Every Thursday this season Bally Sports North takes a closer look at some specific young players in the Minnesota Twins’ farm system -- as well as noting others who might be stepping up -- measuring, highlighting and evaluating their progress.
This is the 22nd edition of the 2022 Young Twins Tracker.
Ronny Henriquez, SP (age 22/Triple-A)
Last week: DNP
Season: 24 games (14 starts), 3-4, 5.66 ERA, 95 1/3 IP, 99 H, 19 HR, 33 BB, 106 K, .266 OBA, 1.38 WHIP.
Notable: Henriquez was recalled to Minnesota, where he made his major-league debut Sept. 19.
Brooks Lee, SS (age 21/Double-A)
Last week (Double-A): 3 games, 13 AB, 6 H, 1 2B, 4 R, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 2 K, .462 BA
Last week (High-A): 2 games, 8 AB, 2 H, 2 2B, 1 R, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K, .250 BA
Season (High-A/regular season): 25 games, 97 AB, .289 BA, .395 OBP, .454 SLG, .849 OPS, 4 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 14 R, 12 RBI, 0 SB, 16 BB, 18 K.
Season (Rookie): 4 games, 17 AB, .353 BA, .353 OBP, .471 SLG, .824 OPS, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 R, 3 RBI, 0 SB, 0 BB, 0 K.
Notable: Lee had a pair of doubles in Cedar Rapids’ 5-3 win over South Bend in Game 2 of their divisional playoff series but went hitless in Game 3 as the Kernels lost 9-3 and were eliminated from the postseason. He then was promoted to Wichita, where he debuted Sept. 17. In the final regular-season game for the Wind Surge the following day, he went 3-for-5. In Wichita’s first game of a divisional playoff series against Tulsa – a 17-1 win – he again went 3-for-5 with a double, three runs and two RBI.
Austin Martin, SS/OF (age 23/Double-A)
Last week: 5 games, 18 AB, 6 H, 2 2B, 1 HR, 6 R, 4 RBI, 3 SB, 2 BB, 2 K, .333 BA
Season (regular season): 90 games, 336 AB, .241 BA, .367 OBP, .315 SLG, .682 OPS, 13 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 59 R, 32 RBI, 34 SB, 47 BB, 54 K.
Notable: After closing the regular season with hits in three of his last four games, Martin went 2-for-6 with a home run and two steals in Wichita’s playoff win over Tulsa.
Noah Miller, SS (age 19/Single-A)
Last week: 2 games, 8 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K, .125 BA
Season: 108 games, 383 AB, .211 BA, .348 OBP, .279 SLG, .627 OPS, 12 2B, 4 3B, 2 HR, 62 R, 24 RBI, 23 SB, 76 BB, 110 K.
Notable: Miller went 1-for-4 as Fort Myers won Game 2 of its divisional playoff series vs. Dunedin 7-5 but didn’t reach base – ending a nine-game streak – in Game 3 as the Mighty Mussels lost 3-1 and were eliminated.
Misael Urbina, OF (age 20/Single-A)
Last week: 2 games, 7 AB, 2 H, 1 R, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, .286 BA
Season (Single-A): 50 games, 191 AB, .246 BA, .323 OBP, .419 SLG, .742 OPS, 16 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 28 R, 22 RBI, 9 SB, 23 BB, 51 K.
Season (Rookie): 10 games, 40 AB, .250 BA, .326 OBP, .350 SLG, .676 OPS, 4 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 3 R, 5 RBI, 1 SB, 2 BB, 9 K.
Notable: Urbina had a hit in the final two Fort Myers playoff games, going 1-for-3 in the win and 1-4 in the loss.
Matt Wallner, 1B (age 24/Triple-A)
Season (Triple-A): 50 games, 190 AB, .247 BA, .376 OBP, .463 SLG, .839 OPS, 17 2B, 3 3B, 6 HR, 29 R, 31 RBI, 1 SB, 34 BB, 63 K.
Season (Double-A): 78 games, 268 AB, .299 BA, .436 OBP, .597 SLG, 1.033 OPS, 15 2B, 1 3B, 21 HR, 61 R, 64 RBI, 8 SB, 62 BB, 107 K.
Notable: Wallner was recalled to Minnesota on Sept. 17.
Simeon Woods Richardson, SP (age 21/Triple-A)
Last week: 1 game (1 starts), 0-0, 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 5 K
Season (Triple-A): 6 games (6 starts), 1-0, 2.64 ERA, 30 2/3 IP, 20 H, 2 HR, 7 BB, 31 K, .185 OBA, 0.88 WHIP.
Season (Double-A): 16 games (14 starts), 3-3, 3.06 ERA, 70 2/3 IP, 56 H, 4 HR, 26 BB, 77 K, .217 OBA, 1.16 WHIP.
Notable: Woods Richardson threw 85 pitches, 61 for strikes, on Sept. 20 at Indianapolis. He’s allowed just seven runs – six earned – over his last five starts, spanning 27 2/3 innings (1.95 ERA) with an opponent slash line of .168/.221/.242.
Other notes: It didn’t take long for St. Paul 2B Dalton Shuffield (10th round, 2022) to move up the system and make an impact. Already on this third team in the Twins’ organization, Shuffield went 8-for-20 last week with a double, triple and two home runs. After being drafted, Shuffield began with the FCL Twins, where he lasted all of a few days before being moved to High-A Cedar Rapids, skipping over Fort Myers. The 23-year-old Texas State product played all of eight games with the Kernels (.292/.393/.417) before being promoted past Double-A to the Triple-A saints, where in 11 games he’s slashing .297/.350/.595. … Trevor Larnach (1st round, 2018) is on a rehab assignment in St. Paul. In four games last week he went 5-for-13. … Wichita 2B Edouard Julien (18th round, 2019) went 4-for-13 (.308) in the final four regular-season games and 2-for-3 with a home run in the Wind Surge’s first playoff game. Julien slashed .300/.441/.490 with 17 HR in 113 games.
Statistics courtesy baseball-reference.com and milb.com
