The Twins had a lot of good players here.
--We talked a little about outfielder Max Murphy yesterday in the Cedar Rapids article, but he was absolutely dominant in his time at Elizabethton. .378/.483/.723 in 119 at-bats. The Twins figured out that he was wasting his time there and moved him up. He'll be twenty-two in November.
--Outfielder Tanner English also moved up to Cedar Rapids. While he was in Elizabethton, he hit .316/.439/.474 in 114 at-bats. He'll be twenty-two in March.
--After those guys left, first baseman Tyler Kuresa was probably the best batter for Elizabethton. He hit .298/.381/.478. He'll be twenty-two in November.
--If the best batter wasn't Tyler Kuresa, it was Trey Vavra. He hit .319/.392/.454. He turns twenty-three tomorrow.
--Shortstop Nick Gordon didn't exactly dominate, but he wasn't bad. .293/.333/.366 are his numbers. He'll be nineteen in October, so he still has some time.
--This was second baseman Will Hurt's third season in the Twins organization. In 2012 in the GCL, he hit .141/.221/.141. In 2013, again in the GCL, he hit .243/.387/.284. This year, in Elizabethton, he hit .235/.303/.235. Total for three seasons: .205/.306/.218 in 220 at-bats. He'll be twenty-one on my birthday, December 22. The Twins obviously think they see something in him, and he is still young, but that's a whole lot of not hitting.
--In twelve starts, Felix Jorge went 4-2, 2.59, 1.09 WHIP with 61 strikeouts in 66 innings. He had not done much in his time in Cedar Rapids. But he'll turn twenty-one in January, so there's time yet.
--John Curtiss had an excellent year, going 2-1, 2.30, 1.21 WHIP with 41 strikeouts in 31.1 innings. He'll be twenty-two in April.
--Most of the rest of the good pitchers were promoted to Cedar Rapids and we talked about them there. I do want to mention Dereck Rodriguez, though. Before this season, Dereck Rodriguez had been a light-hitting outfielder. He converted to pitching, and so far the conversion has been successful. He went twenty innings or so without giving up an earned run. His final numbers were 2-2, 1.05, 1.05 WHIP with 19 strikeouts in 25.2 innings. It'll be interesting to watch him next season.
So, there are your Elizabethton Twins. If all goes according to plan, we'll take a look at the GCL Twins tomorrow.