Fresno Grizzlies: Early Season Results

We are now 20 games in to the Fresno Grizzlies season. Let's see where things stand!

The Grizzlies (aka Tacos) are currently 9-11 and in third place in the PCL Pacific Northern Division, two games behind Tacoma (SEA) and Reno (ARI) and one and a half games in front of the last place Sacramento (SF) team. Their current run differential is -11.

Here's how the Grizzlies rank in the 16-team AAA Pacific Coast League in select categories:

OFFENSE
4th in Batting Average: .279
2nd in On-Base Percentage: .351
4th in Slugging Percentage: .429
5th in On-Base Plus Slugging: .781
T15th in Doubles: 25
T3rd in Triples: 8
T5th in Home Runs: 20
T3rd in Walks: 74
8th in Strikeouts: 143
T10th in Stolen Bases: 11

PITCHING
16th in ERA: 5.71
16th in WHIP: 1.74
16th in Home Runs Allowed: 10
1st in Walks: 87
12th in Strikeouts: 140
T7th in Saves: 5

I think it's pretty clear where this team is having problems right now. The offense shakes out well, but the starting pitching has struggled mightily with one notable exception.   Let's look at the individual players who have had the most success early on.

Derek Fisher & Teoscar Hernandez - April 2016

Photo by Jayne Hansen

TOP 20 LEAGUE OFFENSIVE LEADERS (in select categories)

OF Preston Tucker
.369 AVG (11th)
13 RBI (T19th)

OF Teoscar Hernandez
.571 SLG (16th)
3 3B (T1st)
4 HR (T9th)
15 RBI (T10th)

IF Tyler White
15 R (T4th)

1B A.J. Reed
14 R (T13th)
3 HR (T19th)
15 RBI (T10th)
13 BB (13th)

OF Derek Fisher
13 R (T20th)
4 HR (T9th)
10BB (T12th)

3B Colin Moran
3 HR (T19th)
16 RBI (T5th)

IF/OF Tony Kemp
4 SB (T12th)

Brady Rodgers - May 2013

Photo by Jayne Hansen

TOP 20 LEAGUE PITCHING LEADERS (in select categories)

RHP Brady Rodgers
1.10 ERA (3rd)
0.92 WHIP (3rd)

Yep, after Brady it's mostly crickets as far as starting pitching goes, at least so far. Francis Martes has a respectable ERA of 2.92, but after allowing 15 hits and 12 walks over only 12.1 innings, his WHIP has ballooned up to 2.19. Of course there's still plenty of time for these pitchers to settle in and turn their seasons around.

The good news is that there are a few relief pitchers who have really contributed. In particular, Jordan Jankowski (who sometimes starts out slowly) has been solid out of the 'pen and has already collected two saves to go with his 1.00 ERA. And Kevin Comer, who started the season in Corpus Christi, has not allowed a run, earned or otherwise, in his four appearances since being promoted to Fresno. Similarly, James Hoyt allowed no runs over five appearances before being recalled to Houston last week.

From Monday: Quad Cities River Bandits
From Tuesday: Buies Creek Astros
From Wednesday: Corpus Christi Hooks

Corpus Christi Hooks: Early Season Results

We are now 18 games in to the Corpus Christi Hooks season. Let's see where things stand!

The Hooks are currently 11-7 and in first place in the Texas League South Division, two games in front of a second place tie between Frisco (TEX) and San Antonio (SD). Their current run differential is -7.

Here's how the Hooks rank in the 8-team AA Texas League in select categories:

OFFENSE
8th in Batting Average: .237
3rd in On-Base Percentage: .331
7th in Slugging Percentage: .361
6th in On-Base Plus Slugging: .692
T4th in Doubles: 30
T7th in Triples: 1
T3rd in Home Runs: 15
T1st in Walks: 79
4th in Strikeouts: 149
1st in Stolen Bases: 21

PITCHING
8th in ERA: 4.26
5th in WHIP: 1.37
T4th in Home Runs Allowed: 13
6th in Walks: 58
4th in Strikeouts: 155
T2nd in Saves: 6

If you look purely at Team Batting Average and Team ERA, you're probably wondering how this team is in first place. The fact of the matter is that some players have struggled early, particularly on the pitching side, but good performances from key players have been enough to carry the team ... for now. They will need to start showing more consistency or I'm afraid they may have trouble hanging on to that first place standing.  Let's look at the individual contributions that have helped them to their current first place standings.

