Seth Stohs

Maple Grove native Roman Collins was taken in the 5th round by the Royals.

I don't know. I think they've done pretty well... though a lot of the high-end talent is relief pitching, but those are obviously important pieces of a roster too. And, Walker.

When I did my story on the Twins/Kentucky pipeline a couple of years ago and chatted with their head coach Gary Henderson, he mentioned Cody. I briefly mention it in the final paragraph, but he was very excited about getting him and knew we'd be talking about him at this time.

Corrected... thanks for the "spoiler!"

Have to think Matuella would just go back to school at this point and try to pitch his way back into the 1st round. I mean, unless the Astros have a deal with him too.

Also, Nick Gordon had two more hits last night. He has hit in 7 of his last 8 games and had two hits in 5 of those 8 games. He's been much improved again! Good to see!

It's always interesting to see the DSL stats and then find out who is coming over to the GCL the next year. Gonsalves was good. Through five, he had allowed just the one run. The two-run homer in the 6th inning makes his line look a little less impressive, but he was good.

Great call on the Twins 2nd pick... Of course, your choice for the Twins 4th round pick already went too. Bet the Twins would have loved to have picked him in the 4th!

On day two, the Minnesota Twins will select eight more players in the MLB Draft. Rounds 3 through 10 will take place on Tuesday afternoon. We will detail each of those picks here at Twins Daily. The first-round picks get a lot of the publicity, but teams can find great talents in the later rounds as well. Today, I’ll take a look at the best Twins picks from rounds two through ten in their draft history.Who will be the next Brian Dozier? Bert Blyleven? Justin Morneau? LaTroy Hawkins or Brad Radke? 2nd Round 1981 – Frank Viola – LHP – St. John’s University – WAR 47.4 Viola was up with the Twins by 1982 and went on to win 176 games in his long career. He was the World Series MVP in 1987 for the Twins. He also won the 1988 American League Cy Young. Honorable Mention: Butch Wynegar (1974 - WAR 26.3), Scott Baker (2003), Tim Teufel (1980), Jesse Crain (2002), Jacque Jones (1996). Bill Swift (1983), Del Unser (1965), Allan Anderson (1982). Current: Ryan Eades (2013), Mason Melotakis (2012), JT Chargois (2012), Madison Boer (2011), Niko Goodrum (2010). Last year: Nick Burdi 3rd Round 1969 – Bert Blyleven – RHP – High School in California – WAR 95.3 Blyleven was drafted by the Twins and debuted as a 19-year-old in 1970. He went on to win 287 games with a 3.31 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP. After years of falling short, Blyleven went into the Baseball Hall of Fame. That is going to make you an organization’s top selection for a round most times. Honorable Mention: Steve Garvey (1966-Did Not Sign), Justin Morneau (1999), AJ Pierzynski (1994), Denny Neagle (1989), John Castino (1976) Current: Stuart Turner (2013), Adam Brett Walker (2012), Corey Williams (2011), Pat Dean (2010), Brian Duensing (2005) Last Year: Michael Cederoth 4th Round 1965 – Graig Nettles – 3B – San Diego State University – WAR 68.0 Of his 68 WAR, just one WAR came with the Twins. Following the 1969 season, he was traded with Dean Chance and others to Cleveland for Luis Tiant. He went on to become one of the best third baseman of his era. Honorable Mention: Scott Erickson (1989) Current: Danny Ortiz (2008), Eddie Rosario (2010), Matt Summers (2011), Zack Jones (2012), Stephen Gonsalves (2013) Last Year: Sam Clay 5th Round 1967 – Dave Goltz – RHP – Rothsay (MN) High School – WAR – 23.2 A local product, Dave Goltz signed and spent five years in the minor leagues before debuting in 1972. He was with the Twins through the 1979 before going to California to play for the Dodgers and then the Angels. He had double-digit wins each season from 1974 through 1979 including a 20-win season in 1977. Honorable Mention: Doug Mientkiewicz (1995) Current: Aaron Slegers (2013), Tyler Duffey (2012) Last Year: Jake Reed 6th Round 2002 – Pat Neshek – RHP – Butler University – WAR 7.3 The Minnesota native debuted with his hometown team in 2006 and was in the final vote for an All-Star pick in 2007, though he lost out. He was a dominant force in the bullpen until he had some elbow problems and eventually missed time due to Tommy John surgery. Upon his return, the Twins let him go and he spent time with San Diego before doing well in Oakland and then becoming an All-Star in 2014 with the Cardinals. He turned that into a big contract with the Astros this year. Honorable Mention: Darrell Jackson (1973) Current: BJ Hermsen (2008), Chris Herrmann (2009), Logan Darnell (2010), Dereck Rodriguez (2011), Brain Navarreto (2013) Last Year: John Curtiss 7th Round 1991 – LaTroy Hawkins – RHP – High School in Gary, Indiana – WAR 17.2 “The Hawk” came up as a starter way back when and struggled. Then he became the closer. And he struggled. Then Rick Anderson moved him to the set up man job and his career took off. In fact, at age 42, he is still playing. Only 13 pitchers in big league history have pitched in more games than Hawkins. There is a chance that he could end the year (and his career) in the Top 10 all-time. Honorable Mention: Mark Guthrie (1987) Current: Steven Gruver (2011), Jorge Fernandez (2012), Brian Gilbert (2013), Last Year: Andro Cutura 8th Round 1991 – Brad Radke – RHP – High School in Tampa, FL – WAR 45.5 One round after drafting Hawkins, the Twins selected Radke out of high school. He flew through the Twins minor league system and debuted as a 22-year-old in 1995. He was “Real-As-Radke” early in his career, but he got into the national spotlight in 1997 when he won 20 games. He was a stalwart in the Twins rotation from 1995 through 2006 and won 148 major league games. Following his career, he was named to the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame. Honorable Mention: Rick Burleson (1969), Brian Dozier (2009), Adam Lind (2002) Current: Jason Wheeler (2011) Last Year: Keaton Steele 9th Round 1981 – Steve Lombardozzi – SS – University of Florida – WAR 4.4 “Lombo” was a surprise contributor as the second baseman for the Twins during their World Series championship in 1987. He didn’t hit for average, but he and Greg Gagne combined to play very good defense up the middle. Before the 1989 season, he was traded to Houston but only played another 19 games before retiring. His son has spent a lot of time in the big leagues the last three years. Honorable Mention: Darrell Jackson (1977), Tony Fossas (1978) Current: Mitch Garver (2013) Last Year: Max Murphy 10th Round 1966 – Steve Braun – SS – High School in New Jersey – WAR 17.6 Braun spent six seasons (1971-1976) with the Twins, playing in at least 115 games each year. He played mostly third base, though he spent time in the outfield as well. He played for four other organizations through the 1985 season, though he was primarily a part-time player and pinch hitter much of the remainder of his career. Honorable Mention: Jeff Reboulet (1986), Marty Cordova (1989) Current: Brett Lee (2011), DJ Baxendale (2012), CK Irby (2013) Last Year: Randy LeBlanc So, as you can see, there aren’t a ton of success stories as the rounds go on, but you just never know which players are going to take off and become valuable regulars in the big leagues. Today, the Twins will draft their third round pick through their 10th round picks. Who will be the next Bert Blyleven, Frank Viola or Brad Radke? Who will be the next Brian Dozier or Craig Nettles? Click here to view the article

Twins take Kyle Cody with their 2nd pick.

Right... they got hitter heavy, and in the last 2-3 drafts the focus has turned to pitching. I think that's why we're seeing that.

On Inside Twins yesterday, they said they made a real effort to add velocity starting about 3 years ago, and we've definitely seen that in the draft.

See Chris Carter and Evan Gattis... they're productive MLB players with big power and a lot of Ks. I think Walker can be that as well, the hope being that he can continue to improve those things. That's a pretty solid #7 hitter in a big league lineup, even with the Ks.

