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Kaelen Culpepper

Kaelen Culpepper

SS • Minnesota Twins Proj Rank 21 Actual 61 N/A • Trade Value
AB AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB FSP
60.333368.394.517011.81
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Kaelen Culpepper | Fantasy Outlook

Kaelen Culpepper's scorching start establishes him as an instant fantasy lineup fixture

Culpepper has burst onto the major league scene in style, slashing .386/.413/.568 with two home runs over his last 14 days. The rookie has immediately solidified himself as the everyday shortstop for a third-place Twins squad sitting at 64-70, highlighted by a recent four-hit outburst and a 428-foot home run.

Through his first 16 big-league contests, Culpepper is batting .333 with a .913 OPS and three homers. While some regression toward the mean is inevitable as league scouting reports adjust, our models highlight his exceptional barrel control and extra-base pop as legitimate rest-of-season fantasy assets.

The Twins finish their week with an inviting three-game home set against the White Sox. Culpepper is slated to face struggling starters in Luis Castillo (5.29 ERA, 1.44 WHIP) and Erick Fedde (4.27 ERA, 1.41 WHIP), offering an ideal setup to keep producing. Start.

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Kaelen Culpepper Fantasy

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DATE OPP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG PTS
08/28 CHW 1 0 0 0 0 1 333 3
08/26 @ATH 1 1 1 1 0 1 333 8
08/25 @ATH 1 0 1 1 0 0 333 3
08/24 @ATH 4 0 1 1 0 0 340 7
08/23 @SD 1 0 0 0 0 0 289 2
08/22 @SD 1 1 1 1 0 0 286 7
08/21 @SD 0 0 0 0 0 0 289 -1
08/19 ATL 3 0 1 0 0 0 314 5
08/18 ATL 1 0 1 0 0 0 258 3
08/17 ATL 1 0 0 0 0 0 250 0
08/16 PHI 1 0 0 0 0 1 250 3
08/15 PHI 2 0 0 0 0 0 238 3
08/13 PHI 1 0 0 0 0 0 176 0
08/11 BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 154 1
08/10 BAL 0 0 0 1 0 0 111 -2
08/08 @MIL 0 0 1 0 0 1 200 2
08/07 @MIL 1 1 1 1 0 0 250 7
Totals: 2038604
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YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2026 MIN 17 20 3 8 6 0 4 .333 .394 .517 51
ON PACE 20 24 3 9 7 0 4 .333 .394 .517 61
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 17 20 3 8 6 0 4 .333 .394 .517

Culpepper Projection

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AVG HR RBI R SB OBP SLG OPS 1B 2B 3B H AB BB SBN TB FPTS
.442 1.3 3.8 4.1 0.0 .479 .693 1.172 7.1 1.3 0.0 9.8 22.8 2.6 0.0 15.2 27.8
AVG HR RBI R SB OBP SLG OPS 1B 2B 3B H AB BB SBN TB FPTS
.2482 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.1 .3162 .3935 .7097 0.6 0.1 0 0.9 3.6 0.3 0.1 1.4 2.8334
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Minnesota Twins

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Ryan Jeffers 61% 48%
Victor Caratini 4% 2%
NAME OWN START
Brooks Lee 70% 63%
Kody Clemens 60% 52%
Royce Lewis 48% 33%
NAME OWN START
Luke Keaschall 74% 66%
Kaelen Culpepper 25% 21%
NAME OWN START
Byron Buxton 91% 42%
Josh Bell 48% 39%
Walker Jenkins 43% 28%
Trevor Larnach 12% 10%
Austin Martin 2% 1%
Matt Wallner 2% 1%
Emmanuel Rodriguez 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Joe Ryan 95% 18%
Taj Bradley 82% 35%
Zebby Matthews 31% 11%
Bailey Ober 28% 19%
Dean Kremer 21% 15%
Connor Prielipp 7% 5%
Mick Abel 4% 0%
Pablo Lopez 2% 1%
German Marquez 1% 0%
Mike Paredes 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Yoendrys Gomez 49% 47%
Jeff Hoffman 46% 44%
Jacob Webb 36% 34%
Andrew Morris 9% 7%
A.J. Minter 6% 6%
Taylor Rogers 1% 1%
Anthony Banda 1% 0%
Cole Sands 1% 0%

Team Rankings

AVG
.246
13th
R
619
9th
HR
157
14th
RBI
591
11th
SB
77
18th
OBP
.319
11th
SLG
.406
10th
OPS
.725
11th
W
64
23rd
SV
38
11th
ERA
4.70
28th
WHIP
1.39
25th
QS
44
17th
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
White SoxWhite Sox72-63.533-651603
GuardiansGuardians68-68.5004.5546558
TwinsTwins64-72.4718.5621681
TigersTigers63-72.4679595525
RoyalsRoyals62-75.45311589662

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Ryan Jeffers72245416610421.269  
Victor Caratini9429327657390.222  
Alex Jackson29661120150.303  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Kody Clemens1194406010522678.239  
Royce Lewis1013714587134614.235  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Luke Keaschall1274356211884015.271  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Brooks Lee1304836011922737.246  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Ryan Kreidler8520928476264.225  
Tristan Gray6617316394292.225  
Kaelen Culpepper1864920360.312  
Orlando Arcia1948613120.271  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Byron Buxton93370659425467.254  
Trevor Larnach110350529311432.266  
Matt Wallner3412014204100.167  
Austin Martin110282416832312.241  
Gabriel Gonzalez1211000.500  
Alan Roden28676170100.254  
Kyler Fedko141610010.000  
Walker Jenkins2602011.333  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Josh Bell1304786712117811.253  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Taj Bradley26960147.11693.971.28  
Joe Ryan23680125.21383.651.14  
Connor Prielipp1937099.01065.551.39  
Zebby Matthews18880103.2884.861.31  
Bailey Ober21740113.1794.371.24  
Dean Kremer1225062.2615.601.26  
Mick Abel412020.1233.981.57  
Mike Paredes1003034.1194.721.43  
John Klein30104.124.151.62  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Yoendrys Gómez55222058.0543.721.40  
Jeff Hoffman6068556.0864.021.43  
Andrew Morris5347463.2593.821.34  
Luis García1501215.069.001.93  
Taylor Rogers5563249.1424.741.56  
Anthony Banda3920234.1334.461.34  
Travis Adams3230244.1505.681.42  
Cody Laweryson1510116.2184.861.38  
Kody Funderburk4632143.0363.771.33  
Eric Orze3622141.1365.661.52  
Jack Anderson710112.1122.191.05  
Cole Sands1311112.0118.251.67  
Marco Raya30006.043.001.33  
Garrett Acton41106.292.701.05  
Kendry Rojas1211029.2343.341.52  
Tommy Nance4822048.1533.351.35  
A.J. Minter3622034.2291.820.95  
Woo-Suk Go40004.059.002.50  
Austin Voth301010.039.902.50  

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
08-24 @ATHW 6-9Zebby Matthews
Jeffrey Springs
08-25 @ATHL 4-2Taj Bradley
Gage Jump
08-26 @ATHL 7-4Connor Prielipp
J.T. Ginn
08-28 CHWL 4-7Dean Kremer
Luis Castillo
08-29 CHW02:10 EDTBailey Ober
Erick Fedde
08-30 CHW02:10 EDTZebby Matthews

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Aug 25th

Kaelen Culpepper Sets Twins Rookie Hit Record Pace with Career-High ...

Aug 7th

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