Prospects and Prospects: Projecting the 2013 Kernels, Part 5
It’s no secret that the Minnesota Twins have issues these days with regard to their starting pitching rotation, but is there any hope for the future? The Twins acquired a couple of legitimate starting...
View ArticleRoster Deconstruction
The 25-man roster is not yet set in stone, but if we take a look at the 40-man roster we can get some kind of idea about where the Twins players closest to the Major Leagues come from. Drafted out of...
View ArticleMinnesota Twins Podcast – Talk to Contact – Episode 29
Episode 29 of the Twins baseball podcast, Talk To Contact (@TalkToContact), is now available for download via iTunes or by clicking here. World Baseball Classic This week on the Talk to Contact...
View ArticleMauer: Kernels Roster Almost Set
The following article was originally posted at MetroSportsReport.com and is re-posted here with permission. With a week remaining before the Cedar Rapids Kernels take the field for the first time in...
View ArticleKernels Opening Series a Success
The Cedar Rapids Kernels won three of four games over the Beloit Snappers in their first series of the 2013 season and there was no shortage of drama in the process. The Kernels won their season opener...
View ArticleKernels: Hot Starts in Cold Weather
I don’t know who to see about this, but the Twins and Kernels should NOT be allowed to have off-days on the same day! That’s what happened yesterday. So, without anything really “new” to write about...
View ArticleKernels Profile: Hudson Boyd
One of the unique things about Class A minor league baseball is that the season is divided in to two halves. The format allows teams, such as the Kernels, that have strong first halves of the season to...
View ArticleSeveral Kernels Shooting for Two Rings in Two Years
In baseball’s postseason, “every single pitch is so important; every at-bat, no matter what inning.” That was Cedar Rapids Kernels third baseman Travis Harrison talking after Monday’s regular season...
View ArticleWho Are These Guys?
The people who pay attention to such things during professional baseball’s offseason were pretty much in agreement in their expectations for this team coming out of spring training in Fort Myers. The...
View ArticleKernels in a Dogfight for MWL Postseason Spot
In mid-June, after a brutal first half to their Midwest League season, the Cedar Rapids Kernels limped in to the MWL’s All-Star break with a 31-39 record, not only 14 games behind Western Division...
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