Minnesota Twins 2025 Prospect Previews: Dasan Hill

At 19 years old, Hill is a fantastic prospect.  At 6'5" as a left hander already throwing 98 mph his future could be the best prospect to ever come out of the Twins system.  However,  he is still just a prospect and we all know how that can turn out.  This will be a "super" situation to watch for Twins fans.  I really like the Twins prospects at this point.  Just imagine the possibilties 3 to 4 years down the road.

The number of tools used in the last decade plus to assist pitchers has led to an explosion of talented arms across baseball. Watching a few skinny high school kids throw in the 90s, you know that a college or MLB organization will boost that kid up a notch. Pitching has become almost scary. 

I was also pleased to see the Twins draft and sign Dasan Hill after reading about him. The placement of his draft position reflects that Hill was seen as a project but also worth going over slot. Health will be a crucial factor in his year as stated in the article.

Love these reports, Jamie.

Yes, Hill seems to be uber exciting.  And going that far over slot meant the Twins really wanted him.

But the one I am most anxious to see is when you get to Carpenter.  Those eleventh round picks can always be interesting.  Add that his performance at Madison Tech was beyond good, if memory serves, and you have my favorite pick from last year's draft.  

Twins could have one heck of a starting rotation two or three years down the road.  GO TWINS, GO!

Absolutely loving this pick.  He's projectable and already increasing the velo.  I agree, I get left-handed Festa vibes, but with more lank...if that's a thing.  But there's something there that separates him for the positive.

I'm still healing from the Landon Leach.  We're waaaaaaaay overdue for a early round pick making the top of the rotation.

Starting to accumulate some LHPs in the pipeline. Hill, MacLeod, Prielipp, Nowlin

Who am I missing?

4 hours ago, tony&rodney said:

The number of tools used in the last decade plus to assist pitchers has led to an explosion of talented arms across baseball. Watching a few skinny high school kids throw in the 90s, you know that a college or MLB organization will boost that kid up a notch. Pitching has become almost scary. 

If you saw a high school kid 20 years ago throwing in the 90s it was a stone-cold lock that he was going to destroy his arm before he made it to the majors. The first and second rounds were full of high school kids with heat who never panned out.

3 hours ago, DJL44 said:

If you saw a high school kid 20 years ago throwing in the 90s it was a stone-cold lock that he was going to destroy his arm before he made it to the majors. The first and second rounds were full of high school kids with heat who never panned out.

Doc Gooden

I’m excited about Hill and I usually don’t get excited about prospects until they perform at AA.  What I am excited about is he is a pick that has some ceiling.  We seem to take a lot of high floor guys but this kid has some ceiling.  His mechanics look simple and repeatable and his delivery isnt violent in an attempt to throw hard.  Three good pitches already and he is just getting started.  Now we just need patience and let him build himself up physically and hope for good health.

2 hours ago, nicksaviking said:

Never draft a Big 10 pitcher!

Or, I guess maybe you can now that all those old Pac 10 teams are now in the Big 10.

Isn't Povich pitching for the Birds, Nick?

We should probably throw out #1 “Health”. Without it, you can’t see his results so why even talk about things you need to see from him.  
Better yet, let’s say “health” is a given. Now let’s move on. 
He needs to miss bats and be in strike zone consistently.  At 19 yo, that would be a quick ticket to Iowa and Wichita.  Why can’t we expect a phenom to make it up quickly?

can you imagine if he and Soto end up in St. Paul in 2026? 

2 hours ago, tony&rodney said:

Doc Gooden

He debuted 40 years ago which makes him about as relevant as Bob Feller.

51 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

Yeah, but the Twins drafted Povich and Hajjar back to back in the same draft! As if they didn't learn from Tyler Jay, Alex Wimmers and Aaron Slegers.

I mean Glen Perkins was good, but not as a starter. I seriously don't think there has been a decent starting pitcher drafted from the Big 10 since Jim Abbot. I'm sure somebody can find another good starting pitcher from that conference to prove my Abbot theory wrong, but I'm also sure nobody will be able find enough to justify ever drafting these guys in the top 10 rounds. Just don't do it, it's a trap!

