Article: Twins Minor League Leaderboard (Through Games On July 12)

[Seth Stohs]

It’s been almost a month since we last updated you on the Twins Minor League Leaderboard. Some of the names atop these lists have remained while new names are popping up as well. We will also update you on how the Twins six affiliates are faring in their leagues.First, here is how the Twins’ affiliates currently stack up in their leagues.

• Rochester is 52-40. The Red Wings are 4.5 games back of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in the International League North Division. They’re in third place in the division, just ½ game back of Lehigh Valley for second place.
• After finishing the first half with a 36-34 record, which was 10 games back in the division (behind Jackson), the Lookouts look to improve in the second half and claim a playoff berth. In the second half, Chattanooga is 11-8 which is tied for the Southern League North Division lead with Montgomery, a half-game ahead of Jackson.
• Ft. Myers is 12-7 in the second half. That puts them one game ahead of Jupiter in the Florida State League South Division standings.
• Cedar Rapids is 9-10 in the second half. That is currently tied for fifth in the Midwest League Western Division, five games back of Clinton. However, they are just one game behind three teams who are tied for second place.
• Elizabethton is currently 7-11 which is four games back of the Johnson City Cardinals in the Appalachian League West Division. They are just a game out of second place.
• The GCL Twins are 9-7 which is tied for first place in the GCL South division with the GCL Orioles. There are four teams in three of the four GCL divisions, and five teams in the other. They’re very much geographically based and the Twins team competes with the Orioles, the Rays and the Red Sox.

With that, let’s look at the minor league statistical leaderboard (through games on Tuesday, July 12).

 

THE HITTERS

(Rate numbers- minimum 200 plate appearances)

 

Plate Appearances - James Beresford (366), Daniel Palka (363), Dalton Hicks (357), Leonardo Reginnato (352), Zander Wiel (351), Zack Granite (350).

 

Batting Average - Luis Arraez (.326), Zach Granite (.306), Leonardo Reginnato (.300), Nick Gordon (.296), LaMonte Wade (.289), Jorge Polanco (.283).

 

On-Base Percentage - LaMonte Wade (.407), Luis Arraez (.373), Nelson Molina (.365), Zach Granite (.360), Leonardo Reginnato (.359), Daniel Palka (.355).

 

Slugging Percentage - Daniel Palka (.565), Jorge Polanco (.476), Adam Brett Walker (.463), Kennys Vargas (.435), Luis Arraez (.431), Mitch Garver (.430).

 

OPS - Daniel Palka (.920), Jorge Polanco (.829), LaMonte Wade (.807), Luis Arraez (.804), Kennys Vargas (.788), Mitch Garver (.783), Adam Brett Walker (.772), AJ Murray (.768).

 

Hits - Zach Granite (97), Leonardo Reginnato (94), Luis Arraez/James Beresford (90), Daniel Palka (87), Nick Gordon (83), Dalton Hicks (81).

 

Doubles - AJ Murray (20), Luis Arraez/Dalton Hicks/JJ Fernandez (19), Mitch Garver (18), Nick Gordon/Travis Harrison/Zander Wiel (16), Adam Brett Walker (15).

 

Triples - Max Kepler/Jorge Polanco (6), Nick Gordon/Zander Wiel/Edgar Corcino (5), 6 tied with 4..

 

Home Runs - Daniel Palka (23), Adam Brett Walker (16), Kennys Vargas (14), AJ Murray/Mitch Garver/Trey Vavra (8), Jorge Polanco/Jaylin Davis/Eddie Rosario (7), 6 tied with 6..

 

Runs Scored - Zach Granite (51), James Beresford (49), Daniel Palka (47), Travis Harrison (46), Edgar Corcino/Sean MIller/Luis Arraez (41)..

 

RBI - Daniel Palka (67), Kennys Vargas (53), Mitch Garver (48), Zander Wiel/Adam Brett Walker (42), Dalton Hicks (41), Sean Miller (39), Travis Harrison/AJ Murray (38).

 

SB - Zach Granite (32), Wilfredo Tovar (22), Nick Gordon (10), TJ White/Travis Harrison (9),

Engelb Vielma (8), 3 tied with 7.

 

THE STARTING PITCHERS

(Rate number - minimum 68.0 innings)

 

Innings Pitched: Jason Wheeler (114.0), Logan Darnell (106.0), David Hurlbut (104.1),Aaron Slegers (103.2),Felix Jorge (98.1), Randy LeBlanc (95.0).

 

ERA: Randy LeBlanc (1.80), Felix Jorge (2.11), Jose Berrios (2.59), Stephen Gonsalves/Jason Wheeler (2.61), Miles Nordgren (3.08), Tyler Jay (3.13).

 

WHIP: Felix Jorge (0.997), Randy LeBlanc (1.00), Jose Berrios (1.04), Stephen Gonsalves (1.08), Jason Wheeler (1.09), Cody Stashak (1.11).

 

K/9: Stephen Gonsalves (10.0), Sam Clay (9.6), Dereck Rodriguez (9.5), Jose Berrios (9.2), Tyler Jay (8.7), Miles Nordgren (7.9).

 

BB/9: Felix Jorge (1.1), David Hurlbut (1.6), DJ Baxendale (1.8), Jason Wheeler (1.9), Randy LeBlanc/Miles Nordgren (2.1), Andrew Albers (2.3,.

 

K: Stephen Gonsalves/Jason Wheeler (96), Jose Berrios/Sam Clay (85), Felix Jorge (81), Dereck Rodriguez (79), Aaron Slegers (76), Miles Nordgren (74), Tyler Jay (72).

