Jorge Luis Polanco is a 15-year-old who will be eligible to sign once he turns 16 on July 5. Polanco is a 6-foot switch-hitter who scouts say is better from the left side, showing above-average speed, with the hands, range and arm to remain at shortstop.

“Polanco is not on the same level as guys like Sano, Vinicio or Aybar,” said an international scouting director. “He’s more in the next level, but he might end up being a pretty good player.”

While most of the money on amateur international free agents will go to players from Latin America, scouts say 16-year-old German outfielder Max Kepler is one of the better European prospects to come along in recent years. Kepler, who bats and throws lefthanded, has an athletic, projectable body at 6-foot-4, 180 pounds. Kepler’s power should develop as he fills out his frame, but he already has a plus arm and above-average speed. The Red Sox, Mets and Reds have all signed players from Germany in recent years, and all three teams have reportedly shown interest in Kepler.

I would guess the Mets will outbid the Twins if it comes to that.

I don’t think that was BA’s Top 25 rankings. I think that was their list of expected bonuses (#1 - Sano expected to get the biggest bonus). I don’t know exactly what the difference is, but I think they were trying to make that point.

I wanted to say that.

The Twins like Dominican SS Jorge Polanco (he thinks they’ll sign him; currently rated #23 in the 25 best BA July 7 prospects) and German OF Max Kepler.