Minor League Baseball Weekly Top Performers for August 16, 2022
Minor League Baseball Weekly Top Performers
As the minor league baseball season comes to an end, the unfortunate part is that players are receiving evaluations. Such was the case as a player on this list last week was released over the week. Hopefully, that isn’t an indicator of any future patterns!
Hitter of the Week
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Chandler Redmond with a 32nd-round pick in the 2019 draft. Redmond is trying to be just the second player drafted from Gardner-Webb University to make the majors (one undrafted player has also made the majors). Redmond played around the infield the past two years and even played some outfield, but he’s spent all but four innings of his time this season at either first or DH. That puts more pressure on his bat, and while Redmond has offered the power, his contact skills have been lacking to some degree with Double-A Springfield in 2022. This week, however, Redmond had an impressive week, belting five home runs and driving in 14 runs. However, he ends up on this list because he achieved an incredibly rare feat on August 10. Playing against Amarillo, Redmond hit for the home run cycle – hitting a solo homer, two-run home run, three-run shot, and a grand slam.
Pitcher of the Week
One of the top pitchers in the 2016 draft class before his elbow blew, the New York Yankees still drafted Clarke Schmidt with the 16th overall pick. Schmidt missed all of the 2017 season before returning strong in 2018. He made it to Double-A in 2019 before the end of the season, giving the Yankees enough confidence to give him major league time in 2020. He’s struggled with injury since, bouncing between starting in Triple-A and the Yankee bullpen this season. When he’s on, Schmidt features a mid-90s fastball that bites hard low in the zone. He pairs that with a sharp, low-80s curve and a mid-80s slider. He also works in a four-seam fastball and a change that are fringe average. His sinker and curve could allow for a strong relief mix or he could still have a backend future, though at 26, he’s running out of time to establish that future. This week, Schmidt took the mound against Worcester and tossed six perfect innings, striking out 11.
Hitters
AAA
Willians Astudillo, Jacksonville – .522/.560/1.043, 4 R, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 0/2 BB/K
Lewis Brinson, Sugarland – .474/.524/.947, 6 R, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 2/7 BB/K
Isan Diaz, Sacramento – .455/.538/.909, 8 R, 2 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 4/1 BB/K, SB
Orlando Martinez, Salt Lake – .429/.462/1.000, 6 R, 2 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 12 RBI, 2/5 BB/K
AA
Matt Koperniak, Springfield – .524/.565/1.190, 10 R, 3 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 2/3 BB/K
Logan O’Hoppe, Rocket City – .353/.450/1.059, 5 R, 4 HR, 6 RBI, 3/4 BB/K
Anthony Prato, Wichita – .474/.615/.947, 6 R, 4 2B, 3B, HR, 8 RBI, 7/3 BB/K
Chandler Redmond, Springfield – .438/.526/1.438, 7 R, 2B, 5 HR, 14 RBI, 3/5 BB/K
High-A
Olivier Basabe, Fort Wayne – .500/.579/1.063, 3 R, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 3/1 BB/K
Joey Loperfido, Asheville – .471/.591/1.000, 7 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3/4 BB/K
Joshua Mears, Fort Wayne – .438/.471/1.188, 5 R, 3 2B, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 1/7 BB/K
Baron Radcliff, Jersey Shore – .412/.474/1.118, 5 R, 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 2/5 BB/K
Single-A
Edgar Quero, Inland Empire – .353/.478/.882, 4 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 4/3 BB/K
Shane Sasaki, Charleston – .478/.538/.913, 5 R, 5 2B, 3B, HR, 5 RBI, 2/3 BB/K, SB
Complex Leagues
Erick Alvarez, DSL Texas Red – .400/.500/.900, 7 R, 2 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3/4 BB/K, SB
Isaias Dipre, DSL Pittsburgh Gold – .500/.556/.750, 5 R, 4 2B, 2 RBI, 2/3 BB/K, 5 SB
Rayne Doncon, ACL Dodgers – .381/.381/.905, 6 R, 2 2B, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 0/3 BB/K, SB
Pitchers
AAA
Dustin May, Oklahoma City – 10 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 18 K
Clarke Schmidt, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre – 6 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 11 K
AA
Prelander Berroa, Arkansas – 5 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 11 K
Matt Frisbee, Richmond – 6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 13 K
Emerson Hancock, Arkansas – 12 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 11 K
Bobby Miller, Tulsa – 13 1/3 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 20 K
Reese Olson, Erie – 6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
High-A
Ben Brecht, Bowling Green – 9 2/3 IP, 12 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 12 K
Emmet Sheehan, Great Lakes – 11 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 15 K
John Swanda, Tri-City – 9 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
Single-A
Alexander Cornielle, Carolina – 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K
Trevor McDonald, San Jose – 8 1/3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 7 BB, 11 K
Complex Leagues
Jose Fleury, DSL Houston Orange – 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K
Jorge Martinez, DSL Giants Orange – 5 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 11 K
Colby Morris, ACL Mariners – 6 1/3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 10 K
Lester Nin, DSL Marlins – 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K
Douglas Orellana, FCL Mets – 3 2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
Rayner Urbaez, DSL Texas Blue – 6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 11 K
Statistical leaders across minors (min. 180 PA or 80 IP)
Hitting
AVG – Jorge Ruiz .360, Frederick Bencosme .354, Jancarlos Cintron .349, Josue De Paula .347, Vaun Brown .344
OBP – Keiner Delgado .516, Emmanuel Rodriguez .492, Michael Arroyo/Werner Blakely .469, Niko Kavadas .464
SLG – Matt Gorski .664, Moises Gomez .649, Kerry Carpenter .645, Sean Bouchard .641, Kyle Manzardo .635
HR – Moises Gomez 32, Kerry Carpenter 30, Jhonkensy Noel/Nicholas Northcut/Stone Garrett/Alexander Canario/Tristan Gray 28
SB – Wilderd Patino 67, Esteury Ruiz 64, Omar De Los Santos 60, Luis Valdez 59, Max Ferguson 58
wRC+ – Emmanuel Rodriguez 198, Niko Kavadas 190, Keiner Delgado 185, Kyle Manzardo 179, Vaun Brown/Lazaro Montes 176
Pitching
GP – Zach Lee 49, Reagan Todd/Miguel Del Pozo 45, Zach McAllister/Alberto Baldonado/Fernando Cruz 44
IP – Brandon Pfaadt 124 1/3, Peyton Battenfield 121 1/3, Inohan Paniagua 120 2/3, Zane Mills 119, Ryne Nelson 118
ERA – Gavin Stone 1.56, Gavin Williams 1.60, Taylor Dollard 1.86, Luis Devers 1.93, Tanner Bibee 2.14
WHIP – Jack Leftwich 0.85, Casey Lawrence 0.86, Chance Kirby 0.91, Landon Marceaux 0.91, Taylor Dollard 0.93
K – Brandon Pfaadt 166, Royber Salinas 151, Mason Montgomery 145, Kyle Harrison 143, Logan Allen/Shane Drohan 136
FIP – Gavin Stone 2.33, Jack Leftwich 2.36, Brant Hurter 2.48, Nick Zwack 2.60, Brayan Bello 2.71
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!
