There were three new faces in the Minnesota Twins’ clubhouse on Monday morning, but even more interesting was who was not there.

Come September 1, teams are allowed to expand their rosters from 26 players to 28. The Twins did that, while also optioning top pitching prospect Mick Abel to Triple-A, which is why they had three new players — Noah Davis, Travis Adams and DaShawn Keirsey Jr. — on the roster Monday instead of just two.

The decision to option Abel, whom the Twins acquired as part of the trade for Jhoan Duran in July, comes after he has made two appearances in the big leagues and has been hit hard in both of them, giving up 12 runs (11 earned) in four-plus innings as a Twin.

The Twins had six starters at the major league level — Abel, along with Taj Bradley, Joe Ryan, Bailey Obe

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