With it being Rule 5 protection day, there was a flurry of minor moves around MLB and the Twins got involved as well. Reliever Eric Orze, a casualty of the Tampa Bay Rays’ roster crunch, was acquired for minor league pitcher Jacob Kisting.
Rising Twins prospects Kaelen Culpepper and Connor Prielipp earned recognition for their strong 2025 seasons. Culpepper was named the Twins organization's minor league Player of the Year, while Prielipp was named the organization's minor league Pitcher of the Year.
One of the top pitching prospects in the Twins organization is now just one step away from the big league roster. Wisconsin native Connor Prielipp has reportedly been promoted to Triple-A roster.
The stars were out in full force during the 2025 World Series. From Max Scherzer in Toronto to Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, and of course, Shohei Ohtani, in Los Angeles, there was no shortage of the game's best under the brightest lights.
It might not be long before Connor Prielipp and Kaelen Culpepper are regulars on the Minnesota Twins roster. Prielipp, a left-handed starter, was named the Twins' minor league pitcher of the month for July, while Culpepper earned the organization's monthly award for position players.
Recently, the Minnesota Twins unveiled their early season plans for left-handed pitching prospect Connor Prielipp. What is the plan, and what does it tell us about the possibility of him impacting the big-league club sometime in 2025?
Connor Prielipp is a name that should be on every Twins fan's radar heading into the 2025 season. He isn't going to be on the Opening Day roster, but the hard-throwing lefty has a very real chance to wind up in Minnesota's bullpen later this year, provided he can stay healthy.