Drew Ferguson - June 2016

Photo by Jayne Hansen

TOP 20 LEAGUE OFFENSIVE LEADERS (in select categories)

OF Drew Ferguson
.308 AVG (13th)
.383 OBP (14th)
15 R (T1st)
5 2B (T13th)
8 BB (T17th)
5 SB (T2nd)

1B Jon Singleton
.420 OBP (T3rd)
4 2B (T18th)
10 RBI (T15th)
21 BB (1st)

IF Antonio Nunez
.380 OBP (15th)

3B J.D. Davis
.472 SLG (15th)
.818 OPS (20th)
9 R (T20th)
4 HR (2nd)
11 RBI (T10th)
9 BB (T12th)

OF Alejandro Garcia
.471 SLG (16th)
10 R (T14th)
5 2B (T13th)
3 HR (T3rd)
11 RBI (T10th)

IF Jack Mayfield
.455 SLG (18th)
5 2B (T13th)
2 HR (T12th)

OF Ramon Laureano
14 R (T3rd)
2 HR (T12th)
12 RBI (T6th)
5 SB (T2nd)

Although Davis is the only Hooks player who currently ranks in the Top 20 in OPS, there are four additional Corpus players who ranked from 21st to 27th in that metric: Alejandro Garcia (21st), Drew Ferguson (22nd), Jack Mayfield (25th) and Jon Singleton (27th).

Rogelio Armenteros - June 2016

Photo by Jayne Hansen

TOP 20 LEAGUE PITCHING LEADERS (in select categories)

RHP Rogelio Armenteros
0.61 ERA (3rd)
0.75 WHIP (2nd)
22 SO (4th)

LHP Kent Emanuel
18 SO (T13th)

RHP Dean Deetz is just shy of having enough innings to qualify as a league leader, but he would certainly rank highly with a 0.66 ERA and a 0.51 WHIP!!! RHP Josh James has also had a good start with his 2.08 ERA and 0.77 WHIP, but doesn't qualify right now. RHP Michael Freeman (0.93 ERA) and RHP Riley Ferrell (1.29 ERA and 1.29 WHIP) have been steady in the bullpen.

From Monday: Quad Cities River Bandits
From Tuesday: Buies Creek Astros

Quad Cities River Bandits: Early Season Results

We are now 17 games in to the Quad Cities River Bandits season. Let's see where things stand!

The Banditos are currently 9-8 and in a 3-way tie for second place (along with Cedar Rapids-MIN and Wisconsin-MIL), two games behind the Kane County Cougars, an Arizona Diamondbacks affiliate. Only four games separate the first place team and the last place team in the eight-team division. Thanks to a recent offensive onslaught, the Quad Cities crew are sporting a +22 run differential.

Here's how Quad Cities ranks in the 16-team Low A Midwest League in select categories:

OFFENSE
4th in Batting Average: .250
3rd in On-Base Percentage: .322
1st in Slugging Percentage: .448
1st in On-Base Plus Slugging: .770
T4th in Doubles: 28
T5th in Triples: 6
1st in Home Runs: 24
5th in Walks: 56
13th in Strikeouts: 139
5th in Stolen Bases: 17

PITCHING
5th in ERA: 3.00
2nd in WHIP: 1.080
T3rd in Home Runs Allowed: 20
T13th in Walks: 46
T8th in Strikeouts: 153
16th in Hit Batters: 2

As you can see, the River Bandits have had a good balance of offense and pitching. Let's look at the individual contributions that have led to their early success.

Alex De Goti - July 2016

Photo by Jayne Hansen

TOP 20 LEAGUE OFFENSIVE LEADERS (in select categories)

IF Alex De Goti
.322 BA (18th)
.437 OBP (9th)
.945 OPS (14th)
11 R (T11th)
12 BB (T2nd)

C Jake Rogers
.521 SLG (20th)

OF Ronnie Dawson
10 R (T13th)
4SB (T11th)

1B Spencer Johnson
.571 SLG (T10th)
12 RBI (T6th)

OF Stephen Wrenn
9 BB (T12th)
5SB (T4th)

OF Daz Cameron
9 RBI (T17th)
5 SB (T4th)

Also, there are five players on the team that are tied for 10th in the league with three home runs each: Marcos Almonte, Rodrigo Ayarza, Daz Cameron, Spencer Johnson, and Stephen Wrenn.

