Miranda, Martin, Woods-Richardson & Co. Twins Minor Leagues, 2022

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The minor leaguers have all started out pretty well this year.
St. Paul is 4-1.
Wichita is 0-2.
Cedar Rapids is 2-0.
Ft Myers is 2-0.
Stats at this point in the season don't tell much, but Jake Cave and Royce Lewis are off to fast starts for St. Paul. No real surprise for either of these guys. Cave could be added to the 40-man roster easily and return to the bigs. Lewis is on the 40 and would be able to come up if something happens to Correa or Polanco.

[catman]

Christian Encarnacion-Strand (3B, Cedar Rapids) has come out of spring training on fire as well. He is 9/10 following a .391 season with Ft Myers last year. I'll try to get to Cedar Rapids soon to see him in person.

[catman]

Standings as of 4/17
St Paul -- 8-3, 1/2 GB, 7-3 in their last 10, +28 run differential. 2nd place in West Division.
Wichita -- 4-5, 2 GB, 4-5 in their last 9, +2 run differential. 4th place in North Division.
Cedar Rapids -- 7-2, 1.0 GA, 7-2 in their last 9, +31 run differential. 1st in Western Division.
Ft Myers 7-2, 1.0 GA, 7-2 in their last 9, +17 run differential. Tied for 1st in West Division.

[catman]

St Paul
Royce Lewis is hitting .342/.422/.632, Jake Cave is hitting .370/.485/.556, Mark Contreras is hitting .294/.368/.647.
Wichita
Spencer Steer is hitting .270/.325/.514, Michael Helman is hitting .242/.342./394.
Cedar Rapids
Christian Encarnacion-Strand is hitting .444/.474/.917, Anthony Prato .394/.512/.576, Jair Camargo .304/.333/.739, Seth Gray .316/.480/.579.
Ft Myers
Emmanuel Rodriguez .360/.568/.880, Kyler Fedko .448/.514/.724.

It is entirely too early to judge pitchers, as most have either 2 or 3 appearances. I will keep up with them as the season goes along.

[catman]

Matt Canterino pitched a really nice game yesterday going 3 perfect innings with 3 Ks. He only needed 23 pitches for his 3 innings -- 18 strikes. Wichita is happy to have him for as long as the Twins leave him there.
Steven Hajjar struck out 10 in 4.1 no-hit innings, with 2 walks and 1 unearned run allowed. Ft. Myers has him and Marco Raya leading their staff.
Royce Lewis is starting to warm up for St. Paul.
https://www.mlb.com/twins/news/minne...eline-coverage

[catman]

St Paul has cooled off a little bit, going 5-5 in their last 10 games. They are 10-7, 2.5 GB, a +14 differential and have lost 2 in a row. They are in 3rd place in the IL West.
Wichita is 8-7, 2 GB, 8-2 in their last 10 games, +9 run differential and won their last game. T-2 in Texas League North.
Cedar Rapids is 12-3, 1 GA, 7-3 in their last 10, +33 run differential and they have won 2 in a row. 1st place in MWL West.
Ft Myers is 10-5, 2 GA, 5-5 in their last 10 games, +10 run differential and they lost their last game. 1st place in FSL West.

[catman]

Louie and Gus Varland squared off again in a game this past week with Louie getting the better of the deal.
https://www.milb.com/news/gus-louie-...-tulsa-wichita
Wichita won the game 7-2. This is the second time the 2 brothers have ever faced each other this season. They were on the same team from little league through college, with Gus being a year ahead of Louie. The entire family was there for the game.

[catman]

Standings as of May 8.
St Paul is 15-13, 4.5 GB, 4-6 in their last 10, +3 run differential, and in 3rd place in the IL West.
Wichita is 16-10, 1 GA, 8-2 in their last 10. +28 run differential and in 1st place in the TL North.
Cedar Rapids is 19-8, 2 GA, 5-5 in their last 110, +32 run differential and in 1st place in the MWL West.
Ft Myers is 14-10, 0.5 GA, 4-6 in their last 10, +21 run differential and in 1st place in the FSL West.

