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Gallo = Dunn. I did not like Dunn either.

Only 23 but it seems like we have seen him on this list at least 10 years. Did we sign him at 13? I hope for health.

I would love to see him soar, but why do good Twins stories always end with an injury. Get well quick and rush up to the majors. Potentially this is Soto, Griffey kind of talent which means a quick rise to the majors if more injuries don't derail him. I might put him at number one on this list.

For all of you that list my least favorite player for 3B - Gallo, three years he played games at 3B, 92 total, his defensive runs saved for those games is -11. No he is not an option. Give me Farmer, then Gordon. Julien has not shown he can field anywhere - but I do like him.

I want the electronic strike zone - true strikes, no framed strikes, but that does not seem to be considered. The new rules will be interesting, but I still want games to be no longer than 2 1/2 hours. Do any of these lead to that? I also want the SB back into the game and that might be possible now. What is the Ohtani rule for position player and pitcher? There are more players who started as pitchers in college and high school I would like to see those skills perfected. The extra inning rule is interesting and certainly changes the game a lot. But then games always change - LeBron James just took the all time points record in an era when 3 Point baskets are prevalent - he made 2237 3 point baskets, Kareem had one. If we worry about change that James is still 2236 points behind Kareem. Baseball accepts the distorted HR records that have happened since 1986 even if we do not accept the players. Thus we just keep moving along and the same will be true of the ghost runner. The shift rule is more egregious - it just recognizes that players are not willing to learn how to adjust their batting. Looking at baseball long run - as we try to compare stats the mound has been moved back and the mound has been lowered, balls have been juiced, Black players were not part of early baseball until Jackie Robinson, ball parks have been adjusted to shorter, longer, higher fences, and players have benefitted from better conditioning and diets. Change is everywhere. So we play on and I am looking forward to the new season no matter what the new rules are.

It seems to early to have him this high, although the Twins prospects are not at the level of previous years. I love the enthusiasm, but I want to see him at a higher level before I start dreaming of an Ace.

I love his story. With Pagan and Lopez in the BP he is far from the big question mark. I would love to see him continue to succeed.

I don't understand - I see his name in just about every essay about this year. How is he forgotten?

I love all the comments. It is obvious that we see Pagan in a different light than the FO. I have no faith in him. Lopez has only had 1/2 of one season where he shined. So returning to form might actually be what he did once he got here. I hope not. Selecting one stat like FIP is not satisfying to me. The real test is in the standings and we were below 500 and we were a bullpen dependent team with 4 innings a game coming out of the pen. I am hoping, but not buying in until I see it in action.

Right now he is DH - and if we put him there the team would have the on base hitter that Arraez was. I would love to see him get to be a decent fielder some place, but at this age and stage that does not seem likely. His bat just has so much promise, but he could also be a trade bait like Steer and Encarnation-Strand.

Very interesting post - thank you. Mark Teixiera also suffered a wrist injury. Here is another good look at wrist injuries from 2014

How about doing the math? I would like to know what the results are. "There were 1.39 home runs hit per team game in 2019, a whopping 11 percent more than the previous record, and 20 percent more than any other season in major league history." SBNation "In all, half the teams in the entire league set franchise records for home runs in 2019, led by the Twins beating their previous team mark by 36 percent." Now take us further with your thoughts.

This just further creates questions about our redundancy of lefty OFs on the team. Please - there has to be a trade.

Not over rated, it just meant that they showed us great ball for the regular season and then we were bounced. The trouble was that we then expected this to continue, but the team and the ball both changed. In baseball you just celebrate each good year.

ACE seems to be a term we apply to those on a HOF track - those who just seem like the will win no matter the game or the opponent. That is not Grey. His experience with the Yankees might demonstrate that the big lights are not for him. Can he be our number one - sure, I expect him to be, but I think the only thing that settles ACE debates is performance on the field. 10 years - 24.9 WAR. An average of 2.5 - last year he was 2.4. That is who he is and I am content with that.

I am ready for the season! If we think we can compete with Cleveland we should stop referring to the weak central since Cleveland showed it is more than just a good team. How much did the others improve?? But with the current scheduling it is not the division that is going to count as much as it has in the past.

At catcher Perez by a mile - are we showing home town bias before he even plays a game in the central when Vasquez is chosen? Perez has been the most dependable player on the KC team. But I hope you are right - we could use a good catcher again. Schoop does not rate in the top two, but he has put together a good career for Detroit and would be my third 2B. I am leaning to Luis Robert's in CF in a tie with Buxton. Austin Meadows over Kepler in RF Josh Bell at DH I give Detroit their only player on the list and the Twins are down one.

I love the fact that the essay has to start with a definition of satire! That was my biggest laugh - I almost spilled my salsa when I saw that.

I am not sure of him. The hype is good. Here is what Keith Law has to say "there isn’t a plus pitch here and the four-seamer lacks life. I think he’ll struggle with hard contact — although, to be fair, he didn’t have that problem at all in Triple A — and end up a back-end starter or a reliever." Law ranks him 10 and has the top rated prospect pitcher at 7 - Balazovic. He believes in Balazovic despite his bad year and writes that off to injury. MLB.com has he rated 6 and has Prielipp at 4.

It is interesting to see how he ranks on other lists - he is number 10 on just baseball list. MLB.com has him number 6. Bleacher Report rankings has him #`13. I like to see outside opinions. The Guardians Giminez and Altuve get the majority of top ratings.

Not make or break - he has already made it. He has established himself and yet he is not a star we cannot live with. I advocated trading him last year and advocate that again if we can get something really good in return. A package of Polanco and Kepler ought to have some market value and we do need to rebuild our prospect list and BP

What I like about these prospect rankings is the dialogues that it generates. Even though you and I are on opposite sides of the globe on this debate, it is still fun and I look forward each day to the comments and even the criticisms. So even though you are wrong, thanks for the give and take.

I can't see it. After he pitches this year I will have something to hope for, but video games, like fantasy, just don't translate to the real world. I am delighted he has so much potential, but this is the top ten of our prospects and so far it is not giving me lots of hope. The last ones on the list I am not even speculating on - obviously Lee and Rodriguez and I would assume Lewis is still a prospect - I guess reading TD hasn't filled in the last three names for me so I will be curious. I do think this is a fun exercise and allows for debate.

Nope. Wallner - minor league - 299/435/597 Witchita, 247/376/463 ST Paul. GALLO 160/159/162 were his batting averages for the three teams he played for last year. I do not even want to go further in this comparison. Wallner has potential to be good, Gallo has proven who he is.

We just have a lens. I want to see players progressing towards MLB. Wallner has shown he can hit in MLB. You cannot complain about Wallner striking out if you support Gallo. Canterino has been injured but has shown ability. We will not drop Buxton, Larnach, Lewis, Kiriloff, Polanco because they have been injured so that is not a disqualifier.