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The Minnesota Twins have named Triple-A St. Paul left-handed pitcher Connor Prielipp and outfielder Kyler Fedko as Twins final 2025 minor league Pitcher and Player of the Week.
Connor Prielipp
Connor Prielipp, 24, made two starts for the Saints, posting a .211 opponent batting average with 10 strikeouts over 11.0 innings pitched. The Tomah, WI native was selected by the Twins in the second round (48th overall) in the 2022 MLB Draft out of the University of Alabama. MLB Pipeline has Prielipp as the Twins 9th best prospect.
Kyler Fedko, who turns 26 today (9/21), had five hits over 19 at-bats with two doubles, one home run, four RBI and a .943 OPS for the Saints…the Gibsonia, PA native was selected by the Twins in the 12th round of the 2021 MLB Draft out of UCONN. Late bloomer? Need to keep an eye on him next spring.
The Minnesota Twins have named Triple-A St. Paul utility player Mickey Gasper and Double-A Wichita left-handed pitcher Connor Prielipp have been named Twins minor league Player and Pitcher of the Week.
Mickey Gasper
Mickey Gasper played in four games for the Saints, hitting .529 (9-for-17) with two doubles, three home runs, five RBI, three walks, seven runs scored and a 1.777 OPS. He hit the walk-off three-run homer on Thursday versus Buffalo and followed that with four hits on Friday. Gasper was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Minnesota Twins for Jovani Morán in December 2024.
Connor Prielipp
Connor Prielipp, 24, made the start for the Wichita Wind Surge on Thursday at Northwest Arkansas, pitching 4 shutout innings, with three hits allowed, no walks and six strikeouts. The Tomah, Wisconsin native was selected by the Twins in the second round (48th overall) in the 2022 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Alabama. The 6’2″ lefty is ranked as the organization’s fifth-best prospect and number one pitching prospect by MLB Pipeline.
SPRING FLING: Today the Twins will play the 28th and 29th of 32 scheduled Grapefruit League games as the Twins and Braves will play a pair of split squad at Hammond Stadium and CoolToday Park in North Port. After today, one more game will be played at Hammond Stadium and two more games will be played on the road. The Twins will complete the exhibition season with a 1:05 pm (ET) game in Bradenton against the Pirates on Tuesday, March 28. After the game, they will fly to Kansas City, hold an optional team workout on March 29 then begin a three-game, four-day series at Kauffman Stadium from March 30-April 2. Rocco Baldelli announced to the media how the starting five will open the season: for the Kansas City series – RHP Pablo López on Thursday, March 30 , RHP Sonny Gray on Saturday, April 1, RHP Joe Ryan on Sunday, April 2. For the Miami series – RHP Tyler Mahle on Monday, April 3, RHP Kenta Maeda on Tuesday, April 4.
Below is a look at MLB’s top ten Twins prospects entering the 2023 season: 1. Brooks Lee, 2 Royce Lewis, 3. Emmanuel Rodriguez, 4. Connor Prelipp, 5 Matt Wallner, 6 Simeon Woods Richardson, 7 Marco Raya, 8 Misael Urbina, 9 Matt Canterino, 10 Louie Varland.
PROSPECT SHOWCASE IN TAMPA: The Twins beat the Yankees yesterday afternoon at George M. Steinbrenner Field by a score of 6-4. Pablo López was the starter in his final tuneup of the spring, allowing two runs on two hits in 3 innings pitched. Kenta Maeda made his final official spring appearance in relief, allowing two runs on three hits in 5 innings pitched, with five strikeouts. Twins prospects Edouard Julien and Emmanuel Rodriguez both went 2-for-4 with a home run, as Rodriguez’s three-run jimmy jack gave the Twins a ninth inning lead and eventual victory.
