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    Payton Eeles

    • St. Paul Saints - AAA
    • SS/UT

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    • Bats: L / Throws: R
    • Age: 26
    • Rule 5 Eligible: After 2027 Season
    • Acquisition Method: Free Agent

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    Payton Eeles hit his way onto the prospect radar in 2024 when he slashed .306/.435/.497 across three minor league levels, which included a lengthy look with the St. Paul Saints. 

    Eeles’ journey here has been incredible. He spent four years with D-II Cedarville before using his bonus pandemic season to transfer to Coastal Carolina, where he put up a .500 OBP as a fifth-year senior. 5'5" fifth-year seniors don’t get drafted, though, so Eeles went the indy-ball path to finish 2023; he spent just six games as a Southern Maryland Blue Crab in 2024 before the Twins scooped him up. What a signing it may be. 

    Eeles has mainly played second base as a pro, but has also spent time in the infield spots to his right, as well as the outfield. He bears a strong resemblance to a Mauricio Dubón-type, both in defensive utility and offensive profile. He missed the start of 2025 due to a knee injury, but is now back to playing with the Saints. Like Carson McCusker before him, he could see big league time because of injury, and because, well, a player with his profile needs to have a shot at the highest level.

    Monthly Splits

    Split Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
    Starter 68 120 -- 30 4 0 2 13 17 0 20 -- -- .250 .352 .333 .685
    Runner at 3rd 12 10 -- 2 0 0 0 6 1 0 1 -- -- .200 .231 .200 .431
    Seventh Inning 37 33 0 9 0 0 0 2 4 0 10 1 0 .273 .351 .273 .624
    Runner at 2nd 20 17 -- 3 2 0 0 2 5 1 2 -- -- .176 .364 .294 .658
    Eighth Inning NOR 21 16 1 6 0 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 0 .375 .524 .375 .899
    Leading Off Inning 49 58 -- 10 1 0 0 0 15 0 16 -- -- .172 .351 .190 .541
    Ninth Inning 25 23 2 7 2 0 0 2 2 0 9 0 2 .304 .360 .391 .751
    Runners at 2nd & 3rd 5 5 -- 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -- -- .200 .333 .200 .533
    Third Inning 32 26 6 6 1 0 1 5 6 0 4 0 1 .231 .364 .385 .749
    Fourth Inning 35 31 3 8 1 0 1 2 4 0 4 2 1 .258 .343 .387 .730
    Fifth Inning 31 30 2 8 1 0 0 7 1 0 5 1 1 .267 .290 .300 .590
    Runner at 1st 37 49 -- 18 4 0 1 2 4 0 13 -- -- .367 .426 .510 .936
    Bases Empty 69 133 -- 30 2 0 0 0 27 0 31 -- -- .226 .372 .241 .613
    Sixth Inning 36 25 7 5 1 0 0 2 8 0 5 2 0 .200 .444 .240 .684
    Night Games 52 165 21 45 5 0 1 14 28 1 35 6 6 .273 .397 .321 .718
    Late / Close 27 29 -- 10 1 0 0 2 2 0 10 -- -- .345 .387 .379 .766
    Batting Third 6 18 -- 5 0 0 1 4 5 0 3 -- -- .278 .462 .444 .906
    Batting Second 15 53 -- 11 3 0 0 4 6 0 9 -- -- .208 .288 .264 .552
    Batting Fifth 6 23 -- 8 2 0 1 5 3 0 7 -- -- .348 .444 .565 1.009
    Batting Fourth 2 6 -- 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 -- -- .167 .286 .167 .453
    Batting First NOR 3 10 -- 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 -- -- .100 .250 .100 .350
    No Outs 65 87 -- 20 2 0 1 6 18 0 21 -- -- .230 .364 .287 .651
    Two Outs 58 75 -- 19 2 0 1 14 15 1 17 -- -- .253 .391 .320 .711
    One Out 55 80 -- 25 4 0 0 3 8 0 15 -- -- .313 .398 .363 .761
    Ahead in Count 64 83 -- 26 3 0 1 6 41 1 7 -- -- .313 .547 .386 .933
    Runners at 1st & 2nd 20 18 -- 7 0 0 0 4 2 0 4 -- -- .389 .500 .389 .889
    Batting Seventh NOR 12 38 -- 12 1 0 0 3 7 0 11 -- -- .316 .422 .342 .764
    Runners at 1st & 3rd NOR 3 3 -- 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -- -- .333 .333 .333 .666
    Batting Sixth NOR 19 66 -- 19 2 0 0 4 12 1 13 -- -- .288 .420 .318 .738
    Batting Ninth NOR 1 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -- -- .000 1.000 .000 1.000
    Bases Loaded NOR 8 7 -- 2 0 0 1 7 1 0 2 -- -- .286 .375 .714 1.089
    Batting Eighth NOR 10 28 -- 7 0 0 0 2 4 0 7 -- -- .250 .353 .250 .603
    On Grass 75 242 30 64 8 0 2 23 41 1 53 9 7 .264 .384 .322 .706
    Day Games 23 77 9 19 3 0 1 9 13 0 18 3 1 .247 .355 .325 .680
    Extra Innings NOR 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
    Home Games 40 130 16 28 4 0 0 11 20 0 33 2 3 .215 .331 .246 .577
    First Inning 32 25 4 5 1 0 0 1 4 0 3 3 0 .200 .344 .240 .584
    Second Inning 37 29 4 10 1 0 0 1 6 0 7 0 2 .345 .472 .379 .851
    Away Games 35 112 14 36 4 0 2 12 21 1 20 7 4 .321 .442 .411 .853
    July 9 28 5 5 2 0 0 1 6 0 6 1 1 .179 .324 .250 .574
    Behind in Count 52 73 -- 13 2 0 0 4 0 0 20 -- -- .178 .208 .205 .413
    May NOR 22 69 6 26 2 0 1 8 13 0 14 5 3 .377 .476 .449 .925
