Continuing with our new format, here are Baseball Farm’s Farmhands of the Week for the eighteenth week of the season, July 30 thru August 5, 2018.
Each week, we search the boxscores and use our own proprietary roto weighting system to pick one hitter and one pitcher who had the best week at each minor league level.
Pitchers
AAA
Kopech put together a very nice 2-start week this week. He’s made improvements in his delivery and it looks like his command is starting to click. Here’s his stats from his last 4 starts: 24 IP, 7 R, 6 ER (2.25 ERA), 32 K, 4 BB, 19 hits. He should be pitching on the South Side within a month.
| Name | Age | League | Team | W | L | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
| Michael Kopech | 22 | AAA | CHA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 2.571 | 1 |
| Josh James | 25 | AAA | FRE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4.462 | 0.743 |
| J.T. Brubaker | 24 | AAA | IND | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.6 | 0.666 |
| Fernando Romero | 23 | AAA | ROC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14.2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1.901 | 0.774 |
| Michael King | 23 | AAA | SWB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1.928 | 0.714 |
| Touki Toussaint | 22 | AAA | GWN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 2.454 | 1.363 |
| Tom Eshelman | 24 | AAA | LHV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1.928 | 0.928 |
Pitchers
AA
What a dominant start for Neidert this week, who struck out 13 batters in an 8-inning outing against Biloxi on August 4. Neidert, 21, is putting together a fantastic season at AA this year. He’s 10-6 with a 2.95 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, and a 131:26 K:BB ratio in 125 innings. Neidert’s change-up is a weapon, and he’s got a ton of deception in his delivery. He layers in 2-seam and 4-seam fastballs to further mess with hitters. If he can improve his slider to a true 3rd offering, he could be something more than a backend starter.
| Name | Age | League | Team | W | L | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
| Dylan Cease | 22 | AA | BIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0.00 | 0.67 |
| Framber Valdez | 24 | AA | CC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4.29 | 0.83 |
| Tony Santillan | 21 | AA | PNS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0.80 | 0.98 |
| Evan Kruczynski | 23 | AA | SPR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0.64 | 0.79 |
| Enderson Franco | 25 | AA | MIS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1.29 | 0.50 |
| Robert Dugger | 23 | AA | JAX | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2.06 | 0.76 |
| Corbin Martin | 22 | AA | CC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 3.46 | 0.77 |
| Nick Neidert | 21 | AA | JAX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1.13 | 0.63 |
| Ryan Hartman | 24 | AA | CC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2.57 | 0.43 |
Pitchers
A-Advanced
Llovera, out of El Tigre, Venezuela, took a no-hitter into the 7th inning against Yankees affiliate Tampa this week. He finished his outing with 10 Ks, 2 BBs, and 1 H, topping Yankees top pitching prospect Garrett Whitlock to secure the win for the Threshers. It was Llovera’s longest outing of the season. He’s struggled this year by giving up too many hard hit balls and posting a 4.40 ERA. But his K:BB ratio in 90.0 innings is 99:29, and his xFIP is a more palatable 3.71.
| Name | Age | League | Team | W | L | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
| Joe Cavallaro | 23 | A-Adv | STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 2.43 | 1.17 |
| Riley Smith | 23 | A-Adv | VIS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0.00 | 1.44 |
| Joan Baez | 23 | A-Adv | POT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0.75 | 0.92 |
| Mauricio Llovera | 22 | A-Adv | CLR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2.90 | 0.48 |
| Ben Braymer | 24 | A-Adv | POT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0.00 | 0.80 |
Pitchers
A-Full Season
Dhuran just came over to the Twins in the Eduardo Escobar trade, and it looks like he might just make the Diamondbacks regret trading him away. This week, he posted a 7-inning no-hitter in his Twins organizational debut, and then followed that up with a 9-strikeout performance against Beloit on August 5. The kid throws hard, touching 96 in his outing on 8/5, and he’s flashed a plus slider and plus change at times. He’s still only 20, so his next step will be improving command.
| Name | Age | League | Team | W | L | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
| Jhoan Duran | 20 | A-Full | CR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 2.06 | 0.53 |
| Jean Carlos Mejia | 21 | A-Full | LC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 2.05 | 0.83 |
| Angel Rondon | 20 | A-Full | PEO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0.75 | 0.92 |
| Enmanuel De Jesus | 21 | A-Full | GVL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1.38 | 1.08 |
| Oliver Ortega | 21 | A-Full | BUR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1.98 | 1.10 |
| Andrew Lee | 24 | A-Full | HAG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0.00 | 0.67 |
| Christian Taugner | 23 | A-Full | WIS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2.23 | 0.91 |
| Daniel Lynch | 21 | A-Full | LEX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0.90 | 1.10 |
| Bryan Warzek | 21 | A-Full | GL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2.05 | 1.14 |
| Tony Dibrell | 22 | A-Full | COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1.50 | 0.50 |
Pitchers
A-Short Season
Corry was the Giants 3rd round pick in 2017 out of Lone Peak High School in Highland, Utah. The 6’2″ lefty made 2 starts this week, the first in rookie ball, and the second being his Short Season debut. Focusing on the debut, Corry went 5 strong innings, allowing 1 hit while striking out 5 and giving up 0 earned runs. Friend of the Farm Kim Contreras (@Cu_As) summed up Corry’s time in AZ well:
Good to see #SFGiants LHP Seth Corry promoted to Salem-Keizer. The 19 year old, drafted in the 3rd rd / 2017, has been consistently good in his first full season.
