Twins' 2005 draft

Players taken in the 2005 Major League Baseball draft by the Twins (players with asterisk made it to the major leagues).

Round (Overall), Player, position, team

1 (25) Matt Garza, RHP, Fresno State*

Received a $1.35 million signing bonus. Made 26 appearances with the Twins before he was traded to the Rays following 2007 season. Now a Brewer, Garza is in his 10th season in the majors.

1 (39) Hank Sanchez, 1B, Mission Bay (San Diego) HS

Got a $900,000 signing bonus. Spent five seasons in the minors and never reached Class AA. He was suspended 50 games in 2009 for drug abuse and released. His baseball career ended at 22.

2 (54) Paul Kelly, SS, Flower Mound (Texas) HS

Got a $650,000 bonus. Battled injuries, playing only 164 games in six seasons in the minors. He played his final minor league game in 2011 in high Class A Fort Myers.

2 (73) Kevin Slowey, RHP, Winthrop*

Signed for $490,000. Spent five of his seven major league seasons with the Twins. He officially retired last week and accepted an assistant position with the MLB Players Association.

2 (80) Drew Thompson, SS, Jupiter (Fla.) HS

Got a $475,000 bonus. Played his final minor league game in 2011 after dealing with a back injury. He recently opened a juice bar in his hometown of Jupiter.

3 (84) Brian Duensing, LHP, Nebraska*

Got a $400,000 bonus. Has spent all seven seasons in the majors with the Twins. He has a career 4.22 ERA in 612 innings pitched.

3 (105) Ryan Mullins, LHP, Vanderbilt

Got a $350,000 bonus. Last played for the Twins organization in 2011 with Class AAA Rochester 2011. He graduated from Vanderbilt and is a pitching coordinator in the Nashville area.

4 (135) Caleb Moore, C, East Tennessee State

Got a $40,000 bonus. Is head baseball coach at Happy Valley High School in Elizabethton, Tenn., and a baseball instructor in the Tri-Cities area. He was released from high Class A Fort Myers in 2008 after Tommy John elbow ligament replacement surgery.

5 (165) Steven Tolleson, SS, South Carolina*

Got a $157,000 bonus. Tolleson is a member of the Blue Jays in his fourth season in the majors. He spent five of his 11 seasons in the minors with the Twins before he was released in 2010.

6 (195) J.W. Wilson, OF, Midland (Texas) HS

Got a $140,000 bonus. Spent only two seasons in the minors, both in rookie leagues. He last played for Elizabethton in 2006.

7 (225) Gregory Yersich, C, Andrean HS (Merrillville, Ind.)

Got a $90,000 bonus. Topped off in Class A at Beloit. He spent two seasons there after three years in rookie ball. Yersich played his last game in 2008.

8 (255) Danny Powers, RHP, Central Missouri

Got a $12,500 bonus. Reached Class AA New Britain in 2007, but it was his final season with the Twins after four years in the minors. He's the head baseball coach at Cassville (Mo.) High School.

9 (285) Erik Lis, 1B, Evansville

Signed for $60,000. Stopped playing last season after three years in independent leagues. He spent six seasons in the Twins farm system, reaching Class AAA Rochester. He's a baseball instructor in the Chicago area.

10 (315) Matt Betsill, 3B, Furman

Betsill played only one season at high Class A Fort Myers in 2007. It was his final opportunity to suit up for the Twins after only three seasons in the minors.

11 (345)Brian Kirwan, RHPSanta Fe Christian School (Solana Beach, Calif.)

Kirwan was in the Twins organization for three seasons, with his last game in 2008 2007 with Class A Beloit.

12 (375) Alex Burnett, RHP, Ocean View HS (Hunt. Beach, Calif.)*

Burnett made his major league debut with the Twins in 2010 and spent the next three years with the team. He then spent a season with the Orioles. He was last with the Cubs in 2013.

13 (405)Michael Allen, RHPArlington Country Day School (Jacksonville, Fla.)

Allen was in the minors for five seasons with the Twins. His last stop was with Class AA New Britain in 2010.

14 (435)David Duncan, LHPNew Richmond (Ohio) HS

Duncan did not sign with the Twins and attended Georgia Tech. He was drafted by the Astros in the fifth round in 2007. Duncan spent three seasons in their farm system.

