Iowa hasn’t been to the playoffs since 2008. But that could change this season. Iowa finished the first half of the season with a 52-38 mark, tops in the Pacific Coast League’s American Northern Division. It owns a 10-game lead over the second place Omaha Storm Chasers.
Source: 5 storylines to follow the remainder of the Iowa Cubs season
Our analysis of this Iowa Cubs team here.
In the final part of this 2019 Minor Leagues series we’ll cover A+ ball which is one level below AA and a half level above A. Although it’s possible to go farther down into A and across the ocean into Japanese and Korean baseball it’s too cumbersome and most players end up in A+, AA, or AAA before playing in MLB anyway.
This model only calculates value on a per season basis. There is a lot more involved in player development than simple value but if a player can’t dominate a minor league he probably won’t make it in MLB.
This post will cover Cubs and White Sox A+ team. The White Sox have been sellers the last bunch of years so their players should be percolating up through their system.
The A+ class of players includes all 30 affiliates split into three leagues; Carolina, Florida, and California as described here.
| BAT | PITCH | Rs | Ra | W | L | UR | LR | TeamID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -39.8 | -58.6 | 293 | 381 | 27 | 52 | 12.6 | -2.0 | Myrtle_Beach_Pelicans_car_aplus_CHN |
The Cubs A+ affiliate, Myrtle Beach Pelicans, having a terrible season both in wins/losses and BAT/PITCH. This probably does not bode well for prospects. Let’s look at their top players.
| Rank | WAA | Name_TeamID | Pos | WinPct | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XXXXX | 0.97 | Ben_Hecht_CHN | PITCH | 0.625 | 24 | |
| XXXXX | 0.90 | Oscar_De_La_Cruz_CHN | PITCH | 0.770 | 24 | |
| XXXXX | 0.71 | Jesus_Camargo_CHN | PITCH | 0.573 | 23 | |
| XXXXX | 0.63 | Cam_Balego_CHN | BAT | 0.549 | 24 | |
| XXXXX | 0.55 | Ryan_Lawlor_CHN | PITCH | 0.686 | 25 | |
| XXXXX | 0.53 | Javier_Assad_CHN | PITCH | 0.535 | 21 | |
| XXXXX | 0.53 | Garrett_Kelly_CHN | PITCH | 0.633 | 24 | |
| XXXXX | 0.40 | Miguel_Amaya_CHN | BAT | 0.531 | 20 | |
| XXXXX | 0.27 | Enrique_De_Los_Rios_CHN | PITCH | NA | 24 | |
| XXXXX | 0.27 | Jeffrey_Passantino_CHN | PITCH | NA | 23 |
Nobody is ranked although there are a couple of high Win% listed. There are a lot of negative players on this team causing all the losses. There is no point in showing the bottom of this list.
| BAT | PITCH | Rs | Ra | W | L | UR | LR | TeamID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.2 | 13.2 | 358 | 326 | 42 | 34 | -4.4 | 5.0 | Winston-Salem_Dash_car_aplus_CHA |
The White Sox A+ affiliate, Winston-Salem Dash, having a pretty good season so far to go along with their very interesting name. What is a Dash BTW? Both White Sox and Cubs affiliates in the same Carolina A+ league.
| Rank | WAA | Name_TeamID | Pos | WinPct | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +016+ | 2.75 | Luis_Robert_CHA | BAT | 0.971 | 21 | |
| +087+ | 1.72 | JJ_Muno_CHA | BAT | 0.719 | 25 | |
| +101+ | 1.57 | Will_Kincanon_CHA | PITCH | 0.728 | 23 | |
| +128+ | 1.39 | Kyle_Kubat_CHA | PITCH | 0.784 | 26 | |
| XXXXX | 1.24 | Kade_McClure_CHA | PITCH | 0.688 | 23 | |
| XXXXX | 1.11 | Zach_Remillard_CHA | BAT | 0.571 | 25 | |
| XXXXX | 1.03 | Luis_Ledo_CHA | PITCH | 0.656 | 24 | |
| XXXXX | 0.97 | Codi_Heuer_CHA | PITCH | 0.614 | 22 | |
| XXXXX | 0.92 | Craig_Dedelow_CHA | BAT | 0.559 | 24 | |
| XXXXX | 0.88 | Blake_Battenfield_CHA | PITCH | 0.613 | 24 |
Not sure who any of these players are but Luis Robert is tearing up A+. His batting average is 0.453 right now. Players in A+ rarely get brought up to their MLB team unless maybe for September call ups. White Sox fans may see many of the above players next year or the year after that.
