FORT MYERS, Fla. The Twins already had a large enough selection of outfielders to sort out as they entered Spring Training and then, the new guys started to hit, too.
Now the position group has the makings of a veritable logjam that the club will eventually need to
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It’s a simple formula, really, one the Twins have used with great success for a long time now: scout, draft and/or sign, develop and bring to the big leagues. Rinse and repeat.
The Twins are coming off back-to-back American League Central titles, playing over .600 ball in 2019 and 2020 combined. And they did it with a very large foundation of homegrown talent.
While the Twins don’t currently have a top 10 farm system, it’s still a solid and fairly deep one that will keep sending talented players up to the big leagues to help them continue competing. Even with the season-ending knee injury to top prospect Royce Lewis, four of the Twins’ top six prospects should be ready to contribute this season, with several others beyond that prepared to chip in as well. That group is highlighted by No. 2 prospect Alex Kirilloff, who made his big league debut in the postseason last year, and No. 6 Ryan Jeffers, who was the starting catcher in that playoff series.
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