MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball

While Dylan Crews, Wyatt Langford and Chase Dollander are mentioned as the top picks to target in the upcoming the draft, I’m beginning to think that Wes Johnson’s best pitcher at LSU, Air Force transfer (like Griffin Jax) Paul Skenes should be the Twins’ pick at #5. Here’s his line through the first three games of their season: 3G, 18IP, 1ER, 0.5ERA, 6H, 36K, 3BB Getting an Aaron Nola vibe with Skenes. Nola was also a LSU Friday pitcher who had amazing command in college. He could have been the Twins fifth pick in 2014 instead of Nick Gordon. Nola got picked by Philly at #7. Of course, Nola never threw 100mph: It certainly would be …

Once the college season gets underway, it’s only a matter of time before we enter Mock Draft SZN. The good folks over at Baseball America aren’t necessarily kicking that off yet, but they’re definitely getting the pump primed with their first Staff Draft. Image courtesy of Chris Jones-USA TODAY Sports They carefully explain it’s not a mock draft, per se. They aren’t using any intel to try and determine who these teams are taking. They are in…

The college season is underway, but most of those games are happening where the weather is much more pleasant. That will change this coming weekend as US Bank Stadium is hosting a three-day, six-team, nine-game round robin tournament. In an even better bit of news, this year's field will feature a number of draft prospects. The Gophers will host five other teams, including two Big Ten teams and two SEC teams. Ole Miss (#4) is the highest-profile team, but Vanderbilt (#10) and Maryland (#13) are also teams who could make a run at the College World Seri…

The Twins now have the number 5 overall pick in the 2023 draft. Which pitching prospects might they target with the pick? Here's a look at five names to know. Image courtesy of Thieres Rabelo While the Minnesota Twins offseason has been slow and laborious, the organization was granted a boon on Tuesday night, jumping eight spots in the inaugural MLB Draft Lottery, snagging the number five overall pick in the process. The pick offers the Twins a huge opportunity to add a top…

...and that means "Draft Season" is now upon us. The Twins have the 5th overall pick in the upcoming draft, so the biggest names in the sport are all prime candidates to be future Twins. Throughout the next five months, we'll be doing all we can to help keep your informed on the player pool for the MLB Draft. The Twins were the biggest movers in the new lottery system and are now bound to select a player that should immediately become a Top 100 prospect in baseball. Last year's draft was especially hitter-heavy at the …

We’re still a half year away from the 2023 MLB Draft and, for the most part, every draft-eligible player will have many opportunities to help or hurt their draft stock. Today, we’re going to do a fun exercise where we look at the Twins draft spots and compare them to the recently-released Baseball America Top 200 draft prospects. The Twins had luck on their side when they moved up to the 5th draft spot earlier this winter. As a result, the organization is likely going to add another Top 100 prospect to their stable. Currently, the big two names are LSU…

https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-international-prospects-signing-day-2023 "23 International Draft is nearly upon us, it's this Sunday, Jan.15. I always look forward to this time because it's a time to find great talent. I really don't know who we got a shot to sign. The draft is supposed to have a bunch of good catchers, hopefully we can hook one of the best ones.

In a stroke of luck, the Twins were able to leap into the Top 5 of the 2023 MLB Draft thanks to the new lottery system that was designed to help deter tanking. While the Twins were competitive throughout most of the 2022 season, their late-season slide led them to miss the playoffs and enter the inaugural lottery. And it worked out for the team so far. We had all the lottery details for you last night. Today, we're going to take a very early look at some hitters who the Twins might consider with this new Top 5 pick. Of course, these p…