How To Watch The 2022 MLB Draft
The 2022 MLB Draft will kick off tomorrow, Sunday July seventeenth at 6 P.M. CT in Los Angeles for All-Star week. The primary spherical, aggressive stability A picks, second spherical, and aggressive stability B picks will all happen on the primary day. Rounds 3-10 can be on Monday at 1 P.M., and rounds 11-20 can be on Tuesday at 1 P.M. Each ESPN and MLB Community will cowl the primary day, whereas days two and three will happen solely on MLB.com.
What picks do the Twins have?
After a down yr, the Twins could have the eighth general choice within the draft. The Twins will choose at quantity 48 general in spherical two, and quantity 68 general as a result of a aggressive stability spherical B decide. After that, the Twins will choose a participant each 30 alternatives beginning at decide quantity 114 in spherical 4.
It’s additionally essential to notice that the Twins forfeited their third spherical decide as a result of Carlos Correa signing.
How a lot can the Twins spend on draft picks?
MLB’s draft is a little more sophisticated than the opposite main sports activities leagues. Every draft slot is assigned a greenback worth, and every workforce can spend not more than their complete allotted worth on all their picks with out incurring a tax on the overage and probably dropping draft picks in the event that they exceed their allotment by 5 %.
In keeping with MLB.com, the Twins have $10,036,000 of bonus pool cash to spend on their picks within the first 10 rounds, twelfth most in MLB this season, with the next slot values:
- Spherical 1, Choose No. 8: $5,439,500
- Rd. 2, Choose No. 48: $1,621,900
- CBA Spherical B, Choose No. 68: $1,001,500
- Rd. 3: Choose forfeited for signing Carlos Correa
- Rd. 4, Choose No. 114: $533,100
- Rd. 5, Choose No. 144: $398,200
- Rd. 6, Choose No. 174: $301,000
- Rd. 7, Choose No. 204: $235,400
- Rd. 8, Choose No. 234: $187,700
- Rd. 9, Choose No. 264: $164,000
- Rd. 10, Choose No. 294: $153,700
Will the Twins choose a participant who may help them this yr?
Whereas Twins followers have speculated on this chance on-line, it’s not very prone to occur. This draft is taken into account fairly weak on the pitching entrance, the place the Twins want essentially the most assist. Moreover, the probabilities of a participant being able to contribute to the main league roster instantly after highschool or faculty is minuscule, however there’s been a number of latest examples.
Garrett Crochet of the rival White Sox was drafted in 2020 and made his debut in September of that yr to assist Chicago in a playoff push. Brandon Finnegan did the identical for the Kansas Metropolis Royals of their run to the World Collection in 2014. If the Twins do select to go this route, Kumar Rocker must be the primary title on their listing. Rocker was an elite pitcher at Vanderbilt who was chosen by the Mets within the first spherical final yr. The 2 sides in the end couldn’t agree on a contract when Rocker’s medicals revealed some lingering well being considerations. Rocker has spent the final yr pitching in an impartial league to nice outcomes, and must be able to face massive league competitors quickly.
With an enormous want within the bullpen, the Twins ought to positively contemplate all their choices, however I wouldn’t rely on a 2022 draftee contributing this yr.
Who will the Twins choose within the draft?
Attempting to foretell the MLB Draft, particularly past the primary spherical, is a fickle train. Nonetheless, we now have rounded up the highest skilled’s mock drafts to let you already know who they suppose the Twins can be choosing within the first spherical.
Keith Legislation, The Athletic: Cam Collier, 3B, Chipola
Collier is a 17-year-old JUCO participant, which goes to spice up him considerably for groups with analytical fashions that weigh age relative to degree of competitors, and Minnesota is a kind of groups. I’ve heard the Twins with curiosity in a broad combine of school and highschool (and JUCO) hitters all spring, together with Neto, Berry, Gavin Cross and Parada. I haven’t heard them particularly with Inexperienced, however I feel there was such a powerful perception Inexperienced was going prime 4 that any workforce under that was presumed to haven’t any probability to draft him.
Jonathan Mayo, MLB.com: Jacob Berry, 3B/OF, Louisiana State
I’ve actually solely heard hitters right here all through this course of, with the highest decisions wanting like faculty hitters: Berry or Gavin Cross.
Kiley McDaniel, ESPN: Brooks Lee, 3B, Cal Poly
The Twins are principally sitting on the finish of this tier and hoping for some form of shock earlier than them so one participant makes it down right here. I feel Lee is precisely that, and I’m undecided Minnesota would take Elijah Inexperienced if he’s the one from the highest tier that bought right here — particularly if he’s making an attempt to get a number of picks down the board to larger cash. The Twins are hoping for Cam Collier right here and I feel Gavin Cross is a consideration whereas Zach Neto is a longer-shot possibility. I feel they’d prefer to get SS Eric Brown to their subsequent decide at forty eighth general and prep SS Demetrio Crisantes at a later decide.
Mike Axisa, CBS Sports activities: Kevin Parada, C, Georgia Tech
The Twins are an analytics model-driven workforce and so they have been linked to Cam Collier a bunch as a result of his age relative to competitors makes him a mannequin favourite. With Collier (and Jacob Berry, one other mannequin darling) off the board in our mock draft, we’ll give them Parada, who appeared unlikely to be out there this deep into the draft many of the summer season. Virginia Tech outfielder Gavin Cross is one other title ceaselessly linked to Minnesota.
Joe Doyle, Prospects Reside: Gavin Cross, OF, Virginia Tech
The Twins are mentioned to be out on the likes of Dylan Lesko, Connor Prielipp and Blade Tidwell, however as at all times, their curiosity in faculty sluggers stays excessive. Gavin Cross merely suits the Twins calling card from the final half-decade, and we don’t suppose that adjustments this yr. He’ll be a part of the likes of Alex Kirilloff, Brent Rooker, Trevor Larnach and, to a lesser diploma, Aaron Sabato as corner-type first spherical decide bats with massive energy and a few instruments. The Twins have spent a hefty chunk of time at Termarr Johnson video games this spring, so ought to he occur to nonetheless be on the board at 8, it’s arduous to think about he goes any additional. LSU slugger Jacob Berry has been linked to the Twins as effectively, however it’s been prompt to me that isn’t at the moment a match.
As you may see, the opinions on who the Twins will choose differ extensively. Nonetheless, all of them agree that the Twins are searching for a nook infield/outfield bat that may produce runs.
We’ll have updates for you all through the MLB Draft to let you already know who the Twins chosen and the way they issue into the group’s plans going ahead. As at all times, go Twins!
