We’re entering the dog days of summer, and while the big-league club is jostling for playoff position, the Minnesota Twins’ farm system just received an influx of new talent from the 2025 MLB Draft. That means it’s time for a refresh of the top-10 prospect rankings.
With a bit of a lull during the All-Star break and shortened minor-league schedules, this week’s Twins Prospect Hot Sheet takes a slightly different shape. Instead of focusing on players rising the rankings, let’s zoom out and look at the system’s updated hierarchy following the draft. This new top-10 features rising arms, recent draftees, and familiar names climbing ever closer to Minneapolis.
After reading through the updated list, make sure to participate in our Twins Daily community rankings — where your voice can be heard in shaping the future of our prospect coverage. But for now, here’s how I see the top-10 shaping up.
10. RHP Riley Quick
Age: 21 | Level: TBD
The Twins’ supplemental first-round pick out of Alabama, Quick is a power right-hander with a starter’s frame and some reliever risk due to command concerns. He brings a mid-90s fastball that touches 98, a cutter/slider hybrid, and a developing curve. Minnesota will give him every opportunity to start, and there’s back-end bullpen upside even if the rotation role doesn’t stick.
9. OF Gabriel Gonzalez
Age: 21 | Level: Double-A Wichita
Acquired in the Jorge Polanco trade, Gonzalez has steadily improved throughout 2025. He has a mature approach, solid contact skills, and the potential for 20-plus homer power. While he’s a below-average runner, his bat could carry him to a corner outfield role, and he’s still younger than some college draftees this season.Â
8. SS Marek Houston
Age: 21 | Level: TBD
A defensive whiz and the Twins’ first-round pick out of Wake Forest, Houston is one of the slickest infield defenders in the class. His glove gives him a strong big-league floor, and while the bat lags behind, evaluators see twitchy athleticism and room for offensive growth. In college, his OPS rose from .635 to 1.055, so the Twins hope they can continue to help him refine his swing.Â
7. RHP Charlee Soto
Age: 20 | Level: High-A Cedar Rapids
Soto remains one of the highest-upside arms in the system. His fastball touches 99, and he pairs it with a changeup and slider that miss bats. Consistency remains a hurdle, and he’ll need to repeat his delivery more reliably, but the frontline tools are evident. If it clicks, Soto could become a difference-maker in a future Twins rotation.
6. LHP Dasan Hill
Age: 19 | Level: Low-A Fort Myers
The Twins’ second-round pick from the 2024 Draft, Hill made his mark on the organization in his first professional season. The lanky prep lefty sits in the high 90s on his fastball, with 60 strikeouts (41 1/3 IP) and impressive pitchability for his age. The ceiling is a playoff-caliber starter with plenty of development ahead, but Hill is one to dream on.
5. RHP Connor Prielipp
Age: 24 | Level: Double-A Wichita
Finally healthy after a long recovery from elbow surgery, Prielipp has looked more like the player who was once projected to go in the top 10 of the 2022 draft. His low-to-mid-90s fastball is complemented by a wipeout slider, and he’s begun to miss bats again. If the durability holds, he could be the first pitcher of this group to contribute in Minnesota, either as a starter or as a multi-inning relief weapon.
4. OF Emmanuel Rodriguez
Age: 22 | Level: Triple-A St. Paul
Rodriguez remains one of the most divisive prospects in the system. His power and plate discipline are undeniable. He’s posted a .400 OBP or better in each of his three full pro seasons, but the strikeout issues persist. Still, a potential 25-homer, Gold Glove-caliber corner outfielder is hard to ignore. Unfortunately, his professional career has been severely hampered by injuries. If he shortens up his swing and adjusts to upper-level pitching, look out.
3. SS Kaelen Culpepper
Age: 21 | Level: Double-A Wichita
Minnesota’s first-round pick in 2024 is now firmly entrenched as one of the top infielders in the system. Culpepper’s swing decisions have improved significantly in 2025, and he’s starting to show above-average power to all fields. Also, he’s proven some of his doubters wrong from when he was drafted last year. He has the athleticism to stick at short but could also shift to third, where his arm plays up. He is a fast riser to keep an eye on post-trade deadline.
2. 2B/OF Luke Keaschall
Age: 22 | Level: MLB
Keaschall continues to check every box, with defensive versatility, elite zone control, and a surprising pop in his bat. He’s already played himself into future lineup plans as a super-utility threat, with baserunning skills that can change a game. Twins fans saw what he can do during his brief MLB debut, and he is inching closer to returning to the big-league club.Â
1. OF Walker Jenkins
Age: 20 | Level: Double-A Wichita
No surprise here. Jenkins is still the crown jewel of the system. The 2023 first-rounder has missed some time with a minor hamstring issue this year, but has continued to flash a mix of advanced plate discipline, raw power, and emerging leadership. Scouts believe he’ll be a middle-of-the-order bat with All-Star upside. Twins fans should expect him to headline national top-100 prospect lists heading into 2026.
The system continues to churn out top-100 prospects with the presence of high-ceiling outfielders and an influx of polished collegiate and prep arms to keep things exciting. With the trade deadline looming, some of these names may change, but for now, these are the future faces of the Twins organization.
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