Article: Twins Minor League Report (6/5): Gonsalves is DEALING

[Vanimal46]

 

I think you're being a bit liberal with the idea that a guy like Gonsalves is right now a top 5 pitcher.  There's a pretty wide gap between a bottom feeder major league pitcher and a top prospect.  Just look at how Berrios struggled last year (far worse I'd add than Santiago and even Gibson are right now)...  think about that, and he had far better results than Gonsalves and a better pedigree. 

 

That doesn't mean that Gonsalves would be a flop, but that we underestimate just how steep the curve is from the minors to the majors.  I do agree that he needs to work on those walks.  If AA is the right place, so be it, but if he continues to improve, my personal opinion would be get him a bit more challenge in AAA. 

 

Couldn't agree more. He may be projected to be a top 5 pitcher in the organization soon. He's not one yet. We love to scout stat lines and read the recaps about players on here. It seems like what's lost in translation is the level of competition these guys are at. 

On a typical AA team, there's what... Maybe a half dozen players who could be considered MLB caliber? He's doing well against his level of competition, but in the MLB there is no place to hide if you're not ready for it.