Official MiLB/Prospects Thread

[John_Havok]

Clay Davenport publishes all kinds of advanced stats for the majors and minor leagues so, for whatever it might be worth, I took a look at some of defensive runs above average he calculates. I have no idea what method he uses to get these numbers.

 

Here's the link: http://claydavenport.com/stats/webpages/2018/2018pageTORrealALL.shtml

 

The site is a nightmare to navigate. The defense numbers are on the far right of the table. I believe the format "13-3B -1 12-2B 2" translates into "13 games started at 3B, 1 run below average. 12 games started at 2B, 2 runs above average. There are tables for the different teams (MLB down to Bluefield).

 

Notable numbers:

 

Vlad Jr was +4 at both AA and AAA. For some reason I'm just a bit skeptical of him being a +8 defender at 3B but it's certainly encouraging to see positive numbers.

 

Alford +1

 

Jansen -5 (Buffalo)

 

Pompey -2 RF, -2 LF

 

Tellez -1

 

Roemon Fields +7 CF, +5 RF (I included him only because of the high numbers and proximity to MLB)

 

Biggio +6 2B, 0 3B

 

Pentecost +5 C

 

Harold Ramirez -5 RF, -1 LF

 

Bo Bichette -1 SS, -1 2B

 

Kevin Smith (Dunedin) +8 SS, +2 2B

 

Kevin Smith (Lansing) +3 SS, 0 3B

 

Warmoth +3 SS, +2 2B

 

Ryan Noda +1 1B, +2 LF

 

Chavez Young, +2 RF, +14 CF

 

Samad Taylor +7 2B

 

Otto Lopez -1 3B, +2 2B

 

Griffin Conine +12 RF

 

Cal Stevenson +10 LF, +3 CF

 

Jordan Groshans 0 SS, 0 3B (only 11 starts at Bluefield, though)

 

 

Note that I only included Kevin Smith and Vlad's numbers from different leagues. There were other guys who split time between leagues but I didn't bother adding them. There really wasn't much in the way of significant mid-season promotions outside of Smith and Vladdy

 

 

Cal Stevenson and Chavez Young might be more intriguing than we think. Kevin Smith top 60 prospect?

 

 

Again, I don't know what value these numbers have but they're fun to look at.

 

Without knowing the methodoligy its hard to say how significant the numbers are tbh. Does he provide the methodology at all anywhere?

[THANOS]

I don't see Vlad signing an extension. He comes from money and if he bets on himself for six years he will hit the open market at age 26/27 and easily get more than any extension he signs today will give him. Only risk is injury but he's only 19. At 19 we all think we are invincible.

 

Vlad may be a different cat too, though. Because he comes from money, he has less need for it. Perhaps he signs an extension with the main motivator being comfort level?

[bottomsup]

Clay Davenport publishes all kinds of advanced stats for the majors and minor leagues so, for whatever it might be worth, I took a look at some of defensive runs above average he calculates. I have no idea what method he uses to get these numbers.

 

Here's the link: http://claydavenport.com/stats/webpages/2018/2018pageTORrealALL.shtml

 

The site is a nightmare to navigate. The defense numbers are on the far right of the table. I believe the format "13-3B -1 12-2B 2" translates into "13 games started at 3B, 1 run below average. 12 games started at 2B, 2 runs above average. There are tables for the different teams (MLB down to Bluefield).

 

Notable numbers:

 

Vlad Jr was +4 at both AA and AAA. For some reason I'm just a bit skeptical of him being a +8 defender at 3B but it's certainly encouraging to see positive numbers.

 

Alford +1

 

Jansen -5 (Buffalo)

 

Pompey -2 RF, -2 LF

 

Tellez -1

 

Roemon Fields +7 CF, +5 RF (I included him only because of the high numbers and proximity to MLB)

 

Biggio +6 2B, 0 3B

 

Pentecost +5 C

 

Harold Ramirez -5 RF, -1 LF

 

Bo Bichette -1 SS, -1 2B

 

Kevin Smith (Dunedin) +8 SS, +2 2B

 

Kevin Smith (Lansing) +3 SS, 0 3B

 

Warmoth +3 SS, +2 2B

 

Ryan Noda +1 1B, +2 LF

 

