31 July 2011

Royals on the Farm 7/31 -- July ends with more Giavotella fireworks



AAA - Omaha: Storm Chasers 12, Oklahoma City 3

2B Giavotella 5-6, 2B (32), 4 RBI (71), 2 RS -- .341
DH Ka'aihue 2-5, HR (7), RBI (49), 2 RS -- .284
SS Zawadzki 2-4, HR (7), RBI (36), 2 RS -- .243
C Clark 2-5, 2B (7), HR (4), RBI (36), 2 RS -- .275
CF Dyson 2-4, BB, RBI (14), 2 RS -- .289
3B Falu 2-5, RS -- .298
RF Cain 1-4, BB, HR (13), 2 RBI (57), RS -- .318
LF Lough 1-4, 2 BB, 3B (10), 2 RBI (50) -- .316
1B Robinson 1-5, K -- .309

Montgomery 7 IP, 3 ER, 8 H, BB, 5 K -- W, 4-6, 5.37 ERA
Sisk 2 IP, BB -- 1.47 ERA

* Omaha scored 9 runs in support of Mike Montgomery in the first third of the game and rolled past the RedHawks. On the day KC failed to make room for Johnny Giavotella on the major league roster, he put together a 5-hit game. He led off the game with a single and Lorenzo Cain, another person waiting for an open spot on the KC roster, slammed a 2-run homer (his 13th) to give the Chasers the lead. Omaha loaded the bases with 1 out in the 2nd and Giavotella hit a 2-run single and David Lough hit a 2-run triple to make it 6-0. Jarrod Dyson added an RBI single and Giavotella hit a 2-run double in the 3rd to improve to 9-0. The RedHawks finally got a run off Mike Montgomery in the 3rd and OKC added a run in the 4th. Lance Zawadzki and Cody Clark hit back-to-back homers in the 7th (their 7th and 4th, respectively) and Kila Ka'aihue smoked his 7th homer of the season in the 8th. Montgomery allowed a run in the 7th but Brandon Sisk pitched 2 hitless innings to finish it. Omaha is 59-49. Game 3 is Monday as Jeff Suppan starts.

Omaha OPS leaders
1. OF Lorenzo Cain .916 -- .318/.391/.525, 62 RS, 23 2B, 6 3B, 13 HR, 57 RBI, 32 BB/79 K, 10/15 SB, 3 E in 95 G/358 ABs -- has improved each month, hit .368 with .985 OPS in July
2. 1B/DH Clint Robinson .891 -- .309/.385/.506, 68 RS, 24 2B, 18 HR*, 70 RBI, 47 BB/69 K, 1/2 SB, 4 E in 104 G/395 ABs -- hit only .247 with .646 OPS in July, only 1 HR in month, slugged .309 in month, which isn't a good sign
3. IF Johnny Giavotella .879 -- .341/.394/.485, 65 RS, 32 2B*, 2 3B, 9 HR, 71 RBI*, 39 BB/54 K, 9/13 SB, 10 E in 106 G/437 ABs -- second straight great month, 1.000 OPS and .383 BA in July
Others -- OF David Lough .849 (10 3B, hit .333 with .901 OPS in July, best month yet)...1B Kila Ka'aihue .839 (.402 OBP, 48 BB/59 K, ungood July, .232 BA and .704 OPS)...OF Jarrod Dyson .697 (23 BB/21 K, .682 OPS in July)

