Thread: Aaron Hicks 3rd best prospect in the system?

Sure hope the excitement for Zach Jones is justified. I remember similar excitement for Pedro Guerra, for example, and he fizzled out.

Originally Posted by thrylos98

Originally Posted by Seth Stohs

exactly, it doesn't matter whether Gibson is 95 or 115. His upside as a pitcher is the same regardless...

As of today, I think I'd rank them.... 1.) Sano, 2.) Buxton, 3.) Hicks, 4.) Rosario, 5.) Arcia, 6.) Berrios, 7.) Gibson... subject to change daily. Ha!

If they convert Zack Jones to a starter successfully and he continues to develop a solid third pitch, I bet you'll change that. He is actually one of the 3-4 Twins' pitchers with higher upside than Gibson.

He is a closer, not a starter. There is no advantage to moving a power arm to a starter when he is already having great success as a bullpen arm. The Twins have desperately needed a bullpen arm like him who can throw 97-99 on a consistent basis.
On another note,My top 5 would look like this. Rosario is better hitter than Sano, but the Power is too great to overlook. Buxton hasn't proved **** yet so that is why I put Arcia 3rd. Dude is killing AA, him and Rosario or pretty similar hitters.
Sano
Rosario
Arcia
Buxton
Hicks

What are the odds we see both Arcia and Hicks at Target Field in 2012?

Originally Posted by shs_59

mine:
1. Buxton A- CF
2. Sano B+ 1B
3. Hicks B CF
4. Arcia B LF
5. Rosario B 2B/RF
6. Berrios B- SP
7. Kepler B- CF
8. Gibson B- SP
9. Harrison B- 3B/1B
10. Z. Jones B- RP/ SP
11. A.B. Walker C+ 1B
12. Boyd C+/B- SP
13. Bard C+
14. Melotakis C+
15. Herrmann C+
16. Hermsen C+ (RH version of Diamond) , hopefully
17. Felix Jorge C++
18. Goodrum
19. Michael C+

20. Boer C+

Might want to update your sig then.

Originally Posted by greengoblinrulz

If not Walker.....who's your 8-12 ranked guys??

Mine go like this. This top 10 is easily the best amount of talent I've seen in the Twins system since I started following this team.
1. Sano
2. Arcia
3. Buxton
4. Hicks
5. Rosario
6. Gibson
7. Berrios
8. Kepler
9. Benson
10. Harrison
11. Jorge
12. Herrmann
13. Jones
14. Boyd
15. Santana
16. Polanco

Originally Posted by minn55441

What are the odds we see both Arcia and Hicks at Target Field in 2012?

September 2013 they should be there

Originally Posted by Badsmerf

Originally Posted by greengoblinrulz

If not Walker.....who's your 8-12 ranked guys??

Mine go like this. This top 10 is easily the best amount of talent I've seen in the Twins system since I started following this team.
1. Sano
2. Arcia
3. Buxton
4. Hicks
5. Rosario
6. Gibson
7. Berrios
8. Kepler
9. Benson
10. Harrison
11. Jorge
12. Herrmann
13. Jones
14. Boyd
15. Santana
16. Polanco

As in Felix Jorge? There are better pitching prospects in Dominican than him right now like Miguel Gonzalez, Javier Vargas and Damian Defrank who actually have pitched in games

Originally Posted by birdwatcher

Sure hope the excitement for Zach Jones is justified. I remember similar excitement for Pedro Guerra, for example, and he fizzled out.

fizzled out ? Have you checked on him lately?

His is having a 1.76 ERA, 0.922 WHIP, 9.4 K/9 and 3.53 K/BB for the single A Yankees as a 22 year old in A ball. Those numbers would put him right with the leaders at Beloit.

The fact that the Twins cut him does not make him less of a player.

Originally Posted by thrylos98

As in Felix Jorge? There are better pitching prospects in Dominican than him right now like Miguel Gonzalez, Javier Vargas and Damian Defrank who actually have pitched in games

Felix Jorge likely won't be in my Top 50, but he is a very good prospect. Very young, throws hard, developing secondary stuff. Jorge has a chance to move up, but could take him another two seasons just to get to Beloit. Very young. Very talented. Good, live arm.

I am just going to wait the rest of the minor league season out before making decisions. I definitely favor production at higher levels in the system though, so that benefits Hicks, Arcia, and Herrmann.

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Originally Posted by greengoblinrulz

As in Felix Jorge? There are better pitching prospects in Dominican than him right now like Miguel Gonzalez, Javier Vargas and Damian Defrank who actually have pitched in games

Felix Jorge has thrown 25 2/3 innings in the GCL with a 1.40 ERA. He's a top 20 Twins prospect for sure, though not #11.

I don't get why so many people think Herrmann is a good prospect. He's really not a prospect at all... he's most likely a AAAA player, with back-up catcher upside. Back-up catchers are not a rare commodity. Maybe he could be ranked somewhere but not top 30.

Originally Posted by drivlikejehu

I don't get why so many people think Herrmann is a good prospect. He's really not a prospect at all... he's most likely a AAAA player, with back-up catcher upside. Back-up catchers are not a rare commodity. Maybe he could be ranked somewhere but not top 30.

