Beneath is an evaluation of the prospects within the farm system of the Minnesota Twins. Scouting reviews had been compiled with data offered by business sources in addition to our personal observations. That is the fourth yr 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 yr a participant needs to be added to the 40-man roster to keep away from being made eligible for the Rule 5 draft. Guide 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 location affords that includes sortable scouting data for each group. It has extra particulars (and up to date TrackMan knowledge from numerous sources) than this text and integrates each group’s record so readers can evaluate prospects throughout farm methods. It may be discovered right here.
Different Prospects of Be aware
Grouped by sort 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 the moment at Wichita attempting to quicken his trade sufficient to remain again there. Baez is a brilliant bodily 5-foot-11 power-hitting backstop from Arizona State. He’s putting out a ton. Ruiz is a bodily catcher from San Diego State who’s hitting effectively at Low-A however wants a variety of work on protection, each when it comes to 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 could be very arduous to see out of hand) however hurts his fastball, and he’s given up a ton of hits at Cedar Rapids. Due to the way in which his slider can clip the highest and backside of the zone, maybe that is the sort of man who would profit from any type of implementation of an digital strike zone. Lee was a 2023 Day Three select of South Alabama. He takes a strong 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 among the greatest within the minors, an absolute hammer that always appears 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 the moment 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 snug at third base however has performed all around the diamond. He’s a pleasant upper-level emergency choice due to his versatility. Keirsey fractured and dislocated his hip colliding with an outfield wall in faculty and couldn’t run for 4 months. Although he didn’t look fairly as explosive early the next yr, he performed his whole 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 might nonetheless play a ok middle discipline (his athleticism on the wall is wonderful) that he’d be a wonderful damage alternative. Ross may also play in all places however isn’t hitting in any respect regardless of being outdated for Double-A. De Andrade (at the moment injured) was an enormous cash shortstop signee who has carried out at a league common degree in professional ball, however we’ve got issues concerning the sustainability of his swing fashion.
System Overview
It is a enjoyable, thrilling system that has improved considerably within the final calendar yr, principally 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 constantly churns out viable mid-staff pitching from sudden locations, hitting on a number of small college picks later within the draft. Plenty 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 a variety of looming on a regular basis guys and plenty of good position gamers. The high-upside/big-framed athletes with excessive variance — guys like Hendry Chivilli and Yasser Mercedes — had been perceived to have the potential for that sort of proper tail end result once they signed, however no person from that group has proven they’ll hit for contact but. A franchise-altering meteoric rise from a kind of gamers appears unlikely; as an alternative, they’re potential late-breaking toolsheds with a really low ground.
The Twins are at the moment jockeying with Kansas Metropolis for second place behind the Guardians within the AL Central. They’re set as much as be deadline consumers. Recall that they bought in a bit of over their heads on the 2022 deadline once they traded, amongst others, Cade Povich, Spencer Steer, and Yennier Cano. Final yr, they appeared a bit of 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 yr) and possibly even Byron Buxton (signed by way of 2028) in the event that they assume a few of their different inner choices (Matt Wallner or the oft-injured Alex Kirilloff for Kepler; Luke Keaschall or Emmanuel Rodriguez for Buxton) can produce at an identical degree. That stated, catching lightning in a bottle with the Kepler/Buxton duo in all probability provides them a greater probability of truly successful the entire thing, and Buxton appears like he’s heating up currently. Nonetheless, their depth provides 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 circumstances.
The Twins’ beginner scouting group tends to draft a mixture of scout-y athletes and model-friendly statistical performers, with some guys (Keaschall particularly) who had been each. The worldwide group has focused big-framed athletes on the place participant aspect, and extra lately has favored older pitchers. Many of the fastballs within the system are of the vertical persuasion, although the discharge heights are in all places. Cutters are extra generally put in right here than different breaking ball sorts. Total, it is a comfortably above-average farm system each when it comes to depth and high-end gamers.
