What to expect from David Festa
When David Festa takes the mound for the Twins at Chase Field in Phoenix on Thursday afternoon, he’ll be bringing a repertoire that matches up with any member of the Twins rotation and his electric mix compares well to some of the better starting pitchers in the game.
Top pitching prospect Festa ready for MLB debut
PHOENIX -- The consensus among the Twins’ young players who have spent time in the Triple-A St. Paul clubhouse this season is that David Festa is a largely quiet, meticulous guy who takes his work very seriously. Then, he steps on the mound -- and his stuff roars. “When I
No. 19 prospect dominating in Double-A with pinpoint control
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Lee delivers 'out of the ordinary' two-homer game at Triple-A
Remember when Brooks Lee was sidelined earlier in the year with a herniated disc? You wouldn’t be able to tell with how he’s swinging the bat. MLB’s No. 14 prospect continued his hot stretch by launching two homers -- the first time he has accomplished that feat in his professional
On the mend, Lee kick-starts homer barrage at Triple-A
Just six games after returning to Triple-A from injury, Brooks Lee provided a jolt to St. Paul’s lineup on Thursday night. MLB's No. 14 prospect swatted his first home run of the season during a three-hit performance, and his dinger opened up the floodgates as the Saints routed the Bats,
This prospect 'might be the hardest worker' in the Twins' system
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Here are the top 10 pure-hitting prospects in the Minors
What exactly is a pure hitter? It’s a term that many discuss, but few define. On last week's Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo detailed what a pure hitter is and took it a step further by ranking the top 10 pure-hitting prospects.
'That's different': This Twins prospect's power even has Correa talking
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Rodriguez's offseason routine helping him succeed at Double-A
Emmanuel Rodriguez has always believed he has the tools to become a dominant player. That’s why he spent countless hours during the offseason perfecting his swing and working on reading the strike zone. Well-rounded performances like the one MLB’s No. 32 prospect delivered in Double-A Wichita's 8-0 win over San
Twins prospect's elite command: 49 K's before 1st walk
Limiting free passes from the mound depends on control, command and precision. And then there is the type of surgical precision Zebby Matthews has displayed -- the kind one usually finds in an operating room. Coming into the season, there wasn’t a pitcher in the Twins system with better command
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Here are the top 11 switch-hitting prospects in the Minors
In an era that places a premium on platoon advantages, switch-hitters can be the most versatile members of a lineup -- even if they've become increasingly hard to find. Over the past four seasons, the number of switch-hitting batters in the Majors has slowly ticked down from 10.7 percent in
This Twins 18-year-old prospect is throwing heat
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Twins' No. 3 prospect is just getting started
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Twins prospects working their way back from injuries
MINNEAPOLIS -- Needless to say, the injury situation up in Minneapolis has had a significant impact on the Twins thus far, with early issues for Royce Lewis, Carlos Correa, Jhoan Duran, Caleb Thielbar and Justin Topa playing some role in the Twins’ scuffling start to the season. It’s been equally
Triple-A IL impacting Twins at Major League level
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Rookie Martin shines on tough night: 'Props to him'
MINNEAPOLIS -- The last thing a deeply slumping Minnesota offense needed on Tuesday night was to face the overwhelming stuff of Dodgers ace Tyler Glasnow -- and, indeed, the result for much of the night was probably their most difficult performance amid this trying season-opening stretch. More of what the
Here's where the Twins' Top 30 prospects are starting the season
With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the Twins’ Top 30 prospects are projected to start: 1. Walker Jenkins (MLB No. 10), OF -- Fort Myers (Single-A) 2. Brooks Lee (MLB No. 18), SS -- St. Paul (Triple-A) injured list (lower back) 3. Emmanuel Rodriguez (MLB No.
Twins' farm system teeming with talent for 2024
To see the impact that a healthy farm system can have on an organization, look no further back than last season, when three rookies -- Royce Lewis, Edouard Julien and Matt Wallner -- were most prominent in the Twins’ second-half offensive surge that pulled them away in the American League
Lewis-Martin friendship already goes way back
This story was excerpted from Do-Hyoung Park’s Twins Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. Austin Martin looked to his right as he spoke to the media for the first time as a big leaguer. There, next to his
Lewis on IL with 'severe' quad strain; prospect Martin recalled
KANSAS CITY -- It looks like Royce Lewis will miss meaningful time for a fifth consecutive season. Lewis was placed on the IL on Saturday with what president of baseball operations Derek Falvey described as a “severe” right quad strain he sustained on Opening Day. In a corresponding move, the
Twins reassign No. 2 prospect Lee after 'great camp'
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Despite their Grapefruit League action being rained out on Friday, big news came out of Twins camp as the spring roster continued to shrink. Ranked as the Twins' No. 2 prospect per MLB Pipeline and No. 18 overall, shortstop Brooks Lee was reassigned to Minor League
Twins' prospects get to dream big in Spring Breakout
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- As the Twins rallied back from an early deficit to win Saturday’s Spring Training game against the Rays, 6-5, a couple of Minnesota’s prospects took a pass through the big league clubhouse at Hammond Stadium. In full uniform with their own game scheduled to start after
LIVE: Rays-Twins Spring Breakout
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- On Saturday, March 16, the Twins will host the Rays at Hammond Stadium in Spring Breakout, a first-of-its-kind exhibition featuring the top prospects in each farm system. Here’s everything to know about that game and this exciting new event. What is Spring Breakout? MLB Spring Breakout