5 Twins prospects who could keep the youth movement going next season
By Josh Hill
Yunior Severino, 2B/3B
One name that has boomed in popularity lately is Yunior Severino. He's been on the Twins top prospects list for a while, but he hasn't been hyped up the same way guys like Royce Lewis, Austin Martin, or Brooks Lee have been. Even Walker Jenkins has gotten more national attention than Severino, but he's quickly becoming a future fan favorite around Twins Territory.
Severino is a 23-year-old power hitter who hit 24 homers in 87 games at Double-A Wichita, which is part of the reason he excited Twins fans who watched the offense struggle so mightily at times last season. Most recently Severino reached Triple-A St. Paul, where he announced himself with an absolute bomb of a home run -- something he did a lot the rest of the season.
This one didn't even register on Statcast. We can only assume Yunior Severino's homerun was an estimated 792 feet. Two-run blast to right, his 6th of the season with the Saints and his 30th overall. He becomes just the 8th player in the Minor Leagues to hit 30 home runs this year pic.twitter.com/9tBVcLiRjD
— St. Paul Saints (@StPaulSaints) September 6, 2023
He hits some majestic long balls. Yunior Severino clubs his ninth home run with the Saints, a solo shot to right-center, and 33rd on the season, 2nd most in all of Minor League Baseball. Lead 2-0 still batting top 2 pic.twitter.com/Rruf7xjBsC
— St. Paul Saints (@StPaulSaints) September 13, 2023
His stock has risen even more thanks to guys like Adolis Garcia using power-hitting to carry is team to a World Series. That's a lot to expect out of a guy who has yet to debut in the Majors, but Severino has shown enough to get fans excited about what he might look like as part of the next-wave youth movement.