{"id":395813,"date":"2026-09-10T12:45:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T12:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/395813\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T12:45:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T12:45:07","slug":"tampa-bay-rays-2026-minor-league-roundup-week-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/395813\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa Bay Rays 2026 Minor League Roundup: Week 22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">This was the 22nd week of full minor league play (stats are entering play on Tuesday, September 8th).<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">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 3th among all minor leaguers while Caden Bodine ranks 7th.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">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 2.82 ERA | 3.02 FIP with a 29.8 K% &amp; 6.0 BB% over 76.2 IP in Single-A. FanGraphs slotted the 22-year old as the 30th top prospect in the Rays system during their midseason rankings.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Cermak, the 71st overall selection in the 2022 draft, has been on a nice tear. Since August 26th, the 25-year old is hitting .389\/.463\/1.000 with 7 HR over 41 plate appearances in High-AAustin Slater was resigned.Jadher Areinamo has missed all of August due to injury. He was activated on September 2nd and then promoted to Triple-A on September 5th. He is now among the youngest players in Triple-A this season. Between AA\/AAA thiseason, Areinamo is hitting .252\/.296\/.434 with 13 HR, registering a 90 wRC+ over 313 PA.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/stories\/top-35-dominican-summer-league-mlb-prospects-in-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Baseball America ranked the top 35 DSL prospects from this season<\/a>; Rays are represented by Victor Valdez at number 16<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/stories\/how-are-top-2026-mlb-draft-picks-faring-in-pro-ball\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Baseball America looked into how each first round draft pick has fared thus far<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=1025X1734621&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlb.com%2Fnews%2Fthomas-pannone-throws-perfect-game-in-minor-leagues\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Durham Bulls were on the wrong side of history last night as Thomas Pannone threw a perfect game against them <\/a>while pitching for the Nashville Sounds, the Triple-A team for the Milwaukee BrewersMust currently be assigned to that teamBaseball America\u2019s top ten prospects are featured below each team they\u2019re currently assigned to.(minimum of 230 TBF &amp; PA)None currently on active roster<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Team Offensive Leaders:<br \/>AVG: .250, Blake Sabol<br \/>OBP: .336, Tatem Levins<br \/>SLG: .397, Blake Sabol<br \/>HR: 13, Logan Davidson<br \/>wRC+: 89, Tatem Levins<br \/>SB: 36, Homer Bush Jr<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Team Pitching Leaders:<br \/>ERA: 2.48, Evan Reifert<br \/>FIP: 4.27, Evan Reifert<br \/>K%: 32.6%, Evan Reifert<br \/>BB%: 4.3%, Mason Englert<br \/>WHIP: 1.18, Evan Reifert<br \/>AVG: .177, Evan Reifert<br \/>WHIFF%: 14.8%, Evan Reifert<\/p>\n<p>#3 Brody HopkinsAAA: 5.23 ERA | 4.87 FIP | 27.6 K% | 21.1 BB% | .207 AVG | 12.7 WHIFF% | 93 IP#5 Caden BodineAAA: .364\/.395\/.667 | 13.2 K% | 7.9 BB% | 2 HR | 1 SB | 160 wRC+ | 38 PAAA: .316\/.397\/.447 | 6.7 K% | 11.2 BB% | 5 HR | 4 SB | 127 wRC+ | 179 PAA+: .341\/.411\/.477 | 6.6 K% | 7.3 BB% | 4 HR | 3 SB | 133 wRC+ | 151 PAA: .379\/.433\/.614 | 3.9 K% | 9.2 BB% | 5 HR | 1 SB | 176 wRC+ | 152 PA8\/25: Promoted to Triple-A6\/30: Promoted to Double-A5\/19: Promoted to High-A<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Team Offensive Leaders:<br \/>AVG: .309, Austin Overn<br \/>OBP: .402, Theo Gillen<br \/>SLG: .565, Austin Overn<br \/>HR: 26, Will Simpson<br \/>wRC+: 151, Austin Overn<br \/>SB: 49, Mac Horvath<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Team Pitching Leaders:<br \/>ERA: 4.35, Chris Clark<br \/>FIP: 4.44, Chris Clark<br \/>K%: 25.3%, Jackson Baumeister<br \/>BB%:  3.8%, Santiago Suarez<br \/>WHIP 1.22, Santiago Suarez<br \/>AVG: .221, Jackson Baumeister<br \/>WHIFF%: 14.1%, Jackson Baumeister<\/p>\n<p>#1 Theo GillenAA: .294\/.402\/.512 | 19.8 K% | 14.3 BB% | 9 HR | 16 SB | 142 wRC+ | 252 PAA+: .342\/.449\/.589 | 23.8 K% | 14.3 BB% | 12 HR | 28 SB | 166 wRC+ | 265 PA6\/23: Promoted to Double-A#10 Santiago SuarezAA: 4.65 ERA | 4.95 FIP | 18.8 K% | 3.8 BB% | .266 AVG | 11.1 WHIFF% | 120 IP<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Team Offensive Leaders:<br \/>AVG: .291, Tony Santa Maria<br \/>OBP: .414, Ryan McCoy<br \/>SLG: .541, Ryan McCoy<br \/>HR: 21, Nathan Flewelling<br \/>wRC+: 145, Ryan McCoy<br \/>SB: 55, Tony Santa Maria<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Team Pitching Leaders:<br \/>ERA: 3.76, Noah Beal<br \/>FIP: 4.13, Noah Beal<br \/>K%: 29.3%, Trevor Harrison<br \/>BB%: 5.2%, Dominic Niman<br \/>WHIP: 1.27, Dominic Niman<br \/>AVG: .230, Noah Beal<br \/>WHIFF%: 17.7%, Noah Beal<\/p>\n<p>#4 Nathan FlewellingA+: .243\/.364\/.452 | 27.2 K% | 14.6 BB% | 21 HR | 8 SB | 112 wRC+ | 486 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<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Team Offensive Leaders:<br \/>AVG: .298, Cooper Flemming<br \/>OBP: .389, Taitn Gray<br \/>SLG: .462, Taitn Gray<br \/>HR: 11, Cooper Flemming<br \/>wRC+: 131, Taitn Gray<br \/>SB: 41, Alberth Palma<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Team Pitching Leaders:<br \/>ERA: 2.52, Jacob Kuhn<br \/>FIP: 3.02, Aidan Cremarosa<br \/>K%: 29.8%, Aidan Cremarosa<br \/>BB%: 5.5%, Aidan Haugh<br \/>WHIP: 0.90, Aidan Cremarosa<br \/>AVG: .182, Aidan Cremarosa<br \/>WHIFF%: 15.3%, Aidan Cremarosa<\/p>\n<p>#2 Grady EmersonA: .176\/.283\/.216 | 21.7 K% | 13.3 BB% | 0 HR | 2 SB | 48 wRC+ | 60 PA#6 Cooper FlemmingA: .298\/.379\/.450 | 17.2 K% | 9.8 BB% | 11 HR | 16 SB | 126 wRC+ | 518 PA#7 Taitn GrayA: .296\/.389\/.462 | 21.8 K% | 12.8 BB% | 8 HR | 13 SB | 131 wRC+ | 312 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\u2019t played since May 30th. Underwent shoulder surgery. 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