Chavez Young, +2 RF, +14 CF

 

Samad Taylor +7 2B

 

Otto Lopez -1 3B, +2 2B

 

Griffin Conine +12 RF

 

Cal Stevenson +10 LF, +3 CF

 

Jordan Groshans 0 SS, 0 3B (only 11 starts at Bluefield, though)

 

 

Note that I only included Kevin Smith and Vlad's numbers from different leagues. There were other guys who split time between leagues but I didn't bother adding them. There really wasn't much in the way of significant mid-season promotions outside of Smith and Vladdy

 

 

Cal Stevenson and Chavez Young might be more intriguing than we think. Kevin Smith top 60 prospect?

 

 

Again, I don't know what value these numbers have but they're fun to look at.

 

Those numbers support Chavez Young's defensive reputation. IIRC, he was the only MILB player with 50 xtra base hits and 40 steals. This guy is a future top 100 prospect.

[43211234]

Without knowing the methodoligy its hard to say how significant the numbers are tbh. Does he provide the methodology at all anywhere?

 

Not that I can find. I believe the metric is called Davenport Fielding Runs but I can't find any specifics. I think it was originally from back around 2004 when he worked for Baseaball Prospectus but I'm not sure if the methodology has been updated since then.

 

I think it might not have been released publicly.

[Brownie19]

Those numbers support Chavez Young's defensive reputation. IIRC, he was the only MILB player with 50 xtra base hits and 40 steals. This guy is a future top 100 prospect.

 

can he arrive in 2020?

[bottomsup]

can he arrive in 2020?

 

that should be his ETA

[TheOutsider]

Those numbers support Chavez Young's defensive reputation. IIRC, he was the only MILB player with 50 xtra base hits and 40 steals. This guy is a future top 100 prospect.

 

Still skeptical on the bat, he's hit quite good but plenty of hitters have hit quite good in Lansing only to find Dunedin and New Hampshire to be too tough a test.

[John_Havok]

Still skeptical on the bat, he's hit quite good but plenty of hitters have hit quite good in Lansing only to find Dunedin and New Hampshire to be too tough a test.

 

He needs to grow into a few more HR rather than doubles and trim the K rate to be projected as a starter unless his D in CF is elite to the level of Pillar in his prime.

 

Working for him is that his walk rate nearly doubled this year while moving up a level to his first year of full season ball. The rest of his peripherals stayed pretty much the same, which is decidedly not a bad thing.

[P2F]

[Krylian]

 

Just what I like to see. Our $3.5m investment bunting

[P2F]

Just what I like to see. Our $3.5m investment bunting

Watch more than four seconds.

[Krylian]

Watch more than four seconds.

 

I did. But it's like watching to lesbians chop off a guys balls at the beginning of a video then go downtown on each other afterward. It just puts you in the wrong mood.

[TheHurl]

He looks 13

[Boxcar]

I can't remember the farm being so chock full of intriguing guys. Future is bright.

[tercet]

Hopefully we can finally hit on a draft pick in the 8-12 range too. Most of them lately haven't worked out, McGuire, Hoffman, Pentecost.

[Ray]

Nate Pearson will be going to the Arizona Fall League

[Jimcanuck]

Hopefully we can finally hit on a draft pick in the 8-12 range too. Most of them lately haven't worked out, McGuire, Hoffman, Pentecost.

 

Most of them haven't worked out, for every team.

[Jimcanuck]

Baseball America breakout prospect of the year - Wander Franco

 

Wander Franco had a lot of baseball influences growing up in the Dominican Republic.

 

His uncles Erick and Willy Aybar played in the majors. The Bani native also has two older brothers, both named Wander, who were well-regarded amateurs who signed with the Royals and Rangers as 16-years-olds.

 

But Franco’s biggest influence—his idol—was his neighbor.

 

“Jose Ramirez,” Franco said through a translator, breaking into a wide smile as he mentioned the Indians’ star third baseman’s name. “That’s my friend from back home and I watch him a lot, to try to obviously understand what hitters are trying to do.

 

“When I was little, we were neighbors, so I got to meet him and watch him come up and do all his good things. That’s my idol.”

 

Like Ramirez, Franco has dyed the top layer of his hair blonde. Like Ramirez, Franco is a switch-hitter who plays the left side of the infield. And like Ramirez, Franco is raking.

