Beneath is an evaluation of the prospects within the farm system of the Minnesota Twins. Scouting studies have been compiled with data supplied by trade sources in addition to our personal observations. That is the fourth yr we’re delineating between two anticipated aid roles, the abbreviations for which you’ll see within the “place” column beneath: MIRP for multi-inning aid pitchers, and SIRP for single-inning aid pitchers. The ETAs listed typically correspond to the yr a participant must be added to the 40-man roster to keep away from being made eligible for the Rule 5 draft. Guide changes are made the place they appear acceptable, however we use that as a rule of thumb.
A fast overview of what FV (Future Worth) means will be discovered right here. A a lot deeper overview will be discovered right here.
The entire ranked prospects beneath additionally seem on The Board, a useful resource the positioning gives that includes sortable scouting data for each group. It has extra particulars (and up to date TrackMan knowledge from varied sources) than this text and integrates each group’s record so readers can evaluate prospects throughout farm techniques. It may be discovered right here.
Different Prospects of Notice
Grouped by kind and listed so as of desire inside every class.
Catcher DepthAndrew Cossetti, CNate Baez, C/1BPoncho Ruiz, C
Cossetti is a power-hitting catcher from St. Joe’s who’s at present at Wichita attempting to quicken his alternate sufficient to remain again there. Baez is an excellent bodily 5-foot-11 power-hitting backstop from Arizona State. He’s placing out a ton. Ruiz is a bodily catcher from San Diego State who’s hitting properly at Low-A however wants lots of work on protection, each when it comes to his receiving and throwing.
One Plus PitchJuan Mendez, RHPJeremy Lee, RHPTaylor Floyd, RHPMatt Canterino, RHPDaniel Duarte, RHP
A 6-foot-4, 240 pound reliever, Mendez, now 25, didn’t start professional ball till age 22. He’s touching 98 mph from one of many highest launch factors in all of the minors at over 81 inches. This aids his slider (which may be very arduous to see out of hand) however hurts his fastball, and he’s given up a ton of hits at Cedar Rapids. Due to the way in which his slider can clip the highest and backside of the zone, maybe that is the form of man who would profit from any kind of implementation of an digital strike zone. Lee was a 2023 Day Three select of South Alabama. He takes a strong open stride down the mound and tilts right into a vertical arm slot that produces 90-93 mph fastballs. When he can land it, his curveball is without doubt one of the finest within the minors, an absolute hammer that always appears prefer it’s headed on the umpire’s face earlier than it bends into the zone. He’s run into command bother at Cedar Rapids. Floyd is a low-slot reliever who hasn’t been in a position to recapture his mid-90s type of some seasons in the past. Canterino and Duarte have been on previous prospect lists however are at present out with damage, which is sadly a frequent prevalence for each.
twenty seventh Man SortsMichael Helman, UTILDaShawn Keirsey Jr., CFBen Ross, UTILDanny De Andrade, SS
Helman is 28-year-old superutilityman who’s hitting for energy at St. Paul. He’s most comfy at third base however has performed all around the diamond. He’s a pleasant upper-level emergency possibility due to his versatility. Keirsey fractured and dislocated his hip colliding with an outfield wall in school and couldn’t run for 4 months. Although he didn’t look fairly as explosive early the next yr, he performed his whole junior season and led the Pac-12 in doubles earlier than signing as a barely over-slot fourth rounder. He’s risen to Triple-A and may nonetheless play a adequate heart discipline (his athleticism on the wall is wonderful) that he’d be a nice damage substitute. Ross may play in every single place however isn’t hitting in any respect regardless of being outdated for Double-A. De Andrade (at present injured) was a giant cash shortstop signee who has carried out at a league common stage in professional ball, however now we have considerations in regards to the sustainability of his swing model.
System Overview
This can be a enjoyable, thrilling system that has improved considerably within the final calendar yr, largely due to gamers the group has signed or drafted after which developed. There are a number of pitching prospects who signed for bonuses within the low-to-mid six figures who now occupy the 40+ (or higher) FV tier. Minnesota constantly churns out viable mid-staff pitching from sudden locations, hitting on a number of small faculty picks later within the draft. Quite a lot of these guys are quick-moving prospects who must be integral to an already aggressive huge league roster inside the subsequent couple of years. There maybe isn’t a near-term celebrity up high, however this method has a variety of looming on a regular basis guys and lots of good function gamers. The high-upside/big-framed athletes with excessive variance — guys like Hendry Chivilli and Yasser Mercedes — have been perceived to have the potential for that form of proper tail end result once they signed, however no one from that group has proven they’ll hit for contact but. A franchise-altering meteoric rise from a type of gamers appears unlikely; as an alternative, they’re potential late-breaking toolsheds with a really low ground.
The Twins are at present jockeying with Kansas Metropolis for second place behind the Guardians within the AL Central. They’re set as much as be deadline consumers. Recall that they acquired in slightly over their heads on the 2022 deadline once they traded, amongst others, Cade Povich, Spencer Steer, and Yennier Cano. Final yr, they appeared slightly gun shy. Their roster is full sufficient that it’d be stunning to see the Twins be a part of a blockbuster. They’re extra prone to improve the underside of their roster, they usually have sufficient prospect depth to facilitate that with out turning this right into a below-average system. The Twins ought to keep open to the thought of buying and selling Max Kepler (who’s in his contract yr) and possibly even Byron Buxton (signed by way of 2028) in the event that they assume a few of their different inner choices (Matt Wallner or the oft-injured Alex Kirilloff for Kepler; Luke Keaschall or Emmanuel Rodriguez for Buxton) can produce at an analogous stage. That mentioned, catching lightning in a bottle with the Kepler/Buxton duo most likely offers them a greater likelihood of really profitable the entire thing, and Buxton appears like he’s heating up recently. Nonetheless, their depth offers them the choice to take a impartial deadline posture and make a deal if the relative lack of different place gamers in the marketplace makes for favorable situations.
The Twins’ novice scouting group tends to draft a mixture of scout-y athletes and model-friendly statistical performers, with some guys (Keaschall particularly) who have been each. The worldwide group has focused big-framed athletes on the place participant aspect, and extra lately has favored older pitchers. Many of the fastballs within the system are of the vertical persuasion, although the discharge heights are in every single place. Cutters are extra generally put in right here than different breaking ball varieties. Total, it is a comfortably above-average farm system each when it comes to depth and high-end gamers.
