Fri Jul 17 2015 | 10:38 | Michael (ankle) hitting .248/.358/.440 at Double-A Chattanooga |
Michael (ankle) is hitting .248/.358/.440 at Double-A Chattanooga. |
He missed several weeks after spraining an ankle in May, but is back to full strength. He struggled in July with a .658 OPS. After two disappointing seasons, he really needs a strong second half to stay relevant in the Twins organization. |
Wed May 6 2015 | 08:36 | Michael carted off field after suffering sprained ankle Tuesday ... |
Michael was carted off the field after suffering a sprained ankle Tuesday while playing for Double-A Chattanooga, the Chattanooga Chattanoogan reports. |
Michael was off to a decent start at Double-A with a .862 OPS and two home runs. At 24, the 2011 first-round pick has been a disappointment during his career with a minor league career .697 OPS. It sounds like this is an injury that will cause him to miss multiple weeks. |
Wed Aug 13 2014 | 10:51 | Michael promoted to Double-A New Britain |
Michael was promoted to Double-A New Britain, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports. |
Michael will play mostly second base at New Britain. He was hitting .305/.353/.395 at High-A. Coming off back-to-back disappointing seasons, Michael may finally putting all together, but the 2011 first-round draft pick needs to prove he can hold his own at higher levels as he was old (age 23) for High-A. |
Thu Jul 31 2014 | 23:22 | Michael 4-24 in six games since returning from foot injury |
Michael is 4-for-24 in six games since returning from a foot injury. |
Michael is hitting .310/.379/.401 at High-A Fort Myers in 36 games overall. He was out from May 8 to July 24 with the injury. Coming off back-to-back disappointing seasons, Michael has hit well in a small sample size, but like needs to show much more to keep advancing. |
Thu May 1 2014 | 09:32 | Twins 2B prospect Michael keeps up hot start |
Twins second base prospect Levi Michael went 2-for-5 with a triple and two stolen bases for High-A Fort Myers on Wednesday. |
This is his third consecutive season playing for the Fort Myers Miracle, so his .301/.343/.387 line is a step in the right direction. He previously split time between second base and shortstop, but he has exclusively played second base in 2014, with Jorge Polanco playing shortstop. |
Source: Rotoworld.com | |