    Scoring Position 51 60 -- 16 2 0 1 21 10 1 9 -- -- .267 .378 .350 .728
    April 9 24 4 6 2 0 0 4 7 0 6 1 1 .250 .455 .333 .788
    vs Right 72 191 -- 51 6 0 2 19 34 1 40 -- -- .267 .385 .330 .715
    September NOR 14 53 7 12 2 0 0 5 4 0 10 1 2 .226 .311 .264 .575
    Reliever 72 122 -- 34 4 0 0 10 24 1 33 -- -- .279 .413 .311 .724
    August NOR 21 68 8 15 0 0 1 5 11 1 17 1 0 .221 .338 .265 .603
    vs Left 39 51 -- 13 2 0 0 4 7 0 13 -- -- .255 .377 .294 .671
    First Half 31 93 10 32 4 0 1 12 20 0 20 6 4 .344 .470 .419 .889
    Second Half 42 144 18 31 3 0 1 10 20 1 32 3 3 .215 .325 .257 .582
    Season Team LG Level G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS GO/AO
    2024 3 teams - Minors 111 372 87 114 185 19 8 12 60 67 2 68 41 10 .306 .435 .497 .932 1.49
    2024 FTM FSL A 34 118 32 39 61 7 3 3 26 23 2 27 13 4 .331 .448 .517 .965 1.64
    2024 CR MID A+ 13 40 12 11 17 1 1 1 4 11 0 3 8 3 .275 .473 .425 .898 1.36
    2024 STP INT AAA 64 214 43 64 107 11 4 8 30 33 0 38 20 3 .299 .419 .500 .919 1.46
    2025 3 teams - Minors 99 352 61 92 117 9 2 4 34 53 0 73 27 8 .261 .382 .332 .714 1.23
    2025 FTM FSL A 10 33 5 10 13 1 1 0 1 4 0 5 2 1 .303 .378 .394 .772 2.00
    2025 CR MID A+ 3 11 5 4 5 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 4 0 .364 .462 .455 .917 3.00
    2025 STP INT AAA 86 308 51 78 99 7 1 4 32 47 0 65 21 7 .253 .379 .321 .700 1.15
    2026 3 teams - Minors 75 242 30 64 78 8 0 2 23 41 1 53 9 7 .264 .384 .322 .706 1.35
    2026 F-ORI FCL ROK 2 5 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 .200 .333 .400 .733 2.00
    2026 FRE SAL A+ 7 23 6 4 6 2 0 0 2 4 0 2 2 0 .174 .321 .261 .582 1.83
    2026 NOR INT AAA 66 214 22 59 70 5 0 2 20 36 1 50 7 7 .276 .391 .327 .718 1.28
    Date Team OPP AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG HBP SAC SF
    2026-04-17 FRE vs HV 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 0 0 0
    2026-04-19 FRE vs HV 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .429 .429 .571 0 0 0
    2026-04-21 FRE vs WIL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 .333 .500 .444 1 0 0
    2026-04-23 NOR vs MEM 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 .000 .750 .000 1 0 0
    2026-04-25 NOR vs MEM 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .556 .400 0 0 0
    2026-04-26 NOR vs MEM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .125 .462 .250 0 0 0
    2026-04-29 NOR @ NAS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .111 .429 .222 0 0 0
    2026-04-30 NOR @ NAS 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .500 .333 0 0 0
    2026-04-30 NOR @ NAS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .429 .267 0 0 0
    2026-05-01 NOR @ NAS 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .316 .500 .368 0 0 0
    2026-05-03 NOR @ NAS 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .364 .533 .409 0 0 0
    2026-05-05 NOR vs GWN 4 2 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .423 .559 .500 0 0 0
    2026-05-06 NOR vs GWN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .367 .500 .433 0 0 0
    2026-05-08 NOR vs GWN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .463 .394 0 0 0
    2026-05-08 NOR vs GWN 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .324 .444 .378 0 0 0
    2026-05-09 NOR vs GWN 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .310 .420 .357 0 0 0
    2026-05-10 NOR vs GWN 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289 .407 .333 0 0 0
    2026-05-12 NOR @ CLT 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306 .424 .347 0 0 0
    2026-05-14 NOR @ CLT 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .460 .373 0 0 0
    2026-05-15 NOR @ CLT 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .327 .478 .365 1 0 0
    2026-05-16 NOR @ CLT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327 .478 .365 0 0 0
    2026-05-17 NOR @ CLT 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .327 .465 .364 0 0 1
    2026-05-19 NOR @ JAX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .327 .472 .364 0 0 0
    2026-05-20 NOR @ JAX 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 1 .351 .500 .386 0 0 0
    2026-05-21 NOR @ JAX 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .344 .488 .377 0 0 0
    2026-05-22 NOR @ JAX 5 1 3 6 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 .364 .494 .439 0 0 0
    2026-05-23 NOR @ JAX 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .357 .483 .443 0 0 0
    2026-05-24 NOR @ JAX 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .360 .479 .440 0 0 0
