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2014 off-season Minnesota Twins top 40 prospect countdown: 21-25

Originally published at The Tenth Inning Stretch -----   This is the fourth segment of the 2014 off-season Twins top 40 prospects, counting down prospects 31 to 35. Prospects 36-40 are here, 31-35 here, 26-30 here and you can find all segments in reverse order here.   The number 21 to 25 off-season 2014 Minnesota Twins prospects are:   25. J.D. Williams, SH, OF, DOB: 11/20/1990, 5'11", 183 lbs   J.D. (aka JaDamion) Williams was the Twins' 10th round pick of the 2010 draft from Brooks-DeBartol
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2014 off-season Minnesota Twins top 40 prospect countdown: 21-25

Originally published at The Tenth Inning Stretch -----   This is the fourth segment of the 2014 off-season Twins top 40 prospects, counting down prospects 31 to 35. Prospects 36-40 are here, 31-35 here, 26-30 here and you can find all segments in reverse order here.   The number 21 to 25 off-season 2014 Minnesota Twins prospects are:   25. J.D. Williams, SH, OF, DOB: 11/20/1990, 5'11", 183 lbs   J.D. (aka JaDamion) Williams was the Twins' 10th round pick of the 2010 draft from Brooks-DeBartol
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2014 off-season Minnesota Twins top 40 prospect countdown: 26-30

Originally published at The Tenth Inning Stretch -----   This is the third segment of the 2014 off-season Twins top 40 prospects, counting down prospects 31 to 35. Prospects 36-40 are here, 31-35 here, and you can find all segments in reverse order here.   The number 26 to 30 off-season 2014 Minnesota Twins prospects are:   30. Danny Santana, SH, SS, DOB: 11/7/1990, 5'11", 160 lbs   Danny Santana was signed as a free agent by the Twins in December of 2007 out of the Dominican Republic and
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2014 off-season Minnesota Twins top 40 prospect countdown: 31-35

Originally published at The Tenth Inning Stretch ----   This is the second segment of the 2014 off-season Twins top 40 prospects, counting down prospects 31 to 35. Prospects 36-40 are here and you can find all segments in reverse order here.   I feel I need to make a couple of clarifications about this list (which is a bit different that others.) First of all, I consider players who have played in the majors, as "graduating" from prospect status. You made big league money, you are not
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2014 off-season Minnesota Twins top 40 prospect countdown: 36-40

Originally published at The Tenth Inning Stretch -----   I have not attempted a full detailed one of those, but I think that with the Twins getting better this off-season and the possibility of trades of prospects for established players being a true possibility, I thought that it might be a good idea. There are a lot of prospect lists out there and they are all slightly different because different people value different qualities in a player, but they all serve a great singular purpose:
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Wednesday Graphic in Technicolor: The Twins pitchers and human rain delays in 2013

Originally published at The Tenth Inning Stretch ---   For most of the fans who watched the Minnesota Twins play in 2013, one thing was fairly obvious: the pitchers were taking their sweet time on the mound between pitches. I suspect that the collective gut feeling of the Twins' Territory is that it was bad, but how bad exactly was is?   Mike Hargrove in his playing days was nicknamed the human rain delay because of his elaborate routine at the batter's box between pitches. He was t
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In the path that Brian Dozier blazed: A 2014 breakout candidate for the Twins

Originally published at The Tenth Inning Stretch ----   I think that it is fair to say that Brian Dozier's 2013 season (especially his power numbers) was not expected by many based on his fairly disappointing 2012 rookie season and his fairly flat minor league career. But was there anything is his path through the minors that could have acted as a leading indicator potentially predicting his 2013 breakout season?   After he was drafted in the 8th round of the 2009 draft Dozier moved
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The Dominos are falling: The Twins acquire Kris Johnson from the Pirates

Originally published at The Tenth Inning Stretch ----   In the first trade of the 2013 off-season, the Minnesota Twins returned RHRP Duke Welker (whom they acquired in the Justin Morneau trade) to the Pittsburgh for LHSP Kris Johnson.   Johnson (6'4", 190, 28 years old) is a former first round draft pick of the Boston Redsox (2006) and signed as a minor league free agent by the Pirates 2 years ago. He was listed as the Redsox' fourth best pitching prospect in 2008 by Baseball America. T
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Twins SP Kevin Correia and target Bronson Arroyo: Eerie statistical similarities, but

