Rochester and New Britain remain unbeaten. Evan Bigley and Miguel Sano each hit a grand slam. Jason Marquis pitches for the Rock Cats this afternoon.
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Minor Details: Games of 4/5
Twins affiliates were 2-2 to start the season. Drew Butera was a hero. Scott Baker faced only three batters.
Today’s Tilts
It seems strange, but the Twins’ minor league teams begin play before the big club does. Here are the games being played today.
1:00—Rochester at Syracuse. P. J. Walters v. Mitch Atkins
5:05—New Britain at Richmond. Justin Fitzgerald v. Luke French
5:30—Ft. Myers at Charlotte. Scott Baker v. Grayson Garvin
6:30—Peoria at Beloit. Michael Jensen v. Madison Boer
Florida State League Preview
Your handy guide to the Florida State League. Players listed are those found on rosters at milb.com today. Such rosters are subject to change.
Eastern League Preview
Your handy guide to the Eastern League. Players listed are those on rosters found at milb.com today. Those rosters are, of course, subject to change.
International League Preview
Your handy guide to the International League. Players listed are players who were listed on rosters at milb.com this morning. Such rosters are obviously subject to change.
Happy Birthday–September 14
Kid Nichols (1869)
Jerry Doggett (1916)
Jerry Coleman (1924)
Jim Fanning (1927)
Stan Williams (1936)
Jerry Don Gleaton (1957)
Tim Wallach (1957)
Mike Durant (1969)
David Bell (1972)
Chad Bradford (1974)
Delmon Young (1985)
Minor Thoughts
This is just kind of a wrap-up post of various thoughts on the Twins minor league teams and players. I claim no particular credentials as either an analyst or a scout, so feel free to disagree with anything that follows.
--You can understand why Rochester management is getting upset with the Twins. I know the minors are about player development, but you'd still like to be able to field a competitive team. Given how bad they've been the last two years, attendance hasn't suffered as much as you might think--the Red Wings were ninth out of fourteen teams, with an average of 6493 fans. All the injuries to the major league club obviously played a part in how bad the team was, but a failure to develop players has also played a part.
Where They Stand
Minnesota is 59-84, fifth in the AL Central, 22 games behind Detroit. The Twins are on a one game winning streak and are 3-7 in their last ten games.
Rochester finished 53-91, sixth in the IL North, 29 games behind Pawtucket. The Red Wings finished on a two game losing streak and were 4-6 in their last ten games.
New Britain finished 72-70, third in the EL East, 5 games behind New Hampshire. The Rock Cats finished on a one game losing streak and were 5-5 in their last ten games.
Ft. Myers overall was 63-76, fifth in the FSL South, 12 games behind Bradenton. In the first half, the Miracle was 34-36, second in the FSL South, 4 games behind St. Lucie. In the second half, the Miracle was 29-40, fifth in the FSL South, 16 games behind Bradenton. The Miracle finished on a one game losing streak and was 6-4 in its last ten games.
Beloit overall was 69-69, third in the ML West, 12.5 games behind Quad Cities. In the first half, the Snappers were 38-32, tied for third in the ML West, 7 games behind Burlington. In the second half, the Snappers were 31-37, tied for fourth in the ML West, 10 games behind Quad Cities. The Snappers finished on a one game losing streak and were 5-5 in their last ten games.
Elizabethton finished 42-46, second in the AL West, 3 games behind Johnson City. The Twins finished on an eight game winning streak and were 9-1 in their last ten games. They qualified for the playoffs, losing two games to one to Bluefield in the first round.
The GCL Twins finished 31-29, second in the GCL South, 7 games behind the Orioles. The Twins finished on a one game winning streak and were 8-2 in their last ten games.
The DSL Twins finished 42-26, second in the B. C. B. C., 3.5 games behind the Orioles. The Twins finished on a three game losing streak and were 6-4 in their last ten games.
This Week in Twins Transactions
Jim Hoey was recalled from Rochester to Minnesota.
Brian Dinkelman had his contract selected from Rochester by Minnesota.
Kyle Waldrop had his contract selected from Rochester by Minnesota.
Nick Blackburn was transferred from the fifteen day disabled list to the sixty day disabled list.
Liam Hendriks had his contract selected from Rochester by Minnesota.
Joe Benson was recalled from New Britain to Minnesota.
Chris Parmelee was recalled from New Britain to Minnesota.
Matt Tolbert was recalled from New Britain to Minnesota.
Bruce Pugh was promoted from Ft. Myers to New Britain.
Deolis Guerra was placed on the seven day disabled list by New Britain with a right bicep injury.
Matthew Hauser was promoted from Ft. Myers to New Britain.
Steve Hirschfeld was placed on the seven day disabled list by New Britain with tendonitis in his right shoulder.
Sam Spangler was activated from the disabled list by Beloit.
Pedro Guerra was placed on the seven day disabled list by Beloit.