Inside the Twins Pitching Pipeline, Part 2

[Cory Moen]

Image courtesy of Malamut Photography (photo of Dasan Hill)

Depth is something every organization tries to create, and it goes well beyond what we see at Target Field or in St. Paul. I'm researching the Twins' depth beyond the 40-man roster, and have already taken a look at catcher, first base, second base, third base, shortstop, and outfield.

 

Pitching prospects might be harder to predict than position players because of the variability in how pitchers develop, as well as whether pitchers can stick as starters or if and when they transition to a bullpen role. When Derek Falvey was hired, the idea of creating a pitching pipeline was widely discussed. Was he and the front office able to do this since taking over in 2017? Let’s do a deeper dive into looking at the pitching prospects the Twins have beyond the members of the 40-man roster.

Here is the list of starting pitchers not on the 40-man roster the Twins have in their farm system. I’ve included how and when they were acquired, along with the highest level they played this past season.

 

Ty Langenberg

Acquired: 11th round, 2023

Highest Level in 2025: High-A

If you pay attention to Twins draft picks over the years, you’ll notice a trend of mid-to-late round picks the Twins have made over the past handful of years as players who were college pitchers. Langenberg was drafted in 2023 out of the University of Iowa, where he pitched for three years, with the final two coming as a regular starter. In his final year with the Hawkeyes, he threw 78 innings, recording 86 strikeouts and a 4.15 ERA.

 

Since being drafted, he has pitched in the low minors, pitching the entire 2025 season with High-A Cedar Rapids. He’s thrown over 100 innings the past two years, so he has been used primarily as a starting pitcher. His K/9 rate dropped slightly in his jump up to High-A, and his walk rate came up a bit.

 

His final line last year of a 4.87 ERA might not look like great results, but he did pitch to a much better 3.55 FIP, which suggests an improvement in results could be coming this year. He’ll be playing his age-24 season in 2026, and is likely still a few years away from making a true impact. He is someone to keep an eye on to see if he can turn from a mid-round selection to a successful major leaguer down the road.

 

Charlee Soto

Acquired: 1st round, 2023

Highest Level in 2025: High-A

 

Soto was drafted in 2023 with a Competitive Balance selection, 34th overall. Being drafted out of high school, the Twins have been bringing him along slowly, as is common for young pitchers.

 

In his first season of professional ball in 2024, he showed flashes of why he was a first-round selection, posting a 10.6 K/9 rate over 74 innings pitched. His 3.88 FIP was much better than his 5.23 ERA would tell you.

 

In 2025, he underwent surgery to remove a partially detached bone spur in his elbow after throwing just 13 innings over three starts with High-A Cedar Rapids. He has great results in those few innings, but he will be looking to bounce back with a clean bill of health for the 2026 season.

 

At 20 years old, and coming back from the elbow injury, Soto will likely continue to be brought along slowly. He has immense upside, hit triple-digits, and is someone many Twins fans will keep an eye on if he develops into a frontline starter, as many think he can.

 

Dasan Hill

Acquired: 2nd round, 2024

Highest Level in 2025: High-A

 

Drafted in the 2nd round in 2024, Hill has made a name for himself in the short time he has been a professional. He did not pitch in the year he was drafted, but in his first professional season, he threw 62 innings across Single-A and High-A, recording 83 strikeouts, a 3.19 ERA, and a 3.35 FIP.

 

At 6-5 and 165 pounds, the left-hander regularly throws his fastball in the mid-90s, topping out at 97 mph. He provides a different look, and his sweeper, which he throws in the low 80s, is graded as his best pitch.

 

He will continue to develop and, much like Soto, will be brought along slowly as the Twins want him to get more professional innings and work on things like repeating his delivery and execution of his other pitches.

 

Adrian Bohorquez

Acquired: International Free Agent, 2023

Highest Level in 2025: High-A

 

Bohorquez was signed as an international free agent in 2023 at 18 years old out of Venezuela. While most international signees are 16 or 17 years old, Bohorquez was more under the radar and has settled in nicely among Twins prospects.

 

Soon to be 21 years old, Bohorquez has shown the ability to strike out hitters with all four of his pitches, recording a 27.2 percent strikeout rate in 2025. He throws a slider between 88-90 mph and a low 80s curve with a fastball that has been up to 98 mph as a starter.

 

Like many young pitchers, command and control have been inconsistent, so that will be something to focus on this year, along with continued work. He was ranked #23 on MLB Pipeline's Twins prospects this past year, so if he continues his upward trajectory, expect to hear more about him as he gets closer to Target Field.

 

Cole Peschl

Acquired: 15th round, 2024

Highest Level in 2025: High-A

 

Drafted out of Campbell University, Peschl pitched his first two collegiate seasons at Division II University of Charleston. In his first professional season this past year, he pitched at both Low-A and High-A, totaling 68 2/3 innings. His strikeout numbers dropped when he moved up a level, which is not uncommon for pitchers.

