Tampa Bay Rays Minor League Roundup: Week 6
An electric week has Caminero trying to force his way back to the big leagues
Every Monday during the regular season, each minor league team has the day off. This serves as an excellent check point system to check in on how each team and individual prospect is performing. We are now five weeks into the 2024 campaign and some prospects have certainly continued their ascent up the organizational ladder while others are off to less than stellar starts.
According to FanGraphs (which factors in age and proximity to the big leagues), the overall top hitter in the Rays farm system right now is the top prospect in the Rays system, 20-year old Junior Caminero.
Meanwhile, the top pitcher is 25-year old southpaw Ian Seymour. After dealing with injuries throughout the start of his profesisonal career, Seymour is finally healthy and is dominating in Double-A. Over five starts, he has a 2.10 ERA | 3.06 FIP with a 35.1 K% and 7.2 BB% over 25 2/3 innings pitched.
Let’s break it down by team; the offensive players must still be at that level and have at least 40 plate appearances; the pitchers must have at least 10 innings logged, exlcuding the FCL which just began play. All stats were recorded prior to the start of play on Tuesday.
Durham Bulls
Record: 13-20, 10 games back (last place in the International League East)
Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .349, Jake Mangum
OBP: .417, Jake Mangum
SLG: .662, Junior Caminero
HR: 6, Junior Caminero
wRC+: 162, Junior Caminero
SB: 10, Kameron Misner
AD
Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 0.82, Taj Bradley
FIP: 2.31, Michael Gomez
K%: 39.5%, Taj Bradley
BB%: 4.2%, Mason Montgomery
WHIP: 0.45, Taj Bradley
AVG: .057, Taj Bradley
WHIFF%: 17.0%, Taj Bradley
Top 10 Prospects
- Junior Caminero: .324/.378/.662 | 21.6 K% | 8.1 BB% | 6 HR | 1 SB | 162 wRC+ | 74 PA
- Osleivis Basabe: .224/.270/.276 | 22.2 K% | 1.6 BB% | 1 HR | 1 SB | 42 wRC+ | 63 PA. Currently on the 7-day IL with a fracture wrist suffered on 4/16
- Shane Baz: 9.00 ERA | 8.96 FIP | 0.0 K% | 7.7 BB% | .250 AVG | 3 IP. Began rehab assignment with Durham last weekend after undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2022.
Montgomery Biscuits
Record: 15-12, 2-way tie for first in the Southern League South
Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .333, Carson Williams
OBP: .409, Nick Schnell
SLG: .605, Heriberto Hernandez
HR: 5, Heriberto Hernandez
wRC+: 186, Heriberto Hernandez
SB: 13, Dru Baker
AD
Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 1.35, Jeff Belge
FIP: 3.06, Ian Seymour
K%: 35.1%, Ian Seymour
BB%: 2.1%, Sean Hunley
WHIP: 0.78, Ian Seymour
AVG: .130, Jeff Belge
WHIFF%: 18.7%, Alfredo Zarraga
Top 10 Prospects
- Carson Williams: .333/.380/.548 | 28.0 K% | 5.0 BB% | 4 HR | 7 SB | 178 wRC+ | 100 PA
- Dom Keegen: .217/.356/.386 | 22.1 K% | 15.4 BB% | 4 HR | 0 SB | 126 wRC+ | 104 PA
Bowling Green Hot Rods
Record: 13-14, 2 games back - 2nd place in the South Atlantic League South
Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .333, Chandler Simpson
OBP: .420, Chandler Simpson
SLG: .513, Cooper Kinney
HR: 3, Xavier Isaac & Colton Ledbetter
wRC+: 164, Cooper Kinney
SB: 23, Chandler Simpson
Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 1.64, JJ Goss
FIP: 2.66, JJ Goss
K%: 33.3%, Duncan Davitt
BB%: 2.6%, T.J. Fondtain
WHIP: .087, Drew Sommers
AVG: .139, Yoniel Curet
WHIFF%: 16.0%, T.J. Fondtain
Top 10 Prospects
- Xavier Isaac: .202/.284/.357 | 30.5 K% | 9.5 BB% | 3 HR | 4 SB | 88 wRC+ | 95 PA
Brayden Taylor: .247/.404/.416 | 26.3 K% | 21.2 BB% | 2 HR | 8 SB | 143 wRC+ | 99 PA
Charleston River Dogs
Record: 11-14, five games back, 5th place in the Carolina League South
Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .288, Tre’ Morgan
OBP: .419, Noah Myers
SLG: .461, Angel Mateo
HR: 3, Angel Mateo
wRC+: 141, Noah Myers & Angel Mateo
SB: 11, Noah Myers
AD
Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 1.32, Chandler Murphy
FIP: 2.46, Santiago Suarez
K%: 28.8%, Adam Boucher & Hayden Snelsire
BB%: 2.3%, Santiago Suarez
WHIP: 0.88, Santiago Suarez
AVG: .136, Hayden Snelsire
WHIFF%: 15.9%, Hayden Snelsire
Top 10 Prospects
Adrian Santana: .164/.267/.221 | 24.4% | 9.3 BB% | 0 HR | 9 SB | 54 wRC+ | 86 PA
FCL Rays
Record: 2-0
Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .500, Jose Monzon
OBP: .571, Jose Sanabria
SLG: .500, Jose Monzon
HR: 0, whole team tied
wRC+: 200, Jose Monzon
SB: 3, Brailer Guerrero & Mason Auer
Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 0.00, Andy Rodriguez & Joel Canizalez
FIP: -0.14, Jonatha Russell
K%: 37.5%, Jonathan Russell
BB%: 0.0%, Roberto Medina & Jonathan Russell
WHIP: 0.30, Roberto Medina
AVG: .000, Andy Rodriguez
WHIFF%: 33.3%, Andy Rodriguez