"Rojas, who came to the Twins alongside outfielder in the trade sending reliever Louis Varland to Toronto, is a 22-year-old southpaw (23 next week) who climbed three minor league levels in 2025, topping out with his first taste of Triple-A work. The Cuban-born lefty breezed through High-A and Double-A before running into some trouble in his first 32 1/3 innings at the top minor league level. He yielded 26 runs in that time (7.34 ERA) and walked 14.7% of his opponents."
"Prielipp, 24, was a second-round pick in 2022 and might've been a first-rounder had he not been coming off Tommy John surgery at the time of the draft. Elbow troubles have further plagued the Alabama product since being drafted. He underwent an internal brace procedure in 2023 and, entering the 2025 season, had all of 30 professional innings under his belt. Prielipp looked plenty healthy this past season, however, appearing in 24 games (23 of them starts) and missing plenty of bats with an above-average ground-ball rate. He posted a 3.65 ERA, 27% strikeout rate and 7% walk rate in 61 2/3 Double-A frames before showing some fatigue late in the season with a 5.14 ERA in five Triple-A games (four starts)."
The Twins selected the contracts of multiple prospects to protect them from the upcoming Rule 5 Draft. Kendry Rojas, a 22-year-old Cuban left-hander, climbed three minor-league levels in 2025 and reached Triple-A but surrendered 26 runs in 32 1/3 Triple-A innings (7.34 ERA) with a 14.7% opponent walk rate. Scouting reports project eventual average command and three average-or-better pitches, and Rojas could be MLB-ready by next summer. Connor Prielipp, 24, overcame prior elbow procedures to post a 3.65 ERA, 27% strikeout rate and 7% walk rate in 61 2/3 Double-A innings in 2025, though he showed late fatigue in Triple-A. Right-hander Andrew Morris and outfielders Gabriel Gonzalez and Hendry Mendez were also added to the roster.
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