Rays Minor League Roundup: Week 7

One of the Rays top pitching prospects has landed on the Injured List

This week’s minor league roundup will only feature the numbers accumulated prior to the start of play on Monday.

This was the seventh week of minor league play.

According to FanGraphs (which factors in age and proximity to the big leagues), the overall top hitter in the Rays farm system has changed once again with 23-year old Mac Horvath taking over. Horvath was a 2023 2nd round by pick and acquired by the Rays in the Zach Eflin deal. He has been scorching lately and is currently hitting .250/.355/.519 with 8 HR and 8 SB over 124 PA, registering a 141 wRC+. Over his last 11 games, he is hitting .289/.365/.822 with 7 HR over 52 PA.

Meanwhile, the top pitcher continues to be Ian Seymour, continues to be a model of consistency. He now has a 1.96 ERA | 3.40 FIP with a 32.5 K% & 5.9 BB% over 41 ¹⁄₃ IP; he ranks 12th among all minor leaguers in the power rankings.

Before we get to the statistical breakdowns. Here is some news or somethings I have noticed from around the Rays system.

• 1B Xavier Isaac has only played in one game since the start of play on April 30th. He hasn’t appeared in a game since May 4th.
• SS Carson Williams hasn’t gotten off to the greatest of starts in Triple-A Durham, but he did show his potential during a game this past week when he clobbered two homeruns an impressive distance; he followed that game up by striking four times in one contest.

• RHP Ty Cummings, who was the PTBNL from the Randy Arozarena trade, has been promoted to Triple-A Durham. Cummings appeared in six games — two starts — for Double-A Montgomery, registering a 3.57 ERA | 3.91 FIP with a 25.6 K% & 7.8 BB% over 22 ²⁄₃ IP.
• INF Cooper Kinney is a demonstration in how baseball stats can be weird. He has hits in seven of his last nine games, but is only hitting .205/.205/.308 over that stretch with a 43 wRC+.
• Infielders Carlos Colmenarez and Ryan Cermak completed rehab assignments in the Complex League and have been assigned to High-A Bowling Green. Colmenarez hit .320/.370/.480 over 27 PA; Cermak hit .474/.545/1.211 over 22 PA.
• SS Gregory Barris has begun a rehab assignment in the Complex League; he is hitting .286/.444/.429 over 9 PA.
• OF Josh Lowe began his rehab assignment and his split it between the Complex League and Triple-A. Thus far he is hitting .250/.471/.500 over 17 PA.
• RHP Santiago Suarez threw one inning before being removed from a game on May 7th. Upon reviewing replay of the half-inning, nothing appeared wrong. But a new pitcher took over the following inning.

PLAYERS PLACED ON THE INJURED LIST

• 1B Brady Marget
• RHP Santiago Suarez
• RHP Alfredo Zarraga (missed this one last week)

TEAM LEADERS

• (minimum of 60 PA for hitters and 60 TBF for pitchers)
• Baseball America’s top twenty prospects are featured below each team they’re currently assigned to.

Tampa Bay Rays
Top 20 Prospects

• #8 Chandler Simpson
  AAA: .301/.325/.329 | 9.0 K% | 3.8 BB% | 0 HR | 8 SB | 77 wRC+ | 78 PA
  MLB: .260/.295/.301 | 12.7 K% | 5.1 BB% | 0 HR | 7 SB | 74 wRC+ | 79 PA | -0.2 fWAR
  Promoted to the MLB on 4/19
• #19 Hunter Bigge
  MLB: 2.40 ERA | 6.15 FIP | 20.0 K% | 8.3 BB% | .204 AVG | 14.5 WHIFF% | 15 IP
  On the Injured List since 5/6 with a right lat strain

Durham Bulls

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .279, Coco Montes
OBP: .373, Tre’ Morgan
SLG: .535, Tres Barrera
HR: 9, Bob Seymour
wRC+: 128, Tres Barrera
SB: 7, Carson Williams

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 1.69, Joe Boyle
FIP: 3.32, Joey Gerber
K%: 34.8%, Paul Gervase
BB%: 5.9%, Ian Seymour
WHIP: 0.91, Joe Boyle
AVG: .155, Joe Boyle
WHIFF%: 20.0%, Joe Boyle

Top 20 Prospects

• #1 Carson Williams:
  AAA: .176/.300/.370 | 40.7 K% | 14.3 BB% | 5 HR | 7 SB | 82 wRC+ | 140 PA
• #3 Tre’ Morgan
  AAA: .242/.373/.323 | 20.0 K% | 13.3 BB% | 0 HR | 0 SB | 97 wRC+ | 75 PA
• #15 Ian Seymour
  AAA: 1.96 ERA | 3.40 FIP | 32.5 K% | 5.9 BB% | .226 AVG | 17.8 WHIFF% | 41 ¹⁄₃ IP
• #16 Dominic Keegan
  AAA: Currently on the Injured List with an elbow issue. Hasn’t played this season.

