Welcome to a new twist on a familiar weekly article here at Twins Daily. Previously, the Minor League Week in Review allowed prospect fans to gain insight into the ebbs and flows of the team’s affiliates. However, it didn’t offer a space to focus on specific prospects and what they may be doing to help their prospect stock.

With the Twins Prospect Hot Sheet, we will take a weekly view of multiple prospects rising on prospect lists due to their recent performance. These could be some of the organization’s top-ranked prospects, but it could also be some under-the-radar names who are putting themselves on the prospect map. Let’s dive in and see who makes this week’s Hot Sheet. 

RHP Darren Bowen, Wichita Wind Surge 
Bowen might not be a familiar name for Twins fans, because he has yet to be considered among the team’s top 20 prospects. He came to the organization as part of the Jorge Polanco trade, along with Gabriel Gonzalez, Anthony DeSclafani, and Justin Topa. That trade is starting to look like a win for both teams based on Polanco’s hot start to 2025 and Bowen and Gonzalez starting to establish themselves. 

Hitting the Hot Button
Bowen is in his age-24 season and getting his first taste of Double-A baseball. On Friday, he threw five innings of no-hit baseball with an earned run, three walks, and four strikeouts. He’s made eight starts, and has yet to allow more than two earned runs in any appearance. Batters are hitting .147/.250/.319 against him and have only gone 4-for-49 (.082) in his last four starts. There are areas for him to improve, but he’s putting himself in the discussion to make the team’s top 20 prospects when lists are updated later this season. 

Tanner Schobel, Wichita Wind Surge
Schobel has been on the prospect map for the Twins since they selected him with their second-round pick in 2022. He has spent parts of the last three seasons at Double A, but he is about average age for that level this season. In 2024, he played 122 games and slashed .211/.301/.338 with 20 doubles and 10 home runs. Schobel showed some defensive versatility by playing four defensive positions last season, starting at second base, third base, shortstop, and left field. That utility could help him crack the big leagues. 

Hitting the Hot Button 
During May, Schobel has been on a tear at the plate. After posting a .752 OPS in April, he’s slashed .326/.367/.528 with nine doubles and three home runs in his last 20 games. Through Sunday’s action, he has a 13-game hit streak wherein he has gone 19-for-54 (.352 BA) with more walks (6) than strikeouts (5). Even more impressive is that he has been facing older [itchers in nearly 70% of his plate appearances. He is solidifying himself as one of the team’s top 20 prospects, and should be promoted to St. Paul soon if he continues to hit this well. 

Travis Adams, St. Paul Saints
Adams may be a less familiar name to some fans, but some will remember him because the Twins surprisingly added him to the team’s 40-man roster this winter to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft. Minnesota selected him in the sixth round of the 2021 MLB Draft, and he had a breakout season in 2024 at Double-A Wichita. In 22 appearances (108 IP), he posted a 3.67 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP, with a 24.5 K% and a 6.3 BB%. The Twins thought highly enough of him to protect him, but the Saints’ starting staff has been stacked this year, forcing him to serve in a unique role. 

Hitting the Hot Button
For most of the season, Adams has been used as a piggyback for one of the team’s more highly ranked starters. He has averaged 3 1/3 innings per appearance, even picking up some multi-inning saves in the middle of April. On Friday, David Festa was on a pitch limit as he has been dealing with a minor arm issue, so Adams was ready to follow him. He allowed one hit in 4 1/3 shutout innings, while striking out six and walking two. His Hard Hit% has dropped 1.5% this season compared to last year at Triple A. Adams might not have the same pedigree as some of the team’s other pitching options, but the Twins may need him since he is on the 40-man roster. 

Schobel has been ranked among the Twins top prospects and sits in 17th on Twins Daily’s most recently updated list. Adams and Bowen might not crack the team’s top 20 just yet, but their performances are worth watching, especially since they are both in the upper minors. Every player on the list has a chance to impact the Twins roster over the next two years.

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