| Rank | WAA | Name_TeamID | Pos | WinPct | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 6.59 | Luis_Castro_COL | BAT | 0.878 | 23 | |
| +002+ | 4.35 | MacKenzie_Gore_SDN | PITCH | 0.771 | 20 | |
| +003+ | 3.86 | Devin_Mann_LAN | BAT | 0.730 | 22 | |
| +004+ | 3.78 | Jeter_Downs_LAN | BAT | 0.723 | 20 | |
| +005+ | 3.51 | Donovan_Casey_LAN | BAT | 0.711 | 23 | |
| +006+ | 3.42 | Sean_Bouchard_COL | BAT | 0.730 | 23 | |
| +007+ | 3.32 | Alex_Fagalde_SLN | PITCH | 0.707 | 25 | |
| +008+ | 3.28 | Aldrem_Corredor_WAS | BAT | 0.689 | 23 | |
| +009+ | 3.04 | Todd_Czinege_COL | BAT | 0.730 | 24 | |
| +010+ | 3.02 | Cody_Bolton_PIT | PITCH | 0.720 | 21 | |
| +011+ | 3.00 | Casey_Golden_COL | BAT | 0.734 | 24 | |
| +012+ | 2.92 | Tommy_Romero_TBA | PITCH | 0.694 | 21 | |
| +013+ | 2.88 | Miguel_Yajure_NYA | PITCH | 0.668 | 21 | |
| +014+ | 2.88 | Mario_Feliciano_MIL | BAT | 0.678 | 20 | |
| +015+ | 2.86 | Damon_Jones_PHI | PITCH | 0.721 | 24 | |
| +016+ | 2.75 | Luis_Robert_CHA | BAT | 0.971 | 21 | |
| +017+ | 2.71 | Josh_Green_ARI | PITCH | 0.682 | 23 | |
| +018+ | 2.71 | Seth_Beer_HOU | BAT | 0.842 | 22 | |
| +019+ | 2.67 | Joey_Murray_TOR | PITCH | 0.734 | 22 | |
| +020+ | 2.65 | Ryan_Dorow_TEX | BAT | 0.670 | 23 | |
| +021+ | 2.58 | Graham_Spraker_TOR | PITCH | 0.694 | 24 | |
| +022+ | 2.58 | Dylan_Busby_PIT | BAT | 0.674 | 23 | |
| +023+ | 2.56 | Edward_Cabrera_MIA | PITCH | 0.699 | 21 | |
| +024+ | 2.56 | Bryan_Mata_BOS | PITCH | 0.725 | 20 | |
| +025+ | 2.56 | Jake_Adams_HOU | BAT | 0.677 | 23 |
I don’t know any of these players and there are no Cubs in top 25 in this class of baseball. All the above players are very young looking at the age columns and all of them will probably be in AA next season or even this season.
That is all for minor leagues this season. An end of season minor league update might be made in the off season when there is nothing else to post about. Until then ….
This part will focus on the AA minor league. As always this model compiles data from all AA class players which include 30 MLB affiliates from Southern League, Texas League, and Eastern league as described here. All AA class players are thrown into one soup bowls and ranked together, batters and pitcher, exactly how it’s done for MLB and any other league.
Players can only be compared to players of the same class. This means stats from AAA league cannot be combined with stats from AA or A league or MLB league.
