By BILLY HEYEN, CHUCKIE MAGGIO and KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The left-center fence at Frontier Field features three prominent words: "Twins of tomorrow." Since the Minnesota Twins became the Rochester Red Wings' parent club in 2003, many talented players have played in front of those three words. Normally this spring, you'd be reading about the next batch of rising stars playing at One … [Read more...] about Rochester Red Wings draft: Building three teams with Twins-era players
Mitch Garver
Garver and Slegers named Twins Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Year
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN—The Minnesota Twins announced today that catcher Mitch Garver has been named the 2017 Sherry Robertson Award winner as the Twins Minor League Player of the Year and right-handed pitcher Aaron Slegers has been named the 2017 Jim Rantz Award winner as the Twins Minor League Pitcher of the Year. Garver, 26, split the … [Read more...] about Garver and Slegers named Twins Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Year
Garver, Granite Named International League Postseason All-Stars
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com ROCHESTER, NY – Rochester Red Wings catcher Mitch Garver and outfielder Zack Granite have been named to the International League Postseason All-Star Team, the league office announced Wednesday. Garver had one of the best offensive seasons by a Red Wings catcher in recent memory. He appeared in 66 games at catcher but also played defensively in … [Read more...] about Garver, Granite Named International League Postseason All-Stars
Wings win in extras, increase wild card lead
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com Kennys Vargas drove in Mitch Garver with a single in the 11th inning and the Rochester Red Wings beat the Columbus Clippers 4-3 Wednesday night at Huntington Park. Lehigh Valley lost in extra-innings to Norfolk, meaning the Red Wings (71-52) now possess a 2.0 game lead over the IronPigs in the Wild Card chase. Former Ohio State … [Read more...] about Wings win in extras, increase wild card lead
Granite’s slam carries Wings past Clippers
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA When Zack Granite was called up to the Minnesota Twins a month ago, he was maybe the hottest hitter in baseball. Between June 2 and July 5, the speedy center fielder hit a robust .456 (62-for-136) for the Rochester Red Wings and raised his average from .237 to an International League-best .365. How hot was he? He hit 37 points higher than any other … [Read more...] about Granite’s slam carries Wings past Clippers