Category: Twins Minor League Player of the Week

Twins minor league players of the week

The Minnesota Twins announced that High-A Cedar Rapids infielder Kyle DeBarge and Low-A Fort Myers left-handed pitcher Dasan Hill have been named Twins minor league Player and Pitcher of the Week.

Kyle DeBarge

DeBarge, 21, played in six games for the Kernels, hitting .304 (7-for-23) with one double, two home runs, eight RBI, five walks and a 1.037 OPS. The Lake Charles, Louisiana native was selected by the Twins in the Compensatory Round (loss of Sonny Gray), 33rd overall, in the 2024 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Louisiana, Lafayette. The Twins agreed to a slightly below-slot signing bonus of $2.4 million with the right-handed hitting Kyle DeBarge. The 21-year-old is an elite contact hitter and just the second Ragin Cajun ever drafted in the first round.

Dasan Hill

Hill, 19, made the start with the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels on April 26, pitching 3.1 scoreless innings, with one hit allowed two walks, striking out eight of his 14 batters faced. The Grapevine, Texas native was selected by the Twins in the second round (69th overall) of the 2024 First-Year Player Draft out of Grapevine High School. Hill, a lefty is the club’s 13th-best prospect according to MLB.com Pipeline.

Twins Minor League Report, 5-1-2025.PDF

Twins minor league players of the week

The Minnesota Twins have named Double-A Wichita catcher/outfielder Ricardo Olivar and Low-A Fort Myers right-handed pitcher Cole Peschl as Twins minor league Player and Pitcher of the Week.

Ricardo Olivar

Ricardo Olivar, 23, played in four games for the Wichita Wind Surge this week, going 8-for-17 (.471) with two doubles, one home run, four RBI and a 1.265 OPS. Olivar, a right-handed batter who splits his time catching and playing the outfield is ranked as the club’s 16th-best prospect, per MLB.com.

Cole Peschl

Cole Peschl, 22, made the start on Friday at Clearwater, pitching 5 shutout innings, with three hits allowed, two walks and nine strikeouts. The Fairmont, West Virginia native was selected by the Twins in the 15th round of the 2024 First-Year Player Draft out of Campbell University in Buies Creek, NC.

Twins Minor League Report, 4-25-2025.PDF

Twins minor league players of the week

The Minnesota Twins have named Low-A Fort Myers right-handed pitcher Jason Doktorczyk and Double-A Wichita outfielder Kyler Fedko as Twins minor league Pitcher and Player of the Week.

Jason Doktorczyk

Jason Doktorczyk, 22, started for the Mighty Mussels on Friday vs. Bradenton, allowing three unearned runs on four hits in 5.0 innings pitched, with no walks and 10 strikeouts. The Long Beach, CA native was selected by the Twins in the ninth round of the 2024 MLB Draft out of the University of Nevada, Reno.

Kyler Fedko

Kyler Fedko, 25, played in five games for the Wind Surge, hitting .333 (6-for-18) with two home runs, five RBI, four walks, a .455 on-base percentage and a 1.121 OPS. The Gibsonia, PA native was selected by the Twins in the 12th round of the 2021 MLB Draft out of the University of Connecticut.

Twins Minor League Report, 4-19-2025.PDF

Twins minor league players of the week

Triple-A St. Paul right-handed pitcher Zebby Matthews and infielder Luke Keaschall have been named Twins minor league Pitcher and Player of the Week.

Zebby Matthews


Zebby Matthews, 24, made the start on Tuesday at Columbus, pitching 5 shutout innings, with one hit allowed, no walks and four strikeouts, all on just 57 pitches. Zebby was the winner of the 2024 Jim Rantz Award for Twins minor league Pitcher of the Year.

Luke Keaschall


Luke Keaschall, 22, played in four games for the Saints this week, going 5-for-12 (.417) with one double, one RBI, two walks and a .533 on-base percentage. Luke was the winner of the 2024 Sherry Robertson Award for Twins minor league Player of the Year and is currently the club’s third-best prospect (per MLB.com).

