This week’s minor league roundup will only feature the numbers accumulated prior to the start of play on Monday.
We are now 20 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 has started to see his production begin to droop, but still have solid numbers overall. His full statline is listed further below.
Meanwhile, the top pitcher is still 25-year old southpaw, Ian Seymour, who just received a promotion to Triple-A Durham. Over 17 starts in Double-A, Seymour had a 2.36 ERA | 2.77 FIP with a 28.3 K% and 6.3 BB% over 91 1⁄3 innings pitched. Thus far in Durham, Seymour has made four starts and has a 2.57 ERA | 3.84 FIP with a 27.8 K% & 5.6 BB% over 21 innings pitched.
Before we get to the statistical breakdowns. Here is some news from around the Rays system.
- 21-year old INF Junior Caminero is heading to the big leagues. Caminero has reportedly been called up (the corresponding roster move has not been announced)
- Something to watch over the final weeks of the minor league season in the race for the minor league batting title between Chandler Simpson and Tre’ Morgan. Entering play on Tuesday, Simpson leads the minor leagues with a .361 average and Morgan is second with .356. If Simpson holds on, he’ll be the first player in 40 years to have been both a NCAA D-I batting champ and MiLB batting champ.
- Another milestone to watch for with Chandler Simpson is how many stolen bases he’ll finish the season with. Entering the year, Simpson had a goal to reach 100 stolen bases; he is currently at 82 with 30 games remanining.
- Some interesting movement around the system. Jose Urbina, and 2024 draftees Emilien Pitre and Connor Hujsak have been assigned to Single-A.
Let’s break it down by team; the offensive players must still be at that level and have at least 200 plate appearances; the pitchers must have at least 175 batters faced. The DSL players must have at least 100 plate appearances or faced 100 batters. The FCL season is over.
Tampa Bay Rays
Top 10 Prospects
- Junior Caminero:
AAA: .276/.331/.498 | 21.2 K% | 6.8 BB% | 13 HR | 1 SB | 109 wRC+ | 236 PA
CPX: .235/.409/.824 | 9.1 K% | 22.7 BB% | 3 HR | 0 SB | 199 wRC+ | 22 PA.
Durham Bulls
Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .333, Jake Mangum
OBP: .378, Jake Mangum
SLG: .470, Austin Shenton
HR: 13, Austin Shenton
wRC+: 118, Austin Shenton
SB: 13, Ronny Simon
Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 4.11, Jacob Lopez
FIP: 3.39, Michael Gomez
K%: 28.0%, Michael Gomez
BB%: 6.4%, Joe Rock
WHIP: 1.22, Jacob Lopez
AVG: .202, Jacob Lopez
WHIFF%: 13.8%, Mason Montgomery
Montgomery Biscuits
Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .360, Chandler Simpson
OBP: .404, Chandler Simpson
SLG: .571, Heriberto Hernandez
HR: 15, Carson Williams
wRC+: 169, Heriberto Hernandez
SB: 51, Chandler Simpson
Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 1.78, Keyshawn Askew
FIP: 3.35, Alfredo Zarraga
K%: 32.4%, Alfredo Zarraga
BB%: 4.6%, Sean Hunley
WHIP: 0.85, Sean Hunley
AVG: .171. Alfredo Zarraga
