At this point in the Summer, minor league baseball is in full swing. The full-season leagues are coming off their All-Star breaks and the short-season leagues are settling into the daily baseball grind.

The Orioles’ farm system contains seven teams, ranging from the Triple-A Norfolk Tides to the short-season DSL Orioles (Dominican Summer League). Today we’ll look at which players have had standout seasons, comparing each club’s individual leaders.

For hitting statistics such as batting average and on-base percentage, there will be a 200 plate appearance minimum on a full-season team to qualify, or a 90 plate appearance minimum on a short season team. For pitchers’ ERA, 0.2 IP per team game played is required to qualify. Many players jump levels throughout the season, so these minimums are slightly adjusted from normal major league leaderboard minimums. All statistics are for July 21st, before tonight’s games have been played.

Batting Average (Minimum 200 PA for full-season, 90 PA for short-season)

  • Norfolk (AAA): Ryan Adams (.283)
  • Bowie (AA): Greg Miclat (.273)
  • Frederick (High A): Tyler Townsend (.318)
  • Delmarva (Low A): Jonathan Schoop (.316)
  • Aberdeen (SS-A): Joe Velleggia (.313)
  • GCL Orioles (SS-R): Jerome Pena (.272)
  • DSL Orioles (SS-R): Alexander Mercedes (.325)
Home Runs

First baseman and Baltimore native Joe Velleggia leads the Aberdeen Ironbirds in 10 different offensive categories this season.
  • Norfolk: Josh Bell, 16
  • Bowie: Brandon Waring, 12
  • Frederick: Tyler Townsend, 13
  • Delmarva: Jonathan Schoop, 8
  • Aberdeen: Joe Velleggia, 5
  • GCL Orioles: Roderick Bernardina, 3
  • DSL Orioles: Hector Veloz, Alexander Mercedes, Oswill Lartiguez, and Felix Bido (all tied with 1)
RBIs

  • Norfolk: Brandon Snyder, 48
  • Bowie: Pedro Florimon and Robbie Widlansky, 45
  • Frederick: Tyler Townsend, 50
  • Delmarva: Mike Flacco, 41
  • Aberdeen: Joe Velleggia, 18
  • GCL Orioles: Roderick Bernadina, 14
  • DSL Orioles: Hector Veloz, 21
Stolen Bases

  • Norfolk: Matt Angle, 20
  • Bowie: Greg Miclat, 32
  • Frederick: Dale Mollenhauer, 21
  • Delmarva: Trent Mummey, 12
  • Aberdeen: Glynn Davis, 12
  • GCL Orioles: Gregory Lorenzo, 5
  • DSL Orioles: Alexander Mercedes, 15
Aussie-born Robbie Widlansky has hit well in Bowie and Norfolk this season.

Extra-Base Hits

  • Norfolk: Rhyne Hughes, 33
  • Bowie: Robbie Widlansky and Ronnie Welty, 28
  • Frederick: Tyler Townsend, 38
  • Delmarva: Mike Flacco, 27
  • Aberdeen: Joe Velleggia, 11
  • GCL Orioles: Roderick Bernadina, 13
  • DSL Orioles: Hector Veloz, 15
On-Base Percentage (Minimum 200 PA)

  • Norfolk: Ryan Adams (.346)
  • Bowie: Caleb Joseph (.353)
  • Frederick: Steven Bumbry (.379)
  • Delmarva: Tyler Kelly (.377)
  • Aberdeen: Joe Velleggia (.400)
  • GCL Orioles: Roderick Bernadina (.362)
  • DSL Orioles: Alexander Mercedes (.425)
Wins

  • Norfolk: Rick VandenHurk, 5
  • Bowie: Tim Bascom, 6
  • Frederick: Nathan Moreau, 10
  • Delmarva: Scott Copeland, Luis Noel, Jacob Pettit (all tied with 5)
  • Aberdeen: Parker Bridwell, 2
  • GCL Orioles: Miguel Chalas, Cameron Coffey, Jaime Esquivel, Jorge Rivera (all tied with 2)
  • DSL Orioles: Samuel Jean, 6
Innings Pitched

  • Norfolk: Rick VandenHurk, 110.2 IP
  • Bowie: Zach Clark, 98.1 IP
  • Frederick: Bobby Bundy, 107.0 IP
  • Delmarva: Scott Copeland, 97.0 IP
  • Aberdeen: Jake Cowan, 36.1 IP
  • GCL Orioles: Sebastian Vader, 24.2 IP
  • DSL Orioles: Samuel Jean, 62.0 IP
Jaime Esquivel has been one of the best pitchers in the Orioles' system this season. (Photo cred Orioles-Nation.com)

Earned Run Average (0.2 IP per team game played)

  • Norfolk: Chris George (4.61)
  • Bowie: Tim Bascom (2.92)
  • Frederick: Oliver Drake (2.14)
  • Delmarva: Jarret Martin (4.35)
  • Aberdeen: David Baker (2.45)
  • GCL Orioles: Jaime Esquivel (0.45)
  • DSL Orioles: Domingo Salas (1.22)
Strikeouts

  • Norfolk: Rick VandenHurk, 63
  • Bowie: Zach Clark, 64
  • Frederick: Bobby Bundy, 91
  • Delmarva: Luis Noel, 70
  • Aberdeen: Jake Cowan, 37
  • GCL Orioles: Eduardo Rodriguez, 25
  • DSL Orioles: Samuel Jean, 50
Saves

  • Norfolk: Mark Worrell, 12
  • Bowie: Jose Diaz, 17
  • Frederick: Sean Gleason, 26
  • Delmarva: David Walters, 21
  • Aberdeen: Angel Cespedes and Jose Mota, 2
  • GCL Orioles: Seven players tied at 1
  • DSL Orioles: Domingo Salas and Jose Figuereo, 4
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