Florida Complex League Twins

Florida Complex League Twins
(1965–1971, 1989–present) Fort Myers, Florida
Minor league affiliations
Class	Rookie
League	Florida Complex League
Division	Southern Division
Previous leagues	Gulf Coast League (1966–1971; 1989–2020) Florida Rookie League (1965)
Major league affiliations
Team	Minnesota Twins
Minor league titles
League titles (0)	None
Division titles (2)	2007 2009
Team data
Name	FCL Twins
Previous names	GCL Twins (1966–1971; 1989–2020) FRL Twins (1965)
Ballpark	Lee County Sports Complex
Owner(s)/ Operator(s)	Minnesota Twins
General manager	Tom Saffell
Manager	Robbie Robinson

The Florida Complex League Twins are the Rookie-level affiliate of the Minnesota Twins, competing in the Florida Complex League of Minor League Baseball. The team plays in Fort Myers, Florida, at the Lee County Sports Complex. Prior to 2021, the team was known as the Gulf Coast League Twins. The team is composed mainly of players who are in their first year of professional baseball either as draftees or non-drafted free agents from the United States, Canada, Dominican Republic, Venezuela and other countries. ^[1]

History

Four players from the 2008 GCL Twins and a fan smile for a picture

In 1965, the team first played in the league's first embodiment, the Florida Rookie League, as the Florida Rookie League Twins. The league was renamed as the Gulf Coast League for the 1966 season. The team suspended operations after the 1971 season, but returned to the GCL in 1989. Prior to the 2021 season, the league was again renamed, becoming the Florida Complex League.

The Twins compete in the league's Southern Division. In 2009, the Twins won the South with a 34–21 record under manager Jake Mauer, the older brother of former Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer. They lost 1–0 in twelve innings to the wild card winning GCL Nationals in the one game playoff. ^[2] Following the season, Mauer was promoted to manager of the Florida State League Fort Myers Miracle, and Chris Heintz took the reins for the Twins. Like Mauer, Heintz was also a player in the Twins organization. He coached with the Beloit Snappers the final two months of the 2009 season. In addition to managing the Rookie-level club, Heintz also ran the Twins' extended spring training. ^[3]

On July 25, 2010, it was announced that Tom Brunansky, member of the 1987 Twin's championship team, accepted a job to be the hitting coach for the team. ^[4]

As of the 2021 season, there is no league limit to how many players can be on an active roster, but no team can have more than three players with four or more years of minor-league experience. ^[5]

Roster

Florida Complex League Twins roster

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Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 68 Miguel Cordero 62 Juan Cota 30 Yency De Jesus 25 Joel Garcia 57 Carlos Gutierrez -- Dasan Hill 39 Hunter Hoopes 56 Andrew Huffman 37 Eider Machuca 16 Dylan Questad 33 Liam Rocha -- Zander Sechrist 20 Ezequiel Ventura		Catchers 35 Ricardo Pena 27 Javier Roman 15 Amilcar Vasquez Infielders 13 Bryan Acuna  8 Hendry Chivilli 19 Gregory Duran 12 Yilber Herrera  5 Moises Lopez 88 Yohander Martinez -- Isaac Pena 50 Dameury Pena Outfielders  2 Jayson Bass 23 Ariel Castro		Manager  9 Seth Feldman Coaches 92 Mike Ahmed (hitting) 97 Anders Dzurak (pitching) 32 Nico Giarratano (development) 93 Emilio Guerrero (hitting) 99 Humberto Miranda (hitting) 96 Chris Powell (pitching) 94 Kevin Rodriguez (pitching) 95 Jesús Sánchez (pitching) 99 Josh Tols (rehab pitching) 86 Tristan Toorie (development) 7-day injured list * On Minnesota Twins 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated February 25, 2025 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB  •  Florida Complex League → Minnesota Twins minor league players

Season-by-season

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
FRL Twins[ citation needed ]
1965	32-28	3rd	Fred Waters	No playoffs
GCL Twins[ citation needed ]
1966	24–24	3rd	Fred Waters	No playoffs until 1983
1967	29–29	3rd	Fred Waters
1968	32–27	4th	Fred Waters
1969	21–32	6th	Fred Waters
1970	34–29	4th	Fred Waters
1971	22–30	5th	Fred Waters
1989	27–36	10th (t)	Joel Lepel
1990	32–30	8th (t)	Joel Lepel
1991	27–33	12th (t)	Dan Rohn
1992	30–28	7th	Jim Lemon
1993	23–36	12th	Jose Marzan
1994	22–38	13th	Jose Marzan
1995	20–35	14th	Mike Boulanger
1996	30–30	9th	Mike Boulanger
1997	28–32	8th	Steve Liddle
1998	34-26	3rd (t)	Steve Liddle	Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Rangers (1 game to 0)
1999	33–26	3rd	Al Newman	Lost League Finals vs. GCL Mets (2 games to 0) Won in 1st round vs. GCL Rangers (1 game to 0)
2000	33–23	4th	Al Newman
2001	32–26	6th	Al Newman
2002	35–25	4th	Rudy Hernandez
2003	28–31	7th	Rudy Hernandez
2004	31–26	5th	Riccardo Ingram
2005	28–26	4th (t)	Nelson Prada
2006	26–27	7th	Nelson Prada
2007	37–19	3rd	Nelson Prada	Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Yankees (1 game to 0)
2008	35–21	2nd	Jake Mauer	Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Nationals (1 game to 0)
2009	34–21	3rd	Jake Mauer	Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Nationals (1 game to 0)
2010	29–31	10th (t)	Chris Heintz (2–5) / Ramon Borrego (27–26)
2011	31–29	6th	Ramon Borrego
2012	33–27	6th	Ramon Borrego
2013	28–32	8th (t)	Ramon Borrego
2014	23–37	14th (t)	Ramon Borrego
2015	27–32	9th (t)	Ramon Borrego
2016	32–29	6th	Ramon Borrego
2017	35–23	3rd	Ramon Borrego	Lost in 1st round vs. GCL Nationals (1 game to 0)
2018	32–24	5th	Dan Ramsay
2019	30–21	4th	Robbie Robinson	Playoffs cancelled due to Hurricane Dorian

References

1. "Gulf Coast League Twins". Archived from the original on April 29, 2008. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
2. "GCL Nationals 1, GCL Twins 0". Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
3. "Twins announce Minor League staffs" . Retrieved 2009-10-22.
4. "Tom Brunansky glad to be back with the Minnesota Twins". 25 July 2010.
5. The Official Professional Baseball Rules Book (PDF). New York City: Office of the Commissioner of Baseball. 2021. pp. 10–11, 100. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2021– via mlbpa.org.

External links

• Official website