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Marco Raya
- Fort Myers Mighty Mussels - A
- SP
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- Bats: R / Throws: R
- Age: 22
- Rule 5 Eligible: After 2024 Season
- Acquisition Method: Draft
Scouting Report
What’s To Like
The Twins have been high on Marco Raya since they drafted the teenager in the fourth round of the 2020 draft out of high school. Raya was one of the club’s biggest risers in 2022 after not being among Twins Daily’s top-20 prospects entering last season. It was easy to see why he was left off the list since he didn’t pitch at all in 2021 and was looking to make his professional debut in 2022. Since joining the organization, his projection has improved from a mid-rotation starter to a potential ace.
Minnesota had Raya spend the 2022 season in Fort Myers where he was three years younger than the average age of the competition. He only faced younger batters in 46 plate appearances, and he held older batters to a .571 OPS. Raya posted a 10.5 K/9 and a 3.2 BB/9 while batters hit less than .200 against him. His fastball has increased by multiple miles per hour since being drafted. He compliments his fastball with three offspeed offerings that MLB.com already grades as being 50s on the 20-80 scouting scale.
What’s Left to Work On
Shoulder soreness caused Raya to miss the 2021 campaign and his innings were limited in 2022. His frame is built similarly to former Twin Jose Berrios, so there can be questions about long-term durability with pitchers that size. Raya is listed at 6-foot-1 and 170 pounds so there is room to add more muscle to his frame as he enters his 20s. Marcus Stroman is another similar sized pitcher that has found success at the big-league level, but Raya has a better fastball that is paired with very projectable secondary pitches. He is already considered extremely athletic so it will be interesting to see how his off-season regime added to his frame.
Raya has been limited to 19 appearances in his professional career, so the 2023 season is critical for building innings. He pitched fewer than five innings in all but four starts last season and he never threw more than 80 pitches. Minnesota will continue to monitor his innings during his young career, and it seems like 100 innings would be a good goal in 2023. His appearances will continue to come against younger hitters and he can continue to refine his secondary pitch offerings.
What’s Next
During the season’s early weeks, Raya should stay in Fort Myers where the weather will be warmer. His previous shoulder injury is no longer a concern, but there’s no reason to rush him into pitching in colder weather if the team can avoid it. As temperatures improve, Raya can move to Cedar Rapids to accumulate the bulk of his innings. He is already on the national prospect radar after a tremendous debut. By this time next season, he has a chance to be Minnesota’s top prospect and a global top-100 prospect.
Monthly Splits
| Split | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | SVO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | HB | BB | IBB | SO | AVG | WHIP | GO/AO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second Half | 3 | 3 | 3.60 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 53 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 58 | .236 | 1.28 | 0.87 | |
| Scoring Position | -- | -- | -- | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.2 | 22 | -- | -- | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 33 | .220 | 1.04 | 0.92 | |
| Batting Second | -- | -- | -- | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.1 | 17 | -- | -- | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 10 | .370 | 2.42 | 1.11 | |
| Batting Third | -- | -- | -- | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.0 | 10 | -- | -- | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | .217 | 1.08 | 0.71 | |
| Batting First | -- | -- | -- | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.0 | 8 | -- | -- | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 14 | .170 | 1.38 | 1.27 | |
| Leading Off | -- | -- | -- | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.2 | 15 | -- | -- | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 23 | .174 | 1.27 | 0.92 | |
| First Half | WCH | 0 | 1 | 4.78 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.2 | 36 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 45 | .255 | 1.49 | 1.10 |
| vs Right | -- | -- | -- | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 51.1 | 38 | -- | -- | 3 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 59 | .204 | 1.05 | 0.76 | |
| Away Games | WCH | 1 | 2 | 4.79 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.0 | 44 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 45 | .247 | 1.38 | 0.92 |
| Bases Loaded | WCH | -- | -- | -- | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.2 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .125 | 0.75 | 2.00 |
| Runner at 2nd | -- | -- | -- | 17 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.1 | 10 | -- | -- | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | .263 | 1.39 | 1.50 | |
