Post-draft prospect vote

[Brock Beauchamp]

This was a writers-only vote, the next public vote will be after the trade deadline.

Ranked Prospects

• Walker Jenkins
• Vahn Lackey
• Kaelen Culpepper
• Emmanuel Rodriguez
• Marek Houston
• Riley Quick
• Eduardo Tait
• Kendry Rojas
• Dasan Hill
• Hendry Mendez
• Gabriel Gonzalez
• Charlee Soto
• Carson Tinney
• Khadim Diaw
• Brandon Winokur
• Brett Renfrow
• Quentin Young
• Ryan Gallagher
• James Ellwanger
• Ethan Wachsmann

[Cory Moen]

1. Walker Jenkins
2. Kaelen Culpepper
3. Vahn Lackey
4. Riley Quick
5. Emmanuel Rodriguez
6. Marek Houston
7. Eduardo Tait
8. Kendry Rojas
9. Hendry Mendez
10. Dasan Hill
11. Charlee Soto
12. Khadim Diaw
13. Gabriel Gonzalez
14. Ryan Gallagher
15. Quentin Young
16. James Ellwanger
17. Brett Renfrow
18. Brandon Winokur
19. Carson Tinney
20. Marco Raya

[Lou Hennessy]

1. Vahn Lackey
2. Walker Jenkins
3. Kaelen Culpepper
4. Emmanuel Rodriguez
5. Riley Quick
6. Marek Houston
7. Hendry Mendez
8. Eduardo Tait
9. Kendry Rojas
10. Dasan Hill
11. Carson Tinney
12. Gabriel Gonzalez
13. Brandon Winokur
14. Charlee Soto
15. Khadim Diaw
16. Quentin Young
17. Ryan Gallagher
18. James Ellwanger
19. CJ Culpepper
20. Yasser Mercedes

[Sam Caulder]

1. Walker Jenkins
2. Vahn Lackey
3. Kaelen Culpepper
4. Marek Houston
5. Emmanuel Rodriguez
6. Eduardo Tait
7. Hendry Mendez
8. Riley Quick
9. Kendry Rojas
10. Dasan Hill
11. Gabriel Gonzalez
12. Charlee Soto
13. Brandon Winokur
14. Khadim Diaw
15. James Ellwanger
16. Carson Tinney
17. Quentin Young
18. Ryan Gallagher
19. Billy Amick
20. CJ Culpepper

[Cody Schoenmann]

1. Vahn Lackey
2. Walker Jenkins
3. Kaelen Culpepper
4. Riley Quick
5. Marek Houston
6. Emmanuel Rodriguez
7. Dasan Hill
8. Kendry Rojas
9. Hendry Mendez
10. Carson Tinney
11. Gabriel Gonzalez
12. Ryan Gallagher
13. Charlee Soto
14. Brett Renfrow
15. Eduardo Tait
16. Jhomnardo Reyes
17. Khadim Diaw
18. James Ellwanger
19. Enrique Jimenez
20. CJ Culpepper

[Cody Christie]

1. Walker Jenkins
2. Vahn Lackey
3. Kaelen Culpepper
4. Marek Houston
5. Emmanuel Rodriguez
6. Riley Quick
7. Eduardo Tait
8. Kendry Rojas
9. Dasan Hill
10. Hendry Mendez
11. Brandon Winokur
12. Gabriel Gonzalez
13. Charlee Soto
14. Carson Tinney
15. Khadim Diaw
16. Quentin Young
17. Brett Renfrow
18. CJ Culpepper
19. Ryan Gallagher
20. Jason Reitz

[Greggory Masterson]

1. Walker Jenkins
2. Vahn Lackey
3. Kaelen Culpepper
4. Marek Houston
5. Emmanuel Rodriguez
6. Riley Quick
7. Eduardo Tait
8. Kendry Rojas
9. Dasan Hill
10. Carson Tinney
11. Ethan Wachsmann
12. Hendry Mendez
13. Khadim Diaw
14. Brett Renfrow
15. Brandon Winokur
16. Charlee Soto
17. Marco Raya
18. Quentin Young
19. Gabriel Gonzalez
20. Enrique Jimenez

