Twins Prospect Pulse: A Quick Rundown of the Minor Leagues

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Affiliates

-Rochester Red Wings: 26-23, third place in IL North

-Chattanooga Lookouts: 31-21, first place in SL North

-Fort Myers Miracle: 20-28, last place in FSL South

-Cedar Rapids Kernels: 25-25, fifth place in MWL Western

-Elizabethton Twins (season starts June 19)

-GCL Twins (season starts June 18)

***Stats below were compiled Wednesday morning and do not include today’s games***

League Leaders

-Aaron Slegers is tied for the IL lead with five victories and has the second-lowest BB/9 at 1.31.

-Zander Wiel is second in the SL with 15 doubles.

-Prior to being promoted, Nick Gordon had a .525 slugging percentage for Chattanooga, which ranks third in the SL.

-Omar Bencomo leads the SL with a 2.08 ERA and Randy LeBlanc is tied for second at 2.17. Bencomo was recently promoted to Rochester.

-Lewis Thorpe’s 14.3 swinging strike percentage ranks third in the SL.

-Alex Kirilloff ranks second in the MWL in homers, RBIs, slugging and OPS.

Top Prospects

Here’s a snapshot at how the top 20 prospects have performed.

1. Royce Lewis, SS, Cedar Rapids

Last 28 days: .287/.337/.425 (.762 OPS), 20.2 K%, 7.1 BB%.

Full season: .309/.354/.416 (.770 OPS), 3 HR, 24 RBI, 23 R, 17.0 K%, 6.7 BB%, 13-for-14 in SB attempts.

2. Fernando Romero, RHP, Minnesota

Last 28 days: 23.0 IP, 2.35 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 9.4 K/9, 2.4 K:BB.

Full season: 49.2 IP, 2.17 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 8.9 K/9, 2.13 K:BB (MIN & CHAT).

3. Nick Gordon, SS, Rochester

Last 28 days: .315/.375/.463 (.838 OPS), 17.5 K%, 6.7 BB%.

Full season: .325/.369/.492 (.861 OPS), 5 HR, 22 RBI, 24 R, 16.1 K%, 5.5 BB% (ROC & CHAT).

4. Stephen Gonsalves, LHP, Rochester

Last 28 days: 19.1 IP, 5.59 ERA, 1.71 WHIP, 13.0 K/9, 1.87 K:BB.

Full season: 47.1 IP, 3.04 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 11.0 K/9, 2.23 K:BB (ROC & CHAT).

5. Alex Kirilloff, RF, Cedar Rapids

Last 28 days: .378/.442/.673 (1.116 OPS), 15.9 K%, 9.7 BB%.

Full season: .328/.381/.562 (.963 OPS), 8 HR, 41 RBI, 26 R, 17.3 K%, 7.6 BB%.

6. Wander Javier, SS, out for the year with a shoulder injury.

Last 28 days: None.

Full season: None.

7. Brent Rooker, 1B/LF, Chattanooga

Last 28 days: .261/.317/.511 (.828 OPS), 24.8 K%, 6.9 BB%.

Full season: .250/.293/.429 (.722 OPS), 7 HR, 27 RBI, 24 R, 28.3 K%, 5.1 BB%.

8. Blayne Enlow, RHP, Cedar Rapids

Last 28 days: 15.2 IP, 2.30 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 8.6 K/9, 2.14 K:BB.

Full season: 24.2 IP, 3.28 ERA, 1.62 WHIP, 7.3 K/9, 1.82 K:BB.

9. Brusdar Graterol, RHP, Cedar Rapids

Last 28 days: 21.2 IP, 1.66 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 12.0 K/9, 4.83 K:BB.

Full season: 25.1 IP, 1.78 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 12.8 K/9, 6.0 K:BB.

10. Akil Baddoo, CF, Cedar Rapids

Last 28 days: .213/.392/.279 (.671 OPS), 29.1 K%, 21.5 BB%.

Full season: .218/.390/.315 (.705 OPS), 2 HR, 10 RBI, 27 R, 32.3 K%, 21.1 BB%.

11. Zack Littell, RHP, Rochester

Last 28 days: 28.0 IP, 2.57 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 9.6 K/9, 3.00 K:BB.

Full season: 51.0 IP, 4.06 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 10.9 K/9, 3.65 K:BB (ROC & CHAT).

12. Lewis Thorpe, LHP, Chattanooga

Last 28 days: 24.1 IP, 4.07 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, 8.9 K/9, 2.40 K:BB.

Full season: 47.0 IP, 4.21 ERA, 1.62 WHIP, 10.3 K/9, 2.76 K:BB.

13. Lewin Diaz, 1B, Fort Myers

Last 28 days: .234/.279/.359 (.639 OPS), 14.7 K%, 2.9 BB%.

