The results are in and Sean Poppen was our choice for the 40th and final spot in our 2020 prospect list. I hope you enjoyed participating and learned something about the young talent in the Twins minor leagues.

Twinkie Town 2020 Prospect Voting Results

1. Alex Kirilloff 40% (Lewis 28%, Graterol 24%, Larnach 8%)
2. Royce Lewis 48% (Graterol 29%, Balazovic 12%, Larnach 12%)
3. Trevor Larnach 48% (Balazovic 43%, Duran 8%, Cavaco 1%)
4. Jordan Balazovic 78% (Duran 11%, Rooker 9%, Jeffers 2%, Cavaco 0%)
5. Jhoan Duran 52% (Rooker 19%, Thorpe 16%, Jeffers 10%, Cavaco 3%)
6. Brent Rooker 37% (Jeffers 28%, Thorpe 24%, Urbina 6%, Cavaco 5%)
7. Ryan Jeffers 47% (Thorpe 34%, Cavaco 10%, Celestino 5%, Urbina 3%)
8. Lewis Thorpe 58% (Urbina 12%, Canterino 11%, Cavaco 10%, Celestino 9%)
9. Matt Canterino 27% (Celestino 23%, Cavaco 22%, Urbina 19%, Wallner 9%)
10. Keoni Cavaco 33% (Celestino 29%, Urbina 18%, Sands 15%, Wallner 9%)
11. Gilberto Celestino 36% (Gordon 26%, Urbina 19%, Wallner 12%, Sands 7%)
12. Nick Gordon 35% (Urbina 28%, Enlow 21%, Wallner 9%, Sands 8%)
13. Misael Urbina 36% (Enlow 24%, Sands 20%, Wallner 10%, Javier 9%)
14. Blayne Enlow 31% (Colina 29%, Sands 19%, Wallner 12%, Javier 9%)
15. Edwar Colina 42% (Wallner 20%, Sands 20%, Javier 15%, Miranda 1%)
16. Cole Sands 31% (Wallner 26%, Javier 20%, Blankenhorn 20%, Miranda 3%)
17. Matt Wallner 35% (Smeltzer 31%, Javier 18%, Blankenhorn 11%, Miranda 4%)
18. Devin Smeltzer 48% (Javier 24%, Blankenhorn 18%, Miranda 5%, Rodriguez 5%)
19. Wander Javier 32% (Alcala 30%, Blankenhorn 27%, Rodriguez 6%, Miranda 5%)
20. Jorge Alcala 45% (Blankenhorn 27%, Rodriguez 13%, Rortvedt 13%, Miranda 3%)
21. Randy Dobnak 65% (Blankenhorn 14%, Rortvedt 8%, Rodriguez 7%, Miranda 6%)
22. Travis Blankenhorn 49% (Rortvedt 31%, Rodriguez 9%, Miranda 7%, Rijo 4%)
23. Ben Rortvedt 44% (Baddoo 24%, Miranda 16%, Rodriguez 10%, Rijo 6%)
24. Akil Baddoo 35% (Vallimont 25%, Miranda 17%, Rodriguez 16%, Rijo 6%)
25. Jose Miranda 27% (Vallimont 26%, Jax 23%, Rodriguez 18%, Rijo 6%)
26. Chris Vallimont 42% (Jax 21%, Rodriguez 19%, Severino 10%, Rijo 8%)
27. Cody Stashak 42% (Rodriguez 21%, Jax 13%, Winder 10%, Severino 10%, Rijo 5%)
28. Emmanuel Rodriguez 29% (Jax, 27%, Winder 26%, Severino 11%, Rijo 7%)
29. Josh Winder 30% (Jax 29%, Wade 18%, Severino 14%, Rijo 9%)
30. Griffin Jax 33% (Severino 22%, Rijo 19%, Wade 18%, Holland 9%)
31. Dakota Chalmers 33% (Severino 28%, Rijo 19%, Wade 19%, Holland 2%)
32. Yunior Severino 40% (Wells 23%, Rijo 17%, Wade 12%, Holland 7%)
33. Luis Rijo 37% (Wells 26%, Wade 17%, Holland 10%, Steer 10%)
34. Tyler Wells 29% (Ober 25%, Wade 19%, Steer 19%, Holland 7%)
35. Bailey Ober 37% (Poppen 22%, Steer 20%, Wade 11%, Holland 10%)
36. LaMonte Wade Jr 31% (Steer 28%, Poppen 20%, Holland 13%, Cano 9%)
37. Spencer Steer 33% (Maciel 30%, Poppen 24%, Holland 10%, Cano 3%)
38. Will Holland 30% (Maciel 29%, Poppen 29%, Camargo 8%, Cano 4%)
39. Gabriel Maciel 57% (Poppen 28%, Cano 5%, Breek 5%, Camargo 4%)
40. Sean Poppen 42% (Gray 33%, Camargo 13%, Breek 8%, Cano 4%)

Breakdown of prospects by position

Pitchers (19): Jordan Balazovic, Jhoan Duran, Lewis Thorpe, Matt Canterino, Blayne Enlow, Edwar Colina, Cole Sands, Devin Smeltzer, Jorge Alcala, Randy Dobnak, Chris Vallimont, Cody Stashak, Josh Winder, Griffin Jax, Dakota Chalmers, Luis Rijo, Tyler Wells, Bailey Ober, Sean Poppen

Catchers (2): Ryan Jeffers, Ben Rortvedt

Infielders (9): Royce Lewis, Keoni Cavaco, Nick Gordon, Wander Javier, Travis Blankenhorn, Jose Miranda, Yunior Severino, Spencer Steer, Will Holland

Outfielders (10): Alex Kirilloff, Trevor Larnach, Brent Rooker, Gilberto Celestino, Misael Urbina, Matt Wallner, Akil Baddoo, Emmanuel Rodriguez, LaMonte Wade Jr, Gabriel Maciel

Breakdown of prospects by highest level

MLB (7): Lewis Thorpe, Devin Smeltzer, Jorge Alcala, Randy Dobnak, Cody Stashak, LaMonte Wade Jr, Sean Poppen

AAA (4): Brent Rooker, Nick Gordon, Edwar Colina, Griffin Jax

AA (11): Alex Kirilloff, Royce Lewis, Trevor Larnach, Jhoan Duran, Ryan Jeffers, Cole Sands, Travis Blankenhorn, Ben Rortvedt, Jose Miranda, Tyler Wells, Bailey Ober

Advanced A (7): Jordan Balazovic, Gilberto Celestino, Blayne Enlow, Akil Baddoo, Chris Vallimont, Dakota Chalmers, Gabriel Maciel

A (7): Matt Canterino, Matt Wallner, Wander Javier, Josh Winder, Yunior Severino, Luis Rijo, Spencer Steer

Rookie (4): Keoni Cavaco, Misael Urbina, Emmanuel Rodriguez, Will Holland