Gonsalves could get to AA, though I'd expect that, at a minimum they'd give him the rest of this year in Ft. Myers, maybe even another half-season there if needed. I don't know that there are a lot of guys in AA pushing for AAA spots right at the moment. The two that would most deserve it are Berrios and Polanco... I think Buxton jumps straight from AA to the big leagues.

Won't be too long. Honestly, I think it's going to be more about him getting used to getting ready out of the bullpen than anything else. I mean, obviously he still has to throw strikes too.

I don't think he's speaking to anyone particular. It's kind of a throw-away comment. The odds are that someone who they (and experts) don't think will be available will be available. Maybe it's Tate. Maybe it's Bregman. Who knows? They'll have their draft board and then they'll pleasantly be surprised with who is available.

Corrected... Thank you!

Without looking, I believe that Adam Brett Walker leads the Southern League with 15 homers and 29 extra base hits. I think #2 in XBH is like 6-7 behind him. He's been terrific since the slow start.

If anyone is interested, you can check out Hrbowski's most recent mock draft too.

I'm not Mat, but I am - though I haven't given it much thought at all - against the idea. Comparing HS to College to JC kids, and getting them all to one place. I like the draft as it is. It isn't a science and you want to believe the teams that have people everywhere and they put in their work will find players others may not.

Played last night.

