Twins Minor League Hitter of the Month - August 2017

Well, that came as advertised with some sizzling numbers! Badoo (and Miranda) seemed like daily names in the minor league reports. It's also nice to see some robust OBP's with some of these guys!

The name I find interesting here, Seth, is T.J. White. I don't follow this like I used to and to be honest, don't know much about him. Was this month a fluke? Or is he a potential big league third baseman? If so, might be arriving two years from now about the time the Twins will have some decisions to make about a new contract for their current third baseman.

Blankenhorn's inconsistency is interesting. You can see the skills are there, but what makes those off months so far off?

Badoo sounds like he would be a fun player to watch. If he keeps it up, he could do two levels again next year, and maybe be up by the end of 2019 (that's probably rushing). So much outfield depth in the organization, and that's never a bad thing.

I don't think those bad months are unique to such your players. The difference is that a lot of young players aren't capable of putting up those incredible months. So, more consistency (which typically eventually happens) will have a higher ceiling than most players. That's - at least for me - why Blankenhorn is such an intriguing prospect. He's got real good talent, but it is a long season and those valleys weren't pretty. Lots of swing and miss.

 

And yes, I think that's pretty aggressive for Baddoo, but he is incredibly talented. 

Very aggressive. I write that as the absolute best case scenario. Would you think the odds are higher of late 2020 or 2021 if he keeps putting up the numbers he did this year?

Badoo is goodoo.

Really excited about Baddoo.  He made leaps and bounds as far as development went this year and should be in the conversation for a top 10 prospect

 

Rooker might be the steal of the draft.  I can see him with the Twins some time next season and replacing Mauer at 1B in 2019.  Aggressive somewhat, but I think that it is realistic (but we got to see how he will play in Chattanooga next season.) 

 

Good to see Blackenhorn pick it up as well.  Interesting to see where he will end up position wise.

 

From the Forgotten Affiliate:

Yeremi De La Cruz .364/.450/.576, 6 BB, 5 K, 1 HR
Alberoni Nunez  .311/.429/.533, 9 BB, 9 K, 1 HR, 6 SB
Samuel Vasquez .319/.439/.489, 9 BB, 7 K, 1 HR, 13 SB
Ruben Santana  .327/.421/.469, 8 BB, 6 K, 0 HR, 2 SB

Be aware!  About a month ago, I not only pointed out that there were a number of DSL players hitting the proverbial cover off the ball, but that, by nay measure, they were doing so by 20 points.

Hi Seth;

I've been following Johnathan Rodriguez for a few months now.  Obviously the numbers speak for themselves.  But at 27, are we looking at a 16 year old tee-ing off on Little League opponents?

(More precisely, a 27 year old versus 23 year olds).

Does his age / level suggest AAA at 28? The pros at 29?

Thanks

Just for the name alone, Akil Baddoo, this kid rates highly. But the bonus is that he seems to have all the right tools to reach the majors. Hope the climb continues.