Twins Minor League Report (6/11): Ty Langenberg and Marco Raya Deal in Zeroes

[Matt Braun]

Image courtesy of David Malamut (photo of Ty Langenberg)

 

TRANSACTIONS
No moves were made on Wednesday.

Saints Sentinel
St. Paul 5, Indianapolis 4 
Box Score
Marco Raya: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
HR: None
Multi-hit games: DaShawn Keirsey Jr. (2-for-3, 2B, R, RBI)

The Saints eked out a win on Wednesday. 

God only knows what got into Marco Raya. The 22-year-old entered the day with an ERA north of 10 on the season. His WHIP was 2.21. You get the idea. He was perhaps more effectively wild than truly dominant—as evident by the three walks and hit by pitch—but he stopped Indianapolis from scoring at each turn, and deserved a win for his efforts. 

That didn’t happen, unfortunately. St. Paul staked him to a lead with a four-walk first inning before pouring on in the sixth. With two outs in the frames, the Saints went double, walk, double, double to add three runs to the lead. RBIs went to Jeferson Morales and Tanner Schobel. 

Then, disaster. Alex Speas imploded. Nothing worked. Cody Laweryson had to enter early to save his comrade, but the damage had been done; the lead was no more. 

DaShawn Keirsey Jr. saved the day in the seventh, though, singling in Payton Eeles to give St. Paul an advantage that would stick for good. 

Cody Laweryson lowered his season ERA to 2.28.

Rehabbing big leaguer Joey Bart went 1-2 for Indianapolis.

Wednesday was set to be a special day. Pirates product and MLB.com’s #2 prospect, RHP Bubba Chandler, started for Indianapolis. Yet, the righty struggled with command in his opening inning and exited with more walks than outs (four to two.) So it goes. 

Wind Surge Wisdom
Wichita 0, Corpus Christi 11
Box Score
Darren Bowen: 2 2/3 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
HR: None
Multi-hit games: None

The Wind Surge were bludgeoned on Wednesday.

There were no good vibrations. From the opening frame, Wichita suffered a deficit that grew and grew, eventually swelling into an 11-run rain cloud that covered them for more than half the game. Only one pitcher—Joel Cesar—left the game with a lower ERA. 

Offensively, Wichita failed to score a run, yet, their process was better than it appeared. They took seven walks while striking out just eight times. Just two batters failed to reach base. 

Still, zero runs are zero runs. Hopefully, the hits land easier on Thursday.

Corpus Christi is a member of the Astros organization, and they offered their 10th-best prospect, Luis Baez, on Wednesday. He went 0-5.

Kernels Nuggets
Cedar Rapids 6, Peoria 0
Box Score
Ty Langenberg: 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 3 K
HR: None
Multi-hit games: Danny De Andrade (2-for-3, 3B, R, RBI, BB), Jaime Ferrer (2-for-4, 3B, R, RBI), Caden Kendle (2-for-2, 2B, R, RBI, BB)

The Kernels shut out their opponent on Wednesday.

Wouldn’t it be nice if pitching was as easy as Ty Langenberg made it look? The Iowa product scattered an assorted collection of base runners across his six innings of work, but—like a swatter to a fly—stopped all of them in their tracks. Only twice did someone reach scoring position. He threw 86 pitches. 

Cedar Rapids opted for a triples-heavy approach on offense. Unusual decision. The results can’t be argued against: Danny De Andrade, Jaime Ferrer, and Justin Connell all claimed a three-bagger, and all three eventually scored. De Andrade's was his fifth of the season, the most in the Midwest League. 

Connell perhaps deserves his own paragraph. Born in Spain, he marinated in the Nationals system between 2017-2023, with AA marking the height of his professional career. He opted for Indy ball, and the Twins plucked him from the York Revolution after he slashed .370/.535/.712 in 101 plate appearances in 2025. Might he be the next Carson McCusker? We shall see.

