Thursday Night,
May 20, 2010
Plouffe Promoted
Well, it was only about ten
days too late, but Trevor Plouffe was finally promoted to the Twins following
Thursday night’s Twins and Red Wings game. He had been held of out the Red
Wings lineup on Thursday. Unfortunately, his promotion comes at the expense of Jeff Manship
who was sent back to Rochester. From the Red
Wings site:
The Minnesota Twins announced
after tonight's game that they will recall infielder Trevor Plouffe
from Triple-A Rochester in time for Friday night's game vs. the Milwaukee
Brewers at Target Field. In 38 games with the Red Wings this season, Plouffe batted .303 (46-for-152) with 11 doubles, three
triples, four home runs and 21 rbi.
He was drafted by the Twins in the first round (20th overall) of the 2004
First-Year Player Draft. Plouffe's first game action
will be his Major League debut and he will wear uniform number 24. To make room
for Plouffe on the 25-man roster, the Twins have
optioned right-handed pitcher Jeff Manship to
Triple-A Rochester...
I told Plouffe at Twins Fest that next year, I will pay for his autograph, and now, I will have to do just that. Trevor is a terrific guy with great charisma and he has put it all together this year. He will turn 24 years old in June. One of the Twins first-round picks in 2004, Plouffe has slowly worked his way up the Twins farm system. He was promoted to the Red Wings in the second half of 2008 and spent all of 2009 there as well. When the Twins signed JJ Hardy this offseason, Plouffe used it as motivation and is putting together a great year.
Following the 2009 season, Plouffe participated in the World Cup for Team USA. He was
their shortstop and second hitter and a team leader. He helped the team, along
with guys like Ike Davis, Justin Smoak
and Terry Tiffee,
win the gold medal.
So, although it is unfortunate
that Jeff Manship
is returning to Rochester (instead of say, Jose
Mijares, or… maybe a DFA of Jesse Crain?), I am thrilled for Trevor Plouffe.
Here is a quick glance at what
happened on Thursday night in the Twins minor league system:
SethSpeaks Thursday Minor League
Hitter of the Day – Jason Repko – Rochester Red Wings
SethSpeaks Thursday Minor League
Pitcher of the Day – BJ Hermsen – Beloit Snappers
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Be sure to check out
Josh’s Thoughts for his Minor
League News and Notes.
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Speaking of Josh
Johnson, he and I are heading to Beloit, Wisconsin, on Friday to watch the
Snappers play Cedar Rapids on Friday and Saturday. We should see Edgar Ibarra
and Michael Tonkin in the mound.
Hopefully we will see Aaron Hicks
and Angel Morales both games. I am
not certain if I will be posting blog entries over the weekend, but I am sure
that I will be tweeting away. Follow me at www.twitter.com/sethtweets.
Red Wings Report
Thursday – Rochester 3, Syracuse 4 – Tyler Robertson was promoted to Rochester, likely just for this
one start in place of Manship. The young lefty did
alright. In five innings, he gave up three runs on six hits. He walked two and
struck out six. Tim Lahey
came in and threw two shutout innings. Cole
DeVries then gave up an unearned run on three
hits in two innings. He struck out three. Jason
Repko was most of the offense. He went 4-5 with
his fourth homer and three RBI. Jacque
Jones went 2-4. Matt Tolbert and
Brock Peterson each had doubles.
New Britain Notes
Thursday – New Britain 6, Portland 2 – Kyle Gibson appears to be fairly good at pitching. . I think that
is fairly safe to say. On this night, the 2009 top pick gave up two runs on
four hits in seven innings. He walked one and struck out six. He had 13 ground
balls with two fly outs, continuing his ground ball inducing ways. Michael Allen reduced his AA ERA to
just 1.23 with another scoreless inning. Loek Van Mil gave up two hits in a scoreless inning. Erik Lis went
3-5 with his first New Britain homer. Ben
Revere went 2-3 with two walks. He stole his 12th and 13th
bases. Rene Tosoni
went 2-5 with his seventh double. Juan Portes went 2-5 with a triple.
Miracle Matters
Thursday – Ft. Myers 5, Daytona 7 – Blake Martin made another start, and
it didn’t go well. In 3.2 innings, he gave up seven runs on seven hits (two
home runs). He walked two and struck out three. Tony Davis went 2.1 scoreless. Billy
Bullock struck out two in his inning. Steve
Blevins struck out three in two shutout innings. Estarlin de Los Santos went 3-5. Joe
Benson went 2-5 with his first Miracle home run (6th of the
year). Ramon Santana hit his eighth
double and first triple. Chris Parmelee went 0-2, but he walked
three times.
Snappers Snippets
Thursday – Beloit 3, Kane County 2 – The Snappers didn’t
get much offense generated, but it was still enough for BJ Hermsen. The Twins young pitcher was
tremendous in his second Midwest League start. In seven shutout innings, he
gave up three hits and no walks. He struck out three for the Win. He is now 1-0
with a 0.75 ERA and 0.75 WHIP. Jhon Garcia gave
up two runs (1 earned) in 1.1 innings, his first since joining the Snappers. Kane Holbrooks recorded his fifth
save by getting the final two outs via strikeout. The Snappers managed just
four hits. Angel Morales had a two
run single. He also stole his 12th and 13th bases of the
year.
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