Minor league baseball weekly top performers for April 19, 2022
Minor League Baseball Top Performers
The format for the weekly wrapup is better set with focus on the performance of the past week and providing the overall statistical leaders across all of the minor leagues. Enjoy!
Hitter of the Week
While there are many players who put up big power numbers on the week, knocking out as many as eight extra base hits on the week, Max Ferguson of the Padres system has been elite in a different manner. The former Tennessee standout opened in Single-A and led the minors this week in runs scored and stolen bases, going .444/.621/.556 with 11 runs scored and nine stolen bases on the week. Ferguson leads the minors with 10 steals on the season as the leadoff hitter for the Padres’ Single-A affiliate. He’ll likely be moving up quickly, but with the Padres already working Ferguson at multiple positions, the pace of his ascension through the minors may have less to do with his offensive skills and more with finding his defensive home.
Pitcher of the Week
The Atlanta Braves have multiple guys who qualified for this honor this week, and the top two of the week both came from the Braves organization. The guy I chose is the current minor league leader in strikeouts, Royber Salinas, currently pitching for the Single-A Augusta GreenJackets. Salinas struck out 13 in five shutout innings this week for Augusta and now has 24 strikeouts on the season. Salinas has thrown primarily fastballs and sliders, working into the upper-90s with his heater and commanding his biting slider significantly better to open 2022 than he’s shown in the past. He’ll need to show a third pitch and/or continued success with his
Hitters
AAA
Matt Davidson, Reno – .467/.579/1.267, 15 AB, 4 R, 4 HR, 7 RBI, 3/4 BB/K
Yolmer Sanchez, Worcester – .636/.750/1.091, 11 AB, 6 R, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 1 SB, 5/1 BB/K
Kyle Stowers, Norfolk – .412/.524/1.000, 17 AB, 4 R, 4 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 3/3 BB/K
AA
Moises Gomez, Springfield – .412/.474/1.412, 17 AB, 8 R, 2 2B, 5 HR, SB, 2/7 BB/K
Matt McLain, Chattanooga – .450/.500/1.250, 20 AB, 8 R, 3 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 7 RBI, SB, 2/2 BB/K
Sean Roby, Richmond – .467/.619/1.467, 15 AB, 7 R, 5 HR, 9 RBI, 5/5 BB/K
Connor Scott, Altoona – .500/.619/.875, 16 AB, 2 R, 3 2B, HR, 5 RBI, SB, 4/3 BB/K
Aaron Whitefield, Rocket City – .318/.423/.500, 22 AB, 5 R, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 6 SB, 4/7 BB/K
High-A
Jordan Brewer, Asheville – .500/.611/1.357, 14 AB, 10 R, 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 2 SB, 3/2 BB/K
Cam Coursey, Hillsboro – .529/.636/.647, 17 AB, 4 R, 2 2B, 4 RBI, SB, 5/2 BB/K
Jake Holton, West Michigan – .333/.524/.933, 15 AB, 6 R, 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 6/1 BB/K
Joe Naranjo, Lake County – .357/.526/1.071, 14 AB, 3 R, 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 4/4 BB/K
Ceddanne Rafaela, Greenville – .433/.452/.900, 30 AB, 10 R, 5 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI, SB, 1/6 BB/K
T.J. Rumfield, Hudson Valley – .550/.609/.900, 20 AB, 3 R, 4 2B, HR, 6 RBI, SB, 3/4 BB/K
Masyn Winn, Peoria – .474/.500/.737, 19 AB, 3 R, 2B, 2 3B, 5 RBI, 2 SB, 3/4 BB/K
Single-A
Max Ferguson, Lake Elsinore – .444/.621/.556, 18 AB, 11 R, 2 2B, 5 RBI, 9 SB, 10/2 BB/K
Jacob Gonzalez, Bradenton – .611/.619/1.056, 18 AB, 4 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 0/2 BB/K
Jordan Lawlar, Visalia – .444/.577/.833, 18 AB, 4 R, 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 4 SB, 3/3 BB/K
Robert Perez, Modesto – .318/.444/.864, 22 AB, 7 R, 4 HR, 7 RBI, 4/4 BB/K
Emmanuel Rodriguez, Fort Myers – .438/.591/1.000, 16 AB, 8 R, 3 H, 3 RBI, SB, 6/4 BB/K
Pitchers
AAA
Chase De Jong, Indianapolis – 7 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
Max Meyer, Jacksonville – 5 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
AA
Brayan Bello, Portland – 10 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 18 K
Max Castillo, New Hampshire – 9 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 6 BB, 15 K
Brandon Hughes, Tennessee – 3 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Brett Kerry, Rochester – 5 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 12 K