Ryan Hartman - July 2016

Photo by Jayne Hansen

TOP 20 LEAGUE PITCHING LEADERS (in select categories)

RHP Carson LaRue
1.20 ERA (6th)
0.87 WHIP (11th)

LHP Ryan Hartman
1.29 ERA (7th)
0.79 WHIP (7th)

LHP Brett Adcock
1.32 ERA (9th)
0.95 WHIP (16th)
22 SO (T4th)

RHP Hector Perez
20 SO (T11th)

Tomorrow (I hope): Buies Creek

Astros Farm Report: 6-27

Checking in on some league leaders and how the Astros minor league teams stack up against their peers, but first things first ...

WISHING A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO

6-27: RHP Dylan James (24)
6-28: RHP Michael Feliz (23)
6-30: RHP Rogelio Armenteros (22)
7-2: RHP Brock Dykxhoorn (22)
7-3: RHP Christian Powell (25)
7-4: 3B Bobby Wernes (22)

Michael Feliz - June 2014

Photo by Jayne Hansen

TRANSACTIONS/ROSTER MOVES

6-26: LHP Howie Brey assigned from Greeneville to Tri-City
6-26: RHP Bryan Abreu assigned from GCL to Greeneville
6-26: LHP Sean Stutzman assigned to Tri-City
6-25: Corpus Christi C Alfredo Gonzalez designated for assignment
6-25: IF/OF Tony Kemp optioned from Houston to Fresno
6-25: Fresno 1B A.J. Reed's contract purchased by Houston
6-25: C Marlon Avea assigned from Quad Cities to Corpus Christi
6-25: LHP Albert Minnis sent to Lancaster after a rehab assignment with Tri-City
6-25: IF Keach Ballard assigned from Quad Cities to Lancaster
6-25: C Trent Woodward placed on the Lancaster 7-day DL (Woodward suffered a concussion working behind the plate on Friday)
6-25: C Jamie Ritchie activated from the Lancaster 7-day DL
6-25: RHP Akeem Bostick assigned from Tri-City to Lancaster
6-25: IF Luis Reynoso placed on the Lancaster 7-day DL retroactive to 6-23
6-25: RHP Yeyfry del Rosario placed on the Lancaster 7-day DL retroactive to 6-24
6-25: LHP Matt Bower assigned from Lancaster to Quad Cities
6-25: IF Marcos Almonte assigned from Tri-City to Greeneville
6-22: Corpus Christi RHP David Paulino placed on the temporary inactive list (the Chronicle reports that Paulino is serving a suspension for a lapse in following team rules)

CUMULATIVE TEAM STATS/LEAGUE STANDINGS
(through Saturday's games)

FRESNO (75 games)

• Batting Average: .246 (15th out of 16 teams)
• On-Base Percentage: .328 (11th)
• Slugging Percentage: .388 (11th)
• Doubles: 108 (15th)
• Triples: 20 (11th)
• Home Runs: 68 (T5th)
• Walks: 288 (2nd)
• Strikeouts: 630 (3rd)
• Stolen Bases: 41 (12th)
• ERA: 4.08 (5th)
• WHIP: 1.296 (4th)
• Home Runs Allowed: 50 (15th)
• Walks Allowed: 208 (15th)
• Pitcher Strikeouts: 642 (3rd)

CORPUS CHRISTI (75 games)

• Batting Average: .243 (6th out of 8 teams)
• On-Base Percentage: .327 (2nd)
• Slugging Percentage: .400 (2nd)
• Doubles: 121 (3rd)
• Triples: 8 (8th)
• Home Runs: 88 (1st)
• Walks: 298 (1st)
• Strikeouts: 583 (5th)
• Stolen Bases: 68 (2nd)
• ERA: 2.97 (1st)
• WHIP: 1.209 (2nd)
• Home Runs Allowed: 48 (T7th)
• Walks Allowed: 197 (7th)
• Pitcher Strikeouts: 636 (1st)

LANCASTER (72 games)

• Batting Average: .264 (4th out of 10 teams)
• On-Base Percentage: .350 (10th)
• Slugging Percentage: .405 (4th)
• Doubles: 123 (5th)
• Triples: 23 (T3rd)
• Home Runs: 57 (4th)
• Walks: 289 (3rd)
• Strikeouts: 625 (T3rd)
• Stolen Bases: 128 (1st)
• ERA: 5.08 (10th)
• WHIP: 1.482 (9th)
• Home Runs Allowed: 89 (1st)
• Walks Allowed: 247 (T5th)
• Pitcher Strikeouts: 639 (3rd)

