Wind Surge

[ShockerFever]

The Wind Surge must hate their name so much that they had to introduce an alternative name for 1/5th of their home games.

[SubGod22]

The Wind Surge must hate their name so much that they had to introduce an alternative name for 1/5th of their home games.

I believe a number of teams do this.

But I'm still not a fan of Wind Surge myself.

[Rocky Mountain Shock]

No, first I have heard of it. But now I gotta take my kid to go see it! :)

Ya gotta come out from under that rock more often, man.

[Kung Wu]

Ya gotta come out from under that rock more often, man.

It's cozy down here ...

[WstateU]

[WstateU]

[SubGod22]

I'm no Twins fan, but Wichita will be host to one of the top prospects in baseball.

KWCH - MLB's No. 2 prospect Walker Jenkins called up by Twins to Wichita

There may only be one week left of the 2024 season at Riverfront Stadium, but it will feature a star in the making.

Last year’s 5th overall pick Walker Jenkins is currently listed as the No. 2-ranked prospect in all of Major League Baseball and No. 1-ranked prospect for the Minnesota Twins.

“[I want to] go compete everyday and continue to get better” Jenkins said. “[I want to] help this team try to win, that’s really my goal.”

The top prospect is still just 19 years old after being drafted out of high school, but has already climbed the ranks to AA (Double-A) in Wichita in his first full season of professional baseball.

“You’re working towards that ultimate goal of being a big leaguer and going and competing at the top level,” he said. “So each [promotion] is like a checkmark and one step closer.”

With high expectations of top prospects can come high pressure. But in Jenkins young career, he hasn’t felt any. It’s shown as he has posted a batting average of over .300 and an OPS (On-Base-Plus-Slugging Percentage) of nearly .900 in his career.

Hopefully he starts in AA next season so Wichita has more opportunity to see one of the top up and coming talents in baseball.

[SubGod22]

KSN - New manager announced for Wichita Wind Surge

The Wichita Wind Surge is getting its second manager in the franchise’s history. The Minnesota Twins announced that Brian Dinkelman will take over leading the Twins’ Double-A affiliate.

He replaces Ramon Borrego, who was promoted to the Twins Major League staff.

Dinkelman has managed High-A Cedar Rapids for the past five seasons and led the team to four playoff appearances. In 2023, he earned Baseball America Minor League Manager of the Year honors after guiding the Kernels to a 78-58 record and the Midwest League Championship. He has a career record of 367-286 (.562) as manager.

Sounds like the entire staff is pretty much new to Wichita but have had success at their previous stops.

I need to remember this thread exists when Surge news hits.