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Shadow Draft Top 20 FAKE Twins Farm System

As long-time readers know, I have been doing a Shadow Draft for the Twins each year since 1996 and have built up a fake Twins farm system. You can read more about the background here and here.
Here is the Top 20 Prospects from my Shadow Twins system, with the grade they got in the 2008 Baseball Prospect Book.

1.    Brandon Wood, SS, Arizona HS  (1st round 2003), Grade B+
2.    Lars Anderson, 1B, California HS  (1st round 2006), Grade B+
3.    Tyler Robertson, LHP, California HS (3rd round 2006), Grade B+
4.    Brett Lillibridge, SS, University of Washington  (3rd round 2005), Grade B
5.    Jon Meloan, RHP, University of Arizona  (4th round 2005), Grade B
6.    Michael Bowden, RHP, Illinois HS (1st round Supp 2005) Grade B
7.    Jeff Manship, RHP, Notre Dame (14th round 2006) Grade B
8.    Glen Perkins, LHP, University of Minnesota (1st round 2004) Grade B-
9.    Jason Pridie, OF, Arizona HS (1st round Supp. 2002) Grade C+
10.    Brian Friday, SS, Rice (2nd round 2007) Grade C+
11.    Danny Valencia, 3B, University of Miami-Florida (19th round 2006) Grade C+
12.    Damon Sublett, 2B, Wichita State (6th round 2007) Grade C+
13.    Justin Orenduff, RHP, Virginia Commonwealth (1st round 2004) Grade C+
14.    Kevin Whelan, RHP, Texas A&M (3rd round 2005) Grade C+
15.    Nevin Griffith, RHP, Florida HS (1st round 2007) Grade C+
16.    Dustin Richardson, LHP, Texas Tech (5th round 2006) Grade C+
17.    Matt Torra, RHP, University of Massachusetts (1st round 2004) Grade C+
18.    Daryl Thompson, RHP, Maryland HS (7th round 2003) Grade C
19.    Leo Rosales, RHP, Cal State Northridge, (19th round 2003) Grade C
20.    David Newmann, LHP, Texas A&M (3rd round 2007), Grade C

I try to be as objective as possible when dealing with any player I have a Shadow Draft interest in, so let me know if any of these look off to you.


Tomorrow, I am going to start a series of posts about Controversial Prospects, starting with Tyler Robertson, so stay tuned.

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Wondering...
I am sure you have drafted other players who have already made the majors. What would your Major League roster look like? You don't have to list 25 players or anything, but maybe just some you drafted that are no longer prospects.
"My mom always taught me it's better to laugh at yourself than to laugh at others. She was so wrong. ;)" -Pedrophile

by Boxkutter on Jan 22, 2026 1:40 PM EST   0 recs

Previous years
Use the links in his post for hits and misses thru 2005.

by hungry hipo on Jan 22, 2026 1:54 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

Latin American signings...
Now, what I wonder is what this list would look like if it was filled out with shadow Latin American signings...

by GuyinNY on Jan 22, 2026 2:41 PM EST   0 recs

Or Rule V picks
seeing as that's where the real Twins got Santana.
When asked why I was a Mets fan, I responded, "pain is my lifeblood."

by wrightHOF on Jan 22, 2026 4:18 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

Projection for Brandon Wood?
John, I'm wondering what you predict Brandon Wood will do, and where?  

by smittybanton on Jan 22, 2026 4:58 PM EST   0 recs

My Royals List
  1. Brett Anderson, LHP, Ok HS, 2nd Rd, 2006
  2. Josh Vitters, 3B, Cal HS, 1st Rd, 2007
  3. JR Towles, C, Tex JuCo, 19th Rd, 2004
  4. Brad Lincoln, RHP, Houston, 1st Rd, 2006
  5. Jeff Manship, RHP, Notre Dame, 9th Rd, 2006
  6. Billy Buckner, RHP, South Carolina, 2nd Rd, 2004
  7. Josh Bell, 3B, Fla HS, 4th Rd, 2005
  8. Nevin Griffith, RHP, Fla HS, 2nd Rd, 2007
  9. Damon Sublett, 2B, Wichita State, 7th Rd, 2007
  10. Danny Valencia, 3B, Miami, 18th Rd, 2006
  11. Mitch Maier, CF, Toledo, 1st Rd, 2003
  12. Brian Dinkelman, 2B, McKendree College, 7th Rd, 2006
  13. Kenny Maiques, RHP, Cal JuCo, 3rd Rd, 2005
  14. Anthony Varvaro, RHP, St John's, 7th Rd, 2005
  15. Mark Halberg, SS, Florida State, 7th Rd, 2007
  16. Eric Farris, 2B, Loyola Marymount, 4th Rd, 2007
  17. Noah Krol, RHP, Wichita State, 15th Rd, 2007
  18. Graham Godfrey, RHP, Col of Charleston, 25th Rd, 2006
  19. Marco Estrada, RHP, Long Beach State, 6th rd, 2005
  20. Ryan Goleski, OF, Eastern Michigan, 12th Rd, 2003
The system's been thinned out recently by the graduations of Alex Gordon, Josh Fields, Dustin Pedroia, Scott Moore, Kevin Slowey, Kurt Suzuki, and Jonathan Sanchez.
"Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice." - Grey's Law

by JM Barten on Jan 22, 2026 5:35 PM EST   0 recs

John
will the rest of the user's mock picks from the minorleagueball 07 amatuer draft be reviewed?

Some were, some weren't.  Just wondering

by nms on Jan 23, 2026 8:05 AM EST   0 recs

Question for John..
HEy there John Sickles..

Is Glen Perkins still considered a prospect? I guess he hasn't pitched a lot of innings at the MLB level yet, but because of injury he..

what is your logic on this?

THANKS!!!

The Twins WILL compete in 2008!!!

by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Jan 26, 2026 10:56 PM EST   0 recs

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