One team threw a no-hitter, one team was no-hit; both teams won
This week’s minor league roundup will only feature the numbers accumulated prior to the start of play on Monday.
This was the fourth week of minor league play with all of the Rays full season minor league teams having completed their first full week of play.
According to FanGraphs (which factors in age and proximity to the big leagues), the overall top hitter in the Rays farm system is NO LONGER Chandler Simpson after a year long reign. Instead, it is 25-year old Tanner Murray. The infielder is hitting .291/.333/.532 with 4 HR over 84 PA, registering a 127 wRC+.
Meanwhile, the top pitcher continues to be Ian Seymour, who delivered another solid fiv einnings of work. He now has a 2.70 ERA | 3.388 FIP with a 31.7 K% & 4.9 BB% over 20 IP.
Before we get to the statistical breakdowns. Here is some news or somethings I have noticed from around the Rays system.
- Outfield prospect Brailer Guerrero made his season debut, going hitless over three at-bats and drawing a walk in Single-A. Tre’ Morgan and Xavier Isaac also made their season debuts
- On Friday, the Charleston River Dogs were no-hit and only had one walk, but still won the game 1-0. In the bottom of the 8th, three players reached by either walking or being hit by a pitch. A sac-fly brought the eventual winning run home.
- Also on Friday, the Montgomery Biscuits won a 13-12 contest in which they used three position players on the mound
- On Saturday, Joe Boyle and the Durham Bulls threw a no-hitter. Boyle did the bulk of the work, delivering six no-hit innings, walking two and striking out seven; Cole Sulser and Jacob Waguespack pitched the final three innings.
- Some interesting pitching developments in Durham. Joey Gerber has been employed as an opener with some success. Ian Seymour and Joe Rock have both been entering the game following Gerber.
- Baseball America had two bits of Rays coverage: Statcast Standouts which includes Tanner Murray and Chanlder Simpson and then a singular piece on Simpson already establishing the fastest home-to-first time in baseball this year.
TEAM LEADERS
- (minimum of 30 PA for hitters and 30 TBF for pitchers)
- Baseball America top ten prospects are featured below each team they’re currently assigned to.
Tampa Bay Rays
- Chandler Simpson
AAA: .300/.317/.333 | 9.4 K% | 3.1 BB% | 0 HR | 8 SB | 81 wRC+ | 64 PA
MLB: .250/.250/.375 | 12.5 K% | 0.0 BB% | 0 HR | 1 SB | 80 wRC+ | 8 PA | 0.0 fWAR
Durham Bulls
Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .308, Tres Barrera
OBP: .360, Jamie Westbrook
SLG: .718, Tres Barrera
HR: 5, Tres Barrera
wRC+: 177, Tres Barrera
SB: 3, Carson Williams & Tristan Peters
Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 0.00, Jacob Waguespack
FIP: 1.72, Jacob Waguespack
K%: 40.0%, Jacob Waguespack
BB%: 3.1%, Joey Krehbiel
WHIP: 0.58, Jacob Waguespack
AVG: .074, Connor Seabold
WHIFF%: 17.6%, Ian Seymour
Top 10 Prospects
- Carson Williams:
AAA: .164/.301/.262 | 39.7 K% | 15.1 BB% | 1 HR | 3 SB | 60 wRC+ | 73 PA - Tre’ Morgan
AAA: .357/.438/.500 | 6.3 K% | 6.3 BB% | 0 HR | 0 SB | 157 wRC+ | 16 PA
Montgomery Biscuits
Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .362, Cooper Kinney
OBP: .412, Cooper Kinney
SLG: .638, Cooper Kinney
HR: 3, Cooper Kinney & Brayden Taylor
wRC+: 208, Cooper Kinney
SB: 6, Homer Bush Jr & Colton Ledbetter
Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 1.20, Duncan Davitt
FIP: 1.42, Austin Vernon
K%: 38.2%, Austin Vernon
BB%: 3.4%, Duncan Davitt
WHIP: 0.67, Ty Cummings
AVG: .136, Ty Cummings
WHIFF%: 28.4%, Austin Vernon
Top 10 Prospects
- Brayden Taylor:
AA: .200/.308/.422 | 34.6 K% | 13.5 BB% | 3 HR | 1 SB | 119 wRC+ | 52 PA - Xavier Isaac:
AA: .154/.353/.308 | 41.2 K% | 23.5 BB% | 0 HR | 0 SB | 110 wRC+ | 17 PA
Bowling Green Hot Rods
Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .500, Noah Myers
OBP: .595, Noah Myers
SLG: .893, Noah Myers
HR: 2, Noah Myers, Hunter Haas, Blake Robertson, & Tony Santa Maria
wRC+: 282, Noah Myers
SB: 6, Aidan Smith
Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 1.93, Garrett Edwards & Hayden Snelsire
FIP: 2.18, Hayden Snelsire
K%: 36.1%, Hayden Snelsire
BB%: 3.3%, Marcus Johnson
WHIP: 0.75, Hayden Snelsire
AVG: .143, Garrett Edwards
WHIFF%: 15.2%, Hayden Snelsire
Top 10 Prospects
- Gary Gill Hill
A+: 2.40 ERA | 5.06 FIP | 18.6 K% | 5.1 BB% | .200 AVG | 8.7 WHIFF% | 15 IP - Santiago Suarez
A+: 2.92 ERA | 4.48 FIP | 30.8 K% | 7.7 BB% | .208 AVG | 12.7 WHIFF% | 12 1⁄3 IP
Charleston River Dogs
Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .314, Angel Mateo
OBP: .412, Larry Martinez
SLG: .412, Angel Mateo
HR: 1, Angel Mateo, Jose Monzon, & Connor Hujsak
wRC+: 126, Larry Martinez
SB: 7, Narciso Polanco
Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 0.64, Ryan Andrade
FIP: 2.70, Jacob Kmatz
K%: 30.0%, Jose Urbina
BB%: 0.0%, Dominic Niman & Jacob Kmatz
WHIP: 1.00, Jose Urbina
AVG: .154, Jose Urbina
WHIFF%: 15.5%, Garrett Gainey
Top 10 Prospects
- Trevor Harrison
A: 4.50 ERA | 3.82 FIP | 27.8 K% | 18.5 BB% | .227 AVG | 12.7 WHIFF% | 12 IP - Theo Gillen
A: Currently on the Injured List