Max Meyer still has a chance at a career.

21 minutes ago, DJL44 said:

He debuted 40 years ago which makes him about as relevant as Bob Feller.

True, neither threw very hard. They couldn't have because that was long ago.

10 hours ago, tony&rodney said:

Watching a few skinny high school kids throw in the 90s, you know that a college or MLB organization will boost that kid up a notch. Pitching has become almost scary. 

FYI. My comment was a reference to last March when I went to a number of high school games involving nationally ranked teams and marveled at the number of kids throwing in the 90s. In every game there were kids throwing 75-85 and one throwing 90-95. The wide variety of talent on display was impressive and a couple of those kids signed last summer.

10 hours ago, rdehring said:

Isn't Povich pitching for the Birds, Nick?

He's throwing, anyway. Not so sure about the pitching. Rough year.

9 hours ago, tony&rodney said:

FYI. My comment was a reference to last March when I went to a number of high school games involving nationally ranked teams and marveled at the number of kids throwing in the 90s. In every game there were kids throwing 75-85 and one throwing 90-95. The wide variety of talent on display was impressive and a couple of those kids signed last summer.

There have been a lot of high school kids who threw 95 and absolutely shredded their arm. I am hopeful that the newer training techniques will allow them to stay healthy and throw with high velocities. Pitchers are risky and teenage pitchers are even riskier.

I also think it is interesting how almost no drafted pitcher throws in their first minor league games at the same velocity as their radar gun readings in the draft profiles. Everyone is at least 2-3 MPH slower.

GREAT feature Jamie !!  When we selected him I was excited.  Then, as the baseball season crashed and burned and the the focus shifted to prospects like Keaschall, E-Rod, of course Walker Jenkins and even the compelling story of Peyton Eeles, I sort of forgot about Hill. 

It's very encouraging to see that velocity hit the upper 90's.  His slider looks filthy and his change up looks tough.  

I tend to speculate a lot on Falvey and Co. looking for new jobs with new ownership eventually coming, especially if this season is a major disappointment like last year.  But you cannot deny the pitching pipeline Falvey and his scouting department has built.  Consider where the Twins were 10 years ago and where they are NOW.  

It's impressive.  I'm excited to follow Dasan Hill in the minor league reports the TD staff supplies throughout the baseball season.  

52 minutes ago, DJL44 said:

There have been a lot of high school kids who threw 95 and absolutely shredded their arm. I am hopeful that the newer training techniques will allow them to stay healthy and throw with high velocities. Pitchers are risky and teenage pitchers are even riskier.

I also think it is interesting how almost no drafted pitcher throws in their first minor league games at the same velocity as their radar gun readings in the draft profiles. Everyone is at least 2-3 MPH slower.

Yea I’ve noticed that too.  I wonder what’s up with that?

Realizing the chances for Dasan Hill are, like anybody in his situation, not great, I saw him and still see him as easily the Twins best pick in the top 5.

19 hours ago, DJL44 said:

He debuted 40 years ago which makes him about as relevant as Bob Feller.

What memories, DJL.  When I was probably 12 years old went out goose hunting one morning with Bob Feller.  

22 hours ago, DJL44 said:

There have been a lot of high school kids who threw 95 and absolutely shredded their arm. I am hopeful that the newer training techniques will allow them to stay healthy and throw with high velocities. Pitchers are risky and teenage pitchers are even riskier.

I also think it is interesting how almost no drafted pitcher throws in their first minor league games at the same velocity as their radar gun readings in the draft profiles. Everyone is at least 2-3 MPH slower.

Considering the programs the pitchers are coming from have an interest in seeing the player get drafted highly and become a professional baseball player, is it really a surprise if their high school/college program has them on the gun slightly faster to try and increase some hype about them? Unless they're a first round prospect they might not get very many outside scouts getting an independent reading...