Minnesota Twins: A deep dive on the Sergio Romo trade

Chris Vallimont

I haven’t had much time to look at Vallimont and only am only able to go off statistics and his prospect tools. Vallimont was rated 23rd in the Marlins system and gets pushed to 29th in the Minnesota Twins farm system. He is a solid starting pitching prospect that has the velocity to be a middle of the rotation type of guy at the next level.

While his fastball rating is 60, he has a solid slider as well that gets rated a 55. Though Vallimont is a starting pitcher, he might be tailor-made to come out of the bullpen when he gets to the major-league level. The Twins are currently trying that with a few rookies but I believe a couple of them should be starters. Chris, on the other hand, can reach back for the upper 90s when needed that should play well in a relief situation.

Vallimont was a great find for the Twins who need more depth in the system on the mound. With a few control issues to go along with his great fastball and slider, he could be a bit of a work in progress. Ending his stint with the Marlins at Advanced-A ball, I would fully expect Chris to head to Fort Myers or even Pensacola to start his Twins career. He could be on the fast track if a move to the pen is expected.