This is under the assumption that no more prospects are going to be added to the system before the beginning of the 2013 season. So here are the top 60 prospects in the Twins organization:

1. Miguel Sano

2. Aaron Hicks

3. Oswaldo Arcia

4. Byron Buxton

5. Alex Meyer

6. Eddie Rosario

7. Jose Berrios

8. Kyle Gibson

9. Max Kepler

10. Trevor May

11. Joe Benson

12. Travis Harrison

13. Chris Herrmann

14. Nate Roberts

15. Adam Walker

16. Kennys Vargas

17. Niko Goodrum

18. Adrian Salcedo

19. Hudson Boyd

20. Matt Hauser

21. Josh Burris

22. Danny Santana

23. BJ Hermsen

24. Alex Wimmers

25. Levi Michael

26. Dereck Rodriguez

27. Jason Wheeler

28. Jorge Polanco

29. Tom Stuifbergen

30. Mason Melotakis

31. Luke Bard

32. Danny Ortiz

33. Michael Tonkin

34. Angel Mata

35. J.T. Chargois

36. Madison Boer

37. Matthew Summers

38. D.J. Baxendale

39. Manuel Soliman

40. Angel Morales

41. A.J. Achter

42. Corey Williams

43. J.D. Williams

44. Lester Oliveros

45. Josmil Pinto

46. Bruce Pugh

47. Chris Colabello

48. Dakota Watts

49. Tyler Duffey

50. James Beresford

51. Tim Shibuya

52. Deolis Guerra

53. Pat Dean

54. Taylor Rogers

55. Pedro Hernandez

56. Romy Jimenez

57. Tyler Jones

58. Logan Darnell

59. Matt Koch

60. Bobby Lanigan

Once I got to 35 it became a mess of pitchers. There are about 10-12 pitchers who should differentiate themselves in 2013.

I think the top 10 for the Twins is going to be debateable on the order, but not on who makes it. After number 10, it becames a literally crapshoot. Tools vs. production. I like Nate Roberts and think he is a top-15 guy after a strong showing in the Arizona Fall League. I also would probably have some of those bullpen arms a little higher because they are almost sure fire major leaguers (Chargios and Corey Williams, etc.), but it all depends on how you rank. To pick 60 guys is kind of a tall order, especially in such a top heavy system like the Twins.

In part this gives others a list of players to make a smaller list from! I keep relievers down a little lower than many others might.

Good stuff

Good to see Burris where you have him.

I think that you are probably undervaluing Gibson and May. Based on what I've heard Gibson c. 2012 >> Gibson c. 2010, which will make my ST trip fun this season. I have seen May pitch at Reading in a few occasions and he is the real deal. Getting excited about what the Twins rotation can look like in a couple seasons

Good work , my only question is levi...and no Slama

Ryan Pressly, Rule 5 pick from Boston not on the list? Either you forgot him or mlb.com is crazy rating him the 17th best prospect in the Twins organization.

44. Lester Oliveros Isn't he out for the season with Tommy John surgery? I would have liked to see Pat Dean and Dakota Watts a little higher also.

Nice List

Interesting that you have Hicks / Arcia above Buxton but Gibson below Berrios & Meyer.

I assume you have Hicks / Arcia high because they are closer, but Gibson falls to the upside of Berrios and Meyer. - I'm not calling you out, I see this a lot and I just think its interesting.

I would put it:

Sano

Buxton

Meyer

Hicks

Arcia

Gibson

Berrios

Rosario

May

Kepler

But...the best thing is The Twins System is PACKED with high upside players with more to come in June...awesome

Good work , my only question is levi...and no Slama

Levi is not a good player right now. He can't play SS, He can't seem to hit and he has played himself out of the prospect list. I have no problem with that at all.

He will repeat at the FSL this year, maybe he can figure it out.

You don't have my all time Favorite super sleeper in this list: Randy Rosario

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Good comments/questions. I certainly did forget Pressly, but MLB.com is just atrocious. They have him above Kepler. Pressly belongs in that 35-60 mess somewhere.

I am not going to demote Michael significantly after just one season. I tend to like guys with high isolated discipline because that can translate well moving forward. And I don't care that much that he is likely a second baseman and not a shortstop. Why care about that in *this* organization that has big struggles developing at both MI positions.

