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Scouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Slider: 60 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 45 | Overall: 50

Quick was Alabama's top high school baseball prospect in 2022, as well as a four-star offensive lineman who drew interest from college football programs, but he was determined to pitch for the Crimson Tide. After a successful freshman season in Alabama's bullpen, he blew out his elbow in his first college start in 2024 and had Tommy John surgery. He returned quicker than normal, making it back for the start of the 2025 season and staying healthy other than missing a late-March start with a bad blister.

Quick has the power stuff to go in the first round, beginning with a heavy sinker that sits at 96-97 mph and tops out at 99, and the 6-foot-6, 255-pounder holds his velocity throughout his starts. His mid-80s slider can be a wipeout offering with two-plane depth, and he can turn it into a cutter that climbs as high as 95 mph. He also flashes a solid upper-80s changeup with fade and sink.

Though Quick's fastball and slider grade as plus-plus at their best and he can back them up with a quality changeup, he doesn't miss nearly as many bats as his pure stuff indicates he should. His pitches move so much that they can be difficult to harness, leaving him with decent control but spotty command. He has logged fewer innings than most third-year college pitchers and the hope is that he'll approach his frontline-starter ceiling as he gains more experience and polish.

Scouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Slider: 60 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 45 | Overall: 45

If you see the 6-foot-6, 255-pound Quick and think he looks like an offensive lineman, it’s because he was, in high school, and a good one who could have played college football. He opted to focus on pitching at Alabama, but after a solid freshman year as a reliever, needed Tommy John surgery as a sophomore in 2024. He made a speedy recovery and turned in 14 starts for the Crimson Tide helping him land with the Twins as the No. 36 overall pick in the 2025 Draft, signing for a full-slot bonus of $2.69 million.

Quick’s stuff is downright electric, with a sinking fastball that sits at 96-97 mph and touches 99. He holds his velocity deep into his starts and was already sitting at 95 mph in early bullpens before Spring Training. The Twins are already working with him on his fastball usage, leaning on the sinker against right-handers and a four-seamer against lefties. They also want him to use his nasty secondary stuff more, especially in two-strike counts after he threw his heater almost 50 percent of the time in those situations in 2025 with Alabama. His mid-80s slider features two-plane depth and he can manipulate it into a harder cutter in the low 90s. Those two, and his upper-80s changeup that fades and sinks, miss a ton of bats.

While he’s built like a workhorse, Quick doesn’t have a track record yet of handling a full workload, with just 87 total college innings on his resume entering pro ball. Learning routines as a professional starter, along with refining his command to maximize his raw stuff, will be keys for him to reach his ceiling as part of a big league rotation.

Scouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Slider: 60 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 45 | Overall: 50

Quick was Alabama's top high school baseball prospect in 2022, as well as a four-star offensive lineman who drew interest from college football programs, but he was determined to pitch for the Crimson Tide. After a successful freshman season in Alabama's bullpen, he blew out his elbow in his first college start in 2024 and had Tommy John surgery. He returned quicker than normal, making it back for the start of the 2025 season and staying healthy other than missing a late-March start with a bad blister. The Twins saw enough to take him with their pick in Competitive Balance Round A and signed him for $2.69 million, full slot.

Quick has first-round power stuff, beginning with a heavy sinker that sits at 96-97 mph and tops out at 99, and the 6-foot-6, 255-pounder holds his velocity throughout his starts. His mid-80s slider can be a wipeout offering with two-plane depth, and he can turn it into a cutter that climbs as high as 95 mph. He also flashes a solid upper-80s changeup with fade and sink.

Though Quick's fastball and slider grade as plus-plus at their best and he can back them up with a quality changeup, he doesn't miss nearly as many bats as his pure stuff indicates he should. His pitches move so much that they can be difficult to harness, leaving him with decent control but spotty command. He has logged fewer innings than most third-year college pitchers and the hope is that he'll approach his frontline-starter ceiling as he gains more experience and polish.

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	03/05/2026	RHP Riley Quick assigned to Minnesota Twins Prospects.
	08/04/2025	FCL Twins activated RHP Riley Quick.
	07/23/2025	Minnesota Twins signed RHP Riley Quick.
	07/23/2025	RHP Riley Quick assigned to FCL Twins.
	06/03/2025	RHP Riley Quick assigned to College Workout.
	02/05/2025	RHP Riley Quick assigned to Alabama Crimson Tide.