Found August 01, 2009 on
Bleacher Report:
PLAYERS:
Jason Pridie,
Justin Huber,
Reid Santos,
Mark Grudzielanek,
Erik Lis,
Brock Peterson,
Ryan Mullins,
Cole Devries,
Kevin Slowey
TEAMS: Minnesota Twins
TEAMS: Minnesota Twins
First, to take a look at June's Minor League Month in Review, click here.The short-season leagues finally had a full month under their belts, but both teams remain at the top of their divisions. Many draft picks have signed and some have even moved up levels while other draftees still have until Aug. 15 to sign with the Twins.
Although first-round pick Kyle Gibson is still unsigned, the Twins and Gibson are confident a deal will be reached, despite Gibson asking for more money than where his slot suggests.Several key players have been hit with an injury bug, the latest seems to be Ben Revere who hasn't played in almost two weeks due to the staff having to drain fluid from his banged-up left knee. Revere has had problems with his knee for parts of his career, but nobody would guess after he's now stolen 98 bases in 222 career games.Aaron Hicks finally had a full month under his sleeve in Beloit, and while many people think he's struggling, I personally think he's ...
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