Minor League Baseball

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA You won't find Zander Wiel's name anywhere on most lists of top prospects in the Minnesota Twins organization. He's not on MLB.com's top 30, and he doesn't appear on fangraphs top 41. But you will find Wiel among the players with the most productive offensive seasons for the Rochester Red Wings in the Twins era, and in select categories for in the … [Read more...] about Wiel finishing breakout year on a high note

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA This is not an affiliation year; the Rochester Red Wings and Minnesota Twins still have 2020 remaining on their working agreement. But Derek Falvey, chief baseball officer for the Twins, is in town to take one last look at possible Sept. 1 callups as the International League regular season winds down. Here's a Friday six pack from Falvey's chat with … [Read more...] about Twins’ Falvey on development, use of pitchers and more

By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Three nights after being no-hit, the Rochester Red Wings scored more runs than they have in any game since 2004. Tomás Telis set a career-high. Zander Wiel matched a Twins-era record and the Wings gave hope to their playoff push. Telis paced a 19-hit attack going 4-for-4 on the night, reached base all six times he came to the plate and … [Read more...] about Offense explodes; Wings slam Bisons

By CHUCKIE MAGGIO ROCHESTER -- Toronto Blue Jays top prospect Nate Pearson had a clear pitch count mapped out for him in his first Triple-A start on Tuesday. Pearson would throw seven innings or 100 pitches, whichever mark came first. Those guidelines, standard procedure for pitchers in 2019, made the seventh inning Pearson's last at Frontier Field on Tuesday night. … [Read more...] about Red Wings outlast Pearson, come back to beat Bisons