ESPN's Keith Law: Twins' Buxton is best prospect in baseball

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Twins outfielder Byron Buxton, the second-overall pick in the 2012 draft who hit .334/.424/.520 with 12 home runs and 55 stolen bases last season, was predictably named the top prospect in baseball by ESPN's Keith Law, who released his rankings of the game's top minor-league talent on Wednesday.

1. Byron Buxton, OF, Minnesota Twins - "The best player available in the 2012 amateur draft turned out to be even better than expected in his first full year of pro ball, showing off four plus tools right away with a solid approach befitting his status as an older high school senior last spring."

2. Xander Bogaerts, SS, Boston Red Sox - "For all of Bogaerts' tools -- and he has many -- it was his patient approach at the plate that stood out in the Aruban's brief major league stint in 2013. Bogaerts has explosive potential as a hitter, as the ball comes off his bat exceptionally well, and the fact he sees the ball so well and makes good decisions as a hitter bodes well for his ability to adjust to major league pitching if he's handed an everyday job in 2014."

3. Addison Russell, SS, Oakland A's - "One of the best pure hitters in the minors, Russell is an incredibly gifted player who has a mature approach at the plate and some of the softest hands you'll ever see in the field."

4. Carlos Correa, SS, Houston Astros - "Correa played the whole year at 18 in the low Class A Midwest League, one of the youngest regulars in any full-season circuit, and after a rough April, blew everyone away with his combination of physical potential and on-field acumen."

5. Oscar Taveras, OF, St. Louis Cardinals - "It was a lost year for Taveras, who spent most of 2013 hobbling around in a boot to protect an injured ankle that refused to heal. He remains the Cardinals' best prospect and is probably ready to take over in right field for the departed Carlos Beltran, but losing out on several hundred Triple-A at-bats won't help his development as a hitter or as a professional ballplayer."

Check out the entire list here.