Emmanuel Rodriguez, Tink Hence, Cooper Hjerpe, & Jose Salas

The 2023 Minor League Baseball season is underway and with it comes all the excitement of budding MLB stars. Each level and league provides its own excitement based on what top prospects find themselves assigned there.

This year, the Midwest League is once again starting with some of the more interesting prospects in baseball. In the first series of the year between the Peoria Chiefs and Cedar Rapids Kernels, prospects such as Emmanuel Rodriguez, Tink Hence, Cooper Hjerpe, and Jose Salas were competing on the same field.

 

Emmanuel Rodriguez (OF, MIN)
#3 Twins Prospect (2023 off-season)
2023 MLBA Potential Rating: 9D
Expected Role: Starting CF
Level: High-A
Age: 20
ETA: 2025/2026

Perhaps the prospect garnering the most attention entering the...

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