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:
- Gabriel Gonzalez had a hot stretch in Wichita this season, hitting .344/.429/.509 slash line with four home runs, 15 RBI, a 12.2% strikeout rate, and 10.6% walk rate over 246 plate appearances. It earned him a promotion up to Triple-A St. Paul on August 1st, and even with the degree of difficulty between the two levels, Gonzalez has fit right into place as one of the Saints’ best hitters since his promotion. In just 28 Triple-A games, Gonzalez has put up a .303/.342/.450 slash line with four home runs, 18 RBI, an 18.3% strikeout rate, and 5% walk rate. The drastic drop in walk-to-strikeout numbers isn’t a surprise when moving up to a level filled with MLB-caliber arms, but Gonzalez has still performed well against the competition, which is setting him up well to fit into the Twins’ 2026 plans.
- The top pitching prospect the Twins acquired at the trade deadline, Mick Abel, dominated in his first stint with the organization, making three phenomenal starts for the St. Paul Saints, posting a 1.76 ERA over 15.1 innings while striking out 23 and walking only six. Things were not quite the same for Abel in the Majors as the White Sox and Padres lineups smoked almost everything he threw them. Abel gave up 14 hits, three walks, and 12 runs in just four innings of work. Most of the hits Abel allowed were soft contact, as he only allowed one home run and one double in that stretch. Abel was sent back down to St. Paul on September 1. He’s made a start, returning back to form, allowing only three hits, a walk, and one earned run in five innings of work. Abel could still make another start for the Twins before the year is over, but they would like to see a bit more consistency from him in the Minors again before putting him back in the Majors.
- Kendry Rojas was another headline prospect coming back to the Twins in a trade during the deadline’s fire sale. He was promoted immediately to Triple-A St. Paul following the trade, after he had just made only one start at Triple-A Buffalo, where he allowed 10 hits, six runs, and two walks in five innings of work. Things have not been going so great for Rojas with St. Paul either. He’s made six starts for the Saints and has had only one scoreless outing, where he went four innings, gave up four hits, and struck out five against the Toledo Mud Hens on August 27. Everything else hasn’t been so great for Rojas. He’s allowed a 6.75 ERA in 20 innings of work, giving up 18 walks, 26 hits, and striking out only 20 batters. The Twins will keep Rojas at Triple-A for the rest of the year, and he is still someone they hope to see as a starter in the future. However, the results at Triple-A have been far from what they’ve hoped to see from him so far, which will leave him plenty to work on this offseason.
Notable Prospect News and Promotions:
- The moment Twins fans have been waiting for has finally arrived. The team’s top prospect, Walker Jenkins, was promoted to Triple-A St. Paul on Sunday, August 24, making him the youngest player to play at Triple-A this season at just 20 years old. Jenkins’s first week in Triple-A was a slow start, but he’s quickly caught back up to speed. In just 13 games, Jenkins has put up a .286/.375/.449 slash line with one home run, a couple of RBI, and one stolen base. It’s a huge vote of confidence from the Twins front office to promote Jenkins so quickly to Triple-A after just 58 total games with Double-A Wichita. While he’s still developing power in his swing, Jenkins has been feeling confident that more home runs will be coming soon. “Just being able to go out, and I feel like this is the first time I’ve been able to go out and play without reservations,” Jenkins said to the media on Tuesday, September 9. “Even last year, having some soft tissue injuries always in the back of your head. Man, I felt really good. It’s been super nice to be able to go play hard, the way I like to play the game, and not have thoughts about worrying about this or that. So that’s been really nice.”
- Emmanuel Rodriguez returned from the 7-day IL on Tuesday, September 9, after missing nearly two months healing from an oblique injury. Rodriguez has only played 44 games at Triple-A this year and 57 total with his rehab assignments added on. He’s battled through thumb injuries, a hip, and an oblique strain that have kept him off the field for most of the year. He was 0-for-3 with a walk and three strikeouts in his return to the Saints on Tuesday. The results might not be what Rodriguez would like them to be in the last two weeks of the season, but it’s more important for him to finish the season healthy, rather than fixate on the results.
