Minor League Baseball Weekly Top Performers for June 21, 2022
Minor League Baseball Weekly Top Performers
This was possibly the most difficult week so far to pick the singular winner of the hitter of the week or pitcher of the week. It was not because there weren’t worthy players, as many were worthy on both the hitter and pitcher sides, but no one player set himself apart in a significant way over the competition, so I ended up choosing two players to highlight.
Hitter of the Week
The Atlanta Braves had a 2019 draft that brought a depth of talent into the organization. One of those later picks that has significantly blossomed has been 11th-round pick Vaughn Grissom, an infielder that many saw when they were viewing teammate Riley Greene during draft scouting. Grissom came out in his pro debut and flashed power, speed, and plate discipline, immediately getting Braves fans dreaming. Last season, he followed up with an impressive season spent primarily in Single-A where he was just starting to tap into the natural plus power in his 6’3″ frame. This year, he’s continued to show out with the power while also showing off his athleticism and plate discipline. While the entire Rome offense had a huge week this week, Grissom was at the center of a lot of the production, smacking seven extra-base hits (five doubles, two home runs) while scoring 14 runs and driving in 17 runs over the week with a .516/.559/.871 slash on the week. He also stole three bases over the week for good measure.
Pitcher of the Week
With multiple players by the name of Logan Allen working in professional baseball right now, including multiple within the Cleveland Guardians organization to open the season, it can be confusing to track. The 6′ tall lefty that Cleveland chose in the second round out of Florida International has certainly attempted to garner attention due to his performance this year in Double-A with Akron, ranking among the minor league strikeout leaders all season. He had one of his best starts of the season on Thursday against Hartford, going six shutout innings, allowing two hits and a walk, and striking out 11 batters.
Hitters
AAA
Rylan Bannon, Norfolk – .381/.519/.905, 6 R, 2 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 6/7 BB/K, SB
Dominic Fletcher, Reno – .563/.652/.938, 7 R, 2B, 3B, HR, 2 RBI, 6/2 BB/K
Jake Lamb, Oklahoma City – .444/.583/1.056, 8 R, 2 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 5/6 BB/K
Jason Martin, Oklahoma City – .438/.550/1.000, 8 R, 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 3/2 BB/K
Elehuris Montero, Albuquerque – .471/.500/1.059, 7 R, 2 2B, 3B, 2 HR< 9 RBI, BB/K, SB
AA
Francisco Alvarez, Binghamton – .364/.462/.727, 4 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 4/3 BB/K
Jeremiah Jackson, Rocket City – .318/.375/.955, 6 R, 2 2B, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 2/5 BB/K
Domingo Leyba, San Antonio – .458/.519/.833, 6 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 2/3 BB/K, 2 SB
Curtis Mead, Montgomery – .421/.450/1.158, 4 R, 2 2B, 4 HR, 4 RBI, 1/5 BB/K, SB
Matt Wallner, Wichita – .313/.621/.750, 6 R, 2B, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 11/8 BB/K, 2 SB
High-A
Elly De La Cruz, Dayton – .429/.538/.810, 6 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 5/4 BB/K, 3 SB
Vaughn Grissom, Rome – .516/.559/.871, 14 R, 5 2B, 2 HR, 17 RBI, 3/2 BB/K, 3 SB
Tyler Hardman, Hudson Valley – .500/.560/1.000, 5 R, 2 2B, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 3/7 BB/K
Cody Milligan, Rome – .458/.588/.917, 15 R, 6 2B, 3B, HR, 8 RBI, 9/3 BB/K
Everson Pereira, Hudson Valley – .483/.500/1.000, 11 R, 3 2B, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 1/6 BB/K, 2 SB
Single-A
Harry Ford, Modesto – .421/.500/.842, 6 R, 2B, 2 3B, HR, 3 RBI, 3/3 BB/K, SB
Blaze Jordan, Salem – .500/.519/.923, 6 R, 3B, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 1/2 BB/K, SB
Niko Kavadas, Salem – .529/.667/1.412, 10 R, 3 2B, 4 HR, 11 RBI, 9/7 BB/K
