Sunday, August 5, 2018

Astros July 2018 MiLB Standouts

With the calendar turning from July to August, the top five Astros minor league teams are well-poised with Corpus Christi and Quad Cities assured playoff berths as first-half winners, two of the other teams in first place and the final team (Buies Creek) in second place within striking distance. The rookie level clubs have raised their stock since a rather inauspicious beginning (although the DSL team still lags a ways behind in the standings). Here are a few of the players who have helped contribute to the success of their teams in July. I have highlighted a few of the more outstanding stats in red.

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

FRESNO: 15-12 in July (63-45 overall); 1st place

Josh James - April 2018
Photo by Jayne Hansen

Starters
  • RHP Rogelio Armenteros: 1-0 with 1 save in 3 games/2 starts, 2.40 ERA, 1.000 WHIP, 3 BB:18 K in 15 IP
  • RHP Josh James: 3-1 in 5 starts, 3.42 ERA, 0.987 WHIP, 15 BB:45 K in 27.1 IP
Relief
  • RHP Dean Deetz: 0-0 in 7 games, 0.00 ERA, 1.759(!) WHIP, 8 BB:17 K in 9.2 IP
  • RHP Brendan McCurry: 2-3 with 3 saves in 9 games, 1.23 ERA, 0.955 WHIP, 3 BB:17 K in 14.2 IP
  • LHP Buddy Boshers: 0-0 with 3 saves in 10 games, 2.51 ERA, 0.977 WHIP, 4 BB:13 K in 14.1 IP
Position Players (ranked by OPS)
  • C Jamie Ritchie: 12 G, .342/.444/.579/1.023, 3 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 7 BB:7 K
  • OF Derek Fisher: 24 G, .267/.388/.500/.888, 2 2B, 6 HR, 20 RBI, 16 BB:31 K, 5 SB:1 CS
  • OF Yordan Alvarez: 23 G, .256/.370/.487/.857, 3 2B, 5 HR, 14 RBI, 14 BB:24 K; 1 SB:0 CS
  • C Garrett Stubbs: 17 games, .250/.333/.464/.798, 3 2B, 3 3B, HR, 7 RBI, 6 BB:8 K, 1 SB:0 CS
  • 1B A.J. Reed: 22 games, .250/.309/.488/.797, 8 2B, 4 HR, 17 RBI, 8 BB:20 K
CORPUS CHRISTI: 18-12 in July (67-41 overall); 1st place

Lorenzo Quintana - April 2018
Photo by Jayne Hansen

Starters
  • LHP Framber Valdez: 2-1 with 1 save in 4 games/3 starts, 0.40 ERA, 0.851 WHIP, 6 BB:37 K in 22.1 IP
  • LHP Brett Adcock: 2-0 in 6 games/2 starts, 1.13 ERA, 0.833 WHIP, 12 BB:16 K in 24 IP
  • RHP Corbin Martin: 2-0 in 6 games/5 starts, 1.97 ERA, 0.938 WHIP, 6 BB:32 K in 32 IP
  • LHP Ryan Hartman: 3-1 in 5 starts, 2.39 ERA, 1.291 WHIP, 9 BB:28 K in 26.1 IP
Relief
  • RHP Justin Ferrell: 1-0 with 2 saves in 8 games, 1.42 ERA, 0.868 WHIP, 4 BB:15 K in 12.2 IP
  • LHP Alex Winkelman: 0-1 with 2 saves in 8 games, 1.50 ERA, 1.500 WHIP, 13 BB:17 K in 18 IP
  • LHP Kit Scheetz: 0-0 with 1 save in 7 games, 2.31 ERA, 1.371 WHIP, 3 BB:15 K in 11.2 IP
Position Players (ranked by OPS)
  • C Lorenzo Quintana: 18 G, .333/.400/.825/1.225, 5 2B, 3B, 8 HR, 20 RBI, 4 BB:13 K, 3 SB:0 CS
  • OF Carmen Benedetti: 15 G, .300/.357/.600/.957, 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 14 RBI, 5 BB:12 SO, 2 SB:1 CS
  • SS/2B Alex De Goti: 27 G, .302/.356/.469/.825, 7 2B, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 5 BB:13 K, 2 SB:1 CS (just promoted to Fresno)
  • UTIL Josh Rojas: 29 G, .255/.393/.367/.761, 8 2B, 3B, 8 HR, 22 BB:24 K, 8 SB:4 CS
  • OF Chas McCormick: 26 G, .309/.387/.361/.748, 5 2B, 5 RBI, 13 BB:16 K, 3 BB:3 SO
BUIES CREEK: 15-13 in July (60-47 overall); 2nd place