[catman]

A trio of pitchers threw a no-hitter for Ft Myers on Tuesday evening.
\https://www.milb.com/news/fort-myers...ined-no-hitter
I saw a combined no-hitter in Cedar Rapids a few years ago and it was a great game.

[catman]

Here is some more prospect news, including a story about Matt Caterino and his 17 inning scoreless streak.
https://www.mlb.com/twins/news/minne...eline-coverage

[catman]

Today, I'm going to start from the bottom and go up.
In the FSL, Ft Myers is 34-16, 8 GA, 7-3 in their last 10 games with a +91 run differential.
Cedar Rapids is 33-18, 2 GA, 6-4 in their last 10 and a +89 run differential in the MWL.
Wichita is 30-19, 1.5 GA, 6-4 in their last 10 and a +35 run differential in the Texas League.
St Paul is 24-29, 10 GB, 7-3 in their last 10 and a -15 run differential in the International League.

[catman]

St Paul is lead offensively by Royce Lewis .313/.405/.534 and Jake Cave .254/.340/.438.
They have no pitchers that have enough innings to qualify for the leaderboard.
Wichita is lead offensively by (2B/3B) Spencer Steer .307/.385/.591, (RF) Matt Wallner .273/.387/.527 and (C) Alex Isola .307/.400/.500.
Simeon Woods-Richardson is 2-2, 3.00, 1.13 WHIP, .211 BAA. 50 Ks, 17 W in 48 IP. Louie Varland is 4-1, 3.61, 1.28 WHIP, .219 BAA, 62 Ks, 24 W in 52.1 IP.
Cedar Rapids is lead offensively by (3B) Christian Encarnacion-Strand .303/.368/.551, (2B) Anthony Prato .271/.349/.486 and (CF) Will Holland .264/.373/.450.
Brett Headrick is 5-1, 1.90, 0.77 WHIP, .161 BAA, 56 Ks, 9 W, 42.2 IP, Sawyer Gipson-Long is 4-1, 2.06, 0.96 WHIP, .192 BAA, 46 Ks, 12 W, 43.2 IP.
Ft Myers is lead by (CF) Emanuel Rodriguez .280/.495/.568, (2B) Mikey Perez .239/.354/.455, (SS) Noah Miller .256/.387/.357, (C) Noah Cardenas .217/.378/.348.
Travis Adams is 4-1, 2.25, 0.68 WHIP, .141 BAA, 42 Ks, 9 W in 40 IP.

[catman]

St Paul is 33-32, 6 GB, 7-3 in their last 10 with a +2 run differential. 5th place in the IL West.
Wichita is 33-29, 3.5 GB, 2-8 in their last 10 with a +25 run differential. 3rd place in the TL North.
Cedar Rapids is 41-22, 6.5 GA, 6-4 in their last 10 with a +119 run differential. 1st place in the MWL West.
Ft Myers is 39-22, 7.5 GA, 5-5 in their last 10 with a +79 run differential. 1st place in the FSL West.

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St Paul is lead offensively by Jake Cave .262/.354/.457and Jermaine Palacios .266/.320/.388.
They have no pitchers with enough innings to qualify for the leaderboard.
Wichita is lead by Edouard Julien .272/.420/.419, Matt Wallner .270/.408/.530 and Austin Martin .235/.359/.309.
Their pitchers are lead by Louie Varland 6-1, 3.27, 63.1 IP, 52 H, 25 W, 75 Ks and Simeon Woods Richardson 2-3, 3.40, 53 IP, 41 H, 19 W, 53 Ks.
Cedar Rapids is lead by Will Holland .250/.367/.421, Christian Encarnacion-Strand .295/.362/.566 and Aaron Sabato .214/.336/.388.
They have no pitchers with enough innings to qualify for the leaderboard.
Ft Myers is lead by Emanuel Rodriguez (CF) .272/.492/.551 and Mikey Perez (2B) .231/.337/.420.
Pitching -- Travis Adams 4-2, 2.94, 49 IP, 31 H, 9 W, 55 Ks.