The Minnesota Twins have one of the best farm systems in baseball and fellow MLB executives are envious – especially when it comes to top prospects Walker Jenkins and Luke Keaschall.
In an MLB Pipeline poll, executives mentioned Jenkins as a player who is in the running for the top prospect in all of baseball while Keaschall also was mentioned as one of the most underrated prospects heading into the 2025 season.
Minnesota Twins prospect Walker Jenkins could be the best prospect in baseball next season
Jenkins has drawn heavy praise this winter from former Twins beat writer Do-Hyoung Park to MLB Pipeline national writers Jonathan Mayo and Jim Callis. But MLB executives shared the same opinion as he finished third in the race for the No. 1 prospect entering next season.
Boston Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony was the runaway winner, earning 44.9 percent of the poll and 2023 No. 1 overall pick Dylan Crews of the Washington Nationals finished second with 6.1 percent of the vote. But Jenkins did well for himself earning 6.1 percent in the top prospect vote and also finished fourth behind Anthony (31.1%), Crews (15.6%) and Seattle Mariners infielder Colt Emerson (13.3%) for the best-hitting prospect with 11.1 percent of the vote.
Jenkins's first full professional season was delayed due to a hamstring injury on Opening Day but still managed to hit .282/.394/.439 with six homers, 58 RBI and 17 stolen bases while making his way to Double-A Wichita at the end of the season. While a major league debut may be a longshot in 2025, he does have a chance to jump to the top spot in MLB Pipeline’s prospect rankings as Anthony and Crews graduate to the major leagues.
Luke Keaschall could be the Minnesota Twins’ breakout prospect in 2025
Jenkins could advance to Triple-A St. Paul by the end of the summer but one prospect who will join him there is Keaschall. A second-round pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, Keaschall had a solid season, hitting .303/.420/.483 with 15 homers, 48 RBI and 23 stolen bases between High-A Cedar Rapids and Double-A Wichita before missing the final month of the season after undergoing Tommy John surgery.
Keaschall did earn a spot in the MLB Futures Game before going under the knife, however, and executives took notice, voting him in a three-way tie as the most underrated prospect in baseball. Keaschall earned 6.4 percent of the vote, which drew even with Emerson and Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Aidan Miller and all three prospects are ranked in MLB Pipeline’s rankings with Keaschall entering next season at No. 63.
With Jenkins and Keaschall continuing to collect accolades, it should lead to some big expectations next season. If both players continue on their trajectory, there’s a good chance they can reach Minnesota with a promotion to Triple-A and potentially make their way across the river to make their debut at Target Field next summer.