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Analyzing Minnesota Twins First Round Picks – Part 1

Since the June Amateur Draft began in 1965 the Minnesota Twins have selected 72 players in round one, some are their regular first round selections and other are supplemental picks for the loss of a free agent or failure to sign a round one selection. 

Over the years the Twins have failed to sign seven first round selections, about 10% of their total first round picks. The seven players that did not sign were four position players and three pitchers. You would think most of these would be high school players that chose to go on to college but that is not the case here, six were college players and only one was a high school player. The last time the Twins organization failed to sign a player was 2000 supplemental pick RHP Aaron Heilman.

Minnesota Twins first round draft picks 1965-2016

POS HS COLLEGE
C 2 1
1B 1 1
2B 0 1
SS 8 3
3B 4 2
OF 12 2
RHP 9 10
LHP 1 8
DID NOT SIGN 1  6
  38 34

 

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Congratulations to Tom Kelly

Jay Thomas Kelly will have his number 10 retired on Saturday and we here at Twins Trivia would like to add our congratulations for a well deserved honor. Kelly was originally drafted by the Seattle Pilots in round 8 of the 1968 amateur draft but the Seattle Pilots relocated after just one season in the Emerald city and moved to Milwaukee where they became the Brewers.  Within days of being released by the Brewers in April of 1971, Kelly signed as a free agent with Minnesota. With the exception of 1976, Kelly has been in the Twins organization since 1971. Kelly has played for, coached and managed the Minnesota Twins and on occasion has even taken his turn at the microphone to describe Twins action on television.

Actually, over the years Tom Kelly has worn several different numbers with the Minnesota Twins. When he played 49 games for the Twins in 1975 he wore the number 16. When he coached the Twins from 1983-1986 he wore the number 41 and he wore that same number for the remainder of the 1986 season after being named as the Twins interim manager replacing Ray Miller who was relieved of his duties on September 12, 1986. Kelly then switched to the number 10 prior to the 1987 season and wore that number for the remainder of his Twins managing career through the 2001 season.

Who else has worn the Twins number 10 you ask? Here is the complete list now that no other Minnesota Twin will wear that number again.

 1961-1967 – catcher Earl Battey
1968 – catcher John Roseboro
1868-1972 – 3B/OF Rick Renick
1973-1974 – 1B Joe Lis
1974 – 1B Pat Bourque
1975-1977 – OF Lyman Bostock
1978-1981 – OF Hosken Powell
1982-1983 – OF Bobby Mitchell
1984-1986 – catcher Jeff Reed
 

Since Tom Kelly last wore the number 10 in 2001, no other Twins have ever that number.

Elizabethton E-Twins are champs once again

The Elizabethton E-Twins took 2 of 3 from the Burlington Royals and are once again the Appalachian League Champions. The E-Twins lost game one and were down 6-1 after 8 innings in game 3 but the E-Twins came back to win it all with an amazing come from behind victory. A big congratulations to all the team members along with manager Ray Smith and coaches Jeff Reed and Ivan Arteaga.

Game 3 Recap

Game 3 Box Score

Congrats to E-Twins

With four games left in their regular season, the Elizabethon Twins have clinched the Western Division title and advanced to the Appalachian League playoffs for the eighth consecutive season. Since 2000 the Elizabethton Twins have played in eleven Appalachian Playoffs winning five Championships during those years. The 2012 season marks an unprecedented 24th consecutive winning season for this Minor League Baseball franchise.

Candido Pimentel
Max Kepler

Two E-Town Twins, outfielders Candido Pimentel and Max Kepler were chosen as Appy League All-Stars and Pimentel, was named as  Player of the Year. Pimentel leads the league in hits, ranks third in batting, fourth in on-base percentage and runs scored, and is tied for fourth in stolen bases. Kepler hit .303 in 218 at bats with 9 home runs, knocked in a team leading 47 RBI’s, has 6 stolen bases and led the team with 118 total bases while playing a stellar outfield with just 1 error. Angel Mata was one of the teams top pitchers with a 4-3 record  starting 12 games, allowing only 31 hits in 52.1 innings while striking out a team leading 54 batters and posting a 3.27 ERA.

Congratulations and a job well done to all the E-Town players as well as manager Ray Smith, hitting coach Jeff Reed and pitching coach Ivan Arteaga.

Elizabethton stats