Twins Prospect Pulse: Promotions and Short-Season Leagues

IaFan1 · July 17, 2018

This is a really good feature at Twins Daily.

Squirrel · July 17, 2018

Don't know how I missed this when it came out before ... thanks! It's a GREAT feature!

That said ... any chance you could expand it to the full TD 40 + 10? (I know, I know ... I keep asking for stuff!)

benji21 · July 17, 2018

Thanks for the rundown. 40 + 10? Yikes, these guys do have lives outside of here!

Han Joelo · July 17, 2018

Thanks for this compilation. Nice to see some of the DSL guys singled out; I don't usually pay much attention to those guys.

Its always fun to mine the 28 day and full season numbers for hidden nuggets.

Here's three I found:

Blaine Enlow's peripheral's haven't changed (except Whip--that's lower) but his ERA has plummeted.

Lewin Diaz has more than doubled his season BB% over the last 28 days.

Lewis Thorpe and Bailey Ober have obscenely high KK/BB ratios over the last 28 days.

Tom Froemming · July 17, 2018

Don't know how I missed this when it came out before ... thanks! It's a GREAT feature!

That said ... any chance you could expand it to the full TD 40 + 10? (I know, I know ... I keep asking for stuff!)

Thanks Carole, since you asked ... I'm going to cut it down to just the 10 top and five extras next time

I'll see what I can do in terms of expanding it next month, it'll depend on how mush I've got going on the day I whip this together.

Tom Froemming · July 17, 2018

Thanks for this compilation. Nice to see some of the DSL guys singled out; I don't usually pay much attention to those guys.

Neither do I, to be honest. I feel like there's a lot of fool's gold down there. It's really hard to try and evaluate on the numbers, which is all I personally have to go off of for that league.

Below are some things that put into perspective what comes out of the DSL. Since the kids are so young in this league, you've got to look back a ways to get any real context.

Players to make the MLB

2012 DSL Twins: Fernando Romero, Engelb Vielma

2011 DSL Twins: Felix Jorge, Randy Rosario

2010 DSL Twins: Miguel Sano, Jorge Polanco

2009 DSL Twins: None

2008 DSL Twins: Oswaldo Arcia, Danny Santana

And among the DSL leaders back in 2008, only six of the top 50 players in OPS and six of the top 50 pitchers in ERA that season made it to the majors.

But, I still wanted to highlight a few of the guys down there because I do think it's worth at least keeping some tabs on what's going on. Maybe Escobar (17), Feliz (18) and Morales (19) make it to the majors, maybe they flame out before they ever even make it to full season ball. Who knows?

Fun facts on Jeferson Morales: He has more extra-base hits (12) than strikeouts (11) and leads the DSL Twins with 12 stolen bases. This is all from a catcher listed at 5-8, 170 pounds.

dbminn · July 17, 2018

Thanks for the fine update. Cedar Rapids has been really interesting to follow this year. Two CR players not listed have been good the last 28 days - Jose Miranda (.315/.354/.533) and Trey Cabbage (.273/.368/.515).

The Twins have a lot of upside in the 21 and under crowd.

rdehring · July 17, 2018

Thanks for the update, Tom. It is appreciated.

Only name I was surprised to not see was Jose Miranda. With a .919 OPS in July, expect his numbers would be right up there with the best. Speaking about the Kernels, you have to be excited about Baddoo and Pearson.

What really got my attention is the progress so many of these players are making. Is always a good sign to see players playing better as the long year wears on. Another exciting note to me was how well the Top 3 are doing after moving up a level within the last month. Yes, their numbers are down, but not bad as they adjust to the better competition they are facing. I said it elsewhere a few days ago, but I expect this Top 3 can stand up against the Top 3 in most organizations in baseball.

And thanks for including a couple guys from the DSL. I expect we all are going to be talking about Escobar a lot over the coming years. Does anyone know anything about him? Is he a hard thrower? Or a finesse guy?

Thanks again, Tom.

Tom Froemming · July 17, 2018

Two CR players not listed have been good the last 28 days - Jose Miranda (.315/.354/.533) and Trey Cabbage (.273/.368/.515).

Only name I was surprised to not see was Jose Miranda. With a .919 OPS in July, expect his numbers would be right up there with the best.

Thank you for reading, and I want to make it clear that I welcome people to chip in with comments like these, but just a heads up both Miranda and Cabbage were highlighted in last month's "Another 10 to Know" section.

I'm trying to avoid repeating any names in an effort to spotlight as many players as possible. It's been good for me personally to get a bit out of my comfort zone and discover some new names (like with the DSL guys), so I hope everyone following along has the same experience.

