Minnesota Twins Select Brett Renfrow In 2026 MLB Draft

[Taylor Leonard]

In the Competitive B round, the Minnesota Twins select right-handed pitcher  Brett Renfrow for the 74th pick. Renfrow is a Junior at Virginia Tech and was ranked consistently in the top 100 college prospects. In 2026, Renfrow registered a 27.7% strikeout rate, flashing a massive uptick in his ability to miss bats as he racked up 88 punchouts over just 73.2 frames.

Here is more info on Renfrow from our draft expert, Jamie Cameron.

Renfrow has slowly ticked up his strikeout rate while reducing his walk rate, exactly what you want to see. In terms of stuff, the fastball is good. It sits at 94 mph and has been up to 97 mph, playing well at the top of the zone. There's a slider/cutter hybrid he throws in the upper 80s, a curveball with plenty of depth that sits in the low 80s, and a changeup with good horizontal action. Renfrow is a pitcher you can see making significant strides in a pro organization. There are plenty of starter traits here. In 73.2 innings in 2026, Renfrow managed a 4.67 FIP, while striking out 27.7% of hitters and walking just 7.9%.

Compared to the flashier, high-velocity pitchers in the 2026 draft, Brett Renfrow stands out as a lower-risk college starter. By selecting a strike-throwing right-hander with an ACC pedigree, the front office adds pitching depth to complement their offensive picks. If the Twins' development process can successfully unlock a bit more swing-and-miss capability from his secondary stuff, Renfrow could be a successful major leaguer.

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[Mike Sixel]

'bout time they took a pitcher. 😁

Seems like a legit pick.

[HerbieFan]

Now THIS is a Twins pick

[GopherMike]

I like this pick a lot more once they followed it with the Wachsmann pick

[DocBauer]

A good frame with solid velocity and some decent secondary stuff. He's projectable. He reminds me somewhat of Matthews from his scouting reports. Good stuff, good IP, some solid stuff, can probably add a couple ticks to velocity, and then refine his secondary stuff. He's not Quick in pure velocity, but he's got some real potential as a solid middle rotation arm. More MPH, he might take a step up.

A very solid pick. Projections have him taking a step forward with professional coaching. 

 

[Dman]

I like this pick.  Could be a fast mover if his stuff ticks up. Good solid pick for sup 2.

[DocBauer]

11 minutes ago, Dman said:

I like this pick.  Could be a fast mover if his stuff ticks up. Good solid pick for sup 2.

Yep. But he's not Quick, who came with a very high FB and some nasty secondary stuff but needs refinement. 

Again, he's closer to Matthews as a big body with solid IP and college results, and some decent stuff who needs professional coaching to take the next step. We won't see him, probably, until 2027. But he will probably add a tick or 2 to his velocity and change some shapes of his stuff. He could be a fast riser in 2027.

THIS DRAFT offered a LOT of college arms in regard to depth. It didn't have a lot of college arms that might be fast risers. But I think they got a good one here who just needs a tick or two on velocity and some repertoire tweaks. A potential riser in 2027?

[DataNerd]

Like taking college arms in this range of the draft.  Haven't heard of him until today, but I am a fan of the demo here.

[AlLagoon]

Upper 90s gas is so passe.

Gimme a big yakker anyday.

So many hitters struggle with the breaking balls.

[bjorks]

6 hours ago, HerbieFan said:

Now THIS is a Twins pick

Good 'ol high floor/low ceiling, back of the rotation arm

[twinstalker]

Nothing really to say.  I've seen Renfrow all over the board.  Law had him ~40 while MLB.com had him 123.  Don't know BA's rank.  Twins had a pitching plan which seems like it's not working after the college lower draft Ober-Matthews-Morris-Lewis-Culpepper string we had or thought we had.  I'm not sure where we are with that.  Are we still looking at that type?  Is Renfrow that type?

[bean5302]

I like Renfrow already having 5 pitches. Maybe I'm old school, but I see too many 1-2 pitch pitchers with a show-me changeup get drafted only to find out that "65 grade" plus pitch doesn't actually work against higher levels of competition, but their "45 grade" offering is MLB worthy. A pitcher who already has weapons in the arsenal to polish and develop under MLB-system coaching has a much higher floor.

[HerbieFan]

18 hours ago, bjorks said:

Good 'ol high floor/low ceiling, back of the rotation arm

I think the phrase they like is "projectible college pitcher"