Omaha WHIP leaders
1. Brandon Sisk 0.93 -- 3-1, 1.47 ERA, 1 SV, 9 BB/17 K in 15 G/18 1/3 IP -- .118 OAV
(opponent's batting average against) in July, .140 overall
2. Everett Teaford 0.95 -- 3-2, 3.34, 5 HRA, 11 BB/33 K in 16 G (3 starts) and 35 IP -- riding the KC shuttle has made for intermittent stats at AAA
3. Sean O'Sullivan 1.18 -- 3-2, 3.86, 3 HRA, 11 BB/27 K in 7 starts and 37 1/3 IP -- waiting for spot back in KC
Others -- Luis Mendoza 1.25 (7-4, 2.37, 1 CG, 1 ShO, 2 SV, 4 HRA, 43 BB/58 K in 27 G (12 starts) and 110 1/3 IP, 1.54 ERA, .161 OAV in month (.239 OAV overall), what a month for Luis, almost got another no-no, allowed 1 run or less in 6 of last 10 starts)...Jeff Suppan 1.37 (9*-5, 4.66, 2 CG, 1 ShO, 19 HRA, 36 BB/67 K in in 21 G (20 starts) and 127 1/3 IP*, he has earned his keep for Omaha)...Mike Montgomery 1.49 (4-6, 5.37, 11 HRA, 57 BB/92 K in 21 starts and 112 1/3 IP, July was his best month since April, 4.39 ERA and .263 OAV in month, .256 OAV overall)...Vin Mazzaro 1.63 (5-1, 4.97, 7 HRA, 40 BB/76 K in 15 starts and 83 1/3 IP, he's been pretty mediocre)

AA - NW Arkansas: Naturals 9, Springfield 1

CF Orlando 4-5, 2 RBI (7), K, 2 RS, 2 SB (4) -- .391
DH Romak 2-5, GS (19), 5 RBI (58), K, RS -- .266
C Eigsti 2-4, 2 2B (5), RBI (3), K, RS -- .500
3B Navarro 2-3, BB, 3 RS, SB (4) -- .275
SS Colon 0-4, S, 2 K -- .259
RF Myers 0-1, 3 BB, HBP, RS, SB (6), picked off -- .249
2B Bianchi 0-5, K -- .270

Dwyer 7 IP, ER, 6 H, BB, 5 K, HRA -- W, 5-9, 6.01 ERA, second straight good start
Chapman 2 IP, 3 K -- 3.16 ERA

* It was all Naturals Sunday as they turned the whipping around on the Cards. Jamie Romak hit an RBI single in the 1st and Ryan Eigsti doubled in a run in the 2nd to make it 2-0 Naturals. A Paulo Orlando single scored 2 runs in the 4th as it was aided by a Springfield error. Chris Dwyer took a shutout into the 6th but allowed a solo homer that inning. NWA answered with 4 runs in the 7th on a Jamie Romak grand slam (his 19th homer) and Orlando added an RBI single in the 8th. Kevin Chapman came in for two perfect innings of relief. NWA is 19-17. The series ends Monday. Jake Odorizzi will start. C Manny Pina got bumped up to KC to take Matt Treanor's roster slot after he got wiped out at the plate on Saturday.

NWA OPS leaders
1. 1B Jamie Romak .862 -- .266/.362/.500, 48 RS, 18 2B, 19 HR*, 58 RBI*, 41 BB/60 K, 6/7 SB, 6 E in 91 G/320 ABs -- put together .330 BA, 1.105 OPS in July, power surge was on as he clubbed 10 HR in month
2. IF Anthony Seratelli .833 -- .287/.403/.430, 74 RS*, 8 2B, 6 3B*, 9 HR, 48 RBI, 60 BB/70 K, 30/32 SB (nice), 5 E in 97 G/328 ABs -- .789 July OPS was down from the .900s in June, still posted .398 OBP in month
3. 3B Mario Lisson .817 -- .255/.340/.477, 46 RS, 15 2B, 11 HR, 36 RBI, 23 BB/61 K, 9/10 SB, 11 E in 69 G/216 ABs -- playing time dropped and so did #s in July, .708 OPS in month
Others -- OF Wil Myers .703 (.249/.351/.352, 30 RS, 15 2B, 3 HR, 28 RBI, 40 BB/67 K, 6/8 SB, 5 E in 70 G/253 ABs, hit .172 with .535 OPS in July, yeesh)...IF Christian Colon .688 (.259/.331/.357, 10 2B, 8 HR, 54 RBI, 37 BB/39 K, 16/22 SB, 12 E in 96 G/367 ABs, hit .284 with .762 OPS in July, equaled HR output from April-June in July with 4 HR)...IF Rey Navarro .682 (first 28 games)...2B Jeff Bianchi .676 (.657 OPS in July)...OF Derrick Robinson .662 (41/51 SB, .345 OBP overall, hit .309 with .732 OPS in July tho)...OF Tim Smith would be in leaders but didn't play in July so I left him off