Twins Minor League Report, 4-5-2025

Keirsey Jr. & Adams named Twins minor league Player and Pitcher of the Week

The Minnesota Twins have announced that Triple-A St. Paul outfielder DaShawn Keirsey Jr. and Double-A Wichita right-handed pitcher Travis Adams have been named Twins minor league Player and Pitcher of the Week.

DaShawn Keirsey Jr. was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 4th round of the 2018 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT). Keirsey signed for $600,000, way over the assigned slot value. MLB has Keirsey rated as the Twins 29th best prospect. For additional info on Keirsey please go here. Keirsey Jr, 27, played in five games for the Saints, hitting .474 (9-for-19) with two triples, two home runs, eight RBI and a 1.500 OPS, including a four-hit game on Thursday vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. On Tuesday, DaShawn became the fifth player in Saints history to reach 100 hits in a season.

Travis Adams was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 6th round of the 2021 MLB June Amateur Draft from California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento, CA) and signed for a reported $253,300. Adams, a California native is repeating Double AA-Wichita and having a much better season this year than he had last year. Adams, 24, made the starter on Thursday at Midland, pitching 6.0 scoreless innings with one hit allowed, one walk and a season-high 10 strikeouts. Short video of Adams pitching.

Twins Minor League Report, 8-23-2024

Winokur & Soto named Twins minor league Player and Pitcher of the Week

The Twins announced that Low-A Fort Myers infielder/outfielder Brandon Winokur and right-handed pitcher Charlee Soto have been named Twins minor league Player and Pitcher of the Week.

Brandon Winokur was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 2023 MLB June Amateur Draft from Edison HS (Huntington Beach, CA). The Southern California native is described as a potential five-tool talent and signed for $1.5 million. Winokur is a 6’6″ right-handed batter who is playing shortstop, center field, third base and right field. MLB Pipeline currently has him rated as the Twins 12th best prospect. The is the second week in a row that Winokur has won this honor. Winokur, 19, posted a 1.042 OPS with five RBI in six games for the Mighty Mussels, including a three-homer game against Lakeland on Friday. Winokur three home run game video

Charlee Soto was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (34th) of the 2023 MLB June Amateur Draft from Reborn Christian Academy (Kissimmee, FL). MLB Pipeline has Soto rated as the Twins 11th best prospect. For additional info on Soto please go here. Soto, 18, made the start on Wednesday vs. Lakeland, pitching 5.0 scoreless innings, with four hits allowed, two walks and four strikeouts.

Twins Minor League Report, 8-23-2024

Winokur & Morris named Twins minor league Player and Pitcher of the Week

The Minnesota Twins have named Low-A Fort Myers infielder/outfielder Brandon Winokur and Double-A Wichita right-handed pitcher Andrew Morris as Twins minor league Player and Pitcher of the Week.

Brandon Winokur was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 2023 MLB June Amateur Draft from Edison HS (Huntington Beach, CA). The Southern California native is described as a potential five-tool talent and signed for $1.5 million. Winokur is a 6’6″ right-handed batter who is playing shortstop, center field, third base and right field. MLB Pipeline currently has him rated as the Twins 12th best prospect. Winokur, 19, played in four games for the Mighty Mussels, hitting .333 (5-for-15) with two home runs, three RBI and a 1.145 OPS. Short video clip of Winokur.

Andrew Morris was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 4th round of the 2022 MLB June Amateur Draft from Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX). Morris signed with Minnesota for a reported signing bonus of $500K and is no stranger to this list. MLB Pipeline has him rated as the Twins 18th best prospect with an expected MLB debut in 2025. Morris, 22, made the start on Wednesday at Corpus Christi, pitching 7 shutout innings, with two hits allowed, one walk and nine strikeouts.

