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Prospect Rankings

PlayerPositionTeamHeight / WeightBatsThrows
1
Photo headshot of Walker Jenkins
Walker Jenkins
OF
Minnesota Twins
AA
2026196' 3" / 210 lbsLR
2
Photo headshot of Emmanuel Rodriguez
Emmanuel Rodriguez
OF
Minnesota Twins
MLB
2025215' 11" / 210 lbsLL
3
Photo headshot of Luke Keaschall
Luke Keaschall
2B/OF/1B
Minnesota Twins
AA
2026226' 0" / 190 lbsRR
4
Photo headshot of Kaelen Culpepper
Kaelen Culpepper
SS
Minnesota Twins
A+
2027226' 0" / 185 lbsRR
5
Photo headshot of Marco Raya
Marco Raya
RHP
Minnesota Twins
MLB
2025226' 1" / 170 lbsRR
6
Photo headshot of Andrew Morris
Andrew Morris
RHP
Minnesota Twins
AAA
2025236' 0" / 195 lbsRR
7
Photo headshot of Gabriel Gonzalez
Gabriel Gonzalez
OF
Minnesota Twins
A+
2026215' 11" / 165 lbsRR
8
Photo headshot of Charlee Soto
Charlee Soto
RHP
Minnesota Twins
A
2027196' 3" / 210 lbsSR
9
Photo headshot of Kyle DeBarge
Kyle DeBarge
SS
Minnesota Twins
A
2027215' 9" / 175 lbsRR
10
Photo headshot of Dasan Hill
Dasan Hill
LHP
Minnesota Twins
ROK
2028196' 5" / 165 lbsRL
11
Photo headshot of Billy Amick
Billy Amick
3B
Minnesota Twins
A
2027226' 1" / 220 lbsRR
12
Photo headshot of C.J. Culpepper
C.J. Culpepper
RHP
Minnesota Twins
AA
2026236' 3" / 193 lbsRR
13
Photo headshot of Eiberson Castellano
Eiberson Castellano
RHP
Minnesota Twins
MLB
2025236' 3" / 160 lbsRR
14
Photo headshot of Cory Lewis
Cory Lewis
RHP
Minnesota Twins
AAA
2025246' 5" / 220 lbsRR
15
Photo headshot of Yasser Mercedes
Yasser Mercedes
OF
Minnesota Twins
A
2027206' 1" / 175 lbsRR
16
Photo headshot of Ricardo Olivar
Ricardo Olivar
C/OF
Minnesota Twins
AA
2026235' 10" / 176 lbsRR
17
Photo headshot of Brandon Winokur
Brandon Winokur
SS/OF/3B
Minnesota Twins
A
2027206' 6" / 210 lbsRR
18
Photo headshot of Rayne Doncon
Rayne Doncon
INF
Minnesota Twins
A+
2026216' 1" / 176 lbsRR
19
Photo headshot of Tanner Schobel
Tanner Schobel
2B/3B
Minnesota Twins
AA
2025235' 9" / 170 lbsRR
20
Photo headshot of Kala'i Rosario
Kala'i Rosario
OF
Minnesota Twins
AA
2025226' 0" / 205 lbsRR
21
Photo headshot of Connor Prielipp
Connor Prielipp
LHP
Minnesota Twins
A+
2026246' 2" / 210 lbsLL
22
Photo headshot of Danny De Andrade
Danny De Andrade
SS
Minnesota Twins
A+
2026205' 11" / 190 lbsRR
23
Photo headshot of Diego Cartaya
Diego Cartaya
C
Minnesota Twins
MLB
2025236' 3" / 219 lbsRR
24
Photo headshot of Rubel Cespedes
Rubel Cespedes
3B/1B
Minnesota Twins
A+
2026246' 0" / 210 lbsLR
25
Photo headshot of Eduardo Beltre
Eduardo Beltre
OF
Minnesota Twins
ROK
2029185' 11" / 175 lbsRR
26
Photo headshot of Dameury Pena
Dameury Pena
2B
Minnesota Twins
ROK
2028195' 10" / 150 lbsRR
27
Photo headshot of Khadim Diaw
Khadim Diaw
C/OF
Minnesota Twins
A
2027216' 1" / 215 lbsRR
28
Photo headshot of Jose Olivares
Jose Olivares
RHP
Minnesota Twins
A
2027216' 1" / 199 lbsRR
29
Photo headshot of Adrian Bohorquez
Adrian Bohorquez
RHP
Minnesota Twins
A
2027196' 1" / 190 lbsRR
30
Photo headshot of Payton Eeles
Payton Eeles
2B/SS
Minnesota Twins
AAA
2025255' 5" / 180 lbsLR
20
Kala'i
Rosario
OF, Wichita Wind Surge, AA
  • AGE
    22
  • BATS
    R
  • DOB
    07/02/2002
  • THROWS
    R
  • HT
    6' 0"
  • DRAFTED
    2020, 5th (158) - MIN
  • WT
    205
  • ETA
    2025
  • TWITTER

Scouting grades: Hit: 45 | Power: 50 | Run: 45 | Arm: 55 | Field: 45 | Overall: 40

There have been just two Hawaiian prep hitters who signed out of high school to go on and make any real impact in the big leagues: Shane Victorino, a 1999 sixth-round pick, and Isiah Kiner-Falefa, who went in the fourth round in 2013. Rosario is hoping he can join that short list after the Twins took him with their final pick in the shortened 2020 Draft and has moved one rung at a time. He's gone from the Florida Complex League in 2021 to Single-A Fort Myers in 2022 and then on to High-A last year, when he had his most productive year to date, earning Midwest League MVP honors. He finished off 2023 by tying for the Arizona Fall League lead in home runs.

The Twins’ patience with Rosario’s development appears to be paying off. He made a big adjustment with his setup at the end of 2022 and it really clicked in 2023, using a spread out base to cut down his movement, recognizing he didn’t need to do that much to tap into his natural strength and raw power. He also cut down on his chase rate and drew a lot more walks as his overall approach improved, helping him to lead the Midwest League in homers. While he did a really good job at punishing fastballs, he still missed breaking stuff at a pretty high clip, his front hip can leak out early, leading to struggles with pitches away, and he’s still learning to be adjustable with his swing.

Now a corner outfielder only, Rosario has shown off an accurate arm that racked up 14 assists with Cedar Rapids. Upper level pitching will be the next challenge, but he seems to make improvements at each step as well as anyone in the system and could very well profile well as a power-hitting right fielder in the big leagues.