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Top 50 Twins Prospects 2010: #9 Rene Tosoni: via Josh's Thoughts March 14, 2010 at 10:51 AM; 2010 Top 50 Twins Prospects | #9 | Rene TosoniPosition | OutfieldBats/Throws | Left/RightBorn | July 2, 1986 (Toronto, Ontario)School | Chipola Junior CollegeHeight | 6'0''Weight | 195 lbs.2009 Ranking | 20BreakdownSelected by the Twins in the 34th round of the 2004 draft, Tosoni chose to go the JUCO route instead of signing. He was selected in the 36th round a year later but this time chose to s
Top 50 Twins Prospects 2010: #8 David Bromberg: via Josh's Thoughts March 14, 2010 at 10:51 AM; 2010 Top 50 Twins Prospects | #8 | David BrombergPosition | PitcherBats/Throws | Left/RightBorn | September 14, 1987 (Santa Monica, California)School | Santa Ana Community CollegeHeight | 6'5''Weight | 241 lbs.2009 Ranking | 26BreakdownThe Twins took David Bromberg with their 32nd round selection in the 2005 draft. Bromberg signed with the Twins as a 'draft-and-follow', which allowed him to play
Span, Twins agree to new contract: via Josh's Thoughts March 14, 2010 at 10:51 AM; First off I want to apologize for my lack of writing as of late. I've been on Spring Break this past week and...well...lets just say that the computer I'm using isn't the greatest. I know it's a lame excuse, but it's the truth. So I apologize and I will certainly write about a lot of things this week (such as the Nick Blackburn contract extension, Joe Nathan injury, and I'll finally get around to
Minor League Draft Thoughts: via Josh's Thoughts February 22, 2010 at 02:24 AM; A few weeks ago, Seth Stohs of Seth Speaks asked me to participate in a Minor League draft that he was conducting. Much like fantasy baseball, we drafted players from certain positions in an attempt to get a "roster" of players. Really, the only differences are that the players had to be Twins minor leaguers and they had to be rookie eligible. So along with Seth and myself, Roger Dehring of Twinki
Top 50 Twins Prospects 2010: #14 Carlos Gutierrez: via Josh's Thoughts February 18, 2010 at 03:11 AM; 2010 Top 50 Twins Prospects | #14 | Carlos GutierrezPosition | PitcherBats/Throws | Right/RightBorn | September 22, 1986 (Miami, Florida)School | University of MiamiHeight | 6'3''Weight | 205 lbs.2009 Ranking | 18BreakdownWith the 27th overall pick in the 2008 draft, the Twins surprised a lot of people by selecting Carlos Gutierrez out of the University of Miami. Gutierrez had one year under his
Top 50 Twins Prospects 2010: #15 Tyler Robertson: via Josh's Thoughts February 14, 2010 at 03:35 PM; 2010 Top 50 Twins Prospects | #15 | Tyler RobertsonPosition | PitcherBats/Throws | Left/LeftBorn | December 23, 1987 (Simi Valley, California)School | Bella Vista High SchoolHeight | 6'5''Weight | 220 lbs.2009 Ranking | 10BreakdownTyler Robertson was taken by the Twins in the third round of the 2006 draft. Despite having the potential to play college football, the Twins made Robertson's decision
Long overdue plugs: via Josh's Thoughts February 14, 2010 at 03:35 PM; Some of you may have noticed that I've added two "Books to buy" to the right side of the page. The two items I'm talking about are the Maple Street Press Twins Annual 2010 and the Minnesota Twins 2010 Prospect Handbook. So instead of just telling you to buy these, I'm going to give you a little more information on them.Since last summer, the Twins Centric group of John Bonnes, Seth Stohs, Nick Nel
Top 50 Twins Prospects 2010: #17 Anthony Slama: via Josh's Thoughts February 13, 2010 at 11:59 AM; 2010 Top 50 Twins Prospects | #17 | Anthony SlamaPosition | PitcherBats/Throws | Right/RightBorn | January 1, 1984 (Orange, California)School | University of San DiegoHeight | 6'3''Weight | 205 lbs.2009 Ranking | 17BreakdownBefore attending the University of San Diego, Anthony Slama spent two years at Santa Ana Community College where he was 5-5 with a 3.16 ERA in 34 appearances. He transferred t
Nick Punto Day: via Josh's Thoughts February 13, 2010 at 11:59 AM; A few weeks back, Twins blogger Andrew Kneeland (of Twins Target) sent out an e-mail to different Twins bloggers asking to partake in Nick Punto Day. What is Nick Punto Day? Well, NPD isn't a holiday - at least not yet - but it is a day for Twins bloggers to give their thoughts on one of the most controvertible players in Twins history, Nick Punto.We all hate when manager Ron Gardenhire describes
Top 50 Twins Prospects 2010: #16 Deolis Guerra: via Josh's Thoughts February 13, 2010 at 11:59 AM; 2010 Top 50 Twins Prospects | #16 | Deolis GuerraPosition | PitcherBats/Throws | Right/RightBorn | April 17, 1989 (San Felix, Venezuela)School | Not AvailableHeight | 6'5''Weight | 200 lbs.2009 Ranking | 12BreakdownDeolis Guerra received a $700,000 signing bonus from the New York Mets in 2005 as a 16-year-old. He got started in the states in 2006 as a 17-year-old. The Mets let him skip rookie ba
Top 50 Twins Prospects 2010: #21 Jeff Manship: via Josh's Thoughts February 02, 2010 at 12:53 AM; 2010 Top 50 Twins Prospects | #21 | Jeff ManshipPosition | PitcherBats/Throws | Right/RightBorn | January 16, 1985 (San Antonio, Texas)School | University of Notre DameHeight | 6'2''Weight | 200 lbs.2009 Ranking | 14BreakdownFollowing an impressive high school career, the Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Jeff Manship in the 50th round of the 2003 draft. He opted instead to attend the University of No
Report: Twins, Mauer agree to 10 year contract: via Josh's Thoughts February 01, 2010 at 03:29 PM; Mark Rosen of WCCO has reported that the Twins and Joe Mauer have agreed to a 10-year extension. No word yet on the value of the contract, but my prediction is $210 million.Stay tuned.
