Tuesday, June
22, 2010
Minor League
Game Notes
The Twins signed former big league infielder D’Angelo
Jimenez to a minor league contract and he will report to the Rochester Red
Wings today. The 32 year old had 2,480 Major League at bats for six big league
clubs between 1999 and 2007. He was playing for Yucatan in the Mexican League
this season.
With Wilson Ramos out for a week or so with the oblique strain, Allan
de San Miguel’s frequent flyer miles continue to rack up. Yancarlos Ortiz was shipped back to AA New
Britain.
The Elizabethton Twins 2010 season will start tonight in Bristol. It will
be fun to see how much they dominate the 2010 Appalachian League again. The GCL
Twins got started today, and I will definitely have to spend some time getting
to know the players on these rosters. Several players have come over from the
Dominican Republic from last year’s DSL Twins team, but one thing of note is
that both Miguel Sano and Jorge Polanco
will continue to play in the DSL this summer, at least for the time being. Max
Kepler sure made a strong debut.
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My
StarTribune.com article this week involves all of these Cliff Lee trade rumors and how ridiculous it is that the names of Kevin Slowey
and especially Scott Baker are included in these rumors. How much is too much?
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Travis started
counting down his Top 50 Twins prospects
yesterday. Be sure to follow his list as he moves up the ladder.
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Travis and I will
be hosting Twins Minor
League Weekly tonight at 10:00. There will be a lot to talk about, so
check it out.
Here is a quick glance at what
happened on Monday in the Twins minor league system:
SethSpeaks Monday Minor League
Hitter of the Day – Max Kepler – GCL Twins
SethSpeaks Monday Minor League
Pitcher of the Day – Ryan Mullins – Rochester
Red Wings, Liam Hendriks
– Ft. Myers Miracle
Red Wings Report
Monday –
Rochester 2, Columbus 1 (10 innings) – The
Red Wings got great pitching and just enough hitting to win in extra innings. Ryan Mullins started and gave up one
run on five hits over seven innings. He walked two and struck out four. Anthony Slama
struck out two (and walked one) in two scoreless innings. Kyle Waldrop pitched a scoreless tenth inning for the win. Dustin Martin led the offense. He went
2-4 with his 16th double and seventh home run. Brian Dinkelman went 2-3 with a walk. Jose Morales went 2-4.
New Britain Notes
Monday – New
Britain – No Game Scheduled.
Miracle Matters
Monday – Game 1 – Ft. Myers 0, Palm Beach 1 – Liam Hendriks fell to 4-2, but his ERA dropped to 1.42 after this
complete game loss. He went 6.1 innings and gave up one unearned run on eight
hits. He walked none and struck out seven. The Miracle managed just two hits.
Monday – Game 1 – Ft. Myers 1, Palm Beach 12 – Bruce Pugh came back from the DL
and made his first start. In 1.1 innings, he gave up seven runs (3 earned) on
five hits and three hit batters. He struck out three. Steve Blevins got the final two outs of the 2nd inning,
but not before giving up a run on two hits and a walk. Bobby Lanigan
also made his first appearance after a long DL stint. He gave up two unearned
runs in two innings. Jose Gonzalez
gave up two runs on three hits in two innings. The Miracle had seven hits. Nick Romero went 3-3.
Snappers Snippets
Monday – Beloit – No Game Scheduled.
Midwest League All-Star game is on Tuesday.
E-Twins Talkers
Monday – Elizabethton – No Game Scheduled. The
Appalachian League schedule starts on Tuesday.
GCL Twins Topics
Monday – GCL Twins 8, GCL Orioles
4 – Max Kepler made his US-debut, and he was
very good. He went 3-5 with a double and three RBI. Kennys Vargas was also 3-5 with a double. Wander Guillen’s US-debut was successful
as the 3B went 2-4. Pedro Guerra
made his first start in the States, and he threw five shutout innings, allowing
just one hit. He walked two and struck out three. Bart Carter came in and gave up two runs (1 earned) on one hit and
one walk. Brett Carroll came in and
gave up two runs on three hits and two walks, but he gets the win. Eddie Ahorrio
worked a scoreless inning.
Any thoughts of the Twins or the minor league system? Feel free to leave
your questions and comments here.