With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the TwinsĄŻ Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:
- Walker Jenkins (MLB No. 3), OF -- Wichita (Double-A)
- Emmanuel Rodriguez (MLB No. 36), OF -- St. Paul (Triple-A)
- Luke Keaschall (MLB No. 59), 2B/OF/1B -- St. Paul (Triple-A)
- Kaelen Culpepper, SS/3B -- Cedar Rapids (High-A)
- Connor Prielipp, LHP -- Wichita (Double-A)
- Marco Raya, RHP -- St. Paul (Triple-A)
- Brandon Winokur, SS/3B/OF -- Cedar Rapids (High-A)
- Charlee Soto, RHP -- Cedar Rapids (High-A)
- Andrew Morris, RHP -- St. Paul (Triple-A)
- C.J. Culpepper, RHP -- Extended spring training
- Cory Lewis, RHP -- St. Paul (Triple-A)
- Kyle DeBarge, SS -- Cedar Rapids (High-A)
- Dasan Hill, LHP -- Fort Myers (Single-A)
- Billy Amick, 3B -- Cedar Rapids (High-A)
- Rayne Doncon, 3B/SS -- Cedar Rapids (High-A)
- Ricardo Olivar, C/OF -- Wichita (Double-A)
- Gabriel Gonzalez, OF -- Cedar Rapids (High-A)
- Eduardo Beltre, OF -- Extended spring training
- Yasser Mercedes, OF -- Fort Myers (Single-A)
- Kala'i Rosario, OF -- Wichita (Double-A)
- Travis Adams, RHP -- St. Paul (Triple-A)
- Payton Eeles, 2B/SS -- Injured list (knee)
- Diego Cartaya, C -- St. Paul (Triple-A)
- Dameury Pena, 2B -- Fort Myers (Single-A)
- Danny De Andrade, SS -- Cedar Rapids (High-A)
- Santiago Leon, SS -- Dominican Republic complex
- Adrian Bohorquez, RHP -- Extended spring training
- Jose Olivares, RHP -- Cedar Rapids (High-A)
- Khadim Diaw, C -- Cedar Rapids (High-A)
- Michael Carpenter, LHP -- Fort Myers (Single-A)
Team to watch
This is a little bit of a quantity vs. quality debate. Cedar Rapids is stacked with 10 Top 30 prospects, led by 2024 first-rounder Culpepper and the ultra-toolsy Winokur. Wichita has only four, but that group is topped by Jenkins -- one of the top prospects in the game -- who is primed for a huge, healthy season. Maybe just plan a trip to the Midwest and hit both spots?
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If Rodriguez can stay healthy, itĄŻs not hard to imagine him hitting his way to the big leagues; same with Keaschall, especially as he puts Tommy John surgery further in his rearview. Bold prediction is that Jenkins performs so well, he moves from Wichita to St. Paul to the highest level before the year is over.
New faces
The Twins took Hill, the Texas high school left-hander, in the Competitive Balance Round B in 2024 and went over slot to sign him for $2 million. HeĄŻll make his pro debut with Fort Myers this season. Leon was the TwinsĄŻ prize international signee in January, getting $1.7 million. HeĄŻll get his career started in the Dominican Summer League. Carpenter, an over-slot 11th-round signing out of the junior college ranks in 2024, will join Hill on the Mighty MusselsĄŻ pitching staff.
On the shelf
Culpepper isnĄŻt officially on an injured list, but had a hard time ramping up this spring, so heĄŻs a bit behind in getting ready for the year. Eeles had minor offseason knee surgery to fix a cartilage issue, so heĄŻs beginning the year on the Triple-A injured list.