The division reports debuted last year. The goal of this article series is to provide a quick overview of all dynasty-relevant information from each division. Each team has multiple minor league levels, each containing plenty of impactful prospects, which can feel impossible to keep up with. This article series, which will be updated once per month, will help dynasty managers stay up-to-date on performances, injuries, promotions, and more. New this season is the inclusion of tiers in the rankings. Next to their rank, each prospect is assigned a tier. The tier range is 1-5.
- Tier 1: A potential difference-making dynasty prospect. Somebody who would rank in the top-20ish prospects for dynasty baseball
- Tier 2: A still very good dynasty prospect who holds plenty of value. This prospect would typically rank in the 21-75 range
- Tier 3: A mid-tier prospect who could be valuable but has questions and concerns present in his profile, ranking in the 76-150 range
- Tier 4: A prospect who is worth knowing, but is reserved for deeper leagues. This prospect would rank 151-250
- Tier 5: The rest of the prospects fall into Tier 5
No farm system had as much shake-up in July from the MLB Draft and trade deadline as the Minnesota Twins. The updated top-10 list has significant changes compared to all others in the division. See where the newly acquired prospects and draft picks land within the Twins new top-10 prospect list for August.
Top 10 Prospects
Notable Prospect Performances:
- The headline prospects the Twins acquired this trade deadline came from the Philadelphia Phillies when they received Eduardo Tait and Mick Abel in return for flame-throwing closer, Jhoan Duran. Both are top 100 prospects per MLB.com, and they are the first prospects in those rankings to be moved via trade since the Brewers sent Cobrin Burnes to the Orioles for Joey Ortiz and DL Hall in February 2024. Tait is the headliner in this one, an 18-year-old catcher already at High-A as of the last two weeks. He’s only played nine games in High-A so far between the Twins and Phillies farm systems, but he’s hit .278/.270/.389 with four doubles and six RBI over 37 plate appearances. Tait is younger than most of his peers at this level, and if he can remain on his current trajectory, he could see himself fitting into the Twins’ plans as early as 2027. Abel, on the other hand, will join the Twins sometime before the season is over. He already has five starts with the Phillies this year, but he impressed in his St. Paul Saints debut, throwing five scoreless innings, allowing just two walks, one hit, and striking out seven. Abel’s addition to the organization has made him the Twins’ best pitching prospect, but if he’s called up sooner versus later, he will likely graduate from prospect status before the season is over.
- With a bunch of attention on the Twins’ new prospect acquisitions, Walker Jenkins quietly earned himself the Texas League Player of the Week award to finish out July. July was the first month Jenkins didn’t face any injury issues on the year, and he delivered at the plate with a 309/.414/.506 slash line, three home runs, 13 RBI, and three stolen bases over 22 games. Jenkins has been limited to 46 games this season due to an ankle injury that lingered with him out of spring training, but if he can keep up his hot July and have a scorching hot August, he’ll no doubt work himself into a late-season promotion to Triple-A to get an extra week worth of games.
Notable Prospect News and Promotions:
- Luke Keaschall returned to the Twins on Tuesday after missing just over three months with a broken right forearm. Keaschall began his rehab assignment right after the All-Star Break with Triple-A St. Paul, playing just five of his 14 games at second base and the rest at DH. The Twins were cautious with his playing time in the infield at the start of the year, as Keaschall had been building his strength back up from Tommy John surgery last August. Keaschall had a .265/.367/.327 slash line with no home runs, four RBI, and seven stolen bases. The power will come back in time, but his return will bring a sigh of relief for Twins fans who’ve been itching for some good news since last Thursday when the trade deadline concluded.
- The Twins have sent their top draft pick from the 2025 class, Marek Houston, to Low-A Fort Myers. Houston was regarded as one of the best defensive shortstops in the class and has flashed his leather brilliantly in Low-A to back up those claims. The main question surrounding Houston is whether he can continue to develop more power at the position as he did at Wake Forest this spring. He set career highs with 15 home runs and 66 RBI during his junior year, but Wake Forest is known for having a hitter-friendly home ballpark, which will put him to the test in the Florida State League. Houston began play on August 1 and has gone 4-for-13 with three RBI in his first three games. There’s still plenty of time to see how his power develops, but that will be the key focus with his player development.
- Amongst all the roster moves following the trade deadline, the Twins called up a few players from Double-A Wichita to Triple-A St. Paul: Kyler Fedko, Aaron Rozek, Christian MacLeod, and Gabriel Gonzalez. Gonzalez had been hitting .344/.429/.509 with four home runs and 15 RBI in 55 games with Wichtia this season. While Gonzalez is not a power-first hitter, he’s still only 21 years old, leaving plenty of room to develop the power in his swing over the next few seasons.
- Earlier this week, the Twins made a bold promotion, moving left-hander Dasan Hill from Low-A Fort Myers to High-A Cedar Rapids. The Twins have been gradual with their development of the Grapevine, Texas, native, who has only thrown 52 innings over 16 starts this season. But the rest of his numbers speak for themselves despite the innings limit. Hill has a 2.77 ERA, .190 opponents batting average, 68 strikeouts to complement his 30.6% strikeout rate. His one issue has been his walk rate sitting at 14.9% on the year. If he can turn that around in Cedar Rapids, he’ll truly be a force to reckon with against the competition.
