Twinkie Town 2011 Top 50...Prospect #33!

by roger13 on Jan 19, 2011 2:44 PM EST

Sorry for being a bit late, sometimes its tougher keeping a schedule when on vacation.

Our Thirty-Second ranked prospect this year is a seventeen year old shortstop, Jorge Polanco, who collected 52 of the 167 votes (31%) cast. Rob Delaney was a distant second with 28 votes.

Today we will add a big first baseman who was signed as a free agent out of Puerto Rico in 2009. Kennys Vargas was arguably the top hitter on last year's GCL Twins, where he hit .324/.388/.507 with three home runs, fifteen doubles and 26 runs batted in. Vargas will likely report to the Elizabethton Twins this year as a twenty year old who is capable of having a season that will put him on the Twins radar moving forward.

This round will remain open until noon, Thursday, January 20th.

Poll

Who is the Thirty-Third best prospect in the Twins organization?

Rob Delaney

31 votes

Pedro Guerra

13 votes

Bobby Lanigan

5 votes

Miguel Munoz

2 votes

Daniel Ortiz

5 votes

Daniel Osterbrock

9 votes

Bruce Pugh

20 votes

Danny Rams

37 votes

Steve Singleton

19 votes

Kennys Vargas

5 votes

146 votes | Poll has closed

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Pugh for me.

by DJSkillz on Jan 19, 2011 3:02 PM EST reply actions

Hard to decide between Pugh and Rams

I think catchers get underrated because the bar is lower for their bat to make the majors. I think Pugh has a live arm but a 4 ERA in Ft. Myers isn’t impressive.

by DJL44 on Jan 19, 2011 3:10 PM EST reply actions

Went with Pugh

by dctwin on Jan 19, 2011 3:14 PM EST reply actions

Rams again

Baseball reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again.-Terence Mann/James Earl Jones in FoD

by Twins33 on Jan 19, 2011 3:18 PM EST reply actions

Then Pugh

by b1 on Jan 19, 2011 4:35 PM EST up reply actions

Pugh

It amazes me that he’s not ranked higher.

"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot

by cmathewson on Jan 19, 2011 3:36 PM EST reply actions

agreed

by DJSkillz on Jan 19, 2011 3:41 PM EST up reply actions

Really?

He had an awful season in Ft. Myers and ended the season by crapping the bed in AA.

by DJL44 on Jan 19, 2011 3:41 PM EST up reply actions

He had a great first half

He was said in several scouting reports to be the best pitcher in FM not named Hendriks. Then he got hurt, and when he returned, he struggled for whatever reason. He’d easily be a top 20 prospect if he’d continued to pitch as he did early in the year, especially since he throws harder than most starting prospects in the system.

"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot

by cmathewson on Jan 19, 2011 4:26 PM EST up reply actions

And I wouldn't characterize his numbers as "terrible" even with the injury

106 Ks in 102 innings with only 81 hits, he definitely has some stuff. He’s probably a reliever, along the lines of Jacobson, which reminds me, why isn’t he on the board yet?

"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot

by cmathewson on Jan 19, 2011 4:42 PM EST up reply actions

He was

but didn’t recieve enough votes to stick around. But I agree he should be on now, and probably higher on the list.

by Bartzy on Jan 19, 2011 4:43 PM EST up reply actions

I'm not as high on him...

a couple of the Vandy baseball people I know have told me that he’s “just a guy”.

Hard to disagree given the numbers at his level/age.

by DJSkillz on Jan 19, 2011 4:46 PM EST up reply actions

voted for Rams

Danoo

by Danoo on Jan 19, 2011 4:08 PM EST reply actions

Singleton for me

Then Ortiz, Rams, Pugh.

I do like the addition of Vargas. He is one of the lesser-known guys to really watch this season.

by shanewahl on Jan 19, 2011 4:56 PM EST reply actions

Jacobson

should be on the list. I hear the complaints about his age. But the fact your missing is that 2010 was his second full season in professional ball as well as his first full season with a new organization. He pitched at 23 in HI-A, not rookie ball. Has preformed well at each stop.

by Twins win on Jan 19, 2011 9:19 PM EST reply actions