Even though I spend most of my time covering prospects in the South Atlantic League, I'm always up for a good prospect annual read for any big league organization. Lucky for me, I was able to get my hands on an advanced copy of the "Minnesota Twins Prospect Handbook" by Seth Stohs of Sethspeaks.net.With my owning Aaron Hicks, Adrian Salcedo, and Kyle Gibson in deep dynasty fantasy baseball leagues, I was eager to glean any information on the trio. Not only did I find a wealth of information on them, but I was also exposed to a number of other Twins prospects including outfielder Max Kepler who has since been added to my mental watch list.
With eighty plus pages of prospect profiles, a handful of prospect interviews, top prospect lists, and more, it's a great read for Twins fans who are ready to take that next step into true prospect "geekdom"
I wish Seth all the best of luck in his venture. It's obvious he put in a significant amount of effort into this project as the writing and page design is clean and of high quality. Overall, an excellent read and definitely worth the $13.95 asking price.
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On the poll about whether we would buy a guide with only Yankees/Mets prospects, I voted no because I like to have a wider range and don't think I could justify the cost with that in mind. I don't think that product would appeal to too many people except for Yankees/Mets fans but, luckily for you, there are a lot of them so it would sell if you got the word out. Just wanted to give you feedback on the question.
Also, I really enjoy Seth's site and especially the weekly podcasts. Like I said above, I don't really prefer a team focused approach (unless it were the Braves because I root for them) but I enjoy hearing anything I can on prospects.
Thanks for such a detailed response! As I kick around ideas for an annual (or two), trust this site is called "Scouting the Sally" for a reason. Regardless of what happens with a potential book(s), I also plan on releasing something involving advanced scouting reports and video for a number of prospects I see in 2010.
This is the kind of input which is priceless to me. If I'm going to put something out there for readers, I want it to be the right project. Thanks so much for your genuine and valuable response!
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