This model takes two minor league snapshots, one at halftime (now) and one after season is over for historical purposes. This report will cover the Cubs and White Sox because — just because ….
| BAT | PITCH | Rs | Ra | W | L | UR | LR | TeamID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.3 | -40.2 | 336 | 378 | 38 | 43 | -4.3 | -3.9 | Tennessee_Smokies_sl_aa_CHN |
This is an old form team status record showing the run differential used to calculate BAT and PITCH. It shows PITCH is very under water, BAT slightly above water, and slightly below Unearned Runs above average (UR).
| Rank | WAA | Name_TeamID | Pos | WinPct | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +032+ | 2.31 | Tyson_Miller_CHN | PITCH | 0.618 | 23 | |
| +054+ | 1.95 | Robel_Garcia_CHN | BAT | 0.907 | 26 | |
| +064+ | 1.89 | Craig_Brooks_CHN | PITCH | 0.790 | 26 | |
| +132+ | 1.26 | Wyatt_Short_CHN | PITCH | 0.665 | 24 | |
| XXXXX | 0.99 | Connor_Myers_CHN | BAT | 0.586 | 25 | |
| XXXXX | 0.84 | Roberto_Caro_CHN | BAT | 0.555 | 25 | |
| XXXXX | 0.84 | Vimael_Machin_CHN | BAT | 0.561 | 25 | |
| XXXXX | 0.69 | Jesse_Hodges_CHN | BAT | 0.599 | 25 | |
| XXXXX | 0.67 | P.J._Higgins_CHN | BAT | 0.546 | 26 | |
| XXXXX | 0.61 | Jared_Young_CHN | BAT | 0.540 | 23 |
WinPct and Age are necessary for minor league reports to show context to the WAA value. Players move around and sometimes there are players who spend most their career in minor leagues who never could make it in MLB. The Age column helps determine those players.
This model never sorts on rates unlike what occurs in much of Sabermetrics.. You can’t say a car traveling 65 mph traveled farther than the car traveling 55 mph because you’re missing an important component to the equation — time. Baseball stats are frequently used by sports announcers and others to deceive by cherry picking favorable time intervals using rates ( hello OPS/OPS+ ) to justify some narrative. But I digress …. The WinPct rate is included in these minor league tables for informational purposes only.
Can’t comment on any of these players except Robel Garcia who just got called up to the MLB Cubs and hit a couple of home runs already. His 0.907 rate is quite exceptional. He’ll show up on our radar the rest of the season and hopefully for a long time in the future.
| BAT | PITCH | Rs | Ra | W | L | UR | LR | TeamID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -13.7 | -31.0 | 314 | 367 | 35 | 46 | -2.3 | -5.9 | Birmingham_Barons_sl_aa_CHA |
White Sox’ AA team also having a bad year. Both BAT and PITCH under water. LR is lucky runs, runs scored without anyone receiving an RBI, like from a balk or wild pitch. They’re called lucky because it takes no skill from the team that benefits from such tomfoolery but those runs still count when determining who wins a game.
Unlike UR, there is absolutely nothing a team can do to improve Lucky Runs which is why they’re now left out of the MLB team status record. They’re included in the long form because it’s symmetrical with UR. LR is part of the BAT books, UR is part of the PITCH books. All books must balance in this data model; every run must be accounted for.