NWA WHIP leaders
1. Mario Santiago 1.11 -- 2-0, 1.21 ERA, 2 HRA, 11 BB/26 K in 29 2/3 IP -- just got back to AA
2. Kevin Chapman 1.17 -- 1-1, 3.16, 3 SV, HRA, 10 BB/34 K in 25 2/3 IP -- doing well in AA thus far
3. Jake Odorizzi 1.33 -- 3-0, 4.71, 5 HRA, 8 BB/24 K in 5 starts and 28 2/3 IP -- starting off decently in AA
Others -- Patrick Keating 1.42 (6.16 ERA, 7 SV, 12 BB/44 K in 38 IP)...Will Smith 1.48 (9-8, 4.54, 1 CG, 1 ShO, 11 HRA, 36 BB/71 K in 119 IP, 4-1 in July, .245 OAV in month (.303 overall))...Chris Dwyer 1.51 (5-9, 6.01, 2 CG, 11 HRA, 64 BB/91 K in 106 1/3 IP, 20 BB/21 K in month but ended it with two good starts, .234 OAV in month, .249 overall)...Jeremy Jeffress 2.34 (in first 10 2/3 IP at NWA)

A-Adv. - Wilmington: Blue Rocks 5, Kinston 2

CF Prades 2-4, 2 RBI (13), K, RS, SB (8) -- .299
DH Van Stratten 2-4, RS -- .292
3B Whittleman 2-4, K -- .243
SS Hall 1-3, 2B (5), 2 RBI (10) -- .244
RF Testa 0-3, SF, RBI (27), K -- .259
2B Merrifield 1-3, BB, RS -- .263, 13-game hit streak

Arguelles 6 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, BB, 4 K, E -- W, 4-4, 2.90 ERA
Dennick 2 IP, BB, K -- 3.76 ERA
Keck IP, H, K -- SV, 1, 6.48 ERA

* Noel Arguelles moved to a .500 record as the Rocks got the sweep. Carlo Testa hit a sac fly in the 1st and the Tribe got all they could get with 2 in the 2nd. Gerard Hall helped end the rally by nailing a runner at the plate, then came up and hit a 2-run double in the Rocks' 2nd to make it 3-2 Wilmington. Ryan Dennick stranded 2 in the 8th and Yem Prades hit a 2-run single in the inning to stretch it to 5-2. Jon Keck worked around a double in the 9th for his 1st save. Wilmington is 14-22. They have Monday off.

Wilmington OPS leaders
1. 1B John Whittleman .831 -- .243/.358/.473, 46 RS, 20 2B, 3 3B, 17 HR*, 54 RBI*, 62 BB*/83 K, 17 E* in 98 G/334 ABs -- had best month yet with 1.046 OPS in July, 9 HR in month
2. OF Yem Prades .760 -- .299/.332/.428, 24 RS, 13 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 8 BB/47 K, 8/11 SB in 50 G/194 ABs -- hit .308 with .808 OPS in July, best month of season, drop on OBP was supplemented by better SLG
3. OF Nick Van Stratten .726 -- .292/.339/.387, 13 RS, 5 2B, 3B, HR, 15 RBI, 7 BB/13 K, 6/6 SB, 1 E in 28 G/106 ABs -- ho-hum first month back in Carolina League
Others -- OF Carlo Testa .719 (.713 July OPS was a rebound from bad June but still not good)...OF Whit Merrifield .700 (56 RS and 25 2B leads team, his .723 July OPS was also a rebound but still leaves plenty of room for improvement, slugged over .400 for his first month this season)...IF Gerard Hall .617 (still finding sea legs in Carolina League)

