Minnesota Twins outfielder Alex Kirilloff has an opportunity to win the starting left field job this spring. Minnesota's 15th pick in the 2016 draft and ranked as the No. 26 prospect on MLB.com, Kirilloff made his major-league debut in the wild-card round last year against the Astros. The 24-year-old recorded a .356 BABIP in three minor league seasons, slashing .317/.365/.498 while posting a respectable 121 wRC+ in his last full minor league season at Double-A Pensacola. However, Minnesota could...

Had the pandemic not reared its ugly head in 2020, we very likely would have seen Kirilloff establish himself as an MLB hitter last year. On the bright side, fans can now eagerly anticipate the 2021 arrival of a player who should have an immediate impact on the Twins' offense. Like many top prospects in the upper levels of the minor leagues, Kirilloff spent the truncated 2020 season at his team's alternate training site and is a year removed from competitive games. However, we saw a number of ...

Minnesota Twins outfielder Alex Kirilloff will make both his Major League debut and postseason debut Wednesday against Houston and right-hander Jose Urquidy in Game 2 of the wild-card series. Kirilloff, Minnesotas No. 2 prospect per MLB Pipeline, enters the lineup in place of Byron Buxton, with the rookie batting sixth. Never having played above Double-A, Kirilloff produced a .756 OPS last season with 29 extra-base hits in 94 games. His DFS price tag will warrant him much consideration in a ...

Minnesota Twins outfield prospectAlex Kirilloff has the potential to make his major league and playoff debut simultaneously after having been added to the clubs wild-card series roster Tuesday. Correspondingly, left-handed pitcher Rich Hill was left off after having started Sunday, although hed be a sure-fire candidate to return for the ALDS should Minnesota advance. Kirilloff, ranked as the clubs No. 2 prospect per MLB Pipeline, posted a .756 OPS across 94 games at Double-A last season. Its ...

Minnesota Twins outfielder Alex Kirilloff has been raking at the team's alternate training site and could get a call-up soon to provide a useful bat off the bench for the first-place team in the American League Central. Kirilloff is unlikely to be a must-own in mixed leagues until 2021 or beyond, especially because there isn't a starting job available immediately with Eddie Rosario, Byron Buxton and Max Kepler in the outfield and Nelson Cruz at designated hitter. However, he's definitely ...

The Minnesota Twins released their initial 60-man roster on Monday, and it includes their top three prospects -- shortstop Royce Lewis and outfielders Alex Kirilloff and Trevor Larnach. Catching prospect Ryan Jeffers and outfield prospect Brent Rooker were also included among the position players. Top pitching prospect Jordan Balazovic, who finished the 2019 season at Double-A, was left off the list. President of baseball operations Derek Falvey said the team is using the second group to ...

Minnesota Twins outfielder Alex Kirilloff kept up his spring battle with Trevor Larnach in a 3-3 tie with the Orioles. Kirilloff recorded two hits, including a ninth-inning home run, his second of the spring. In six games played, the 22-year-old is batting .600 and is second on the team in hits and homers. Kirilloff probably shouldn't be drafted, but fantasy owners should monitor his competition with Larnach closely.

We were fully on the Alex Kirilloff bandwagon for 2019 and expected huge things after a 2018 season that saw him hit .348 with 20 homer and 44 doubles. And that was after sitting out all of 2017 with an injury. Unfortunately, injuries also dampened Kirilloffs 19 season and he ever looked fully healthy. So were jumping back on the bandwagon and expecting the outfielder to be motivated to make up for lost time. Hes an aggressive hitter who doesnt walk a lot but he makes a lot of contact, uses the...

The MLB All-Star Break is here and rosters are frozen but things could get interesting once play resumes later this week. [...]

It was a quiet week for prospect promotions and catcher Will Smith was the only position player who was promoted and stuck. Hes had some swing-and-miss to his game but hes hitting .286 with a home run through his first 14 MLB at-bats.Jon Duplantier got another recall to The Show and was gifted with his first MLB start. He held his own but still allowed three runs over five innings. Nathaniel Lowe had a whirlwind week and was recalled for just one game with the Rays.Forrest [...]