| Rank | WAA | Name_TeamID | Pos | WinPct | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +059+ | 1.93 | Gavin_Sheets_CHA | BAT | 0.619 | 23 | |
| +090+ | 1.57 | Luis_Robert_CHA | BAT | 0.633 | 21 | |
| +091+ | 1.55 | Kyle_Kubat_CHA | PITCH | 0.644 | 26 | |
| +106+ | 1.45 | Danny_Dopico_CHA | PITCH | 0.673 | 25 | |
| XXXXX | 1.05 | Hunter_Schryver_CHA | PITCH | 0.611 | 24 | |
| XXXXX | 0.86 | Matt_Foster_CHA | PITCH | NA | 24 | |
| XXXXX | 0.84 | Nick_Madrigal_CHA | BAT | 0.677 | 22 | |
| XXXXX | 0.69 | Bernardo_Flores_Jr._CHA | PITCH | 0.562 | 23 | |
| XXXXX | 0.59 | Tanner_Banks_CHA | PITCH | 0.540 | 27 | |
| XXXXX | 0.40 | Matt_Tomshaw_CHA | PITCH | 0.551 | 30 |
Can’t comment on any of these players because don’t know who they are. The rankings and WinPct are commentary enough. Notice that there are a lot of pitchers in Barons’ top ten which doesn’t jive with the very below average PITCH in their team status. BAT and PITCH are derived from run differential which is a seasonal stat. Minor league teams are in much more flux than MLB teams and the above shows top ten, not the complete set of players who played this season. High negative value comes off the books when a player leaves a team and new guys to a league start out at WAA=0.
| Rank | WAA | Name_TeamID | Pos | WinPct | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 3.97 | Ibandel_Isabel_CIN | BAT | 0.797 | 24 | |
| +002+ | 3.91 | Edward_Olivares_SDN | BAT | 0.732 | 23 | |
| +003+ | 3.84 | Mitch_Nay_CIN | BAT | 0.834 | 25 | |
| +004+ | 3.72 | Gabriel_Cancel_KCA | BAT | 0.747 | 22 | |
| +005+ | 3.67 | Anthony_Kay_NYN | PITCH | 0.749 | 24 | |
| +006+ | 3.34 | Jake_Fraley_SEA | BAT | 0.748 | 24 | |
| +007+ | 3.32 | Dylan_Carlson_SLN | BAT | 0.694 | 20 | |
| +008+ | 3.32 | Abraham_Toro_HOU | BAT | 0.698 | 22 | |
| +009+ | 3.17 | Cody_Thomas_LAN | BAT | 0.704 | 24 | |
| +010+ | 3.15 | Casey_Mize_DET | PITCH | 0.773 | 22 | |
| +011+ | 3.13 | Hunter_Owen_PIT | BAT | 0.726 | 25 | |
| +012+ | 3.11 | Tucker_Davidson_ATL | PITCH | 0.682 | 23 | |
| +013+ | 3.09 | Dairon_Blanco_OAK | BAT | 0.705 | 26 | |
| +014+ | 2.98 | Rico_Garcia_COL | PITCH | 0.697 | 25 | |
| +015+ | 2.96 | Griffin_Jax_MIN | PITCH | 0.706 | 24 | |
| +016+ | 2.86 | Trey_Supak_MIL | PITCH | 0.633 | 23 | |
| +017+ | 2.83 | Beau_Sulser_PIT | PITCH | 0.748 | 25 | |
| +018+ | 2.77 | Alex_Wells_BAL | PITCH | 0.667 | 22 | |
| +019+ | 2.73 | Cody_Poteet_MIA | PITCH | 0.646 | 24 | |
| +020+ | 2.69 | Sam_McWilliams_TBA | PITCH | 0.650 | 23 | |
| +021+ | 2.67 | Darick_Hall_PHI | BAT | 0.664 | 23 | |
| +022+ | 2.62 | Alexander_Guillen_COL | PITCH | 0.764 | 23 | |
| +023+ | 2.58 | Heath_Holder_COL | PITCH | 0.737 | 26 | |
| +024+ | 2.56 | Pedro_Vasquez_PIT | PITCH | 0.655 | 23 | |
| +025+ | 2.46 | Matt_Manning_DET | PITCH | 0.628 | 21 |
These are the top 25 in AA class baseball which encompasse Southern, Texas, and Eastern leagues. This model does not project prospect value. The above only shows the number of wins they brought their respective teams this season. The above top 25 dominated AA class baseball this season.
Note: In the off WordPress site it will be possible to click on any player above to see his entire career across all 4 leagues covered here; A+ , AA, AAA, and MLB.
