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Kaelen Culpepper (SS Twins): Rostered in nine percent of Yahoo leagues
If not for hip/glute injuries costing him about half of June and most of July, Culpepper would have taken over as the Twins’ shortstop earlier this season. As is, he had to wait until Aug. 7, but he’s made the most of his time since, hitting .340/.382/.480 with two homers in 55 plate appearances.
Culpepper, the 21st overall pick in the 2024 draft, was brought up after hitting .271/.367/.478 with 14 homers and 17 steals in 74 games for Triple-A St. Paul. In spite of that impressive line, he didn’t draw much initial interest in shallow…
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