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[TwentyThirtyFive]

16-0.

Norby with a .919 OPS now at Bowie. He has to be seriously on the prospect radar now too.

You could argue he is top 10

[TwentyThirtyFive]

Whats Norbys defense like Bob?? 20-80 scale.

[BobPhelan]

Whats Norbys defense like Bob?? 20-80 scale.

FanGraphs has it as 40 now, 50 future. I was gonna say 45 so that sounds right to me. Definitely hit first but not going to kill you.

[Slidemaster]

FanGraphs has it as 40 now, 50 future. I was gonna say 45 so that sounds right to me. Definitely hit first but not going to kill you.

As a 2B it feels like that's perfectly acceptable.

[BobPhelan]

Minor league leaders coming into tonight (minimum 50 PA):

 

Batting average:

 

1. Aron Estrada (DSL) - .378

2. Frederick Bencosme (A/FCL) - .349

3. Heston Kjerstad (A+/A) - .336

4. Terrin Vavra (AAA/A+) - .312

5. Gunnar Henderson (AAA/AA) - .303

 

OPS:

 

1. Aron Estrada (DSL) - 1.064

2. Gunnar Henderson (AAA/AA) - .982

3. Kyle Stowers (AAA) - .917

4. Heston Kjerstad (A+/A) - .916

5. Colton Cowser (AA/A+) - .904

 

Homeruns:

 

1. Kyle Stowers (AAA) - 19

2. Gunnar Henderson (AAA/AA) - 17

2. Jordan Westburg (AAA/AA) - 17

4. Connor Norby (AA/A+) - 16

5. Coby Mayo (AA/A+) - 15

 

Doubles:

 

1. Kyle Stowers (AAA) - 27

1. Jordan Westburg (AAA/AA) - 27

1. Colton Cowser (AA/A+) - 27

4. Cesar Prieto (AA/A+) - 23

5. Joey Ortiz (AA) - 22

 

Stolen Bases:

 

1. Luis Valdez (A) - 58

2. Darell Hernaiz (A+/A) - 22

3. Donta' Williams (A+) - 20

4. Billy Cook (A+) - 18

5. Colton Cowser (AA/A+) - 17

5. Adam Hall (AA/FCL) - 17

 

Walk rate (>100 PA):

 

1. Kevin Guerrero (FCL) - 20.5%

2. Connor Pavalony (A+) - 20.4 

3. Braylin Tavera (DSL) - 19.2%

4. Luis Gonzalez (FCL) - 18.6%

5. Isaac De Leon (A) - 17.8%

 

wRC+:

 

1. Aron Estrada (DSL) - 183

2. Gunnar Henderson (AAA/AA) - 163

3. Heston Kjerstad (A+/A) - 152

4. Colton Cowser (AA/A+) - 149

5. Frederick Bencosme (A/FCL) - 148

[BobPhelan]

Minor league leaders coming into today (>50 IP):

 

ERA:

 

1. Grayson Rodriguez (AAA) - 2.09

2. Noah Denoyer (AA/A+) - 2.25

3. Adam Stauffer (AA) - 3.24

4. Ryan Long (A) - 3.38 

5. Ryan Watson (AA) - 3.45

 

WHIP:

 

1. Grayson Rodriguez (AAA) - 0.84

2. Noah Denoyer (AA/A+) - 0.95

3. Ryan Watson (AA) - 1.07

4. Justin Armbruester (AA/A+) - 1.12

5. Connor Gillispie (A+) - 1.21

 

Strikeout rate:

 

1. Grayson Rodriguez (AAA) - 37.4%

2. DL Hall (AAA/AA/A+) - 36.5%

3. Ignacio Feliz (A+) - 33.1%

4. Noah Denoyer (AA/A+) - 33%

5. Carlos Tavera (A+) - 32.9%

 

Walk rate:

 

1. Garrett Stallings (AA) - 5%

2. Ryan Watson (AA) - 5.1%

3. Justin Armbruester (AA/A+) - 6.1%

4. Grayson Rodriguez (AAA) - 6.5%

5. Noah Denoyer (AA/A+) - 6.9%

 

Swinging strike percentage:

 

1. DL Hall (AAA/AA/A+) - 17.4%

2. Noah Denoyer (AA/A+) - 16.1%

3. Carlos Tavera (A+) - 15.6%

4. Jean Pinto (A+) - 15.4%

5. Justin Armbruester (AA/A+) - 15.3%

 

xFIP:

