Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 3, 2022
Minor League Baseball Top Performers
Some of the elite prospects in minor league baseball had big weeks over the past week, but many of the top performances came from guys that were completely off the radar this week.
Hitter of the Week
There are few hitters in all of minor league baseball who impact the ball stronger than Trey Cabbage. The Minnesota Twins drafted Cabbage out of high school in 2015 before letting him go as a minor league free agent. He signed with the Angels organization, and he’s absolutely crushed the ball this season, but over the past week, he even controlled his swing and miss tendencies. Cabbage posted a .471/.609/1.059 line with a double and three home runs over the past week. On the season, Cabbage is slashing .356/.484/.781 with five doubles, a triple, eight home runs, and five stolen bases on the season.
Pitcher of the Week
One of the youngest players in all of Double-A, elite righty Eury Perez had struggled some in his first three starts in his Double-A time, though he was still striking out plenty of hitters. His start Friday was what everyone has been waiting for, however, as he shut down Biloxi, striking out 12 hitters over five innings, allowing one hit and no walks. Perez very well could end up the top pitching prospect in the game by the end of the season.
Hitters
AAA
Darick Hall, Lehigh Valley – .360/.429/1.040, 7 R, 2 2B, 5 HR, 10 RBI, 3/6 BB/K
Yonny Hernandez, Reno – .474/.565/.474, 4 R, 4 RBI, 2/0 BB/K, 6 SB
Shea Langeliers, Las Vegas – .333/.481/.905, 6 R, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 5/4 BB/K
Royce Lewis, St. Louis – .438/.591/.750, 2 R, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 6/3 BB/K, 2 SB
Kevin Padlo, Sacramento – .412/.500/1.118, 8 R, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 2/3 BB/K, SB
Juan Yepez, Memphis – .429/.520/1.000, 6 R, 3 2B, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 4/5 BB/K
AA
Trey Cabbage, Rocket City – .471/.609/1.059, 6 R, 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 5/4 BB/K, SB
Vito Friscia, Reading – .444/.560/1.111, 6 R, 4 HR, 4 RBI, 5/4 BB/K
Michael Harris II, Mississippi – .370/.433/.778, 8 R, 2 2B, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 3/3 BB/K, 3 SB
J.P. Martinez, Frisco – .450/.522/.850, 6 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3/2 BB/K, 4 SB
Curtis Mead, Montgomery – .500/.625/.889, 6 R, 4 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 5/1 BB/K
Ezequiel Tovar, Hartford – .478/.556/.913, 6 R, 2 3B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3/2 BB/K, 4 SB
High-A
Alexander Canario, South Bend – .500/.536/1.000, 7 R, 2B, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 1/6 BB/K, 2 SB
Coby Mayo, Aberdeen – .333/.364/.905, 6 R, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 1/7 BB/K
Austin Wells, Hudson Valley – .313/.450/.875, 7 R, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 4/7 BB/K, 3 SB
Single-A
Adael Amador, Fresno – .423/.500/.962, 8 R, 2 2B, 4 HR, 7 RBI, 4/4 BB/K
Edwin Arroyo, Modesto – .391/.481/.826, 6 R, 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 3/4, 3 SB
Shervyen Newton, St. Lucie – .350/.409/.850, 5 R, 2B, 3 HR< 8 RBI, 2/7 BB/K
Luis Rodriguez, Rancho Cucamonga – .467/.667/800, 5 R, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 9/7 BB/K
Milan Tolentino, Lynchburg – .500/.708/.571, 8 R, 2B, 2 RBI, 10/2 BB/K, 2 SB
Pitchers
AAA
Conner Menez, Iowa – 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 12 K
Zack Thompson, Memphis – 8 2/3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 12 K
AA
Jimmy Endersby, Corpus Christi – 7 2/3 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 10 K
Hunter Gaddis, Akron – 10 IP, 10 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 14 K
Jay Groome, Portland – 5 2/3 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 10 K
Connor Lunn, Springfield – 11 2/3 IP, 9 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 10 K
Francisco Morales, Reading – 3 2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K
