Tre’ Morgan is on an offensive tear since being promoted to High-A
This week’s minor league roundup will only feature the numbers accumulated prior to the start of play on Monday.
We are now 15 weeks into the 2024 minor league campaign campaign and several prospects have certainly continued their ascent up the organizational ladder while others have seen their stock continue to drop.
According to FanGraphs (which factors in age and proximity to the big leagues), the overall top hitter in the Rays farm system continues to be outfielder Chandler Simpson. The 23-year old is finally going through a slump, but still retains the top spot in the system. Simpson has played in 34 games for Montgomery and is hitting .342/.384/.418 with 27 stolen bases registering a 135 wRC+; Simpson is also maintaining a 6.9 BB% and 6.3 K%. He now has a 58/69 (84.1%) over just 66 games between High-A and Double-A.
Meanwhile, the top pitcher is still Simpson’s 25-year old southpaw teammate in Montgomery, Ian Seymour. After dealing with injuries throughout the start of his professional career, Seymour is finally healthy and continuing to be a model of consistency in Double-A. Over 16 starts, Seymour has a 2.13 ERA | 2.68 FIP with a 28.8 K% and 5.3 BB% over 88 2⁄3 innings pitched.
Before we get to the statistical breakdowns. Here is some news from around the Rays system.
Let’s break it down by team; the offensive players must still be at that level and have at least 150 plate appearances; the pitchers must have at least 150 batters faced, excluding the FCL and DSL which just began play.
Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .314, Jake Mangum
OBP: .368, Austin Shenton
SLG: .517, Curtis Mead
HR: 13, Kameron Misner
wRC+: 124, Curtis Mead
SB: 24, Kameron Misner
Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 4.38, Carlos Garcia
FIP: 3.55, Michael Gomez
K%: 29.1%, Jacob Lopez
BB%: 5.8%, Joe Rock
WHIP: 1.29, Jacob Lopez
AVG: .212, Jacob Lopez
WHIFF%: 14.5%, Joe Rock
Top 10 Prospects
Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .342, Chandler Simpson
OBP: .384, Chandler Simpson
SLG: .522, Carson Williams
HR: 13, Carson Williams
wRC+: 160, Carson Williams
SB: 28, Dru Baker
Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 2.03, Sean Hunley
FIP: 2.68, Ian Seymour
K%: 28.8%, Ian Seymour
BB%: 3.9%, Sean Hunley
WHIP: 0.80, Ian Seymour
AVG: .171, Ian Seymour
WHIFF%: 15.7%, Ian Seymour
Top 10 Prospects
Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .293, Xavier Isaac
OBP: .399, Brayden Taylor
SLG: .550, Xavier Isaac
HR: 13, Xavier Isaac
wRC+: 157, Brayden Taylor
SB: 21, Brayden Taylor & Colton Ledbetter
Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 1.69, Alex Cook (On the 7-day IL since 5/22)
FIP: 3.39, Alex Cook (On the 7-day IL since 5/22)
K%: 27.9%, Owen Wild
BB%: 5.1%, Roel Garcia III
WHIP: 1.01, Duncan Davitt
AVG: .197, Alex Cook (On the 7-day IL since 5/22)
WHIFF%: 16.9%, Owen Wild
Top 10 Prospects
Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .252, Angel Mateo
OBP: .398, Noah Myers
SLG: .419, Angel Mateo
HR: 6, Angel Mateo
wRC+: 129, Noah Myers
SB: 35, Adrian Santana
Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 1.97, Gary Gill Hill
FIP: 2.30, Chris Villaman
K%: 31.5%. Adam Boucher
BB%: 3.6%, Santiago Suarez
WHIP: 0.83, Chris Villaman
AVG: .194, Chris Villaman
WHIFF%: 16.8%. Adam Boucher
Top 10 Prospects
Team Offensive Leaders (min. 100 PA):
AVG: .330, Brailer Guerrero & Nicandro Aybar
OBP: .452, Brailer Guerrero
SLG: .466, Brailer Guerrero
HR: 2, Brailer Guerrero
wRC+: 154, Brailer Guerrero
SB: 13, Brailer Guerrero
Team Pitching Leaders (min. 80 TBF):
ERA: 1.91, Joel Canizalez
FIP: 2.98, Michael Saturria
K%: 33.3%, Jeremy Pilon
BB%: 6.1%, Trevor Harrison
WHIP: 1.02, Joel Canizalez
AVG: .184, Joel Canizalez
WHIFF%: 19.5%, Michael Saturria
Team Offensive Leaders (min. 70 PA):
AVG: .303, Roosbert Tapia
OBP: .432, Kleiver Chauran
SLG: .470, Roosbert Tapia
HR: 2, Roosbert Tapia & Deinys Gonzalez
wRC+: 140, Leonard Pineda
SB: 10, Willian Trinidad
Team Pitching Leaders (min. 70 TBF):
ERA: 2.50, Ismael Cabral
FIP: 3.04, Yereny Teus
K%: 33.3%, Yereny Teus
BB%: 2.8%, Alexander Campos
WHIP: 1.00, Yereny Teus
AVG: .154, Ismael Cabral
WHIFF%: 48.3%, Yereny Teus