Minnesota Twins Extend Minor League Affiliations to 2 New Clubs

On Wednesday, the Minnesota Twins officially extended invitations to fill all four of their minor league affiliate spots. 

I will go over them all one by one.

Triple-A: St. Paul Saints (St. Paul, MN)
This affiliation is a gold mine for the Twins! Now if they send players down or call them up, host operations are only 15 minutes away since the Saints play in downtown St. Paul just off of interstate 94 at newly built CHS Field! This is a great step for both franchises, since arguably the Saints are the most successful Minor League Franchise not formerly affiliated up to this point.
The Saints bring to the table incredibly attendance records, both in their new ballpark and their former ballpark out in the suburbs of St. Paul. The Saints have a vibrant fan base that will most likely carry this team forward for years in the future. Great choices for both teams! 
As far as team play goes, not many Minor League teams are too much better then the Saints. The Saints now formerly played in the American Association (in which they were a founding member) where they won their division 6 times (2006-07, 2015-16 2018-19) and won the league title once (2019). They have maintained 100%+ attendance since before they moved into CHS Field in 2015. They even hit 112% capacity back in 2016. The Saints have been a model Independent Club for many years and won Organization of the Year many times in the American Association. They now leave behind a league that is better because of the Saints' involvement.
This acquisition is very close to my heart as I have attended quite a few Saints games in my life and it is one of the best attractions in the cities over the summer! This will allow the Saints to continue their excellent on field product for years and potentially see some future Twins stars also! A very feel good story is nearly complete in the Twin Cities.

Double-A: Wichita Wind Surge (Wichita, KS)
I don't have much on this team. From what I can tell this is the 2nd season for this team in Minor Leagues at all. Previously, they were the Triple-A affiliate to the Miami Marlins in 2020. However they could not convince any team to continue as a Triple-A affiliate so they will now become a Double-A affiliate.

Other then that our following affiliates remain the same. The Twins' High-A affiliate is the Cedar Rapids Kernels down in Cedar Falls, Iowa and the low-A affiliate is down in Fort Myers Florida as the Mighty Mussels. This is also where the CenturyLink Sports Complex is located which is where the Twins play spring training.
All the other lower leagues will remain the same as well.
Exciting times in Minnesota baseball!!

Go Twins!