Preliminary Minnesota Twins Prospect List for 2011

by John Sickels on Oct 12, 2025 7:00 PM EDT

Here is a preliminary list of interesting prospects in the Minnesota Twins system for the 2011 book. There are 45 guys here; I originally had 56 players of interest and cut that down. I need to cut at least three more and preferably five due to space limits.

Feel free to suggest other players for inclusion. . .it is easy to miss players when I start doing this. . .but if you suggest someone, suggest a cut too.

Minnesota Twins

Oswaldo Arcia              OF
Joe Benson                 OF
James Beresford            SS
David Bromberg             RHP
Billy Bullock              RHP
Logan Darnell              LHP
Pat Dean                   LHP
Rob Delaney                RHP
Matire Garcia              LHP
Kyle Gibson                RHP
Jose Gonzalez              LHP
Niko Goodrum               SS
Deolis Guerra              RHP
Carlos Gutierrez           RHP
Matt Hauser                RHP
Liam Hendriks              RHP
B.J. Hermsen             RHP
Aaron Hicks                OF
Kane Holbrooks             RHP
Edgar Ibarra               LHP
Max Kepler-Rozycki         OF
Andrei Lobanov             LHP
Jean Mijares               LHP
Angel Morales              OF
Miguel Munoz               RHP
Daniel Ortiz               OF
Dan Osterbrock             LHP
Chris Parmelee             1B
Trevor Plouffe             SS
Josmil Pinto               C
Bruce Pugh                 RHP
Daniel Rams                C
Ben Revere                 OF
Nate Roberts               OF
Tyler Robertson            LHP
Eddie Rosario              OF
Adrian Salcedo             RHP
Miguel Sano                3B
Anthony Slama              RHP
Miguel Soliman             RHP
Tom Stuifbergen            RHP
Rene Tosoni                OF
Kyle Waldrop               RHP
Dakota Watts               RHP
Alex Wimmers               RHP

I'm thinking about cutting Rams and Pinto.

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my thoughts...

Don’t cut Rams, for sure.
It’s Manuel Soliman.
Of all those names, the one I would probably cut first would be Jean Mijares. That might be about it…

by SethSpeaks on Oct 12, 2025 7:05 PM EDT reply actions

Whoever let Slama become a pitcher when he was a kid instead of focusing on being a hitter, should be fired.

by Humbled Fan on Oct 12, 2025 7:30 PM EDT reply actions

we've had this discussion before

but what are the top 5 or so prospects in the twins system? Gibson, Hicks, Wimmers, Sano, and … Arcia? On the surface, this looks like a fairly mediocre system at first glance, but there’s a bunch of names (mostly Latin American kids) that I don’t recognize. I’m curious who I should be watching for.

I am a big, big fan of Liam Hendriks, though.

by toonsterwu on Oct 12, 2025 7:44 PM EDT reply actions

Hendriks #5

Arcia would be 6 for me. He has a superior ceiling to Hendriks, but Liam’s floor has a greater edge IMO. Maybe not a 1 or 2, but barring health, I feel pretty comfortable projecting Hendriks into a major league rotation. Too much that can go wrong with Arcia at this point, particularly considering he’s not really a tool guy and will be reliant on the bat to carry him. The difference in his plate approach and K/AB between this year and past ones is pretty staggering; need to see how he adjusts to better pitching in full-season ball. Could see the argument for Benson at 5 as well, if you believe in him being able to close up enough of the holes in his swing; I don’t, but the ceiling if he can matches anyone other than Hicks.

by goldenblack on Oct 12, 2025 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions

I can see a case for Hendriks over Arcia

I actually forgot about Benson and would probably take him over both right now. While a big fan of Hendriks, I’m not certain what his ceiling is. I don’t think it’s end of the rotation, but I’m not confident that a best case scenario for him is a mid-rotation type arm.

by toonsterwu on Oct 12, 2025 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, strictly going on ceiling, Hendriks may not be top 10 in the system. But, I love his command of 4 solid pitches and willingness to use them all in any count to keep hitters off balance. I think he has a median outcome of Scott Baker, and can’t help but think he resembles Hellickson a fair bit. Few prospects I’ll be more interested to see tackle the AA barrier in 2011.

by goldenblack on Oct 12, 2025 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions

For me

Hicks
Gibson
Wimmers
Sano
Benson

It may not be elite, but I like this system. I’m hoping Max Kepler does big things.

http://bullpenbanter.com/

by jar75 on Oct 12, 2025 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Question...

If this was a draft, who do you think of those 5 would be 1st? Same order? Just curious.

by Havok1517 on Oct 12, 2025 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions

That's how I value them

I’m sure others will have Sano higher

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by jar75 on Oct 12, 2025 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Top 10-12 system overall toonsterwu

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by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Oct 15, 2025 1:26 AM EDT up reply actions

I believe Van Mil was traded to the Angels for Fuentes

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by Gobroks on Oct 12, 2025 7:44 PM EDT reply actions

Van Mil

yes, he was removed from the 40 man roster and sent to the Angels.

by SethSpeaks on Oct 12, 2025 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions

van mil

Forgot about that. will fix.

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by mssickels on Oct 12, 2025 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions

I still like...

