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Twins Sign German OF Max Kepler

Posted Jul. 3, 2009 3:44 pm by Ben Badler
Filed under: International

Scouting Europe is nothing new for the Twins. Their latest addition is 16-year-old German outfielder Max Kepler, who several scouts have said is the best European prospect to come along in years.

The exact bonus isn’t known, but there is talk that Kepler’s bonus could be the highest in European history, which is believed to be the $800,000 the Twins gave lefthander Alexander Smit from the Netherlands in 2002. Kepler has a San Francisco-based agent, Paul Cobbe of Sosnick-Cobbe Sports.

Kepler, who is 6-foot-4, 180 pounds, has been attending a private school and training at an academy in Regensburg, Germany. One scout said Kepler could have five average or better tools in the future.

"Kepler is the toolsiest kid we’ve ever had in Europe," said the scout. "No question."

Baseball America subscribers can read more about Kepler.

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I support this move for the Twins. Since Kepler is so young they can give him multiple years to develop his skills further. This will give them a young option in 4-5 years…

Posted by Michael Rudzinski | July 3, 2009 at 8:04 pm | Shortcut

I saw this young man and didnt see a 5-tool-prospect. Two maybe three out of five and 16 years of bad baseball in a third world baseball country.
I´d be glad if he could prove me wrong.

Posted by Nate | July 5, 2009 at 2:54 pm | Shortcut

Hey Fish, is that you? Greetings from the third world.

Posted by Disciple | July 7, 2009 at 1:08 pm | Shortcut

Yeah, thats gotta be Fish!

haha,

Max will grow into his body, and have an opportunity to excel while learning from the right people.

Glad he went to a respectable franchise

Posted by bbplayr | July 8, 2009 at 7:03 am | Shortcut

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