Because of Joe Mauer and Ryan Doumit, it's likely that Herrmann will be a backup catcher for the Twins. But I don't at all see that as his ceiling. I think he can play for the Twins in that same Doumit role, where he is the #2/#3 catcher, but he is also a very good defensive outfielder. He's a catcher prospect who gives versatility, can hit .270ish, get on base a lot, hit 10-12 homers, hit doubles, and even steal a dozen bases.

There's a lot of value in that.

Originally Posted by Seth Stohs

Originally Posted by drivlikejehu

I don't get why so many people think Herrmann is a good prospect. He's really not a prospect at all... he's most likely a AAAA player, with back-up catcher upside. Back-up catchers are not a rare commodity. Maybe he could be ranked somewhere but not top 30.

Because of Joe Mauer and Ryan Doumit, it's likely that Herrmann will be a backup catcher for the Twins. But I don't at all see that as his ceiling. I think he can play for the Twins in that same Doumit role, where he is the #2/#3 catcher, but he is also a very good defensive outfielder. He's a catcher prospect who gives versatility, can hit .270ish, get on base a lot, hit 10-12 homers, hit doubles, and even steal a dozen bases.

There's a lot of value in that.

He's barely doing what you describe as a 24 year-old in AA (over 200 games at that level)- how can he be expected to do that as a Major Leaguer? He is nowhere near the same caliber of hitter as Doumit... when he was the same age, Doumit hit .345/.415/.630 in AAA and then held his own with the Pirates. A .743 OPS at age 24 in AA just isn't any good at all.

And Doumit himself was cheap to acquire and re-sign, so a homeless man's version of Doumit just isn't worth much.

Originally Posted by drivlikejehu

Originally Posted by Seth Stohs

Originally Posted by drivlikejehu

I don't get why so many people think Herrmann is a good prospect. He's really not a prospect at all... he's most likely a AAAA player, with back-up catcher upside. Back-up catchers are not a rare commodity. Maybe he could be ranked somewhere but not top 30.

Because of Joe Mauer and Ryan Doumit, it's likely that Herrmann will be a backup catcher for the Twins. But I don't at all see that as his ceiling. I think he can play for the Twins in that same Doumit role, where he is the #2/#3 catcher, but he is also a very good defensive outfielder. He's a catcher prospect who gives versatility, can hit .270ish, get on base a lot, hit 10-12 homers, hit doubles, and even steal a dozen bases.

There's a lot of value in that.

He's barely doing what you describe as a 24 year-old in AA (over 200 games at that level)- how can he be expected to do that as a Major Leaguer? He is nowhere near the same caliber of hitter as Doumit... when he was the same age, Doumit hit .345/.415/.630 in AAA and then held his own with the Pirates. A .743 OPS at age 24 in AA just isn't any good at all.

And Doumit himself was cheap to acquire and re-sign, so a homeless man's version of Doumit just isn't worth much.

I think you missed the part about Hermann being a very good defensive catcher.

Originally Posted by Seth Stohs

Originally Posted by thrylos98

As in Felix Jorge? There are better pitching prospects in Dominican than him right now like Miguel Gonzalez, Javier Vargas and Damian Defrank who actually have pitched in games

Felix Jorge likely won't be in my Top 50, but he is a very good prospect. Very young, throws hard, developing secondary stuff. Jorge has a chance to move up, but could take him another two seasons just to get to Beloit. Very young. Very talented. Good, live arm.

I gave him a high spot based on his projectability. He has some work to do, but he's still just 18. I like his delivery, I like his arm, I just like him as a prospect right now. He will need to have better command and develop his other pitches as he moves up. He might be a little high, but that's why its my list lol.

Unless Gibson is ready opening day there is not much help in the minor leagues for a talent upgrade for the start of 2013. Arcia could make it real hard for them to send him down with a good spring training. No middle infield help for a long time.

I'm not seeing it for Herrmann tbh. He is on a tear in August though.

I don't really understand how it's possible that Felix Jorge isn't a top 50 prospect. Imo he's at the tail end of the interesting but young group in the 10-20 range. He's thrown about the same number of pro innings as Berrios and the Berrios bandwagon is going nuts.

Originally Posted by kab21

I'm not seeing it for Herrmann tbh. He is on a tear in August though.

I don't really understand how it's possible that Felix Jorge isn't a top 50 prospect. Imo he's at the tail end of the interesting but young group in the 10-20 range. He's thrown about the same number of pro innings as Berrios and the Berrios bandwagon is going nuts.

The only reason I would rank Herrmann around the top 10 is because he is a catcher that can hit a little bit and play in the OF. I see a guy like him having a good chance to contribute.

Agree with Kab, there is no reason why Jorge shouldn't crack the top 20.

Originally Posted by Badsmerf

The only reason I would rank Herrmann around the top 10 is because he is a catcher that can hit a little bit and play in the OF. I see a guy like him having a good chance to contribute.

Herrmann is a 24 yr old repeating AA with a .737 career OPS. If he's not catching then he's barely even a prospect.