MN Twins Nearly Land Top Spot in Prospect Rankings

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When you trade nearly half of your big league roster there should be an expectation that an influx of prospect talent would be the return. Combine that with July’s Major League Baseball amateur draft, and the Minnesota Twins have a ton of new talent throughout the farm system.

With the dust having settled from both events now, MLB Pipeline went to work with a rerank of their top 100 prospects. That also included shuffling among each team’s top 30. The final step was to order each organization by overall farm talent as well.

Although Walker Jenkins is the top Twins prospect at 14th overall, the health of the system may never have been better.

MLB Pipeline puts Minnesota Twins system second

The Twins acquired the second best prospect traded at the deadline in Eduardo Tait. The young catcher coming over, with Mick Abel from the Phillies, definitely was a boost to the system. MLB Pipeline believes the group is now so good, they trail only the Los Angeles Dodgers across the league.

While Jenkins, Keaschall and Rodriguez have all had health issues, the Twins added a ton of talent at the Trade Deadline. Those deals brought in 10 prospects, six of whom are on the new Top 30. That group is led by Tait in the Top 100, coming over in the Jhoan Duran deal. Add in the five 2025 draftees now on their list, the Twins boast a nice combination of top-level talent (five Top 100 guys) and depth.

MLB Pipeline

The MLB Pipeline team of Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo, and Sam Dykstra had the Minnesota Twins system ranked 10th coming into the year. They now have five top 100 prospects, although Luke Keaschall will graduate by the end of the season.

The second ranking matches where MLB Pipepline put the Twins prior to the 2024 season. Of course they dropped after Brooks Lee was promoted, and players like Gabriel Gonzalez and Emmanuel Rodriguez saw their luster fade a bit.

Now the Twins have two legitimate stars locking in on Triple-A St. Paul, and it shouldn’t be long before one or both of Kaelen Culpepper and Walker Jenkins are promoted. They represent the next wave of position talent, along with Rodriguez, and that trio could help the big league roster as soon as next year.

Although the addition of Tait was nice to see, a strong farm system is as much about depth as it is top talent. Plenty of new acquisitions littered the Twins organizational top 30, and there are names absent that can be notable players as well.

Next wave brings refresh for MN Twins

It’s a positive that the Twins current farm system is viewed so favorably. Derek Falvey will now need to hope the staff and infrastructure he put in place can maximize the talent. Departures by key players like Carlos Correa, Jhoan Duran, and Griffin Jax means that Rocco Baldelli needs the next group to step up.

Minnesota is not in a horrible spot for next season, and the way in which they reload could be accelerated by additional spending on the free agent front. Rather than continue trotting out the same guys though, this new group of prospects will want to separate and make names for themselves.

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If the Twins are going to return to competitiveness in 2026 and beyond, it will be because many of the names from this group have begun to realize their potential.

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