Minnesota Twins Prospect Handbook - 2009
Paperback, 81 pages
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Over the past few years, the Twins have recalled several players from their minor league system. In 2008, the Twins received significant contributions from several players who have been promoted to the team within the last two years including Denard Span, Kevin Slowey, Alexi Casilla, Nick Blackburn, Glen Perkins and even September call-up Jose Mijares. The staples in the middle of the Twins lineup, Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, Jason Kubel, and Michael Cuddyer were all drafted and developed in the Twins system.
The Twins have an organizational philosophy to build from within. The next time the Twins call up some hot shot minor leaguer, be able to impress your friends with how much you know about him! (Learn about the Twins prospects from Allen (Michael) to Yersich (Greg).
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"A Good Read and a Nice Reference"
Baseball America has a successful and highly anticipated annual called a Minor League Prospect Handbook. Seth Stoh has a popular blog that focuses on the Twins Minor Leaguers called SethSpeaks.net. So should you expect an original effort or a rehash? A second question you might ask, is this strictly a reference book or does it provide narrative reading material?
Rest assured this is both a fresh approach and fresh material. If you read the author’s blog, you will find the book to be new material. If you look at prospect ratings, you will also find something different. Most, if not all off-season annuals consider prospects to be the top minor... More >
Baseball America has a successful and highly anticipated annual called a Minor League Prospect Handbook. Seth Stoh has a popular blog that focuses on the Twins Minor Leaguers called SethSpeaks.net. So should you expect an original effort or a rehash? A second question you might ask, is this strictly a reference book or does it provide narrative reading material?
Rest assured this is both a fresh approach and fresh material. If you read the author’s blog, you will find the book to be new material. If you look at prospect ratings, you will also find something different. Most, if not all off-season annuals consider prospects to be the top minor... More >
"Outstanding"
I have been a long time follower of the Seth Stohs Speaks Blog on the Minnesota Twins, and this book is as excellent as the blog. Seth's commentary on the Minnesota Twins minor league system is more in-depth than any other source I have seen. He combines a good balance of the scout's and stat's perspectives.
This book is an excellent handbook on the Twins Minor League system, and I hope that it will become a yearly tradition. I highly recommend it.
This book is an excellent handbook on the Twins Minor League system, and I hope that it will become a yearly tradition. I highly recommend it.
"A Must Have"
As an avid reader of Seth Stohs' website, I had great expections for the Minnesota Twins Prospect Handbook 2009. I am glad to say that this book completely exceeded those expectations.
Further, this masterpiece should be in every baseball fan's collection. Why? Because the thought-provoking player profiles and picture-perfect descriptions will cure any fan's winter blues and serve as a ubiquitous reference once spring finally returns.
Everything you ever wanted to know about the future of the Minnesota Twins is contained within this book.
Congratulations, Seth, on the amazing work.
Further, this masterpiece should be in every baseball fan's collection. Why? Because the thought-provoking player profiles and picture-perfect descriptions will cure any fan's winter blues and serve as a ubiquitous reference once spring finally returns.
Everything you ever wanted to know about the future of the Minnesota Twins is contained within this book.
Congratulations, Seth, on the amazing work.
"Nothing Better"
The 2009 Prospect Handbook is not only a necessity for any real Twins fan (who plans to be a fan in the coming years, at least), it is a must for people who are interested in where babies... er... major leaguers... come from.
Not only are the profiles excellent and informative, they show a depth of knowledge and richness of information that simply can't be found in either a professional media outlet or most other blogs. One thing that I value so highly about Seth is his relentlessly positive outlook on the Twins and baseball in general; this outlook shines through in the book.
As a fellow blogger (though not one of any comparable distinction, I'm... More >
The 2009 Prospect Handbook is not only a necessity for any real Twins fan (who plans to be a fan in the coming years, at least), it is a must for people who are interested in where babies... er... major leaguers... come from.
Not only are the profiles excellent and informative, they show a depth of knowledge and richness of information that simply can't be found in either a professional media outlet or most other blogs. One thing that I value so highly about Seth is his relentlessly positive outlook on the Twins and baseball in general; this outlook shines through in the book.
As a fellow blogger (though not one of any comparable distinction, I'm... More >
"First - And Best of It's Kind"
Seth Stohs does an excellent job in this Prospect Handbook. While to some it may be paragraphs on meaningless teenagers, to others it is a glimpse into the future of the Minnesota Twins. Seth provides background information, in-depth statistics, mini-scouting reports, and prospect rankings. It is truly an excellent work, and will get a lot of work on my desk.
I would give it five stars out of five, but an improvement that could be made for future issues is Seth's personal touch - his projection on where the players will spend the season, and how soon they could arrive in Minnesota.
I have already had to use this guide many times, and would recommend it to any fan. It is a great work, and one that will hopefully be updated annually!
I would give it five stars out of five, but an improvement that could be made for future issues is Seth's personal touch - his projection on where the players will spend the season, and how soon they could arrive in Minnesota.
I have already had to use this guide many times, and would recommend it to any fan. It is a great work, and one that will hopefully be updated annually!
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