Article: Twins Minor League Leader Board (Through July 17)

[Seth Stohs]

There are about six weeks left in the minor league seasons. Two of the affiliates clinched playoff berths with their first halves. A couple more are still in contention to play in a postseason.

 

We are getting to the dog days of summer. It’s usually at this time of the season that you start to see some of the statistical lines level out. It is a long season, especially if you’ve only been in pro ball for a year or two. That’s part of the development process. So, how are the Twins affiliates doing, and which hitters and pitchers are leading in various statistical categories?Here is a look at the updated Twins minor league standings and statistical leaders through Friday, July 17. Feel free to discuss.

 

 

STANDINGS

 

Here is a quick look at where the teams rank in their divisions.

 

Rochester is now 50-43 and a half game ahead of Scranton/Wilkes Barre in the International League North Division.

 

Chattanooga is 49-39 on the season. However, after winning the first-half title and clinching a playoff berth, the Lookouts are just 6-14 in the second half of the season, ten games back of Birmingham.

 

After a 2-4 week, Ft. Myers has an overall record of 51-41. They are 13-9 and in third place in the Florida State League South division. They are two games back of Palm Beach and one behind Bradenton.

 

Cedar Rapids is 53-39 overall this season. They are 12-10 in the second half which puts them in fourth place, seven games back of Kane County. They earned a playoff berth in the first half.

 

Elizabethton is 10-12 in their season. They are currently in fourth place in the Appalachian League West division, but they are just 1.5 games out of first place.

 

After going 4-0 this week, the GCL Twins are 13-8 so far. They are now just 1.5 games back of the GCL Red Sox.

 

 

HITTERS

 

For batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, OPS, IsoD and IsoP, we used a minimum of 240 plate appearances.

Plate Appearances: Zach Granite (379), Reynaldo Rodriguez (366), Adam Brett Walker (354), Jorge Polanco (351), Nick Gordon/Alex Swim (349),

 

Batting Average: Max Kepler (.328), Alex Swim (.317), James Beresford (.306), Jorge Polanco (.305), Byron Buxton (.283), Zach Granite (.281)

 

On-Base Percentage: Max Kepler (.403), Miguel Sano (.374), Mitch Garver (.371), Zach Granite (.363), Alex Swim/Travis Harrison (.356)

 

Isolated Discipline: Mitch Garver (.122), Travis Harrison (.108), Niko Goodrum (.103), Miguel Sano (.100), Tanner English (.094)

 

Slugging Percentage: Adam Brett Walker (.563), Miguel Sano (.544), Max Kepler (.511), Byron Buxton (.489), Danny Ortiz (.431)

 

Isolated Power (IsoP): Adam Brett Walker (.300), Miguel Sano (.270), Byron Buxton (.206), Max Kepler (.183), Danny Ortiz (.177)

 

OPS: Miguel Sano (.918), Max Kepler (.914), Adam Brett Walker (.883), Byron Buxton (.840), Jorge Polanco (.750)

 

Hits: Alex Swim (104), Jorge Polanco (100), James Beresford (92), Zach Granite (91), Max Kepler 88, Adam Brett Walker 85, Nick Gordon 83

 

2B: Max Kepler (24), Danny Ortiz (22), Reynaldo Rodriguez/Adam Brett Walker (21), Travis Harrison (19)

 

3B: Byron Buxton (12), Max Kepler (8), Max Murphy (7), Tanner English (6), TJ White (5)

 

HR: Adam Brett Walker (24), Miguel Sano (15), Danny/Oswaldo Arcia (9), Reynaldo Rodriguez (8), Four with 6.

 

Runs: Zach Granite (59), Miguel Sano (55), Reynaldo Rodriguez (54), Adam Brett Walker (52), Max Murphy/Nick Gordon (49), Max Kepler (48), Tanner English (46)

 

RBI: Adam Brett Walker (76), Danny Ortiz (51), Reynaldo Rodriguez (50), Miguel Sano (48), Danny Ortiz (48), Zach Larson/Marcus Knecht (41), Travis Harrison (40)

 

SB: Tanner English (28), Nick Gordon (22), Niko Goodrum/Engelb Vielma (21), Byron Buxton (20), Zach Granite (18)

 

 

STARTING PITCHERS (>70 IP)

 

Innings: Tyler Duffey (117.0), Taylor Rogers (115.2), Pat Dean (111.2), JO Berrios (101.1), Greg Peavey (100.0)

 

ERA: Stephen Gonsalves (1.67), Mat Batts (1.89), Felix Jorge (2.06), Chih-Wei Hu (2.15), Tyler Duffey (2.38)

 

WHIP: Felix Jorge (0.92), Mat Batts (1.02), Stephen Gonsalves (1.06), Aaron Slegers (1.077 Chih-Wei Hu (1.079), Tyler Duffey (1.12), JO Berrios (1.17)

 

K/9: Stephen Gonsalves (10.2), JO Berrios (9.2), Mat Batts (8.8), DJ Baxendale (8.3), Tyler Duffey/Chih-Wei Hu (8.2)

 

BB/9: Greg Peavey/Aaron Slegers (1.6), Mat Batts (1.8), Pat Dean (2.0), Felix Jorge/Chih-Wei Hu (2.1), Tyler Duffey (2.2)

 

Strikeouts: Tyler Duffey/JO Berrios (104), Stephen Gonsalves (97), Mat Batts (93), Taylor Rogers (82)

 

Wins: Stephen Gonsalves (9-2), JO Berrios (8-3), Mat Batts (7-4), Taylor Rogers (7-6), Eight pitchers with 6 wins.

