The Minnesota Twins scouted Jordan Balazovic in a snowstorm. Their Canadian scout, Walt Burrows, was convinced he had something in Balazovic. He wanted Tim O’Neil, another scout, to see Balazovic so the Twins would prioritize drafting him.
Jordan Balazovic was once a consensus top-100 prospect, but his career has followed a different path in recent years. Pitching development is challenging for any organization, and those complexities have been heightened as the line between starter and reliever continues to blur.
In a flurry of essentially inessential moves Wednesday afternoon, the Twins made their two most recent free-agent signings official and said goodbye to three players at the fringe of their 40-man roster, including a former top prospect.
The Minnesota Twins have had a mostly motionless offseason, outside of two signings they announced on Wednesday, (1B) Carlos Santana and (RP) Jay Jackson,
With the Twins annual end-of-season 40-man roster reconstruction on the horizon, they will be forced to make tough decisions on who to release and who to add.
The Twins’ bullpen got a big boost last night when flamethrowing righties Chris Paddack and Brock Stewart returned to the mound.
If you’re upset about Canadian wildfires ruining the air quality during Minnesota’s precious few summer months, I’ve got a scapegoat for you. Jordan Balazovic is throwing smoke.
The Twins needed to find some bullpen depth when Brock Stewart went down. While the bullpen overall has pulled its weight, Jordan Balazovic may be the most noteworthy development in recent weeks.
An outing in the majors means a day under camera’s watch; let’s see what the machines had to say about the new Twin.
Jordan Balazovic’s path to the big leagues included some tumultuous moments, and now he can showcase his skills at baseball’s highest level. Let’s review his professional career, including the ups and downs.
The Minnesota Twins have placed relief pitcher Jorge Lòpez on the restricted list and called up pitching prospect Jordan Balazovic prior to Sunday's series finale with the Detroit Tigers.
He may not have the sheen of a few years prior, but he can still improve the major-league roster.
Jordan Balazovic had reached what the Twins hoped was rock bottom this spring after struggling in 2022 and getting a late start to 2023 due to an off-field injury.
Jordan Balazovic had reached what the Twins hoped was rock bottom this spring after struggling in 2022 and getting a late start to 2023 due to an off-field injury.
Just a year ago, Jordan Balazovic was a consensus top-100 pitching prospect and was at the top of Minnesota’s system. He dealt with injury and effectiveness to the point he no longer appears in Twins Daily’s top 15 prospects.
Twins president of baseball operations Derek Falvey told reporters, including Dan Hayes of The Athletic, that right-handed prospect Jordan Balazovic will miss the start of Spring Training due to a broken jaw stemming from “an altercation away from the field.”
Balazovic is having a rough start to training camp.
2022 wasn’t just bad for former top pitching prospect Jordan Balazovic, it was disastrous. Now that he’s on the 40 man roster with minimal minor league success above Double-A on his resume, is it time for a change in plans?
Entering the 2022 season, Minnesota Twins minor league starting pitcher was considered by many to be a borderline top 100 prospect and by most to be the top pitcher in the team’s farm system.
Not much went right for Jordan Balazovic during the 2022 season. Thankfully, he finished the season strongly with an eye toward 2023.
Minnesota has seen a tough 2022 for Jordan Balazovic and a stellar outing by Cole Sands As the trade deadline, wrapped up last Tuesday, it had many revisiting the Twins farm system.
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