Originally published at The Tenth Inning Stretch --- Twins' beat reporter Mike Berardino broke the news late Tuesday night that the Minnesota Twins were looking closely (but not yet negotiating) at the possibility of signing Bronson Arroyo, the 37 year old free agent pitcher lately of the Cincinnati Reds.   The thought that immediately came to my mind was that the last thing the Twins need is another (and older version of) Kevin Correia, given my premise that the Twins need 3 starting pitchers b
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One Starting Pitcher the Twins should target in a trade

Originally published at The Tenth Inning Stretch ----   A week ago, I looked at the available starting pitchers who are free agents and I distilled the long list to three names who the Twins should target this off-season. The premise is that other than Alex Meyer and maybe Kyle Gibson, the Twins do not have any "sure bets" for the top of their rotation for next season and the near future that will coincide with the coming of age of uber prospects Miguel Sano and Byron Buxton. So, in order
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Naming names: The three starting pitchers the Twins should sign in free agency

Originally posted at The Tenth Inning Stretch -----   It is not a secret, that the biggest problem the Minnesota Twins had in the past few woeful season, as far as players are concerned, is the lack of a reliable rotation. While a lot of fans are looking at 2015 or 2016 as the potential contenting point for the Twins, when Miguel Sano and Byron Buxton "come to age", the dirty secret is that there are not (other than Alex Meyer and potentially Kyle Gibson above A level) any sure bets for to
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Performance, wRC+ and #PowerBananas: why Miguel Sano is the best MLB prospect

Originally published at The Tenth Inning Stretch --- The art of evaluating performance inside a baseball diamond has undoubtedly changed the last few years with the infusion of science (math & statistic notations.) In the "good old days" if someone "hit 300", with more than 30 home runs and either more than 100 runs scored or 100 "ribies", he had a great season. That was the measuring stick that separated great from very good. And it still does, mainly on the mainstream press, game
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From AJ to DJ to Eddie, but no Sano: Rock Cats at Fighting Phils Saturday night.

Originally published at The Tenth Inning Stretch -----   Despite the current drama within the Twins' organization with their future star third baseman, which is getting to be about as bad as that of the Yankees with their former star third baseman, and unsure whether the unanimous number three prospect in baseball will play, I made the forty five minute trip to Reading (think of "ready" when pronouncing it, not "righting" and "rithmetic") to watch the Rock Cats face the Phillies' AA team,
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One pitcher the Minnesota Twins should sell high

Originally posted at The Tenth Inning Stretch -------   It is a weekend series with the Yankees away from the All Star break, and it is obvious that the 2013 version of the Minnesota Twins is not much better than the 2012, so understandable, they should be "sellers" in the fast approaching trading deadline. Several names of players, like Justin Morneau, Josh Willingham, even Trevor Plouffe and Glen Perkins have been mentioned as potential "trade bait". I strongly believe that non-contend
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The next generation of Latin American prospects for the Minnesota Twins

Originally published at The Tenth Inning Stretch ---   The lore of baseball has it that the jumps from single A to high A and from high A to AA are the hardest jumps in a pro player's minor league career. In actuality, there is another jump that is much harder and only about one in five players make it: The jump from the Dominican Summer League to the Gulf Coast League. The players who make this jump are what an organization thinks is the cream of the crop of the next generation of the
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The Twins and the Yankees have been at it longer than anyone can remember.

Originally published at The Tenth Inning Stretch ----- For a large fraction of the Minnesota Twins fans, the Yankees clearly represent three things: a franchise that has a bottomless pit for a budget and can buy players and championships, a team that after the wild card was established the Twins have to face in every post-season, and the team that the Twins (the good Twins' teams) lost to in every post-season. So the Yankees have been the proverbial thorn on the Twins' side or a major
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Baseball team gets renamed in honor of a Twins' player. Just not who you think.

