Q&A: Twins scouting director Sean Johnson reviews 2021 Draft

The Twins selected 21 players Sunday-Tuesday during the 2021 MLB Draft.

We caught up with Twins scouting director Sean Johnson to review the 11 pitchers, five infielders, three catchers, and two outfielders they landed.

***Click the video box above to watch our conversation with Johnson***

TWINS 2021 FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT
ROUND PLAYER POS B/T HT WT DOB HOMETOWN SCHOOL

1 (26) Chase Petty RHP R/R 6’1" 190 4/4/03 Somers Point, NJ Mainland Regional High School
CBA (36) Noah Miller INF S/R 6’1” 190 7/5/99 Fredonia, WI Ozaukee High School

JULY 12, 2021

2 (61) Steven Hajjar LHP R/L 6’5" 240 8/7/00 Andover, MA University of Michigan
3 (98) Cade Povich LHP L/L 6’3" 190 4/12/00 Bellevue, NE University of Nebraska
4 (128) Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3B R/R 6’0" 224 12/1/99 Pleasant Hill, CA Oklahoma State University
5 (159) Christian MacLeod LHP L/L 6’3" 225 4/12/00 Huntsville, AL Mississippi State University
6 (189) Travis Adams RHP R/R 6’0" 195 1/19/00 Desert Hot Springs, CA California State University, Sacramento
7 (219) Jake Rucker 3B R/R 6’2" 185 9/14/99 Greenbrier, TN University of Tennessee
8 (249) Noah Cardenas C R/R 6’0" 195 9/10/99 Saugus, CA University of California, Los Angeles
9 (279) Patrick Winkel C L/R 6’1" 200 1/27/00 Orange, CT University of Connecticut
10 (309) Ernie Yake 3B L/R 5’10" 175 11/20/97 Bellingham, WA Gonzaga University

JULY 13, 2021

11 (339) Brandon Birdsell RHP R/R 6’2” 225 3/23/00 Willis, TX Texas Tech University
12 (369) Kyler Fedko OF R/R 6’2” 195 9/21/99 Gibsonia, PA University of Connecticut
13 (399) David Festa RHP R/R 6’6” 185 3/8/00 Verona, NJ Seton Hall University
14 (429) Pierson Ohl RHP R/R 6’1” 180 9/10/99 Simi Valley, CA Grand Canyon University
15 (459) Mikey Perez INF R/R 6’0” 185 8/24/99 Cerritos, CA University of California, Los Angeles
16 (489) Jonathan Lavallee RHP R/R 6’4” 205 8/11/99 Simi Valley, CA Long Beach State University
17 (519) Dylan Nuese OF R/R 5’10” 180 12/22/98 Fort Worth, TX Texas Tech University
18 (549) Michael Paredes RHP R/R 5’11” 185 7/27/00 San Diego, CA San Diego State University
19 (579) Jaylen Nowlin LHP L/L 6’1” 180 1/29/01 Atlanta, GA Chipola College
20 (609) Dillon Tatum C R/R 6’0” 210 5/24/00 Stockton, CA University of California, Irvine