George Kirby, Arkansas – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Kyle Nicolas, Altoona – 7 2/3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 10 K
Drew Rom, Bowie – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Jared Shuster, Mississippi – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 12 K
Louie Varland, Wichita – 5 2/3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
Tyler Viza, Wichita – 4 1/3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K
Ken Waldichuk, Somerset – 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K
High-A
Andrew Abbott, Dayton – 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 10 K
Chad Dallas, Vancouver – 5 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Dakota Donovan, Tri-City – 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 11 K
Sawyer Gipson-Long, Cedar Rapids – 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K
Tanner Gordon, Rome – 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 14 K
Jared Jones, Greensboro – 8 1/3 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 15 K
Kyle Harrison, Eugene – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
Brent Headrick, Cedar Rapids – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
TJ Shook, Wisconsin – 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
Single-A
Natanael Garabitos, Modesto – 4 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Nathan Lavender, St. Lucie – 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
Orlando Ortiz-Mayr, Rancho Cucamonga – 3 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Royber Salinas, Augusta – 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 13 K
John Stankiewicz, Fort Myers – 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 11 K
Patrick Wicklander, Charleston – 4 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K
Statistical leaders across minors
Hitting
AVG – Jacob Gonzalez .560
OBP – Damon Keith .659
SLG – Damon Keith 1.032
HR – Matt Davidson 7
SB – Max Ferguson 10
wRC+ – Tyler Gentry 324
Pitching
GP – Edwin Uceta/Trevor Brigden 4
IP – Kyle Muller 15 2/3
ERA – 27 with 0.00
WHIP – Trevor Brigden 0.25
K – Royber Salinas 24
FIP – Royber Salinas -0.38
Today’s games
Pitching matchup of the day
Max Meyer takes the hill for Jacksonville tonight as the Jumbo Shrimp host the Gwinnett Stripers and Touki Toussaint. Meyer fired five perfect innings his last time out and has shown exceptional stuff thus far in 2022 while Toussaint is attempting to cement himself as part of the Braves’ plans in a deep young pitching core.
AAA
Salt Lake @ Reno
Iowa @ Louisville
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre @ Buffalo
Durham @ Norfolk
St. Paul @ Toledo
Worcester @ Syracuse
Columbus @ Indianapolis
Omaha @ Memphis
Rochester @ Lehigh Valley
Gwinnett @ Jacksonville
Charlotte @ Nashville
Albuquerque @ Round Rock
Sugar Land @ Tacoma
Oklahoma City @ Sacramento
El Paso @ Las Vegas
AA
San Antonio @ Amarillo
Richmond @ Erie
Binghamton @ Portland
New Hampshire @ Altoona
Akron @ Bowie
Harrisburg @ Reading
Rocket City @ Tennessee
Somerset @ Hartford
Chattanooga @ Mississippi
Tulsa @ Springfield
Northwest Arkansas @ Frisco
Arkansas @ Corpus Christi
Montgomery @ Pensacola
Midland @ Wichita
Biloxi @ Birmingham
High-A
Fort Wayne @ Lansing
Lake County @ Great Lakes
Aberdeen @ Greensboro
Hickory @ Wilmington
Asheville @ Jersey Shore
Beloit @ South Bend
West Michigan @ Dayton
Brooklyn @ Hudson Valley
Winston-Salem @ Greenville
Rome @ Bowling Green
Peoria @ Cedar Rapids
Quad Cities @ Wisconsin
Hillsboro @ Spokane
Eugene @ Vancouver
Tri-City @ Everett
Single-A
Fredericksburg @ Kannapolis
Lynchburg @ Carolina
St. Lucie @ Jupiter
Palm Beach @ Lakeland
Fort Myers @ Dunedin
Tampa @ Clearwater
Charleston @ Salem
Down East @ Columbia
Myrtle Beach @ Delmarva
Fayetteville @ Augusta
Bradenton @ Daytona
San Jose @ Visalia
Lake Elsinore @ Fresno
Rancho Cucamonga @ Modesto
Stockton @ Inland Empire
Benjamin Chase
After 6 years of writing for FanSided on various sites and offering contributions to various other websites, family changes have encouraged me to start this site. I spend a ton of time watching baseball at all levels, but I love watching minor league baseball on milb.tv as I'm hours away from the closest minor league team. This is an effort of all those games I enjoy on a daily basis!
