Royals on the Farm 6/1 -- Farewell, month of May, and Lucas May

AAA - Omaha: Storm Chasers 9, New Orleans 3

3B Moustakas 3-5, K -- .289
2B Giavotella 2-4, BB, 2 2B (11), 3 RS -- .289
DH Ka'aihue 2-4, RBI (16), 2 K -- .313
RF Cain 2-4, RS -- .300
SS Falu 2-3, BB, 2B (3), RBI (16), 2 RS -- .336
1B C. Robinson 1-4, SF, 3 RBI (39), K, RS -- .349
C Pina 1-3, BB, RBI (9), K, RS -- .191
LF Orlando 1-4, 3B, 2 RBI (21), CS (3) -- .240
CF Dyson 1-5, K, RS -- .302

Mazzaro 7 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 5 K -- W, 3-0, 4.06 ERA
Rollins IP, ER, H, HRA -- 10.13 ERA
Hardy IP, H, BB, K -- 5.75 ERA

* A 6-run 3rd gave Omaha all the runs it needed for Vin Mazzaro to pick up his 3rd win. Mazzaro allowed single runs in the 2nd and 3rd to make it 2-0 Zephyrs but Omaha broke out in the 3rd with a 2-run Clint Robinson single, RBI singles from Irving Falu and Manny Pina, and a 2-run Paulo Orlando triple. Kila Ka'aihue added an RBI single in the 4th. An error scored an Omaha run in the 5th and Robinson lifted a sac fly in the 6th. Heath Rollins took over for Mazzaro in the 8th and gave up a solo homer but he and Blaine Hardy closed the door from there. CF Bryan Petersen and RF Chris Aguila had 2 hits for the Zephyrs with Aguila knocking in 2 runs (33). Omaha is 30-23. Game 3 is Thursday night. Kevin Pucetas will start. C Lucas May was traded to the D-Backs on Wednesday as C Cody Clark was activated from the DL.

Omaha OPS leaders (* in all leaders means team leader in that stat)
1. 1B/DH Clint Robinson 1.064 -- .352/.443/.621, 39 RS, 13 2B, 12 HR*, 36 RBI, 29 BB*/33 K, 1/1 SB, 2 E in 48 G/182 ABs -- kept it rolling in May by boosting OBP, slugging dropped but was still healthy at .584
2. OF David Lough .873 -- .318/.362/.512, 40 RS*, 13 2B, 4 3B, 4 HR, 25 RBI, 12 BB/22 K, 4/6 SB, 2 E in 43 G/170 ABs -- also boosted OBP while slightly dropping SLG points in May
3. 3B Mike Moustakas .844 -- .281/.349/.495, 34 RS, 12 2B, 3B, 9 HR, 41 RBI*, 18 BB/38 K, 1/2 SB, 10 E in 48 G/192 ABs -- OPS rose 228 points to .942 in May, hit .321 in month, looking in line for June callup
4. OF Lorenzo Cain .837 -- .295/.368/.470, 27 RS, 14 2B*, 3 3B, 3 HR, 22 RBI, 13 BB/42 K*, 5/6 SB, 1 E in 42 G/166 ABs -- OPS rose 191 points to .900 in May, hit .321 in month as well, Royals are gonna have to make room for him soon as well...
5. 1B Kila Ka'aihue .815 -- .300/.449/.367, 10 RS, 4 2B, 0 HR (yet?), 15 RBI, 17 BB/11 K, 0/1 SB in 19 G/60 ABs -- where did the power go? He's all walks now....may end up odd man out in 1B logjam
Others -- IF Irving Falu .810 (hitting .328 with .382 OBP, 5 3B*, 11 BB/17 K, 6/10 SB in 32 G/119 ABs, hit .361 with .894 OPS in May, Irving keeps sticking around)....OF Jarrod Dyson .722 (only 12 games)....2B Johnny Giavotella .722 (.285/.355/.367, 27 RS, 9 2B, 31 RBI, 22 BB/30 K, 4/6 SB, 5 E in 51 G*/207 ABs*, OPS did rise 31 points to .734 in May, you're telling me he couldn't do what Getz is in KC?)....C Lucas May is at a .593 OPS and C Manny Pina is at .563, so C isn't exactly a strong point in organization.

