Article: Top 10: Why to Buy the Prospect Handbook

[Jeremy Nygaard]

There are dozens - maybe hundreds - of reasons that you should click here right now and buy the Twins Prospect Handbook (or two or six). But hardly anyone would read through more than 10 reasons. And even less if it was presented in that silly slideshow format.

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10) You need to be in the know. Can you even imagine coming to Winter Meltdown or The Touch Em All Pub Crawl and being the only person who doesn't know about Jermaine Palacios? How embarrassing would that be? Save yourself the embarrassment now.

9) Phil Miller wrote the foreword. Phil is from Utah. In fact, he made all the party houses famous that were later frequented by Keith Van Horn and current Timberwolf Andre Miller. It's super easy for Utahbuythisbook.

8) We included pictures from 16 different photographers. If you think you're not a good enough baseball player to be included in the book, you're probably right. But if you're a good at taking photographs, you can make it! Added bonus: the book is good even if you can't read!

7) The profiles are really good. Here's just one example of recently-released, Talk-to-Contact favorite Ethan Mildren.

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6) Seth is crazy. Did you know that while working on this book, Seth refuses to go to sleep before 2 am? Well, it's not quite a refusal as much as it's just what happens after he falls asleep on the couch while typing out numerous scouting reports, blog post and hammering out phone interviews. He's tireless. And by that, I mean, right now, Seth is really tired. Knowing you bought the book will help him sleep.

5) Brandon Warne wrote an article that is exclusive to the Prospect Handbook. And he promised to get the cover image tattooed over his entire back if we sold 1,000 copies. Help us reach that goal one book at a time.

4) We name "sleeper" and "breakout" prospects. Don't you want to know who is going to take giant steps this year? Again, save yourself that uncomfortable situation where you're surprised about the emergence of _________________. (I could fill in the blank for you, but buy the book instead.)

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3) The Top 30s. You can make your own Top 30s and compare them to ours and then after the season you can tell us how you are a much better prospect guru than we are.

2) We need the money. This is our much more dignified way of standing on the street with a cup asking for your change. So maybe buy the PDF and the paperback. You can read the PDF right away and get the paperback signed by the next "big things." Then you turn around and sell the book for hundreds of dollars. Everybody is a winner in that scenario.

1) Harness the power of the mustache. Jason Kanzler got cut, so we're giving you his profile for free. It wasn't completely done when we removed him. But everybody loved the mustache.

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[Cody Christie]

I can confirm that Seth doesn't sleep.

 

I can also confirm that there are far more than 10 reasons that you should purchase the Twins Prospect Handbook.

[Seth Stohs]

I can also confirm the "Seth is Tired" part. 

[Jeremy Nygaard]

The best part is that each and every year when the book is in its final stages, Seth sends some variation of the message, "When this book is done, I'm just going to sleep for a long time." 

 

But the book is done. And I doubt that Seth has slept much at all since its release.

[Seth Stohs]

By the way... #UtahBuyTheBook... HA!

[nater79a]

Is there anyone in the org that can pick up the slack for Kanzler in the 'stache department? Has to be someone.

[Seth Stohs]

 

Is there anyone in the org that can pick up the slack for Kanzler in the 'stache department? Has to be someone.

 

Uffdah, I'll have to give that some thought... I know Chargois had an interesting mustache at times last year. We'll have to check.

[rukavina]

Just finished reading it.  Best one yet - great job gentlemen.  Especially liked the organization of the player profiles, the Killebrew write-ups and "The Chase" chapter.

 

As fans, we're lucky to have you.  

[Seth Stohs]

 

Just finished reading it.  Best one yet - great job gentlemen.  Especially liked the organization of the player profiles, the Killebrew write-ups and "The Chase" chapter.

 

As fans, we're lucky to have you.  

 

Very kind of you to say! Thank you!

If others want to share their comments/thoughts on the Prospect Handbook, that would be great!

[Jeremy Nygaard]

 

Just finished reading it.  Best one yet - great job gentlemen.  Especially liked the organization of the player profiles, the Killebrew write-ups and "The Chase" chapter.

 

As fans, we're lucky to have you.  

 

Thanks! We aren't lying everytime we say, "It's the best one yet!"

[shs_59]

Sweet so is the closest thing to the PDF version

 

the ebook for $10.99?

 

I can't wait....... 

 

(awesome job guys, btw)

[shs_59]

Also, if you could, send the link to buy last years...... i like to compare years.....and i didn't get last years :-(

[Seth Stohs]

Here is the link to the 2009 version and 2011-2016: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/sethspeaks

 

 

[Seth Stohs]

Here is the link to the 2010 version. That year, I worked on it with MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo, and we tried a different site. It didn't go as well. 

 

 

[Jeremy Nygaard]

 

Here is the link to the 2010 version. That year, I worked on it with MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo, and we tried a different site. It didn't go as well. 

 

You and Mayo could totally be brothers.

[sane09]

http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/prospect-discovery-twins-moldova/