Eddinson Paulino, Salem – .480/.581/.960, 8 R, 2 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 6/2 BB/K, 5 SB
Grant Richardson, Tampa – .667/.706/1.267, 4 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 2/3 BB/K, SB
Complex Leagues
Elisandro Alcantara, Rockies – .667/.733/1.167, 2 R, 2B, 3B, HR, 5 RBI, 2/3 BB/K
Gleider Figueroa, Rangers – .583/.643/1.250, 8 R, 3B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2/2 BB/K
Sandro Gaston, Houston Blue – .400/.600/1.000, 5 R, 3 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 5/2 BB/K, SB
Cristian Gonzalez, Texas Red – .385/.467/1.000, 6 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, SB
Iverson Leonardo, Tigers – .417/.429/1.167, 5 R, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 1/3 BB/K
Jairo Pomares, Giants Orange – .533/.563/1.333, 5 R, 3 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 1/2 BB/K
Pitchers
AAA
Shaun Anderson, Buffalo – 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K
Darren McCaughan, Tacoma – 7 1/3 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 11 K
Kyle Muller, Gwinnett – 13 2/3 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 19 K
Connor Seabold, Worcester – 11 IP, 9 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
AA
Logan Allen, Akron – 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 11 K
Cody Bradford, Frisco – 5 1/3 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 11 K
Layne Henderson, Corpus Christi – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 10 K
Luis Medina, Somerset – 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
Luis Quinones, New Hampshire – 8 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 7 BB, 11 K
Gavin Stone, Tulsa – 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 11 K
Chris Vallimont, Bowie – 10 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 13 K
High-A
Robert Gasser, Fort Wayne – 12 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 12 K
Cody Laweryson, Cedar Rapids – 5 2/3 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 11 K
Single-A
Luis Devers, Myrtle Beach, 6 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K
Kyle Virbitsky, Stockton – 7 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
Complex Leagues
Jorge Bautista, Braves – 5 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Angel Benitez, Yankees Bombers – 3 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
Jose Cabrera, Diamondbacks Black – 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K
Nomar Medina, Giants Black – 5 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
Statistical leaders across minors
Hitting
AVG – Esteury Ruiz .360, Enmanuel Valdez .357, Jackson Chourio .356, Jacob Gonzalez .356, Dominic Fletcher .354
OBP – Emmanuel Rodriguez .492, Esteury Ruiz .484, Logan Porter .468, Max Schuemann .461, Cody Milligan/Gunnar Henderson .458
SLG – Moises Gomez .709, Enmanuel Valdez .690, Matt Gorski .665, Kerry Carpenter .659, Corbin Carroll .651
HR – Kerry Carpenter/Matt Gorski 22, Moises Gomez/Nicholas Northcut 21, Jhonkensy Noel/David Villar/Hunter Goodman 18
SB – Esteury Ruiz 48, Max Ferguson 44, Omar De Los Santos 36, Wilderd Patino 34, Bubba Thompson/Luis Valdez 32
wRC+ – Emmanuel Rodriguez 198, Esteury Ruiz 185, Niko Kavadas/Enmanuel Valdez 182, Jackson Chourio/Gunnar Henderson 179
Pitching
GP – Zach Lee 29, Zach McAllister 27, Miguel Del Pozo/Tyler Ferguson/Kaleb Ort/Tyler Clippard 26
IP – Gordon Graceffo 75 1/3, Victor Santos 74, Peyton Battenfield 73 2/3, Brandon Knarr 72 1/3, Michael McGreevy 71 2/3
ERA – Taylor Dollard 0.93, Ricky Tiedemann 1.17, Gavin Stone 1.45, Gavin Williams 1.51, Gordon Graceffo 1.67
WHIP – Ricky Tiedemann 0.76, Gordon Graceffo 0.77, Chance Kirby 0.80, Travis Adams 0.82, Casey Lawrence 0.82
K – Royber Salinas 102, Logan Allen 93, Kyle Muller/Brayan Bello 92, Reese Olson 90
FIP – Grayson Rodriguez 1.65, Ricky Tiedemann 1.74, Reese Olson 1.78, Gavin Stone 1.81, Gavin Williams 2.11
Benjamin Chase
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