 Brandon Bailey - May 2018
Photo by Jayne Hansen

Starters
Relief
  • RHP Yohan Ramirez: 1-0 with 2 saves in 6 games, 1.00 ERA, 1.111 WHIP, 2 BB:7 K in 9 IP
  • RHP Colin McKee: 0-1 with 3 saves in 6 games, 2.70 ERA, 1.300 WHIP, 4 BB:12 K in 10 IP
  • RHP Gabriel Valdez: 3-1 in 6 games/1 start, 3.54 ERA, 1.131 WHIP, 3 BB:18 K in 20.1 IP
Position Players (ranked by OPS)
  • C Chuckie Robinson: 14 G, .333/.396/.604/.1.000, 4 2B, 3 HR, 13 RBI, 5 BB:8 K, 0 SB:1 CS
  • OF/1B Seth Beer: 27 G, .346/.443/.490/.933, 6 2B, 3 HR, 12 RBI, 14 BB:17 K; 1 SB:0 CS
  • IF Osvaldo Duarte: 28 G, .298/.365/.462/.827, 5 2B, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 11 BB:24 K, 8 SB:1 CS
  • OF Jake Meyers: 23 G, .278/.393/.431/.824, 8 2B, 3B, 9 RBI, 14 BB:13 K, 2 SB:3 CS
  • OF Bryan de la Cruz: 24 G, .296/.396/.370/.766, 6 2B, 11 RBI, 13 BB:19 K, 3 SB:1 CS

QUAD CITIES: 14-12 in July (59-48 overall); 2nd place for the season

Bryan Abreu - July 2018
Photo by Jayne Hansen

Starters
  • RHP Bryan Abreu: 2-0 in 5 games/2 starts, 0.51 ERA, 0.736 WHIP, 5 BB:35 K in 17.2 IP
  • LHP Parker Mushinski: 1-0 in 6 games/3 starts, 1.25 ERA, 1.108 WHIP, 13 BB:23 K in 21.2 IP
Relief
Position Players (ranked by OPS)
  • OF Chandler Taylor: 23 G, .270/.415/.486/.901, 5 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 19 BB:31 K, 1 SB:3 CS
  • 3B/1B Colton Shaver: 21 G, .240/.337/.400/.737, 4 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 14 RBI, 10 BB:19 K, 0 BB:1 CS
  • IF David Hensley: 24 G, .250/.359/.375/.734, 5 2B, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 15 BB:27 K, 1 SB:3 CS
TRI-CITY: 17-11 in July (25-18 overall); 1st place

Austin Hansen - July 2018
Photo by Jayne Hansen

Pitchers
  • RHP Austin Hansen: 1-0 with 1 save in 5 games/1 start, 0.77 ERA, 0.943 WHIP, 6 BB:12 K in 11.2 IP
  • LHP Tim Hardy: 1-0 with 4 saves in 7 games/0 starts, 0.96 ERA, 1.286 WHIP, 7 BB:16 K in 9.1 IP
  • RHP R.J. Freure: 3-0 in 4 games/0 starts, 1.00 ERA, 1.000 WHIP, 4 BB:7 K in 9 IP
  • RHP Brett Conine: 1-1 in 5 games/1 start, 1.88 ERA, 1.047 WHIP, 4 BB:18 K in 18.1 IP
  • RHP Brett Daniels: 1-0 in 5 games/0 starts, 2.63 ERA, 0.805 WHIP, 1 BB:14 K in 13.2 IP
  • RHP Shawn Dubin: 1-0 in 5 games/3 starts, 2.92 ERA, 0.811 WHIP, 2 BB:9 K in 12.1 IP
Position Players (ranked by OPS)
  • OF Alex McKenna: 24 G, .299/.408/.506/.914, 4 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 15 RBI, 8 BB:19 K, 3 SB:5 CS
  • 1B Luis Encarnacion: 18 G, .241/.366/.534/.901, 2 2B, 5 HR, 14 RBI, 12 BB:24 K, 1 SB:1 CS
  • OF Andy Pineda: 21 G, .309/.356/.457/.813, 2 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 4 BB:23 K, 5 SB:3 CS
  • C/1B Alex Holderbach: 16 G, .250/.351/.458/.809, 2 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 6 BB:15 K, 1 SB:0 CS
  • SS/2B Jeremy Pena: 18 G, .328/.410/.358/.768, 2 2B, 5 RBI, 10 BB:5 K, 3 SB:0 CS
GCL: 15-9 in July (18-16 overall); 2nd place

