Article: Twins Daily Top 10 Prospects: Recap

[Nick Nelson]

You can view the page at http://www.twinsdaily.com/content.php/2676-Twins-Daily-Top-10-Prospects-Recap

[PseudoSABR]

Why didn't you include BA's ranking of the Twins prospects? Otherwise a helpful prospect review.

[Nick Nelson]

Not out yet. They were released Feb 19 last year so I assume they'll pop up any day now.

[ashbury]

The other good part about the wealth of talent at AA and above is that there is surely less uncertainty about their floor than if they are still in Rookie ball. The quote about Buxton's floor being Torii Hunter that is making the rounds is probably an exaggeration, but a fun one, and a lot of these guys are looking like locks (barring a revolting development) to be at least productive major leaguers for multiple seasons.

[AlwaysinModeration]

8 of these 10 guys making top 100 lists...amazing. That seems unusual to me, but maybe that is par for the course.

[Blackjack]

Thanks guys for doing this top ten review - it was great reading!!

 

With Stewart and Thorpe being so far away my only comment would be that we could use more pitching!!! You can never have too much pitching!! With injuries this list could shrink fast. If they make any trades of excess outfielders or second basemen I hope its for more young pitching.

[halfchest]

8 of these 10 guys making top 100 lists...amazing. That seems unusual to me, but maybe that is par for the course.

 

Quite unusual. Not to say it's never been done before, I would bet there is a couple teams every year that get 6-8 prospects. I've always been happy with 4 or more. That means we're at least slightly above average in my mind. Simple math 100/30 = 3 1/3. So I figure if we can hit that four mark that's a good sign. Doubling that? Well that's great. The only guys I think that play enough to graduate from this list are Sano and Meyer. Buxton and Rosario could be close but I think they keep Buxton down until at least September unless he's tearing it up and we're contending. Same for Rosario but mostly due to the suspension.

 

Oh and I guess Pinto, I keep forgetting he is still a prospect.

[PseudoSABR]

Not out yet. They were released Feb 19 last year so I assume they'll pop up any day now.

Der. I don't know why I thought it was out. I guess I was thinking of their Twins Top 10.

[Heimer]

Thanks for the list TD. Why isn't Keplar in the top ten? IMO May is more likely a bullpen arm than a starter.

[AlwaysinModeration]

Quite unusual. Not to say it's never been done before, I would bet there is a couple teams every year that get 6-8 prospects. I've always been happy with 4 or more. That means we're at least slightly above average in my mind. Simple math 100/30 = 3 1/3. So I figure if we can hit that four mark that's a good sign. Doubling that? Well that's great. The only guys I think that play enough to graduate from this list are Sano and Meyer. Buxton and Rosario could be close but I think they keep Buxton down until at least September unless he's tearing it up and we're contending. Same for Rosario but mostly due to the suspension.

 

Oh and I guess Pinto, I keep forgetting he is still a prospect.

 

 

Except it isnt 100/30, it's probably more like 150. We are talking about any prospects that made any of these three lists. I am guessing that is at least 130 total players.

[Seth Stohs]

Thanks for the list TD. Why isn't Keplar in the top ten? IMO May is more likely a bullpen arm than a starter.

 

The Twins Daily rankings were a mathematical reasoning of our own thoughts on the Twins top 10. It is different than mine, different from Nick's, etc., but that's just an illustration of prospect rankings. Lists will be similar but opinions vary. I happen to agree with you. Kepler is in my personal top ten in my book, but the others all had May in the top ten, and that's fine. I think I had him #12. I had Kepler around 8.