Omaha WHIP leaders
(Top 7 guys include 5 in KC now, plus Robinson Tejeda, who was DFA'd, and Victor Marte, who got traded)
1. Kevin Pucetas 1.36 -- 4*-1, 4.14 ERA, 7 HRA, 18 BB/37 K in 11 G (8 starts) and 50 IP -- and that's your active leader, he seems to be really good or pretty mediocre, 5.18 ERA in May
2. Mario Santiago 1.47 -- 1-0, 5.65, 2 SV, 2 HRA, 7 BB/11 K in 6 G and 14 1/3 IP -- meh
3. Jeff Suppan 1.53 -- 4*-4, 5.98, 1 CG, 13 HRA*, 16 BB/34 K in 11 G (10 starts) and 58 2/3 IP* -- 6.57 ERA in May, BAA of .321 in month
4. Luis Mendoza 1.54 -- 2-3, 4.17, 1 SV, 3 HRA, 20 BB/21 K in 16 G (2 starts) and 41 IP -- .330 BAA, 4.97 ERA in May
5. Mike Montgomery 1.57 -- 2-2, 5.18, 3 HRA, 34 BB*/48 K* in 11 starts and 57 1/3 IP -- worse than Mendoza? worse than Suppan? but he is just 21...he did have a 7.42 ERA and .290 BAA in May, BB/K also not pretty
Others -- Vin Mazzaro 1.58 (2-0, 4.34, 3 HRA, 18 BB/37 K in 7 starts and 37 1/3 IP, KC's sacrificial lamb is trying to regroup)....Blaine Hardy 1.71 (2-2, 6.05, 3 HRA, 13 BB/15 K in 15 games and 19 1/3 IP, bullpen had a bad May)....Jeremy Jeffress 2.29 (0-1, 6.35, 7 BB/5 K in only 5 2/3 IP, trying to find legs in rotation).

AA - NW Arkansas: Frisco 5, Naturals 4

2B Seratelli 2-4, RBI (16), RS -- .300
C S. Perez 2-4, E (4) -- .271
1B Romak 1-4, HR (6), 3 RBI (27), RS -- .245
CF D. Robinson 1-4, 2 K, RS, SB (14), E (3) -- .269
SS Bianchi 1-4, K, RS, SB (5) -- .261

W. Smith 6 1/3 IP, 5 R (4 ER), 7 H, 2 BB, 2 K, HRA -- L, 3-6, 4.75 ERA
Lebron 1 2/3 IP, K -- 4.00 ERA
Herrera IP, K -- 1.93 ERA

* NWA dug out of a 4-run hole but Frisco came out on top. Frisco scored 2 in the 2nd off Will Smith and the Naturals stranded 2 in their half. The RoughRiders scored 2 more in the 3rd but NW Arkansas had an answer. Anthony Seratelli hit an RBI single and Jamie Romak followed with a 3-run homer for his 6th of the season to tie the game. Smith gave up a leadoff homer in the 5th and that ended up being the backbreaker. The Naturals stranded 1 in the 9th. 2B Renny Osuna and LF Jonathan Greene had 2 hits for Frisco. Osuna hit his 3rd homer. NWA is 24-22. Game 2 is Thursday with Zach Miner getting the start.

