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Ranking Twins Players Age 25 and Under: Part 2 (1-5)
Ric replied to Cody Christie's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
These players all have strengths and weaknesses. I don't believe in hierarchies and rankings very much. it is the players who learn how to be true professionals and work diligently on their weaknesses that will make a difference. I do like certain of these players. I am more comfortable speculating on position players than pitchers. There is no such thing as a pitching prospect. I don't believe any of these guys have a lengthy enough resume at the major league level to determine if they will keep their floor or hit their ceiling. Some of them will have to be traded. There are logjams that can't be reconciled by position changes. Second guessing and judging executives is fun but as far as talent evaluation goes the gurus and pundits, in my opinion, look less at a full body of work over time than if a player happens to be awesome at one level and suck at the next or vice versa. We just need to keep developing the talent we have and hope for the best. One thing I do agree with is let the kids play. The Twins won 2 world series after they brought up a bunch of prospects from Double A at pretty much the same time around '83. It took a few years but it was worth it.