Walker Jenkins makes Twins debut
Aug 29 2026
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota Twins
NEWS: Minnesota called up OF prospect Walker Jenkins, and optioned OF Alan Roden to Triple-A.
IMPACT: High
BHQ SPIN: The second most notable thing here (the first being Jenkins is a Top 10 prospect who has raked in the minors for most of the last month) is that the corresponding move was not to place Byron Buxton on the IL, but to keep him active and demote Roden. So for now, the team feels Buxton is good enough to contribute as they chase the AL Wild Card. Jenkins’ pedigree and what to expect was outlined in Callups on Friday. Our task is projecting PT, and we’ve gone with the old “they are not going to sit him” theory for now, and bumped up his percentage to 70%. We had reduced Buxton’s time...
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