Here are the "Another 10" guys from the previous two installments :

-Arraez (wasn't in the top 20 at that time), Charlie Barnes, Cabbage, Randy Dobnak, Adalberto Mejia (who I realize now isn't technically a prospect, doh!), Sean Miller, Miranda, Jovani Moran, Brian Navarreto and Bryan Sammons.

-Nick Anderson, Willians Astudillo, Edgar Corcino, Jaylin Davis, Ryan Mason, Chris Paul, Cody Stashak, Todd Van Steensel, Andrew Vasquez and Zander Wiel.

So again, feel free to further discuss any of those guys, but if you're wondering why they weren't singled out, it's because they already have been.

Major League Ready · July 17, 2018

This is fantastic. It's great for getting an idea of how players are trending.

USNMCPO · July 17, 2018

Thanks Tom, Great stuff! Wow, Rooker's 32.0% K-rate is eye-popping.

Mike Sixel · July 17, 2018

Love this series!

Pitz · July 17, 2018

Thanks for these great updates. I'm curious - where do you get the info for the last 28 days?

I know the DSL stats have to be taken with a grain of salt but I'll add another player to the list:

Victor Heredia also has some pretty strong numbers. For the season, he's at .355/.400/.598, 14.4 K%, 6.4 BB%. (He's second in the league in slugging and 5th in OPS.) I think his last 28 days look pretty similar. He was originally signed as a catcher, but looks like he hasn't caught this year - moving to 1B/DH - which likely tarnishes too much optimism for the 18 year old.

Edited July 17, 2018 by Pitz

Tom Froemming · July 17, 2018

Thanks Tom, Great stuff! Wow, Rooker's 32.0% K-rate is eye-popping.

Yeaaaaaah ... not ideal. Luckily the production has still been there despite the Ks.

Thanks for these great updates. I'm curious - where do you get the info for the last 28 days?

In the splits at Baseball-reference.

Mr. Brooks · July 17, 2018

Until Rooker cuts that K rate drastically, I don't consider him a meaningful prospect, no matter how many HR's he hits.

I realize I'm in the vast minority, perhaps even alone.

Mike Sixel · July 17, 2018

Until Rooker cuts that K rate drastically, I don't consider him a meaningful prospect, no matter how many HR's he hits.

I realize I'm in the vast minority, perhaps even alone.

I too have doubts, plus his defense (if he has a position) is a major issue, imo. But, he looks like he can hit some, and that's always good. But, the Ks....they are a concern.

Edited July 17, 2018 by Mike Sixel

Squirrel · July 18, 2018

Thanks Carole, since you asked ... I'm going to cut it down to just the 10 top and five extras next time

I'll see what I can do in terms of expanding it next month, it'll depend on how mush I've got going on the day I whip this together.

Yeah, I know, I’m asking too much. Maybe save the 40 for a season recap then. The only reason I threw out the 40 is because that’s what TD does.

jsteve96 · July 19, 2018

Thanks for the fine update. Cedar Rapids has been really interesting to follow this year. Two CR players not listed have been good the last 28 days - Jose Miranda (.315/.354/.533) and Trey Cabbage (.273/.368/.515).

The Twins have a lot of upside in the 21 and under crowd.

^^^ Big Jose Miranda fan here as well my friend. Since May 18th, in 55 games he's hitting .322/.364/.518 (.882 OPS). with an 11.3% K rate. He reminds me of how Jorge Polanco flew under the radar on Sano/Buxton/Kepler/Rosario stacked teams. I'd put him right up with Akil Baddoo in prospect rankings.

jsteve96 · July 19, 2018

Thank you for reading, and I want to make it clear that I welcome people to chip in with comments like these, but just a heads up both Miranda and Cabbage were highlighted in last month's "Another 10 to Know" section.

I'm trying to avoid repeating any names in an effort to spotlight as many players as possible. It's been good for me personally to get a bit out of my comfort zone and discover some new names (like with the DSL guys), so I hope everyone following along has the same experience.

Here are the "Another 10" guys from the previous two installments :
-Arraez (wasn't in the top 20 at that time), Charlie Barnes, Cabbage, Randy Dobnak, Adalberto Mejia (who I realize now isn't technically a prospect, doh!), Sean Miller, Miranda, Jovani Moran, Brian Navarreto and Bryan Sammons.

-Nick Anderson, Willians Astudillo, Edgar Corcino, Jaylin Davis, Ryan Mason, Chris Paul, Cody Stashak, Todd Van Steensel, Andrew Vasquez and Zander Wiel.

So again, feel free to further discuss any of those guys, but if you're wondering why they weren't singled out, it's because they already have been.

I applaud you for looking into the DSL. When the Twins signed Amaurys Minier I started following. Maybe I'm the jinx for the recent bad stretch of DSL talent lol

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