WHIFF%: 16.0%, Alfredo Zarraga
Top 10 Prospects
- Carson Williams:
AA: .258/.356/.472 | 26.8 K% | 11.8 BB% | 15 HR | 28 SB | 143 wRC+ | 399 PA - Chandler Simpson
A+: .364/.431/.372 | 10.9 K% | 10.2 BB% | 0 HR | 31 SB | 136 wRC+ | 147 PA
AA: .360/.404/.425 | 7.1 K% | 7.5 BB% | 1 HR | 51 SB | 145 wRC+ | 253 PA - Xavier Isaac:
A+: .288/.380/.537 | 30.0 K% | 12.3 BB% | 15 HR | 14 SB | 153 wRC+ | 300 PA
AA: .172/.286/.345 | 42.9 K% | 14.3 BB% | 1 HR | 0 HR | 88 wRC+ | 35 PA - Brayden Taylor:
A+: .271/.391/.516 | 24.4 K% | 16.0 BB% | 14 HR | 26 SB | 151 wRC+ | 381 PA
AA: .103/.212/.241 | 38.2 K% | 11.8 BB% | 0 HR | 0 0 SB | 37 wRC+ | 34 PA
Bowling Green Hot Rods
Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .376, Tre’ Morgan
OBP: .452, Tre’ Morgan
SLG: .580, Tre’ Morgan
HR: 16, Brock Jones
wRC+: 187, Tre’ Morgan
SB: 31, Colton Ledbetter
Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 2.81, Owen Wild
FIP: 3.08, Owen Wild
K%: 30.8%, Owen Wild
BB%: 4.7%, T.J Fondtain
WHIP: 1.00, T.J Fondtain
AVG: .190, Jake Christianson
WHIFF%: 18.0%, Owen Wild
Top 10 Prospects
- Tre’ Morgan
A: .320/.398/.440 | 11.3 K% | 8.7 BB% | 2 HR | 9 SB | 148 wRC+ | 115 PA
A+: .376/.452/.580 | 8.0 K% | 11.3 BB% | 6 HR | 10 SB | 187 wRC+ | 213 PA - Dylan Lesko
A+: 6.28 ERA | 6.00 FIP | 25.3 K% | 16.7 BB% | .207 AVG | 13.9 WHIFF% | 77 1⁄3 IP
Charleston River Dogs
Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .237, Angel Mateo
OBP: .352, Wooyeoul Shin
SLG: .371, Angel Mateo
HR: 6, Angel Mateo
wRC+: 114, Angel Mateo
SB: 44, Adrian Santana
Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 2.03, Chris Villaman
FIP: 2.27, Chris Villaman
K%: 31.7%, Chris Villaman
BB%: 3.9%, Chris Villaman
WHIP: 0.84, Chris Villaman
AVG: .198, Chris Villaman
WHIFF%: 15.6%, Chris Villaman
Top 10 Prospects
- Gary Gill Hill
A: 2.40 ERA | 3.22 FIP | 25.9 K% | 5.7 BB% | .212 AVG | 13.3 WHIFF% | 90 IP - Santiago Suarez
A: 4.48 ERA | 3.71 FIP | 25.8 K% | 4.6 BB% | .237 AVG | 14.7 WHIFF% | 88 1⁄3 IP
FCL Rays
Team Offensive Leaders (min. 100 PA):
AVG: .330, Brailer Guerrero (out since 6/22 with undisclosed injury)
OBP: .452, Brailer Guerrero (out since 6/22 with undisclosed injury)
SLG: .466, Brailer Guerrero (out since 6/22 with undisclosed injury)
HR: 2, Brailer Guerrero, Jose Perez, & Jose Contreras
wRC+: 155, Brailer Guerrero (out since 6/22 with undisclosed injury)
SB: 14, Miguel Tamares
Team Pitching Leaders (min. 100 TBF):
ERA: 1.48, Maikel Hernandez
FIP: 3.01, Michael Saturria
K%: 30.7%, Jeremy Pilon
BB%: 6.7%, Maikel Hernandez
WHIP: 0.89, Maikel Hernandez
AVG: .174, Maikel Hernandez
WHIFF%: 19.6%, Michael Saturria
DSL Rays
Team Offensive Leaders (min. 100 PA):
AVG: .313, Domingo Batista
OBP: .434, Domingo Batista
SLG: .472, Alfonzo Martinez
HR: 4, Alfonzo Martinez
wRC+: 139, Domingo Batista
SB: 35, Israfell Bautista
Team Pitching Leaders (min. 100 TBF):
ERA: 2.36, Starlin Savinon
FIP: 2.83, Danny Hilario
K%: 35.4%, Yereny Teus
BB%: 4.1%, Alexander Campos
WHIP: 1.02, Yereny Teus
AVG: .182, Efrailin Ramos
WHIFF%: 45.9%, Yereny Teus
