After being absent after the 2011 season, German outfielder Max Kepler of the Minnesota Twins returned into the Top 10 of Baseball America’s organizational prospect rankings. He came in at 8th in the list, which is led by Miguel Sano, Byron Buxton and Oswaldo Arcia. With the Elizabethton Twins Kepler won the title in the Appalachian League. The 19-year-old batted .297/.387/.539 with ten homeruns, five triples, 16 doubles, 40 runs and 49 RBI in 59 games in his third professional season.