Twins Minor League Leaderboard (through 8/6)

The full-season minor league regular seasons end on Labor Day. The short-season teams end about a week earlier. So, we’re getting down there in terms of games remaining in the season. We haven’t updated the Twins leaderboard or the reports on how the Twins affiliates are doing in their leagues and divisions.

First, here is how the Twins’ affiliates currently stack up in their leagues.

Rochester is 65-50. The Red Wings are 6.5 games back of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in the International League North Division. They’re in third place in the division, 4.5 games back of Lehigh Valley for second place.
In the second half, Chattanooga is 21-21. That puts them in third place 6.5 games behind Jackson (who won the first half title) and four games behind Montgomery. Overall, they are 57-55.
Ft. Myers is 22-20 in the second half. They are in fourth place in their division; however they are just 1.5 games behind the division lead, percentage points behind third place. Jupiter and St. Lucie are both 23-18, and Charlotte is 21-19. Overall, the Miracle are 56-55.
Cedar Rapids is 24-18 in the second half. They have gone 15-8 in their last 23 games, but they are still four games behind Clinton. Overall, Jake Mauer has led them to a 60-51 record this season.
Elizabethton is currently 21-21 which is 2.5 games back of Greeneville and two games back of Johnson City.
The GCL Twins are 19-18 which is 2.5 games behind the GCL Red Sox, and 1/2 game behind the GCL Orioles.

Image courtesy of Seth Stohs (photos of Daniel Palka, LaMonte Wade, Luis Arraez)

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With that, let’s look at the minor league statistical leader board (through games on Saturday, August 6).

THE HITTERS

(Rate numbers- minimum 270 plate appearances)

Plate Appearances - Zack Granite (456), Daniel Palka (455), Zander Wiel (454), Leonardo Reginnato (446), James Beresford (435).

Batting Average - Luis Arraez (.335), Nick Gordon (.303), Nelson Molina (.300), Zack Granite (.298), LaMonte Wade (.294).

On-base Percentage - LaMonte Wade (.404), Luis Arraez (.378), Nelson Molina (.377), Zach Granite/Engelb Vielma (.356).

Slugging Percentage - Daniel Palka (.533), Adam Brett Walker (.477), Jorge Polanco (.457) Zander Wiel (.443), Luis Arraez (.442), LaMonte Wade (.438)

OPS - Daniel Palka (.878), LaMonte Wade (.841), Luis Arraez (.820), Jorge Polanco (793) Kennys Vargas (.788), Adam Brett Walker (.782), Zander Wiel (.778).

Hits - Luis Arraez/Zach Granite (122), Nick Gordon (112), Leonardo Reginnato (107), Daniel Palka/James Beresford (106), Zander Wiel (100)..

Doubles - Mitch Garver (25), Luis Arraez/Zander Wiel/Dalton Hicks (24), AJ Murray/Joe Maloney (23).

Triples - Levi Michael (7), Zander Wiel/Edgar Corcino/Jorge Polanco/Max Kepler (6), Nick Gordon/Zack Granite (5).

Home Runs - Daniel Palka (26), Adam Brett Walker (22), Kennys Vargas (13), Jaylin Davis (12), Mitch Garver (11), Byung Ho Park (10), Jorge Polanco/Travis Blankenhorn (9).

Runs Scored - Zach Granite (68), Daniel Palka (60), Luis Arraez (57, Zander Wiel/James Beresford, TJ White (53).

RBIs - Daniel Palka (77), Mitch Garver (66), Zander Wiel (62), Adam Brett Walker (57), Kennys Vargas (53), LaMonte Wade/Luis Arraez (51)

SBs - Zach Granite (39), Wilfredo Tovar (24), Aaron Whitefield (20), Nick Gordon/Ryan Walker (14), Travis Harrison (10).

THE STARTING PITCHERS

(Rate number - minimum 80.0 innings)

Innings Pitched: Jason Wheeler (136.0), David Hurlbut (129.1), Felix Jorge (123.2), Kohl Stewart (119.0), Randy LeBlanc (116.0).

ERA: Stephen Gonsalves (2.37), Randy LeBlanc (2.41), Jose Berrios (2.44), Felix Jorge (2.47), Jason Wheeler (2.65), Kohl Stewart (2.87).

WHIP: Felix Jorge (1.00), Jose Berrios(1.01), Stephen Gonsalves (1.07), Randy LeBlanc (1.08), Jason Wheler (1.125), Kohl Stewart (1.134).

K/9: Stephen Gonsalves (9.9), Jose Berrios (9.7), Sam Clay (9.1), Tyler Jay/Dereck Rodriguez (8.3).

BB/9: Felix Jorge (1.2), David Hurlbut (1.7), DJ Baxendale (1.8), Jason Wheeler (1.9), Pat Dean (2.0).

K: Stephen Gonsalves (121), Jason Wheeler (113), Jose Berrios (111), Sam Clay (102), Dereck Rodriguez (93).

Wins: Jason Wheeler, Jose Berrios, Randy LeBlanc (10), Andrew Albers, Stephen Gonsalves, Felix Jorge, Cody Stashak, Kohl Stewart (9).

THE RELIEF PITCHERS

(Rate numbers - minimum 29 innings, and less than 4 starts)

Innings Pitched: Jake Reed (59.0), Marcus Walden (56.1), Luke Bard (55.1), Raul Fernandez (54.0), Todd Van Steensel (51.2), Michael Theofanopoulos (51.1)), Alex Wimmers (51.0)..

ERA: Trevor Hildenberger (0.75), JT Chargois (1.35), Mike Theofanopoulos, (2.28), Williams Ramirez (2.29), Michael Cederoth (2.34).

WHIP: Trevor Hildenberger (0.79), Williams Ramirez (0.97), Nick Anderson (0.99), JT Chargois (1.03), Marcus Walden (1.07), Michael Theofanopoulos (1.188), John Curtiss (1.192).

K/9: John Curtiss (12.9), Luke Westphal (11.8), Michael Cederoth (11.7), Nick Anderson/Michael Theofanopoulos (11.6), Williams Ramirez/Brandon Peterson (11.4).

BB/9: Trevor Hildenberger (1.1), Anthony McIver (2.2), Nick Anderson (2.3), JT Chargois (2.5), Marcus Walden (2.6).

K: John Curtiss (70), Michael Theofanopoulos (66), Jake Reed (63),Brandon Peterson (62), Nick Anderson (60).

Saves: Trevor Hildenberger (19), JT Chargois (16), Alex Wimmers (9), Nick Anderson/Yorman Landa (7), Marcus Walden/Anthony McIver (6).

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Seth Stohs has been blogging about the Minnesota Twins since May 2003. A founder and owner of Twins Daily (including Brewer Fanatic, North Side Baseball), Seth has been a Twins fan for 40 years and has a passion for covering the minor leagues and prospects. #GirlDad

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