2018:
2.61 ERA (9th)
38IP (5th)
38 H
11 ER
17 BBs
42 Ks (T3rd)— Kim C (@Cu_As) August 2, 2018
| Name | Age | League | Team | W | L | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
| Jacob Schlesener | 21 | A-Short | SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 1.62 | 1.08 |
| Chase Cohen | 21 | A-Short | VER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0.00 | 1.17 |
| Seth Corry | 19 | A-Short | SK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0.90 | 1.00 |
| Hunter Haworth | 21 | A-Short | LOW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1.00 | 0.78 |
| Mark Moclair | 21 | A-Short | TRI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 1.73 | 0.96 |
| Clarke Schmidt | 22 | A-Short | SI | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1.11 | 0.74 |
| Noah Zavolas | 22 | A-Short | EVE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1.48 | 0.98 |
Pitchers
Rookie
The Royals signed Marcelo Martinez out of the Mexican League this past March, and he’s worked his way up to the team’s Appy League affiliate. Marcelo has made 6 starts for the Burlington Royals, posting a 2.73 ERA and 0.97 WHIP. This week, he posted 6 innings of 1 hit ball, striking out 12 batters in the process.
| Name | Age | League | Team | W | L | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
| Marcelo Martinez | 21 | Rookie | BUR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.00 | 0.17 |
| Kris Bubic | 20 | Rookie | IDF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0.00 | 0.60 |
| Aneudy Duarte | 20 | Rookie | GJ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2.20 | 1.22 |
| Yordi Rosario | 19 | Rookie | WSX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0.00 | 0.66 |
Hitters
AAA
You’ve all heard of the exploits of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. this season. But what about his cousin, Gabriel? This week, Gabriel launched 5 bombs and slugged .862 for the Louisville Bats. He’s posted a .805 OPS between AA and AAA this year. Looks like attending his uncle’s HOF induction ceremony got the kid extra pumped up to perform this week.
| Name | Age | Level | Parent | Rank | Team | Pos | H | AB | TB | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | Avg | SLG |
| Gabriel Guerrero | 24 | AAA | CIN | NA | LOU | RF | 9 | 25 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.310 | 0.862 |
| Joey Meneses | 26 | AAA | PHI | NA | LHV | 1B | 12 | 25 | 30 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.400 | 0.833 |
| Pablo Reyes | 24 | AAA | PIT | NA | IND | 2B | 10 | 24 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.357 | 0.857 |
| Frank Schwindel | 26 | AAA | KAN | NA | OMA | 1B | 11 | 21 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.440 | 0.840 |
| Lane Thomas | 22 | AAA | STL | NA | MEM | CF | 10 | 20 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.370 | 0.740 |
| Peter Alonso | 23 | AAA | NYM | 2 | LV | 1B | 9 | 19 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0.360 | 0.760 |
| Josh Ockimey | 22 | AAA | BOS | 10 | PAW | 1B | 7 | 18 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0.291 | 0.750 |
Hitters
AA
The dude with the 80-grade name did a little bit of everything for the Midland RockHounds this week. Bolt hit 3 home runs and swiped 3 bags, scored 9 runs, and drove in 12! He also posted combo-meals (HR+SB) in 2 of the games he played in this week. I love these stat-sheet stuffer guys, but Bolt’s hit tool is preventing him from having fantasy relevance at this point in his career. Still, a great week for a player with an even better name.
| Name | Age | Level | Parent | Rank | Team | Pos | H | AB | TB | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | Avg | SLG |
| Kort Peterson | 24 | AA | KAN | NA | NWA | RF | 11 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0.458 | 1.000 |
| Skye Bolt | 24 | AA | OAK | NA | MID | CF | 11 | 24 | 29 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0.379 | 0.827 |
| Mandy Alvarez | 24 | AA | NYY | NA | TRN | 3B | 10 | 21 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.416 | 0.875 |
| Jose Pujols | 22 | AA | PHI | NA | REA | RF | 10 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.434 | 0.869 |
| Nathaniel Lowe | 23 | AA | TB | 12 | MTG | 1B | 10 | 19 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.454 | 0.863 |
| Sam Haggerty | 24 | AA | CLE | NA | AKR | 2B | 8 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0.421 | 0.947 |
Hitters
A-Advanced
It was a light week for A-Advanced level hitters this week, but 2 Dodgers prospects enjoyed the excellent hitting conditions in the California League. Flip a coin to pick between Walker and Wong. They are 2 excellent mid-round draft finds (Walker 5th round 2014, Wong 3rd round 2017), a trick that the Dodgers organization seems to excel at. Walker has put together a solid performance this season, posting a .266/.368/.557 slash line with 19 HR, 23 2B, and a surprising 6 3B.
