Minnesota Twins Day 3 MLB draft tracker: 10 picks in rounds 11-20
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The final day of the MLB draft is underway. The Twins have already added 12 players over the first two days of the 2024 draft and Minnesota will look to add 10 more players over the final 10 rounds on Tuesday.
Click the links for previous coverage on the Twins' first-round selection, Kaelen Culpepper, as well as the rest of the Day 1 picks, Kyle DeBarge, Billy Amick and Dasan Hill. Also, here is our Day 2 pick tracker with write-ups on each of the eight picks. Now, let's track the Day 3 selections...
Round 11, Pick 338 (RHP) Michael Carpenter
6-foot-1, 195-pounds - Madison College (WI)
Carpeneter led the NJCAA with a 1.03 ERA in 2024 and threw 45 consecutive scoreless innings from March 24 to May 10. He has a 14-5 record through two seasons at Madison, registering 170 strikeouts and holding opposing batters to a .221 average in that time.
Round 12, Pick 368 (RHP) Christian Becerra
6-foot-1, 170-pounds - Cal
Becerra is coming off a 4-1 season for the Golden Bears in which he finished with a 4-1 record and a 3.68 ERA. He registered 138 collegiate strikeouts while issuing 46 walks in 133.2 inning during his three seasons at Cal. Becerra held opponents to a .247 average as one of Cal's top relievers in 2024.
Round 13, Pick 398 (RHP) Xavier Kohosser
6-foot-5, 194-pounds - St. Johns (NY)
Kolhosser finished 2024 season with a 9-2 record and a 3.43 ERA, while striking out 51 batters and issuing 26 walks. The 6-foot-5 righty has held opposing batters to a .237 average over his two seasons in college.
Round 14, Pick 428 (RHP) Jacob Kisting
6-foot-5, 220-pounds - Bradley University (IL)
In three years at Bradley University, Kisting has a 7-14 record with a 5.50 ERA. He only managed 16.0 innings in 2024 after starting the season injured. Kisitng recorded 79 strikeouts in both 2022 and 2023 while pitching 83.0 and 72.2 innings, respectively.
Round 15, Pick 458 (RHP) Cole Peschl
6-foot-1, 215-pounds - Campbell University (NC)
Peschl finished the 2024 season with a 3-3 record and a 5.48 ERA for Campbell, leading the team in strikeouts (83), innings pitched (69.0) and WHIP (1.33). The junior from Fairmont, West Virginia twice recorded a 10-strikeout game last season for the Fighting Camels.
Round 16, Pick 488 (RHP) Aidan Haugh
6-foot-6, 210-pounds - North Carolina
As a junior, the imposing righty compiled a 4-3 record with a 4.83 ERA in 54.0 innings of work for the Tar Heels. Haugh started his collegiate career at Fayetteville Tech where he averaged 12.8 strikeouts per nine innings over two seasons, pitching a total of 110.1 innings.
Round 17, Pick 518 (3B) Jay Thomason
6-foot-1, 200-pounds - Air Force
Thomason is the Twins' first non-pitcher pick of Day 3. He slashed .358/.452/.763 during his senior season at the Air Force Academy/ He mashed 58 home runs over four seasons while driving in 189 runs during his collegiate career. Thomason was a first-team All-Mountain West selection in 2022 and 2023.
Round 18, Pick 548 (RHP) Michael Ross
6-foot-2, 205-pounds - Samford University (AL)
Ross missed the entirety of the 2023 season with an injury but returned and was lights out in 2024. He was 13-0 with a 3.27 ERA for the Bulldogs this season, striking out 88 batters while allowing 21 walks.
Round 19, Pick 578 (RHP) Logan Whitaker
6-foot-6, 221-pounds - NC State
Whitaker is the Twins' eighth righty pick of the day. He posted a 3-1 record in 2024 with a 5.49 ERA for NC State. Whitaker fanned 210 batters in three seasons for the Wolfpack, while allowing 71 walks. He closed out his collegiate career by recording 10 strikeouts over 7 innings against the Florida Gators at the College World Series.
Round 20, Pick 608 (RHP) Merit Jones
6-foot-4, 200-pounds - Utah
Jones has a 5-9 record with a 6.59 ERA during his first two years at Utah. D1Baseball.com ranked Jones as the Pac-12's No. 29 prospect for next year's draft. He improved his strikeout numbers from 49 during his freshman season in 2023 to 68 in 2024, while pitching just eight more innings than in 2023.