Kaelen Culpepper

22-Year-Old ShortstopSS
Minnesota Twins AA
2025 Fantasy Outlook
The 21st overall pick in the 2024 First-Year Player Draft has a strong hit tool, but he lacks impactful power or speed. Culpepper hit .242/.330/.394 with three home runs between Low-A and High-A last season in just 26 games after signing with the Twins. The righty-hitting infielder has hit for a very high average in short stints with Team USA and in multiple college postseason runs. He slashed .328/.419/.574 with 11 home runs and 17 steals in 61 games this spring for Kansas State. Culpepper has a flat swing and had zero home runs with three doubles in 17 Cape Cod League games last summer and hit 26 homers in 152 games for KSU. His stolen-base totals are the product of opportunistic reads more than pure speed, as he is just a 50-grade runner. He played mostly shortstop in his first professional season. Third base would be his most obvious home if not for his lack of power, and he may eventually move around the diamond as needed in a super-utility role. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a $3.93 million contract with the Twins in July of 2024.
Moves up to Double-A
SSMinnesota Twins  AA
June 21, 2025
The Twins promoted Culpepper from High-A Cedar Rapids to Double-A Wichita on Friday.
Analysis
The 21st overall pick in the 2024 First-Year Player Draft has shown improved power and speed in his second professional season along with solid walk (19.8 percent) and strikeout (16.6 percent) rates. Though the Twins have been developing Culpepper as a shortstop thus far, he could end up moving off the position once he's closer to reaching the majors since Carlos Correa is under contract through at least 2028.
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Minor League Left/Right Batting Splits (AA)
Since 2023
 
 
+54%
OPS vs RHP
2025
 
 
+112%
OPS vs RHP
2024
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2023
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .618 19 0 1 .250 .368 .250
Since 2023vs Right .953 28 2 4 .320 .393 .560
2025vs Left .441 19 0 1 .250 7.000 .250
2025vs Right .937 28 2 4 .320 11.000 .560
2024vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Sidelined with hamstring injury
SSMinnesota Twins  AA
Hamstring
March 12, 2025
Culpepper was scratched from Saturday's prospect showcase roster because of a hamstring injury, the Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
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First-round pick by Minnesota
SSMinnesota Twins  AA
July 14, 2024
The Twins have selected Culpepper with the 21st overall pick in the 2024 First-Year Player Draft.
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