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Mitchell Hansen is an outfielder out of Plano High School (Texas) who has slowly risen up draft boards since his junior year in high school. He is mostly known for his bat, but he is a solid player across the board, and some scouts believe he could end up being one of the best players to come out of this year’s draft class. Hansen’s hit tool is above average, and I consider him to have the second best prep left handed swing in the class, only behind Kyle Tucker, and it allows him to drive the ball to all fields with slightly above average power. Hansen was timed by Perfect Game running the 60 yard dash at 6.67, so he is likely a 55 runner, and was timed at 93 mph throwing from the outfield, giving him another 55 for his arm. Hansen is committed to Stanford University, and will likely go to college unless he is taken in the first round, so if he falls past the first round he could fall all the way to the bottom of the draft, and become unsignable. He should hit at any level, and can play well in any aspect of the game, so I view him as the big sleeper in the class. He doesn’t seem to be in play at #6 overall, and he would probably not sign if he fell to 73rd, so the chances are he will not be taken by the Twins, but if they want to sign an under slot deal Hansen would be my favorite for the Twins, as I consider him above Garrett Whitley and Tyler Stephenson at this point.