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Minnesota Twins' Minor League Month in Review, June Edition
bleacherreport.com - 7/2/2009
Minnesota Twins' Minor League Month in Review, June Edition
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The month of June say many promotions and demotions throughout the Minnesota Twins' minor league organization. A handful of Top-10 prospects were promoted this past month, as well as other key minor-leaguers. As a whole, the Minnesota affiliates went 50-56 in the month of June; not poor enough to statistically boot any team from their respective playoff races, but not good enough for any team to pull away, either. Here is a team-by-team breakdown of the top four minor league ...
sbnation.com - 6/30/2009
Garrett Jones Profile, Blog Posts, Stats, Photos - Pittsburgh Pirates - MLB
— sbnation.com — Transactions/Injuries/Suspensions April 1, 2009 Assigned to minor league camp. December 22, 2008 Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates... to a minor league contract. March 21, 2008 Outrighted to Rochester (AAA). February 27, 2008 Signed by the Minnesota Twins ... (more) Garrett Jones Profile, Blog Posts, Stats, Photos - ...

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I'm Not a Retard, I'm Just a Little Slowey: Big Series for Tigers vs. Twins This Weekend
detroit4lyfe.com - 7/3/2009
I'm Not a Retard, I'm Just a Little Slowey: Big Series for Tigers vs. Twins This Weekend
— detroit4lyfe.com — Tonight the Tigers will start what is up to this point of the season their biggest series... of the year. They will have a three game set at the Twinkiedome vs. the Minnesota Twins, the very team they have a marginal three game lead over in the Central Division. Tonight Kevin Slowey takes ... (more) I'm Not a Retard, I'm Just a Little Slowey: Big Series ...

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Homestand Highlights: Tigers, Yankees, and Sox
twins-territory.com - 7/3/2009
Homestand Highlights: Tigers, Yankees, and Sox
— twins-territory.com — After surviving a tumultuous June schedule that consisted of two long roadtrips and 19 of a total... 27 games on the road, the Twins have finally returned to their comfort zone in Minneapolis. For the next ten days, the Twins will remain indoors and continue the countdown of games until outdoor ... (more) Homestand Highlights: Tigers, Yankees, and Sox

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Minor League Month In Review, June Edition
Twins Fix — ... walks. This is his second straight year with the Snappers as well, but he should be moving up very soon. The Snappers, quite frankly, don’t have a shot at any postseason glory this year simply because of a lack of talent; mostly from the pitching rubber. That should change assuming most of Minnesota’s top pitching prospects they took in the 2009 draft pan out and advance from the short-season leagues. In short, a few bright spots glow on this Beloit roster. This was written for Bleacher Report originally, but I thought you’d enjoy it here as well. What do you think of the ...

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