QUAD CITIES (72 games)

• Batting Average: .238 (11th out of 16 teams)
• On-Base Percentage: .312 (12th)
• Slugging Percentage: .345 (10th)
• Doubles: 114 (8th)
• Triples: 29 (1st)
• Home Runs: 25 (13th)
• Walks: 234 (9th)
• Strikeouts: 629 (4th)
• Stolen Bases: 88 (2nd)
• ERA: 3.73 (13th)
• WHIP: 1.346 (14th)
• Home Runs Allowed: 33 (5th)
• Walks Allowed: 240 (3rd)
• Pitcher Strikeouts: 547 (13th)

As far as the short season teams, the only teams who have played more than a handful of games are the DSL teams. Let's see where they stand.

DSL ASTROS BLUE (18 games)

• Batting Average: .246 (19th out of 42 teams)
• On-Base Percentage: .359 (9th)
• Slugging Percentage: .365 (6th)
• Doubles: 36 (T3rd)
• Triples: 6 (T13th)
• Home Runs: 8 (7th)
• Walks: 89 (7th)
• Strikeouts: 154 (T6th)
• Stolen Bases: 15 (T34th)
• ERA: 3.70 (21st)
• WHIP: 1.333 (16th)
• Home Runs Allowed: 8 (T2nd)
• Walks Allowed: 93 (6th)
• Pitcher Strikeouts: 151 (7th)

DSL ASTROS ORANGE (19 games)

• Batting Average: .232 (27th out of 42 teams)
• On-Base Percentage: .371 (5th)
• Slugging Percentage: .376 (4th)
• Doubles: 30 (T6th)
• Triples: 9 (T7th)
• Home Runs: 13 (3rd)
• Walks: 117 (1st)
• Strikeouts: 158 (3rd)
• Stolen Bases: 21 (T24th)
• ERA: 3.16 (10th)
• WHIP: 1.351 (19th)
• Home Runs Allowed: 5 (T18th)
• Walks Allowed: 82 (T12th)
• Pitcher Strikeouts: 129 (T25th)

Tri-City has only played 10 games through Sunday, but at this point, their offensive stats rank at the top and their pitching ranks at the bottom. We'll check in on Greeneville (4 games) and the Gulf Coast League (2 games) after they've played a few more games.

INDIVIDUAL LEAGUE LEADERS (TOP 10 RANKINGS)
(Also through Saturday; only players with enough innings or at-bats to qualify)

FRESNO

• IF Danny Worth (now in Houston): .340 BA (4th); .449 OBP (1st); .550 (10th); 37 BB (T6th)
• 1B A.J. Reed (now in Houston): 19 doubles (T10th)
• 1B Jon Singleton: 14 HR (T5th); 43 BB (T3rd)
• OF Andrew Aplin: 13 SB (T9th)
• RHP Brady Rodgers: 2.83 ERA (1st): 1.028 WHIP (1st); 80 SO (T2nd)
• RHP Mike Hauschild: 3.02 ERA (5th): 1.236 WHIP (9th); 68 SO (T6th)
• RHP Cesar Valdez: 1.190 WHIP (6th)
• RHP James Hoyt: 65 SO (T10th); 18 Saves (1st)
• RHP Brad Peacock: 65 SO (T10th)

CORPUS CHRISTI

• OF Teoscar Hernandez: .303 BA (3rd); .383 OBP (5th); 52 R (2nd); 18 doubles (T2nd); 32 BB (6th); 29 SB (1st)
• IF Alex Bregman: .296 BA (4th); .410 OBP (1st); .562 SLG (1st); 53 R (1st); 16 doubles (T6th); 14 HR (T3rd); 39BB (3rd)
• OF Derek Fisher: .406 OBP (2nd); .496 SLG (4th); 42 R (6th); 3 triples (T7th); 13 HR (T5th); 56 BB (1st); 18 SB (2nd)
• 3B J.D. Davis: 16 doubles (T6th); 11 HR (T9th)
• 1B Chase McDonald: 12 HR (T7th)
• RHP Keegan Yuhl: 2.41 ERA (3rd); 1.071 WHIP (5th)
• RHP Brendan McCurry (now in Fresno): 13 saves (1st)
• RHP Aaron West: 9 saves (T3rd)
• RHP David Paulino: 66 SO (9th)

