Twinkie Town 2011 Top 50...Prospect #34!

by roger13 on Jan 20, 2011 1:27 PM EST

We finally selected a catcher when Danny Rams beat out Rob Delaney by five votes as our Prospect #33. Rams had 35 votes (24%), while Bruce Pugh was a distant third.

Miguel Munoz received only two votes and will be dropped from the next round. Added will be one of the top young relievers in the organization who was my ninth ranked pitcher, Jose Gonzalez. Also added will be Beloit middle infielder James Beresford.

Gonzalez is a 20 year old lefty who spent the majority of his year in Elizabethton where he appeared in 18 games (22.0 innings) with a 0.41 ERA (yes, he allowed only one run) and a 0.64 WHIP with 33 strikeouts (13.5K/9 innings) and 6 walks. Gonzalez also had a stint with the Ft. Myers Miracle where he had a 1.17 ERA and 0.85 WHIP in eight appearances (15.1 innings) with 10 strikeouts and only one walk. Beresford joined the Perth Heat after the first of the year and has been on fire, hitting .487/.524/.641 in 39 at bats. Beresford, who celebrated his 22nd birthday yesterday, hit .297/.349/.363 in Beloit where he was named the Snappers 'Player of the Year.'

This round will remain open until noon, Friday, January 21st. Please continue letting us know why you voted for who you did and who you would like to see in future rounds.

Poll

Who is the Thirty-Fourth best prospect in the Twins Organization?

James Beresford

18 votes

Rob Delaney

36 votes

Jose Gonzalez

8 votes

Pedro Guerra

10 votes

Bobby Lanigan

11 votes

Daniel Ortiz

11 votes

Daniel Osterbrock

11 votes

Bruce Pugh

35 votes

Steve Singleton

21 votes

Kennys Vargas

3 votes

164 votes | Poll has closed

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Love Beresford

Have heard good things about him—make up wise. Maybe a Pedroia type?

by Han Joelo on Jan 20, 2011 5:55 PM EST reply actions

ZERO- power

unless he put on some size he’ll be a back-up.

by b1 on Jan 21, 2011 9:18 AM EST up reply actions

I was going to say

I rate De Los Santos ahead of him. They have similar defensive ability, but Beresford was marginal in his second year in Beloit.

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

by cmathewson on Jan 21, 2011 9:38 AM EST up reply actions

The people in Beloit didn't think he was marginal...

…they selected him their Player of the Year. Not Hicks, Not Rams, Not Hidalgo, but Beresford. He must have done something good.

by roger13 on Jan 21, 2011 10:35 AM EST up reply actions

Good news

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

by cmathewson on Jan 21, 2011 11:59 AM EST up reply actions

voted for Singleton

Danoo

by Danoo on Jan 20, 2011 6:19 PM EST reply actions

Just checking in to say that I stopped voting about 10 prospects ago,

but hope to feel knowledgeable enough next year to push my voting into the 30s and still have some idea what I’m talking about. It was fun.

by Luke in MN on Jan 20, 2011 6:25 PM EST reply actions

haha

Got me beat. I stopped voting after about 10. Still enjoy reading and learning about these guys though…

by JustDoIt11 on Jan 20, 2011 9:02 PM EST up reply actions

Going with Ortiz

But PLEASE bring back Brett Jacobsen

its basically all we have left form the giveaway that was Johan Santana

He and Hoey and Guerra too I suppose

I called it - Joe Mauer's first career Home-Run at Target Field !!!

"Matt Millen ran Barry Sanders out of town he Drove the Lions into the ground
and now he acts as if he is a know it all NFL analyst" -favre

by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Jan 20, 2011 9:01 PM EST reply actions

I vote for Joe Crede, yahoo says we signed him to the minors :o

by Frozen316 on Jan 21, 2011 12:08 AM EST reply actions

Nevermind, I guess it was to Rockies but listed Minnesota in the transactions list.

News anyways :o

by Frozen316 on Jan 21, 2011 12:12 AM EST up reply actions

how is Delaney getting so many votes?

does he have family on here or something?

by DJSkillz on Jan 21, 2011 2:00 AM EST reply actions

I think he's better known than many of the remaining prospects

I feel like last season, Slama and Delaney got a lot of discussion here during the time period where both of them were putting up really low ERAs. You could casually follow Roger’s posts and still know who they are. A lot of the other guys left are in the low minors and don’t have the same name recognition.

This was a triumph
I'm making a note here - huge success

by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Jan 21, 2011 8:47 AM EST up reply actions