Beneath is an evaluation of the prospects within the farm system of the Minnesota Twins. Scouting experiences have been compiled with data offered by trade sources in addition to our personal observations. That is the fourth 12 months we’re delineating between two anticipated reduction roles, the abbreviations for which you’ll see within the “place” column beneath: MIRP for multi-inning reduction pitchers, and SIRP for single-inning reduction pitchers. The ETAs listed usually correspond to the 12 months a participant must be added to the 40-man roster to keep away from being made eligible for the Rule 5 draft. Handbook changes are made the place they appear applicable, however we use that as a rule of thumb.
A fast overview of what FV (Future Worth) means may be discovered right here. A a lot deeper overview may be discovered right here.
All the ranked prospects beneath additionally seem on The Board, a useful resource the positioning affords that includes sortable scouting data for each group. It has extra particulars (and up to date TrackMan information from numerous sources) than this text and integrates each group’s checklist so readers can examine prospects throughout farm programs. It may be discovered right here.
Different Prospects of Word
Grouped by kind and listed so as of choice inside every class.
Catcher Depth
Andrew Cossetti, C
Nate Baez, C/1B
Poncho Ruiz, C
Cossetti is a power-hitting catcher from St. Joe’s who’s at present at Wichita attempting to quicken his alternate sufficient to remain again there. Baez is an excellent bodily 5-foot-11 power-hitting backstop from Arizona State. He’s placing out a ton. Ruiz is a bodily catcher from San Diego State who’s hitting properly at Low-A however wants a whole lot of work on protection, each by way of his receiving and throwing.
One Plus Pitch
Juan Mendez, RHP
Jeremy Lee, RHP
Taylor Floyd, RHP
Matt Canterino, RHP
Daniel Duarte, RHP
A 6-foot-4, 240 pound reliever, Mendez, now 25, didn’t start professional ball till age 22. He’s touching 98 mph from one of many highest launch factors in all of the minors at over 81 inches. This aids his slider (which may be very onerous to see out of hand) however hurts his fastball, and he’s given up a ton of hits at Cedar Rapids. Due to the best way his slider can clip the highest and backside of the zone, maybe that is the sort of man who would profit from any form of implementation of an digital strike zone. Lee was a 2023 Day Three select of South Alabama. He takes a robust open stride down the mound and tilts right into a vertical arm slot that produces 90-93 mph fastballs. When he can land it, his curveball is without doubt one of the finest within the minors, an absolute hammer that usually seems to be prefer it’s headed on the umpire’s face earlier than it bends into the zone. He’s run into command bother at Cedar Rapids. Floyd is a low-slot reliever who hasn’t been in a position to recapture his mid-90s kind of some seasons in the past. Canterino and Duarte have been on previous prospect lists however are at present out with damage, which is sadly a frequent prevalence for each.
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Michael Helman, UTIL
DaShawn Keirsey Jr., CF
Ben Ross, UTIL
Danny De Andrade, SS
Helman is 28-year-old superutilityman who’s hitting for energy at St. Paul. He’s most comfy at third base however has performed everywhere in the diamond. He’s a pleasant upper-level emergency possibility due to his versatility. Keirsey fractured and dislocated his hip colliding with an outfield wall in school and couldn’t run for 4 months. Although he didn’t look fairly as explosive early the next 12 months, he performed his complete junior season and led the Pac-12 in doubles earlier than signing as a barely over-slot fourth rounder. He’s risen to Triple-A and may nonetheless play a adequate middle area (his athleticism on the wall is wonderful) that he’d be a superb damage alternative. Ross also can play everywhere however isn’t hitting in any respect regardless of being previous for Double-A. De Andrade (at present injured) was a giant cash shortstop signee who has carried out at a league common stage in professional ball, however we have now issues concerning the sustainability of his swing type.
System Overview
This can be a enjoyable, thrilling system that has improved considerably within the final calendar 12 months, largely due to gamers the group has signed or drafted after which developed. There are a number of pitching prospects who signed for bonuses within the low-to-mid six figures who now occupy the 40+ (or higher) FV tier. Minnesota persistently churns out viable mid-staff pitching from surprising locations, hitting on a number of small college picks later within the draft. Loads of these guys are quick-moving prospects who ought to be integral to an already aggressive large league roster inside the subsequent couple of years. There maybe isn’t a near-term celebrity up prime, however this method has various looming on a regular basis guys and lots of good position gamers. The high-upside/big-framed athletes with excessive variance — guys like Hendry Chivilli and Yasser Mercedes — have been perceived to have the potential for that sort of proper tail consequence once they signed, however no person from that group has proven they will hit for contact but. A franchise-altering meteoric rise from a type of gamers appears unlikely; as a substitute, they’re potential late-breaking toolsheds with a really low flooring.
The Twins are at present jockeying with Kansas Metropolis for second place behind the Guardians within the AL Central. They’re set as much as be deadline patrons. Recall that they received in a little bit over their heads on the 2022 deadline once they traded, amongst others, Cade Povich, Spencer Steer, and Yennier Cano. Final 12 months, they appeared a little bit gun shy. Their roster is full sufficient that it’d be shocking to see the Twins be a part of a blockbuster. They’re extra prone to improve the underside of their roster, they usually have sufficient prospect depth to facilitate that with out turning this right into a below-average system. The Twins ought to keep open to the concept of buying and selling Max Kepler (who’s in his contract 12 months) and perhaps even Byron Buxton (signed via 2028) in the event that they suppose a few of their different inside choices (Matt Wallner or the oft-injured Alex Kirilloff for Kepler; Luke Keaschall or Emmanuel Rodriguez for Buxton) can produce at an identical stage. That mentioned, catching lightning in a bottle with the Kepler/Buxton duo in all probability offers them a greater probability of truly profitable the entire thing, and Buxton seems to be like he’s heating up recently. Nonetheless, their depth offers them the choice to take a impartial deadline posture and make a deal if the relative lack of different place gamers in the marketplace makes for favorable situations.
The Twins’ newbie scouting group tends to draft a mixture of scout-y athletes and model-friendly statistical performers, with some guys (Keaschall particularly) who have been each. The worldwide group has focused big-framed athletes on the place participant facet, and extra lately has favored older pitchers. A lot of the fastballs within the system are of the vertical persuasion, although the discharge heights are everywhere. Cutters are extra generally put in right here than different breaking ball varieties. General, it is a comfortably above-average farm system each by way of depth and high-end gamers.
