Friday, June 1, 2018

Astros May 2018 MiLB Standouts

With the calendar turning from May to June, the minor league standings find all four of the active Astros minor league affiliates in either first or second place in their respective divisions with the second place teams lagging by only one game (Corpus Christi) and a half game (Quad Cities). Quad Cities was particularly impressive, having overcome a really rough start to their season. Here are a few of the players who have helped contribute to the success of those teams in May. I have noted a few of the more outstanding accomplishments in red.

Note: If a player played at multiple levels during the month of May, he is listed under his current level, but his stats are cumulative.

FRESNO: 15-15 in May (32-23 overall); 1st place

A.J. Reed - June 2016
Photo by Jayne Hansen

Starters
Relief
  • RHP James Hoyt: 0-2 with 3 saves in 11 games, 2.25 ERA, 0.750 WHIP, 3 BB:16 K in 12 IP
  • RHP Matt Ramsey: 1-0 in 9 games, 2.25 ERA, 1.063 WHIP, 4 BB:25 K in 16 IP
  • LHP Reymin Guduan: 2-0 in 10 games, 2.70 ERA, 1.050 WHIP, 6 BB:22 K in 13.1 IP
  • LHP Buddy Boshers: 0-1 in 10 games, 3.37 ERA, 0.937 WHIP, 1 BB:14 K in 10.2 IP
Position Players (ranked by OPS)
  • 1B A.J. Reed: 29 games, .283/.424/.576, 4 2B, 2 3B, 7 HR, 24 RBI, 25 BB:23 K (note that Reed had only 11 walks to 23 strikeouts in his 23 games in April)
  • IF Tyler White: 28 G, .353/.460/.480, 7 2B, 2 HR, 19 RBI, 18 BB:15 K
  • OF Jon Kemmer: 26 G, .267/.345/.465, 6 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 15 RBI, 11 BB:24 K, 1 SB:0 CS
  • OF Kyle Tucker: 27 G, .257/.341/.459, 7 2B, 5 HR, 24 RBI, 15 BB:24 K, 4 SB:0 CS
  • SS Antonio Nunez: 13 G, .286/.348/.405, 3 2B, 3B, 5 RBI, 4 BB:11 K, 2 SB:1 CS
In addition, these three players hit the following prior to their recall/callup to Houston:
Also, C Garrett Stubbs was sidelined on the DL for a good chunk of May; in his 10 games for the month, he is hitting .353/.410/.559.

CORPUS CHRISTI: 17-12 in May (32-21 overall); 2nd place

Randy Cesar - April 2018
Photo by Jayne Hansen

Starters
  • LHP Cionel Perez: 3-0 in 6 games/5 starts, 1.35 ERA, 0.900 WHIP, 8 BB:38 K in 26.2 IP
  • RHP Corbin Martin: 1-1 in 6 games/5 starts, 2.96 ERA, 1.151 WHIP, 9 BB:23 K in 24.1 IP
  • RHP Jorge Alcala: 1-1 with a save in 6 games/3 starts, 3.00 ERA, 0.917 WHIP, 7 BB:27 K in 24 IP (Alcala had a 2.57 ERA and 0.810 WHIP with Buies Creek in 5 games in May)
  • LHP Ryan Hartman: 3-1 in 5 games/4 starts, 3.16 ERA, 1.091 WHIP, 4 BB:33 K in 25.2 IP
Relief
Position Players (ranked by OPS)
  • 1B Taylor Jones: 28 G, .356/.469/.615, 6 2B, 7 HR, 28 RBI, 18 BB:29 K, 2 SB:0 CS
  • 3B Randy Cesar: 26 G, .385/.412/.615, 5 2B, 3B, 6 HR, 24 RBI, 5 BB:29 K (Cesar is currently in the midst of a 23-game hitting streak)
  • UTIL Josh Rojas: 27 G, .339/.398/.560, 9 2B, 3 3B, 3 HR, 18 RBI, 12 BB:14 SO, 7 SB:1 CS
  • OF Stephen Wrenn: 26 G, .284/.393/.505, 7 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 18 RBI, 14 BB:25 K, 9 SB:1 CS
  • OF Myles Straw: 28 G, .367/.457/.413, 5 2B, 5 RBI, 17 BB:14 K, 18 SB:4 CS (Straw led the Astros minors with 25 runs scored in May)
  • OF Carmen Benedetti: 19 G, .312/.346/.416, 6 2B, 3B, 12 RBI, 4 BB:17 K, 1 SB:0 CS (currently on the DL)
OF Yordan Alvarez has been on the DL most of the month, but in the six games he appeared in, he hit .360/.393/.680.

