Here are three 2024 draft picks who already look like potential steals for the Twins and their organizational ranks per MLB Pipeline.
Potential 2024 Draft Steal: 3B Billy Amick (2nd Round, No. 60)
MLB Pipeline Rank: 14
Drafted out of the University of Tennessee, the reigning College World Series champions, Amick, 22, is already making his mark in the Twins organization. He has an impressive .338/.478/.441 slash line with 10 RBI in 90 plate appearances for the High-A Cedar Rapid Kernels this year.
Amick, who hit .306/.387/.639 with 23 home runs and 65 RBI in 255 at-bats in his lone season with Tennessee, was promoted to High-A this season after 77 plate appearances for Single-A Fort Myers last year, where he hit .222/.351/.412 with a .239 BABIP, three home runs and nine RBI in 77 plate appearances.
According to scouting reports, Amick’s biggest strengths on the diamond are his ability to hit home runs and use all fields.
Potential 2024 Draft Steal: LHP Dasan Hill (Competitive Balance Round, No. 69)
MLB Pipeline Rank: 13
The Twins took college hitters with seven of their first eight picks, with Hill, drafted out of Grapevine High School in Texas, being the only exception.
Hill, 19, can throw a low-80s sweeper with high spin rates and has consistently hit 97 mph with his fastball. Along with his sweeper, his best pitch, Hill throws an upper-70s curveball and an average changeup.
Hill has pitched 10 ⅔ innings in three starts for the Mighty Mussels this season, allowing two runs with a .132 BAA and 0.84 WHIP.
Potential 2024 Draft Steal: SS Kaelen Culpepper (1st Round, No. 21)
MLB Pipeline Rank: 4
Culpepper, who hit .242/.330/.394 with three home runs in 112 plate appearances at the Single-A and High-A levels last year, has a .344/.432/.563 slash line with one home run, one triple and two doubles in 37 plate appearances for the Kernels this season.
Culpepper became the first position player from Kansas State, where he posted a .993 OPS in his final year, to ever be selected in the first round when the Twins drafted him. He’s a line-drive hitter with excellent arm strength, speed and defensive ability.