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Raya ranks fifth in MLB.com’s list of the Twins’ top prospects. The right-hander registered a 4.05 ERA and 103/44 K/BB across 25 starts; the final one in Triple-A and the previous 24 in Double-A. He’ll likely begin the year in St. Paul with a solid chance of making appearances for Minnesota over the summer.

This doesn’t come as a huge surprise with Carrasco having yet another subpar start on Wednesday night. With Hurston Waldrep pitching well, this move opens up a spot for him to remain in Atlanta’s rotation going forward. Sadly, this may be the end of the road for Carrasco.

With Miguel Vargas returning and playing first base, the White Sox are going to move Mead over to third base to allow him to play regularly. ‘‘We need to find out about Curtis, and we haven’t seen him [at third] at the big-league level, so part of that is to explore what the best alignment is going to be,’’ White Sox manager Will Venable said. Despite not yet producing at the big league level, Mead is a former top-50 overall prospect who’s a career .298 minor league hitter with an .878 OPS. He’s worth a look in deeper leagues now that we know he’s going to play most days.

Whitley struck out eight, walked one, and allowed only three hits. Since the Rays transitioned Whitley back into a starting pitcher, he has posted a 1.76 ERA in 30 2/3 innings with a 39/6 K/BB ratio. With a revamped arsenal and plenty of Triple-A success behind him, we may get a chance to see Whitley make MLB starts later this season.

Cowser is eligible to return from the concussion injured list on Thursday, but it’s not going to happen. He’s still dealing with some soreness and is in concussion protocol.

Kopech was put on the injured list back on July 1st with knee inflammation and then had surgery later in the month to repair a torn meniscus. The Dodgers wanted Blake Treinen to throw on back-to-back days before being activated, so if they take the same approach with Kopech, it might be a couple of weeks before the 29-year-old is back in the Dodgers’ bullpen.

Goldschmidt banged his right knee on the ground after his left leg slipped out from under him while he was trying to catch a foul popup on Tuesday. The Yankees are calling the injury a sprain, but they’re hopeful he can avoid the injured list.

Butler took Drew Rasmussen deep for the only earned run that was allowed by Rasmussen in the contest. Butler has homered 16 times and stolen 17 bases, but the overall numbers have paled in comparison to his breakout 2024 campaign.

Caminero also doubled. The 22-year-old is now up to 34 homers on the season, an impressive number for the wide majority of hitters, but particularly for a player that is playing his first full season in the majors. The approach leaves a bit to be desired, but the offensive upside competes with anyone even if he isn’t likely to be a stolen-base threat.

Ginn was solid with nine strikeouts against the Orioles on Friday. He was not so solid Wednesday, giving up six hits with one walk and three strikeouts before exiting. The 26-year-old will try and find the swing-and-miss stuff he showed off against Baltimore when he faces the Twins next Wednesday.

Rasmussen allowed only three hits, and he didn’t walk anyone while striking out five. The 30-year-old gave up his first earned run of the season when he allowed a homer to Lawrence Butler, and this makes eight straight appearances where Rasmussen hasn’t allowed more than two runs. Some of those appearances are as a reliever, but still, an impressive run that pushes his record to 10-5 and lowers his ERA to 2.60. His next start hasn’t been announced yet, but likely comes against the Cardinals next week.