Peoria is an affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. While they usually offer an impressive selection of prospect talent, the best they had on Wednesday was their 29th-ranked player, outfielder Zach Levenson. He walked once in four plate appearances. 

Mussel Matters
The Mighty Mussels were rained out on Wednesday. They will play a doubleheader on Thursday. 

TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY
Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Ty Langenberg
Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Danny De Andrade

PROSPECT SUMMARY
Here’s a look at how the Twins Daily Top 20 Twins Prospects performed:
#6 – Kaelen Culpepper (Cedar Rapids) - 1-4, 2 RBI
#7 – Marco Raya (St. Paul) - 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
#9 – Brandon Winokur (Cedar Rapids) - 0-4, 3 K
#11 – Kyle DeBarge (Cedar Rapids) - 1-3, 2B, BB, K
#14 – Gabriel Gonzalez (Wichita) - 1-3, BB
#17 – Tanner Schobel (St. Paul) - 1-3, 2B, RBI, BB
#19 – Carson McCusker (St. Paul) - 0-5, 2 K
#20 – Ricardo Olivar (Wichita) - 0-2, 2 BB

THURSDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS
St. Paul @ Indianapolis (5:05 PM) - RHP Andrew Morris
St. Paul @ Indianapolis (Game Two) - RHP Randy Dobnak
Corpus Christi @ Wichita (7:05 PM) - TBD
Peoria @ Cedar Rapids (12:05 PM) - RHP Chase Chaney
Peoria @ Cedar Rapids (Game Two) - RHP Jeremy Lee
Fort Myers @ Dunedin (3:00 PM) - RHP Michael Ross
Fort Myers @ Dunedin (Game Two) - TBD
FCL Pirates @ FCL Twins (11:00 AM) - TBD
DSL Twins @ DSL Rockies (10:00 AM) - TBD

 

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[Yoke]

Tough day to pick the pitcher of the day between Raya and Langenberg.

 

Good to see Raya have a strong start.

[Doctor Gast]

It's nice to see a little of what Keirsey can do when you start giving him some regular ABs. Looks like there's still hope for Raya.

[jmlease1]

Wichita may have gotten clobbered, but at least GG keeps doing his thing at the plate. Would like to see a bit more pop out of his bat, but he's been handling the move up to AA pretty well, I'd say.

The question is, who is the next guy to get a move up from Cedar Rapids? Culpepper, Amick, DeBarge, Diaw, and De Andrade are all worthy. I'd bet on Culpepper and DeBarge, I think. Amick's on the IL, Diaw hasn't gotten a ton of ABs in Cedar Rapids yet, and De Andrade has cooled off a little. But hopefully they move up a couple more guys soon.

3 doubleheaders today. that'll be interesting!

[rdehring]

Question, Matt.  Was yesterday Raya's best game as a member of the Saints?

When I saw that Wichita score, had only one word....Ouch!

[IndianaTwin]

I see what you did there, @Matt Braun. I caught it while surfin' Safari over lunch. 

[DocBauer]

Langenberg and Raya have been a couple of the more disappointing prospects this season. I thought Langenberg had an outside shot at making AA to begin the season, or get there before the break. Nice to see him have a solid game.

I understand Raya had to be added to the 40 man for protection purposes, but I never really expected to see any time with the Twins this season. I've always felt 2025 was a transition year, keep working on command, keep getting stretched out, and 2026 would be when he .ade his debut. But he's been really bad so far. Nice.to see him flash his ability again.

There's been a handful of promotions already, and I don't think they're done yet. There's a good 5 or 6 guys I can see moving up before the break, especially DeBarge and Culpepper. I wonder if they're waiting for Amick to get back before making a move?

[Matt Braun]

10 hours ago, rdehring said:

Question, Matt.  Was yesterday Raya's best game as a member of the Saints?

When I saw that Wichita score, had only one word....Ouch!

I would probably give it to his May 24th start. 4 shutout innings, no walks, or hits, and seven strikeouts.