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Twins seeing the fruits of recent drafts

On Monday, the Minnesota Twins featured a lineup where seven of nine players were recent first- or second-round draft picks, including Walker Jenkins and Luke Keaschall, underscoring the organization's reliance on homegrown talent.
While drafting remains an inexact science, first-rounders like Keoni Cavaco and Aaron Sabato never advanced past the minors, yet recent promotions of Jenkins and Kaelen Culpepper offer the Twins a clearer picture of their future core.
Major League Baseball allows teams to expand rosters by two players on Tuesday; indications suggest the Twins may add Garrett Acton and Ben Ross, who posted 20 home runs with an.884 OPS in 118 games this season.
Twins manager Derek Shelton and head athletic trainer Nick Paparesta were honored for 25 years working in the majors on Sunday, receiving gold cards from veteran reliever Taylor Rogers during a team celebration.
The Twins will send Connor Prielipp to the mound Tuesday for his 20th career start against Troy Melton, while pitcher Joe Ryan is scheduled for a rehab start in Omaha, Neb., throwing approximately 45-50 pitches.

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