St. Paul Saints ranked among most talented teams in minor league baseball

The Saints' roster includes nine of the Twins' top 30 prospects, according to BA. Three players are among the site's top 100 prospects in all of baseball: Emmanuel Rodriguez (No. 19), Luke Keaschall (No. 45), and Zebby Matthews (No. 70).

Where are Walker Jenkins, Twins' top 30 prospects playing this season?

St. Paul's starting rotation is loaded: David Festa, Matthews, Andrew Morris, Marco Raya, and Randy Dobnak. Festa and Matthews pitched for the Twins last season and look like big pieces of the team's future. Morris and Raya are among Minnesota's top pitching prospects. Dobnak began the year on the Twins' Opening Day roster. That doesn't include prospects Cory Lewis and Travis Adams, who are pitching out of the bullpen.

The Saints' lineup is led by Rodriguez and Keaschall, who are the Twins' No. 2 and 3 prospects behind Walker Jenkins (Double-A). They also have former big-leaguers Austin Martin, Mike Ford, Armando Alvarez, and Jair Camargo. Payton Eeles figures to be a regular in the lineup when he comes off the injured list.

After starting the season 2-0, the Saints have lost four in a row, but it's a long season and they should start racking up wins soon. Rodriguez has cooled off a bit after a big first game of the year. Keaschall is hitting .350 through six games. Outside of one poor Festa start, the rotation has been stellar. Matthews is on the bump on Tuesday night to kick off a three-game series against Omaha.

If the Twins (3-7) continue to struggle, we could see some call-ups from St. Paul before long.

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