9. Deolis Guerra
Starting Pitcher
Throws: Right
Age: 20
ETA: 2011
Potential: #1/2 starter
2010 outlook: Class AA New Britain, could be promoted to class AAA Rochester
Deolis Guerra is the only player remaining in the organization that the Twins received in the Johan Santana trade. When he was in the Mets system, they rushed him through the system. They had him pitching in high A ball as an 18 year old. Then he was traded to the Twins and he was stuck at that level until half way through this year, when the Twins moved him up to AA New Britain.
His numbers in 2008 weren’t great because the Twins were changing his mechanics. He is showing signs of big improvement however. His walk rate has gone down from 4.9 to 2.5 BB/9 and his strikeout rate has jumped from 4.9 to 5.9 to 7 K/9. Two reasons to believe in Guerra are that he is still very young for the level he’s playing at, and his numbers and rates are getting better every year.
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