MLB Draft: Twins get athletic prospect in SS Keoni Cavaco

The Minnesota Twins had been connected with the high school third baseman throughout the draft process, but drafted him as a shortstop.

The Minnesota Twins were in a great position heading into the 2019 MLB Draft as they have plenty of depth in their minor league system. With high upside prospects such as Royce Lewis and Alex Kirilloff to go with pitching prospects such as Brusdar Graterol, the Twins were in a position to go for the best guy on their board.

Coming into the draft, there was buzz from Baseball America’s Jim Callis that the Twins were smitten with high school third baseman Keoni Cavaco. When Minnesota was on the clock with the 13th overall pick on Monday night, they confirmed…