BUIES CREEK: 14-15 in May (30-23 overall); Tied for 1st place

Kit Scheetz - May 2018
Photo by Jayne Hansen

Starters
  • LHP Brett Adcock: 2-2 in 6 games/5 starts, 2.54 ERA, 0.988 WHIP, 13 BB:30 K in 28.1 IP
  • RHP Tyler Ivey: 1-1 with 2 saves in 6 games/4 starts, 3.00 ERA, 1.037 WHIP, 9 BB:32 K in 27 IP (Ivey had a 2.63 ERA and 0.958 WHIP in 5 games with Quad Cities in May)
  • RHP Brandon Bielak: 1-1 with a save in 5 games/3 starts, 3.72 ERA, 1.138 WHIP, 6 BB:25 K in 19.1 IP
Relief
  • LHP Kit Scheetz: 0-0 with 3 saves in 7 games, 0.90 ERA, 1.000 WHIP, 4 BB:26 K in 20 IP
  • RHP Ronel Blanco: 1-1 in 6 games, 1.35 ERA, 0.675 WHIP, 3 BB:14 K in 13.1 IP
Position Players (ranked by OPS)
  • OF J.J. Matijevic: 23 G, .337/.354/.641, 7 2B, 3 3B, 5 HR, 14 RBI, 4 BB:28 K, 1 SB:2 CS
  • OF Luis Payano: 14 G, .362/.455/.468, 2 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 6 BB:13 K, 1 SB:1 CS
  • 3B Abraham Toro: 29 G, .264/.352/.436, 7 2B, 4 HR, 17 RBI, 15 BB:22 K, 1 SB:0 CS
  • OF/2B Osvaldo Duarte: 29 G, .298/.331/.421, 4 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 12 RBI, 5 BB:23 K, 6 SB:5 CS
QUAD CITIES: 20-12 (30-24 overall); Tied for 2nd place

Patrick Sandoval - July 2017
Photo by Jayne Hansen

It is little wonder that Quad Cities had such a good record in May; their starting rotation was on fire!! 🔥🔥🔥

Starters
Relief
  • LHP Adam Bleday: 0-1 with a save in 6 games, 1.38 ERA, 1.154 WHIP, 8 BB:22 K in 13 IP
  • RHP Enoli Paredes: 0-2 with 2 saves in 7 games, 2.04 ERA, 1.302 WHIP, 12 BB:22 K in 17.2 IP
  • RHP Carlos Sanabria: 1-0 with 2 saves in 9 games, 2.84 ERA, 1.105 WHIP, 1 BB:17 K in 12.2 IP
Position Players (ranked by OPS)
  • SS Jonathan Arauz: 30 G, .325/.403/.521, 8 2B, 3 3B, 3 HR, 16 RBI, 15 BB:25 K, 3 SB:2 CS
  • OF Jake Meyers: 30 G, .311/.364/.541, 12 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 18 RBI, 9 BB:23 K, 5 SB:3 CS
  • 1B Jake Adams: 30 G, .279/.347/.505, 8 2B, 3B, 5 HR, 19 RBI, 11 BB:31 K, 1 SB:1 CS
  • 3B Colton Shaver: 25 G, .267/.313/.533, 6 2B, 6 HR, 17 RBI, 6 BB:21 K, 2 SB:0 CS
  • OF Corey Julks: 30 G, .286/.370/.438, 7 2B, 3 HR, 19 RBI, 13 BB:19 K, 8 SB:2 CS
  • SS/2B Miguelangel Sierra: 22 G, .292/.315/.483, 6 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 17 RBI, 3 BB:33 K, 1 SB:1 CS
Arguably, Corey Julks had one of the more dramatic turnarounds at the plate between April and May. He hit only .198/.261/.321 in 21 games in April. (Julks is from the Houston area and was drafted out of the University of Houston so I may or may not be rooting for him just a little bit harder than some.)

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