Consensus top prospect Walker Jenkins is a step away from the majors. Twins Daily learned that the 20-year old outfielder is being promoted to AAA St. Paul after a strong showing at AA Wichita.

Jenkins was quietly outstanding in AA. He hit .309/.426/.487 (.913) with 7 home runs (19 extra base hits) in 52 games in the Texas League. Jenkins continued to showcase his strong approach, walking 14.3% of the time and striking out just 18.5%. 

The beginning of Jenkins’ 2025 season mirrored 2024, injury trouble. He landed on the injured list on April 9th, missing close to two months of playing time before beginning a rehab assignment with Fort Myers on June 5th. Since returning to Wichita on June 17th, Jenkins has played consistently and excellently. Perhaps unsurprisingly, many national prospects lists dropped him several spots due to back-to-back seasons impacted by muscular injuries. He’s quietly reminded the industry why he’s one of the premier prospects in the game.

Despite being one of the younger prospects at the level, Jenkins has done a little bit of everything well. Jenkins’ 156 wRC+ ranks third in the Texas League among prospects with at least 200 plate appearances. His 14.3% walk rate ranks 10th, his .420 wOBA ranks third. The one ‘ding’ industry lists and analysts have attached to his profile is a lack of in game power. While not fully fledged, Jenkins is on a 21 home run and 57 extra base hit pace over 150 games.

While I’d argue that a judgement on his power grade could be reserved until hits his age-22 season, it’s certainly a fair critique and likely, the one aspect of his game that will be most scrutinized in AAA. Thankfully, we’ll have ample StatCast data giving us launch angles, exit velocities and more, that will allow for a thorough and robust comparison to his peers. 

For now, it’s an exciting tonic to an uninspiring week of Twins baseball on the major league side.

More to come…

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