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Keith Law Ranks Twins Farm System Low… But at Least He’s Nice About It?
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It's prospect ranking season and that means there are a few future Minnesota Twins that will come under the microscope . Multiple prominent top 100 lists have seen Minnesota prospects rank favorably.
That doesn't mean they all operate that way. Keith Law has traditionally been a contrarian in his analysis over the years. He was outwardly denigrating of Royce Lewis for Minnesota. Often it seems as though he chooses to be the outlier intentionally. Sometimes, things don't change .
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MN Twins system hilariously low for Keith Law
Last season the Minnesota Twins graduated several key prospects. Brooks Lee is no longer eligible and neither is David Festa . Zebby Matthews is also very close to surpassing rookie limits as well. The farm system remains in great shape , however. Keith Law doesn't see it that way, though.
"The Twins have the most lowercase-m midwestern system there is. They have two prospects who look like they'll be superstars in Walker Jenkins and Emmanuel Rodriguez, and a pitcher who might join them in Charlee Soto. They have a lot of nice prospects behind them, guys who'll play in the majors, have value, but probably won't be difference-makers. They draft well, they develop well. They don't seem to do anything poorly. And they're just kind of in the middle. It's a really nice system. They all say "hi" to you on the street. I want to be a little more excited about it."
The Twins come in 19th among Law's farm system rankings for 2025. It's an odd juxtaposition to suggest "it's a really nice system", but call them a fifth tier group in the vein of the Miami Marlins .
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It's fair that Jenkins and Rodriguez make Minnesota a bit top heavy, but the depth throughout is solid as well. Luke Keaschall should be the difference-maker type that Law is referencing, and Soto has only appeared on a single top 100 prospect list thus far.
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Walker Jenkins doubles to the right field wall to record his first Double-A RBI.
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How strong the MN Twins system is may be reliant on what among the secondary pieces can take a leap. There are a ton of those guys including last season's first round pick Kaelen Culpepper. He is joined by Marco Raya, Andrew Morris, Gabriel Gonzalez, C.J. Culpepper, and Cory Lewis as other guys who fit that bill.
This is a big season for the Twins system. Minnesota is relying heavily on internal depth due to a lack of spending. That means there should be opportunity for a new wave of talent to force their way in. That allows everyone else across the board an opportunity to raise the water level.
We're only a couple weeks from Spring Training, and the farm system will kick off not long after the big league team. Not many outlets put out full league system rankings, and Law has eyes on more players than most. We'll see if he's right.
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