How did the 2017 Minnesota Twins draft picks do?

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Day 3 Draft Picks

Probably the biggest disappointment on day three happened in the first pick of the day. Toolsy Gabriel Rodriguez out of Puerto Rico was a guy the Twins wanted badly to sign and negotiated with until the final hour of the deadline, and they were sad to lose he and Cade Smith both, as they felt they’d have the financial ability to sign both.

They were able to see a number of excellent performances from day 3 players, which is incredibly impressive, and one of the most impressive guys to watch was one of the latest draft picks to sign, 38th round selection Rodriguez, who stands 6’6″ and is built like he could play for the Vikings rather than the Twins!

11.1 (316th overall) – Gabriel Rodriguez, OF, Puerto Rico HS – Unsigned

12.1 (346) – Bailey Ober, RHP, College of Charleston – Elizabethton: 2-2, 6 G, 4 GS, 28 IP, 3.21 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 3/35 BB/K.

13.1 (376) – Jared Akins, OF, Fresno State – GCL: .253/.330/.414/.744, 18 R, 5 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 16 RBI, 5/2 SB, 11/35 BB/K.

14.1 (406) – Derek Molina, RHP, Merced College – GCL: 1-0, 10 G, 2 GS, 4 SV, 16 2/3 IP, 1.08 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 3/21 BB/K.

15.1 (436) – Rickey Ramirez, RHP, Fresno State – Elizabethton: 0-0, 15 G, 2 SV, 29 1/3 IP, 5.52 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 13/21 BB/K.

16.1 (466) – Cade Smith, RHP, Canada HS – Unsigned

17.1 (496) – Andy Cosgrove, C, North Carolina State – Elizabethton: .221/.318/.286/.604, 9 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 6/20 BB/K.

18.1 (526) – Colton Burns, OF, Cal-Santa Barbara – GCL: .282/.423/.385/.807, 14 R, 5 2B, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 8/3 SB, 16/23 BB/K.

19.1 (556) – Jordan Gore, SS, Coastal Carolina – Elizabethton: .389/.443/.500/.943, 14 R, 5 2B, 1 HR, 16 RBI, 1/0 SB, 6/21 BB/K; Cedar Rapids: .221/.299/.337/.636, 13 R, 3 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1/0 SB, 10/33 BB/K; Total: .297/.364/.411/.775, 27 R, 8 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 20 RBI, 2/0 SB, 16/54 BB/K.

20.1 (586) – Tyler Gray, RHP, Central Arkansas – Unsigned

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21.1 (616) – Colton Waltner, C/OF, San Diego – Elizabethton: .234/.395/.359/.754, 15 R, 5 2B, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 2/1 SB, 16/12 BB/K.

22.1 (646) – Christian Broussard, RHP, Cal State-Los Angeles – Elizabethton: 0-1, 4 G, 1 GS, 8 2/3 IP, 6.23 ERA, 1.62 WHIP, 4/3 BB/K.

23.1 (676) – Jared Finkel, RHP, Iona – Elizabethton: 2-1, 17 G, 3 SV, 33 IP, 2.18 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 7/29 BB/K.

24.1 (706) – T.J. Dixon, OF, Samford – Elizabethton: .259/.357/.333/.690, 25 R, 3 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 19 RBI, 4/6 SB, 20/28 BB/K.

25.1 (736) – Carson Crites, 2B, Southeastern Louisiana – Elizabethton: .300/.349/.453/.803, 29 R, 11 2B, 4 HR, 30 RBI, 4/3 SB, 10/28 BB/K.

26.1 (766) – Jordan Spicer, RHP, Polk Community College – Unsigned

27.1 (796) – Chandler Taylor, OF, Alabama – Unsigned

28.1 (826) – Joe Record, RHP, Cal-Santa Barbara – Unsigned

29.1 (856) – Griffin Roberts, RHP, Wake Forest – Unsigned

30.1 (886) – Alex Robles, IF/OF, Austin Peay State – GCL: .324/.369/.407/.775, 30 R, 6 2B, 3 HR, 29 RBI, 10/4 SB, 8/14 BB/K.

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31.1 (916) – Luke Miller, 3B, Indiana – Unsigned

32.1 (946) – Nick Brown, RHP, William and Mary – Elizabethton: 3-1, 11 G, 7 GS, 1 SV, 50 1/3 IP, 3.93 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 15/54 BB/K.

33.1 (976) – J.J. Robinson, 1B, Lewis-Clark State – Elizabethton: .264/.337/.480/.817, 22 R, 3 2B, 1 3B, 9 HR, 36 RBI, 1/0 SB, 12/44 BB/K.

34.1 (1006) – Max Meyer, RHP, Minnesota HS – Unsigned

35.1 (1036) – Adam Oviedo, SS, Texas HS – Unsigned

36.1 (1066) – Josh McMinn, RHP, Oral Roberts – Unsigned

37.1 (1096) – Patrick Bailey, C, North Carolina HS – Unsigned

38.1 (1126) – Ben Rodriguez, C/1B, Pepperdine – GCL: .290/.399/.457/.856, 27 R, 11 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 40 RBI, 4/2 SB, 22/43 BB/K.

39.1 (1156) – Jonny DeLuca, OF, California HS – Unsigned

40.1 (1186) – Austin Bizzle, RHP, Alabama State – GCL: 1-0, 7 G, 2 GS, 9 2/3 IP, 1.86 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, 3/8 BB/K.

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