This weeks Minnesota Twins minor league players of the week are Low-A Fort Myers infielder Noah Miller and High-A Cedar Rapids left-handed pitcher Brent Headrick.
Noah Miller was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (36th) of the 2021 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ozaukee HS (Fredonia, WI). Miller had committed to play at Alabama before signing with the Twins for $1.7 million. Noah Miller is currently rated as the Twins ninth best prospect in 2022.
Miller (6’1″/190) has been playing at shortstop in the Twins system and reportedly had elite fielding and offensive skills. I saw Miller play in a Twins ST exhibition game this spring and he is fun to watch in the field. Miller is a switch-hitter and started his pro career in 2021 with the FCL Twins and in 2022 started with the Low-A Ft. Myers Mighty Mussels.
Miller, 19, played in five games for the Mighty Mussels this past week, hitting .556 (10-for-18) with two doubles, one triple, one home run, three RBI, four runs scored, four walks, a .636 on-base percentage, a .636 slugging percentage and a 1.581 OPS.
Brent Headrick was Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 9th round of the 2019 MLB June Amateur Draft from Illinois State University (Normal, IL). Headrick signed with Minnesota for a reported $130,000.
The 24 year old Headrick (6’6″/235) pitched briefly in Elizabethton in 2019 and spent all but one game with the Low-A Ft. Myers Mighty Mussels where he started 14 games but had control issues walking 33 in 61.1 innings. This season his control seems much better and he has a 3-1 record with a 1.90 ERA in five starts in 23.2 innings. This past week Headrick made one start for the Cedar Rapids Kernels versus Quad Cities, pitching 6 shutout innings with one hit allowed, one walk and a season-high 10 strikeouts.