[2][3] Povich made his professional debut with the rookie–level Florida Complex League Twins and was promoted to the Single–A Fort Myers Mighty Mussels after one start.

In 16 starts for the club, Povich compiled a 6–8 record and 4.46 ERA with 107 strikeouts across 78+2⁄3 innings pitched.

[6] He made two scoreless starts for the High–A Aberdeen IronBirds, and finished the year with the Double–A Bowie Baysox, for whom he recorded a 6.94 ERA with 26 strikeouts across six appearances.

[10] He was the losing pitcher in his MLB debut in a 6–5 away loss to the Toronto Blue Jays later that afternoon, giving up six runs, five hits and four walks with two strikeouts in 5+1⁄3 innings.

[11] Povich allowed two runs and five hits in five innings to earn his first major-league win in a 6–5 home victory over the Texas Rangers on June 29.