Shortstop, 21 years old2011 Stats: .289/.434/.434 with 4 HRs and 14 steals in 15 attempts at the University of North Carolina.Last year's rank: N/AAcquired: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (Number 30) of the 2011 June Major League Draft out of UNC.Last June, the Twins departed from conventional draft wisdom (at least
- Top 15 Prospects - #12: David Bromberg
- via Twins Target March 27, 2012 at 07:09 PM
(courtesy mlb.com) 12. David Bromberg, Right-handed Starter, 24 years old2011 Stats: 1-3 with a 6.08 ERA 23/15 K/BB in 37 innings for AA New Britain.Last year's rank: 10Acquired: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 32nd round of the 2005 June Major League Draft.Coming into 2011, David Bromberg was on the verge of making his MLB debut. He'd just been added to the 40-man roster. He'd had a decent
- Top 15 Prospects - #13 Alex Wimmers
- via Twins Target March 25, 2012 at 09:16 PM
Source: minnesota.twins.mlb.com 13. Alex Wimmers, Right-handed Starter, 23 years old2011 stats: 2-3 with a 4.20 ERA 39/22 K/BB in 40.2 innings for Fort Myers.Last year's rank: 5Acquired: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins 21st overall in the 2010 June Major League Draft.Alex Wimmers was the Twins top pick in the 2010 draft. Wimmers coming out of college was the "stereotypical Twins starting
- Top 15 Prospects - #14 Chris Herrmann
- via Twins Target March 10, 2012 at 07:59 PM
Source: Herrmann's Google Plus page 14. Chris Herrmann, Catcher/OF, 24 years old2011 stats: .269/.385/.399 with 8 HRs and 10 steals in 13 attempts between Fort Myers and New Britain.Last Year's Rank: N/AAcquired: Drafted by the Twins in the 6th round out of the University of Miami in 2009.Herrmann had a breakout year for the Twins in 2011 after compiling a .219/.310/.301 line in 408 pla
- Top 15 Prospects - #15 Carlos Gutierrez
- via Twins Target March 04, 2012 at 01:41 PM
source: mlb.com 15. Carlos Gutierrez, Right-Handed Reliever, 25 years old 2011 stats: 2-3 4.62 ERA 57/31 K/BB in 62.1 innings for AAA Rochester.Last year's rank: 43Acquired: Drafted in the first round (27th overall) out of University of Miami in 2008 Gutierrez has been a highly thought of prospect in the Twins system since he was drafted in 2008, though considered a little bit of a
- 2012 Minnesota Twins Prospects 30-16
- via Twins Target March 03, 2012 at 07:57 PM
I have been counting down My top 50 Twins prospects over at my other space, www.ontheroadwithshawn.blogspot.com. I recently tried to convince Joel Zumaya not to retire. I have also been posting at TwinsDaily. I recently posted 40-31 and now I have 30-16. 30. Lance Ray Outfield/First Baseman 9/2/1989.Ray was drafted in the 8th round of the 2010 draft out of the University of Kentucky. He hit .253/.
- 2012 Minnesota Twins Prospects 40-31
- via Twins Target February 26, 2012 at 02:46 PM
Recently, I posted my prospects 50-41, today I will post 40-31. Originally posted at Ontheroadwithshawn.40. Michael Gonzales First Base 6/16/1988.Gonzales was drafted by the Twins in the 9th round of the 2008 draft out of Diablo Valley College. He hit .289/.371/.468 with 15 HRs in 477 plate appearances in his second year at class A Beloit. His walks have increased his strikeouts have decreased as
- Twins 2012 prospects 50-41
- via Twins Target February 15, 2012 at 12:02 PM
Spring training is almost upon us and as such, it is time to look at 2012's batch of Minnesota Twins prospects. I have been posting these 5 at a time at my other space, OntheroadwithShawn but figured I'd bring them here in groups of 10. The Twins may have lost 99 in 2011 but on February 15th, the slate is clean and what prospects provide is hope of better days.50. Luis Nunez Left Handed Reliever 9
- Parmelee: A glimpse into the future
- via Twins Target September 27, 2011 at 11:13 PM
Reason for excitement, or simply straw-grasping?As the team's loss column approaches triple-digits, both the front office and armchair GM's across the country are entering winter mode. Much ink has been spilled on the topic of offseason trades and acquisitions, but the key to a successful 2012 season – or at least a fairer feud with the .500-mark – may be found in last night's lineup.Kansas City's
- One on One With Jim Thome
- via Twins Target August 19, 2011 at 05:10 PM
Jim Thome was recently at Cub Foods on 26th Avenue just south of Minneapolis for a public meet-and-greet, and was promoting his involvement with Pepsi Max' "Field of Dreams" program. For more information about this program and for a chance to play against some of MLB's legends in your hometown, visit mlb.com/pepsimax.I had a chance to talk with Jim Thome about No. 600, and his storied career.
- 600!
- via Twins Target August 15, 2011 at 11:37 PM
- Series Preview: Red Sox @ Twins
- via Twins Target August 08, 2011 at 05:19 PM
Baseball fans have a chance to witness history this week, with Tim Wakefield gunning for win No. 200 and Jim Thome trying to collect homerun No. 600. Accordingly, ticket prices have gone up. Here's the breakdown:
- Contest: Win a '91 World Series Collectors DVD!
- via Twins Target August 02, 2011 at 01:55 PM
For a chance to win a 1991 World Series Collector's Edition DVDs, log on to your Twitter account, and retweet the following: RT @akneeland RT this for a chance to win a '91 WS Collector's Edition DVD! Each person who retweets this will be entered into a drawing for one of the two DVDs below. Remember, your source for Twins' tickets and merchandise is TwinsBaseball.com. Feel free to click on each o
