Looks like def more than minimal.
[root@bna-cmty ~]# yum -y install nano wget firewalld yum-cron epel-release
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: mirror.rackspace.com
* epel: mirror.steadfast.net
* extras: centos.mirrors.tds.net
* updates: cosmos.illinois.edu
Package nano-2.3.1-10.el7.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package wget-1.14-10.el7_0.1.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package firewalld-0.3.9-14.el7.noarch already installed and latest version
Package epel-release-7-8.noarch already installed and latest version
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package yum-cron.noarch 0:3.4.3-132.el7.centos.0.1 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Not going to bother making a comparison, just noting that nano and wget are not part of a minimal install. Neither is epel, but firewalld actually is back in the minimal package if you go look at the monthly releases instead of the last "release" which was 1511.