Article: Twins Minor League Leader Board (through July 24)

[Seth Stohs]

Here is a look at the updated Twins minor league standings and statistical leaders through Friday, July 24. This is a good way to get to know which players are putting up the best numbers this year. It looks beyond the top prospects. Feel free to discuss.STANDINGS

 

Here is a quick look at where the teams rank in their divisions. For Cedar Rapids, Ft. Myers and Chattanooga, we’ll consider their 2^nd half standings as well as their overall record for the full season. As you recall, Cedar Rapids and Chattanooga have already clinched playoff berths for their first half performances.

 

Rochester is 53-47 overall. They fell 1/2 game behind Scranton/Wilkes Barre in the International League North Division. The two teams have been going back and forth atop the division.

 

Chattanooga is also 52-42 overall this season. However, in the second half, they are in fourth place, just 9-17, and 9.5 games behind Birmingham.

 

Ft. Myers is 16-12 in the 2^nd half. They are in third place and four games behind Palm Beach in the division. Overall, they are 54-44 this year.

 

Cedar Rapids is 57-42 overall on the season. Despite a 16-13 record in the 2^nd half, they are in fourth place in the division, seven games behind Kane County.

 

Elizabethton is 13-16 on the season. They are three games behind Greeneville and two games back of Kingsport.

 

The GCL Twins are 14-12. They are four games behind the GCL Red Sox in the division.

 

 

HITTERS

 

For batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, OPS, IsoD and IsoP, we used a minimum of 270 plate appearances.

Plate Appearances: Zach Granite (403), Reynaldo Rodriguez (388), Jorge Polanco (382), Adam Brett Walker (380), Nick Gordon (376)

 

Batting Average: Max Kepler (.325), Alex Swim (.318), James Beresford (.302), Jorge Polanco (.297), Miguel Sano (.274)

 

On-Base Percentage: Max Kepler (.404), Miguel Sano (.374), Mitch Garver (.359), Alex Swim (.357), Zach Granite (.356)

 

Isolated Discipline: Mitch Garver (.125), Travis Harrison (.109), Miguel Sano (.100), Marcus Knecht/Niko Goodrum (.097), Tanner English (.094)

 

Slugging Percentage: Adam Brett Walker (.563), Miguel Sano (.544), Max Kepler (.502), Danny Ortiz (.424), Reynaldo Rodriguez (.420)

 

Isolated Power (IsoP): Adam Brett Walker (.299), Miguel Sano (.270), Danny Ortiz (.181), Max Kepler (.177), Reynaldo Rodriguez (.164)

 

OPS: Miguel Sano (.918), Max Kepler (.906), Adam Brett Walker (.882), Jorge Polanco (.730), Alex Swim (.726)

 

Hits: Alex Swim/Jorge Polanco (106), James Beresford (100), Max Kepler/Zach Granite (94), Adam Brett Walker (92)

 

2B: Max Kepler (26), Reynaldo Rodriguez (23), Adam Brett Walker/Danny Ortiz (22), Travis Harrison (20), Jorge Polanco (19)

 

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

 

HR: Adam Brett Walker (26), Miguel Sano (15), Danny Ortiz (11), Reynaldo Rodriguez/Oswaldo Arcia (9)

 

Runs: Zach Granite (61), Reynaldo Rodriguez (57), Miguel Sano (55), Adam Brett Walker/Tanner English (54), Nick Gordon (52)

 

RBI: Adam Brett Walker (84), Reynaldo Rodriguez/Danny Ortiz (55), Miguel Sano (48), Zach Larson (43)

 

SB: Tanner English (29), Engelb Vielma (23), Nick Gordon (22), Niko Goodrum (21), Byron Buxton (20)

 

 

STARTING PITCHERS (>75 IP)

 

Innings: Tyler Duffey (123.1), Taylor Rogers (122.1), Pat Dean (118.2), JO Berrios (115.1), Greg Peavey (109.2)

 

ERA: Stephen Gonsalves (1.68), Chih-Wei Hu (1.99), Mat Batts (2.06), Felix Jorge (2.10), Tyler Duffey (2.41), Aaron Slegers (2.88)

 

WHIP: Felix Jorge (0.91), Mat Batts (1.047), Aaron Slegers (1.053), Chih-Wei Hu (1.08), Stephen Gonsalves (1.09), Tyler Duffey (1.10), JO Berrios (1.12)

