Rays Minor League Roundup: Week 19

The Montgomery Biscuits lineup now features Chandler Simpson, Carson Williams, Xavier Isaac, & Brayden Taylor

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

We are now 19 weeks into the 2024 minor league campaign campaign and several prospects have certainly continued their ascent up the organizational ladder while others have seen their stock continue to drop.

According to FanGraphs (which factors in age and proximity to the big leagues), the overall top hitter in the Rays farm system continues to be outfielder Chandler Simpson. The 23-year old has started to see his production begin to droop, but still have solid numbers overall. His full statline is listed further below.

Meanwhile, the top pitcher is still 25-year old southpaw, Ian Seymour, who just received a promotion to Triple-A Durham. Over 17 starts in Double-A, Seymour had a 2.36 ERA | 2.81 FIP with a 28.3 K% and 6.3 BB% over 91 ¹⁄₃ innings pitched. Thus far in Durham, Seymour has made three starts and has a 2.40 ERA | 3.79 FIP with a 25.8 K% & 4.5 BB% over 15 innings pitched.

Before we get to the statistical breakdowns. Here is some news from around the Rays system.

• RHP Drew Rasmussen is expected to rejoin the Rays active roster and make his season debut during their series in St. Louis. He has appeared in five games, compiling a 8.59 ERA | 5.29 FIP with a 24.2 K% & 0.0 BB% over 7 ¹⁄₃ innings pitched. Rasmussen is expected to rejoin the Rays as a member of the bullpen in the near future.
• 25-year old RHP Cole Wilcox is among the many players to receive a late season promotion as he’ll make his next start in Triple-A Durham. Acquired in the Blake Snell deal, Wilcox has been a work in progress for the Rays. Over 20 starts in Double-A this season, Wilcox has a 3.18 ERA | 3.21 FIP with a 18.9 K% & 6.2 BB% over 104 ²⁄₃ innings pitched.
• 2022 first round pick Xavier Isaac has been promoted to Double-A Montgomery. He has already collected his first AA homerun (against LHP!).

• 25-year old 1B Bob Seymour has been on an incredible tear since his promotion to Triple-A Durham. Although he striking out at an abysmal rate, he has hit .259/.300/.635 with 10 HR over 90 plate appearances; last week, Seymour had a stretch where he hit 5 HR over 3 games, including one that went 455+ feet to center field.

Let’s break it down by team; the offensive players must still be at that level and have at least 200 plate appearances; the pitchers must have at least 175 batters faced. The DSL players must have at least 150 plate appearances or faced 100 batters. The FCL season is over.

Durham Bulls

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .336, Jake Mangum
OBP: .382, Jake Mangum
SLG: .493, Austin Shenton
HR: 13, Austin Shenton
wRC+: 125, Austin Shenton
SB: 13, Ronny Simon

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 4.39, Jacob Lopez
FIP: 3.50, Michael Gomez
K%: 27.9%, Jacob Lopez
BB%: 5.6%, Joe Rock
WHIP: 1.27, Jacob Lopez
AVG: .209, Jacob Lopez
WHIFF%: 13.9%, Mason Montgomery

Top 10 Prospects

• Junior Caminero:
  AAA: .267/.324/.492 | 21.6 K% | 7.0 BB% | 12 HR | 1 SB | 105 wRC+ | 213 PA
  CPX: .235/.409/.824 | 9.1 K% | 22.7 BB% | 3 HR | 0 SB | 198 wRC+ | 22 PA.

Montgomery Biscuits

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .348, Chandler Simpson
OBP: .391, Chandler Simpson
SLG: .559, Heriberto Hernandez
HR: 14, Carson Williams
wRC+: 166, Heriberto Hernandez
SB: 44, Chandler Simpson

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 1.72, Sean Hunley & Keyshawn Askew
FIP: 3.43, Keyshawn Askew
K%: 32.0%, Alfredo Zarraga
BB%: 5.0%, Sean Hunley
WHIP: 0.81, Sean Hunley
AVG: .169, Sean Hunley
WHIFF%: 16.3%, Alfredo Zarraga