15 (465)Michael Hacker, LHPCosumnes River College (Sacramento, Calif.)

Hacker did not sign with the Twins and went to Cosumnes River College in Sacramento, Calif. He was drafted by the Astros in the 25th round in 2008 and spent five seasons in the minors with the Astros and Red Sox.

16 (495) Yonder Alonso, C, Coral Gables (Fla.) HS*

Alonso didn't sign and opted to attend the University of Miami. He was picked in the first round by the Reds in 2008, signed for $2 million, and was traded to the Padres in 2011. He's in his sixth season in the majors.

17 (525)Robert Lara, CNova HS (Davie, Fla.)

Lara didn't sign and went to the University of Central Florida. He was drafted in the 19th round by the Padres in 2008 and spent five seasons in the minors.

18 (555)Matthew Morgal, RHPEdmond (Okla.) Santa Fe HS

Morgal didn't sign and attended Seminole State College and Southern Nazarene University in Oklahoma. He was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 13th round in 2009 and spent two seasons in the minors.

19 (585)Sean Richardson, CUniversity of Kansas

Initially drafted twice by the Tigers in 2001 and 2002, Richardson played only one season in rookie ball with the Twins. He received his degree from Kansas and now works as a regional sales manager in the Kansas City area.

20 (615)Eric Santiago, SSMiami-Dade (Fla.) College

Santiago didn't sign but was drafted by the Twins again in the 21st round out of Miami-Dade College. He spent three seasons in the minors, topping at Class A Beloit in 2009.

21 (645)Christopher Kelley, RHPSan Jacinto (Texas) College

Kelley didn't sign and attended Rice University. He was drafted by the Diamondbacks in the 34th round in 2007 but signed after the Nationals drafted him in the 24th round in 2008. He spent one season in the minors.

22 (675)Curtis Leavitt, RHPVasquez (Calif.) HS

Leavitt spent four seasons in the minors and last played in 2009 in Class A Beloit.

23 (705) David Herndon, RHP, Gulf Coast (Fla.) Comm. College*

Herndon didn't sign with the Twins and continued playing at Gulf Coast Community College. He was picked in the fifth round by the Angels in 2006. Herndon spent three seasons in the majors with the Phillies.

24 (735)Gustavo Duran, RHPGeorge Washington HS (New York)

Duran opted not to sign with the Twins and did not attend college.

25 (765)Aaron Lovett, RHPKaskaskia College (Arcola, Ill.)

Lovett didn't sign with the Twins and transferred from Kaskaskia College to Kentucky, where he served as a reliever. He was not drafted again.

26 (795)Michael Mopas, LHPIolani HS (Honolulu)

Mopas didn't sign out of high school and attended Golden West College in Huntington Beach, Calif. He was drafted again by the Twins in 2006 in the 30th round, signed and played two seasons of rookie ball.

27 (825)Evan Frederickson, LHPOakton HS (Vienna, Va.)

Frederickson chose to attend the University of San Francisco. He was drafted by the Brewers in the first round in 2008 but never made it to the majors, spending three seasons in the minors.

28 (855)Joshua Brink, RHPMennonite Educational Institute (Abbottsford, B.C.)

Brink didn't sign and attended Western Nevada for two seasons then transferred to the University of British Columbia. He now serves as a pitching coach in the British Columbia Premier Baseball League.

29 (885)Steven Hernandez, RHPRedwood HS (Visalia, Calif.)

Hernandez did not sign with the Twins out of high school.

30 (915)Federico Vazquez 1BSebring (Fla.) HS

Vazquez attended the University of Central Florida. He wasn't drafted again and now serves as a director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast.

31 (945)Kyle Carr, LHPLinton (N.D.) Public School

Carr attended the University of Minnesota but signed with the Twins in 2006 after the organization drafted him again in the 12th round. He spent five seasons in the minors for the Twins and Phillies and also played two years for the St. Paul Saints. He now works in financial services.

32 (975)David Bromberg, RHPPalisades (Calif.) HS

Bromberg spent seven seasons in the Twins organization, reaching Class AAA Rochester in 2012, then spent the next two seasons in the Pirates and Braves farm systems.