The Rays signed Franco, the No. 1 international prospect in the 2017 class, for $3.825 million last year when he was 16 years old. This year at the tender age of 17, he won player of the year honors in the Rookie-level Appalachian League while making his pro debut.

 

After skipping the Gulf Coast League altogether, Franco shined for Princeton, batting .351/.418/.587 with 11 home runs, 10 doubles and seven triples in 61 games. He still wears braces and can grow only wisps of facial hair, yet, playing at the same age as a high school junior in a league where the average player is 20 years old, he had more walks (27) than strikeouts (19) and led the league in hits (85) and RBIs (57).

 

“He’s lived up to the bill of sale, there’s no doubt about that,” Princeton manager Danny Sheaffer said. “He’s a real mature 17-year-old kid who at times makes you wonder how he’s got so much baseball ability.

 

“Besides the numbers he’s putting up and how hard he hits the ball from both sides of the plate, he seems to end up at the right place on defense all the time. He slows the game down to the point to where nothing really catches him off guard . . . I think his best days are ahead of him, even though I think he’s the best player in this league.”

 

Based on his pedigree, Franco’s success isn’t entirely unexpected, but before he was a teenage millionaire, he was just another elementary school-aged boy who wanted to hang out with the older kids.

 

Franco was 7 years old the first time he met Ramirez, then 15. They quickly struck up a relationship. Even after Ramirez signed with the Indians after the 2009 season and came to the U.S., they remained in touch.

 

They’re now both professionals, and that relationship hasn’t changed. Franco said he texts Ramirez every day. Ramirez, for his part, occasionally sends a friend to watch Franco play and report back to him.

 

“I keep track of what he’s doing,” Franco said. “Obviously, I’m following that same path and when I talk to him, Jose always lets me know, ‘If you ever have any issues, you got me here (to help).’ ”

 

There haven’t been many issues to speak of for Franco.

 

In addition to his offensive success, Franco has also impressed defensively. Though he made 14 errors, his arm strength and ability to get to balls in all directions have stood out.

 

“He shows me a shortstop’s arm, he’s got great range, he’s got super instincts in the field,” Sheaffer said. “Whether he stays at shortstop or not, that’s not my call. He may have enough power to hit on the corner at third base. We do have a lot of shortstops in the organization, but no one is going to stop him from advancing.“

 

Franco’s demeanor has impressed Sheaffer equally as much as his skills. Sheaffer, a 57-year-old former big league catcher, saw Franco for the first time in spring training and was immediately struck by the teenager’s maturity and humility.

 

“Somebody who comes in with that résumé that he has and has signed for a substantial amount of money, you would think that they act like they deserve to be treated better,” Sheaffer said.

 

“I didn’t see that out of Wander. I saw a kid who loved to play the game, was liked by his teammates, had good communication with his coaches, he was there as part of 170 guys. No prima donna attitude or anything like that.”

 

Franco’s maturity and composure carried over to the Appy League, though there is one thing that frustrates him—not playing.

 

“He’s a kid who’s going to get some days off and he shows frustration when he gets days off,” Sheafffer said. “He wants to be out there every day. There’s not a whole lot of things that make you think he’s only 17 years old. But for a young man who is competing for the first time in a real baseball setting, he’s not only impressing me and the coaching staff, he’s impressing the rest of the league.”

 

Impressing—and terrorizing.

 

For Franco, it’s simply a product of mirroring his idol.

 

“I try to mimic Ramirez’s aggressiveness,” Franco said. “I want to mimic his swing because he makes a lot of contact.”

 

Franco has done plenty of that, and more, in his first professional season.

 

Whether he ends up the second coming of his idol Ramirez is too early to tell. Regardless, there is no doubt in the mind of his manager that Franco has the talent to be a similarly special player.

 

“I don’t think there is a comparable player out there to him because the ones I’m thinking about in my mind are really, really good major league players,” Sheaffer said. “I don’t see any part of this game that’s going to trick him or slow him down.

 

“He handles himself as a pro, and as I said, his best days are ahead of him.”

[TheHurl]

A 31-45 team just won the NWL title with a walk off balk. What was someone saying about increasing the playoffs to 16 teams.

