Beck's Minor League Threecap: 7/9/2024

Mid-season review of Minor League Leaderboards

July 10, 2024

Hey all! I took yesterday off as I needed a little recharge (and because Rece Hinds homered in his debut, if you know what I’m talking about you’ll understand and if you don’t simply disregard). I’m finding the occasional break to be hugely helpful for my mental health and ability to do this for the remainder of the year. Today’s edition is going to be a little unorthodox and entirely focused on some interesting minor league leaders. Away we go!

Leader, Leader, Chicken Eater.

There’s a little less prose in today’s article simply because I’m replacing it with a quick overview of the minor league landscape a little over three months into the year. On the bright side, I’ve added rankings and a number of lists, of which I’ve come to understand my audience is quite fond. After each listing I’ve included a quick note on roughly where I’d have each prospect ranked.

Pitching Strikeouts

  1. Chayce McDermott (BAL): 121 in 83.1 innings (32.9%), 100-125

  2. Chase Dollander (COL): 102 in 67.0 innings (35.7%), Top 100

  3. Miguel Ullola (HOU): 101 in 76.0 innings (31.8%), Unranked

K-BB% (min. 200 batters faced)

  1. Matt Wilkinson (CLE): 34.5% (41.7% K - 7.2% BB), Top 200

  2. Zebby Matthews (MIN): 29.7% (31.2% K - 1.4% BB), Top 75

  3. Quinn Mathews (STL): 28.9% (36.5% K - 7.6% BB), Top 75

Swinging Strike Rate (min. 200 batters faced)

  1. Chase Dollander (COL): 18.2%, Top 100

  2. Matt Wilkinson (CLE): 17.3%, Top 200

  3. Emiliano Teodo (TEX): 17.1%, Top 200 

Devy Matthews Band.

Plate Appearances per Home Run (max age 24)

  1. Deyvison De Los Santos (ARI): 12.9, Top 125

  2. Coby Mayo (BAL): 13.6, Top 5

  3. Bryan Gonzalez (BOS): 13.7, Unranked

Stolen Bases (max age 24)

  1. Chandler Simpson (TBR): 58 in 69 attempts (84%)

  2. Jonah Cox (SFG): 47 in 52 attempts (90%)

  3. Seth Stephenson (DET): 43 in 47 attempts (91%)

wRC+ (max age 24, min 100 PAs)

  1. Kristian Campbell (BOS): 187 wRC+ in 292 PAs across A+ and AA at age 22

  2. Jordan Sanchez (BAL): 187 wRC+ in 101 PAs in the DSL at age 18

  3. CJ Kayfus (CLE): 185 wRC+ in 300 PAs across A+ and AA at age 22

Wednesday Watch Party. 

The viewing guide is back! Hooray! Here’s where to put your attention tomorrow with my recommendations italicized as usual:

  • Ty Madden (7.95 ERA) for the Toledo Mud Hens (DET) at 1:05 ET

  • Thomas Harrington (2.72 ERA) for the Altoona Curve (PIT) at 6:00 ET

  • Kohl Drake (0.82 ERA) for the Hickory Crawdads (TEX) at 6:30 ET

  • Jonah Tong (3.02 ERA) for the Brooklyn Cyclones (NYM) at 6:35 ET

  • Moises Chace (3.19 ERA) for the Aberdeen IronBirds (BAL) at 6:35 ET

  • Brett Wichrowski (4.54 ERA) for the Biloxi Shuckers (MIL) at 7:15 ET

  • Logan Evans (2.17 ERA) for the Arkansas Travelers (SEA) at 7:30 ET

  • Trevor Martin (0.00 ERA) for the Montgomery Biscuits (TBR) at 7:35 ET

  • River Ryan (2.38 ERA) for the Oklahoma City Baseball Club (LAD) at 8:05 ET

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