    2026-05-26 NOR vs DUR 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .354 .469 .430 0 0 0
    2026-05-27 NOR vs DUR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .350 .475 .425 0 0 0
    2026-05-28 NOR vs DUR 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .345 .467 .417 0 0 0
    2026-07-13 F-ORI @ F-RSX 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .333 .000 0 0 0
    2026-07-16 F-ORI vs F-RAY 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .400 0 0 0
    2026-07-21 FRE @ ROM 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 .438 .333 0 0 0
    2026-07-23 FRE @ ROM 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214 .421 .286 0 0 0
    2026-07-25 FRE @ ROM 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .348 .222 0 0 0
    2026-07-26 FRE @ ROM 5 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 .321 .261 0 0 0
    2026-07-28 NOR vs WOR 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .356 .472 .425 0 0 0
    2026-07-29 NOR vs WOR 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 .344 .464 .411 0 0 0
    2026-07-31 NOR vs WOR 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 .344 .470 .409 0 0 0
    2026-08-01 NOR vs WOR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .340 .466 .404 0 0 0
    2026-08-02 NOR vs WOR 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .330 .459 .392 0 0 0
    2026-08-04 NOR @ BUF 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .337 .465 .396 0 0 0
    2026-08-05 NOR @ BUF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343 .466 .400 0 0 0
    2026-08-07 NOR @ BUF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .339 .463 .394 0 0 0
    2026-08-08 NOR @ BUF 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 .330 .461 .384 1 0 0
    2026-08-09 NOR @ BUF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .322 .455 .374 0 0 0
    2026-08-11 NOR vs GWN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .314 .446 .364 0 0 0
    2026-08-12 NOR vs GWN 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .314 .450 .364 0 0 0
    2026-08-13 NOR vs GWN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .303 .442 .352 0 0 0
    2026-08-14 NOR vs GWN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .430 .341 0 0 0
    2026-08-15 NOR vs GWN 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 .298 .429 .344 0 0 0
    2026-08-16 NOR vs GWN 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .304 .435 .348 0 0 0
    2026-08-19 NOR vs NAS 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 .436 .353 0 0 0
    2026-08-20 NOR vs NAS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .303 .432 .345 0 0 0
    2026-08-22 NOR vs NAS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .299 .427 .340 0 0 0
    2026-08-23 NOR vs NAS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .293 .420 .333 0 0 0
    2026-08-25 NOR @ DUR 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .298 .422 .338 0 0 0
    2026-08-27 NOR @ DUR 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290 .413 .329 0 0 0
    2026-08-29 NOR @ DUR 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 .287 .415 .325 0 0 0
    2026-08-30 NOR @ DUR 4 1 2 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .416 .348 0 0 0
    2026-09-01 NOR vs JAX 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .287 .413 .341 0 0 0
    2026-09-03 NOR vs JAX 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .413 .345 0 0 1
    2026-09-04 NOR vs JAX 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .292 .417 .345 1 0 0
    2026-09-06 NOR vs JAX 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .409 .337 0 0 0
    2026-09-08 NOR @ MEM 5 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .289 .409 .344 0 0 0
    2026-09-10 NOR @ MEM 4 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .293 .413 .353 1 0 0
    2026-09-11 NOR @ MEM 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 .291 .409 .349 0 0 0
    2026-09-12 NOR @ MEM 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .288 .410 .346 1 0 0
    2026-09-13 NOR @ MEM 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .282 .403 .338 0 0 0
    2026-09-15 NOR vs CLT 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .283 .405 .338 0 0 0
    2026-09-16 NOR vs CLT 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .398 .332 0 0 0
    2026-09-17 NOR vs CLT 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277 .396 .330 0 0 0
    2026-09-18 NOR vs CLT 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .271 .390 .324 0 0 0
    2026-09-19 NOR vs CLT 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276 .391 .327 0 0 0

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