 

The worst part for me is that on Social media it's being praised as a great story.

[glory]

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/09/victor-victor-mesa-free-agent-mlb-cuba.html

 

The Jays have nothing left to spend right? Morales, Gurriel, Diaz.....corner that Cuban market. But if there isn't enough funds then I guess not.

[metafour]

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/09/victor-victor-mesa-free-agent-mlb-cuba.html

 

The Jays have nothing left to spend right? Morales, Gurriel, Diaz.....corner that Cuban market. But if there isn't enough funds then I guess not.

 

Did you seriously need to ask that?

 

We gave $3.5 million to Martinez. We obviously have no money to sign either of the Mesa brothers.

[Abomination]

A 31-45 team just won the NWL title with a walk off balk. What was someone saying about increasing the playoffs to 16 teams.

 

The worst part for me is that on Social media it's being praised as a great story.

 

The fact that the NWL uses a f***ed up playoff process is what's responsible for a 31 and 45 team making the playoffs, not the number of teams that make it.

[glory]

Did you seriously need to ask that?

 

We gave $3.5 million to Martinez. We obviously have no money to sign either of the Mesa brothers.

 

Sorry, I didn't eat enough meat this morning. The vegetables affected my memory.

[glory]

A 31-45 team just won the NWL title with a walk off balk. What was someone saying about increasing the playoffs to 16 teams.

 

The worst part for me is that on Social media it's being praised as a great story.

 

16 teams making the playoffs in baseball would be awful, but seems like something Manfred would do. Hope not.

[Spanky__99]

Sorry, I didn't eat enough meat this morning. The vegetables affected my memory.

 

lol... the comments towards the O's org are Gold...

[Spanky__99]

A 31-45 team just won the NWL title with a walk off balk. What was someone saying about increasing the playoffs to 16 teams.

 

The worst part for me is that on Social media it's being praised as a great story.

 

That was gross to lose on a balk like that, in the spirit of the balk ruling; it's meant to prevent pitchers from deceiving base-runners, somewhere down the road they should change that rule to a deadball or even just a ball. They lost because a guy's cleat getting caught seems far too harsh. Meh... just my opinion.

[glory]

lol... the comments towards the O's org are Gold...

 

The O's will find a way to mess up all that international cap money somehow. That's how they roll.

[TheHurl]

BA Minor League All stars.

 

C Danny Jansen | Blue Jays

Triple-A Buffalo (International)

 

Jansen proved last year’s breakout was no fluke with another excellent campaign. His .863 OPS led all minor league catchers with at least 300 plate appearances, and he was rewarded with his first big league callup on Aug. 13. He immediately took over as the Blue Jays’ starting catcher and reached base in each of his first eight games. Defensively, Jansen made five errors and allowed just five passed balls, but he threw out just 24 percent of basestealers.

 

1B Peter Alonso | Mets

Triple-A Las Vegas (Pacific Coast)

 

The hulking Florida product took his power production to a new level in his second full season. Alonso finished tied for first in the minors in home runs (36), first in RBIs (119), third in extra-base hits (67) and third in total bases (272) as he mashed his way up to Triple-A. He crushed both righthanders (.285 average, .982 OPS) and lefthanders (.283, .956) and, importantly, became much more reliable defensively. After making 19 errors in 83 games at first base last year, Alonso committed nine errors in 110 games this year.

 

2B Gavin Lux | Dodgers

Double-A Tulsa (Texas)

 

Lux used a disappointing first full season as motivation to transform his body last winter. The result was a bigger, stronger, faster Lux and a breakout season. The 2016 first-round pick led all full-season shortstops in batting average (.324), on-base percentage (.399) and slugging percentage (.514) while advancing to Double-A as a 20-year-old. He was in the mix for the California League batting and OPS titles when he was promoted to Double-A and didn’t miss a beat, recording a hit in 22 of 28 games in the Texas League. An everyday shortstop with plus athleticism, Lux also played 17 games at second base.

 

SS Wander Franco | Rays

Rookie-level Princeton (Appalachian)

 

The top prospect in the 2017 international class lived up to the hype and then some in his pro debut. Just 17 years old, Franco skipped over the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League, went straight to the Appalachian League and hit .351 with 11 home runs and 46 RBIs in 61 games. He had more walks (27) than strikeouts (19), and his ability to get to his power without swinging and missing was particularly uncanny. Franco’s 7 percent strikeout rate was the lowest of any minor league shortstop with at least 250 plate appearances. His .587 slugging percentage, meanwhile, was the highest.