LANCASTER

• OF Bobby Boyd: .332 BA (1st); .383 OBP (9th); .498 SLG (7th); 45 R (T8th); 27 SB (T2nd)
• C Garrett Stubbs: .315 BA (5th); .407 OBP (1st); .481 SLG (T10th)
• OF Ramon Laureano: .396 OBP (4th); 50 R (2nd); 40 BB (2nd); 27 SB (T2nd)
• OF Jason Martin: .523 SLG (4th); 12 HR (T4th)
• OF Drew Ferguson: 16 SB (T6th)

QUAD CITIES

• IF Osvaldo Duarte: 6 triples (T3rd)
• OF Kyle Tucker: 25 SB (1st)
• OF Johnny Sewald (now in Lancaster): 16 SB (6th)
• RHP Albert Abreu: 71 SO (10th)

DSL

• SS Enmanuel Valdez: .587 SLG (4th); 6 doubles (T10th); 3 HR (T5th); 16 RBI (5th)
• OF Hector Martinez: 16 R (T9th): 3 HR (T5th); 18 BB (T1st)
• IF Kendy Moya: 3 triples (T2nd); 15 RBI (T7th)
• OF Ramiro Rodriguez: 3 triples (T2nd)
• LF Jose Benjamin: 15 RBI (T6th)
• OF Gilbert Celestino: 18 BB (T1st)
• RHP Leovanny Rodriguez: 0.698 ERA (7th)

Arizona Fall League Leaders: Week One

I believe that Wallee has gotten the writing bug! He brings us a look at where things stand after the first week-ish of Arizona Fall League play. ~

There were no games scheduled in the Arizona Fall League yesterday giving us an opportunity to review the first five days of team, and Astro player, results. The Astro players are part of the roster for the Salt River Rafters, sharing time with prospects from the Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies, Miami Marlins and Minnesota Twins. Due to the scheduling of other events at the Rafters home field, Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, opening day was the only home field appearance for the team and its only loss … everyone may have been a little distracted by the NBA-style 20-second ‘pitch clocks’ installed behind home plate and on the face of the dugouts.

Nonetheless, after the close of play Saturday the Rafters led the Arizona Fall League East with a 4-1 record and have begun to put some distance between themselves and the team that beat them opening day, the second place Scottsdale Scorpions (3-2). The Mesa Solar Sox are the surprise last place team in the division at 1-3 … but they have had some weather issues in the far eastern Valley of the Sun and that might have affected the highly-touted Chicago Cubs-led Solar Sox.

No surprise is the AFL West leading Surprise Saguaros (3-2) who have also won all their road games but lost both home starts … the Saguaros and Rafters were ‘pre-season’ favorites to capture their respective divisions, and will finally meet tonight and Tuesday. Peoria is in second place at 2-3, and, while they are listed as 1-2 at home the fact of the matter is that they play no home games in Peoria - Surprise and Peoria share the Surprise facilities. The Glendale Desert Dogs (Coyotes) bring up the rear in the west at 1-3.

The Surprise (once again, this is a town not a statement) team leads the AFL in hitting after five games, hitting a robust .287 … Glendale and Peoria, with .283 and .282 respectively, follow the Saguaros. Your Salt River Rafters are fourth overall, but first in the AFL East, at .267 as a team followed by Scottsdale at .243 and Mesa (those poor Cubbies fans – loving it) bringing up the rear at a puny .225 as a team.

As predicted prior to the start of the AFL action, your Salt River Rafters are leading the league in team ERA with a stingy 2.60 followed, unsurprisingly given the major leaguers on their roster, by the Glendale Desert Dogs at 3.34 … Surprise, Scottsdale, Peoria and Mesa bring up the rear with the Mesa team ERA resembling a large hat size more than a pitching stat at 8.23 – what a mess on the far east side.

Some of the individual hitting leaders for the AFL, Rafters and Astros, respectively, are:

Average: C Justin O’Connor, Peoria (TB) .583; OF Andrew Aplin, (HOU) .500; Aplin.

OPS: OF Jesse Winkler, Surprise (CIN) 1.472; OF Andrew Aplin, (HOU) 1.300; Aplin.

HR: Four tied with two apiece including INF Brandon Drury and C/1B Peter O’Brien, both Salt River and (ARI); Drury and O’Brien two each; Aplin one.