 

1. Grayson Rodriguez (AAA) - 2.68

2. Noah Denoyer (AA/A+) - 3.30

3. DL Hall (AAA/AA/A+) - 3.34

4. Garrett Stallings (AA) - 3.58

5. Ryan Watson (AA) - 3.60

 

Saves (>20 IP):

 

1. Clayton McGuiness (AA/A+) - 9

2. Xavier Moore (A+) - 8

2. Cole Uvila (AAA) - 8

4. Nick Vespi (AAA) - 6

4. Gregori Vasquez (AA/A+) - 6

[TwentyThirtyFive]

Stowers 2-4, BB

 

Westburg 2-4, BB

 

 

I wonder how good Stowers chances are of winning International League MVP

[makoman]

I wonder how good Stowers chances are of winning International League MVP

 

 

Probably not, he's been good but these leagues aren't wedded to giving it to a prospect (Aderlin Rodriguez, formerly of the Baysox, won last year). 

 

Stowers leads the league in 2B and is second in RBI. Tied for 4th in HR, 1 behind the leaders. He's 20th in OPS, though that's using BR's very low 105 AB to qualify, he's 6th in OPS among players with at least 60 games. (Aside, Tim Beckham is still around, has a 1.062 OPS in 33 games, Twins just brought him up). Very good year, would get votes but probably not the best, though he could still go one one of his HR runs and take control. But hopefully he stops accumulating stats soon.

[TwentyThirtyFive]

Henderson: 3-6, 2b, HR

Westburg: 2-5, 2b, BB

Stowers:2-5

Joey Ortiz:1-4, HR, BB

Norby:2-5, 2b

Bencosme: 4-4

 

Henderson has  a real shot at Minor League Player of the Year

 

Kjerstad left the game after 1 AB today. Have no clue why but IM assuming thats not good

[Possibly Keith Hernandez]

Kjerstad was pulled I think for not hustling out of box, choosing to slam his bat in frustration.  I mean, a nice move by the manager from a message perspective.  And Kjerstad also clearly cares and is competitive, which is also a good sign.

[BobPhelan]

Yeah Kjerstad was benched, not hurt.

[BobPhelan]

Ignacio Feliz - 5.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 10 K

 

Delmarva debuts:

 

Jud Fabian - 3-4, 2 R, double, HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB

Dylan Beavers - 2-4, 4 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 1 SB

Adam Crampton - 2-5, 2 R, 2 doubles, 2 RBI

Max Wagner - 1-3, 3 R, 1 RBI, 3 HBP

[Mike B]

Kjerstad was pulled I think for not hustling out of box, choosing to slam his bat in frustration.  I mean, a nice move by the manager from a message perspective.  And Kjerstad also clearly cares and is competitive, which is also a good sign.

Learning how to struggle is just as important as learning how to excel.  Hopefully this turns out to be a positive in the long run.

[BobPhelan]

Jordan Westburg - 2-4, triple

Joey Ortiz - 4-5, double, 2 HR

[TwentyThirtyFive]

McDermott rocked in his first AA start

[Possibly Keith Hernandez]

Joey Ortiz, you don't say?

[BobPhelan]

Jean Pinto - 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 11 K

Colton Cowser - 2-4, HR, BB
Connor Norby - 2-5, HR
Hudson Haskin - 3-3, 2 RBI

Jud Fabian - 4-5, 3 doubles
Frederick Bencosme - 2-5, HR

[Mike B]

Jean Pinto - 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 11 K

Colton Cowser - 2-4, HR, BB
Connor Norby - 2-5, HR
Hudson Haskin - 3-3, 2 RBI

Jud Fabian - 4-5, 3 doubles
Frederick Bencosme - 2-5, HR

it really is amazing how much better Cowser has done at AA than single A.  

The OBP is really promising.  The only down stat is stolen bases.  He ran crazy at Aberdeen but stopped at Bowie.  Nit picking though.  I wonder if he gets a taste of AAA before the year is done.

[Hooded Viper]

I asked Bob this question on Twitter but thought I’d put it here too. What is Jackson Holiday’s defense like is it more JJ Hardy or Jorge Mateo? Either is a quality defensive shortstop I’m just curious.

[BobPhelan]

Haven’t seen him nearly enough to give a confident answer but probably somewhere in the middle leaning slightly towards Mateo?