This was the 21st week of full minor league play (stats are entering play on Sunday, August 30th).
According to FanGraphs (which factors in age and proximity to the big leagues), prospect Theo Gillen tops the system and might just find himself in the running for Minor League Player of the Year. Gillen ranks 5th among all minor leaguers while Caden Bodine ranks 6th.
Meanwhile, Aidan Cremarosa remains the top hurler in the system despite spending several weeks on the Injured List. Thus far in his first professional season, Cremarosa has a 2.89 ERA | 2.98 FIP with a 30.4 K% & 5.4 BB% over 71.2 IP in Single-A. FanGraphs has ranked the 22-year old as the 30th top prospect in the Rays system.
Jhon Diaz, the team’s largest signing from the 2019 international class, had a solid week. The 23-year old launched three homeruns over three consecutive games in High-A.Austin Slater was released.Jared Oliva, a 30-year outfielder, signed a minor league deal with the Rays. He appeared in seven games earlier this season for the Giants and was most recently with the Mets before being designated for assignment on July 9th.Xavier Isaac and Caden Bodine made good impressions for their respective first weeks in Triple-A. Isaac launched a 400+ foot homerun to the opposite field while Caden Bodine had a multi-HR day, going deep from each side of the plate.Must currently be assigned to that teamBaseball America’s top ten prospects are featured below each team they’re currently assigned to.(minimum of 220 TBF & PA)None currently on active roster
Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .252, Blake Sabol
OBP: .335, Tatem Levins
SLG: .401, Blake Sabol
HR: 12, Logan Davidson
wRC+: 88, Blake Sabol
SB: 35, Homer Bush Jr
Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 2.58, Evan Reifert
FIP: 3.33, Ty Johnson
K%: 34.9% Ty Johnson
BB%: 3.9%, Mason Englert
WHIP: 0.95, Ty Johnson
AVG: .167, Ty Johnson
WHIFF%: 16.3%, Ty Johnson
#3 Brody HopkinsAAA: 5.46 ERA | 5.06 FIP | 26.9 K% | 21.6 BB% | .204 AVG | 12.4 WHIFF% | 89 IP#5 Caden BodineAAA: .533/.500/1.067 | 25.0 K% | 0.0 BB% | 2 HR | 1 SB | 283 wRC+ | 16 PAAA: .316/.397/.447 | 6.7 K% | 11.2 BB% | 5 HR | 4 SB | 128 wRC+ | 179 PAA+: .341/.411/.477 | 6.6 K% | 7.3 BB% | 4 HR | 3 SB | 132 wRC+ | 151 PAA: .379/.433/.614 | 3.9 K% | 9.2 BB% | 5 HR | 1 SB | 175 wRC+ | 152 PA8/25: Promoted to Triple-A6/30: Promoted to Double-A5/19: Promoted to High-A
Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .309, Austin Overn
OBP: .395, Austin Overn
SLG: .565, Austin Overn
HR: 24, Will Simpson
wRC+: 151, Austin Overn
SB: 48, Austin Overn
Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 4.43, Chris Clark
FIP: 4.75, Chris Clark
K%: 25.2%, Jackson Baumeister
BB%: 3.5%, Santiago Suarez
WHIP 1.21, Chris Clark
AVG: .225, Jackson Baumeister
WHIFF%: 14.1%, Jackson Baumeister
#1 Theo GillenAA: .291/.407/.514 | 20.3 K% | 15.2 BB% | 9 HR | 14 SB | 144 wRC+ | 217 PAA+: .342/.449/.589 | 23.8 K% | 14.3 BB% | 12 HR | 28 SB | 165 wRC+ | 265 PA6/23: Promoted to Double-A#10 Santiago SuarezAA: 4.82 ERA | 4.92 FIP | 19.0 K% | 3.5 BB% | .270 AVG | 11.3 WHIFF% | 114 IP
Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .287, Tony Santa Maria
OBP: .418, Ryan McCoy
SLG: .544, Ryan McCoy
HR: 21, Nathan Flewelling
wRC+: 147, Ryan McCoy
SB: 52, Tony Santa Maria
Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 4.06, Noah Beal
FIP: 4.26, Noah Beal
K%: 28.2%, Trevor Harrison
BB%: 5.2%, Dominic Niman
WHIP: 1.27, Dominic Niman
AVG: .232, Noah Beal
WHIFF%: 17.7%, Noah Beal
#4 Nathan FlewellingA+: .237/.361/.451 | 27.1 K% | 14.8 BB% | 21 HR | 8 SB | 111 wRC+ | 465 PA#9 Anderson BritoA+: 3.34 ERA | 4.50 FIP | 28.8 K% | 14.4 BB% | .240 AVG | 13.4 WHIFF% | 32.1 IP5/23: Placed on 7-day Injured List
Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .330, Brady Marget
OBP: .429, Brady Marget
SLG: .473, Brady Marget
HR: 10, Cooper Flemming
wRC+: 146, Brady Marget
SB: 37, Alberth Palma
Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 2.69, Jacob Kuhn
FIP: 2.98, Aidan Cremarosa
K%: 30.4%, Aidan Cremarosa
BB%: 5.1%, Aidan Haugh
WHIP: 0.85, Aidan Cremarosa
AVG: .176, Aidan Cremarosa
WHIFF%: 15.8%, Aidan Cremarosa
#2 Grady EmersonA: .179/.303/.250 | 18.2 K% | 15.2 BB% | 0 HR | 0 SB | 63 wRC+ | 33 PA#6 Cooper FlemmingA: .293/.377/.443 | 17.7 K% | 10.3 BB% | 10 HR | 15 SB | 124 wRC+ | 497 PA#7 Taitn GrayA: .296/.389/.457 | 22.4 K% | 12.6 BB% | 7 HR | 11 SB | 130 wRC+ | 294 PACPX: .333/.400/.611 | 20.0 K% | 5.0 BB% | 1 HR | 0 SB | 140 wRC+ | 20 PA6/1: Placed on the 7-day IL7/14: Began rehab assignment7/28: Activated from the IL#9 Daniel PierceA: .252/.336/.390 | 28.6 K% | 7.9 BB% | 4 HR | 6 SB | 101 wRC+ | 140 PA4/22: Placed on the 7-day IL5/2: Activated from the ILHasn’t played since May 30th. Underwent shoulder surgery. Likely out for the year