The final Saturday of regular season competition highlighted a pair of Top 100 prospects flashing superstar potential. Emmanuel Rodriguez and Walker Jenkins have spent plenty of time off the field with injuries in 2025, but the Twins dynamic duo showed what's possible when they're healthy. Meanwhile, a pair of NL Central prospects who have found consistency elusive this season -- James Triantos (Cubs) and Tyler Black (Brewers) -- both went deep and are finishing their campaigns on an upswing.
Emmanuel Rodriguez, OF, St. Paul (MIN No. 3/MLB No. 67)
Rodriguez teamed up with Jenkins to power Triple-A St. Paul, highlighted by his first homer since July 8. Rodriguez finished with three hits, three RBIs, three runs scored and a stolen base. The 22-year-old has been beset by injuries the past two years, appearing in just 111 games. Rodriguez, who missed three weeks in June with a hip strain and was sidelined from July 13-Aug. 26 after suffering an oblique strain, has an .872 OPS in 51 games for the Saints. Gameday
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Walker Jenkins, OF, St. Paul (MIN No. 1/MLB No. 14)
After enduring a rough start to his Triple-A tenure, Jenkins has gotten into a groove as he enters the final week of the regular season with St. Paul. The No. 5 overall pick in 2023 delivered a pair of RBI singles and has now hit safely in five of his past six games with five RBIs. Jenkins is batting .299 with an .834 OPS in September and owns a .293/.401/.467 slash line in 72 games since June 18 following a rehab assignment. Gameday
James Triantos, 2B/OF, Iowa (CHC No. 10)
September has not been particular kind to Triantos, who entered his game batting under .200 for the month. However, the 22-year-old has looked better in recent days and was rewarded by equaling a career high with his seventh homer as part of a two-hit night for Triple-A Iowa. Triantos opened the month 6-for-48 but has hit safely in four of his past five games, going 7-for-17. Gameday
Tyler Black, 1B, Nashville (MIL No. 24)
Coming off a breakout 2024 campaign, Black suffered a broken hamate bone in Spring Training that cost him the first six weeks of the season. Although the 25-year-old did get into five Major League games (after making his big league debut last season), he's spent an inconsistent summer at Triple-A. But as the season winds down, Black is finding his swing after going deep during a three-hit, three-RBI night for Nashville. The Wright State product is slashing .327/.413/.491 with seven extra-base hits and nine RBIs in September. Gameday