| Runner at 3rd | -- | -- | -- | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.1 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .100 | 0.60 | 2.00 | |
| Behind in Count | -- | -- | -- | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.1 | 29 | -- | -- | 3 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 21 | .284 | 2.77 | 0.64 | |
| Bases Empty | -- | -- | -- | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 50.1 | 49 | -- | -- | 5 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 56 | .245 | 1.53 | 0.94 | |
| Runner at 1st | -- | -- | -- | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.1 | 18 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | .273 | 1.44 | 1.00 | |
| Home Games | 2 | 2 | 3.38 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.2 | 45 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 58 | .239 | 1.34 | 0.98 | |
| Fifth Inning | -- | -- | 9.00 | 11 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | .387 | 2.43 | 0.57 | |
| On Grass | 3 | 4 | 4.05 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97.2 | 89 | 44 | 44 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 103 | .243 | 1.36 | 0.95 | |
| Sixth Inning | WCH | -- | -- | 0.00 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.50 |
| vs Left | -- | -- | -- | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 45.1 | 51 | -- | -- | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 44 | .283 | 1.74 | 1.18 | |
| Runners at 2nd & 3rd | WCH | -- | -- | -- | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.2 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.50 |
| Night Games | 3 | 4 | 4.05 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97.2 | 89 | 44 | 44 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 103 | .243 | 1.36 | 0.95 | |
| Third Inning | -- | -- | 4.24 | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.1 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 22 | .235 | 1.16 | 0.91 | |
| April | WCH | 0 | 0 | 2.38 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | .256 | 1.24 | 1.38 |
| Fourth Inning | -- | -- | 2.08 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.1 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 15 | .235 | 1.21 | 1.64 | |
| May | WCH | 0 | 1 | 7.04 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.1 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 19 | .241 | 1.63 | 1.17 |
| First Inning | -- | -- | 3.96 | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.0 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 27 | .231 | 1.32 | 0.83 | |
| Second Inning | -- | -- | 4.13 | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.0 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 31 | .227 | 1.46 | 0.81 | |
| August | WCH | 1 | 1 | 3.04 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.2 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 20 | .221 | 1.27 | 0.74 |
| September | 1 | 0 | 0.60 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | .208 | 1.00 | 1.58 | |
| One Out | -- | -- | -- | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.0 | 39 | -- | -- | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 34 | .312 | 1.65 | 0.74 | |
| Ahead in Count | -- | -- | -- | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40.0 | 26 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | .179 | 0.65 | 0.93 | |
| June | WCH | 0 | 0 | 4.20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 19 | .259 | 1.47 | 1.20 |
| Two Outs | -- | -- | -- | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.2 | 24 | -- | -- | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 37 | .207 | 1.04 | 1.04 | |
| July | WCH | 1 | 2 | 6.75 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.1 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 20 | .278 | 1.56 | 0.45 |
| Starter | 3 | 4 | 4.05 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97.2 | 89 | 44 | 44 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 103 | .243 | 1.36 | 0.95 | |
| No Outs | -- | -- | -- | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 35.2 | 26 | -- | -- | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 32 | .208 | 1.40 | 1.06 | |
| Batting Sixth | -- | -- | -- | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.0 | 11 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | .275 | 1.40 | 1.63 | |
| Batting Seventh | -- | -- | -- | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.2 | 6 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | .162 | 0.94 | 1.00 | |
| Batting Fourth | -- | -- | -- | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.1 | 9 | -- | -- | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | .209 | 1.05 | 0.69 | |
| Batting Fifth | -- | -- | -- | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.1 | 12 | -- | -- | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | .300 | 1.71 | 0.78 | |
| Runners at 1st & 3rd | WCH | -- | -- | -- | 13 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.1 | 5 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .333 | 1.38 | 0.50 |
