Sabato made his Twins debut six years after they picked him in the first round of the 2020 draft and several years after ceasing to be considered a prospect.
Houston, the Twins' first-round pick in 2025, established himself as an MLB-wide top-100 prospect by showing more offensive upside than expected right away.
Kaelen Culpepper's injury may end his season early, but it also means he'll retain rookie/prospect status for 2027, with Walker Jenkins and Emmanuel Rodriguez.
With the 23-year-old Rodriguez joining 21-year-old Walker Jenkins and 24-year-old Luke Keaschall, there's a changing of the guard in the Twins' outfield.
Slashing payroll yet again and ignoring glaring weaknesses during the offseason went every bit as badly as feared, but the Twins' problems didn't end there.
Buxton still hopes to play again this season, but it's clear his lingering hip injury is significant. Plus, two Triple-A players join the expanded September roster.
For the third straight season, the Twins have fallen apart after the All-Star break, despite a new manager, a new general manager, and a new Pohlad in charge.
Jenkins, the Twins' best all-around prospect since Byron Buxton a decade ago, is finally coming up now, at age 21, in part because of Buxton's hip injury.
Jenkins, the Twins' top prospect, has done everything he can at Triple-A to force a call-up during an age-21 season that strongly suggests future stardom.
