The Minnesota Twins announced after their matinee Wednesday that DH Kennys Vargas has been demoted to Double-A. The announced that it'll be power-hitting third base prospect Miguel Sano getting the call.

It makes sense for a few reasons. Logistically, switching a Double-A player in for a guy heading to Double-A is an easy remedy. On top of that, Sano is swinging a hot bat (we'll get to that) and the Twins could use his punch as they attempt to stay in the race after an 11-17 June.

Miguel Sano is reportedly headed to the majors.
Miguel Sano is headed to the majors. (USATSI)

Here are five things to know about the reported promotion of Sano.

1. Call 2015 The Year of the Prospect

Sano was ranked as the 13th best prospect in all of baseball heading into the season by Baseball America. Just for fun, let's list the top 15, italicizing players who haven't been called up so far:

1. Kris Bryant, Cubs
2. Byron Buxton, Twins
3. Addison Russell, Cubs
4. Carlos Correa, Astros
5. Corey Seager, Dodgers
6. Joey Gallo, Rangers
7. Lucas Giolito, Nationals
8. Joc Pederson, Dodgers
9. Francisco Lindor, Indians
10. Julio Urias, Dodgers
11. Noah Syndergaard, Mets
12. Jorge Soler, Cubs
13. Miguel Sano, Twins
14. J.P. Crawford, Phillies
15. Carlos Rodon, White Sox

So that's 11 of the top 15 called up on or before July 1.

Seager may not be far off, either. This isn't even including players like Blake Swihart (17), Daniel Norris (18), Kyle Schwarber (19), Steven Matz (33) or a host of others. This kind of prospect takeover is so fun to watch and is a testament to how well teams develop young talent these days.

2. Sano has great power

Baseball America grades Sano a 70 on the 20-80 scouting scale (only Bryant and Gallo are higher at 80 on the above list). In 2011, he hit 20 homers in 66 rookie-ball games at age 18. The next year he hit 28 homers in 457 Class A at-bats. In 2013, between high Class A and Double-A, Sano homered 35 times in 439 at-bats.

So far this year in Double-A, Sano has 15 home runs in 241 at-bats. Overall, he's hitting .274/.374/.544 with 18 doubles and 48 RBI. Don't get overly caught up in that slash line, because ...

3. He's heating up

Sano missed all of the 2014 season after having Tommy John surgery and got off to a slow start in Double-A this year. In the past six weeks, though, Sano is hitting .326/.419/.629 with 11 doubles and nine homers in 155 plate appearances.

4. Not having to worry about defense will help the transition

Sano has a good arm from third base, but his glove is questionable and the word is he could struggle with errors to begin his big-league career. He's made 15 errors in 63 games at third base in Double-A, giving him an awful .911 fielding percentage. So it could get real rough at the hot corner for him.

With the demotion of Vargas and the presence of Trevor Plouffe, however, it seems likely that Sano will mostly serve as the designated hitter. That will help with the transition, as he won't be caught up worrying about his defense and can just focus on what he does best: hitting for power. Still ...

5. It's possible he'll struggle

Sano is a 22-year-old rookie. With all the hype these days around prospects and how good at such a young age we've seen Mike Trout, Bryce Harper and Manny Machado (and now this year Pederson and Bryant, to a lesser extent) perform, it's easy to expect every prospect to set the world on fire upon his initial call.

Then again, even Trout didn't fare well in his first stint. We've seen Gallo demoted while Buxton has struggled and is already hurt. Lindor is struggling at the plate, as is Russell.

As noted in This Week in (Dumb) Baseball, it's silly to get overly worked up if a prospect doesn't immediately hit the ball well in The Show. Hitting well in the majors is one of the hardest things to do in professional sports.

If Sano does so right away, it'll be awfully exciting. It's already been an exciting year when it comes to prospects. Just keep in mind there's potential downside.