Twins release Tolleson: via Josh's Thoughts February 01, 2010 at 12:53 PM; The Twins have released infielder Steven Tolleson from the 40-man roster this afternoon which should make room for Jim Thome to be added to the roster. Tolleson was the 37th ranked player on my 2010 prospect list. Here's what I said of him:The Twins drafted Steven Tolleson in the 5th round of the 2005 draft. After what many considered to be a "breakout" year in 2008, Tolleson had high expectations
Top 50 Twins Prospects 2010: #22 Danny Rams: via Josh's Thoughts February 01, 2010 at 12:05 AM; 2010 Top 50 Twins Prospects | #22 | Danny RamsPosition | CatcherBats/Throws | Right/RightBorn | December 19, 1988 (Miami, Florida)School | Gullivar Preparatory SchoolHeight | 6'2''Weight | 205 lbs.2009 Ranking | 48BreakdownThe Twins took Danny Rams in the 2nd round of the 2007 draft. Heading into the draft, Rams ranked near the top in terms of having raw power. Up to this point, he has been able
Top 50 Twins Prospects 2010: #23 Michael McCardell: via Josh's Thoughts January 29, 2010 at 11:11 PM; 2010 Top 50 Twins Prospects | #23 | Michael McCardellPosition | PitcherBats/Throws | Right/RightBorn | April 13, 1985 (West Chester, Pennsylvania)School | Kutztown UniversityHeight | 6'5''Weight | 220 lbs.2009 Ranking | 19BreakdownMike McCardell was drafted by the Twins in the 6th round in 2007. He attended Division II Kutztown University where he holds the school record in saves with 21. The Twi
Blog Note: via Josh's Thoughts January 28, 2010 at 12:11 AM; I'm having computer problems which will probably take several days to resolve. In the meantime I'm confined to a painfully slow laptop. That won't effect the prospect list much, but I won't be able to post #23 until tomorrow (which is when I'll also post #22).Also, I wanted to say thanks to everyone that has been reading lately. And feel free to send me an email or follow me on Twitter.
Top 50 Twins Prospects 2010: #24 Trevor Plouffe: via Josh's Thoughts January 27, 2010 at 12:05 AM; 2010 Top 50 Twins Prospects | #24 | Trevor PlouffePosition | ShortstopBats/Throws | Right/RightBorn | June 15, 1986 (West Hills, California)School | Crespi Carmelite High SchoolHeight | 6'2''Weight | 195 lbs.2009 Ranking | 15BreakdownTrevor Plouffe was taken by the Twins with the 20th overall pick in the 2004 draft. Plouffe and the Twins quickly agreed to a $1.5 million signing bonus which allowe
Quick Note: via Josh's Thoughts January 26, 2010 at 12:41 AM; Seth Stohs of Seth Speaks will be hosting a special two-hour Pre-Twins Fest Podcast tonight. Slatted to appear are John Sickels and a slew of top prospects and current Twins players. Here's the appearance schedule (all times central):8:00 - 8:05 - Introduction8:05 - 8:20 - John Sickels8:20 - 8:35 - Pat Neshek8:35 - 8:50 - Joe Benson8:50 - 9:05 - Carlos Gutierrez9:05 - 9:10 - Catch up9:10 - 9:25 -
Title Unknown: via Josh's Thoughts January 26, 2010 at 12:23 AM; 2010 Top 50 Twins Prospects | #25 | Luke HughesPosition | Third BaseBats/Throws | Right/RightBorn | August 2, 1984 (Perth, Australia)School | Hampton High SchoolHeight | 5'11''Weight | 205 lbs.2009 Ranking | 11BreakdownLuke Hughes signed with the Twins as an undrafted free agent out of Australia back in 2002. He began his career in rookie ball, playing for the Gulf Coast League Twins and Elizabet
Top 50 Twins Prospects 2010: #26 Rob Delaney: via Josh's Thoughts January 25, 2010 at 01:12 AM; 2010 Top 50 Twins Prospects | #26 | Rob DelaneyPosition | PitcherBats/Throws | Left/RightBorn | September 8, 1984 (Westwood, New Jersey)School | St. Johns UniversityHeight | 6'3''Weight | 235 lbs.2009 Ranking | 16BreakdownAfter three unspectacular seasons at St. John's University, Rob "Big Daddy" Delaney signed with the Twins as an undrafted free agent on June 19, 2006. That summer Delaney pitche