 

K/9: Stephen Gonsalves (9.8), JO Berrios/Mat Batts (8.9), DJ Baxendale (8.2), Tyler Duffey (8.0)

 

BB/9: Aaron Slegers (1.5), Greg Peavey/Mat Batts (1.9), Pat Dean/Felix Jorge (2.0), Tyler Duffey (2.1)

 

Strikeouts: JO Berrios (114), Tyler Duffey (109), Mat Batts/Stephen Gonsalves (99), Taylor Rogers (85)

Wins: Stephen Gonsalves (9-2), JO Berrios (9-3), Five with 7 Wins

 

 

RELIEF PITCHERS (>30 IP,

 

Games: AJ Achter (38), Todd Van Steensel (35), Alex Muren/JT Chargois (33), DJ Johnson (32), Brandon Peterson (31)

 

Innings: Randy LeBlanc (59.2), Alex Muren (57.1), Todd Van Steensel (53.2), Mike Theofanopoulos (49.2), Brandon Peterson (49.0)

 

ERA: Trevor Hildenberger (0.77), Luke Bard (1.35), Alex Muren (1.57), Brandon Peterson (1.65), Randy LeBlanc (1.96), Todd Van Steensel (2.18)

 

WHIP: Trevor Hildenberger (0.66), AJ Achter (0.87), Luke Bard (0.93), Brandon Peterson (1.00), Alex Muren (1.01), Randy LeBlanc (1.07)

 

K/9: Cameron Booser (12.6), Trevor Hildenberger (11.7), Lester Oliveros (11.6), Brandon Peterson (11.4), Todd Van Steensel (10.9), Nick Burdi (10.5)

 

BB/9: Trevor Hildenberger (1.0), Tim Shibuya (1.8), AJ Achter (2.5), Randy LeBlanc (2.7), Alex Muren (3.0)

 

Saves: AJ Achter/Trevor Hildenberger (14), Todd Van Steensel (12), JT Chargois (11), Zack Jones (10)

 

 

There you have it. The Twins Minor League Leader Board through Friday, July 24.

 

What are your thoughts? What surprised you?

 

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[Halsey Hall]

Great work as usual, Seth.  It's nice to see Max having a good year.  I'd leave him be though to finish out in the minors.  Somehow Beresford keeps it up.  He deserves a Sept call up. 

[twinsfanstreif]

Lots of ABW, Sano, and Kepler on that list!

[bluechipper]

I'm a bit concerned that the guys tied for 4th in HRs only have 9 at this point in the season. That just shows that there isn't much power depth in the system.

 

Is this an area of concern? Or do young guys like Lewin Diaz and Amaurys Minier have the potential to fill that void in the coming years?

[Seth Stohs]

 

Lots of ABW, Sano, and Kepler on that list!

 

Yup, and Buxton is just shy of the PA limits. He's there too. 

[Seth Stohs]

 

I'm a bit concerned that the guys tied for 4th in HRs only have 9 at this point in the season. That just shows that there isn't much power depth in the system.

 

Is this an area of concern? Or do young guys like Lewin Diaz and Amaurys Minier have the potential to fill that void in the coming years?

 

I don't think that's unusual. Aside from a handful of players, most players develop power as they get older, more mature (physical and emotional), learn how to get lift, all while moving up and facing better pitching. 

 

That said, I think Minier and Diaz and several others have the ability to hit for a lot of power. 

[BoomBoom]

 

I don't think that's unusual. Aside from a handful of players, most players develop power as they get older, more mature (physical and emotional), learn how to get lift, all while moving up and facing better pitching. 

 

Does that mean ABW will develop even more power when he matures too @ the MLB?  Lol

[DocBauer]

I see this Kepler guy on just about every list there. He must be pretty good huh?

[Seth Stohs]

 

Does that mean ABW will develop even more power when he matures too @ the MLB?  Lol

 

I don't know that he'd develop more power. He's pretty mature physically. But, his increase in power would obviously come from an improvement in his approach.

[BoomBoom]

 

I don't know that he'd develop more power. He's pretty mature physically. But, his increase in power would obviously come from an improvement in his approach.

I was joking - I get it Seth.  I see guys like Kepler hitting 15 to 20 when they mature.  He will never bring the Boom, but does drive the ball well enough that some of those doubles will soon be HRs.