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Twins prospect voting, October 2023

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Hawkeye Bean Counter First Round Pick

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  1. Walker Jenkins
    Walker Jenkins and Brooks Lee are very even. Jenkins has the ability to have the contact of Lee with elite OPS. Brooks Lee has been fairly consistent in his stats throughout all levels sitting with an OPS in the .800-.900 range. Jenkins in a SSS had a 1.054 OPS in A ball as an 18 year old. I have no idea if he can maintain his performance up the levels like Lee has, however there is more and more evidence that the Twins have a potential all-star player in the young Jenkins.
  2. Brooks Lee
    Lee has done everything we hoped he would do. Solid contact hitter, lots of doubles and pretty good defense. He is risen up the levels much better than expected.
  3. Emmanuel Rodriguez
    Rodriguez continues to impress. A more powerful and higher OBP and OPS Julien with better defense. Has to continue to limit the strike outs.
  4. Charlee Soto
    Soto like many of his 2023 draft picks is projection. However the fireballer has the ability to be a #1 pitcher for the Twins. He also has the body type that may be more durable than other prospects in the system. That ceiling and durability lifts him to the top of the pitching rankings.
  5. Marco Raya
    Raya has an electric arm, the question has been can it hold up to the rigors of a season. This season was good in that he got through it, but he was on a severe innings restriction. Hopefully the training wheels come off.
  6. David Festa
    Festa is beginning to see the increase in competition at the higher levels but continued to hold his own. I expect a jump in performance this upcoming year.
  7. Tanner Schobel
    Schobel and Keaschall are doing everything the Twins had hoped for when they picked them.
  8. Brandon Winokur
    He is young and had a SSS in rookie ball. However the contact looks better than expected at this stage and it appears he has the power potential that can carry him up through the system. His athleticism is also better than advertised.
  9. Luke Keaschall
    Solid start to his career.
  10. Austin Martin
    Martins inconsistency is maddening. At one point he looks like an elite prospect player and the next moment the slipper is off and the pumpkin has disappeared. I will say his defense is improving.
  11. Connor Prielipp
    He may have the highest ceiling of any pitcher in the system, but has struggled with health. The Twins were impressed with his stuff in the summer. If the arm is healthy I am expecting big things.
  12. Tanner Hall
    Without seeing him this is all projection. However, we know he is already an elite pitcher. Can the Twins harness a few more mph to Hall's command and quality pitches. If so, he has the ceiling of a #2 or #3 pitcher.
  13. Yunior Severino
  14. Cory Lewis
    Lewis is going to start a run of 2022 draft prospects - and primarily pitchers. Lewis was exceptional this year and has several pitches that can play up.
  15. CJ Culpepper
  16. Andrew Cossetti
    His bat played very well this year. He carried teams throughout the year. His performance rockets him up the prospect rankings.
  17. Pierson Ohl
    Ohl is really beginning to put things together and may jump the 2022 drafted pitching prospects.
  18. Andrew Morris
    Although at 18 this spot was between Morris and Matthews. The difference between the two is Morris got stronger as the season wore on where Matthews excelled at A ball and struggled a bit more in high A. Morris is a Hall light in my opinion that will continue to improve as he is in the system.
  19. Matt Canterino
    Of the pitchers in the system that were highly ranked before, Canterino has not only performed the best while on the field but also has the highest ceiling between, Balazovic, Enlow and SWR. All Canterino like Priellip needs is health. If healthy he will rocket up the board and also likely into the MLB.
  20. Kody Funderburk
    The best Reliever in the Twins system has to be in the top 20 prospects right. He is also performing very well.
Hawkeye Bean Counter First Round Pick

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Definitely interesting to see everyone's list.  In going through it became vary apparent I had a major bias that in general unless they had already performed,  I was not willing to put the international players in the top 20.  For example,  De Andrade,  had an ok season, above 700 OPS, and seemed to come up with big hits especially in the month of August (really struggled in Sept).  Yes he is young, and had a really nice August,  beyond that there is nothing there that I am saying he is better than Culpepper, Lewis, Morris, Ohl, Canterino, Funderburk or Cossetti.   Maybe the ceiling is higher,  but I think in general the underperformance of international players in the Twins system makes me look long and hard on their value in the prospect rankings.  Overall fun exercise.  To me it is looking like we do go about 30 deep and it could get deeper after the 2023 draft picks start playing next year and we find more quality players deep in the draft.  

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There are at least a dozen different prospects appearing in the last 5 or 6 spots on these lists.  That's encouraging and it's going to be interesting to watch unfold next year.  There are a bunch of guys that have shown promise.  Let's hope they continue to impress as they move up to higher levels.   

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