Minor League Baseball Top Performers for August 30, 2022
Minor League Baseball Weekly Top Performers
Congratulations to the first minor league baseball champions of 2022, the FCL Yankees and ACL Giants Black squads, both of whom won league titles this week. The DSL Rockies and DSL Phillies White begin play today in the finals of the Dominican Summer League.
Hitter of the Week
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted James Outman out of Sacramento State in the seventh round of the 2018 draft. He’s moved up the system step-by-step, but he has shown impressive power/speed combination every season. Outman had a four-game major league stint for his debut earlier this month, but he’s going to be tough to keep in the minors the way he’s been hitting. Outman filled up the stat sheet this week, even recording a cycle – one that he capped off with a walk-off home run. On the week, Outman hit .571/.565/1.381 with five doubles, three triples, a pair of home runs, and 14 RBI. The Dodgers very likely will give him more run as the season winds down.
Pitcher of the Week
The Texas Rangers signed Emiliano Teodo out of the Dominican in 2020. He made his debut in 2021 and his full-season debut in 2022. Teodo features a fastball that sits upper-90s and can touch 102. He pairs that with a slider that has some of the highest RPM readings in the system and a change that flashes near-Bugs Bunny effect. His big issue is putting the ball in the strike zone. His start this week was no different. He tossed four no-hit innings, walking three and striking out 11. That’s right, he recorded 11 of his 12 outs via strikeout. The issue is that he only placed 37 of his 73 pitches in the strike zone. If Teodo could even achieve 50 control, he’d be an elite prospect with ace upside. As it sits, he projects as a likely reliever, and he’d still need to improve his control to be successful in that role.
Hitters
AAA
Freddie Fermin, Omaha – .368/.480/1.316, 9 R, 6 HR, 12 RBI, 5/3 BB/K
John Hicks, Iowa – .455/.647/1.455, 4 R, 2 2B, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 6/2 BB/K
Korey Lee, Sugarland – .480/.552/1.160, 9 R, 2 2B, 5 HR, 11 RBI, 4/8 BB/K, 2 SB
James Outman, Oklahoma City – .571/.565/1.381, 6 R, 5 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 14 RBI, 1/5 BB/K
Joey Wiemer, Nashville – .478/.500/1.174, 5 R, 4 2B, 4 HR, 11 RBI, 1/3 BB/K, SB
AA
Leandro Cedeno, Amarillo – .435/.500/1.043, 7 R, 2 2B, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 3/3 BB/K
Andrew Young, Harrisburg – .500/.550/1.222, 5 R, 2B, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 2/4 BB/K
High-A
Ismael Alcantara, Great Lakes – .500/.632/1.357, 5 R, 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 5/3 BB/K
Mike Jarvis, Greensboro – .278/.381/.611, 4 R, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 0/4 BB/K, 6 SB
Single-A
Jean Ramirez, Columbia – .385/.600/1.077, 7 R, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 7/3 BB/K, 4 SB
Dalton Rushing, Rancho Cucamonga – .522/.607/.870, 6 R, 5 2B, HR, 7 RBI, 5/5 BB/K
Victor Scott, Palm Beach – .375/.450/1.000, 3 R, 2 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 3/6 BB/K, 2 SB
Pitchers
AAA
Trevor Rogers, Jacksonville – 6 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 12 K
Victor Santos, Worchester – 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 11 K
AA
Brent Headrick, Wichita – 10 IP, 10 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 17 K
Matt Sauer, Somerset – 8 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 17 K
High-A
Jose Espada, Fort Wayne – 6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 10 K
Trenton Wallace, Vancouver – 5 2/3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 11 K
Single-A
Joseph Hernandez, Modesto – 12 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 5 BB, 16 K
Seth Lonsway, San Jose – 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K
Emiliano Teodo, Down East – 4 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 11 K
Trevor Tietz, Carolina – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 10 K
Miguel Uliola, Fayetteville – 8 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 6 BB, 19 K
Statistical leaders across minors (min. 200 PA or 100 IP)
Hitting
AVG – Josue De Paula .349, Samuel Munoz .347, Vaun Brown .346, Luis Torres .345, Byron Chourio .344
OBP – Keiner Delgado .504, Ewry Espinal .480, Christopher Torin .465, Yosander Asencio .458, Niko Kavadas .456
SLG – Matt Gorski .664, Moises Gomez .646, Kerry Carpenter .645, Kyle Manzardo .635, Sean Bouchard .635
HR – Moises Gomez/Hunter Goodman 33, Alexander Canario 31, Kerry Carpenter/Michael Toglia 30
SB – Esteury Ruiz 70, Omar De Los Santos/Wilderd Patino 67, Luis Valdez 66, Nasim Nunez 60
wRC+ – Niko Kavada 181, Keiner Delgado/Kyle Manzardo 178, Vaun Brown 176, Matt Gorski 170
Pitching
GP – Zach Lee 54, Miguel Del Pozo/Fernando Cruz 50, Reagan Todd 49, Five with 48
IP – Brandon Pfaadt 136 1/3, Zane Mills 136, Darren McCaughan/Collin Wiles 132 2/3, Peyton Battenfield 132
ERA – Gavin Stone 1.50, Gavin Williams 1.80, Luis Devers 1.92, Taylor Dollard 2.02, Tanner Bibee 2.07
WHIP – Luis Devers 0.92, Jack Leftwich 0.92, Taylor Dollard 0.92, Casey Lawrence 0.93, Gavin Williams 0.93
K – Brandon Pfaadt 176, Kyle Harrison 167, Royber Salinas 160, Mason Montgomery 151, Reese Olson/Nick Nastrini 144
FIP – Gavin Stone 2.41, Jack Leftwich 2.51, Luis Devers 2.92, Tanner Bibee 3.01, Gavin Williams 3.04
Benjamin Chase
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