Wilmington WHIP leaders
1. Noel Arguelles 1.05 -- 4-4, 2.90 ERA, 6 HRA, 17 BB/58 K in 19 starts and 96 1/3 IP -- 4.15 ERA and .240 OAV in July (.241 overall), staff ace with Odorizzi in AA
2. Mike Mariot 1.14 -- 7-3, 2.89, 5 SV, 5 HRA, 18 BB/56 K in 22 G (6 starts) and 74 2/3 IP -- 2.86 ERA, .267 OAV in July (.232 overall), improvement from poor June
3. Ryan Dennick 1.15 -- 2-4, 3.76, 4 SV, 4 HRA, 9 BB/36 K in 27 G and 38 1/3 IP -- numbers weren't great in July but were better than his June ones
Others -- Elisaul Pimentel 1.17 (couldn't live up to great June numbers but had decent July)...Justin Marks 1.36 (30 BB/100 K in 104 2/3 IP, another OK month)...Tim Melville 1.46 (8*-6, 33 BB/75 K in 101 2/3 IP, 2.74 ERA, .183 OAV in July, .289 OAV overall)

A - Kane County: Quad Cities 3, Cougars 1

LF Fletcher 3-3, BB -- .339
SS Calixte 2-4 -- .227
CF Eibner 1-3, BB, HR (9), RBI (20), 2 K, RS -- .203

Billo 6 IP, ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 5 K, HRA -- 1.48 ERA
C. White IP, H, 2 BB, K -- 7.11 ERA
Rogers 1 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, BB, K, HRA -- L, 1-1, 2.40 ERA

* Another good Greg Billo start went for naught as the Bandits got a walkoff homer in the 9th. KC stranded 2 in the 1st and Billo was victimized for a leadoff homer in the bottom of the inning. Brett Eibner tied it with a leadoff homer in the 4th for his 9th of the season. Billo and Bandits SP Boone Whiting dueled from there until relenting to the bullpen in the 7th. The Cougars had a double play end a potential chance in the 9th, and Nick Rogers gave up a 2-out, 2-run walkoff shot in the 9th to LF Chris Edmondson to end it. KC is 21-14. A pivotal game 3 is Monday as the teams are tied for the division lead.

Kane County OPS leaders
1. OF Brian Fletcher .961 -- .339/.395/.566, 34 RS, 20 2B*, 3 3B, 8 HR, 39 RBI*, 16 BB/44 K, 4/7 SB, 5 E in 60 G/221 ABs -- stayed solid with .976 OPS in July, let's move him up to Wilmington for the last month
2. IF Cheslor Cuthbert .866 -- .328/.381/.485, 23 RS, 9 2B, 3B, 7 HR, 39 RBI*, 19 BB/33 K, 1/1 SB, 4 E in 53 G/204 ABs -- .911 OPS in July was best this season, also hit .356 with 23 RBI in month, .400 OBP
3. OF Brett Eibner .751 -- .203/.326/.425, 27 RS, 5 2B, 3B, 9 HR*, 20 RBI, 26 BB/49 K, 1/4 SB, 1 E in 43 G/153 ABs -- only hit .179 with .664 OPS in July, but did put up .343 OBP in month
Others -- IF Yowill Espinal .530 (.478 OPS in July was his worst yet)...nobody else than top 3 on active roster are over a .700 OPS.