Originally published at The Tenth Inning Stretch ----- It is really wonderful to see professional baseball players to be good corporate citizens and invest in their communities, appreciating what they did for them in their earlier steps on the way to becoming stars.   From the Twins' world, local Minnesotans, Joe Mauer and Glen Perkins have donated a lot of their money and time to several local causes. But they never had a team named after them. A third Twins' lefty just did.   LHP Brian
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Twins 2013 mock MLB Draft: Rounds 6 to 12

Originally posted at The Tenth Inning Stretch ---   I started the Twins mock 2013 draft a week ago, suggesting that they should select Sean Manaea with their first round and fourth overall pick. A couple days ago I presented the second to fifth round picks for the Twins in this mock draft, and now I am concluding with picks from the 6th to the 12 round.     As I indicated in the first pick presentation, like every single other mock drafts out there, unless someone can see all the draft bo
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Twins 2013 mock MLB Draft: Rounds 2 to 5

Originally published at The Tenth Inning Stretch ---   Last week, I discussed the reasons why the Minnesota Twins should select Sean Manaea with their first round and fourth overall pick. This week, I am presenting potential second to fifth round picks for the Twins. The Twins do not have compensatory picks this season. Brief profiles of the players also are included.     Round 2, (43 overall): Hunter Dozier, SS, Stephen F. Austin State   Would history repeat itself and the Twins will sel
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Kyle Gibson and the Red Wings at the Lehigh Valley IronPigs today and it was so close

Originally published at The Tenth Inning Stretch ---   A couple days ago I realized that the Rochester Red Wings were playing the Lehigh Valley IronPigs at my back yard. Literally, their ballpark (Coca Cola Park) is less than half an hour away from my door, so I make a point to go and see the Red Wings every year when they play there. This was their second game here, and by choice I went today instead of yesterday, because Kyle Gibson was pitching. There were a lot of conflicting reports
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With the 4th pick of the 2013 MLB Draft the Twins select...

Originally published at The Tenth Inning Stretch -----   I feel that an introductory paragraph is in order here. This is the fourth season I have been covering the Minnesota Twins' drafts (started about 2 years into the existence of this blog). Since day one (you can see the humble 2009 beginnings here) I have been presenting potential target players' names and profiles and have been live-blogging each pick as they were happening providing mini-profiles. This will happen this season as
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101 High School player names everyone should know before the 2013 MLB Draft

Originally published at The Tenth Inning Stretch ----   This is the third an last installment in this series. Yesterday, I presented the names of 114 College position players who will likely be drafted and a couple days before those of 129 College pitchers likely to join an MLB organization this early June. Today I am presenting the names of 101 High School players who are likely to get drafted (52 position players and 49 pitchers.)   The one thing that we learned from the 2012 MLB draft,
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114 College position player names everyone should know before the 2013 MLB Draft

Originally published at The Tenth Inning Stretch ----   couple days ago, in preparation for the 2013 MLB Draft, I listed 129 names of College Pitchers who will get drafter in that draft and several of them will be drafted by the Minnesota Twins. In this second segment, I am listing the names of 114 College position players who will be drafted. The Twins will likely draft several of them.   Will they redraft LJ Mazzilli who decided to not sign and return to University of Connecticut fo
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129 College pitcher names everyone should know before the 2013 MLB Draft

Originally published at The Tenth Inning Stretch ---- Every year about this time, I present profiles of College and High School players that the Minnesota Twins might draft. Last year, I identified pitching as a high need, so I presented the profiles of 23 pitchers, all potential Twins' draft picks. The Twins, properly, went ahead and picked a High School outfielder instead. I will be doing something different this year. Like past years, I will continue to present mini-profiles of eve
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Twins 2013 Mock Draft Aggregate Predictions

Originally published at The Tenth Inning Stretch ----   The 2013 MLB Draft is less than a month away (it takes place from June 6th until June 8th.) The Minnesota Twins have the 4th pick this season, and there is a lot of disagreement (as is with every draft in every season in every sport) about who is the best pick for them and who they will select. And 'tis the season for mock drafts, so I am presenting the picks experts (and non-experts) think the Twins will make, and see whether there
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