The Abundance of Young Arms in the Twins Farm.

[NJM]

   The Twins farm system has gotten much better in the past year or so, not just because of trades but also players taking strides in development.  It's got to a point that there are too many arms for the current Major League rotation, lets break down these arms and their futures.

 

Mick Abel RHP, 24 | Exceeded Rookie Limits.

Abel and C Eduardo Tait were traded to the Twins during the 2025 Trade Deadline for Jhoan Duran, he made a few starts and didn't look very good, but in his final start of the 2025 season he showed out with 6 innings pitched and 9 punchouts in only 73 pitches versus the Philadelphia Phillies. Abel was a high ranked prospect during the 2020 Draft as he was selected 15th overall that year. Abel showed enough potential to the Phillies that they called him up earlier this year for his first start facing Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates, you could say that Abel out-dueled Skenes which is a feat very few can say.

Abel has a high ceiling but needs to have better control over his pitches, the biggest problem for him was leaving stuff over the plate too much . He already has pretty solid major league stuff and he could be a breakout candidate for the Minnesota Twins this year if he gets the shot to do so.   

Dasan Hill LHP, 20 | Twins No 7.

Hill is the player in the lowest level in this list by far only reaching A+ Cedar Rapids and making a majority of his starts for Low-A Fort Myers this year but has shown some crazy potential. Hill was one of the few pitchers selected by the Twins in the 2024 draft as he was selected 69th out of Grapevine High School in Texas. Hill showed incredible strikeout numbers in 2025 with a K/9 at 12.0 the only thing really concerning about him was his control, he gave up 40 free passes in 62 innings this year. But still he only gave up 2 homers in that time and only gave up 44 hits too. If Hill can develop his control and his pitches more he will be a star at the big league level for years.

Connor Prielipp LHP, 25 | Twins No 9.

The most impactful thing Prielipp can do this season is stay healthy. Prielipp's injury troubles started even before he was drafted by the Twins in 2022. he missed the entirety of his 2021 season recovering from Tommy John surgery but was still selected by the Twins with the 48th overall pick. Prielipp has looked great when he's been on the field showing great swing-and-miss stuff along with above average control.

Prielipp has shown he is close if not already fit for the majors, he has this years Spring Training to prove why he should be on that 26-man roster. Prielipp is still expected to be a starter in the majors.

Kendry Rojas LHP, 23 | Twins No 5.

Rojas, along with OF Alan Roden was acquired during the 2025 deadline for Louie Varland. The 6"2 lefty out of Cuba played all the way to AAA in the Blue Jays organization before being traded to the Twins. Rojas doesn't throw velo nor has as good of strikeout numbers like Hill or Prielipp but he has potential to be a guy who you put out on the mound every fifth day and he shoves 6 innings of 2 run ball with weak contact all over. Rojas still has much more room for improvement so he will likely stay in AAA St. Paul for most of this season if not all of it, but he reminds me of a guy like Jake Odorizzi.

Riley Quick RHP, 21 | Twins No 10.

 Though Quick has yet to even make his professional debut there is plenty of upside to him. The 6"6 pitcher was not only one of Alabama's top high school prospects for baseball but he was also a 4-star lineman in football, but chose to play baseball over football when he committed to the University of Alabama. Quick had Tommy John surgery in early 2024 but came back quick (No pun intended) and played a full season in 2025. Quick has an elite fastball-slider mix with both having 60 grades, his changeup also has good potential getting up to the high 80's which moves with sink and fade. Quick still needs to work on control though walking 3.5BB/9 but it was a vast improvement from his freshman season where he was walking almost 9BB/9. 

Quick will likely start at Low-A Fort Myers but I suspect if he pitches well he could get a taste at AA Wichita. 

C.J. Culpepper RHP, 24 | Twins No 17.

Culpepper was a reliver through most of his collegiate career at Cal Baptist but became a starter in 2022 which led him to get drafted by the Twins in the 13th round of the 2022 MLB Draft. Culpepper wasn't anything too impressive but you could see him getting better and improving during the 2023-24 seasons but in 2025 he showed why he could be apart of the Twins future big league rotation making 15 starts and putting up an ERA of 2.65 in 54.1 innings of work. Culpepper's strikeout numbers aren't anything crazy and his control still needs work but he has a large repertoire of 5 pitches and knows how to use every single one well.

Culpepper will likely make a start or two at AA and then make the transition to AAA St. Paul. He could be apart of future rotations or the bullpen depending on how he does this year and so on.

Andrew Morris RHP, 24 | Twins No 19.

Morris transferred to Texas Tech after 3 years at D2 Colorado Mesa and pitched a solid season with good strikeout numbers which eventually got him drafted by the Twins in the 2022 MLB Draft with the 114th overall pick. Morris has been great in the minors in his career with 2024-25 being some great seasons as he saw himself go from A+ Cedar Rapids to AAA St. Paul while pitching over 220 innings with an ERA under 3.00 while having good strikeout numbers and showing solid control.

Morris is currently on the 40-man roster for the Twins and trying to crack the major league roster during Spring Training, he likely has a good chance of at least being a bullpen arm but he has more upside as a starter.

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The Twins pitching staff has a lot of potential and could be a key role to future success, with young arms with strong stuff to more experienced players that draw weak contact, the Twins hope that these arms continue to develop and make major and minor league impacts.