The Minnesota Twins have named Triple-A St Paul outfielder Matt Wallner and Double-A Wichita left-handed pitcher Brent Headrick as their minor league Player and Pitcher of the Week.
Matt Wallner a Forest Lake, Minnesota native was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 32nd round of the 2016 MLB June Amateur Draft from Forest Lake HS (Forest Lake, MN) and the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (39th-competitive balance) of the 2019 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, MS). Wallner is a repeat winner this year having also won this award trice earlier this season. MLB Pipeline currently has Wallner rated as the Twins 5th best prospect.
Wallner, 24, played in six games for the Saints, hitting .409 (9-for-22) with four doubles, one triple, two home runs, eight RBI and seven walks. He recorded the first cycle in Saints history on Thursday night against Omaha and finished the game with five hits.
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. This is the second time Headrick has won this award this season. Headrick was promoted from Cedar Rapids to Wichita on July 23.
Headrick, 24, made one start for the Wind Surge last Sunday at Frisco, allowing one run on six hits in 6 innings pitched with one walk and nine strikeouts. He has struck out 27 batters in his last three starts (15 IP). The 6’6″ lefty seems to find a way to keep his hits allowed under his innings pitched and that is a good thing. Headrick has enjoyed a breakout 2022 season, leading the Midwest League in wins at the time of his promotion. The Braidwood, Illinois native has gone 8-2 with a 2.34 ERA across 15 starts, striking out 77 with just 13 walks over 65.1 innings of work. He has held opponents to a .188 batting average while working to a 0.89 WHIP. Cedar Rapids had won 12 of his 15 starts.