Pitchers
  • RHP Ernesto Jaquez: 1-0 in 4 games/2 starts, 0.00 ERA, 0.467 WHIP, 3 BB:25 K in 15 IP (note all July games were with the DSL, promoted to GCL 8/1)
  • RHP Layne Henderson: 3-0 in 5 games/0 starts, 0.60 ERA, 1.067 WHIP, 5 BB:13 K in 15 IP
  • LHP Jonathan Bermudez: 1-0 in 5 games/0 starts, 1.29 ERA, 0.571 WHIP, 3 BB:6 K in 7 IP
  • RHP Jose Alberto Rivera: 1-1 in 5 games/2 starts, 1.80 ERA, 0.650 WHIP, 1 BB:22 K in 20 IP
  • RHP Fredy Medina: 1-0 in 5 games/1 start, 2.08 ERA, 1.269 WHIP, 9 BB:20 K in 17.1 IP
  • RHP Miguel Figueroa: 1-0 in 5 games/2 starts, 2.38 ERA, 1.147 WHIP, 5 BB:12 K in 11.1 IP
  • RHP Manny Ramirez: 1-0 in 5 games/3 starts, 2.41 ERA, 0.911 WHIP, 8 BB:22 K in 18.2 IP
  • RHP Jose Bravo: 1-2 in 5 games/3 starts, 2.60 ERA, 0.865 WHIP, 0 BB:11 K in 17.1 IP
Position Players (ranked by OPS)
  • IF Ronaldo Urdaneta: 17 G, .379/.446/.621/1.067, 6 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 7 BB:13 K, 12 SB:0 CS
  • IF Sean Mendoza: 19 G, .339/.423/.419/.842, 3 2B, 3B, 5 RBI, 9 BB:9 K, 5 SB:1 CS
  • SS/2B Deury Carrasco: 19 G, .279/.389/.443/.832, 2B, 3 3B, HR, 5 RBI, 10 BB:15 K, 10 SB:4 CS
  • SS/2B Freudis Nova: 17 G, .317/.328/.413/.741, 2B, 3B, HR, 6 RBI, 2 BB:13 K, 4 SB:2 CS
  • C Nathan Perry: 20 G, .274/.352/.387/.739, 5 2B, 3B, 9 RBI, 8 BB:12 K, 1 SB:0 CS
DSL: 15-8 in July (23-25 overall); 6th place

Pitchers
  • RHP Alfredi Jimenez: 1-0 with 2 saves in 5 games/2 starts, 0.00 ERA, 0.526 WHIP, 2 BB:22 K in 19 IP
  • RHP Valente Bellozo: 2-0 with 1 save in 5 games/3 starts, 0.00 ERA, 0.684 WHIP, 5 BB:11 K in 19 IP
  • RHP Franny Cobos: 1-0 with 1 save in 5 games/1 start, 0.75 ERA, 1.250 WHIP, 4 BB:12 K in 12 IP
  • RHP Wender Oberto: 0-1 with 1 save in 5 games/2 starts, 1.35 ERA, 0.800 WHIP, 3 BB:12 K in 20 IP
  • RHP Heitor Tokar: 0-0 in 4 games/3 starts, 1.64 ERA, 0.545 WHIP, 1 BB:8 K in 11 IP
  • RHP Jojanse Torres: 1-2 with 1 save in 5 games/1 start, 2.20 ERA, 0.857 WHIP, 3 BB:17 K in 16.1 IP
  • RHP Jairo Lopez: 1-1 in 5 games/2 starts, 2.35 ERA, 1.239 WHIP, 3 BB:8 K in 15.1 IP
  • RHP Jose Antonio Hernandez: 3-1 in 5 games/2 starts, 3.00 ERA, 1.278 WHIP, 6 BB:12 K in 18 IP
Position Players (ranked by OPS)
June 2018 Standouts
May 2018 Standouts
April 2018 Standouts
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