| Name | Age | Level | Parent | Rank | Team | Pos | H | AB | TB | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | Avg | SLG |
| Jared Walker | 22 | A-Adv | LAD | NA | RC | 3B | 9 | 24 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.409 | 1.090 |
| Connor Wong | 22 | A-Adv | LAD | 16 | RC | C | 11 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.523 | 1.000 |
Hitters
A-Full Season
Jeffers was probably the top hitter in all of the minors this week, slugging a robust 1.115 for the Cedar Rapids Kernels. Jeffers was the Twins 2nd round pick out of UNC Wilmington in this year’s draft. He’s a big dude, listed at 6’4″, 228, and the Twins have pushed him up to full-season ball after posting a 1.121 OPS in 28 Appy league games to start his professional career. He’s slugging .603 across both levels.
| Name | Age | Level | Parent | Rank | Team | Pos | H | AB | TB | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | Avg | SLG |
| Ryan Jeffers | 21 | A-Full | MIN | NA | CR | C | 14 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.538 | 1.115 |
| Jose Caballero | 21 | A-Full | ARI | NA | KC | SS | 12 | 24 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.428 | 0.857 |
| Dylan Rosa | 22 | A-Full | DET | NA | WM | LF | 13 | 23 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.884 |
| Jack Suwinski | 20 | A-Full | SD | NA | FW | CF | 9 | 20 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.360 | 0.800 |
| Ryan Noda | 22 | A-Full | TOR | NA | LAN | 1B | 7 | 19 | 21 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.904 |
| Tyreque Reed | 21 | A-Full | TEX | NA | HIC | 1B | 9 | 19 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.375 | 0.791 |
Hitters
A-Short Season
Young Klay Thompson lookalike out of Santo Domingo, DR. Pujols brought his batting average up from .194 to .259 after a hot week for the Mahoning Valley Scrappers. He was the NYPL batter of the week this week as well.
| Name | Age | Level | Parent | Rank | Team | Pos | H | TB | AB | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | Avg | SLG |
| Henry Pujols | 19 | A-Short | CLE | NA | MV | 3B | 15 | 25 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.555 | 0.925 |
| Bobby Honeyman | 22 | A-Short | SEA | NA | EVE | SS | 17 | 24 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.515 | 0.727 |
| J.C. Escarra | 23 | A-Short | BAL | NA | ABD | 3B | 10 | 21 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.357 | 0.750 |
| Nick Rodriguez | 22 | A-Short | SEA | NA | EVE | SS | 14 | 21 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.750 |
| Jake Holmes | 20 | A-Short | PHI | NA | WIL | SS | 12 | 21 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.461 | 0.807 |
| Cal Raleigh | 21 | A-Short | SEA | 13 | EVE | C | 10 | 20 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.370 | 0.740 |
| Tyler Freeman | 19 | A-Short | CLE | 19 | MV | SS | 12 | 19 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.480 | 0.760 |
| William Gorman | 23 | A-Short | ARI | NA | HIL | OF | 9 | 19 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0.360 | 0.760 |
Hitters
Rookie
Welp, I might as well sink any chance that I once had at being able to draft Gorman in my dynasty league first-year player drafts this offseason. I was of the opinion that Gorman was the most advanced power bat in the 2018 draft. His OPS in 34 rookie league games this year is 1.115. He was born in this millennium.
| Name | Age | Level | Parent | Rank | Team | Pos | H | TB | AB | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | Avg | SLG |
| Mariel Bautista | 20 | Rookie | CIN | NA | BIL | CF | 16 | 26 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0.470 | 0.764 |
| Nolan Gorman | 18 | Rookie | STL | 3 | JC | 3B | 12 | 24 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.521 | 1.043 |
| Zachery Almond | 22 | Rookie | ARI | NA | MIS | C | 11 | 23 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.440 | 0.920 |
| Brandon Leyton | 19 | Rookie | ARI | NA | MIS | SS | 11 | 22 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.392 | 0.785 |
| Niko Decolati | 20 | Rookie | COL | NA | GJ | OF | 13 | 21 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.520 | 0.840 |
| Mark Vientos | 18 | Rookie | NYM | 10 | KNG | SS | 11 | 21 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.478 | 0.913 |
