From BP list:
10. Joe Benson, OF
11. Billy Bullock, RHP
12. Jeff Manship, RHP:
13. Tyler Robertson, LHP:

From Sickels:
6) Billy Bullock, RHP, Grade B-: Borderline C+; great stuff but will he throw strikes?
12) Joe Benson, OF, Grade C+: Excellent tools and is showing signs of skill development. Could also rank as high as seventh.
14) B.J. Hermsen, RHP, Grade C+: Great rookie ball performance, projectable, need data from higher levels.
15) Ben Tootle, RHP, Grade C+: High-ceiling arm, needs to improve command.
17) Matt Bashore, LHP, Grade C+: Could rank higher if he stays healthy.
18) Tom Stuifbergen, RHP, Grade C+: Could be a Grade C. Another pitchability guy. Gets lots of grounders.
19) Jeff Manship, RHP, Grade C: Possible fifth starter or long relief type.
20) Tyler Robertson, LHP, Grade C: Stock has dropped a lot, but looks like a potential LOOGY to me.

Hardball Times:
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8. Joe Benson: Sporting a bit of that power / speed combination that we all look for, Benson is a likable prospect, but he isn’t a star in the making. Yet, with increased plate coverage and a more consistent swing will come better contact skills to go with his impressive patience. He could be a future fixture in the Twins’ outfield.
10. B.J. Hermsen: Hermsen has the look of a bulldog, but his game in the early going has been all about the control of his low-90s fastball. His upside isn’t ace-like, but I can’t help but be impressed by his pinpoint control at this point. We will certainly know more next year when he faces A-ball competition.

CBS fantasy:
5. Tyler Robertson, SP, 22
Baseball America wasn’t jazzed about this guy a year ago, ranking him 12th in the organization, whereas we saw him in their top five. BA’s ranking should rise after he went a solid 8-8 with a 3.33 ERA, 103 strikeouts and a .259 batting-average against in 143 1/3 innings in high Class A. Robertson should open in Double-A, but seeing the Twins rotation fall apart this season makes us believe he will be in the majors before the end of 2010.

FanGraphs:
6. Joe Benson, OF, High-A
DOB: March 1988 Bats: R Throws: R
Signed: 2006 2nd round – Illinois HS
MLB ETA: Late-2011 40-Man Roster: No Options: 3

The first six prospects on the Top 10 list are all hitters, and Benson makes it four outfielders in the Top 6 picks, so it’s obvious where the organization’s strengths lie. The former prep football player has taken some time to develop his skills on the diamond, but the organization’s patience is starting to pay off. Benson spent the season in high-A ball where he hit .285/.414/.403 as a 21 year old. Injuries limited the outfielder to just 327 plate appearances. In the past, Benson has struggled to get his average above .260 so we must be cautious in our optimism considering that his ‘09 BABIP was rather high at .380. The right-handed hitter showed improvements in his walk rate, which rose from 8.6 to 14.9%. His strikeout rate remained high, though, at 28.1% and it was not justifiable by the .118 ISO rate. Durability is also a concern with Benson, who has appeared in just 149 games over the past two minor league seasons.

7. Jeff Manship, RHP, Majors
DOB: January 1985 Bats: R Throws: R
Signed: 2006 14th round – Notre Dame
MLB ETA: Now 40-Man Roster: Yes Options: 3
Repertoire: 88-92 mph fastball, plus curveball, slider, change-up

Manship made his MLB debut in ‘09 and proved to be a valuable arm for the club, as he made five starts and six relief appearances. Overall, he allowed a few too many hits with 39 in 31.2 innings, and he struggled with his control by posting an unusually-high walk rate of 4.26 BB/9. Manship began the season by making 13 starts in double-A before moving up to triple-A, where he started another eight games. With a four-pitch mix and a plus breaking ball, Manship has the potential to be a No. 4 starter for the Twins, but he’ll have to improve his high-80s fastball (-1.87 runs above average per 100). He also needs to throw a few more first-pitch strikes, as his rate of 52.7% was 6% below the league average.
10. Tyler Robertson, LHP, High-A
DOB: December 1987 Bats: L Throws: L
Signed: 2006 3rd round – California HS
MLB ETA: Late-2011 40-Man Roster: No Options: 3
Repertoire: 88-93 mph fastball, plus slider, change-up

Robertson sneaks on to the back-end of the Top 10 list thanks to his youthfulness (22), his handedness (southpaw) and his ground-ball tendencies (career 52.6%). The young left-hander needs to miss a few more bats, though, to truly take his game to the next level; he posted a strikeout rate of just 6.47 K/9 in high-A. He does a nice job of keeping the ball in the park and posted a home-run rate of 0.44 HR/9. Interestingly, his BABIP has decreased each season since his debut year of ‘06, and it reached a low of .305 in ‘09. Robertson has had some pretty extreme splits over the past two seasons. This past season, left-handed batters hit .200 with a strikeout rate of 7.33, compared to right-handers with a .300 average and 5.61 K/9 rate.

Drafted by the Twins in the 6th round of the 2007 draft out of Kutztown U.
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6’ 5" , Weight: 220 lb.
DOB: 4/13/85

Baseball Reference Page

142 IP, no relief in High A and AA last year – 2.0 BB/9 7.5 K/9 3.69 K/BB 4.0ERA

…that a player who was one of the top pitchers in the FSL two years ago can’t get what Rodney Dangerfield would call “respect?” Jeff Manship was the starting pitcher in the FSL all-star game two years ago, immediately moving up to New Britain following the game. He then was solid for about a year at New Britain before moving up to AAA where he did very well. Earning a late season 2009 callup by the Twins, he played a big role in their making game 163 that last weekend.

I just find it hard to understand why someone who has moved this fast and done as well as he has, including pitching at the major league level, can’t get more votes as we now are voting for prospect #16.

Duensing from last year in terms of being overlooked a bit. Remember, some people couln’t find room for Duensing in their Top 25. I like Manship’s repertoire better than Duensing’s, but he still somehow strikes me as being a #5-6 guy at the end of the day. In terms of upside, Burnett, Bullock, Hermsen, and others impress me as much or more than Manship. Robertson, Weller, Bashore, Tootle aren’t far behind, are they?

I went with Manship. He may not have huge upside, but he strikes me as someone who will continually adapt, and someone whose upside to me is unspectacular #3-4—someone like Blackburn. Also someone who will be around for several years and never become too expensive. (This is his upside—maybe not Salcedo ace potential, but more easily realized.)