With regard to Slama, it just seems ridiculous to put him anywhere. His case completely mystifies me, so I didn't put him at 20-25 like I was going to do.

I did go high on Hicks and Arcia for that reason of being much closer than Buxton. Gibson is coming back from an injury though, so that is the main reason I have trepidation about putting him higher. May might be low, but I couldn't justify figuring out who to drop. Kepler? The upside there is ridiculously high. Berrios was totally dominant this year. But the most important thing to take away from this list is that no. 10 last year was Dozier or so. The Twins top 20 is vastly improved over last year's top 20, and not just because of additions in Meyer and May. Jorge Polanco could be put in the top 20 as well, but I was just cautious about that. Cedar Rapids is going to be the most interesting team to watch in the system this year. By far. I mean it is ridiculous: Buxton, Kepler, Walker, Polanco, Goodrum, Berrios, Bard, et al.

Oh, and about all things Rosario.

Eddie as a second baseman is a hugely important thing to consider. As an outfielder he is impressive but nothing special given the Twins depth there. At second he changes everything.

Randy probably should have made it. It just gets crazy deciding on these guys at certain point. Again this is a good thing. Last year I STRUGGLED to make a list past 30-40. This year it was very easy and guys were left out. I don't think the Twins are getting enough credit for their draft picks over the past two years.

2015 mid-season:

Buxton CF

Hicks RF

Mauer C

Sano 1B

Kepler LF

Arcia DH

Rosario 2B

Goodrum 3B????

Polanco SS?????

With Walker, Herrmann, Santana, and Pinto on the bench

Harrison, Rodriguez, and so forth close.

Something like that seems plausible. And rather amazing. Some of those guys are obviously involved sooner and with some veterans the team by 2014 should be very good offensively. And with the Span and Revere trades, the pitching is going to be substantially better.

That said, given this minimum salary talent coming up, why on earth don't they spend the damn money to get legitimate pitchers right the hell now?

The top 12 on this list could all be All-Stars. Things are going to get very fun at target field.

Sano .351 in 17 games, 4 dingers, OBP .468, Rosario .348 in 19 games, OPS over .900

Dougie baseball, get them ready for the next level.

2015 mid-season:

 

Buxton CF

Hicks RF

Mauer C

Sano 1B

Kepler LF

Arcia DH

Rosario 2B

Goodrum 3B????

Polanco SS?????

 

With Walker' date=' Herrmann, Santana, and Pinto on the bench

 

Harrison, Rodriguez, and so forth close.

 

Something like that seems plausible. And rather amazing. Some of those guys are obviously involved sooner and with some veterans the team by 2014 should be very good offensively. And with the Span and Revere trades, the pitching is going to be substantially better.

 

That said, given this minimum salary talent coming up, why on earth don't they spend the damn money to get legitimate pitchers right the hell now?[/quote']

 

You really think Mauer will still be a catcher?

"I don't think the Twins are getting enough credit for their draft picks over the past two years."

I sort of agree with this but I wish they would have went after some higher upside HS arms last year. However, I really agree that the twins are not getting credit for their international FA signings.

3 out of your top ten were not drafted:

Arcia - International Free Agent

Sano - International Free Agent

Kepler - International Free Agent

Pretty good scouting down there - though Sano kind of fell into their laps, but who is counting! These are guys who any other team could have got but the Twins go there first.

2015 mid-season:

 

Buxton CF

Hicks RF

Mauer C

Sano 1B

Kepler LF

Arcia DH

Rosario 2B

Goodrum 3B????

Polanco SS?????

 

With Walker' date=' Herrmann, Santana, and Pinto on the bench

 

Harrison, Rodriguez, and so forth close.

 

Something like that seems plausible. And rather amazing. Some of those guys are obviously involved sooner and with some veterans the team by 2014 should be very good offensively. And with the Span and Revere trades, the pitching is going to be substantially better.

 

That said, given this minimum salary talent coming up, why on earth don't they spend the damn money to get legitimate pitchers right the hell now?[/quote']

 

Cant we Keep Sano at 3B... He's young... He can get better.

Maybe I am too far away to give a valid comment but all the talk about Sano I find interesting, over the past 2 seasons he has played at 5 & 6 level MLB leagues. his stats show raw power at that level of pitching with many home runs but having a closer look his contact % is not good with more Ks than hits, also he has made some 70 odd errors so where do you hide him? As the competition gets harder, will he get better?