
Walker Jenkins, the top prospect in the Twins’ organization, has fallen slightly in the latest update to MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 ranking.
He’s down from No. 3 to No. 6, a three-spot drop that can be attributed to Jenkins hardly playing this season due to injury issues.
Jenkins has played in just two games with Double-A Wichita this season.
He’s currently on the IL with an ankle injury, and the update from a couple weeks ago is that he’s expected to be out through at least the rest of May. He received a cortisone injection to try to help aid his recovery process.
Last season, Jenkins missed two months due to a hamstring injury. He went on to play 82 games across four different levels, slashing .282/.394/.439 with six home runs, 32 extra-base hits, 58 RBI, 17 stolen bases, and more walks than strikeouts.
The 20-year-old outfielder — who the Twins took fifth overall in the 2023 draft — clearly has incredible talent, but this year’s injuries have delayed his progress. The best-case scenario now is that he quickly shakes off any rust once healthy and earns a promotion to Triple-A St. Paul later this year, putting him in the mix to make his MLB debut at some point in 2026.
Some prospect-ranking sites are even a bit lower on Jenkins. At Baseball America, he’s down to No. 11 in the Top 100. That’s still quite high, but we’re talking about a guy who ESPN projected to be the top prospect in the sport in 2026 a few months ago.
The Twins’ other two prospects in MLB’s new Top 100 are OF Emmanuel Rodriguez (No. 32) and IF Luke Keaschall (No. 54). Rodriguez homered in back-to-back games for St. Paul last week and might be heating up after a slow start. Keaschall burst onto the scene for the Twins earlier this year before being sidelined for an extended period of time by a broken forearm.
LHP Dasan Hill recently cracked the updated Top 100 at Baseball America.