June 4, 20197 yr The Minnesota Twins did a good job adding to their farm system with three picks on Day One of the Draft. With their first pick they took Keoni Cavaco, a high school third baseman from California. They then added a couple of Matts with the 39th and 54th overall picks. The first Matt being Matt Wallner, a Minnesota native who is a right fielder for Southern Mississippi. The second Matt was Matt Canterino, who is a right-handed pitcher from Rice University.From YesterdayTwins Select Keoni Cavaco with 13th Overall PickTwins Select Minnesotan Matt Wallner with 39th Overall PickTwins Select Matt Canterino with 54th Overall Pick The Twins are back in action with eight more picks today in rounds three through ten. Here is a breakdown what picks those are, and the bonus money attached to each pick. 3rd Round: 90th Overall - $657,6004th Round: 119th Overall - $483,0005th Round: 149th Overall - $360,8006th Round: 179th Overall - $274,8007th Round: 209th Overall - $214,9008th Round: 239th Overall - $173,0009th Round: 269th Overall - $154,10010th Round: 299th Overall - $145,000 Please join in on the conversation and keep checking back, as this article will be updated each time the Twins make a selection. Draft Picks 3rd Round: 90th Overall - Spencer Steer | Oregon | Pos: SS Junior Oregon Shortstop Spencer Steer is a solid all-around player with no true standout tools. Steers best trait is probably his hit tool. Steer is a career .297 hitter with a .401 OBP, but hit just 12 home runs over three seasons for the Ducks. It is unlikely that Steer will stay at short long-term, but he has the defensive ability to be a plus defender at second. He could also make the move to third, but I don’t think he will provide the thump in the bat for third. 6th Round: 179th Overall - Sawyer Gipson | Mercer | Pos: RHP Under the current regime, the Twins have shown an affinity to draft pitchers based mostly around advanced metrics, and Sawyer Gipson fits right into that mold. At the face of it, you see Sawyer Gipson as a small school pitcher who has never had a season with an ERA below 5.20, but if you dive further into Gipson you can see what makes him so appealing is his excellent strikeout to walk ratio. In his three combined season at Mercer, Gipson has struck out 26.3% of opposing batters while only walking 5.9%. 10th Round: 299th Overall - Ben Gross | Duke | Pos: RHP Ben Gross completes a perfect 8 for 8 day for college players selected by the Twins. Gross played his first three seasons of college baseball at Princeton, before becoming a grad transfer to Duke for 2019. Gross was a starter for the Princeton Tigers for two seasons, where he had a respectable 4.35 ERA while striking out just shy of a batter per inning. In his lone year at Duke Gross was inconsistent starting in the ACC, but managed to put together a 4.09 ERA while again striking out nearly a batter per inning. Click here to view the article
June 4, 20197 yr presumably these guys will go under slot which should leave them with some room to grab some HS players... hoping for a couple of HS arms.
June 4, 20197 yr still some decent HS pitching on the board... hoping we can nab one of them. https://www.mlb.com/news/best-players-available-on-day-2-of-mlb-draft
June 4, 20197 yr Also, taking this with a grain of salt, but Hunter Barco's mom apparently posted on Facebook that he's going to Florida after not being drafted on Day 1.
June 4, 20197 yr Also, taking this with a grain of salt, but Hunter Barco's mom apparently posted on Facebook that he's going to Florida after not being drafted on Day 1.Mom's bringing the heat, signalling that he needs first-round money. Savvy veteran move by a parent.
June 4, 20197 yr Mom's bringing the heat, signalling that he needs first-round money. Savvy veteran move by a parent. I guess 2.4 mill was given to the 88th pick and 2 mill to the 109th pick last year, so there is precedent.
June 4, 20197 yr Does anyone know if the Twins are expected to be in position to offer 7 figures to anyone today?
June 4, 20197 yr Does anyone know if the Twins are expected to be in position to offer 7 figures to anyone today?they should be... Obviously, we don't know the handshake agreements, but it seems like all of their picks yesterday were the type to go under slot. They could fork out 2M on someone.
June 4, 20197 yr I think there's some underslot potential with the first few picks. I'm thinking maybe about $500K which would give them somewhere around $1.2 M with their 3rd round pick if they want to go after a tougher sign. That might be a little bit optimistic; it's hard for me to see them saving much more. I've seen the Twins tied to HS C Ethan Hearn in a mock. Based on his ranking he probably wouldn't require a huge overslot bonus to sign in the 3rd round, but I have no idea how comitted he might be to going to college. I liked what they did overall last year with a smaller pool and fewer picks. I'm not sure how I feel about this year yet, a lot will depend on what they do in the 3rd and 4th rounds.