 

 

RELIEF PITCHERS (>28 IP,

 

Games: AJ Achter (36), Todd Van Steensel/JT Chargois (32), Alex Muren (31), Brandon Peterson/Mark Hamburger/DJ Johnson (28)

 

Innings: Alex Muren (54.0), Randy LeBlanc (53.1), Todd Van Steensel (49.1), Brandon Peterson (45.0), Mike Theofanopoulos (44.1), Trevor Hildenberger (44.0)

 

ERA: Trevor Hildenberger (0.84), Brandon Peterson (1.40), Luke Bard (1.53), Alex Muren (1.67), Randy LeBlanc (1.86), Todd Van Steensel (2.19)

 

WHIP: Trevor Hildenberger (0.64), AJ Achter (0.86), Brandon Peterson (0.96), Luke Bard (0.99), Alex Muren (1.06), Randy LeBlanc (1.07), Tim Shibuya (1.14)

 

K/9: Cameron Booser (12.8), Brandon Peterson (12.2), Trevor Hildenberger (12.1), Todd Van Steensel (11.7), Lester Oliveros (11.6)

 

BB/9: Trevor Hildenberger (1.0), Tim Shibuya (1.7), Luke Bard (1.8), AJ Achter (2.4), Randy LeBlanc (2.7)

 

Saves: AJ Achter (14), Trevor Hildenberger (13), JT Chargois/Todd Van Steensel (11), Zack Jones (10), Cameron Booser (8)

 

 

There you have it. The Twins Minor League Leader Board through Friday, July 17.

 

 

What are your thoughts? Who are some of the players who surprise you on these lists?

 

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[lightfoot789]

Love this leaderboard thread.  We seem to be missing some true power bats in the system overall.   Which leads me to this question?

 

Who is the power bat coach in the Twins system?  Is their any coach in the system who has a genuine feel for being a power guy and can he relate the feel for such a swing.   So many of our power prospects struggle with SO's or no power.  Those who made it to the MLB and went back to the minors or those who are still in the minors.

 

(Parmelee; Vargas; Arcia; Plouffe?; Colabello; Harrison; Kepler; Walker; Sano) 

 

They either strike out a ton or never tap into their power potential.  Why?  Is it the hitting philosophy of the organization or is it that all of the above are misses in terms of power?  Do you have to be a top 10 baseball prospect like Sano to reach your power potential with the Twins?  We blame prospects a lot on this site for their flaws (deserving), but could a hitting philosophy also be at fault?  Hell - who was the last Twins prospect to hit for .275+ (in the MLB) for more than 1 season? 

[diehardtwinsfan]

That's a power bat thing in general.  Most power hitters strike out a bit more than the norm.  The good ones make up for it by being selective and knowing when not to swing.

[Badsmerf]

Takes talent for that. Walker is an example of a guy with power that is developing. Otherwise, perennial 30 hr guys are rare, especially in this era. You either have to get lucky or draft someone like bryant or Harper that are can't miss. Twins have never been very good at identifying those guy later in the draft.

[BoomBoom]

 

Takes talent for that. Walker is an example of a guy with power that is developing. Otherwise, perennial 30 hr guys are rare, especially in this era. You either have to get lucky or draft someone like bryant or Harper that are can't miss. Twins have never been very good at identifying those guy later in the draft.

 

Guys like Paul Goldschmidt (8th rounder who developed into MVP caliber player)

Arizona obviously developed him well and/or identified him well.

[diehardtwinsfan]

 

Takes talent for that. Walker is an example of a guy with power that is developing. Otherwise, perennial 30 hr guys are rare, especially in this era. You either have to get lucky or draft someone like bryant or Harper that are can't miss. Twins have never been very good at identifying those guy later in the draft.

 

To be fair, I'm not quite certain many people are good at identifying that type of talent late in the draft.    It's pretty swing and miss at that point. 

[bird]

Didn't virtually every team pass on Paul Goldschmidt 7 or 8 times, including Arizona? I'm inclined to think the pick was largely serendipitous and that Paul Goldschmidt had the most to do with his own successful development. Similarly, the Dozier pick by the Twins might be described as matter of some good fortune.

[lightfoot789]

 

Didn't virtually every team pass on Paul Goldschmidt 7 or 8 times, including Arizona? I'm inclined to think the pick was largely serendipitous and that Paul Goldschmidt had the most to do with his own successful development. Similarly, the Dozier pick by the Twins might be described as matter of some good fortune.

Probably right.  More to do with PG and his overall skill set.

[70charger]

Can we take a minute and recognize Tyler Duffey? Helluva season he's got going, for a guy who mostly flies under the prospect radar. Good for him.