 

He’ll be pitching in his age-23 season this year, where he will likely get an extended look at High-A Cedar Rapids. He will look to continue improving on his numbers from this past year, when he posted a 2.49 ERA and 3.08 FIP, along with 8.8 K/9 across the two levels.

 

Miguelangel Boadas

Acquired: International Free Agent, 2019

Highest Level in 2025: High-A

 

Signed as a 16-year-old in 2019, Boadas has been brought along slowly, as he has thrown no more than 36 innings in any given year. Unfortunately, he was unable to pitch in 2025 after undergoing elbow surgery in 2024.

 

He made one appearance in the Arizona Fall League, where he threw one inning and his fastball averaged 95 mph. He will continue to work on his secondary offerings, but at just 23 years old, he has time to become more consistent with them.

 

Coming off the injury, he will be eased back in but will hopefully have a healthy year and look to continue developing to become an option either as a starter or possibly as a reliever.

 

Spencer Bengard

Acquired: 15th round, 2023

Highest Level in 2025: High-A

 

Drafted out of California Baptist University, where he pitched for three years, Bengard pitched the majority of this past year with High-A Cedar Rapids, where he recorded 9.97 K/9 over 52 1/3 innings with a walk rate of 3.1 BB/9. He mostly pitched out of the bullpen, starting only two of his 18 appearances.

 

The 23-year-old dealt with an elbow injury that kept him out until mid-August this past season. He will look to continue to build up, as he threw an average of three innings per outing this past year. Bengard has been better against right-handed batters, which is not uncommon for lower minor league prospects. The key will be to continue his development and improve on his secondary offerings.

 

Garrett Horn

Acquired: Trade, Texas Rangers, July 2025

Highest Level in 2025: High-A

 

You may recognize Horn’s name as the player the Twins received in return for Danny Coulombe at this past year’s trade deadline. Horn is a former sixth-round pick out of Liberty University back in 2024.

 

He got his first taste of professional ball in 2025. He made three appearances in the Complex League and then moved up to Low-A before the trade. When he joined the Twins, he pitched for High-A Cedar Rapids.

 

A lefty, Horn compiled an impressive 12.0 K/9 rate across the three levels. His walk rate came up a bit at High-A, but hopefully that was more of him making an adjustment than a larger issue of losing the strike zone. More likely, it was just a very small sample size. His peripheral numbers were solid as well, with a 37.4% ground ball rate and a 3.21 FIP. He will likely continue to be used as a starter in 2026 and keep an eye on whether he can maintain the strikeout rates he has shown since his college days.

 

Michael Carpenter

Acquired: 11th round, 2024

Highest Level in 2025: Single-A

 

An 11th-round pick in 2024, Carpenter made his professional debut in 2025 with Fort Myers. The Menomonee Falls (Wisconsin) native, Carpenter is a left-hander who was drafted out of Madison College.

 

He appeared in 18 games, with 17 starts, and threw 53 2/3 innings with 58 strikeouts. Like many young pitchers, he had his ups and downs but showed promise, becoming another potential mid-round pick who turns into a contributor.

 

Tanner Hall

Acquired: 4th round, 2023

Highest Level in 2025: High-A

 

Drafted out of Southern Mississippi in the fourth round, Hall was another from a list of prospects from USM that have joined the Twins, including Brian Dozier and Matt Wallner.

 

While at Southern Miss, he threw 250 innings over three years, striking out 302 batters and finishing with a 2.92 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP. Since transitioning to the Twins organization, he has less favorable results, pitching to a 5.53 ERA this past season at High-A. He’ll be playing his age-24 season in 2026, so this will be a big year to see if he can tap back into what made him successful in his pro debut, where he had an 11.4 K/9 at Fort Myers in 2024.

 

Consistency will be key and keep an eye on whether he can take a step forward this year, as it will be his third year in the Twins organization.

 

Michael Ross

Acquired: 18th round, 2024

Highest Level in 2025: High-A

 

A right-handed pitcher, Ross was drafted out of Samford University (Alabama). He pitched three years at Samford, where he was not really a strikeout pitcher, recording 158 strikeouts over 180 1/3 innings. The Twins were likely focused on his ability to generate soft contact on the mound.

 

Still just 23, Ross had solid results in his first professional season in 2025, pitching to a 3.18 ERA and 4.17 FIP. He had one start where he retired the first 15 batters he faced. He showed some flashes of being able to get guys out. He is a late-round pick who could continue to take steps forward and force his way into the long-term plans of Jeremy Zoll, Derek Shelton, and company.

