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How have Twins drafted compared to other teams?
- Article by: JOE CHRISTENSEN , Star Tribune
- Updated: May 27, 2012 - 8:52 AM
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To see how well the Twins have drafted compared to other teams, the Star Tribune examined every major league roster and noted how teams acquired their top 18 to 20 impact players, studying who drafted them -- in which round and with which pick -- or who signed them originally if they went undrafted. Note that this chart includes only draft-eligible players (United States, Canada and Puerto Rico); it doesn't include players who were signed out of countries such as the Dominican Republic, Venezuela or Japan, among others.
We used baseball-reference.com's WAR (wins above replacement) statistic as a measuring stick. This stat shows how many wins each player is worth above the production a team could expect from someone readily available at Class AAA. This chart shows how many active players with a career WAR above 15.0-- essentially, today's most established stars -- each team drafted.
Since no player drafted over the past five years made the cut, we listed the average grade Baseball America gave each team for the drafts from 2007 to 2010 in this year's "Prospect Handbook," along with the publication's most recent organizational talent rankings.
RANGERS, 8 players with 15+ career WAR: Mark Teixeira, Ian Kinsler, Carlos Pena, Travis Hafner, Ryan Dempster, Darren Oliver, John Danks, Aaron Harang. Baseball America original rank: 1. Baseball America draft grade: B
BLUE JAYS, 7: Roy Halladay, Chris Carpenter, Orlando Hudson, Vernon Wells, Michael Young, Alex Rios, Aaron Hill. Rank: 5. Grade: B
PHILLIES, 7: Scott Rolen, Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins, Cole Hamels, Ryan Howard, Randy Wolf, Michael Bourn. Rank: 27. Grade: C
DODGERS, 6: Ted Lilly, Paul Konerko, Shane Victorino, Clayton Kershaw, Matt Kemp, Russell Martin. Rank: 24. Grade: C+
ROYALS, 5: Carlos Beltran, Johnny Damon, Zack Greinke, Mark Ellis, David DeJesus. Rank: 2. Grade: B+
RED SOX, 5: Kevin Youkilis, Dustin Pedroia, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Carl Pavano. Rank: 9 Grade: B-
BRAVES, 5: Chipper Jones, Kevin Millwood, Brian McCann, Adam Wainwright, Yunel Escobar. Rank: 15. Grade: B+
ROCKIES, 5: Todd Helton, Matt Holliday, Troy Tulowitzki, Aaron Cook, Chone Figgins. Rank: 17. Grade: C+
INDIANS, 5: Jim Thome, Manny Ramirez, CC Sabathia, Grady Sizemore, Jeremy Guthrie. Rank: 29. Grade: C+
ATHLETICS, 4: Tim Hudson, Jason Giambi, Barry Zito, Eric Chavez. Rank: 7. Grade: C+
RAYS, 4: Carl Crawford, Evan Longoria, Josh Hamilton, James Shields. Rank: 8. Grade: C+
CARDINALS, 4: Albert Pujols, Placido Polanco, Dan Haren, Coco Crisp. Rank: 10. Grade: B-
NATIONALS, 4: Cliff Lee, Ryan Zimmerman, Jason Bay, Brandon Phillips. Rank: 12. Grade: A-
TWINS, 4: Torii Hunter, A.J. Pierzynski, Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau. Rank: 20. Grade: C
ORIOLES, 4: Brian Roberts, Jayson Werth, Nick Markakis, Erik Bedard. Rank: 21. Grade: B-
MARINERS, 3: Alex Rodriguez, Derek Lowe, Raul Ibanez. Rank: 6. Grade: C+
ASTROS, 3: Lance Berkman, Ben Zobrist, Hunter Pence. Rank: 18. Grade: C-
ANGELS, 3: Jered Weaver, John Lackey, Howie Kendrick. Rank: 19. Grade: C
GIANTS, 3: Matt Cain, Tim Lincecum, Joe Nathan. Rank: 22. Grade: A-
TIGERS, 3: Curtis Granderson, Justin Verlander, Brandon Inge. Rank: 23. Grade: B
BREWERS, 3: Ryan Braun, J.J. Hardy, Prince Fielder. Rank: 26. Grade: B-
MARLINS, 3: Josh Beckett, Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Johnson. Rank: 28. Grade: B-
PADRES, 2: Jake Peavy, Jason Bartlett. Rank: 3. Grade: C+
YANKEES, 2: Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte. Rank: 13. Grade: C
METS, 2: David Wright, A.J. Burnett. Rank: 25. Grade: B-
DIAMONDBACKS, 1: Dan Uggla. Rank: 4. Grade: B-
PIRATES, 1: Bronson Arroyo. Rank: 11. Grade: B-
CUBS, 1: Jamie Moyer. Rank: 14. Grade: B-
REDS, 1: Joey Votto. Rank: 16. Grade: B+
WHITE SOX, 1: Mark Buehrle. Rank: 30. Grade: C+
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| Philadelphia - LP: K. Kendrick | 2 | FINAL |
| Washington - WP: J. Zimmermann | 5 |
| Baltimore - WP: C. Tillman | 10 | FINAL |
| Toronto - LP: S. Nolin | 6 |
| Minnesota - LP: S. Deduno | 0 | FINAL |
| Detroit - WP: A. Sanchez | 6 |
| Atlanta | 5 | Suspended |
| NY Mets | 5 |
| Chicago Cubs - LP: S. Feldman | 4 | FINAL |
| Cincinnati - WP: B. Arroyo | 7 |
| Cleveland - LP: J. Masterson | 1 | FINAL |
| Boston - WP: J. Lackey | 8 |
| NY Yankees - WP: D. Phelps | 9 | FINAL |
| Tampa Bay - LP: R. Hernandez | 4 |
| Pittsburgh - LP: A. Burnett | 1 | FINAL |
| Milwaukee - WP: M. Estrada | 2 |
| Miami - LP: R. Webb | 3 | FINAL |
| Chicago WSox - WP: N. Jones | 4 |
| LA Angels - WP: J. Vargas | 5 | FINAL |
| Kansas City - LP: L. Hochevar | 2 |
| Oakland - WP: P. Neshek | 6 | FINAL |
| Houston - LP: J. Veras | 5 |
| San Diego - LP: E. Stults | 2 | FINAL |
| Arizona - WP: B. McCarthy | 5 |
| St. Louis - WP: L. Lynn | 7 | FINAL |
| Los Angeles - LP: C. Capuano | 0 |
| Texas - WP: J. Grimm | 9 | FINAL |
| Seattle - LP: J. Saunders | 5 |
| Colorado - WP: T. Chatwood | 5 | FINAL |
| San Francisco - LP: T. Lincecum | 0 |
| Indiana | 97 | FINAL |
| Miami | 93 |
| Ottawa | 2 | FINAL |
| Pittsburgh | 6 |
| Indiana | 79 | FINAL |
| San Antonio | 64 |
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