Let’s take a look at the O’s minor league players throughout the organization.
Updates on all players through games on May 22nd.
AAA Norfolk: 31-15, 1st place in the International League South division
OF Jason Pridie – .325/.362/.609, 13 doubles, 3 triples, 8 HR, 27 RBI, 3 SB, 151 AB
1B Travis Ishikawa – .318/.393/.547, 13 doubles, 7 HR, 28 RBI, SB, 148 AB – Sported a .599 OPS in April, he’s been scorching hot in May with a .425/.482/.808 line and all seven of his home runs.
3B Danny Valencia – .306/.339/.600, 14 doubles, 11 HR, 35 RBI, 160 AB – Currently sitting on the Orioles bench after being promoted.
3B Russ Canzler – .282/.389/.466, 7 doubles, triple, 7 HR, 28 RBI, 163 AB
3B Brandon Wood – .341/.341/.512, 4 doubles, HR, 8 RBI, 41 AB – Former Angels top prospect, acquired from Kansas City as depth.
OF LJ Hoes – .315/.409/.425, 11 doubles, triple, HR, 20 RBI, 3 SB, 146 AB – Prototypical Hoes. If he can do it in the majors he has a future there.
2B Yamaico Navarro – .303/.395/.434, 8 doubles, triple, 2 HRs, 13 RBI, 3 SB, 122 AB – Currently splitting time at second base with Alexi Casilla in Baltimore.
2B Jonathon Schoop – .268/.331/.386, 6 doubles, 3 HR, 18 RBI, SB, 127 AB – Schoop was coming along nicely before being sidelined with a back injury. Looking like he could miss up to eight weeks unfortunately.
RHP Jair Jurrjens – 4-1, 3.14 ERA, 51.2 IP, 36 K, 15 BB – Made a spot start for the O’s before being sent back down. I have a feeling it won’t be his only time up.
RHP Josh Stinson – 2-1, 3.68 ERA, 36.2 IP, 22 K, 12 BB
LHP Zach Britton – 2-1, 4.08 ERA, 35.1 IP, 20 K, 17 BB – Will we ever get one of our former most promising young starting pitchers back?
RHP Jairo Asencio – 1-0, 2.00 ERA, 18 IP, 10 SV, 18 K, BB
LHP Tsuyoshi Wada – 0-1, 5.63 ERA, 8 IP, 6 K, 4 BB – Working his way back from an arm injury that derailed his Oriole career. Looking to make his debut soon.
AA Bowie: 22-21, 2nd place in the Eastern League Western division
OF Henry Urrutia – .337/.413/.554, 11 doubles, 3 HR, 18 RBI, 92 AB – Looking great after finally getting to America. I would think at 26, AAA can’t be too far behind.
1B Caleb Joseph – .276/.341/.513, 12 doubles, 8 HR, 33 RBI, 152 AB
LF Xavier Avery – .300/.391/.406, 10 doubles, 2 triples, HR, 12 RBI, 12 SB, 160 AB – Recently earned a promotion to AAA Norfolk.
3B Tyler Kelly – .252/.367/.374, 14 doubles, triple, HR, 32 RBI, SB, 155 AB
RHP Kevin Gausman – 2-4, 3.11 ERA, 46.1 IP, 49 K, 5 BB – Gausman will make his Oriole debut tomorrow night/tonight to the anticipation of many. He’ll try to help stabilize the rotation until at least Wei-Yin Chen comes back from the DL. The K/BB ratio plus quality stuff gives him a good chance to stick but expectations should be kept reasonable as hes still less than a year from being drafted.
RHP Mike Wright – 6-0, 3.69 ERA, 46.1 IP, 43 K, 17 BB – He’s been much better after a slow start. He’ll lead the Bowie rotation with Gausman gone.
RHP Eddie Gamboa – 1-3, 4.24 ERA, 46.2 IP, 37 K, 14 BB
RHP Devin Jones – 2-2, 4.85 ERA, 39 IP, 30 K, 12 BB
RHP Zech Zinicola – 0-1, 3.38 ERA, 16 IP, 16 K, 5 BB
A+ Frederick: 22-21, 3rd place in the Carolina League Northern division
1B Nick Delmonico – .333/.459/.652, 7 doubles, 5 HR, 17 RBI, 69 AB – Been great since coming off the DL.
1B Christian Walker – .359/.405/.487, 2 doubles, HR, 6 RBI, 39 AB – Promoted after posting an .894 OPS at Delmarva over 116 at bats. He needs to move fast at his age to be considered a prospect.
C Zane Chavez – .284/.405/.410, 11 doubles, 2 HR, 22 RBI, 134 AB
LF John Ruettiger – .282/.386/.296, double, 8 RBI, 7 SB, 71 AB
LHP Eduardo Rodriguez – 4-2, 3.60 ERA, 50 IP, 42 K, 14 BB – Solid, steady numbers from the top left handed pitching prospect.
RHP Tyler Wilson – 0-1, 4.50 ERA, 50 IP, 38 K, 23 BB
RHP Zach Davies – 3-2, 4.26 ERA, 44.1 IP, 33 K, 12 BB
LHP Tim Berry – 2-2, 3.50 ERA, 43.2 IP, 46 K, 13 BB
LHP Trent Howard – 2-0, 1.96 ERA, 23 IP, 22 K, 6 BB
A Delmarva: 20-24, 4th in the South Atlantic League Northern division
2B Tucker Nathans – .260/.336/.573, 4 doubles, 4 triples, 6 HR, 17 RBI, 2 SB, 96 AB
2B Creede Simpson – .316/.382/.506, 3 doubles, 4 HR, 20 RBI, 3 SB, 79 AB
OF Lucas Herbst – .328/.381/.466, double, 2 triples, HR, 8 RBI, SB, 58 AB
1B Nik Balog – .295/.343/.450, 14 doubles, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 129 AB
SS Adrian Marin – .262/.319/.323, 4 doubles, 2 triples, 15 RBI, 4 SB, 130 AB – The only real prospect in Delmarva’s lineup is struggling a bit but hes still very young.
RHP Brady Wager – 2-2, 3.92 ERA, 41.1 IP, 33 K, 13 BB
LHP Matt Taylor – 3-3, 2.48 ERA, 40 IP, 35 K, 23 BB
LHP Josh Hader – 1-1, 1.96 ERA, 36.2 IP, 39 K, 18 BB – Great local story keeps rolling along.
RHP Matt Hobgood – 4-0, 1.17 ERA, 30.2 IP, 24 K, 12 BB
RHP Miguel Chalas – 0-0, 2.05 ERA, 26.1 IP, 23 K, 9 BB
RHP Parker Bridwell – 2-5, 6.93 ERA, 37.2 IP, 37 K, 20 BB – After a decent start, back to struggling for Bridwell. Looks like a guy with good tools that can’t put it together.
RHP Branden Kline – 1-2, 5.86 ERA, 35.1 IP, 32 K, 14 BB
What ever became of 9-inchNail’s hero, Trayvon Robinson?!?
Can this Valencia guy play second base ?????????????????????? It sure would be nice to have his bat at second base , it would add a nice dimension to the lineup……………..