Minor League Players of the Year

Finally.  I'll try to put together some final thoughts on the minor league season next week.  The Arizona Fall League starts October 9!

ROCHESTER

Position PlayerChris Parmelee hit .338/.457/.645 in 228 at-bats.  He led the team in homers and was third in RBIs despite only playing there for a couple of months.  Honorable mentionMatt Carson hit .282/.347/.457 in 422 at-bats.

PitcherLiam Hendriks went 9-3, 2.20, 0.98 WHIP in 106.1 innings (16 starts). He struck out 82 in 106.1 innings.  Honorable mentionAnthony Slama went 1-0, 1.24, 1.21 WHIP with 14 saves in 36.1 innings (31 appearances).  He struck out 56.

NEW BRITAIN

Position PlayerOswaldo Arcia hit .328/.398/.557 in 262 at-bats.  Honorable mentionAaron Hicks hit .286/.384/.460 in 472 at-bats.  He stole 32 bases and scored 100 runs.  He also struck out 116 times.

PitcherB. J. Hermsen went 11-6, 3.22, 1.22 WHIP in 139.2 innings (22 starts).  Honorable mentionBruce Pugh went 4-2, 1.50, 1.17 WHIP with 9 saves in 42 innings (31 appearances).  He struck out 48.

FORT MYERS

Position PlayerJosmil Pinto hit .295/.361/.475 in 349 at-bats.  Honorable mentionDaniel Santana hit .286/.329/.410 in 507 at-bats.

PitcherA. J. Achter went 2-1, 0.79, 0.70 WHIP in 34.1 innings (19 appearances).  He struck out 37.  Honorable mentionMatthew Hauser went 4-2, 2.88, 1.22 WHIP in 72 innings (31 appearances, 6 starts).

BELOIT

Position PlayerEddie Rosario hit .296/.345/.490 in 392 at-bats.  Honorable mentionMiguel Sano hit .258/.373/.521 in 457 at-bats.  He hit 28 homers and drove in 100 runs.  He drew 80 walks, but struck out 144 times, which means that in over a fourth of his plate appearances, his bat was surplus equipment.  Special mentionKennys Vargas only had 154 at-bats, but they were darn good ones.  He hit .318/.419/.610 with 11 home runs and 36 RBIs in only 41 games.

PitcherDavid Hurlbut went 6-6, 2.76, 1.11 WHIP in 111 innings (25 appearances, 15 starts).  Honorable mentionCole Johnson went 3-1, 1.71, 1.14 WHIP with 48 strikeouts in 42 innings (16 appearances, 5 starts).

ELIZABETHTON

Position PlayerMax Kepler hit .297/.387/.539 in 232 at-bats.  Honorable mentionRomy Jimenez hit .347/.439/.669 in 118 at-bats.

PitcherJoshua Burris went 7-0, 1.75, 1.25 WHIP with 40 strikeouts in 36 innings (18 appearances.  Honorable mentionTaylor Rogers went 2-1, 1.80, 0.83 WHIP with 39 strikeouts in 30 innings (6 starts).  Special mentionJose Berrios went 2-0, 1.29, 0.64 WHIP with 1 walk and 22 strikeouts in 14 innings (3 starts).

GCL TWINS

Position PlayerAderlin Mejia hit .324/.370/.418 in 170 at-bats.  Honorable mentionDereck Rodriguez hit .263/.348/.434 in 99 at-bats.

PitcherKuo Hua Lo went 2-0, 1.13, 0.78 WHIP with 33 strikeouts in 39.2 innings (11 appearances, 6 starts).  Honorable mentionJosue Montanez went 2-0, 0.36, 0.84 WHIP with 30 strikeouts in 25 innings (8 appearances, 4 starts).

DSL TWINS

Position PlayerAdonis Pacheco hit .322/.408/.536 with 12 triples in 211 at-bats.  Honorable mentionErnesto Ciprian hit .270/.370/.387 in 163 at-bats.

PitcherJunior Subero went 5-3, 1.43, 0.94 WHIP with 9 walks and 54 strikeouts in 63 innings (12 starts).  Miguel Gonzalez went 1-4, 2.01, 1.25 WHIP with 35 strikeouts in 44.2 innings (12 starts).

5 thoughts on “Minor League Players of the Year”

  1. Honorable mention: Anthony Slama went 1-0, 1.24, 1.21 WHIP with 14 saves in 36.1 innings (31 appearances). He struck out 56.

    he doesnt put enough sink on the ball

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