BB: C/IB O’Brien, Salt River, (ARI) 6; O’Brien (ARI); C Tyler Heineman, 3B Rio Ruiz with 2 each.

SO: OF Edward Salcedo, (ATL), OF Bubba Starling, (KC) both Peoria, seven apiece; INF Taylor Featherston (COL) and INF Trevor Story (COL), six each; 3B Rio Ruiz, 5.

SB: OF Roman Quinn, Scottsdale (PHI) and Eddie Rosario, Salt River (MIN) three apiece; Rosario (MIN) 3; no Astro has stolen a base.

Here are the individual pitching leaders (at least two appearances or at least three innings) for: the AFL; the Rafters; and, the Astros.

Wins: Fourteen tied with one apiece; four Rafters tied with one apiece; no Astro has a win.

Losses: Fourteen tied with one apiece; RHP Archie Bradley, Salt River (ARI) one; no Astro losers.

ERA: Four tied with .000 with four innings pitched; LHP Jayson Aquino (COL); RHPs Mark Appel and Tyson Perez, .000 with three innings each.

WHIP: RHP Parker Bridwell, Glendale (BAL) and LHP Jayson Aquino, Salt River (COL) 0.25 in four innings pitched; Aquino (COL) 0.25; RHP Mark Appel, 0.67 in three innings pitched.

SO: RHP Chris Bassitt, Glendale (CWS) and LHP Ethan Stewart, Scottsdale (PHI) six apiece; RHP Jake Reed, Scottsdale (MIN), 5; RHP Tyson Perez, 4.

BB: LHP Ethan Stewart, Scottsdale (PHI) 5; Stewart, 5; LHP Mitch Lambson, 2.

~ Wallee Wright ~

Astros MiLB League Leaders

After two full weeks of minor league play, let's look at some of the Astros minor leaguers who are league leaders. (Note that some stats are based on a minimum number of plate appearances or innings pitched. Therefore, some of the Astros farm hands with great numbers may not have enough PA or IP to qualify as league leaders.)

OKLAHOMA CITY/PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

Jon Singleton
4th in SLG - .792
T4th in R - 15
T5th in H - 19
T3rd in 2B - 6
T2nd in HR - 5
1st in RBI - 18
T5th in BB - 10

George Springer
1st in R - 17
T9th in H - 18
T9th in BB - 9

Austin Wates
T6th in R - 13
T9th in H - 18
T9th in BB - 9
T2nd in SB - 5

Domingo Santana
T8th in 2B - 5

Max Stassi
T8th in 2B - 5

David Martinez
6th in WHIP - 0.92

Jason Stoffel
T2nd in Saves - 3

CORPUS CHRISTI/TEXAS LEAGUE

Preston Tucker
10th in BA - .327
8th in R - 8
3rd in H - 17
T4th in 2B - 4
T6th in RBI - 8

Andrew Aplin
6th in OBP - .439
T6th in RBI - 8
T1st in BB - 13
T7th in SB - 3

Matt Duffy
T8th in H - 13
1st in 2B - 6

Delino DeShields
T3rd in R - 10
T8th in BB - 7
T4th in SB - 5

Nolan Fontana
T 9th in R - 7

Kike Hernandez
T6th in R - 10
T8th in H - 13
T10th in 2B - 3

Tyler Heineman
T10 in 2B - 3

Jio Mier
T4th in RBI - 9

Brady Rodgers
7th in ERA - 1.29

Ross Seaton
8th in ERA - 1.42
T6th in SO - 14

Aaron West
5th in WHIP - 0.87

Travis Ballew
T5th in Saves - 2

Tommy Shirley
4th in SO - 16

Luis Cruz
T10th in SO - 12

LANCASTER/CALIFORNIA LEAGUE

Tony Kemp
4th in BA - .357
2nd in OBP - .449
7th in SLG - .589
1st in R - 21
T2nd in H - 20
T5th in 2B - 5
T6th in BB - 9
T8th in SB - 4

Teoscar Hernandez
9th in BA - .345
9th in OBP - .409
4th in SLG - .655
T7th in R - 11
T2nd in H - 20
T5th in 2B - 5
1st in 3B - 5
4th in RBI - 15
5th in SB - 6

