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
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Sano: 2 more games with the Wings, then back to the Twins
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Barring any setback, Miguel Sano's rehabilitation stint with the Rochester Red Wings will end while they are in Allentown, Pa., this week. The Minnesota Twins' slugging third baseman played five innings for the Red Wings on Sunday — this time at third after serving as the designated hitter on Saturday — and said his rehab is right on schedule. "I'm … [Read more...] about Sano: 2 more games with the Wings, then back to the Twins
Even making IL history isn’t good enough for Wings
By Kevin Oklobzija On a day when the Rochester Red Wings needed to hit both ends of the daily double in order to earn a playoff berth, they did their part. They thumped the Pawtucket Red Sox 10-1, with Matt Hague belting a pair of home runs at sun-drenched Frontier Field. "Glorious Domination" by Bobby Roode blared from the public address system afterward. The … [Read more...] about Even making IL history isn’t good enough for Wings
Robbie Grossman will DH for Red Wings in final two games
By Kevin Oklobzija The Rochester Red Wings lineup has been depleted by recalls but they'll actually be getting hitting help for the final two regular season games. Robbie Grossman will join the Red Wings on a major league rehabilitation assignment and he'll be the designated hitter for Sunday's 6:05 p.m. game against the Pawtucket as well as the 1:35 p.m. regular-season … [Read more...] about Robbie Grossman will DH for Red Wings in final two games
Hague adapts to leadoff role as Wings close in on playoff berth
By Kevin Oklobzija Mike Quade contends he hasn't dug far into the depths of Sabermetrics or analytics and discovered numbers that will revolutionize how he constructs his end-of-season lineup for the Rochester Red Wings. "I'm not a baseball whisperer," he said with a smile. He does, however, know Matt Hague is a darn good hitter against left-handers (.299 heading into … [Read more...] about Hague adapts to leadoff role as Wings close in on playoff berth