Category: Twins Minor League Player of the Week

Twins Minor League Player of the Week

April 26, 2011 – Florida St. League Twins infielder Nate Hanson is the Minnesota Twins Minor League Player of the Week for April 16-22 In seven games with the Ft. Myers Miracle last week, Hanson batted .357 (10-for-28) with four runs scored and two home runs, including a walk-off grand slam on April 20. Hanson, 24, was drafted by the Twins in the 28th round of the 2008 First-Year Player draft. Hanson was drafted out of University of Minnesota and entering this season has hit .249 in 245 career minor league games. Source:Twins Presspass

 

Minor League Player of the Week

Tyler Robertson
Tyler Robertson

New Britain left-handed pitcher Tyler Robertson is the Twins Minor League Player of the Week for July 23-30. Robertson, 23, was 1-0 with one save in three appearances for the Rock Cats. Tyler did not allow a run and recorded seven strikeouts while walking three batters in his 5.0 innings of relief work last week…Robertson was selected by the Twins in the third round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft out of Bella Vista (Ca.) High School. Robertson entered 2011 with a career 30-32 minor league record and a 3.71 ERA over 98 appearances (95 starts).

Minor League Player of the Week

pitcher BJ Hermsen
pitcher BJ Hermsen

July 24, 2011 – Beloit (Midwest League – Single-A) right-handed pitcher B.J Hermsen is the Twins Minor League Player of the Week for July 16-22. Hermsen, 21, was drafted in the sixth round of the of the 2008 First-Year Player draft out of West Delaware High School in Iowa. Hermsen was 1-0 in one start for the Snappers as he recorded five strikeouts while walking just two batters in the 7.0 inning win. B.J. is 10-6 in his second season with Beloit with a 3.14 ERA in 106 innings of work while giving up 110 hits, 28 walks and 68 strikeouts.

Twins minor league player of the week

Ft. Myers (Florida St. League – Single-A) left-handed pitcher Logan Darnell is the Twins Minor League Player of the Week for July 9-15. Darnell was drafted in the sixth round of the of the 2010 First-Year Player draft out of the University of Kentucky. Logan made his professional debut last season with Elizabethton appearing in 11 games (five starts). Darnell, 21, was 2-0 in two starts for the Miracle, he recorded 10 strikeouts while walking just two batters.

Twins Minor League Player of the Week

Eddie Rosario

Elizabethton (Appalachian League – Rookie Level) outfielder Eddie Rosario is the Twins Minor League Player of the Week for June 25-July 1. Rosario, 20, was 11-for-28 (.393) with two doubles, five home runs, 12 RBI’s and nine runs scored in seven games for the E-Town Twins. Last season Rosario spent the year in the GCL hitting .294 and stole 22 bases in 51 games. Rosario was drafted by the Twins in the fourth round of the 2010 First-Year Player draft out of Puerto Rico.

Minor league player of the week is Aaron Bates

Aaron Bates

Rochester first baseman Aaron Bates is the Twins Minor League Player of the Week for May 28-June 3. Bates hit .545 (12-for-22) with four runs scored in six games for the Red Wings. Bates, 27, was selected by the Red Sox in the 3rd round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft out of North Carolina State and signed with the Twins as Minor League free agent on May 8. Bates has appeared in 23 games with the Red Wings this season and in 98 at bats Bates is hitting .349 with three home runs and nine RBI’s. Aaron had a cup of coffee with the Red Sox in 2009 getting four hits in 11 at bats.

Minor League player of the week is Bruce Pugh

Bruce Pugh

Ft. Myers (Single-A, Florida State League) right-handed pitcher Bruce Pugh is the Twins Minor League Player of the Week for May 21-27. Pugh pitched in two games and recorded two saves over 3.0 innings pitched. Pugh, 22, was selected by the Twins in the 19th round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft out of Hillsborough Community College (FL). Prior to this season, Pugh posted a 3.85 ERA over 70 minor league appearances.