Kane County WHIP leaders
1. Greg Billo 1.01 -- 8*-2, 1.48 ERA, 1 SV, 4 HRA, 21 BB/97 K* in 21 G (12 starts) and 103 1/3 IP -- posted 1.19 ERA and .217 OAV in July, is sitting at .221 OAV overall
2. Chase Boruff 1.03 -- 4-1, 1.99, 3 SV, HRA, 14 BB/45 K in 30 games and 49 2/3 IP -- 3.38 ERA in July was first month for him over 2 this season, .228 OAV in July, .206 overall
3. Chas Byrne 1.09 -- 3-1, 3.33, 8 SV*, 5 HRA, 9 BB/52 K in 31 G and 51 1/3 IP -- 2.93 ERA, .246 OAV in July, is at .236 OAV overall
Others -- Nick Rogers 1.07 (only 15 IP)...Leonel Santiago 1.10 (7-7, 3.06, 6 HRA, 19 BB/92 K in 18 starts and 108 2/3 IP, had a rough July with ERA over 4)...Jason Adam 1.24 (4-6, 5.07, 9 HRA, 21 BB/57 K in 14 starts and 71 IP, his numbers also headed south in July with 6.84 ERA and .301 OAV, sits at .245 OAV overall)...Leondy Perez 1.31 (3-11, 3.73, 6 HRA, 21 BB/77 K in 20 starts and 115 2/3 IP, another guy with poor July)...Yordano Ventura 1.36 (2-3, 5.03, 6 HRA, 18 BB/55 K in 12 starts and 53 2/3 IP, his numbers DID improve in July)

Rookie - Idaho Falls: Chukars 7, Ogden 2 (Sat.)

SS Liberto 3-3, BB, RS, SB (8), CS -- .384
RF Elder 2-4, 2B (5), 3B (3), 2 RBI (9), 2 K, 2 RS -- .351
DH Moreno 1-3, BB, HR (5), 2 RBI (18), RS -- .246
1B Espy 1-4, RBI (22), K -- .310
3B Threlkeld 1-4, RBI (16), RS, SB (2) -- .264
CF Chism 0-4, SF, RBI (20), 3 K -- .264

A. Brooks 6 IP, 2 ER, 8 H, BB, 4 K, WP -- W, 3-1, 3.92 ERA
Middendorf IP, H, K, WP -- 6.35 ERA
Carl 2 IP, 3 K -- 0.51 ERA

* Five early runs helped the Chukars to the win. Mark Threlkeld singled in a run in the 1st, Tyler Chism hit a sac fly in the 2nd, Chris Elder followed with a 2-run triple and Richard Espy hit an RBI single to make it 5-0 IF. Ogden got a steal of home in the 3rd and then plated a run in the 4th to trim it to 5-2. Henry Moreno blasted a 2-run shot (his 5th) in the 5th to stretch it to 7-2, and it came down to the Chukar pitching from there. Edwin Carl was his usual lockdown self with 2 perfect IP to end it. That was the last game of the first half.

Chukars 13, Ogden 6

DH Moreno 4-5, 2 2B (7), 3B, 3 RBI (21), 3 RS -- .268
SS Martinez 3-4, BB, RBI (8), 2 RS, SB (3) -- .242
CF Davis 2-3, BB, SF, 2 RBI (24), 2 RS -- .340
LF Fradejas 2-4, BB, RBI (4), RS -- .263
C Escobar 2-4, BB, RBI (10), 2 RS -- .347
1B Espy 0-3, 2 HBP, RBI (23), 2 K, RS, E (7) -- .303
RF Elder 0-4, BB, RBI (10) -- .317

Peacock 5 IP, UER, 2 H, BB, 6 K -- W, 2-3, 3.30 ERA
Penny 2 2/3 IP, 4 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 4 K -- 11.30 ERA
Jo. Sanchez 1 1/3 IP, ER, 3 H, 2 K -- 6.52 ERA

* A 9-run rally keyed the Chukars' win Sunday. A wild pitch scored IF's first run in the 3rd and Ogden tied it in the 5th off Brian Peacock. A Chris Elder groundout scored the go-ahead run in the 5th and the Chukars followed with a monster 2-out rally, as Henry Moreno hit a 3-run triple, Edul Escobar RBI single, a run-scoring wild pitch, a 2-run Ogden error, and Richard Espy bases-loaded HBP that made it 10-1. Runey Davis added a sac fly in the 6th. Ogden scored 4 in the 8th off Robert Penny and Jose Sanchez. Davis singled in a run and Adrian Martinez hit an RBI groundout in the 8th. Sanchez allowed a run before closing it out in the 9th. IF is 1-0. A 2-game home set with the Casper Ghosts (Rookie Rockies) starts Monday.