33 (1005)Brandon Trodick, OFCimarron-Memorial HS (Las Vegas)

Trodick passed up on the Twins twice in 2005 and again as a 45th-round draft pick in 2006 to stay at College of Southern Nevada. He never was drafted again.

34 (1035)Daniel Cox, SSW. F. West HS (Chehalis, Wash.)

Cox chose to attend Washington over signing with the Twins. He was drafted in the 36th round by the Yankees in the 2007 and was in their farm system for three seasons. Cox last played in 2009 in an independent league.

35 (1065)Lukas Thomason, RHPBrook Hill School (Bullard, Texas)

Thomason did not sign with the Twins.

36 (1095) Rene Tosoni, OF, Chipola College (Marianna, Fla.)*

The Twins drafted Tosoni in the 34th round in 2004, but he didn't sign. He did, however, in 2005. Tosoni played one season in the majors with the Twins in 2011 after six seasons in the minors. He's playing for the Sioux City Explorers for the independent American Association.

37 (1125) James Leigh, LHP, Texarkana College (Texarkana TX)

Leigh didn't sign with the Twins and transferred to Southeast Missouri in 2007. He's currently a manager of a transportation company.

38 (1155) Carlos Rodriguez, C, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

Rodriguez did not sign, but he has remained in baseball. He's in his 10th season in Triple A of the Mexican Baseball League and currently plays for Rieleros de Aguascalientes

39 (1184) Charles Duffey, RHP, Westminster HS (Westminster CA)

Duffey didn't sign with the Twins.

40 (1213) Charles Leesman, LHP, Elder HS (Cincinnati OH)

Opted to attend Xavier University over signing with the Twins, Leesman was drafted by the White Sox in 2008 in the 11th round. He spent seven seasons in the minors with the White Sox and made nine major league appearances from 2013-204. Leesman was released by the team last August and currently plays for the Pirates' Triple A affiliate.

41 (1242) Toby Gardenhire, SS, University of Illinois

The son of former Twins manager Ron Gardenhire, he spent seven seasons in the Twins farm system with his last stop in Triple A Rochester in 2011. He's now the head baseball coach at the University of Wisconsin-Stout.

42 (1271) Jacob Cox, C, Lakeland (Fla.) Senior HS

Cox did not sign with the Twins out of high school.

43 (1300) Justin Parker, RHP, Fort Wayne (Ind.) HS

Parker attended Wright State University and was drafted by the Diamondbacks in the six round in 2008. He spent three seasons in the minors with the Diamondbacks and Brewers.

44 (1329) Jose Cordero, RHP, Havana, Cuba

Cordero played in the Cuban National Series from 2001-2003. Once he was drafted by the Twins, he spent only two seasons in their farm system. Cordero played in the independent league from 2007-2009.

45 (1358) Michael Kinsel, SS, Cretin-Derham Hall

Kinsel attended Minnesota State University in Mankato and wasn't drafted again. He currently works as a police officer in West St. Paul.

46 (1387) Denver Wynn, RHP, Valleyview SS (Kamloops British Columbia)

Wynn went to Thompson River University in Brtish Columbia. He spent one season in the independent league playing for Winnipeg and London (Ontario).

47 (1415) Mike Ballard, LHP, University of Virginia

Ballard didn't sign again with the Twins after the organization also drafted him in the 50th round in 2002. He was drafted by the Rangers in 2006 in the 14th round. Ballard spent seven seasons in the minors with the Rangers, Orioles and Nationals. He last played in 2013 in the independent league.

48 (1443) Juan Rodriguez, C, Bayamon (Puerto Rico) Military Academy

Rodriguez went to Lassen College in Susanville, Calif. then transferred to Texas Tech.

49 (1470) Dane Ponciano, C, College of Southern Nevada

Ponciano returned to the College of Southern Nevada instead of signing with the Twins, but he was never drafted again.

50 (1497) Justin Otto, RHP, Chandler (Okla.) HS

Otto played at Cowley County Community College in Kansas then transferred to Oklahoma State.

Information from baseballamerica.com and baseball-reference.com was used in this chart