CHICAGO — The Twins did not name a starter for Saturday night’s game in the hours before the first game of their series against the Chicago White Sox, but there was one 6-foot-5 hint who had a locker in the Rate Field visitor’s clubhouse.

Mick Abel, the top pitching prospect the Twins acquired at the trade deadline, traveled with the team to Chicago and is expected to make his Twins’ debut on Saturday, giving them their first look at a pitcher whom they expect to be a rotation piece in the future.

“I’m really looking forward to it,” Abel said. “It’s been nothing but good vibes here, (since) when I first got here, so I’ve been looking forward to it for a while.”

The 24-year-old, whom the Twins landed in the deal that sent closer Jhoan Duran to Philadelphia, made his major league debut ea

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