This month's honors after the jump.
ROCHESTER
*Position player: Matt Carson hit .293/.387/.435 in 92 at-bats. Honorable mention: Ben Revere hit .381/.418/.397 in 63 at-bats
Pitcher: Anthony Slama was 0-0, 0.00 with 5 saves, a WHIP of 1.00, and 18 strikeouts in 11 innings. Honorable mention: Liam Hendriks was 3-0, 2.93, 1.04 WHIP, 24 strikeouts in 30 innings.
*Chris Parmelee has hit .452/ 575/.839 in 31 at-bats.
NEW BRITAIN
Position player: Chris Herrmann hit .250/.307/.424 in 94 at-bats. Honorable mention: Chris Colabello hit .205/.250/.446 in 83 at-bats.
Pitcher: B. J. Hermsen was 3-1, 2.68, 0.94 WHIP in 43.2 innings. Honorable mention: David Bromberg was 1-1, 1.52, 1.10 WHIP with 23 strikeouts in 23.2 innings.
FORT MYERS
Position player: Oswaldo Arcia hit .358/.391/.578 in 109 at-bats. Honorable mention: Jairo Perez hit .280/.320/.398 in 93 at-bats
Pitcher: Pat Dean was 4-0, 1.34, 1.19 WHIP in 33.2 innings. Honorable mention: Bruce Pugh was 1-1, 0.56 with 3 saves, a WHIP of 1.00, and 13 strikeouts in 16 innings.
BELOIT
*Position player: Drew Leachman hit .281/.381/.396 in 96 at-bats. Honorable mention: Jonathan Goncalves hit .293/.369/.381 in 97 at-bats.
Pitcher: Steven Gruver was 3-1, 1.83, 0.94 WHIP in 39.1 innings. Honorable mention: Matthew Tomshaw was 1-1, 0.93, 1.24 WHIP in 19.1 innings.
*Matthew Koch hit .326/.404/..630 in 46 at-bats.
The New Britain Ass Bats.
It's something that they're in first place. They've gotten good pitching and timely power, but there's really no one who's hitting for average or getting on base a lot.
I noticed they're next-to-last in the league in OPS but still a little above average in scoring. They've definitely been getting some timely hitting.
Pat Borzi talks about the success of the St. Paul Saints and minor league possibilities (or not) in Minnesota.