Ben Tootle. He can approach triple-digits with his fastball and even thought he didn’t have a great season due to his wildness, he could still have a quite a future in relief. I’d add Tootle and drop Van Mil as he’s not with the Twins anymore.

by Havok1517 on Oct 12, 2025 8:10 PM EDT reply actions

that is...

if he can recover from shoulder surgery.

by Havok1517 on Oct 12, 2025 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Hicks

After a disappointing year, i’m curious where you’d rank him (or range if you don’t know exactly right now) in the top 100? If you are really bullish, pls. explain.

by BryceHarper on Oct 12, 2025 10:12 PM EDT reply actions

I'm a tools hound...

so I still have him in my top 10 while others I’ve seen to him have in their top 20.

by Havok1517 on Oct 13, 2025 2:48 AM EDT up reply actions

I can't keep him in the top-10 right now, I think you have to wonder about the power potential now

I still think really highly of him because of the all-around tools, particularly given his upside as a defensive CF, but top-10 would seem to be pretty aggressive for me.

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by Satchel Price on Oct 13, 2025 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions

I'm not sure if he'd be top 10 for me or not (I'm guessing he would get edged out)

But he would certainly be in the mix. I just don’t think his season was all that disappointing. He’s definitely an elite prospect for me.

http://bullpenbanter.com/

by jar75 on Oct 13, 2025 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions

Top 10 Twins or Top 10 in MLB?

by Dorn on Oct 13, 2025 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions

He's a Top 1 Twin

http://bullpenbanter.com/

by jar75 on Oct 13, 2025 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, he's still my top Twin

I like Gibson, Sano, Wimmers, Benson, Morales and those guys, but Hicks still has some absolutely huge upside.

And I can’t tell you how many times I had to try to convince people that while Hicks’ season was a tad disappointing, there were still a lot of things to like. Yeah, his K rate went from 18.5% to 21.5%… but he also showed a tad more power, increased his walk rate, improved his SB efficiency, and continued to flash huge defensive potential.

I mean, in his final 305 PA from June 1 to the end of the season, he batted .302/.426/.470. I know there are some issues, but he’s still a great prospect.

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by Satchel Price on Oct 13, 2025 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Agreed

Top 10 MLB seems way too high. Lets actually see the production for a change.

by King Billy Royal on Oct 13, 2025 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions

ya

he’s around #30 for me. We’ve seen guys like Hosmer and Moose rebound after completely falling off most ppl’s top prospect radars. I’m hoping it’s the same for Hicks, but going to the cozy pitching confines of the FSL isn’t exactly what the doctor ordered for a breakout.

by BryceHarper on Oct 13, 2025 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Hicks' 2010 was better than either Moose or Hosmer's 2009, though

Not to mention that Hicks is a plus defensive center field and the other two, well, aren’t.

A Hosmer-like breakout for Hicks would make him the best prospect in the game.

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by Satchel Price on Oct 13, 2025 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions

Given the Twins’ general tendency to take it slow with prospects, is there really that much of a difference between where Hicks is now and where Cam Maybin was at the same time in his development? The difference, I would argue, is that Hicks can actually do what he’s doing now at the Major League level and succeed, since he does not have nearly the BB/K and GB% issues that Maybin did.

by limozeen on Oct 13, 2025 12:49 PM EDT reply actions

current

Minnesota Twins 43 players

Oswaldo Arcia OF B
Joe Benson OF
James Beresford SS
David Bromberg RHP
Billy Bullock RHP
Logan Darnell LHP
Pat Dean LHP
Rob Delaney RHP
Matire Garcia LHP
Kyle Gibson RHP
Jose Gonzalez LHP
Niko Goodrum SS
Deolis Guerra RHP
Carlos Gutierrez RHP
Matt Hauser RHP
Liam Hendriks RHP
B.J. Hermsen RHP
Aaron Hicks OF
Kane Holbrooks RHP
Edgar Ibarra LHP
Max Kepler-Rozycki OF
Andrei Lobanov LHP
Angel Morales OF
Miguel Munoz RHP
Daniel Ortiz OF
Dan Osterbrock LHP
Chris Parmelee 1B
Trevor Plouffe SS
Bruce Pugh RHP
Daniel Rams C
Ben Revere OF
Nate Roberts OF
Tyler Robertson LHP
Eddie Rosario OF
Adrian Salcedo RHP
Miguel Sano 3B
Anthony Slama RHP
Manuel Soliman RHP
Tom Stuifbergen RHP
Rene Tosoni OF
Kyle Waldrop RHP
Dakota Watts RHP
Alex Wimmers RHP

by John Sickels on Oct 13, 2025 2:06 PM EDT reply actions

Matthew Bashore

could be a deep sleeper , lets try and not completely forget about him… but it is easy to

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by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Oct 15, 2025 1:38 AM EDT up reply actions

bashore

yes, good point on Bashore.

by John Sickels on Oct 15, 2025 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions

Pinto

I know his BA/OBP suffered in the Midwest league, but not even a top-40 prospect? Just wondering if it’s a little early to give up on a kid who doesn’t turn 22 until Mar 31.

by dbreer23 on Oct 13, 2025 3:33 PM EDT reply actions