| Batting Eighth | -- | -- | -- | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.0 | 12 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | .353 | 1.88 | 0.63 | |
| Batting Ninth | -- | -- | -- | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.0 | 4 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | .121 | 0.80 | 0.90 | |
| Runners at 1st & 2nd | -- | -- | -- | 19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.1 | 5 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .200 | 0.96 | 0.67 |
| Season | Team | LG | Level | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | HLD | SV | SVO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | NP | HB | BB | IBB | SO | AVG | WHIP | GO/AO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | FTM | FSL | A | 3 | 2 | 3.05 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65.0 | 47 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 974 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 76 | .199 | 1.08 | 1.07 |
| 2023 | 2 teams | - | Minors | 0 | 4 | 4.02 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62.2 | 45 | 33 | 28 | 6 | 997 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 65 | .197 | 1.07 | 0.89 |
| 2023 | CR | MID | A+ | 0 | 1 | 2.94 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.2 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 516 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 39 | .192 | 0.92 | 0.71 |
| 2023 | WCH | TEX | AA | 0 | 3 | 5.28 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.0 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 481 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 26 | .204 | 1.24 | 1.10 |
| 2024 | 2 teams | - | Minors | 3 | 4 | 4.05 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97.2 | 89 | 44 | 44 | 8 | 1526 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 103 | .243 | 1.36 | 0.95 |
| 2024 | WCH | TEX | AA | 3 | 4 | 4.27 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92.2 | 84 | 44 | 44 | 8 | 1461 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 99 | .242 | 1.38 | 0.90 |
| 2024 | STP | INT | AAA | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .263 | 1.00 | 2.33 |
| Date | Team | OPP | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | SVO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | HB | BB | IBB | SO | AVG | WHIP | GO/AO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-05 | WCH | vs FRI | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .308 | 1.33 | 1.50 |
| 2024-04-12 | WCH | @ SPR | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .320 | 1.33 | 1.20 |
| 2024-04-19 | WCH | vs TUL | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .278 | 1.11 | 1.00 |
| 2024-04-26 | WCH | @ SA | 0 | 0 | 2.38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .256 | 1.24 | 1.38 |
| 2024-05-03 | WCH | @ NWA | 0 | 0 | 3.07 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .250 | 1.30 | 1.40 |
| 2024-05-10 | WCH | vs ARK | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .250 | 1.34 | 1.29 |
| 2024-05-17 | WCH | @ TUL | 0 | 0 | 4.98 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .265 | 1.52 | 1.18 |
| 2024-05-24 | WCH | vs SA | 0 | 0 | 4.21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .232 | 1.36 | 1.15 |
| 2024-05-31 | WCH | vs SPR | 0 | 1 | 5.06 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .248 | 1.46 | 1.25 |
| 2024-06-07 | WCH | @ NWA | 0 | 0 | 4.99 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .259 | 1.53 | 1.36 |
| 2024-06-14 | WCH | vs MID | 0 | 0 | 4.67 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .254 | 1.47 | 1.23 |
| 2024-06-21 | WCH | @ ARK | 0 | 0 | 4.78 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .255 | 1.49 | 1.10 |
| 2024-06-28 | WCH | vs NWA | 0 | 0 | 4.75 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .252 | 1.46 | 1.23 |
| 2024-07-05 | WCH | @ TUL | 0 | 1 | 5.12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .256 | 1.49 | 1.12 |
| 2024-07-12 | WCH | @ SPR | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .264 | 1.52 | 1.10 |
| 2024-07-19 | WCH | vs FRI | 0 | 1 | 5.83 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .275 | 1.61 | 1.02 |
| 2024-07-26 | WCH | @ AMA | 1 | 0 | 5.34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .260 | 1.49 | 0.90 |
| 2024-08-02 | WCH | vs NWA | 0 | 0 | 5.54 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .268 | 1.53 | 0.88 |
| 2024-08-09 | WCH | @ CC | 0 | 0 | 5.06 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .257 | 1.44 | 0.86 |
| 2024-08-16 | WCH | vs ARK | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .251 | 1.43 | 0.83 |
| 2024-08-23 | WCH | @ MID | 0 | 1 | 4.87 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .253 | 1.44 | 0.85 |
| 2024-08-30 | WCH | vs SPR | 1 | 0 | 4.68 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .249 | 1.43 | 0.85 |
| 2024-09-06 | WCH | @ FRI | 0 | 0 | 4.52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .247 | 1.40 | 0.89 |
| 2024-09-13 | WCH | vs TUL | 1 | 0 | 4.27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .242 | 1.38 | 0.90 |
| 2024-09-20 | STP | vs IND | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .263 | 1.00 | 2.33 |
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