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Minnesota Twins Reportedly in Agreement with Top Cuban Prospect

According to reports, the Minnesota Twins have come to terms with top Cuban prospect Yandro Hernandez. He's an 18-year-old outfielder.
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Minnesota Twins Reportedly in Agreement with Top Cuban Prospect
Minnesota Twins Reportedly in Agreement with Top Cuban Prospect

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According to reports, the Minnesota Twins have come to terms with top Cuban prospect Yandro Hernandez. He's an 18-year-old outfielder.

Per Cuban Baseball Insider Francys Romero:

Cuban OF and switch hitter Yandro Hernández (18) is in agreement with the Minnesota Twins, per sources. 

Estimated bonus: $800,000. The deal will be official when he receives free agency in a few days. 

I ranked him as the best hitter for average in the U-18 class 2023 in Cuba.

While Hernandez is likely years away from making a major league impact, it's still fun to watch your farm system grow and imagine what the future could look like.

Back in January, Romero included more information on Hernandez and his skillset.

Cuban National U-18 team member OF Yandro Hernández (18) left the country in recent hours, per sources. 

He will look to sign with an MLB team in the Dominican Republic. 

Hernández was the batting average leader (.463) and hits (37) in the last Cuban U-18 National tournament. 

Great athlete, switch hitter, projects power and batting average. I ranked Hernández among the best 25 U-18 talents in Cuba in 2022. 

Son of former Cuba team member, Stayler Hernández.

As for the Twins at the major league level, they are coming off a season in which they won the American League Central and advanced to the American League Division Series. 

They lost to the Houston Astros in that round but were able to beat the Toronto Blue Jays in the wild card round, sweeping them in two games.

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BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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