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Miguel Sano brings rare power to the plate

Miguel Sano hit 15 home runs and 18 doubles in just 286 plate appearances at Double-A Chattanooga leading up to his promotion. Brace Hemmelgarn/Getty Images

The Minnesota Twins are pushing their blue chips to the center of the table as they seek their first American League Central title since 2010. And why not? With the service time and super two deadlines in the past, the Twins can get an up close look at the future while contending in the present. Following the recent promotions of top prospects Byron Buxton and Alex Meyer, Minnesota has called up slugger Miguel Sano to the majors. The Dominican native first appeared on our weekly top-10 list last month and jumped up to fourth this Monday.