Full season: .224/.257/.388 (.645 OPS), 4 HR, 19 BRI, 8 R, 17.1 K%, 2.1 BB%.

14. LaMonte Wade, OF, Chattanooga

Last 28 days: .302/.403/.528 (.932 OPS), 12.9 K%, 11.3 BB%.

Full season: .296/.396/.444 (.840 OPS), 6 HR, 19 RBI, 23 R, 10.1 K%, 13.2 BB%

15. Mitch Garver, C, Minnesota

Congratulations are in order! On May 28, Mitch collected his 130th MLB at bat, meaning he no longer qualifies as a prospect.

16. Ben Rortvedt, C, Cedar Rapids

Last 28 days: .291/.333/.405 (.738 OPS), 25.0 K%, 5.9 BB%.

Full season: .270/.324/.373 (.697 OPS), 1 HR, 12 RBI, 12 R, 22.8 K%, 6.6 BB%.

17. Travis Blankenhorn, 3B/2B, Fort Myers

Last 28 days: .188/.257/.344 (.601 OPS), 26.8 K%, 7.0 BB%.

Full season: .247/.297/.455 (.752 OPS), 6 HR, 21 RBI, 18 R, 25.7 K%, 6.0 BB%.

18. Yunior Severino, 2B, expected to join E-Town next month.

Last 28 days: None.

Full season: None.

19. Tyler Jay, LHP, Chattanooga

Last 28 days: 13.1 IP, 2.70 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, 6.8 K/9, 1.67 K:BB.

Full season: 18.1 IP, 1.96 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 6.9 K/9, 2.00 K:BB.

20. Felix Jorge, RHP, out with a knee injury.

Last 28 days: None.

Full season: None.

Another 10 to Know

These aren’t necessarily the next 10 in the rankings, but here are some other names of note:

Nick Anderson, RHP, Rochester

Last 28 days: 12.1 IP, 1.46 ERA, 0.65 WHIP, 13.9 K/9, 3.80 K:BB.

Full season: 23.1 IP, 1.16 ERA, 0.77 WHIP, 13.9 K/9, 4.00 BB:BB.

Willians Astudillo, C, Rochester

Last 28 days: .290/.338/.484 (.822 OPS), 1.5 K%, 4.4 BB%.

Full season: .291/.325/.500 (.825 OPS), 5 HR, 18 RBI, 14 R, 2.5 K%, 3.4 BB%

Edgar Corcino, RF, Chattanooga

Last 28 days: .267/.371/.456 (.827 OPS), 15.2 K%, 12.4 BB%.

Full season: .248/.339/.433 (.772 OPS), 4 HR, 24 RB, 23 R, 17.0 K%, 10.9 BB%.

Jaylin Davis, RF, Fort Myers

Last 28 days: .299/.382/.478 (.859 OPS), 20.8 K%, 11.7 BB%.

Full season: .279/.376/.442 (.818 OPS), 4 HR, 11 RBI, 18 R, 24.7 K%, 12.7 BB%.

Ryan Mason, RHP, Fort Myers

Last 28 days: 13.1 IP, 2.70 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 9.5 K/9, 4.67 K:BB.

Full season: 30.2 IP, 2.35 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 9.7 K/9, 8.25 K:BB

Chris Paul, 3B/OF, Chattanooga

Last 28 days: .297/.350/.444 (.790 OPS), 20.0 K%, 6.0 BB%.

Full season: .260/.323/.373 (.695 OPS), 2 ER, 17 RBI, 24 R, 19.9 K%, 7.0 BB%.

Cody Stashak, RHP, Chattanooga

Last 28 days: 12.1 IP, 0.73 ERA, 0.73 WHIP, 10.2 K/9, 3.50 K:BB.

Full season: 24.1 IP, 2.59 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 11.1 K/9, 3.00 K:BB

Todd Van Steensel, RHP, Chattanooga

Last 28 days: 14.0 IP, 0.64 ERA, 0.36 WHIP, 9.6 K/9, 7.50 K:BB.

Full season: 29.2 IP, 1.82 ERA, 0.78 WHIP, 10.3 K/9, 3.88 K:BB

Andrew Vasquez, LHP, Fort Myers

Last 28 days: 10.2 IP, 0.00 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 11.0 K/9, 13.00 K:BB

Full season: 26.2 IP, 0.68 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 10.1 K/9, 4.29 K:BB.

Zander Wiel, 1B/LF, Chattanooga

Last 28 days: .326/.374/.427 (.801 OPS), 20.2 K%, 6.1 BB%.

Full season: .324/.391/.465 (.855 OPS), 3 HR, 27 RBI, 25 R, 20.3 K%, 7.8 BB%.

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