NW Arkansas OPS leaders
(Ryan Eigsti is at 1.556 but in only 3 games)
1. 3B Mario Lisson .893 -- .250/.349/.545, 29 RS, 6 2B, 9 HR*, 21 RBI, 15 BB/32 K, 3/3 SB, 3 E in 33 G/112 ABs -- OPS plummeted to .676 with .214 BA in May, but still leads team
2. UT Anthony Seratelli .827 -- .294/.407*/.419, 31 RS*, 5 2B, 4 HR, 15 RBI, 25 BB*/24 K, 10/12 SB, 1 E in 41 G/136 ABs -- gotta respect a .400-plus OBP, hit .325 with .871 OPS in May
3. OF Wil Myers .749 -- .284/.357/.392, 2 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 9 BB/20 K, 2/3 SB, 2 E in 20 G/74 ABs -- season on hiatus with knee infection, only logged 8 games in May
4. IF Kurt Mertins .742 -- .259/.372/.370, 18 RS, 6 2B, 2 HR, 14 RBI, 17 BB/24 K, 4/5 SB, 3 E in 37 G/108 ABs -- BA stayed steady but boosted both OBP and SLG to .802 OPS in May
5. OF Nick Van Stratten .730 -- .255/.312/.418, 23 RS, 5 2B, 3 3B*, 4 HR, 23 RBI, 10 BB/17 K, 5/6 SB, 1 E in 44 G*/141 ABs -- not spectacular but top 5 for team, OPS dropped 17 points in May
Others -- OF Tim Smith .713 (nothing to note)....1B Jamie Romak .713 (5 HR, 24 RBI*, only hitting .245)....C Salvador Perez .687 (.264/.303/.384, 14 RS, 6 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 6 BB/14 K, 3 E in 34 G/125 ABs, OPS dropped 93 points in May, but OBP rose above .300 for month)....OF Derrick Robinson .670 (.270/.360/.310, 14 BB/26 K, 13/14 SB in 28 G/100 ABs, hit .310 with .734 OPS in only 8 May games)....IF Jeff Bianchi .670 (.262/.294/.376, 10 2B*, 8 BB/36 K*, 4/5 SB, 4 E in 40 G/149 ABs, OPS dropped to .581 in May, still on comeback trail from TJS)....SS Christian Colon .608 (.235/.306/.302, 16 RS, 3 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 25 RBI*, 16 BB/17 K, 9/13 SB, 7 E in 43 G/162 ABs*, BA rose 48 points to .256 in May, but OPS dropped to .570, hasn't exactly mastered Texas League yet, but he just turned 22 this month)....OF Nick Francis .584 (in first 14 AA games).

NWA WHIP leaders
1. Kelvin Herrera 0.60 -- 1-0, 2.16 ERA, 2 SV, 2 HRA, 1 BB/14 K in only 8 1/3 IP -- looking solid so far
2. Brandon Sisk 1.11 -- 2-1, 4.24, 2 HRA, 6 BB/25 K in 14 games and 23 1/3 IP -- peripherals are good
3. Patrick Keating 1.15 -- 1-2, 4.15, 6 SV*, 4 HRA, 4 BB/25 K in 17 games and 21 2/3 IP -- also holding his own
4. John Lamb 1.31 -- 1-2, 3.09, 3 HRA, 13 BB/22 K in 8 starts and 35 IP -- is he done for season? had a good May
5. Zach Miner 1.36 -- 1-1, 3.27, HRA, 4 BB/5 K in 3 starts and 11 IP -- meh
Others -- Chris Dwyer 1.48 (1-4, 6.14, 1 CG, 3 HRA, 26 BB*/34 K* in 9 starts and 44 IP, 7.66 ERA in May, but BAA dropped 4 points to .239, 18 BB/20 K in month tho)....Buddy Baumann 1.58 (1-2, 4.58, 1 SV, 3 HRA, 21 BB/34 K* in 12 games (3 starts) and 35 1/3 IP, posted 2.52 ERA and .209 BAA in May, still needs to cut down on walks)....Will Smith 1.67 (3-5, 4.63, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 7 HRA, 13 BB/23 K in 9 starts and 46 2/3 IP*, 3.60 ERA, .304 BAA in May, 11 BB/12 K in month tho)....Edgar Osuna 1.78 (4*-1, 11 BB/33 K in 34 1/3 IP)

A-Adv. - Wilmington: Blue Rocks 2, Kinston 0

2B Navarro 2-4, HR (3), 2 RBI (30), RS -- .302
SS McClure 2-4, 3B (2), K, SB (10) -- .170
CF Merrifield 0-3, BB -- .284
DH Testa 0-3, BB, 2 K, RS -- .279
RF Prades 1-4, 2 K -- .263

Odorizzi 6 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 8 K -- 2.05 ERA, move him up
Sample 2 IP, 2 H, BB, 3 K -- W, 3-3, 2.72 ERA
Chapman IP, BB, 2 K -- SV, 7, 3.80 ERA

* Jake Odorizzi was stellar once again but took a no-decision as the Rocks got a shutout win. Both teams stranded 2 in the 3rd. Neither Odorizzi nor Tribe pitching prospect Drew Pomeranz factored into the decision as the bullpens took over starting in the 6th. Wilmington wasted an Alex McClure triple in the 7th but Rey Navarro slammed a 2-run homer in the 8th for his 3rd of the season and that was it. Tyler Sample stranded the bases full in the 7th and Kevin Chapman stranded 1 in the 9th for his 7th save. Pomeranz struck out 4 over 5 IP to drop his ERA to 1.85. RF Bo Greenwell had 2 hits. Wilmington is 29-22. The series ends Thursday evening. Mike Mariot gets his first Wilmington start as Noel Arguelles will start Friday.