Drew Parrish, Northwest Arkansas – 11 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 10 K
Eury Perez, Pensacola – 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 12 K
High-A
Andrew Abbott, Dayton – 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
Mason Englert, Hickory – 6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
Tanner Gordon, Rome – 6 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K
Seth Johnson, Bowling Green – 7 2/3 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 16 K
Michael McGreevy, Peoria – 10 2/3 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
Connor Phillips, Dayton – 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K
Blake Walston, Hillsboro – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
Single-A
Blake Beers, Stockton – 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 10 K
Cristian Mena, Kannapolis – 6 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
Royber Salinas, Augusta – 9 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 6 BB, 21 K
Logan Workman, Charleston – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 11 K
Statistical leaders across minors
Hitting
AVG – Jacob Gonzalez .437, Dru Baker .435, Moises Gomez .412, Erik Gonzalez .405, Milan Tolentino .400
OBP – Dru Baker .552, Carlos Mendoza .545, Milan Tolentino .528, Ross Adolph .526, Damon Keith .523
SLG – Moises Gomez .985, Trayce Thompson .860, Trey Cabbage .781, Nolan Gorman .769, Stone Garrett .750
HR – Nolan Gorman/Moises Gomez 11, Darick Hall 10, Trayce Thompson/Shea Langeliers 9
SB – Shane Sasaki/Max Ferguson 18, Esteury Ruiz 15, Johan Rojas 14, David Hamilton/Yhoswar Garcia 13
wRC+ – Jacob Gonzalez 247, Dru Baker 245, Moises Gomez 240, Anthony Garcia 228, Trey Cabbage 226
Pitching
GP – Hayden Deal 7, Six with 6
IP – Matthew Liberatore/Michael McGreevy/Jesse Scholtens 28 1/3, Connor Lunn 27 2/3, Darren McCaughan 27 1/3
ERA – Simeon Woods Richardson 0.00, Bryan Hoeing 0.35, Sandro Bargallo 0.48, Chance Kirby 0.53, Ethan Small 0.77
WHIP – Gordon Graceffo 0.51, Travis Adams 0.53, Brandon Walter 0.61, Simeon Woods Richardson 0.65, Gavin Williams 0.66
K – Royber Salinas 52, Tanner Gordon 36, Daniel Espino/Andrew Abbott 35, Three with 34
FIP – John Stankiewicz 1.17, Brandon Walter 1.19, Tanner Gordon 1.23, Ricky Tiedemann 1.54, Gordon Graceffo 1.58
Today’s games
Pitching matchup of the day
Two brothers square off Tuesday in the series opener between Wichita and Tulsa. Louie Varland was the darling of many last year as he jumped up multiple levels in the Minnesota Twins system. His brother Gus has been an opener in the Los Angeles Dodgers system and toes the rubber for Tulsa.
AAA
Jacksonville @ Memphis
Columbus @ Omaha
Albuquerque @ Oklahoma City
Charlotte @ Gwinnett
Round Rock @ Reno
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre @ Rochester
Durham @ Buffalo
Worcester @ Toledo
Lehigh Valley @ Syracuse
Louisville @ Indianapolis
El Paso @ Sugar Land
Norfolk @ Nashville
Iowa @ St. Paul
Tacoma @ Salt Lake
Las Vegas @ Sacramento
AA
New Hampshire @ Somerset
Altoona @ Erie
Reading @ Portland
Akron @ Richmond
Harrisburg @ Bowie
Binghamton @ Hartford
Biloxi @ Montgomery
Tennessee @ Birmingham
Northwest Arkansas @ Springfield
Arkansas @ Frisco
San Antonio @ Corpus Christi
Chattanooga @ Rocket City
Pensacola @ Mississippi
Tulsa @ Wichita
Midland @ Amarillo
High-A
Asheville @ Greensboro
West Michigan @ Lansing
Beloit @ Great Lakes
Peoria @ South Bend
Hudson Valley @ Jersey Shore
Bowling Green @ Wilmington
Hickory @ Winston-Salem
Lake County @ Dayton
Rome @ Greenville
Brooklyn @ Aberdeen
Quad Cities @ Cedar Rapids
Fort Wayne @ Wisconsin
Tri-City @ Spokane
Everett @ Vancouver
Single-A
Myrtle Beach @ Salem
San Jose @ Stockton
Visalia @ Inland Empire
Modesto @ Fresno
Down East @ Kannapolis
Fredericksburg @ Lynchburg
St. Lucie @ Palm Beach
Fort Myers @ Lakeland
Clearwater @ Dunedin
Tampa @ Bradenton
Augusta @ Carolina
Delmarva @ Columbia
Fayetteville @ Charleston
Jupiter @ Daytona
Rancho Cucamonga @ Lake Elsinore
Benjamin Chase
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