[Steve Lein]

1. Walker Jenkins
   His debut is likely incoming as soon as a spot opens. Pohlad is doing everything he can to earn back trust and excitement from fans. Jenkins will help provide some of that while they're in the playoff hunt. More hitter than slugger right now. Can handle CF, but would be plus in a corner.
2. Vahn Lackey
   There is a legitimate argument for Lackey at #1, but it's hard for me to do so immediately when Jenkins is already at the top of the system. He will reside there soon enough.
3. Kaelen Culpepper
   If not for his injury, Culpepper may already be on the Twins roster. He has proved he can play shortstop and has been one of the most exciting prospects in the system the last two years, but will he end up the long-term answer there?
4. Emmanuel Rodriguez
   Longer-term injury stints continue to be the only thing holding Rodriguez back. Definition of a glass canon. May only be rivaled in the raw power category by newcomer Carson Tinney.
5. Marek Houston
   Has hit the ground running in Double-A. Could push for late season appearance with the Saints. MLB ETA is now trending toward 2027. Would move Culpepper off of shortstop.
6. Riley Quick
   Despite his mediocre ERA in Cedar Rapids, Quick is being pushed to double-A because of his stuff under the hood. In 41 1/3 innings at high-A, he punched out 61. An elite 13.3K/9IP rate.
7. Eduardo Tait
   Tait is not hitting a lot this season (.216 average), but the contact has been loud (17 doubles and 15 homers) in Cedar Rapids. Lackey is likely to join him in the catchers corps with the Kernels.
8. Kendry Rojas
   Showing he can help the major league squad. Trending more towards as a reliever, but is still only 23-years old so no need to close the door on starting yet.
9. Dasan Hill
   It hasn't been the best for Hill in 2026, while he's pitched through some minor injury issues. Has struggled to command his arsenal, which includes a ton of movement but is also erratic.
10. Hendry Mendez
    Continues to hit everything at every stop, but is still a work-in-progress on defense. Didn't really take to 1B as many hoped for. May need to add more power to his game for the hitting aptitude to be able to push him to the next level.
11. Gabriel Gonzalez
    Down year thus far but had a solid month of July, OPS-ing .912. Has debuted in 2026 so is a reinforcement phone call away at any point.
12. Charlee Soto
    Did finally return to the mound on 6/11, but has been his lone appearance since. Likely to be slow-played for the rest of the season if he did not have any setbacks. Results will need to catch up with the stuff in 2027.
13. Carson Tinney
    This man hits bombs of the nuclear variety. Strikeouts are biggest risk to holding him back. Strong work-ethic and desire to improve provide optimism.
14. Brandon Winokur
    Recently promoted to double-A, where he may sink or swim. Tools are loud, but inconsistent.
15. Khadim Diaw
    Strong hitter profile and good athleticism that is pushing him more toward outfielder than catcher, as he struggles mightily controlling the running game of opponents. When catching, teams steal well over 3 bases per game and he has nabbed just 6 of 103 attempts against him on the year.
16. Brett Renfrow
    Good size and starter's repertoire that plays up when he is in command of it. Consistency will be the key to reach his starting rotation ceiling.
17. Ricardo Olivar
    Another player who just seems to hit wherever he goes. Is finally in triple-A after a power surge in Wichita, where he slugged .613 with 20 XBH's in 32 games, including 10 homers.
18. Quentin Young
    Strikeout concerns are very present, but the power is tantalizing. Will continue to fall unless he can get the strikeout percentage into the 30% range instead of well over 40%.
19. Jhomnardo Reyes
    18-year old outfielder that is making a case for time with the Mighty Mussels after the FCL season concludes with his .965 OPS that leads the Twins and ranks top 5 in the league as a whole.
20. Ethan Wachsmann
    Wake Forest commit who the Twins made room with their late bonus pool picks to be able to sign him away from it. Big and projectable.