Twins Minor League Week in Review (7/1-7/7): Promotions and Schedule Changes

TRANSACTIONS:

• RHP Zack Weiss rehab transferred from Fort Myers to St. Paul
• OF Maddux Houghton transferred from Fort Myers to St. Paul
• INF Rubel Cespedes activated from IL by Cedar Rapids.
• INF Danny De Andrade underwent season-ending ankle surgery.
• LHP Connor Prielipp has been cleared to start throwing.

WEEK IN REVIEW
Triple-A: St. Paul Saints

• Overall: 44-42 (3-3 last week) Third place in the IL West
• Overview: The Saints were at home against Gwinnett and split the series. Three of the six games saw a side score double-digit runs.
• Matt Wallner batted 6-for-12 in three games before earning a promotion to St. Paul.
• Chris Williams batting .333 in five games while blasting four homers and driving in seven runs.
• Randy Dobnak led the team with five strikeouts.
• Diego Castillo was back after re-signing and worked two scoreless innings.
• What’s Next: A trip to Louisville is on deck. Brock Stewart will join St. Paul for a rehab assignment.

Double-A: Wichita Wind Surge

• Overall: 35-46 (2-4 last week) Fifth place in the Texas League North
• Overview: Playing a Monday game, and having one contest suspended, it was a down week for Wichita against the Drillers.
• Luke Keaschall was selected by the Twins to take over for Brooks Lee in the Futures Game.
• Carson McCusker batted .417 over six games while racking up three doubles and a pair of home runs.
• Jake Rucker hit .346 across six games, he drove in four.
• Marco Raya struck out a team-high seven batters.
• Cory Lewis worked a four inning start allowing just one hit while striking out four.
• Kyle Jones made a three inning scoreless start while striking out three.
• What’s Next: Playing Springfield on the road, it’s a touch test against the top Texas League North squad.

High-A: Cedar Rapids Kernels

• Overall: 48-31 (4-2 last week) Second place in the Midwest League West
• Overview: The Kernels knocked off Quad Cities to stay ahead of them in the standings.
• Rayne Doncon blasted three home runs and hit .400 while driving in eight runs.
• Gabriel Gonzalez was back after a lengthy stay on the injured list. He batted .400 and hit a pair of home runs with seven RBI.
• Tyler Dearden made a good first impression by batting .467 with a pair of doubles in four games.
• Kyle Bischoff worked 2 2/3 scoreless in relief and struck out a team-high six batters.
• Jordan Carr and Ty Langenberg both had scoreless starts of 5 2/3 innings. They each struck out four.
• Jeremy Lee worked a five inning scoreless start while striking out five.
• What’s Next: A date with Beloit on the road looms. 

Low-A: Fort Myers Mighty Mussels

• Overall: 42-37 (5-1 last week) Third place in Florida State League West
• Overview: Picking up a place in the standings, Fort Myers was just a win away from a sweep against Bradenton.
• Byron Chourio had 10 total bases and hit a dinger while driving in five runs.
• Wilfri Castro and Dameury Pena both hit a pair of home runs.
• Walker Jenkins batted .294 while drawing seven walks. 
• Spencer Bengard worked a scoreless six innings while striking out five and walking none.
• Tanner Hall only turned in three innings for his start, but struck out seven.
• Paulshawn Pasqualotto worked three innings of relief and struck out six.
• What’s Next: Back home to face Tampa, the Mighty Mussels tangle with the Florida State League West’s worst team.

Complex League: FCL Twins

• Overall: 22-25 (2-4 last week) Fourth place in Florida Complex League South
• Jayson Bass batted .500 across 12 at bats and recorded both a double and triple.
• Yasser Mercedes hit a pair of home runs while driving in five and tallying 11 total bases.
• Adrian Bohorquez struck out a team high five batters.
• Juan Cota worked three scoreless innings during his start.

Dominican Summer League: DSL Twins

• Overall: 7-8 (2-3 last week) Sixth place in Dominican Summer League South
• Victor Leal, Eduardo Beltre, and Irvin Nunez all hit home runs.
• Carlos Silva had a pair of doubles.
• Melvin Rodriguez worked three innings in relief and struck out four.
• Cristian Hernandez’s eight strikeouts were a team high.

PROSPECT SUMMARY

#1– Walker Jenkins (Fort Myers) – 5-15, 4 R, 3 RBI, 7 BB, 3 K, 3 SB
#2 – Brooks Lee (Minnesota) – 9-19, 3 R, 2B, HR, 6 RBI, BB, 2 K
#4 – David Festa (Minnesota) – 5.0 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
#5 – Gabriel Gonzalez (Cedar Rapids) – 8-20, 2 R, 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 2 K
#6 – Marco Raya (Wichita) – 4.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
#7 – Charlee Soto (Fort Myers) – 4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
#8 – Austin Martin (Minnesota) – 1-5, R, BB, K
#9 – Luke Keaschall (Wichita) – 5-22, 3 R, 2 2B, RBI, 4 BB, 6 K, SB
#11 – Simeon Woods Richardson (Minnesota) – 11.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 8 K
#13 – Tanner Schobel (Wichita) – 2-20, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI, 4 BB, 4 K
#14 – Zebby Matthews (Wichita) – 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
#15 – Cory Lewis (Wichita) – 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
#18 – Yunior Severino (St. Paul) – 5-21, 2 R, 2 2B, RBI, 2 BB, 8 K
#20 – Ricardo Olivar (Cedar Rapids) – 7-14, 7 R, 2B, 2 3B, 3 RBI, 4 BB, 2 K

Hitter of the Week - Carson McCusker (Wichita) - 10-24, 5 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 BB, 7 K, SB

Pitcher of the Week - Jeremy Lee (Cedar Rapids) - 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K

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