Montgomery Biscuits

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .310, Homer Bush Jr
OBP: .457, Tatem Levins
SLG: .563, Cooper Kinney
HR: 7, Cooper Kinney
wRC+: 167, Tatem Levins
SB: 14, Colton Ledbetter

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 2.20, Austin Vernon
FIP: 3.09, Owen Wild
K%: 35.8%, Ty Johnson
BB%: 2.4%, Duncan Davitt
WHIP: 0.94, Duncan Davitt
AVG: .180, Austin Vernon
WHIFF%: 20.8%, Austin Vernon

Top 20 Prospects

• #2 Brayden Taylor:
  AA: .143/.271/.296| 28.0 K% | 15.3 BB% | 3 HR | 1 SB | 69 wRC+ | 118 PA
• #4 Xavier Isaac:
  AA: .235/.435/.559 | 32.6 K% | 26.1 BB% | 2 HR | 1 SB | 188 wRC+ | 46 PA
• #11 Brody Hopkins
  AA: 4.09 ERA | 4.08 FIP | 26.2 K% | 12.4 BB% | .226 AVG | 11.4 WHIFF% | 33 IP
• #13 Jackson Baumeister
  AA: 8.67 ERA | 6.18 FIP | 16.9 K% | 12.3 BB% | .288 AVG | 12.6 WHIFF% | 27 IP
• #17 Yoniel Curet
  AA: Currently on the Injured List. Hasn’t played this season
• #20 Homer Bush
  AA: .310/.376/.389| 19.0 K% | 7.1 BB% | 0 HR | 9 SB | 127 wRC+ | 126 PA

Bowling Green Hot Rods

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .304, Noah Myers
OBP: .486, Noah Myers
SLG: .519, Mac Horvath
HR: 8, Mac Horvath
wRC+: 172, Noah Myers
SB: 11, Aidan Smith & Adrian Santana

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 1.56, Hayden Snelsire
FIP: 2.44, Hayden Snelsire
K%: 32.8%, Jackson Lancaster
BB%: 2.7%, Marcus Johnson
WHIP: 0.69, Hayden Snelsire
AVG: .145, Jackson Lancaster
WHIFF%: 18.6%, T.J. Nichols

Top 20 Prospects

• #6 Gary Gill Hill
  A+: 3.67 ERA | 4.99 FIP | 16.3 K% | 6.8 BB% | .252 AVG | 10.1 WHIFF% | 34 ¹⁄₃ IP
• #7 Santiago Suarez
  A+: 1.78 ERA | 3.24 FIP | 28.3 K% | 5.1 BB% | .170 AVG | 14.8 WHIFF% | 25 ¹⁄₃ IP
  Placed on the Injured List on 5/9
• #12 Aidan Smith
  A+: .240/.325/.337 | 34.2 K% | 9.4 BB% | 1 HR | 11 SB | 94 wRC+ | 117 PA
• #14 Emilien Pitre
  A+: .244/.336/.395 | 32.1 K% | 10.9 BB% | 2 HR | 4 SB | 108 wRC+ | 137 PA

Charleston River Dogs

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .277, Ricardo Gonzalez
OBP: .354, Larry Martinez
SLG: .363, Connor Hujsak
HR: 2, Angel Mateo, Narciso Polanco, & Connor Hujsak
wRC+: 104, Ricardo Gonzalez
SB: 13, Narciso Polanco

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 2.17, Ryan Andrade
FIP: 2.64, Andy Rodriguez
K%: 28.6%, Jose Urbina
BB%: 1.6%, Andy Rodriguez
WHIP: 1.05, Jose Urbina
AVG: .189, Janzen Keisel
WHIFF%: 13.7%, Ryan Andrade

Top 20 Prospects

• #5 Trevor Harrison
  A: 4.15 ERA | 3.27 FIP | 25.2 K% | 13.5 BB% | .219 AVG | 12.4 WHIFF% | 26 IP
• #9 Brailer Guerrero
  A: .308/.438/.487| 29.2 K% | 18.8 BB% | 1 HR | 4 SB | 166 wRC+ | 48 PA
• #10 Theo Gillen
  A: .229/.400/.486| 29.8 K% | 21.3 BB% | 2 HR | 5 SB | 153 wRC+ | 47 PA

Complex League Rays

Minimum 10 PA & 15 TBF
Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .444, Yirer Garcia
OBP: .625, Yirer Garcia
SLG: .500, Felix Cotes
HR: 0, EVERYONE
wRC+: 207, Yirer Garcia
SB: 4, Felix Cotes

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 0.00, Baldemix Cabrera & Jeremy Pilon
FIP: 3.05, Jharold Clemente
K%: 21.1%, Baldemix Cabrera
BB%: 0.0%, Jharold Clemente
WHIP: 1.00, Jharold Clemente & Jeremy Pilon
AVG: .167, Joel Canizalez
WHIFF%: 21.4%, Andres Galan

Top 20 Prospects

• #18 Dylan Lesko
  A+: 23.63 ERA | 15.46 FIP | 14.3 K% | 28.6 BB% | .615 AVG | 4.9 WHIFF% | 2 ²⁄₃ IP
  REASSIGNED TO COMPLEX LEAGUE ON 4/29