 

3B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | Blue Jays

Triple-A Buffalo (International)

 

The year his father was inducted into to the Hall of Fame, Vlad Jr. added to his own growing legend. Guerrero’s .382 batting average led the minors by more than 30 points. He also led the minors with a .638 slugging percentage. Despite missing almost two months with a knee injury, he still hit a career-high 20 home runs. A promotion to Triple-A coming off his injury was supposed to be a challenge, but instead Guerrero posted more walks (15) and extra-base hits (13) than strikeouts (10). Guerrero won not only the minor league batting title, but his 1.073 OPS led the minors as well.

 

 

Twins outfielder Alex Kirilloff had no problems bouncing back form Tommy John.

OF Alex Kirilloff | Twins

High Class A Fort Myers (Florida State)

 

Kirilloff returned from Tommy John surgery and dominated both low Class A and high Class A in a brilliant full-season debut. The 2016 first-round pick finished first in the minors in total bases (296), second in hits (178), third in batting average (.348) and seventh in RBIs (101), and he would have won both the Midwest and Florida State league batting titles with enough plate appearances to qualify. Kirilloff also notched seven assists from the outfield, an encouraging sign for his surgically repaired left elbow.

 

OF Jo Adell | Angels

Double-A Mobile (Southern)

 

Last year’s No. 10 overall draft pick blitzed through three levels to reach Double-A as a teenager in his first full season, showing a tantalizing blend of power, contact and speed. Adell’s .897 OPS was the highest of any teenager in full-season ball outside of Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and overall he compiled 32 doubles, 20 home runs and 15 stolen bases while playing older competition at every level. Adell did that while playing a solid center field and impressing at all three outfield positions, showing off both plus speed and plus arm strength.

 

OF Kyle Tucker | Astros

Triple-A Fresno (Pacific Coast)

 

Tucker opened the year as the second-youngest everyday player in the Pacific Coast League and more than held his own. The 2015 first-round pick delivered his second straight 20-20 season with 24 home runs and 20 stolen bases, finished third in the minors with a .989 OPS and earned his first big league callup in July. Tucker impressed on the other side of the ball as well, notching 10 outfield assists while seeing time at all three outfield spots.

 

DH Eloy Jimenez | White Sox

Triple-A Charlotte (International)

 

Jimenez gave White Sox fans something to get excited about while the South Siders struggled through a miserable season in the American League. Jimenez destroyed all comers in both Double-A and Triple-A, finishing with a combined .337/.384/.577 line with 22 home runs and 75 RBIs. Injuries again limited Jimenez—he missed the first two weeks of the season with a pectoral strain and two more weeks in July with a strained abductor muscle—but once he got healthy he was just about unstoppable. After returning from his abductor strain in mid-July, Jimenez hit .371/.403/.629 the rest of the season.

 

SP Dylan Cease | White Sox

Double-A Birmingham (Southern)

 

The White Sox acquired Cease with Eloy Jimenez from the Cubs in last year’s trade for Jose Quintana, and the fireballing righthander turned a corner in his first full season as a member of the White Sox organization. Armed with a 98 mph fastball and hammer curveball, Cease went 12-2, 2.40 and struck out 32.5 percent of the batters he faced, fourth-highest in the minors among qualified starters. His .187 opponent average was good for fifth in the minors as well, and he would have won both the Carolina and Southern league ERA titles if he had enough innings to qualify.

 

SP Touki Toussaint | Braves

Triple-A Gwinnett (International)

 

The electric Toussaint finally found some control and put together the best season of his career in 2018. Throwing more strikes than ever, the 22-year-old righthander posted a 2.93 ERA at Double-A, was even better at Triple-A with a 5-0, 1.43 mark, and made his major league debut on Aug. 13. Overall, Toussaint finished tied for eighth in the minors with 163 strikeouts despite missing a few starts when he was in the majors.

