Royce Lewis of the Minnesota Twins looks on during a spring training game between the Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images)
The Minnesota Twins have always been a team that relies on a strong farm system for success. When you look back at the long list of Twins greats, Kirby Puckett, Joe Mauer, Kent Hrbek, Bert Blyleven, Frank Viola, Tony Oliva, Harmon Killebrew, Torii Hunter, and more all were drafted or signed by the Twins when they entered professional baseball.
In more recent years, that trend has continued. The Twins’ core of Byron Buxton, Miguel Sano, Max Kepler, Jorge Polanco, Jose Berrios, and Luis Arraez are all home grown talent.