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Miguel Sano hit his first AA home run tonight!

His name is Doug Mientkiewicz.

Why stop at AA? Let's give him a tour of the entire Twins upper minors development system before reaching the bigs for his cup of coffee this year? :)

Who's Dougie Mint? Anyway, I don't know he might be but it's a bit hard to tell at this point. Clearly he was too good for high A, a difficult hitters league so that's re-assuring. Just to throw a...

I guess he needs to be promoted to the MLB to get something to hit.

RISP will tell me how good a player is in clutch situations. RBI relies far too much on team performance.

Yes, the TEAM that scores the most runs, wins.

In the recent Baseball Prospectus "Fringe Average" podcast, Jason Parks stated that Byron Buxton will be ranked as the #1 prospect in their midseason rankings.

Mike Trout had 1312 plate appearances in the minor leagues before earning a big league promotion.

Byron Buxton currently has 458, and will finish with a couple hundred more before the end of the...

That could happen. Maybe a couple of those guys have nice careers for the Astros, but if Buxton truly becomes the next Trout then I'd consider that a loss for them.

It was never just about Correa for the Astros. They picked a guy they could sign under slot so that they could sign a couple guys over slot later on.

Oh, I don't know Walter Johnson was pretty good.

All joking aside, I don't think that's a preposterous statement at all, and that's saying something! I do think he's on the cusp of being as good...

I seriously doubt Sano struggles like Hicks did early on. Hicks had almost always been about projection in the minors over what he was currently doing. Sano has produced in a big way at every step of...

I'll definitely gain interest in the Miracle when our best prospect moves there in a few days.

I'd say a very minor chance he gets a cup of coffee this year, otherwise if he continues to perform really well we should see him June of next year.

Irregardless of what you think, I will continue to use it just to annoy you. :D

Average has som value. Clearly you wouldn't just use that stat, that be ridiculous. The problem with WAR is that it relies on people wTching the games on tv to judge zones that defensive players are...

I haven't heard 97. Anyway, rarely does anyone sit at 97. There might be a couple starters in all of baseball that do that.

He's young, has a good body and a good chance to add velocity later on....

The spots may be close, but within the rankings of prospects, there are also tiers. Buxton is likely in a different tier than Sano. Trust me, Sano has been one of my favorite prospects for years now....

Catcher is ahead of Shortstop, and 3B might be ahead of 2B but otherwise I agree.

Buxton's the best prospect in our system and very close to the best player in all of the minors, if he isn't already. Sano has the 80 power, but Buxton has the louder tools overall and projects to...

Buxton ranked 18th? Fail.

Andrew McCutchen is a player he's often compared to. But honestly, who cares about comps? They never really fit very well because every player is unique in some way. That said, the Trout comp isn't...

Well, not that you can't take a pitcher at the top of the draft, but I'd prefer to take one that's of the Taillion, Bundy, Cole breed. If there's a position prospect who's equal, I'd generally prefer...

This is incorrect. At least most sources, thought Buxton was the best player in the draft let alone the best pick available at #2. Most saw Appel as a #2 or #3 starter as his ceiling, not a #1...

Yep, as others have said it's all about Taveras being at a higher level, and his age. The guy has very special contact skills with some pretty legit power as well.

Buxton is likely a better...