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So, I gave you a Jose Miranda 2022 fantasy post kinda already, when I told you how much I liked him towards the tail-end of last year, while thinking he was about to be promoted. Ended up I got goosed, and Miranda got service time jag-offed and wasn’t brought up. I didn’t tell you everything, so we’re back. What I did say, “Jose Miranda as played by Cynthia Nixon in her most challenging role yet: Minnesota Twins prospect. The sun sets through the West Village window, as clickety-clack from Carrie’s word processor is heard. She reads the words out loud as they make their way onto her 64-bit screen, “Miranda wasn’t going to come, so to speak, up for the Twins until they were good and ready. With Josh Donaldson out of the picture–Wait, is Josh out of the picture?–Gosh, Miranda really needs to find a new position, so to speak, to play in. Maybe Miranda can get in, so to speak, some time at 2nd base, like Samantha after five minutes knowing a guy.” And that’s me quoting Carrie Bradshaw! Jose Miranda has no speed, but his bat is more than ready, and it is explosive. Possesses the usual Twins’ tendencies — Twindencies? — he doesn’t strike out at all and doesn’t walk a ton. Are the Twins developing prospects or just cloning a Luis Arraez who was dipped in amber? Developing, because Miranda actually has power, unlike most Twins prospects. As Prospect Itch said recently, “Minnesota has demonstrated an appreciation for precisely this sort of profile, and Miranda is a better all-around hitter than some of the other guys from the past few years (Astudillo, Sano, Rooker). And much better than Grey, who sucks.” Okay, that’s hurtful. “I know just the slot for him,” says Samantha as Miranda groans.” And that’s me quoting me quoting Carrie Bradshaw and Prospect Itch! A person quoting a fake Carrie Bradshaw quote on a fantasy baseball website is something you prolly read so much, huh? So, what can we expect from Jose Miranda for 2022 fantasy baseball:
I keep writers for every major league team at the ready to ask questions of them. The one I asked about Jose Miranda in August said he’d be up in September. I don’t blame him. The way more likely scenario is the Twins suck for playing service time games with Miranda. Those are the Twins’ Miranda rights, I suppose. The right to remain complicit in pretending a guy isn’t ready when he is. At 23 years of age, Miranda ended 2021 across two levels (Double and Triple-A) with 30/4/.344/.400/.575 with a 12% strikeout rate. Beginning to think he’s Luis Arraez with 30 homer-power. His contact skills won’t just disappear, even if they fade a little because the majors are tougher than the minors, he’ll still hit .280 with a 17-19% strikeout rate. Here’s a clip of him, in case you haven’t seen him:
No. 3??0?? for Jose Miranda!
The @Twins‘ No. 8 prospect clubs the first pitch of the game over the wall for the @StPaulSaints. pic.twitter.com/MmabMQbQre
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) October 2, 2021
I see a guy barreling up a minor league pitcher, but there’s better examples, and why I’m a little more bullish:
Jose Miranda reaches the 25 homer mark with this go-ahead blast for the @StPaulSaints. pic.twitter.com/5gtFEPORo4
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) August 22, 2021
His wheels, as the scouts say, look closer to a one-to-three for (5) steals guy. I’d count on the bottom side of that. Maybe he gets a hit-and-run on the bag that’s broken and he steals a few bags. Maybe the game dictates a stealing situation. Rocco doesn’t send his runners much though, so I wouldn’t expect more than five steals. The guys who have no steals at all (Austin Riley) are way more the odd duck, than guys who sneak into five random bags. You really want Miranda for the Hit Tool and the possible power, with the latter being the thing he needs to climb up the fantasy value charts. Pun points! To my eye, he looks way more like a 24-homer guy than a 34-homer guy. I say that because he looks like he needs meatballs and his power is gravy. What do all youse think? Do youse think he’s got power to spare? Sound off in the comments! For 2022, I’ll give Jose Miranda projections of 59/18/63/.284/3 in 441 ABs with a chance for more based on promotion date.
