Minnesota Twins Top Prospects to Keep an Eye on in 2025

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With the 2025 Major League Baseball regular season quickly approaching, it’s time to examine prospect lists. The Minnesota Twins farm system has risen the ranks over the past 12 months, and they have some of the best talent in baseball.

National lists will still take some time to come out, but one of the most intriguing collections each season comes from The Athletic’s Aaron Gleeman. He often deviates from the general consensus and that lends his top 40 to providing some interesting inclusions.

Here are five players that you should get to know ahead of 2025.

3. Luke Keaschall, 2B/CF, Highest Level – Double A

This is probably too high for inclusion as an intriguing prospect given Keaschall’s status, but he’s definitely a name you need to know. Recently Major League Baseball executives voted him as the most underrated prospect in the game.

He reached Double-A last season and played in the Futures Game despite dealing with a torn UCL. He has undergone surgery and will be back at full strength in 2025.

Keaschall’s first full professional season ended with a .303/.420/.483 slash line across 102 games. He hits for average, power, and has plenty of speed. He’ll get a taste of Triple-A soon this season, but the reason to keep an eye on him is the transition to first base.

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Last year Keaschall played 13 games at first base. The Twins have a hole there and he could be a long term answer. If he starts out hot, and acclimates to the position, then Rocco Baldelli will have a new option to consider.

5. Andrew Morris, SP, Highest Level – Triple A

This is the first eyebrow raiser from Gleeman’s list. At fifth overall, Morris checks in as the second-best pitching prospect for Minnesota behind only Zebby Matthews. That puts him ahead of Charlee Soto, Marco Raya, and plenty of others.

Morris was a 4th round pick back in 2022. He hasn’t had the same fanfare as some of the other aforementioned pitchers, but it’s hard not to be excited about the track record.

Minnesota saw Morris dominate Single-A to the tune of a 2.88 ERA across 84 1/3 innings in 2023. Last season he posted a 2.37 ERA and made seven starts at Triple-A St. Paul. His strikeouts dipped to a 7.2 K/9 with the Saints, but he doesn’t walk anyone and doesn’t give up home runs.

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Last season the Twins needed big innings from both David Festa and Matthews. This year it’s Morris that will be in that next man up category. The former Texas Tech Red Raider looks cut out for a real shot at the rotation.

15. Kyle DeBarge, SS/3B, Highest Level Low A

We are just 26 games into Kyle DeBarge’s professional career. He was a first round pick (33rd overall) in the latest draft, and there is plenty to like about his profile.

It wasn’t until his junior year at Louisiana-Lafayette, after a summer with wood bats on The Cape, that DeBarge really broke out. He blasted 21 homers before the draft and brings that approach to the professional ranks.

He started with Low-A Fort Myers in the Twins organization. In 26 games he owned a .235/.322/.343 slash line. There was just one home run, but he had a pair of doubles and three triples. At his best, DeBarge will hit for average and power at a premium position.

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It’s possible that Minnesota moves DeBarge around defensively. An offseason of preparation for pro ball should do him well though. This is a prospect that could have a huge 2025.

21. Gabriel Gonzalez, OF, Highest Level High A

When the Twins traded Jorge Polanco last offseason, they did so looking to shed salary and move an oft-injured player. The big league return wound up being inconsequential with Anthony DeSclafani never appearing in a game and Justin Topa being hurt.

Gabriel Gonzalez is the saving grace there, and despite dropping from top-100 status, there is still so much to like. He was often injured in his first season with Minnesota, but still performed above league-average in the Midwest League where he was more than two years below the average age.

Minnesota wants to see better than the .255/.327/.379 slash line Gonzalez owned in 76 games for Cedar Rapids last season. He hit 18 home runs two years ago as a teenager in the Mariners system, and that production should come back with a clean bill of health.

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Given what the prospect stock was when Gonzalez came to Minnesota, 2025 may wind up being a big bounceback year. He has the tools to be a power producer as a corner outfielder, and health being on his side may make all of the difference.

26. Payton Eeles, 2B/SS, Highest Level Triple A

Arguably the best Twins prospect you’ve never heard of is 25-year-old Payton Eeles. He gained some recognition when sticking up for former teammate Derek Bender last season. That isn’t why you should be familiar though.

Eeles went undrafted out of Coastal Carolina, and his 39 games for Chicago in the American Association during 2023 weren’t exactly notable. Then he found his way to the Minnesota Twins organization.

The Twins have seen some success stories from indy ball types in recent history (shoutout Randy Dobnak), but Eeeles could be the next one to be written. In 64 games at Triple-A, he owned a .299/.419/.500 slash line. The infielder had 11 doubles, four triples, and eight home runs. His K/BB was also near-neutral (38/33).

There isn’t an exact path to playing time with the Twins, and he isn’t on the 40-man roster. Still, Eeles could factor in as a utility player and that only gets more possible if Willi Castro is traded.

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Rounding out the group for Gleeman are a few other names of note. Christian MacLeod (29) could work his way into future pitching plans. Matt Canterino (32) is an Opening Day bullpen candidate if he’s healthy. Recently acquired Mickey Gasper (36) also makes the list. Carson McCusker (38) is a giant, and cut of that Eeles indy ball cloth as well.

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