Minor League Baseball Players of the Week for July 26, 2022
Minor League Baseball Weekly Top Performers
All-Star break at the major league level led to a break for minor league baseball. That meant a shorter week to accumulate stats for hitters and less pitchers to choose from in top performances. There are still plenty who had outstanding showings, however.
Hitter of the Week
The San Francisco Giants originally signed Alexander Canario in 2016 out of the Dominican Republic. He was then part of the package the Cubs received in return for Kris Bryant last July. Canario began the season with South Bend before earning a promotion to Double-A Tennessee. He struggled initially at the level, but in July, he’s hit .371/.513/.839 with seven home runs and five stolen bases, posting and impressive 18/12 BB/K. Canario reminds of Jason Heyward defensively in the outfield – elite in right field, but can pass in center. His bat could be impressive with the ability to hit for power and steal double-digit bases. In three games this past week, Canario hit .636/.765/1.455 with three doubles and two home runs, posting an impressive 6/1 BB/K ratio.
Pitcher of the Week
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Brandon Pfaadt in the fifth round of the 2020 draft out of Division II Bellarmine University. He was able to push up to Double-A quickly in 2021. At 6’4″ and 220 pounds, Pfaadt is built to handle a heavy workload, though he’s struggled at times at hitter-friendly Amarillo this season, despite ranking among the minor league leaders in strikeouts all season. Pfaadt pounds the strike zone with a mix of four average to above-average pitches, sitting 92-94 and touching 97-98 with his fastball that he can shape in multiple ways. He works in a slider, curve, and change to generate plenty of swing and miss as well as groundballs. Over the past week, Pfaadt tossed six shutout innings, allowing five hits and a walk, striking out 11.
Hitters
AAA
Seth Beer, Reno – .667/.733/1.111, 3 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 3/1 BB/K
Wynton Bernard, Albuquerque – .538/.600/1.231, 6 R, 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 2/1 BB/K, SB
Tyler Freeman, Columbus – .643/.706/1.071, 4 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2/1 BB/K
Jon Singleton, Nashville – .462/.563/1.231, 6 R, 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 3/2 BB/K
AA
Alexander Canario, Tennessee – .636/.765/1.455, 6 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 6/1 BB/K
Oscar Colas, Birmingham – .545/.583/1.364, 3 R, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 1/1 BB/K
Orelvis Martinez, New Hampshire – .500/.500/1.333, 5 R, 2B, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 0/3 BB/K
Yonathan Perlaza, Tennessee – .444/.706/1.111, 3 R, 3 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 8/2 BB/K
Bryce Teodosio, Rocket City – .556/.636/1.333, 4 R, 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2/2 BB/K, 2 SB
High-A
Alex Ramirez, Brooklyn – .615/.667/1.154, 3 R, 2B, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 1/2 BB/K, SB
Endy Rodriguez, Greensboro – .500/.533/1.500, 5 R, 4 HR, 7 RBI, 2/1 BB/K
Osvaldo Tovalin, Peoria – .545/.667/1.364, 5 R, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 4/0 BB/K
Single-A
Keoni Cavaco, Fort Myers – .545/.583/1.273, 3 R, 3B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 1/3 BB/K
Wilfred Veras, Kannapolis – .538/.571/1.077, 5 R, 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 0/2 BB/K
Complex Leagues
Junior Caminero, FCL Rays – .583/.571/1.167, 2 R, 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 1/0 BB/K
Wilmin Candelario, ACL Royals – .429/.429/.929, 5 R, 2 3B, HR, 5 RBI, 0/2 BB/K, SB
Juan Cruz, DSL Seattle – .429/.429/1.071, 5 R, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 0/3 BB/K
Javier Rivas, FCL Pirates – .692/.714/1.154, 3 R, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 1/3 BB/K
Ruben Santana, DSL Diamondbacks Red – .500/.714/1.000, 4 R, 2 2B, 3B, RBI, 6/1 BB/K
Pitchers
AAA
Caleb Kilian, Iowa – 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Enoli Paredes, Sugarland – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
AA
Edward Cabrera, Pensacola – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Kyle Harrison, Richmond – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
Brandon Pfaadt, Amarillo – 6 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 11 K
Quinn Priester, Altoona – 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Darius Vines, Mississippi – 6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
High-A
Richard Guasch, Wilmington – 2 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Chayce McDermott, Asheville – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
Noel Vela, Fort Wayne – 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
Single-A
Pablo Aldonis, Fredericksburg – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
Ronan Kopp, Rancho Cucamonga – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Gunner Mayer, Clearwater – 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
Norge Vera, Kannapolis – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
Complex Leagues
Felix Arronde, DSL Kansas City Glass – 5 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Enmanuel De Los Santos, FCL Pirates – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Frederic Garcia, DSL Cleveland Blue – 4 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 11 K
Yu-Min Lin, ACL Diamondbacks Red – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Statistical leaders across minors (qualified min. 135 AB or 60 IP)
Hitting
AVG – Jancarlos Cintron .350, Vaun Brown .344, Alec Burleson .339, Enmanuel Valdez .336, Jacob Gonzalez .335
OBP – Austin Gauthier .469, Esteury Ruiz .467, Niko Kavadas .463, Logan Porter .448, Damon Keith .440
SLG – Matt Gorski .664, Moises Gomez .654, Kerry Carpenter .652, Corbin Carroll .648, Niko Kavadas .644, David Villar .633
HR – Kerry Carpenter/Nicholas Northcut/Moises Gomez 26, Jhonkensy Noel 25, Six with 23
SB – Esteury Ruiz 60, Wilderd Patino 54, Max Ferguson 53, Mike Antico 50, Omar De Los Santos 48
wRC+ – Niko Kavadas 196, Vaun Brown 173, Kerry Carpenter/Matt Gorski 171, Christian Encarnacion-Strand/Corbin Carroll 169
Pitching
GP – Zach Lee 40, Zach McAllister 37, Alberto Baldonado/Reagan Todd 36, Four with 35
IP – Peyton Battenfield 105 1/3, Chris Murphy 99 2/3, Inohan Paniagua/Gordon Graceffo 99, Michael McGreevy 97 1/3
ERA – Gavin Stone 1.50, Gavin Williams 1.53, Taylor Dollard 1.64, Taj Bradley 1.70, Mason Montgomery 1.71
WHIP – Jack Leftwich 0.80, Casey Lawrence 0.83, Gordon Graceffo 0.84, Taj Bradley 0.91, David Festa 0.93
K – Royber Salinas 126, Brandon Pfaadt 125, Mason Montgomery 124, Logan Allen 120, Kyle Harrison 119
FIP – Jack Leftwich 1.80, Gavin Stone 2.16, Gavin Williams 2.38, Brant Hurter 2.53, David Festa 2.55
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