Twins Select RHP Steele Murdock with 5th Round Pick

[Cory Moen]

The Minnesota Twins have selected RHP Steele Murdock with their 5th round pick at 139th overall in the 2026 MLB Draft. The slot value for the pick is $536,900. Murdock is a right-handed pitcher out of UC San Diego. He had 104 strikeouts in 74 innings pitched this past season with the Tritons.

Murdock was ranked #140 on MLB Pipeline’s pre-draft rankings. He throws a three-pitch mix including a fastball, slider, and changeup. His fastball grades as above average, and his slider grades as a 60 on the 20-80 scouting scale. He’s touched as high as 99 mph on his fastball while his slider and changeup sit in the mid-80s. 

He’s had a high walk rate in college, so this is something he will need to work on at the professional level. 

 

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[DocBauer]

Good size and frame. Mid 90's velocity and has cranked it higher on occasion. Gets squared up hard at times. Maybe they need to work on it's shape? A grade 60 slider is his out pitch. Below average CHANGE that he doesn't use a lot.

Has problems with BB at times. Apparently had a really good Cape Cod offseason as a RP. Certainly has some potential.