Twinkie Town 2012 Top 50...Round 32!

by roger13 on Jan 17, 2012 1:15 PM EST

We closed out the selection of back-to-back Rule V picks with Terry Doyle taking the Thirty-First spot in this year's poll. Doyle had 38 of 190 votes (20%) with Matt Bashore second (24), Matt Summers third (24), Cole DeVries fourth (22) and Andrew Albers fifth with 20 votes.

Added to the next round will be another short reliever, Dakota Watts. Watts, who was the Twins eighteenth round pick in 2009, is considered one of the harder throwers in the organization. He was solid last year at Ft. Myers where he had a 2-2 record with a 4.60 ERA in 25 games (31.1 innings) with 25 strikeouts and 14 walks. He moved up to New Britain several times where he had a 7.86 ERA in 34.1 innings with 28 strikeouts and 19 walks. He closed his year in the strong hitting Arizona Fall League where he had a 5.65 ERA in eleven games (14.1 innings) with 9 strikeouts and ten walks.

This round will remain open through noon tomorrow, Wednesday.

Poll

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

Andrew Albers

22 votes

Matt Bashore

24 votes

Pat Dean

15 votes

Cole DeVries

23 votes

Anderson Hidalgo

6 votes

Jairo Perez

15 votes

Nate Roberts

32 votes

Matt Summers

27 votes

Dakota Watts

11 votes

Corey Williams

21 votes

196 votes | Poll has closed

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Still like Corey Williams

Then Summers, Pat Dean and Nate Roberts.

by DJL44 on Jan 17, 2012 2:17 PM EST reply actions

I like Summers, then Bashore, then Williams, then Roberts then Dean

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

by cmathewson on Jan 17, 2012 2:36 PM EST reply actions

I have Bashore just after Roberts

Still not convinced he’s recovered. We agree on the next 5 players but our ordering is different.

by DJL44 on Jan 17, 2012 3:07 PM EST up reply actions

I'll vote Summers next round

If you’ll bump Williams ahead of Bashore

by DJL44 on Jan 17, 2012 8:27 PM EST up reply actions

Agree

Bashore’s arm is too questionable.

by clutterheart on Jan 17, 2012 8:43 PM EST up reply actions

Deal

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

by cmathewson on Jan 17, 2012 10:22 PM EST up reply actions

I liked Watts, but he's getting a little old

now at AA. I like Pugh because of his age and last year was his first year at relief.

by b1 on Jan 17, 2012 3:15 PM EST reply actions

Both those guys got their first tastes of better competition last year

and both those guys got hit hard.
Hopefully they learned and can adjust, but I am thinking at least one of them will be cut by the end of the 2012 campaign.
As much as I like his fastball I think it will be Pugh

by clutterheart on Jan 17, 2012 8:40 PM EST up reply actions

What is the right age...

for AA? Watts, I believe, is 24ish. I thought he and Pugh were at the right level for their age. Correct me if I’m wrong. Voted for Watts.

by baseballlove on Jan 17, 2012 8:59 PM EST up reply actions

A bit sad

Votes

I would love for some of the DeVries / Dean (and Doyle and Diamond) voters to discuss their votes in the comment sections.
Maybe those guys ARE deserving over some of the other guys on the board but I don’t see it. I would just like to know why those guys are getting more than a handful of votes.

I am not trying to critize anyone for their opnion here, I honestly would like to know why. Is it the proximity to the majors?

by clutterheart on Jan 17, 2012 8:42 PM EST reply actions

DeVries, I don't get, he's got 25 guys in front of him.

Dean was a 3rd round draft pick, and his age is good if he starts at AA.

by b1 on Jan 17, 2012 9:01 PM EST up reply actions

I agree...

I want to know why people are voting the way they are. If they have a valid reason then great, but if it’s just because they’ve heard of a guy or it’s at random I’d almost rather not have them vote. I might just be an ass for that opinion.

by Zdpox21 on Jan 17, 2012 10:02 PM EST up reply actions

Matt Summers is a 2012 sleeper

He was an OF in college, then converted to pitching, already has great command. should move way up the list in 2012.

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