Ranking Twins Players Age 25 and Under: Part 1 (6-10)

22 hours ago, DJL44 said:

Pretty bold to put Julien, Wallner and Duran ahead of Kirilloff. Assuming Brooks Lee and Royce Lewis are also in that list it doesn't leave room for Jenkins.

Kirlloff's current (and frequent) designation plays a huge factor.

16 hours ago, IA Bean Counter said:

Miranda is nice Kiriloff insurance.   His value is already depressed.  Kiriloff has struggled to remain healthy for a full year.  He would just be filling the Gallo position.  If 1 or both get injured, can have Williams Prato or another prospect come up.  

16 hours ago, Mike Sixel said:

If he's raking in AAA next year, he's more valuable as a trade piece, IMO....but you might be right this off season. Not sure what his value is at this point......but while I like depth, I like better players even more, and this team needs better RP and more pitching prospects.....but I don't see them dealing him unless he's part of a bigger package.

Miranda turns 26 next June, if he isn't raking in AAA next year, he career with the Twins should be done unless he will accept a minor league deal.

Williams turns 27 in November, so if the Twins don't bringing him up this year I don't see him ever being in their plans. Prato also turns 26 prior to next season, so he also seems like a guy they will only turn to as a last resort.

19 hours ago, Mike Sixel said:

I'd trade Miranda this off season. I see no realistic spot for him going forward......

They will likely have 18 players with at least 100 PAs by the end of the season. They need players on option like Miranda that can step in when the opportunity comes. His wRC+ of 156 and 162 in 2021 are real and so much better than many of the AAA players people are advocating for from St. Paul. His 2022 rookie season was solid. His 2023 shoulder trouble was real and we have no idea how that changed his swing. I would not sell low. He is much more valuable as one of the 16-18 position players they will need next year,

19 hours ago, gman said:

I'd agree with the trade part except it would definitely be trading low. But if he doesn't have a position to play its also kind of hard to raise that value. Its good thing, but it's also too bad to be in a position of trading seemingly talented young players. i assume swap for pitching.

I think the Twins need to know who Miranda is.  Is he the player who hit like an all star in 2021 and 2022?  Or is he the player who couldn't hit a lick this year?  Unless someone offers them a deal which values him like the old Miranda, they will likely do nothing over the winter.  Then if he returns to the player of old, they can move him next summer.  The fact is he is average at best in the field and blocked by AK and Lewis at his positions.

On 8/14/2023 at 3:53 PM, Mike Sixel said:

Given there have been almost none highly ranked, I'm not sure I get your point at the end. SWR and Balazovich are the only ones I can recall any national pundits liking.....it's also been 7 years. It takes 3-4 years for a pitcher to make the majors, so, what, 3-4 drafts so far? How many legit starting pitchers would you expect in 3-4 years of drafts? 1? 2 at most?

Ah yes, I too have forgotten about Romero, Gonsalves,  and Graterol. Considering one of the selling points of this front office is that a pitching pipeline was promised, expecting more than 1 mid-level starter is completely valid. The Twinz media has done a great job not covering the short comings of said pipeline, and the fans are more than happy to parrot the talking points.