 

Wins: Felix Jorge (9-4), Jose Berrios/Aaron Slegers (8-4), Stephen Gonsalves/Randy LeBlanc (8-5), DJ Baxendale (8-7), Logan Darnell (8-8), Three with 7 Wins..

 

THE RELIEF PITCHERS

(Rate numbers - minimum 24 innings, and less than 4 starts)

 

Innings Pitched: Jake Reed (49.2), Marcus Walden (47.0), Luke Bard (42.2), Raul Fernandez (42.1), Alex Wimmers (41.1), Trevor Hildenberger (40.2), Brandon Peterson (40.0), Michael Theofanopoulos (39.2).

 

ERA: Trevor Hildenberger (0.89), JT Chargois (1.49), Kuo Hua Lo (1.67), Mike Theofanopoulos, (1.86), Marcus Walden (2.11), Mason Melotakis (2.25), Michael Cederoth (2.26).

 

WHIP: Trevor Hildenberger (0.89), Nick Anderson (0.92), Brandon Peterson/Marcus Walden (1.00), JT Chargois (1.02), Williams Ramirez (1.057), Michael Theofanopoulos (1.059).

 

K/9: John Curtiss (13.0), Michael Cederoth (12.2), Luke Westphal (12.1), JT Chargois (11.6), Nick Anderson (11.4), Michael Theofanopoulos (11.3), Brandon Peterson/Williams Ramirez (11.0).

 

BB/9: Trevor Hildenberger (1.1), Anthony McIver (1.8), Mason Melotakis (2.2), Nick Anderson (2.3), JT Chargois (2.5), Raul Fernandez (2.8), Marcus Walden (2.9).

 

K: John Curtiss (56), Jake Reed (54), Michael Theofanopoulos (50), Brandon Peterson (49), JT Chargois/Luke Westphal (47), Nick Anderson (44).

 

Saves: Trevor Hildenberger (16), JT Chargois (13), Alex Wimmers (8), Yorman Landa (7), Marcus Walden (6), Todd Van Steensel (5), Three with Four.

Feel free to ask questions about any of the players or teams.

 

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[Mike Sixel]

Thanks!

 

Love seeing Granite and Gordon mentioned a lot....no idea why, but those two names make me happy.

[IndyTwinsFan]

Gotta like those K/9 numbers here, especially for the relievers!   I understand we need to keep things in context, but this is certainly a positive development and appears to show that the recent power arm approach may be beginning to bear fruit.

[Seth Stohs]

 

Gotta like those K/9 numbers here, especially for the relievers!   I understand we need to keep things in context, but this is certainly a positive development and appears to show that the recent power arm approach may be beginning to bear fruit.

 

I was more impressed by the K rates of the starters. To have four guys with K/9 over 9 at this late stage of the season is unusual, and Tyler Jay is close too.

[JaleelWhite FanClub]

If my math is right, then LaMonte Wade has a .400 SLG. His power has dropped over the course of the year. Is that because of his injury or is he settling into what he is (very high OBP, below average power)? I'm thinking Joe Mauer 2.0.

[Monkeypaws]

Go Felix! 

[goulik]

If my math is right, then LaMonte Wade has a .400 SLG. His power has dropped over the course of the year. Is that because of his injury or is he settling into what he is (very high OBP, below average power)? I'm thinking Joe Mauer 2.0.

Wades also up a level from the beginning of the year but his numbers had come back to Earth some before the promotion.

[FormerMinnasotan]

I was more impressed by the K rates of the starters. To have four guys with K/9 over 9 at this late stage of the season is unusual, and Tyler Jay is close too.

Of all the starter's k/9inning rates I am most impressed with Stephen Gonsalves. His 9.0 K/9 in Ft Myers was somewhat expected considering it was his second time through in Ft Myers. But if my calculations are correct Gonsalves' k rate has jumped to 13.4k/9 in Chattanooga (30 k's 20.2 innings pitched). That's crazy, especially when I still remember in 2014 Jose Berrios' k/9 rate fell dramatically when he transitioned from A+ ball to AA ball.

[Seth Stohs]

 

If my math is right, then LaMonte Wade has a .400 SLG. His power has dropped over the course of the year. Is that because of his injury or is he settling into what he is (very high OBP, below average power)? I'm thinking Joe Mauer 2.0.

 

The comp Jeremy always uses for Wade is David DeJesus, so he'll have some extra base pop, but he won't be a big power hitter. If he's Joe Mauer 2.0, we should all be incredibly thankful. Most likely a 4th OF type with good OBP skills.

[bluechipper]

I was about to ask if Michael Cederoth should be promoted, as his ERA and SO numbers are impressive, but then I looked at his full stat-line and he's at 7.1 BB/9 right now. Hopefully he gets that figured out because I know he's got a great arm. 

[drivlikejehu]

 

If my math is right, then LaMonte Wade has a .400 SLG. His power has dropped over the course of the year. Is that because of his injury or is he settling into what he is (very high OBP, below average power)? I'm thinking Joe Mauer 2.0.

 

The problem with Wade is that, since he doesn't have much power, pitchers won't be afraid to throw the ball over the plate. At the higher levels, particularly the Majors, that will make it hard for him to rack up tons of walks. He will need to make harder overall contact to maintain a solid average and at least keep pitchers honest to some extent. 

[FargoFanMan]

Good to see Luke Bard finally getting some innings in. Not sure if his numbers are solid but at least he's on the field

[h2oface]

Palka!

[DocBauer]

Interesting and gratifying to see Garver on so many of the batters lists.