The Minnesota Twins selected Chase Petty and Noah Miller on day one of the MLB Draft. On Tuesday, they selected nine more players. Here’s how they graded out:

Steven Hajjar – LHP

Hajjar is a left-handed pitcher out of the University of Michigan and was the 100th ranked draft prospect on MLB.com. During his freshman year of college, he tore his ACL playing pickup basketball but hasn’t shown any signs of that being an issue long-term

In two years at Michigan, he had a 7-2 record and a 3.01 ERA. Much like Petty, he has three pitches in his arsenal and his best pitch projects to be his changeup. If he can develop a fourth pitch, that will help him long-term, especially since his fastball tops out at 95 mph.

Grade: A

Cade Povich – LHP

The Twins took back-to-back left-handed pitchers on day two of the MLB Draft. Cade Povich showed some bounce back in his second year at the University of Nebraska. In 2020, he finished with a 1-2 record and a 5.06 ERA in four games.

In 2021, he went 6-1, with an ERA of 3.11 in 15 games. The most strikeouts he had in a game were 12, but very seldom did he get more than nine.

Grade: C+

Christian Encarnacion-Strand – 3B

Christian Encarnacion Strand comes into the Twins’ system with a lot of question marks on both sides of the ball. MLB.com states that he has a strong arm, but he is a below-average runner and doesn’t have the best defensive abilities.

He did bat .361 with an impressive OPS of 1.103. On top of that, he was able to hit 15 home runs in 267 plate appearances. As of now, his offense is better than his defense and hopefully, Minnesota can change some of his mechanics over the years.

Grade: B-

Christian Macleod – LHP

Christian Macleod had a bit of a rough 2021 season, finishing 6-6, with an ERA of 5.23. Macleod isn’t going to overpower hitters but does a decent job locating pitches. For the better part of the year, he was inconsistent with his starts – either exiting early or going deep into the ball game.

Macleod had success striking out batters with his curveball-fastball two-pitch combo. If he’s able to put consistent starts together, he can be a backend of the rotation player.

Grade: A-

Travis Adams – RHP

Travis Adams saw a lot of success at Sacramento State – appearing in 14 games and finishing with a 6-3 record and an ERA of 4.31. A little on the higher side, but that was mainly due to a poor second half of the season.

One game that stuck out was against the then No. 3 ranked team of UCLA. In that game, he went five innings deep and gave up one run on four hits. Seeing him succeed against a talented team, brings hope for the long-term future.

Grade: B-

Jake Rucker – 3B

The Twins drafted another third baseman in the seventh round. Rucker played second, shortstop and third base in college and may end up being a nice utility player. He has a bit of an aggressive approach but without the power. He can hit home runs but doesn’t necessarily have a ton of pop. In 273 at-bats, he had nine home runs.

He did bat .330, but his strikeout rate is a little alarming. In 2021, he struck out in 23 percent of his at-bats.

Grade: B

Noah Cardenas – C

In 2019, Noah Cardenas batted .375 in 136 at-bats. Since then, he’s batted .237 and .268. Minnesota drafted him solely based on his defensive ability behind the plate. MLB.com states that he has thrown out more than 50 percent of runners who attempted to steal on him.

Cardenas is great at stopping wild pitches and will be an excellent option for Minnesota if he can develop into an average bat.

Grade: B-

Patrick Winkel – C

Coming out of high school, he was a highly-touted prospect who was drafted by the New York Yankees. They ultimately granted him his wish to play for his home state of Connecticut. All that people need to take away from this is Minnesota took something away from the Yankees.

All jokes aside, Winkel hasn’t shown many defensive flaws after having Tommy John surgery in 2020. Pairing with his solid defense, Winkel can hit for power. In 204 at-bats, he hit 11 home runs and saw a slugging percentage of .525.

Grade: A

Ernie Yake – SS

Rounding out day two of the MLB Draft, Minnesota selected Ernie Yake. He’s an undersized player at 5-foot-11 and 165 pounds. Yake was a great hitter at Gonzaga University, finishing with a career batting average of .320.

Yake is a contact hitter who will get on base. His defense will need some work, as he finished with a fielding percentage of 95.5 percent with seven errors. If he can iron out that part of his game, Yake has the potential of being a great leadoff hitter in the majors.

Grade: B+