 

SP Justus Sheffield | Yankees

Triple-A Scranton W-B (International)

 

The 2014 first-round pick keeps getting better every year and now is on the brink of the majors. Sheffield climbed from Double-A to Triple-A this season and dominated the highest levels of the minors, allowing one earned run or fewer in 14 of his 20 starts. Above all else, he proved incredibly difficult to square up. Sheffield allowed just four home runs all season, and his .195 opponent average ranked eighth in the minors overall.

 

SP Ian Anderson | Braves

Double-A Mississippi (Southern)

 

The Braves took the reigns off Anderson in his second full season and the righthander soared up to Double-A at age 20. The No. 3 overall pick in 2016, Anderson held opponents to two earned runs or fewer in 19 of his 24 starts, primarily at high Class A Florida, including nine scoreless outings. He allowed just two home runs all season, and he finished in the top 20 in the minors among starters with a 2.49 ERA (20th) and .199 opponent average (15th).

 

SP Jesus Luzardo | Athletics

Triple-A Nashville (Pacific Coast)

 

Luzardo’s first full season back from Tommy John surgery couldn’t have gone any better. The precocious 20-year-old got promoted out of high Class A after just three starts, led the Double-A Texas League with a 2.29 ERA during his time there and finished the season in Triple-A. Luzardo’s season highlights included a 28-inning scoreless streak at Double-A, and he was so efficient that he pitched at least five innings in 17 of his 23 starts despite being on a strict pitch count. Overall, Luzardo posted a 2.88 ERA across the three levels all while being significantly younger than his competition at each stop.

 

 

Colin Poche

 

RP Colin Poche | Rays

Triple-A Durham (International)

 

Poche began the year as a Diamondbacks prospect before going to the Rays on May 1 as a player to be named in the Steven Souza trade. No matter where he pitched, Poche was just about untouchable. He began the year on a 20-inning scoreless streak that stretched from Opening Day until May 15, delivered another 16-inning scoreless streak a few weeks later and overall held opponents scoreless in 34 of his 40 appearances on the year. Poche’s 0.82 ERA was lowest in the minors among pitchers with at least 65 innings, and his strikeout rate of 15.0 per nine innings was the highest.

[TheHurl]

FIRST TEAM

Pos Player (Highest Level) Age AVG OBP SLG AB R H HR RBI BB SO SB

C Danny Jansen, Blue Jays (AAA) 23 .275 .390 .473 298 45 82 12 58 44 49 5

1B Peter Alonso, Mets (AAA) 23 .285 .395 .579 478 92 136 36 119 76 128 0

2B Gavin Lux, Dodgers (AA) 20 .324 .399 .514 463 85 150 15 57 57 88 13

SS Wander Franco, Rays ® 17 .351 .418 .587 242 46 85 11 57 27 19 4

3B Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays (AAA) 19 .381 .437 .636 357 67 136 20 78 37 38 3

