Top prospect Junior Caminero already has three homeruns since beginning his rehab assignment last week.
This week’s minor league roundup will only feature the numbers accumulated prior to the start of play on Monday.
We are now 16 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 currently sports the 4th highest batting average in the minor leagues as well as sporting the most stolen bases. Since his promotion to Montgomery, he is hitting .352/.393/.421 with 31 stolen bases registering a 139 wRC+; Simpson is also maintaining a 6.9 BB% and 5.7 K%. He now has a 62/73 (84.9%) over just 69 games between High-A and Double-A.
Meanwhile, the top pitcher is still Simpson’s 25-year old southpaw teammate in Montgomery, Ian Seymour. Despite delivering his worst start of the season on Thursday, Seymour’s overall line remains exceptional. Over 17 starts, Seymour has a 2.36 ERA | 2.81 FIP with a 28.3 K% and 6.3 BB% over 91 1⁄3 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.
Xavier Isaac went 0-4 with two strikeouts. Chandler Simpson grounded out in his lone plate appearance, but still clocked the fasted home-to-first time of the game, despite not running full speed; Simpson also committed an error in the outfield. Tre’ Morgan placed sixth of the eight participants in the Showcase event.
Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .325, Jake Mangum
OBP: .372, Jake Mangum
SLG: .500, Curtis Mead
HR: 15, Kameron Misner
wRC+: 115, Curtis Mead
SB: 24, Kameron Misner
Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 3.95, Jacob Lopez
FIP: 3.47, Michael Gomez
K%: 28.9%, Jacob Lopez
BB%: 4.0%, Tyler Alexander
WHIP: 1.20, Jacob Lopez
AVG: .192, Jacob Lopez
WHIFF%: 14.2%, Joe Rock
Top 10 Prospects
Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .352, Chandler Simpson
OBP: .393, Chandler Simpson
SLG: .493, Carson Williams
HR: 14, Carson Williams
wRC+: 145, Carson Williams
SB: 31, Chandler Simpson
Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 2.03, Sean Hunley
FIP: 2.81, Ian Seymour
K%: 31.4%, Alfredo Zarraga
BB%: 3.9%, Sean Hunley
WHIP: 0.83, Ian Seymour & Sean Hunley
AVG: .169, Ian Seymour
WHIFF%: 16.7%, Alfredo Zarraga
Top 10 Prospects
Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .289, Cooper Kinney
OBP: .396, Brayden Taylor
SLG: .543, Xavier Isaac
HR: 14, Xavier Isaac
wRC+: 155, Brayden Taylor
SB: 24, Brayden Taylor
Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 1.69, Alex Cook (On the 7-day IL since 5/22)
FIP: 3.26, Owen Wild
K%: 28.9%, Owen Wild
BB%: 5.2%, T.J Fondtain
WHIP: 0.95, T.J Fondtain
AVG: .197, Alex Cook (On the 7-day IL since 5/22)
WHIFF%: 17.3%, Owen Wild
Top 10 Prospects
Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .255, Noah Myers
OBP: .424, Noah Myers
SLG: .412, Angel Mateo
HR: 6, Angel Mateo
wRC+: 144, Noah Myers
SB: 40, Adrian Santana
Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 1.93, Chris Villaman
FIP: 2.13, Chris Villaman
K%: 32.7%. Adam Boucher
BB%: 3.6%, Santiago Suarez
WHIP: 0.84, Chris Villaman
AVG: .195, Chris Villaman
WHIFF%: 17.1%. Adam Boucher
Top 10 Prospects
Team Offensive Leaders (min. 100 PA):
AVG: .330, Brailer Guerrero
OBP: .468, Jose Perez
SLG: .470, Jose Perez
HR: 2, Brailer Guerrero
wRC+: 161, Jose Perez
SB: 13, Brailer Guerrero & Miguel Tamares
Team Pitching Leaders (min. 100 TBF):
ERA: 2.37, Joel Canizalez
FIP: 2.74, Michael Saturria
K%: 32.1%, Jeremy Pilon
BB%: 6.1%, Trevor Harrison
WHIP: 1.09, Joel Canizalez
AVG: .190, Joel Canizalez
WHIFF%: 19.9%, Michael Saturria
Team Offensive Leaders (min. 80 PA):
AVG: .301, Alfonzo Martinez
OBP: .427, Kleiver Chauran
SLG: .436, Roosbert Tapia & Carlos Matias
HR: 2, Roosbert Tapia, Yohangel Moris, Carlos Matias, & Deinys Gonzalez
wRC+: 128, Leonard Pineda
SB: 11, Willian Trinidad & Angel Brachi
Team Pitching Leaders (min. 80 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