Minnesota Twins have a wonderful 'problem'.. They have a lot of good hitters at the major league level already but have a ton of players, coming up, that have oodles of potential..
In the short term, new upper management for the Twins in Derek Falvey and Thad Levine have changed a few things... The Twins draft guys that project with lots of power, as an emphasis. Including the Aaron Sabato kid, who they got in the first round this year. What is nice for that philosophy is that you have 3 outfielders, a first baseman, and DH to work with so you can plug those guys in there.. Though I hope we can keep Byron Buxton in center field AND HEALTHY as he is a game changer with his defense. So I guess corner OFs, first base, and DH..
Minnesota has no shortage of power in the minor leagues either... Alex Kiriloff, Trevor Larnach, Ryan Jeffers, Brent Rooker, and Matt Wallner to name a few.. Plus Sabato... Royce Lewis and Keoni Cavaco may outgrow the middle infield.. Then Minnesota has a bunch of Latin American OFs coming in behind them... A GOOD "PROBLEM" to have..
The only thing is that these guys may be ready this year or next.. Gotta find a place for them at some point.. Too much talent is a better problem than not enough but Minnesota may have some tough choices in the next few years, with what to do with upcoming hitters.
In the short term, new upper management for the Twins in Derek Falvey and Thad Levine have changed a few things... The Twins draft guys that project with lots of power, as an emphasis. Including the Aaron Sabato kid, who they got in the first round this year. What is nice for that philosophy is that you have 3 outfielders, a first baseman, and DH to work with so you can plug those guys in there.. Though I hope we can keep Byron Buxton in center field AND HEALTHY as he is a game changer with his defense. So I guess corner OFs, first base, and DH..
Minnesota has no shortage of power in the minor leagues either... Alex Kiriloff, Trevor Larnach, Ryan Jeffers, Brent Rooker, and Matt Wallner to name a few.. Plus Sabato... Royce Lewis and Keoni Cavaco may outgrow the middle infield.. Then Minnesota has a bunch of Latin American OFs coming in behind them... A GOOD "PROBLEM" to have..
The only thing is that these guys may be ready this year or next.. Gotta find a place for them at some point.. Too much talent is a better problem than not enough but Minnesota may have some tough choices in the next few years, with what to do with upcoming hitters.