Top 10 Prospects

• Carson Williams:
  AA: .255/.347/.463 | 27.0 K% | 10.8 BB% | 14 HR | 28 SB | 137 wRC+ | 378 PA
• Chandler Simpson
  A+: .364/.431/.372 | 10.9 K% | 10.2 BB% | 0 HR | 31 SB | 136 wRC+ | 147 PA
  AA: .348/.391/.410 | 6.5 K% | 7.3 BB% | 1 HR | 44 SB | 137 wRC+ | 232 PA
• Xavier Isaac:
  A+: .288/.380/.537 | 30.0 K% | 12.3 BB% | 15 HR | 14 SB | 153 wRC+ | 300 PA
  AA: .333/.357/.750 | 42.9 K% | 7.1 BB% | 1 HR | 0 HR | 201 wRC+ | 14 PA
• Brayden Taylor:
  A+: .271/.391/.516 | 24.4 K% | 16.0 BB% | 14 HR | 26 SB | 152 wRC+ | 381 PA
  AA: .067/.125/.200 | 35.3 K% | 5.9 BB% | 0 HR | 0 0 SB | -6 wRC+ | 17 PA

Bowling Green Hot Rods

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .295, Cooper Kinney
OBP: .358, Cooper Kinney
SLG: .505, Cooper Kinney
HR: 15, Brock Jones
wRC+: 139, Cooper Kinney
SB: 28, Colton Ledbetter

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 2.90, Owen Wild
FIP: 3.18, Owen Wild
K%: 29.6%, Owen Wild
BB%: 4.8%, T.J Fondtain
WHIP: 1.00, T.J Fondtain
AVG: .194, Jake Christianson
WHIFF%: 17.1%, Owen Wild

Top 10 Prospects

• Tre’ Morgan
  A: .320/.398/.440 | 11.3 K% | 8.7 BB% | 2 HR | 9 SB | 149 wRC+ | 115 PA
  A+: .359/.440/.513 | 8.2 K% | 11.4 BB% | 3 HR | 9 SB | 168 wRC+ | 184 PA
• Dylan Lesko
  A+: 6.38 ERA | 6.20 FIP | 24.6 K% | 16.5 BB% | .212 AVG | 14.1 WHIFF% | 73 ¹⁄₃ IP

Charleston River Dogs

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .280, Angel Mateo
OBP: .352, Wooyeoul Shin
SLG: .381, Angel Mateo
HR: 6, Angel Mateo
wRC+: 115, Angel Mateo
SB: 42, Adrian Santana

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 2.03, Chris Villaman
FIP: 2.29, Chris Villaman
K%: 31.7%, Chris Villaman
BB%: 3.9%, Chris Villaman
WHIP: 0.84, Chris Villaman
AVG: .198, Chris Villaman
WHIFF%: 15.6%, Chris Villaman

Top 10 Prospects

• Gary Gill Hill
  A: 2.57 ERA | 3.19 FIP | 26.7 K% | 5.5 BB% | .221 AVG | 13.5 WHIFF% | 84 IP
• Santiago Suarez
  A: 4.64 ERA | 3.73 FIP | 26.1 K% | 4.0 BB% | .237 AVG | 15.1 WHIFF% | 83 ¹⁄₃ IP

FCL Rays

Team Offensive Leaders (min. 100 PA):
AVG: .330, Brailer Guerrero (out since 6/22 with undisclosed injury)
OBP: .452, Brailer Guerrero (out since 6/22 with undisclosed injury)
SLG: .466, Brailer Guerrero (out since 6/22 with undisclosed injury)
HR: 2, Brailer Guerrero, Jose Perez, & Jose Contreras
wRC+: 155, Brailer Guerrero (out since 6/22 with undisclosed injury)
SB: 14, Miguel Tamares

Team Pitching Leaders (min. 100 TBF):
ERA: 1.48, Maikel Hernandez
FIP: 3.01, Michael Saturria
K%: 30.7%, Jeremy Pilon
BB%: 6.7%, Maikel Hernandez
WHIP: 0.89, Maikel Hernandez
AVG: .174, Maikel Hernandez
WHIFF%: 19.6%, Michael Saturria

DSL Rays

Team Offensive Leaders (min. 100 PA):
AVG: .309, Domingo Batista & Israfell Bautista
OBP: .438, Jose Tovar
SLG: .482, Alfonzo Martinez
HR: 4, Alfonzo Martinez
wRC+: 139, Domingo Batista
SB: 30, Israfell Bautista

Team Pitching Leaders (min. 100 TBF):
ERA: 2.08, Starlin Savinon
FIP: 3.11, Yereny Teus
K%: 33.5%, Yereny Teus
BB%: 4.4%, Alexander Campos
WHIP: 0.96, Starlin Savinon
AVG: .185, Efrailin Ramos
WHIFF%: 44.1%, Yereny Teus