 

Here is a list of additional starting pitching prospects, along with when they were acquired, who have not pitched above the Complex League but will likely get a chance at Single-A or further looks in the Complex League. You’ll likely start to see more information on each of these players, as they will get more exposure this coming season.

 

Riley Quick - 2025 1st round

James Ellwanger - 2025 3rd round

Jason Reitz - 2025 4th round

 

Matthew Barr - 2025 5th round

Jace Kaminska - Acquired for Edouard Julien/Pierson Ohl

Dylan Questad - 2023 5th round

Eli Jones - 2024 7th round

Jason Doktorczyk - 2024 9th round

Justin Mitrovich - 2025 9th round

Christian Becerra - 2024 12th round

Joel Garcia - International Free Agent 2022

Cesar Lares - International Free Agent 2022

Jack Daugherty - 9th round, 2023

 

Santiago Castellanos - International Free Agent, 2025

Yoel Roque - International Free Agent, 2024

Omar Montano - International Free Agent, 2024

Geremy Villoria - Trade, Philadelphia Phillies, July 2025

 

 

 

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[LyleCole]

"becoming another potential mid-round pick who turns into a contributor."

 

I guess I am still waiting for this to be true for the team overall.

[DataNerd]

2 hours ago, LyleCole said:

"becoming another potential mid-round pick who turns into a contributor."

 

I guess I am still waiting for this to be true for the team overall.

Bailey Ober, Zebby Matthews, Cole Sands, David Festa all were later guys who are going to be a big part.  Jax and Varland were as well.  Being able to put together an above-average pitching staff (which we would have if we didn't trade away the bullpen) without spending high draft picks or big FA contracts on pitchers is a great showing of our pitching development.

The reason we are bad is because we don't spend money we had a stretch of 5 years where our first round picks were Larnach, Cavaco, Sabato, Petty (traded for Sonny Gray, let go in FA), Lee.  We have had good pitching development.

[Brandon]

It's fun to follow our coffee ☕ on their way up for a cup before moving on.  I like these articles.  I like knowing about trade throw ins especially if we can extract any value from them or players unusually acquired like Banuelos, Pearson, and now Banda acquired for International spending cap space.(An imaginary ability to spend money).

[terrydactyls]

Many young pitchers are looking to make a name for themselves and push there way into the long term plans of the big league club.

"there way"?  In the very first line?  It's "their" not "there".

[Dawgzilla]

Twins just advanced some of their top pitching prospects to Class A from the Sunnyside Nursing Home.  We're coming!  Funny, but not far from truth, in what we have pitching wise, age by the time they even get to majors, or retreads, that also had to have come off, at least two, Tommy John surgeries!

 

Bye bye attendance!!!!!  No.one wants to pay additional monies to watch this garbage team, on cable/streaming either.  You spend tight to.make a team, fans also spend tight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????!  Is that enough !!!!!!!!!!!!!?

 

Whatever!

 

"Small market team" deez 🥜s!!!!

[D.C Twins]

Hill is 6'5" and only 165lbs ?!?!

I feel like there is more to unlock by simply fully developing his man muscles/body which is encouraging!

[DarrenPS]

Miguelangel Boadas pitched in 4 AFL games as well as started the final, FYI. His numbers haven’t been great in previous seasons but honestly he seemed dominant in the AFL, think that put him back on the prospect radar

[Doctor Wu]

15 hours ago, D.C Twins said:

Hill is 6'5" and only 165lbs ?!?!

That stat jumped out at me too. Can he really be that thin and scrawny?

[Dawgzilla]

On 2/28/2026 at 12:48 PM, terrydactyls said:

Many young pitchers are looking to make a name for themselves and push there way into the long term plans of the big league club.

"there way"?  In the very first line?  It's "their" not "there".

What are ya, the word police?!  Get the F outta here!

[terrydactyls]

18 hours ago, Dawgzilla said:

What are ya, the word police?!  Get the F outta here!

Yes I am.  Live with it.

[LyleCole]

On 2/28/2026 at 1:15 PM, DataNerd said:

Bailey Ober, Zebby Matthews, Cole Sands, David Festa all were later guys who are going to be a big part.  Jax and Varland were as well.  Being able to put together an above-average pitching staff (which we would have if we didn't trade away the bullpen) without spending high draft picks or big FA contracts on pitchers is a great showing of our pitching development.

The reason we are bad is because we don't spend money we had a stretch of 5 years where our first round picks were Larnach, Cavaco, Sabato, Petty (traded for Sonny Gray, let go in FA), Lee.  We have had good pitching development.

The key word is contributor.   Right now if you stack Matthews, Sands, Festa, and Varland together you do not get "contributor".  You get incomplete maybes. 

Jax was a 3rd round pick, not mid-round so he doesn't count.

The only real measurable contributor has been Bailey Ober.   

The Twins management's ability to develop pitching has been significantly overstated.