{"id":5685,"date":"2011-12-16T14:13:45","date_gmt":"2011-12-16T20:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/?p=5685"},"modified":"2011-12-16T14:14:30","modified_gmt":"2011-12-16T20:14:30","slug":"top-50-prospects-25-miguel-sano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/archives\/5685","title":{"rendered":"Top 50 Prospects: #25 – Miguel Sano"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#25 Miguel Sano<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Minnesota Twins<\/p>\n

DOB: 5\/11\/1993<\/p>\n

Previous Rank: N\/R<\/p>\n

ETA: 2014<\/p>\n

Sano was the top international free agent in 2009, and he absolutely torched the Appalachian League in 2011 posting a .292\/.352\/.637 slash line with 20 jacks.\u00a0 He was the consensus top player in the league and one of the top players in the low Minors nationwide.\u00a0 Sano can go out to all fields but demonstrates a great deal of rawness at the plate and in the field.<\/p>\n

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2010<\/a><\/td>\n17<\/td>\nTwins<\/a><\/td>\nGULF<\/a><\/td>\nRk<\/td>\nMIN<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n161<\/td>\n148<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n.291<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/a><\/td>\n18<\/td>\nElizabethton<\/a><\/td>\nAPPY<\/a><\/td>\nRk<\/td>\nMIN<\/td>\n66<\/td>\n293<\/td>\n267<\/td>\n58<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n.292<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
2 Seasons<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n127<\/td>\n534<\/td>\n479<\/td>\n92<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n88<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n.299<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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FRk (1 season)<\/td>\n<\/td>\nFRk<\/td>\n<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n80<\/td>\n64<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n.344<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n
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2010<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n2 Teams<\/td>\n2 Lgs<\/td>\nRk-FRk<\/td>\n61<\/td>\n241<\/td>\n212<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n.307<\/td>\n.379<\/td>\n.491<\/td>\n.870<\/td>\n104<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/a><\/td>\n17<\/td>\nTwins<\/a><\/td>\nDOSL<\/a><\/td>\nFRk<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n80<\/td>\n64<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n.344<\/td>\n.463<\/td>\n.547<\/td>\n1.009<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/a><\/td>\n17<\/td>\nTwins<\/a><\/td>\nGULF<\/a><\/td>\nRk<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n161<\/td>\n148<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n43<\/td>\n.291<\/td>\n.338<\/td>\n.466<\/td>\n.804<\/td>\n69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/a><\/td>\n18<\/td>\nElizabethton<\/a><\/td>\nAPPY<\/a><\/td>\nRk<\/td>\n66<\/td>\n293<\/td>\n267<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n77<\/td>\n.292<\/td>\n.352<\/td>\n.637<\/td>\n.988<\/td>\n170<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
2 Seasons<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n127<\/td>\n534<\/td>\n479<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n88<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n47<\/td>\n137<\/td>\n.299<\/td>\n.364<\/td>\n.572<\/td>\n.936<\/td>\n274<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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FRk (1 season)<\/td>\n<\/td>\nFRk<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n80<\/td>\n64<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n.344<\/td>\n.463<\/td>\n.547<\/td>\n1.009<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n
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He gets down late and cannot hold back on breaking stuff out of the zone as a result, but that can be a quick fix for an athlete as strong and agile as Sano.\u00a0 His arm has plenty of juice for any spot on the field, suggesting that he can stay at the hot corner.\u00a0 Nevertheless, defense is way more than arm strength, and Sano is flat out rough in terms of footwork and glovework.<\/p>\n

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2010<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n2 Teams<\/td>\n2 Lgs<\/td>\nRk-FRk<\/td>\nMIN<\/td>\n3B<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n102<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n.833<\/td>\n2.36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n2 Teams<\/td>\n2 Lgs<\/td>\nRk-FRk<\/td>\nMIN<\/td>\nSS<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n88<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n.943<\/td>\n4.61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/a><\/td>\n17<\/td>\nTwins<\/a><\/td>\nDOSL<\/a><\/td>\nFRk<\/td>\nMIN<\/td>\nSS<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n.833<\/td>\n2.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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2010<\/a><\/td>\n17<\/td>\nTwins<\/a><\/td>\nGULF<\/a><\/td>\nRk<\/td>\nMIN<\/td>\nSS<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n82<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n47<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n.951<\/td>\n4.88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/a><\/td>\n17<\/td>\nTwins<\/a><\/td>\nGULF<\/a><\/td>\nRk<\/td>\nMIN<\/td>\n3B<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n54<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n.815<\/td>\n2.10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/a><\/td>\n18<\/td>\nElizabethton<\/a><\/td>\nAPPY<\/a><\/td>\nRk<\/td>\nMIN<\/td>\n3B<\/td>\n48<\/td>\n158<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n108<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n.905<\/td>\n2.98<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/a><\/td>\n18<\/td>\nElizabethton<\/a><\/td>\nAPPY<\/a><\/td>\nRk<\/td>\nMIN<\/td>\nSS<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n67<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n39<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n.836<\/td>\n3.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/a><\/td>\n18<\/td>\nElizabethton<\/a><\/td>\nAPPY<\/a><\/td>\nRk<\/td>\nMIN<\/td>\nDH<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n0.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
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SS (2 seasons)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nSS<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n155<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n89<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n.897<\/td>\n4.09<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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That said, with his bat and age on his side, Sano should be able to make a jump into the high Minors some time in 2012.\u00a0 He has a long way to go, and is likely to lose a step as he matures, but if he can convince enough people that he belongs at third and develop some discipline in the box, he can be one of the game\u2019s elite infielders.\u00a0 Third base has been a revolving door in Minneapolis, but with Sano, the Twins firmly believe, as do many across the game, that those days may be behind the organization.<\/p>\n

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