Idaho Falls OPS leaders
1. OF Chris Elder 1.063 -- .317/.404/.659, 8 RS, 5 2B, 3 3B, HR, 10 RBI, 6 BB/11 K, 0/1 SB, 1 E in 11 G/41 ABs -- only 11 games but so far so good for non-drafted free agent
2. OF Runey Davis 1.043 -- .340/.443/.600, 25 RS, 8 2B, 3 3B, 4 HR, 24 RBI*, 18 BB/33 K, 5/7 SB, 1 E in 30 G/100 ABs -- nice first full month in organization, was '09 Cubs draftee
3. IF Mike Liberto .912 -- .372/.451/.462, 15 RS, 5 2B, 3B, 7 RBI, 10 BB/11 K, 8/9 SB, 4 E in 22 G/78 ABs
Others -- C Edul Escobar .897...1B Richard Espy .882 (4 HR, 23 RBI)...OF Tyler Chism .792 (5 HR, 20 RBI, 5/6 SB)...3B Mark Threlkeld .704

Idaho Falls WHIP leaders
1. Edwin Carl 0.51 -- 1-1, 0.51 ERA, 2 SV, 3 BB/35 K in 13 games and 17 2/3 IP -- that's domination
2. Brian Peacock 1.10 -- 2-3, 3.30, 1 SV, 3 HRA, 7 BB/48 K* in 8 games (7 starts) and 43 2/3 IP -- good K rate and also excellent K/BB
3. Aaron Brooks 1.10 -- 3*-1, 3.92, 3 HRA, 4 BB/34 K in 8 games (6 starts) and 39 IP -- off to a good start
Others -- Brennon Martin 1.12 (2-2, 3.86, 8 HRA, 3 BB/33 K in 7 starts and 42 IP)...Spencer Patton 1.61 (4.18 ERA, 1 SV, 11 BB/31 K in 23 2/3 IP)...Kellen Moen 1.68 (2-1, 7.03, 10 BB/28 K in 24 1/3 IP)

Rookie - Burlington: Pulaski 4, B-Royals 2 (comp. of Sat. game)

CF Conner 3-5, 2B (3), RBI (6) -- .286
RF Bonifacio 2-5, 2 K, SB (3), picked off -- .296
2B J. Rodriguez 2-3, BB, K, 2 RS, SB (10) -- .277
Burlington stranded 12.

Baez 0 IP, H -- 7.29 ERA
Graffeo 3 1/3 IP, ER, H, 3 BB, 4 K -- 1.14 ERA
R. Brown 2 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 4 H, K, balk -- L, 0-1, 3.09 ERA
Gonzalez 2 IP, H, 3 K -- 6.35 ERA

* Pulaski took command in the 6th and the Royals didn't have the answer. Play was suspended after a Pulaski leadoff double off Angel Baez in the 1st. Cameron Conner hit an RBI double in the 3rd but Nick Graffeo gave up the tying run in the bottom of the inning. The Royals left 2 in scoring position in the 4th and Rudy Brown allowed a 2-run triple and balked in a run in the 6th. An error scored a Royals run in the 7th, but they left the bases full in the 9th.

B-Royals 4, Pulaski 3 (7/reg. Sun. game)

CF Adams 3-4, 2B (4), HR (2), RBI (5), K, 2 RS -- .293
SS Antonio 2-2, HBP, SF, HR (4), 3 RBI (20), RS, CS (3) -- .292

Cantrell 4 1/3 IP, UER, 5 H, BB, 3 K, E (2) -- 5.46 ERA
Graham 2 2/3 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 BB, 5 K, 2 WP -- W, 3-1, 3.25 ERA

* The Royals rebounded from the earlier loss to get their own win on Pulaski Sunday. Lane Adams led off the 3rd with his 2nd homer of the season but Eric Cantrell gave the run back in the 3rd. Mike Antonio hit a sac fly in the 5th but Tyler Graham couldn't hold the lead as he allowed the tying run in the 6th. Antonio came up with 1 on and 2 out in the 7th and came up clutch with his 4th homer to make it 4-2. Graham allowed a run in the 7th but left the tying run at third to finish it. Burlington is 15-26. The series ends Monday. I'll wrap up Burlington's month-end stats on Monday, as they don't have them updated from the late game yet.