Rio Ruiz
T9th in H - 18
T5th in 2B - 5

Carlos Correa
T5th in RBI - 14

Vincent Velasquez
6th in ERA - 1.69
2nd in WHIP - 0.63
5th in SO - 19

Kyle Westwood
9th in ERA - 2.00
7th in WHIP - 0.89

Josh Hader
10th in ERA - 2.08
4th in WHIP - 0.85
4th in SO - 20

Jamaine Cotton
T4th in Saves - 2

Lance McCullers
T7th in SO - 17

Kyle Smith
T10th in SO - 16

QUAD CITIES/MIDWEST LEAGUE

Chan Moon
6th in BA - .355
10th in OBP - .412

Jack Mayfield
T2nd in R - 11
T9th in 2B - 4

James Ramsay
T8th in R - 10
T10th in H - 14
T1st in 3B - 2
T6th in SB - 6

Brett Phillips
T10th in H - 14

Jon Kemmer
T9th in 2B - 4

Tyler White
T9th in 2B - 4

Conrad Gregor
T6th in BB - 9

Andrew Walter
T1st in Saves - 2

I'll take a look at the standings and how the Team Batting and Team Pitching stack up against the other teams in the respective leagues tomorrow.

Astros MiLB League Leaders and Rankings

Wednesday's Astros MiLB games marked the end of the first full week of play for the teams. Let's check in and see how the teams and the players are doing within their respective leagues.

Oklahoma City (5-2, 1st place)

Team Pitching (16 teams in league)
3.57 ERA - 6th
1.10 WHIP - 2nd

Team Batting
.252 AVG - 10th
.329 OBP - 10th
.406 SLG - T9th

Paul Clemens
1.13 ERA - 7th
0.75 WHIP - 9th

Jason Stoffel
3 Saves - T1st

Rudy Owens
10 strikeouts - T6th

George Springer
8 Runs - T3rd
3 Doubles - T3rd

Ronny Torreyes
10 Hits - T7th

Max Stassi
8 RBI - T6th

Jon Singleton
5 Walks - T5th
11 Strikeouts - T5th

Austin Wates
3 SB - T1st
.417 AVG - T9th
.708 SLG - T10th
1.190 OPS - T10th

Corpus Christi (5-1, 1st place)

Team Pitching (8 teams in the league)
3.43 ERA - 3rd
1.39 WHIP - 4th

Team Batting
.251 AVG - 5th
.339 OBP - 4th
.358 SLG - 5th

Tommy Shirley
0.00 ERA - T1st
0.60 WHIP - T4th

Travis Ballew
2 Saves - T1st

David Rollins
10 strikeouts - 4th

Andrew Aplin
10 walks - 1st
.500 OBP - 5th

Delino DeShields
6 Runs - T2nd
4 SB - T2nd

Preston Tucker
6 Runs - T2nd
8 Hits - T7th

Matt Duffy
4 Doubles - 1st

Jio Mier
6 RBI - T5th

Lancaster (5-2, tied for 1st place)

Team Pitching (10 teams in the league)
3.29 ERA - T3rd
1.17 WHIP - T3rd

Team Batting
.268 AVG - 4th
.357 OBP - 2nd
.406 SLG - 6th

Kyle Westwood
1.00 ERA - 9th

Vincent Velasquez
0.63 WHIP - 3rd

Josh Hader
14 Strikeouts - 2nd

Tony Kemp
.400 AVG - T7th
.500 OBP - T5th
1.100 OPS - 8th
5 Walks - T4th
10 Runs - 2nd
10 Hits - T7th

Teoscar Hernandez
.643 SLG - 10th
3 Triples - 1st

Brandon Meredith
2 HR - T6th

Carlos Correa
8 RBI - T6th

Quad Cities (2-4, 8th place)

Team Pitching (16 teams in the league)
4.03 ERA - 12th
1.29 WHIP - T8th

Team Batting
.267 AVG - 4th
.390 OBP - 1st (1st in BB as well)
.323 SLG - 9th

None of the QC pitchers rank in the Top 10 in ERA or WHIP, but Kent Emanuel ranks highest with his 1.13 ERA (23rd) and 0.63 WHIP (14th).

Austin Elkins
.421 AVG - 4th
1.000 SLG - 10th
8 Hits - T5th

Jack Mayfield
.478 OBP - 6th
7 Runs - T1st

Tyler White
6 RBI - T3rd

Conrad Gregor
8 Walks - T1st

James Ramsay
5 SB - 3rd