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As a 4 year college 21 year old he had 32 games in Low A and posted a .709 OPS. Now he is at the same level again but one year older and played 28 games and has a .761 OPS. Those stats are not great for a low A corner outfielder with his age/experience level. I am sure he has a good backstory and he is fine organizational filler. I was just surprised someone would call him a "favorite" because for me, it would be surprising if he makes it to AA. - I hope I am wrong!

Really? Why? He is a an OK filler type but....he is 22 repeating Low A with a .761 OPS. I get the fact there is not a lot to be excited about in the position players at Cedar Rapids but what about him makes you excited?

Cuddy had 30 Home Runs in AA as a 22 year old. He was a highly rated prospect who had an excellent MLB career - Career OPS of .811 after 15 seasons! Harrison's is more like Cuddy than Walker but it would be a shocker if Harrison turns out as good. I think Harrison is the better prospect and as of today, Harrison is more likely to be a productive MLB player. That being said I would take Walker only because he has an elite Tool - Power. If you got a guy a with an elite tool its up to the coaching staff to coach him up to make his deficiencies up to replacement level.

Unless their are some trades / injuries the 2016 starting rotation is going to be a logjam Based on early 2015 results the following guys are going to be in the mix: Nolasco Santana Berrios Gibson May Meyer Rogers Milone Dean Duffey Baxendale Wimmers 12 guys 5 spots

His story reminds me of Mason Melotakis who had a unique injury and many slated him as a fast rising bullpen guy. Twins made him a starter and now he is undergoing Tommy John. I get that the Twins hope he can start and want him to get innings to fix his issues. But with his mechanics it might be better to leave him in the bullpen

If Polanco can play MLB level SS D he could be a perennial all star in the big leagues. He is the 2nd youngest position player on the lookouts roster. (He is only 5 months older than Buxton) He is leading the team in BA, 4th in OB% and 3rd in SLG. He is making the case to be in the conversation to be in the mix of the best prospects in all of baseball.

What am I missing in regards to Brett Lee? I do like his GB tendencies but he seems most likley to be a LOOGY type.

Gonsalves - I wasn't at the game but looking at the box score and there was 16 walks on both sides. I would speculate that the ump had an IRS audit after the game so he was trying to extend it.

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This makes no sense. How can he be a fringe prospect? His BA prospect rankings: 2011 #3 2012 #8 2013 #6 2014 #10

The video of the backflip is awesome Hopefully he integrates that into his pregame routine. A-la Ozzie Smith

He is? I was under the impression he is a soft tosser who has to have perfect control to be effective. Is he even hitting 90 mph on his FB yet?

Oliveros has 10.2 IP with 21 strike outs, in AAA. That is just plain domination. Shibuya has a nice start and is getting outs but Oliveros is just killing it!

Wait, what? He only is throwing 2 pitches and most of it is his fastball? I thought he was supposed to be working on a breaking ball? Is he being stubborn and refusing the coaching staff's orders? This doesn't seem encouraging. I am glad he found control of his fastball but as he progresses he is going to need more than 2 pitches and is going to have to throw a breaking ball over for strikes.

Gonsalves has 56 inning pitched at low A with 74 SO and 13 walks. I expect the org moves him up soon.

Unless im reading the box score wrong Hu Had 105 pitches in six innings. I like that he is building his arm up but that seems like a lot

Interesting approach by Walker. I wish there was some first hand accounts out there. Was he just putting the bat on his shoulder? Or was he being selective? Whatever it was I hope he can keep it up.

Ive been looking forward to this article like this for awhile. Thanks for giving some insight on Jorge and Gonsalves. Its really enjoyable to read the coaching staff’s thoughts on these young guys. Jorge was really hyped up last year so I am pleased to see him bounce back. Hopefully that will make him a better prospect. Great post!

Yeah the Burdi hyped relegated Jones to a set up man/afterthought. But Burdi's poor control put Jones back in the 9th and he is performing. Hope he can stay healthy

Patience! The average age of a player in the Southern League is 24 years old, average age of a Southern League pitcher is 24 1/2 years old. Buxton is 21 Polanco is 21 Sano is 21 Kepler is 22 Harrison is 22 There is lots of rust to work off from the injured of last year and the younger guys have to adjust to the better pitching. Maybe Twins prospects will never get a hit again and Twins fans will begin planning for the apocalypse. But patience is warranted before we start filling the bathtubs full of water.

Chattanooga seems to be a crummy organization. Their video barley exists and when it does its worse than anything a high schooler can do. Worse they didnt even take proper pictures of the players. On the website they either have Rock Cat hats or Miracle caps. Twins should be embarrassed.

I love the leaderboard feature! Thanks for putting that together.

The two youngest pitchers on the staff lead the team in strike outs. (Jorge and Gonsalves)

Its hard to not be disappointed by the offense at Chattanooga. But both Buxton and Sano have rust on them and are young for the level so patience is needed. But f they are still struggling in July it will be time to panic. Harrison is looking pretty good though.

Too bad. TINSTAAPP strikes again. I hope its nothing. But if he needs TJ surgery get it done and maybe he can get a few innings late next year. Dont do what they did with Thorpe.