Let's guess who the Twins' No. 1 pitching prospect per ESPN and Baseball America is. Dasan Hill? Kendry Rojas? Charlee Soto?
No, no and no.
The answer is right-hander Riley Quick.
The Minnesota Twins' updated Top 30 Prospects, per BA:
— Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) July 21, 2026
1) Walker Jenkins, OF
2) Vahn Lackey, C
3) Kaelen Culpepper, SS
4) Emmanuel Rodriguez, OF
5) Riley Quick, RHP
More on Jenkins from BA's Statcast Standouts:https://t.co/w1WCMXtobF pic.twitter.com/BKo0VLrGvr
Minnesota selected Quick, 22, in the 2025 MLB Draft's Competitive Balance Round A at No. 36 overall. He signed for a full-slot bonus of $2.69 million. With 2025 Twins first-round pick Marek Houston performing well for Double-A Wichita, it appears the Twins did an outstanding job in last year's draft.
Quick, who spent three seasons at Alabama, has quickly risen through the minor-league ranks in his first year in the Twins' organization. He began the season with Single-A Fort Myers, earned a promotion to High-A Cedar Rapids in late April and was called up to Double-A Wichita roughly two weeks ago.
The 6-foot-6, 225-pound Quick has thrown just 51 1/3 innings in 15 starts this season. He threw just 22 innings in his freshman year with Alabama, three as a sophomore and 62 during his junior season, so it makes sense that Minnesota is being cautious with the young right-hander.
In his 15 starts this year, Quick has posted a solid 3.68 ERA with a 1.25 WHIP and a whopping 78 strikeouts. In his 87 innings at Alabama, Quick recorded a 3.72 ERA with a 1.48 WHIP and 101 strikeouts.
Twins' prospect Riley Quick has an elite pitch mix
By looking at Quick's pitch mix, it's easy to conclude why Baseball America and ESPN think highly of him. The right-hander throws a sinking fastball that averages 96-97 mph and reaches 99. According to MLB Pipeline, Minnesota is working with Quick to use his four-seamer more against lefties and his sinker against righties.
Quick has a nasty mid-80s slider in his arsenal that "features two-plane depth," and he can turn it into a harder cutter that sits in the low 90s. He also mixes in a solid upper-80s changeup that "fades and sinks" and generates a lot of swing-and-miss.
MLB Pipeline projects Quick will reach the majors in 2028. But given how fast he has progressed through the minors, it wouldn't be a complete shock if he reached the majors later in 2027.
The only real concern with Quick, besides his lack of innings recorded throughout his career, is his control. In his 51 1/3 innings this year, Quick has walked 30 batters. Still, he's held opponents to a .186 batting average and generates strikeouts at an elite rate. Quick looks like a future mainstay in the Twins' rotation.
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