In the Minnesota Twins minor league system, there were some great games on Saturday. Three of the four games were one-run games. The other was a one-run game until the bottom of the eighth inning. There was a lot of offense with 15 players having multi-hit games. Continue below to read all that happened in the Twins minor leagues on Saturday.REMINDER: Jeremy Nygaard and Seth Stohs will join John Bonnes on the airwaves of KFAN on Monday night from 7-8 central time. The plan is to discuss the MLB Draft, possible Twins picks and then the actual Twins pick and what the player does for the organization. Be sure to listen to that show live. Twins Daily will be busy this next week as we will be busy throughout the three days of the draft. Jeremy Nygaard has posted his first mock draft as well as predictions for the Twins first ten picks. We have done profiles on about ten possible Twins picks. There is so much uncertainty at the top of the draft. For an interesting perspective of what it’s like around the MLB Draft for a college player, read about Matt Batts’ experience from last year. Before we get started, we want to give a big shout out to former Twins minor leaguer Matthew Tomshaw. The left-hander was selected by the Marlins in the minor league Rule 5 draft in December. He is pitching for Jacksonville in the Southern League. As he did with the Twins organization, he pitched in various roles, starting or long relief. He made the start for them on Saturday and went six no-hit innings. He walked just one. He was lifted and the no-hitter was lost in the seventh, but an impressive showing for Tomshaw! TRANSACTIONS Cedar Rapids put RHP Michael Cederoth on the disabled list. To take his spot, RHP Miles Nordgren was brought back from extended spring training. RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 1, Scranton/Wilkes Barre 2 Box Score The Red Wings had chances, having the tying and/or winning runs up to bat in the last couple of innings, but they were not able to get one more big hit and fell to the Yankees top affiliate. Tyler Duffey falls to 0-3 with the Red Wings, but he was pretty solid. He gave up one run on seven hits and a walk in 5.1 innings. He struck out nine. Logan Darnell came on and got the next five outs. Mark Hamburger got two outs. Ryan O’Rourke struck out both batters he faced. Micahel Tonkin gave up a hit, but he got the final two outs for the Red Wings. The Red Wings had eight hits, but they were unable to score more than the one run. Doug Bernier and Eric Farris were both 2-4 in the game. Kennys Vargas went 1-3 with a walk. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga 4, Jackson 1 Box Score The Lookouts held on to a 2-1 lead from the second inning through the eighth inning. In the top of the ninth, Michael Gonzales hit a two-run homer to give the team a little extra cushion. It was his third straight game with a home run. Gonzales went 2-3 with a walk, his sixth double and his fifth home run. Byron Buxton played the role of instigator early in the game. He went 2-4 and stole three bases. He now has 19 steals on the year. Adam Brett Walker went 2-3 with his 13th double. Carlos Paulino (4) and Jorge Polanco (8) each doubled in the game. After two difficult starts, David Hurlbut had a terrific start. The lefty gave up one run on five hits in seven innings. He walked three and struck out four. Nick Burdi needed just 11 pitches to work a perfect eighth inning. Zack Jones came on and gave up a hit, but that was it on the way to his eighth save. MIRACLE MATTERS Ft. Myers 4, Bradenton 3 (12 innings) Box Score The Miracle got offense up and down the lineup. In fact, they had 16 hits in this game. For the 53rd time this year, the Miracle needed to play some extra innings. OK, it was only their 15th extra innings game, and on this night they were able to pull out a walk-off win. Down 3-2 in the bottom of the eighth, the first two batters struck out. Tanner Vavra walked and stole second base. He scored on a Zach Granite single to tie the game. It remained tied at three a piece until the bottom of the 12th. Alex Swim led off with his third hit. He stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error. Mitch Garver walked and was pinch-run for by Niko Goodrum. After a pitching change, Bryan Haar was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Chad Christensen came up and singled to left, scoring Swim from third and giving the Miracle the win. video of Chad Christensen walk-off single by Bob Sacamento. Aaron Slegers made the start. He went 6.2 innings and gave up three runs on seven hits. He walked two and struck out two. Matt Summers got the next four outs, two of them on strikeouts. Brandon Peterson came on and gave up just one hit over two scoreless innings. Corey Williams came on and threw the 11th and 12th innings. He gave up two hits, but no runs, and was the winning pitcher. Williams, you recall, made his return to the mound on Thursday night, 14 months after having Tommy John surgery last April. Ryan Walker and Alex Swim both went 3-6 in the game. Walker hit his first double of the year. Swim’s stolen base was his fifth. Tanner Vavra went 2-4 with a walk and his third stolen base. Engelb Vielma was 2-4 with a walk and his 13th stolen base. Bryan Haar went 2-5 and was hit by the pitch in the 12th. Chad Christensen had two hits. Mitch Garver hit his sixth double. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 7, West Michigan 8 Box Score Cameron Booser has been tremendous for the Kernels all year, but on this night, he just didn’t have it. The game had gone back and forth, but the Kernels held a 7-6 lead going into the bottom of the ninth inning. Booser’s name was all over the Twins Minor League Leader Board for relievers. Going into the game, he had a 0.74 ERA, a 0.99 WHIP, five saves and a strikeout rate of 13.3 per nine. Things looked good at the start. He struck out the first batter he faced. However, he then walked the next four batters to tie the game. He then uncorked a wild pitch and the Kernels suffered a tough loss to fall to 35-21 on the season. Zach Tillery started for Cedar Rapids. After two scoreless innings, he gave up three runs in the third inning. He struggled with his control. In those three innings, he gave up three runs on three hits and four walks. Miles Nordgren came on and gave up three runs over the next two innings. He gave up four hits and walked two. Randy LeBlanc struck out five over the next three innings. He gave up just one hit and walked one. Offensively, the Kernels got contributions from several players. Nick Gordon extended his hitting streak to six games. In that time, he has had ten hits in 24 at- bats (.417). He also walked once. Alex Real went 3-4 with a walk and drove in three runs. He is now hitting .438 in his first week with the Kernels. Max Murphy was also 3-4. Edgar Corcino went 2-6. Brett Doe went 1-3 with a walk and drove in three runs. Pat Kelly walked twice. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – David Hurlbut, Chattanooga Lookouts Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Michael Gonzales, Chattanooga Lookouts SUNDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Scranton/Wilkes Barre @ Rochester (12:35 CST) – TBD Chattanooga @ Jackson (6:05 CST) – RHP Alex Wimmers Ft. Myers – No Game Scheduled (Stephen Gonsalves will make his FSL Debut on Monday) Cedar Rapids @ West Michigan (12:00 CST) – RHP Sam Gibbons Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss the Saturday games. Click here to view the article

Great work. I'm curious how Jeremy's final mock draft will look in comparison. I don't think Aiken is very likely from what I'm hearing. Not sure.