2 days Ago By Ted Schwerzler, Minnesota Sports Fan
Tuesday represented a notable day on the Major League Baseball offseason calendar . Teams are required to have their 40-man roster set prior to the 6pm CT deadline. That means adding Rule 5 Draft eligible players or risk them being selected during the draft that takes place in December.
The Twins had a handful of candidates to consider and made a straightforward move as well as a surprising one. Marco Raya added to the Minnesota Twins 40-man The 2020 Major League Baseball Draft was a weird one. It took place during the pandemic and was shortened to just five rounds.
Marco Raya was Minnesota’s fourth round pick , and he has become the best prospect of the bunch. The guaranteed lock to make his debut on the 40-man roster became the first announcement on Tuesday. The Twins have added RHP Marco Raya to their 40-man roster, per source.
Raya reached Triple-A to end the season and made a single start . He went five innings and struck out four in a scoreless appearance. It was a very nice bow to put on an otherwise interesting season.
The Twins consistently handled him with kid gloves, and his 24 starts at Double-A shake out to just over three innings per outing. Marco Raya was phenomenal in his Triple-A debut for the @StPaulSaints 5 IP / 5 H / 0 R / 0 BB / 4 K This season, the 22-year-old set a career high in innings pitched, games started, and strikeouts #MNTwins pic.twitter.
com/EERhKtwdO3 There was debate as to whether it was Raya or rookie David Festa that held the title of best Twins pitching prospect. Festa made it to the big leagues first , but Raya could join him with a strong start in 2025. Of note, Aaron Sabato was Minnesota’s first round pick in 2020.
He has been a bust , went unprotected, and is eligible to be drafted by another organization this winter. Twins add Travis Adams to 40-man as well Raya was the lone addition to the 40-man from the 2020 Draft. That means prospect Kala’i Rosario will be surprisingly unprotected during the upcoming Rule 5 Draft.
MLB Pipeline called him the toughest decision , but they definitely didn’t see Travis Adams being the alternative . Adams was a sixth round selection in 2021 , and took the 37th spot on Minnesota’s 40-man roster. Travis Adams was blowing doors yesterday in the Double-A @WindSurgeICT win⚔️ 6 IP / 1 H / 0 R / 1 BB / 10 K He had 17 whiffs on 34 swings off his FB on the day and now has a 1.
01 ERA and a 2.03 FIP over his last five outings #MNTwins pic.twitter.
com/gZuNF7EfJM Last season Adams spent the majority of his time at Double-A Wichita. He pitched 19 innings at Triple-A for the Saints but had limited success. With the Wind Surge, Adams posted a 3.
67 ERA across 108 innings. His 9.1 K/9 was impressive, and he adds pitching depth at the highest level of the farm system .
It seems straightforward to suggest that Adams may have somewhat of a limited ceiling. However, he has remained consistent at each stop since the Twins took him out of Sacramento State. The California native will be 25 years old in 2026.
Travis Adams with another dominant start for the @WindSurgeICT , as he set his season-high in strikeouts and retired 14 of the last 17 batters faced 6.2 IP / 6 H / 2 R / 0 BB / 9 K In the month of June: 22 IP 14 H (.175 AVG) 5 ER (2.
05 ERA) 27 K (31.0 K%) 2.55 FIP #MNTwins pic.
twitter.com/fP4E6grl17 Some of the biggest names the Twins could lose during the Rule 5 Draft include the aforementioned Rosario as well as Ricardo Olivar, Christian MacLeod, and Jovani Moran . Minnesota’s 40-man roster currently sits at 37 players .
They will have multiple arbitration decisions to make this week as well . More surprises could be in store. This article first appeared on Minnesota Sports Fan and was syndicated with permission.
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