Rookie - AZL: Royals 7, Cubs 2

CF Gore 3-3, BB, 2 RBI (12), RS -- .364
C Bello 2-4, RBI (8), 2 RS -- .303
RF DelGuidice 1-3, SF, RBI (22), RS -- .415
DH Cuckovich 1-5 -- .329

Jon. Rodriguez IP, H, K -- 0.00 ERA
A. Williams 4 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 4 H, K, HRA, 2 E -- W, 1-1, 4.50 ERA
S. Rosario 4 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 5 K -- SV, 1, 8.18 ERA

* The Royals scored 7 unanswered runs to overcome the Cubs. Ali Williams allowed runs in the 2nd and 4th as the Cubs took a 2-0 lead but the Royals took command in the 5th. Terrance Gore hit a 2-run single and errors scored Nick DelGuidice and Gore to make it 4-2 Royals. Rainier Bello singled in a run in the 6th but the Royals lost a chance at more runs by leaving the bases full. An error and Nick DelGuidice sac fly in the 8th padded the lead to 7-2. Sergio Rosario pitched a scoreless final 4 innings. The Royals are 13-20.

AZL OPS leaders
1. IF Nick DelGuidice 1.146 -- .415/.458/.689, 29 RS*, 13 2B*, 2 3B, 4 HR*, 22 RBI*, 8 BB/10 K, 2/3 SB, 6 E in 28 G/106 ABs -- nice start to his career
2. OF D'Andre Toney 1.062 -- .360/.448/.613, 17 RS, 6 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 7 BB/14 K, 5/14 SB, 0 E in 23 G/75 ABs -- has been sneaky good other than in his SB instincts
3. OF Terrance Gore .907 -- .364/.453/.455, 10 RS, 2 2B, 3B, 12 RBI, 7 BB/11 K, 9/9 SB, 1 E in 18 G/44 ABs -- also doing well, albeit in limited time until recently
Others -- 2B Adrian Morales .901 (.492 OBP, 16 BB/6 K, 6 E in 14 G/44 ABs, OBP is impressive with .295 BA, but it IS only 44 ABs)...IF Nick Cuckovich .842 (.442 OBP, 12 BB/17 K, 16/18 SB*, 3 E in 17 G/70 ABs, has been a bright spot)...OF Jerico Blanco .707 (4 BB/24 K, 2 HR, 18 RBI in 30 G/104 ABs)

AZL WHIP leaders
1. Andrew Stueve 0.93 -- 1-1, 1.44 ERA, 3 SV*, 4 BB/34 K* in 13 games (1 start) and 31 1/3 IP, has been lockdown out of pen, we'll see if he gets more starts
2. Julio Morales 1.45 -- 3*-1, 4.09, 12 BB/22 K in 8 G (1 start) and 22 IP
3. Ali Wiliams 1.55 -- 1-1, 4.50, HRA, 5 BB/17 K in 8 G (1 start) and 22 IP, not good for a 1.55 WHIP to be in top 3, but they DO play in Arizona
Others -- Sam Runion 1.43 (only 7 2/3 IP)...Eric Diaz 1.58 (leads team with 4 losses and 36 IP)...Brian Edelen 1.88 (10 BB/32 K, 7 HRA* in 26 2/3 IP)...Stephen Lumpkins 1.96 (7.13 ERA, 16 BB/18 K in 24 IP, rough first month as a pro)...Christian Witt 2.00 (9.00 ERA, HRA, 4 BB/14 K in 16 IP, ditto)...Fernando Cruz 2.42 (transition to pitching not so fluid after first 12 IP)...Cesar Ogando 3.00 (0-3, 15.63, 3 HRA, 14 BB/12 K in 6 starts/12 2/3 IP, probably not what the Royals were hoping for out of their top draft pick to sign thus far (6th rd))


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