Article: Minnesota Twins Top 50 Prospects: 36-40

[diehardtwinsfan]

Scout or instruct. Something just doesn't add up. Other clubs just don't seem to have as much trouble getting minor leaguers with above average K rates.

 

I'd be willing to bet that if you were looking at the 36-40 range prospects of other clubs, you'd likely see a lot of guys like this. You start getting up higher on this list, and you'll start seeing guys with better K rates.

[Seth Stohs]

I'd be willing to bet that if you were looking at the 36-40 range prospects of other clubs, you'd likely see a lot of guys like this. You start getting up higher on this list, and you'll start seeing guys with better K rates.

 

I completely agree with this. If they struck out 8.0/9 IP or more, they'd likely be higher. (or relievers) I would like to think that the Twins have more K guys higher up this list, and there are a few. Tim Atherton struck out a batter an inning in Cedar Rapids this year and he was in one of the last groups.

[jokin]

I don't want to make too much of the stats, and I know a lot of these guys are working on other things and have a little time, but I gotta say - the K rates from some of these guys that I had higher expectations for, are again making me wonder about how the Twins scout pitchers.

 

Or just as importantly, how they coach them.

 

How many pitchers, in general, not necessarily just prospects, significantly increase their K rate after joining the Twins organization?

 

Recent case in point, perhaps not statistcally significant, but still possibly indicative:

 

Miguel Sulbaran moves within the same league:

 

@ Great Lakes K*9 8.3

@ Cedar Rapids K*9 7.2

 

That's a 13.25% drop in K*9 rate.

[Seth Stohs]

Of course, he threw 92.2 innings with Great Lakes and 20.0 innings with Cedar Rapids, but don't worry about that small sample size. Or, that the West was much more difficult than the East division this year.

[diehardtwinsfan]

Of course, he threw 92.2 innings with Great Lakes and 20.0 innings with Cedar Rapids, but don't worry about that small sample size. Or, that the West was much more difficult than the East division this year.

 

Or that this was his first taste of full season professional ball.

[goulik]

And we got him for Drew Butera? I'm still laughing about that one