Wilmington OPS leaders
1. 2B Rey Navarro .828 -- .302/.354/.474, 22 RS, 12 2B, 6 3B*, 3 HR, 30 RBI*, 13 BB/27 K, 5/8 SB, 6 E in 50 G*/192 ABs* -- OPS dropped to .605 in May with .216 BA, I mistakenly noted last month that he came via the Berroa trade when it was actually the Carlos Rosa deal...oops.
2. 1B John Whittleman .800 -- .238/.342/.458, 22 RS, 13 2B*, 3 3B, 6 HR*, 29 RBI, 28 BB*/44 K, 1/1 SB, 7 E in 49 G/168 ABs -- OPS dropped 99 points to .754 in May with .226 BA
3. OF Carlo Testa .792 -- .279/.358/.434, 16 RS, 12 2B, 2 3B, HR, 17 RBI, 12 BB/40 K, 4/5 SB, 0 E in 35 G/122 ABs -- average jumped to .307 in May with .837 OPS, has thrived in 2 slot
4. OF Whit Merrifield .735 -- .284/.364/.372, 35 RS*, 13 2B*, HR, 19 RBI, 22 BB/42 K, 12*/16 SB in 48 G/183 ABs -- numbers dipped in May but he still had his moments
5. C Jose Bonilla .682 -- .260/.342/.340, 13 RS, 2 2B, 2 HR, 14 RBI, 12 BB/25 K, 1/1 SB in 29 G/100 ABs -- average jumped 130 points to .321 in May with .731 OPS, trying to get some of the mojo back at 22
Others -- OF Yem Prades .650 (only .282 OBP, 1 BB/10 K in first 10 pro games)....OF Tim Ferguson .572 (12 XBH, 16 BB/42 K)....SS Alex McClure .458 (10 BB/45 K*, 10/15 SB)

Wilmington WHIP leaders
1. Ryan Dennick 0.77 -- 1-1, 2.51, 2 SV, HRA, 4 BB/15 K in 11 games and 14 1/3 IP -- BAA in 100s both months
2. Mike Mariot 0.82 -- 5*-0, 1.17, 2 SV, 2 HRA, 9 BB/24 K in 9 games and 30 2/3 IP -- also BAA in 100s in both months, K rate dropped in May
3. Jake Odorizzi 1.04 -- 4-0, 2.05, HRA, 14 BB/74 K* in 10 starts and 52 2/3 IP* -- he's been consistent, and that K/BB is insane
4. Noel Arguelles 1.06 -- 2-2, 2.84, 5 HRA, 5 BB/31 K in 9 starts and 44 1/3 IP -- numbers ballooned some in May to 4.05 ERA and .284 BAA, still looking fairly good so far
5. Bryan Paukovits 1.17 -- 0-1, 3.13, 1 SV, 4 BB/16 K in 9 games and 23 IP -- numbers got better in May
Others -- Brendan Lafferty 1.21 (1-1, 2.37, 1 SV, 7 BB/19 K in 19 IP)....Kevin Chapman 1.22 (3.80 ERA, 7 SV*, HRA, 7 BB/38 K in 21 1/3 IP, K/BB and K rate both great)....Justin Marks 1.28 (2-3, 4.80, 2 CG, 7 HRA*, 13 BB/41 K in 50 2/3 IP, holding his own)....Elisaul Pimentel 1.32 (3-3, 5.36, 6 HRA, 14 BB/30 K in 47 IP)....Tyler Sample 1.34 (3-3, 2.72, 3 HRA, 20 BB/29 K in 46 1/3 IP, still too many walks)....Tim Melville 1.69 (5*-5, 4.83, 4 HRA, 18 BB/33 K in 50 1/3 IP, still awaiting his emergence).

