The week 19 Minnesota Twins Players of the week are catcher Alex Isola with High-A Cedar Rapids and Low-A Fort Myers LHP Cade Povich. The 2021 baseball season is winding down but players continue to show their stuff.
Alex Isola was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 29th round of the 2019 MLB June Amateur Draft from Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX). Signing bonus was reported as $70,000.
Isola, 23, played in five games for the Kernels, hitting .417 (10-for-24) with five home runs, eight RBI, a 1.042 slugging percentage and a 1.458 OPS. The California native homered in four of the five games, including a two-homer game on Friday at Wisconsin. For the season Isola is slashing .247/.351/.435 with 17 homers and 51 RBI in 93 games.
Cade Povich was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 2021 MLB June Amateur Draft from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Reportedly signed for $500,000.
Povich, 21, made two starts for the Mighty Mussels, going 0-0, 1.50 ERA (6.0 IP, 1 ER) with four hits allowed, one walk and 11 strikeouts. Povich has appeared in just three games in his professional career after being drafted just a couple of months ago. Povich was assigned to Fort Myers on August 30th after spending just 3 days with the FCL Twins.