Where the current Twins were drafted

June 12, 2017 at 5:26AM

The Twins and the draft

The Twins have 18 players who were chosen in the MLB draft on their current roster, including eight first-round picks:

PlayerPosRndOverallTeamYear

Joe Mauer1B1st1Twins2001

Byron BuxtonOF1st 2Twins2012

Jason CastroC1st10Houston2008

Alex WimmersP1st 21Twins2010

Glen Perkins*P1st22Twins2004

Kyle GibsonP1st22Twins2009

Phil Hughes*P1st23N.Y. Yankees2004

Jose BerriosP1st32Twins2012

Matt BelisleP2nd 52Atlanta1998

Eddie RosarioOF4th135Twins2010

Trevor May*P4th136Philadelphia2008

Buddy BoshersP4th139L.A. Angels2008

Tyler DuffeyP5th 160Twins2012

Robbie GrossmanOF6th174Pittsburgh2008

Justin Haley*P6th211Boston2012

Brian Dozier2B8th252Twins2009

Taylor RogersP11th340Twins2012

Chris HestonP12th357San Francisco2012

Ryan O'Rourke*P13th405Twins2010

Chris GimenezC19th557Cleveland2004

Craig BreslowP26th769Milwaukee2002

Hector Santiago*P30th915Chi. White Sox2006

Brandon KintzlerP40th1,182San Diego2004

Nik TurleyP50th1,502N.Y. Yankees2008

Players from outside the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories are not drafted:

PlayerPosAgeFromTeamYear

Ervin SantanaP18Dominican Rep.L.A. Angels2000

Ehire AdrianzaIF17VenezuelaSan Fran. 2006

Eduardo EscobarIF17VenezuelaChicago WS2006

Max KeplerRF16GermanyTwins2009

Jorge PolancoSS16Dominican Rep.Twins2009

Miguel Sano3B16Dominican Rep.Twins2009

Kennys Vargas1B18Puerto Rico**Twins2009

Adalberto MejiaP18Dominican Rep.San Fran.2011

*-on disabled list **-signed out of a Dominican academy after going undrafted

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