A - Kane County: Lake County 5, Cougars 3

CF Llanos 2-4, 2 2B (13), K, OF assist at second -- .259
RF Beltre 2-3, BB, RS -- .269
DH Aparicio 1-4, HR (2), 3 RBI (10), K, RS -- .180
3B Cuthbert 0-2, 2 BB -- .293

Ventura 4 1/3 IP, 4 R (3 ER), 7 H, BB, 8 K, 3 HRA, balk, E -- L, 0-1, 7.04 ERA, tough start but good K/BB
Billo 3 2/3 IP, ER, 4 H, 5 K -- 1.50 ERA

* The Captains got the best of Kane County again behind starter Michael Goodnight (awesome pitcher name). Yordano Ventura gave up a solo homer in the 1st and then gave up back-to-back homers in the 3rd. The Cougars stranded 2 in the 4th and Ventura saw 2 errors, including one by him, allow another run in the 5th. Goodnight was pulled in the 6th with 2 on and 0 out but KC could make nothing of it. Lake County scratched out a run in the 6th off Greg Billo and Julio Aparicio provided the Cougar offense with a 3-run homer in the 7th for his 2nd of the season. KC squandered a 2-on, 0-out situation in the 8th and didn't threaten in the 9th. Goodnight K'd 8 over 5 scoreless IP to improve to 4-3 with a 2.37 ERA. LF Anthony Gallas had 3 hits including his 6th HR with 2 RBI (20), and two others had 2 hits. KC is 23-30. The series finishes Thursday with Jason Adam starting.

Kane County OPS leaders
1. OF Brian Fletcher .867 -- .328/.376/.491, 16 RS, 9 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 19 RBI, 7 BB/24 K, 4/6 SB, 4 E in 30 G/116 ABs -- only logged 9 games in May as numbers dropped some
2. 3B Cheslor Cuthbert .857 -- .293/.370/.488, 4 RS, 3B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 5 BB/8 K in 11 G/41 ABs -- has had his moments already
3. SS Gerard Hall .792 -- .283/.371/.421, 22 RS, 13 2B*, 4 3B*, 15 RBI, 21 BB/38 K, 4/5 SB, 8 E in 46 G/152 ABs -- BA dropped 32 points but OPS stayed consistent in May, has stepped it up this season
4. 3B Ryan Stovall .771 -- .277/.325/.446, 14 RS, 10 2B, 3 3B, 3 HR, 17 RBI, 10 BB/36 K, 4/7 SB, 8 E in 42 G/148 ABs -- BA dropped to .215 from .382 and OPS dropped to .611 in May, appears to be kinda streaky hitter
5. OF Alex Llanos .700 -- .259/.295/.405, 26 RS*, 13 2B*, 3B, 5 HR*, 26 RBI*, 11 BB/44 K, 8/15 SB, 2 E in 50 G*/205 ABs* -- numbers fell off table in May but he's only 20, has time to bounce back
Others -- 1B Murray Watts .642 (24 BB*/46 K, slugging mighty .289)....C Ryan Jenkins .640 (slugging .330)

Kane County WHIP leaders
1. Jason Adam 0.87 -- 2-0, 1.96, 5 BB/12 K in 3 starts/18 1/3 IP -- so far so good in first 3 pro starts
2. Sugar Ray Marimon 1.03 -- 3-3, 3.16, 5 HRA, 18 BB/44 K in 10 starts and 51 1/3 IP -- really stepped it up in May, has .194 BAA overall
3. Leonel Santiago 1.06 -- 4*-5, 3.09, 4 HRA, 14 BB/56 K* in 11 starts and 67 IP* -- also started to hit his stride in May, nice K/BB
4. Greg Billo 1.10 -- 3-1, 1.50, HRA, 11 BB/49 K in 10 games (5 starts) and 48 IP -- nice K rate and K/BB, posted 0.91 ERA in 29 2/3 IP in May with .192 BAA
5. Leondy Perez 1.18 -- 1-5, 2.54, 2 HRA, 13 BB/47 K in 10 starts and 56 2/3 IP -- also stepped up the game as weather warmed, 1.64 ERA in May
Others -- Chas Byrne 1.21 (5 BB/25 K in 24 IP)....Yordano Ventura 1.76 (6 BB/23 K in 15 1/3 IP)....Crawford Simmons 1.84 (on shelf)