Twins Minor League Leaderboard (Through June 4)

The first halves of the seasons are nearing completion and the teams continue to battle for playoff spots. The Florida State League announced their rosters and eight Miracle players will participate in the game. We just recently completed our May minor league awards, so it’s time to check back on the Twins organizational statistical leader board.

Before going too far, we would be remiss not to mention that on Friday, Red Wings infielder James Beresford played in his 1,000th minor league game. Quite the milestone, though I'm guessing playing ONE big league game for him would big a bigger milestone for the Australian and his family.

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

Rochester is 31-25. The Red Wings are tied with both the Buffalo Bisons (Blue Jays) and Scranton-Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (Yankees) in the International League North Division.
Chattanooga is 26-29. The Lookouts are 10 games back of Jackson (Mariners) and in 3rd place in the Southern League North Division. The “magic number” to be eliminated from a first-half division title is down to just six despite a solid 7-3 record in their last ten games.
Ft. Myers is 27-29. The Miracle are 4.5 games back of Bradenton (Pirates) in the Florida State League South Division. They’re just 3-7 in their last ten games. Their ‘elimination number’ for the first half if 11.
Cedar Rapids is 31-24. The Kernels currently have a two game lead over Clinton (Mariners) and Peoria (Cardinals) in the Midwest League Western Division. Their magic number for a guaranteed playoff berth is 13.

Image courtesy of Seth Stohs (Perfect Game Field, Cedar Rapids)

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With that, let’s look at the minor league statistical leaderboard.

HITTERS

(Rate numbers- minimum 130 plate appearances)

Plate Appearances - James Beresford (227), Kennys Vargas (226), Leonardo Reginnato (225), Chris Paul (223), Zach Granite (222), LaMonte Wade/Zander Wiel (221), Daniel Palka (220).

Batting Average - LaMonte Wade (.318), Luis Arraez (.317), James Beresford (.299), Nick Gordon (.291), Leonardo Reginnato (.289), AJ Murray (.286)

On-Base Percentage - LaMonte Wade (.434), James Beresford (.385), Luis Arraez (.380), AJ Murray (.376), Rafael Valera (.366), Leonardo Reginnato/Ryan Walker (.354), Travis Harrison (.348).

Slugging Percentage - Daniel Palka (.513), LaMonte Wade (.455), AJ Murray (.445), Adam Brett Walker (.436), Edgar Corcino (.434), Luis Arraez (.429), Nick Gordon (.417).

OPS - LaMonte Wade (.889), Daniel Palka (.809), AJ Murray (.821), Luis Arraez (.808), Edgar Corcino (.779), Rafael Valera (.774), Zander Wiel (.762).

Hits - James Beresford (59), Leonardo Reginnato (58), LaMonte Wade (56), Zach Granite (55), Zander Wiel (53), Daniel Palka/AJ Murray/Dalton Hicks (52).

Doubles - AJ Murray/JJ Fernandez (12), Dalton Hicks/Chris Paul/Mitch Garver/Joe Maloney (11), Zander Wiel/Luis Arraez/Nick Gordon (10), Six with 9..

Triples - Max Kepler (6), Jorge Polanco (5), Zander Wiel/Rafael Valera/Edgar Corcino/Logan Wade/Ryan Walker (4), Six with 3.

Home Runs - Daniel Palka (12), Adam Brett Walker (10), Kennys Vargas (8), Byron Buxton (6), AJ Murray/Trey Vavra/Alex Real (5), Four with 4.

Runs Scored - James Beresford (35), Zach Granite (31), LaMonte Wade/Luis Arraez (30), Dalton Hicks (28), Sean Miller (27), Byron Buxton/Zander Wiel/Leonardo Reginnato (26), Three with 24..

RBI - Daniel Palka (40), Kennys Vargas (36), Zander Wiel/AJ Murray (28), LaMonte Wade (27), Dalton Hicks (26), Travis Harrison (24), Chris Paul (23).

SB - Zach Granite (25), Wilfredo Tovar (17), Nick Gordon/TJ White (7), Ryan Walker/Chad Christensen/Darin Mastroianni (6), Three with 5.

STARTING PITCHERS

(Rate number - minimum 40.0 innings)

Innings Pitched: Jason Wheeler (76.2), DJ Baxendale (67.0), Aaron Slegers (63.1), Randy LeBlanc (61.0), Stephen Gonsalves (60.2), Logan Darnell (60.1), David Hurlbut (59.2), Felix Jorge (59.0).

ERA: Randy LeBlanc (0.74), Felix Jorge (1.83), Stephen Gonsalves (1.93), Jason Wheeler (2.00), Sam Clay (2.13), Tyler Jay (2.44), Cody Stashak (2.90).

WHIP: Randy LeBlanc (0.82), Stephen Gonsalves (0.92), Felix Jorge (0.97), Jason Wheeler (0.98), Tyler Jay (1.065), Cody Stashak (1.067), DJ Baxendale (1.13), Logan Darnell (1.14).

K/9: Sam Clay (9.8), Tyler Jay (9.6), Miles Nordgren (8.9), Stephen Gonsales (8.6), Dereck Rodriguez (8.5), Cody Stashak (8.0), Jason Wheeler/Kohl Stewart (7.9).

BB/9: Felix Jorge (1.4), DJ Baxendale/Jason Wheeler (1.5), Randy LeBlanc (1.6), Cody Stashak (1.8), David Martinez (1.9), David Hurlbut (2.0), Miles Nordgren (2.3), Logan Darnell/Tyler Jay (2.4).

K: Jason Wheeler (67), Stephen Gonsalves (58), Tyler Jay/Sam Clay (55), DJ Baxendale (50), Felix Jorge/Kohl Stewart (47), Aaron Slegers (46), Cody Stashak (44), Miles Nordgren (43).

Wins: Randy LeBlanc (6-2), Jason Wheeler (5-2), Stephen Gonsalves (5-3), DJ Baxendale/Logan Darnell (5-5).

RELIEF PITCHERS

(Rate numbers - minimum 21 inning, less than 2 starts)

Innings Pitched: Marcus Walden (31.2), Jake Reed (30.1), Luke Bard/Trevor Hildenberger (27.1), Raul Fernandez (27.0), Todd Van Steensel (26.1), Mike Theofanopoulos (26.0), Alex Wimmers (25.2), Three at 25.0.

ERA: Trevor Hildenberger (0.99), Kuo Hua Lo/Nick Anderson (1.12), JT Chargois (1.25), Mike Theofanopoulos (1.73), Luke Westphal (1.99), Marcus Walden (2.27).

WHIP: Nick Anderson (0.63), Trevor Hildenberger (0.92), JT Chargois (1.02), Mike Theofanopoulos (1.038), Marcus Walden (1.042) Brandon Peterson (1.08), John Curtiss (1.12)..

K/9: JT Chargois (13.7), Luke Westphal (13.5), Mike Theofanopoulos (12.5), Nick Anderson (12.4), John Curtiss (11.9), CK Irby (10.1), Brandon Peterson (9.4).

BB/9: Trevor Hildenberger (1.0), Nick Anderson (1.5), Brandon Peterson (2.5), Raul Fernandez (2.7), CK Irby (3.0), Marcus Walden (3.1), Alex Wimmers (3.2), JT Chargois (3.3).

K: Mike Theofanopoulos (36), Luke Westphal (34), Nick Anderson/JT Chargois/John Curtiss (33), Jake Reed (31), Brandon Peterson/Luke Bard (26), Trevor Hildenberger (25), CK Irby (24).

Saves: JT Chargois/Trevor Hildenberger (10), Marcus Walden (4), Five with 3.

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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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