OF Kyle Tucker, Astros (AAA) 21 .332 .400 .590 407 86 135 24 93 48 84 20

OF Jo Adell, Angels (AA) 19 .290 .355 .543 396 83 115 20 77 32 111 15

OF Alex Kirilloff, Twins (HiA) 20 .348 .392 .578 512 75 178 20 101 38 86 4

DH Eloy Jimenez, White Sox (AAA) 21 .337 .384 .577 416 64 140 22 75 32 69 0

Pos Player (Highest Level) Age W L ERA G GS IP H BB SO AVG WHIP

SP Dylan Cease, White Sox (AA) 22 12 2 2.40 23 23 124 82 50 160 .189 1.06

SP Touki Toussaint, Braves (AAA) 22 9 6 2.38 24 24 136 101 53 163 .202 1.13

SP Justus Sheffield, Yankees (AAA) 22 7 6 2.48 25 20 116 82 50 123 .195 1.14

SP Ian Anderson, Braves (AA) 20 4 7 2.49 24 24 119 87 49 142 .199 1.14

SP Jesus Luzardo, Athletics (AAA) 20 10 5 2.88 23 23 109 89 30 129 .220 1.09

RP Colin Poche, Rays (AAA) 24 6 0 0.82 40 2 66 33 19 119 .151 0.79

SECOND TEAM

Pos Player (Highest Level) Age AVG OBP SLG AB R H HR RBI BB SO SB

C Austin Allen, Padres (AA) 24 .290 .351 .506 451 59 131 22 56 37 97 0

1B Nate Lowe, Rays (AAA) 22 .330 .416 .578 482 93 159 27 102 68 90 1

2B Brandon Lowe, Rays (AAA) 24 .297 .391 .558 380 73 113 22 76 57 102 8

SS Royce Lewis, Twins (HiA) 19 .292 .352 .451 483 83 141 14 74 43 84 28

3B Taylor Ward, Angels (AAA) 24 .349 .446 .531 375 68 131 14 60 65 94 18

OF Yordan Alvarez, Astros (AAA) 21 .293 .369 .534 335 63 98 20 74 42 92 6

OF Alex Verdugo, Dodgers (AAA) 22 .329 .391 .472 343 44 113 10 44 34 47 8

OF Tyler O’Neill, Cardinals (AAA) 23 .311 .385 .693 238 61 74 26 63 29 68 3

DH Franmil Reyes, Padres (AAA) 22 .324 .428 .614 210 50 68 16 52 37 59 0

Pos Player (Highest Level) Age W L ERA G GS IP H BB SO AVG WHIP

SP Logan Allen, Padres (AAA) 21 14 6 2.54 25 24 149 110 51 151 .205 1.05

SP Corbin Martin, Astros (AA) 22 9 2 2.51 25 21 122 88 35 122 .199 1.01

SP Taylor Widener, D-backs (AA) 23 5 8 2.75 26 25 137 99 43 176 .197 1.03

SP Michael King, Yankees (AAA) 23 11 5 1.79 25 24 161 118 29 152 .202 0.91

SP Patrick Sandoval, Angels (AA) 22 11 1 2.06 26 20 122 88 29 145 .196 0.96

RP Tommy Eveld, Marlins (AA) 24 4 3 1.07 45 0 50 36 11 61 .198 0.93

[TheHurl]

Now by Class

 

TRIPLE-A (INTERNATIONAL/PACIFIC COAST)

Pos Player, Team (Organization) Age AVG OBP SLG G AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB

C Danny Jansen, Buffalo (Blue Jays) 23 .275 .390 .473 88 298 82 21 1 12 44 49 5

1B Dan Vogelbach, Tacoma (Mariners) 25 .290 .434 .545 84 297 86 16 0 20 77 59 0

2B Brandon Lowe, Durham (Rays) 23 .304 .380 .613 46 181 55 14 0 14 22 47 0

3B Taylor Ward, Salt Lake (Angels) 24 .352 .442 .537 60 227 80 18 0 8 36 61 10

SS Kevin Newman, Indianapolis (Pirates) 24 .302 .350 .407 109 437 132 30 2 4 31 50 28

OF Eloy Jimenez, Charlotte (White Sox) 21 .355 .399 .597 55 211 75 13 1 12 14 30 0

OF Tyler O’Neill, Memphis (Cardinals) 23 .311 .385 .693 64 238 74 9 2 26 29 68 3

OF Kyle Tucker, Fresno (Astros) 21 .332 .400 .590 100 407 135 27 3 24 48 84 20

DH Franmil Reyes, El Paso (Padres) 22 .324 .428 .614 58 210 68 11 1 16 37 59 0

Pos Pitcher, Team (Organization) Age W L ERA G GS SV IP H BB SO AVG SO/9

SP Enyel de los Santos, Lehigh Valley (Phillies) 22 10 5 2.63 22 22 0 127 104 43 110 .226 7.8

SP Dakota Hudson, Memphis (Cardinals) 23 13 3 2.50 19 19 0 112 107 38 87 .254 7

SP Michael Kopech, Charlotte (White Sox) 22 7 7 3.70 24 24 0 126 101 60 170 .219 12.1

SP Stephen Gonsalves, Rochester (Twins) 23 9 3 2.96 19 18 0 100 65 55 95 .187 8.6

SP Cole Irvin, Lehigh Valley (Phillies) 24 14 4 2.57 26 25 0 161 135 35 131 .227 7.3

RP Colin Poche, Durham (Rays) 24 5 0 1.08 28 2 1 50 29 17 78 .172 14

Player of the Year: Kyle Tucker, Fresno (Astros)

Pitcher of the Year: Dakota Hudson, Memphis (Cardinals)