MINNEAPOLIS -- As the Twins' season draws to a close, two of the the club's top prospects were tabbed as the best in Minnesota's system for the 2018 season.
Minnesota announced on Sunday that 20-year-old outfielder Alex Kirilloff was named the 2018 Sherry Robertson Award winner as the Twins Minor League Player of the Year. Lewis Thorpe, a 22-year-old left-handed pitcher, was awarded the Jim Rantz Award as the Twins Minor League Pitcher of the Year.
It was a breakout year for Kirilloff, who not only climbed up a spot in Minnesota's top prospects list, but also shot up to No.