Twins Minor League Report, 8-14-2024

Keirsey Jr. & Hall named Twins minor league Player and Pitcher of the Week

The Twins announced that triple-A St. Paul outfielder DaShawn Keirsey Jr. and Low-A Fort Myers right-handed pitcher Tanner Hall have been named Twins minor league Player and Pitcher of Week.

Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 4th round of the 2018 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT). Keirsey signed for $600,000, way over the assigned slot value. MLB has Keirsey rated as the Twins 29th best prospect. For additional info on Keirsey please go here. Keirsey, 27, a San Diego, CA native played in six games for the Saints, hitting .320 (8-for-25) with one double, one home run, three RBI, six runs scored and an .850 OPS.

Tanner Hall was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 4th round of the 2023 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, MS). Hall signed with Minnesota for a reported $510,000. Hall, 22, started on Thursday, August 1 vs. St. Lucie, allowing two runs on four hits in 6.0 innings pitched, with one walk and nine strikeouts. Hall has already had an exciting start to his career, striking out 4 in one inning on July 6 and then on August 1 threw an immaculate inning.

Cespedes & Raya named Twins minor league Player and Pitcher of the Week

On July 28th the Twins announced that High-A Cedar Rapids infielder Rubel Cespedes and Double-A Wichita right-handed pitcher Marco Raya have been named Twins minor league Player and Pitcher of the Week. Yes, I am behind again.

Rubel Cespedes was signed by the Twins out of the Dominican Republic as part of the 2019 international class. Cespedes spent 2019 & 2021 in the rookie league and then spent 2022 2023 in Low A ball. The 23 year old left-handed hitter is playing at first, second and third base but most of his time has been at the hot corner. Cespedes seems to be having a breakout season in 2024 and thus far is slashing .287/.359/.448. The Azua, Dominican Republic native Cespedes, played in six games for the Kernels, hitting .391 (9-for-23) with three home runs, eight RBI, three walks and a 1.264 OPS, including a two-homer game on Sunday vs. Wisconsin.

Marco Raya was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 4th round of the 2020 MLB June Amateur Draft from United South HS (Laredo, TX). Raya had committed to Texas Tech but signed with the Twins instead for a bonus of $410,000. The Laredo, Texas native is ranked as the club’s eighth-best prospect by MLB.com and third best pitcher. For more info on Raya please go here. I think Raya could have an exciting future if he can stay healthy. Raya has not pitched more than 65 innings in pro ball but he is currently at 63.1 innings so hopefully he can be stretched out some this year. That said, the Twins treat him with kid gloves. Raya, 21, made the start on Friday at Amarillo, pitching a season-high 5.0 scoreless innings, with one hit allowed, no walks and five strikeouts. I believe this is his second pitcher of the week award this year.

Twins Minor League Report, 7-31-2024

Keaschall & Varland named Twins minor league Player and Pitcher of the Week

The Twins have announced that Double-A Wichita infielder Luke Keaschall and Triple-A St. Paul right-handed pitcher Louie Varland have been named Twins minor league Player and Pitcher of the Week.

Luke Keaschall was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 2nd round of the 2023 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ). MLB Pipeline has Keaschall rated the Twins fifth best prospect and 94th best prospect in MLB. Keaschall played in the MLB futures game this past week as a replacement for Brandon Lee. For more info on Keaschall please go here. Keaschall, 21, hit .563 (9-for-16) with two home runs, two RBI, two walks, four runs scored and a 1.570 OPS in four games for the Wind Surge.

Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 15th round of the 2019 MLB June Amateur Draft from Concordia University (St. Paul, MN). Varland made his major league debut on September 7, 2022 and has pitched in Minnesota off and on since 2022. Varland, 26, started for the Saints on July 11 at Louisville, tossing 5.2 scoreless innings with two hits allowed, three walks and six strikeouts in a no-decision. His relief work for the Twins todate has been better than his starting but the Twins FO wants his stretched out just in case.


Twins Minor League Report, 7-12-2024