Twins Minor League Report (7/5): Williams Blasts Lead Saints to Big Win

raya line was 4er not 2 wichita has the worst outfield defense I understand they have infielders playing out of position in the outfield but it is hard to watch.

Noticed we don't even put Marco Raya in the prospect summary anymore.

As for Raya, I checked in online in the 4th inning. He had runners on 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs in the 3rd. At that point, he had walked none and given up only 3 hits while striking out 6. He struck out the batter but Cossetti apparently couldn't stop the ball and the batter reached on a wild pitch, scoring a run.

From that point on, every strike he pitched was hit. He walked the next batter on 4 pitches. The next batter swung on a 2-0 count and flied out. The next inning was a homer on the first pitch, a double on the first pitch and a 4 pitch walk. He went over 70 pitches. Yea! But those last 15 pitches were nothing like the first 55. Hopefully, he just needs more stamina because he normally doesn't throw this many pitches.

5 minutes ago, FlyingFinn said:

Noticed we don't even put Marco Raya in the prospect summary anymore.

As for Raya, I checked in online in the 4th inning. He had runners on 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs in the 3rd. At that point, he had walked none and given up only 3 hits while striking out 6. He struck out the batter but Cossetti apparently couldn't stop the ball and the batter reached on a wild pitch, scoring a run.

From that point on, every strike he pitched was hit. He walked the next batter on 4 pitches. The next batter swung on a 2-0 count and flied out. The next inning was a homer on the first pitch, a double on the first pitch and a 4 pitch walk. He went over 70 pitches. Yea! But those last 15 pitches were nothing like the first 55. Hopefully, he just needs more stamina because he normally doesn't throw this many pitches.

 

ted likes to protect the guys he likes and not put him in the prospects summary

I must've missed when Eeles was promoted to AAA from high A. He is handling himself well and he plays the OF too

Every morning with my coffee I always check the league's box scores to see how former Twins are doing.  You know, guys like Kyle Gibson, Sonny Gray, Berrios, Rogers and Eddie Rosario.  Hadn't seen Eddie's name in the Washington lineup the last few days.  Thanks for the heads up as you answered my question and I now know he is with Gwinnett after being released by the Nationals.

Great seeing Jenkins playing more regularly.  Checked his stats.  Interesting, very interesting.  In 110 at bats he has 23 walks and only 15 strikeouts.  That's amazing, at least in my opinion.  

This isn't about the minor leagues, but Margot's defense has been terrible  Weren't we told when they traded for him that he was a top notch defensive outfielder?  Well it wasn't just his mistake(s) last night.  This guy has been brutal in the outfield much of this season.  I think when Royce returns, the Twins need to move Lee to second and get Castro back into his utility role with Royce replacing Margot.  

Anyone else a little worried about Walker Jenkins? It seems he's being used as a DH almost as much as he's playing the field. Is he still nursing the hamstring? Is it a different injury? His performance when he is on the field is nothing close to what it was last year. He's still young, hopefully the further he gets from the injury he'll start to have better at bats and figure things out 

Emma Rodriguez on a rehab assignment today. Yea! One rule Emma - NO sliding head first. Let that thumb fully heal.

Not just worried about Jenkins - But Lewis as well....Only in the form of mismanagement of the hamstring muscle. These are incredible athletes with premium fast twitch that need constant maintenance by themselves AND training staff - ESPECIALLY after an injury occurs. Controlled warmup with focused stretching is critical pre-game and in-game. I, of course, cannot say with certainty that this is not happening and nor that it is. With Lewis especially - Would it be organizationally offensive to bring in one's own personal trainer? Doesn't seem as if the "Twins Way"'is working. Does it?? Win Twins. 

1 hour ago, madtowntwin said:

Not just worried about Jenkins - But Lewis as well....Only in the form of mismanagement of the hamstring muscle. These are incredible athletes with premium fast twitch that need constant maintenance by themselves AND training staff - ESPECIALLY after an injury occurs. Controlled warmup with focused stretching is critical pre-game and in-game. I, of course, cannot say with certainty that this is not happening and nor that it is. With Lewis especially - Would it be organizationally offensive to bring in one's own personal trainer? Doesn't seem as if the "Twins Way"'is working. Does it?? Win Twins. 

I suppose they could have let Lewis’ original injury heal which is reported to be 8 months. He would have missed the season. Is that what you would recommend?

1 hour ago, LambchoP said:

Anyone else a little worried about Walker Jenkins? It seems he's being used as a DH almost as much as he's playing the field. Is he still nursing the hamstring? Is it a different injury? His performance when he is on the field is nothing close to what it was last year. He's still young, hopefully the further he gets from the injury he'll start to have better at bats and figure things out 

Not even a little bit.

I'd bet the twins feel like AB's are more important than playing in the field at this point.  Playing the field everyday gives more chance for re-aggravation and they probably want to get some development out of him this year rather than risk further injury.  

I'd also bet that as we get into late july/august he's playing more in the field.

2 hours ago, roger said:

This isn't about the minor leagues, but Margot's defense has been terrible  Weren't we told when they traded for him that he was a top notch defensive outfielder?  Well it wasn't just his mistake(s) last night.  This guy has been brutal in the outfield much of this season.  I think when Royce returns, the Twins need to move Lee to second and get Castro back into his utility role with Royce replacing Margot.  

He was, but he has regressed significantly the past few years.  From 2017-2021, Statcast had him as a +45 run outfielder, which dropped to 0 from 2022-2023.  Currently -4 this year (and I'm not sure they have last night in the data yet).

3 hours ago, madtowntwin said:

With Lewis especially - Would it be organizationally offensive to bring in one's own personal trainer?

Lewis said on yesterday's radio pregame that he comes to the park 6 hours before game time to fully get all his leg stretching done. He said him and the Twins knew one of these compensation injuries could happen. The other option was to sit out the rest of the season as it would take 8 months to build up the entire muscle package.

It seems to me that the intra-game approach may be more critical than any treatment pregame or postgame....Is that muscle cooling and tightening while on the bench? Would serving as DH make this better or worse?? i've known athletes whose hamstrings  have been problematic their whole careers, I've had issues myself and had a near total tear....That was nearly twenty years ago. I still do the stretches that the Sports PT implemented to this day. For me - Religious post-activity stretching has been critical. All I am saying is that once Royce's / Walker's hamstring heals (several month process) analysis as to the factors leading to the injury and how best to prevent are key....There are a couple of talented wideouts for the Vikings and Packers facing the same dilemma. Much of that process will be outside the context of their seasons via their personal analysis and the personal therapists working with them.