June 4, 20197 yr still some decent HS pitching on the board... hoping we can nab one of them. https://www.mlb.com/news/best-players-available-on-day-2-of-mlb-draft Allan is almost certainly going to college after dropping out of the first round. Leiter was probably never going to sign for the Twins; he reportedly was only ever considering signing with a select handful of teams which probably didn't include the Twins. Barco seems to be out. I don't know what the ask for Osmond might be. Seems like the only real possibility of those listed in the article. I think If the Twins get a HS arm it'll be someone else that we're not really expecting.
June 4, 20197 yr Author I think there's some underslot potential with the first few picks. I'm thinking maybe about $500K which would give them somewhere around $1.2 M with their 3rd round pick if they want to go after a tougher sign. That might be a little bit optimistic; it's hard for me to see them saving much more. I've seen the Twins tied to HS C Ethan Hearn in a mock. Based on his ranking he probably wouldn't require a huge overslot bonus to sign in the 3rd round, but I have no idea how comitted he might be to going to college. I liked what they did overall last year with a smaller pool and fewer picks. I'm not sure how I feel about this year yet, a lot will depend on what they do in the 3rd and 4th rounds.The Twins could also be looking to save money in the later rounds today to help add to the pool for a well above slot pick in the 3rd or 4th rounds. The still have roughly $2.5 M to play with for their picks today, in addition to any savings they had on their picks from last night. If they can take a college senior or two in the top 10 rounds (like they did with Chris Williams last year) that could save them a lot of money below slot value.
June 4, 20197 yr It's been awhile since we've regularly had to say and spell Mientkiewicz. Maybe the Twins should draft Jack Kochanowicz and eventually pair him in the rotation with Jordan Balazovic. Also, I see at least three ranked prep players from Puerto Rico. I hope they keep that funnel alive as well. The current Twins wouldn't be who they are without that pipeline.
June 4, 20197 yr I'd be happy with Ethan hearn as 2wins87 posted on him above!!! I'd also be happy if we took Jerion Ealy with our 3rd rounder also!!!! Go Twins!!!!!!!!
June 4, 20197 yr Allan will still be number 1 at the end of the day .... Happy Gators.Nope... he got drafted right before us... guessing he's going pro.
June 4, 20197 yr I give up, man. The guy is not even in the top 200. Not sure why he had to be picked there. Well I am usually wrong about these picks so will just hope it is a good pick.
June 4, 20197 yr It's starting to feel like the Twins are going to spread their bonus pool around pretty evenly, much like they did last year. Jeffers, Keirsey, Sands and Mack all got between $800k-$500k. Grace, Garry, Helman and Winder all got between $350k-$198k. Different circumstances this time around, still lots of draft to go, but that's just my guess at this time.
June 4, 20197 yr BTW, easiest way to find Fangraph's player by player thoughts for MN: https://www.fangraphs.com/prospects/the-board/2019-mlb-draft?sort=-1,1&type=0&team=min&pagenum=0 Note, as of now, they have not added their third rounder..... actually, I don't think their 3rd round pick is even in their list, now that I look for SS and 3B.....hmmmm.
June 4, 20197 yr I was hoping for Graeme Stinson, but I like Steer. Added some power this year. OPS'd .974 in the Pac-12 this season and hit over .300 with 5 HR's in the wood bat Cape Cod league last summer.
June 4, 20197 yr Steer - Well, the Twins just added 600K to fish for prospects in the next few rounds. Oops - thought he was a senior. NM
June 4, 20197 yr As far as I can tell, Fangraphs rated 443 players, and Steer wasn't on the list. But, it's possible I missed him somehow.... edit: see below.... Edited June 4, 20197 yr by Mike Sixel
June 4, 20197 yr BTW, easiest way to find Fangraph's player by player thoughts for MN: https://www.fangraphs.com/prospects/the-board/2019-mlb-draft?sort=-1,1&type=0&team=min&pagenum=0 Note, as of now, they have not added their third rounder..... actually, I don't think their 3rd round pick is even in their list, now that I look for SS and 3B.....hmmmm.They have him listed as a 2B, but do not have a scouting report available on him.
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