Australian southpaw Lewis Thorpe came through in Round 9, just sneaking into our Top 10 prospect list by garnering 42% of the vote. He's a consensus Top 10 prospect around the web, so it's nice to see him be rewarded for his ceiling by all of our amazingly smart community members, too!
We won't be adding additional prospects for Round 10, but a new trio will be joining us for Round 11. In the mean time, let's see our Top 10 in full, shall we?
Twinkie Town Top 10 Twins Prospects for 2014
- Byron Buxton, CF
- Miguel Sano, 3B
- Alex Meyer, RHP
- Eddie Rosario, 2B/OF
- Kohl Stewart, RHP
- Josmil Pinto, C
- Jose Berrios, RHP
- Jorge Polanco, 2B/SS
- Max Kepler, CF
- Lewis Thorpe, LHP
- For each round, a certain number of players will be presented with statistical history, a brief overview, and other basic information such as age and level.
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- Sometimes no players will be added to subsequent ballots. Sometimes more than one player will be added. Early rounds will have fewer players for which to vote, and later rounds are more likely to have more.
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Players up in Round 10: Felix Jorge, Travis Harrison, Trevor May, Adam Brett Walker
Felix Jorge, RHP
2014 Age: 20
2013 High Level: Elizabethton, 61 IP (Rookie)
Year | Age | Tm | Lev | W | L | G | GS | IP | ||||||
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2011 | 17 | Twins | FRk | 2 | 1 | 2.67 | 9 | 5 | 27.0 | 1.037 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 8.7 |
2012 | 18 | Twins | Rk | 0 | 3 | 2.34 | 12 | 7 | 34.2 | 1.212 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 9.6 |
2013 | 19 | Elizabethton | Rk | 2 | 2 | 2.95 | 12 | 12 | 61.0 | 1.213 | 8.3 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 10.6 |
3 Seasons | 4 | 6 | 2.71 | 33 | 24 | 122.2 | 1.174 | 7.7 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 9.9 |
Travis Harrison, 3B
2014 Age: 21
2013 High Level: Cedar Rapids, 537 PA (Single-A)
Year | Age | Tm | Lev | G | PA | H | 2B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | |||
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2012 | 19 | Elizabethton | Rk | 60 | 253 | 66 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 51 | .301 | .383 | .461 |
2013 | 20 | Cedar Rapids | A | 129 | 537 | 114 | 28 | 15 | 59 | 68 | 125 | .253 | .366 | .416 |
Harrison's triple slash doesn't look as impressive as his short-season Rookie league debut in 2012, but there are a number of things to keep in mind. First, he definitely slowed in the latter part of the season as his body wore down. That will balance itself out. Second, while his strikeout rates jumped from 20% to about 23%, his walk rates also bumped - from a good 9.5% to an impressive 12.7%. His isolated power was basically identical. What also went up, though, was his percentage of poorly-struck balls. Let's see how he performs this season; the power is real, and that's exciting.
Trevor May, RHP
2014 Age: 24
2013 High Level: New Britain, 151.2 IP (Double-A)
Year | Age | Lev | Aff | G | GS | IP | ||||||
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2008 | 18 | Rk | PHI | 3.75 | 5 | 2 | 12.0 | 1.500 | 8.2 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 8.2 |
2009 | 19 | A | PHI | 2.56 | 15 | 15 | 77.1 | 1.306 | 6.8 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 11.1 |
2010 | 20 | A+-A | PHI | 4.00 | 27 | 25 | 135.0 | 1.370 | 6.9 | 0.7 | 5.4 | 12.1 |
2011 | 21 | A+ | PHI | 3.63 | 27 | 27 | 151.1 | 1.242 | 7.2 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 12.4 |
2012 | 22 | AA | PHI | 4.87 | 28 | 28 | 149.2 | 1.450 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 9.1 |
2013 | 23 | AA | MIN | 4.51 | 27 | 27 | 151.2 | 1.424 | 8.8 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 9.4 |
6 Seasons | 4.05 | 129 | 124 | 677.0 | 1.366 | 7.7 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 10.7 |
With a full season at Double-A under his belt, May will be moved into the Red Wings' rotation with a call to Minnesota just a phonecall away. His strikeout rates stayed strong over the full season though, and his walk rates (10.2%) were actually the lowest of his minor league career...which is nice. In the Arizona Fall League this winter he pitched well for the most part, securing hopes that he's ready for the next step in his development. He currently projects to post good strikeout rates while being a guy with some control issues, but if he's your number three or even number four, that's perfectly fine.
Adam Brett Walker, RF
2014 Age: 22
2013 High Level: Cedar Rapids, 553 PA (Single-A)
Year | Age | Tm | Lev | G | PA | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | CS | BB | SO | ||||
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2012 | 20 | Elizabethton | Rk | 58 | 252 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 76 | .250 | .310 | .496 | .805 |
2013 | 21 | Cedar Rapids | A | 129 | 553 | 31 | 7 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 31 | 115 | .278 | .319 | .526 | .844 |
Walker sometimes gets overlooked because, unlike Harrison, he was a collegiate draft pick. His power potential is incredible, but playing on the same team as Miguel Sano and, later, Byron Buxton will result in a bit of overshadowing. Walker's biggest issue is his all-or-nothing philosophy: he struck out less often than Harrison, for example, but his walk rates are so low that he looks like an all-power masher right now. Which is great, because those guys are immensely valuable while they're under team control, but the hope is that better discipline and pitch recognition will raise his ceiling. Scouts like his defense, too, which is a bonus, as is his underrated ability to steal a bag from time to time.