The Minnesota Twins plan a major rotation change this weekend. Mick Abel, the right-hander acquired from Philadelphia in the trade that sent Jhoan Duran to the Phillies, reported to the Twins in Chicago on Friday and is likely to make his debut against the White Sox on Saturday, according to Matthew Leach of MLB.com.

Abel joins the Twins after an impressive stretch at Triple-A St. Paul and represents one of the most notable returns from Minnesota’s trade deadline sell-off.

The 24-year-old was Philadelphia’s first-round pick in 2020 and entered this season as a consensus top-50 prospect. After debuting with the Phillies on May 18, he made six big-league starts, recording a 5.04 ERA with 21 strikeouts and nine walks across 25 innings before the team optioned him. At Triple-A in 2024,

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