All Star break now and there’s one more minor league, A+ , to cover. Simulation reboot still a work in progress. That will unfold second half of this season until the playoffs.
The Playoff Horse Race does not look that much different than Part 4 of that series so no need to publish another one of those for a couple of weeks. A baseball season is a marathon and most teams move either up, down, or sideways at a glacial pace.
That is all for not. Until then ….
Two snapshots of minors are taken, one halfway through the season and the second at the end of season which is around September sometime. This three part series will cover AAA , AA, and A+ minor leagues. AAA is the highest where many players get moved up and down from MLB. AA is next and A+ last. Japanese and other leagues are not covered for simplicity reasons as most MLB players will at some point end up in one of the three league covered here.
The first part to this series will cover AAA. Both Cubs and White Sox teams will be shown as well as the top 25 players ranked according to this data model.
| BAT | PITCH | Rs | Ra | W | L | UR | LR | TeamID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -24.3 | 84.7 | 430 | 374 | 48 | 36 | -2.0 | -2.3 | Iowa_Cubs_pcl_aaa_CHN |
This is the old form team status table showing runs scored (Rs) , Runs Scored Against (Ra) and LR (Lucky Runs). Lucky runs are those scored where no one got an RBI. They are irrelevant but included for symmetry with UR (Unearned Runs above average) which is relevant.
The above shows Iowa has had pretty good pitching so far this season but batting suffered. They also have a winning record with a team WAA of 48-36= +8. Let’s drill down to their top players.
| Rank | WAA | Name_TeamID | Pos | WinPct | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +014+ | 3.88 | Colin_Rea_CHN | PITCH | 0.698 | 28 | |
| +109+ | 1.95 | Rowan_Wick_CHN | PITCH | 0.810 | 26 | |
| +145+ | 1.62 | Jim_Adduci_CHN | BAT | 0.635 | 34 | |
| +153+ | 1.57 | Matt_Carasiti_CHN | PITCH | 0.762 | 27 | |
| +154+ | 1.55 | Adbert_Alzolay_CHN | PITCH | 0.718 | 24 | |
| +164+ | 1.51 | Dakota_Mekkes_CHN | PITCH | 0.727 | 24 | |
| +185+ | 1.41 | Tim_Collins_CHN | PITCH | 0.813 | 29 | |
| +195+ | 1.36 | Randy_Rosario_CHN | PITCH | 0.806 | 25 | |
| XXXXX | 1.28 | Robel_Garcia_CHN | BAT | 0.625 | 26 | |
| XXXXX | 0.84 | Addison_Russell_CHN | BAT | 0.788 | 25 | |
| XXXXX | 0.82 | Alec_Mills_CHN | PITCH | 0.551 | 27 |
Nine out of these guys are ranked in top 200 of AAA which includes all 30 MLB franchise affiliates in both PCL and International leagues. This model treats the entire class of AAA equally like it treats both AL and NL in MLB equally.
Minor league ranks are not that important since players frequently move from league to league throughout the season. Minor league records displayed here include a WinPct calculated from WAA and PA or IP as described in this post. A WinPct greater than 0.500 is above average, above 0.600 good, and above 0.700 very good.
Age is also important for minor league players. At age 36, Jim Adduci has been a professional minor leaguer but his bat has been instrumental to the Iowa Cubs’ winning record this year.
Colin Rea started in 2013 and didn’t play well during his MLB career. Good numbers in minors don’t necessarily translate into good numbers in MLB. This model merely shows the past and what these players did this season. Alzolay for example came up to the MLB Cubs and got shelled. The above shows he dominated AAA but MLB is so much more difficult.
Note that the 0.788 WinPct for Addison Russell showed he dominated his time in AAA before coming up to the MLB team.
There is a lot more that goes into scouting players which is outside the scope of this data model. Let’s continue on to the White Sox.
| BAT | PITCH | Rs | Ra | W | L | UR | LR | TeamID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.2 | -13.2 | 471 | 464 | 46 | 37 | 6.0 | 0.2 | Charlotte_Knights_int_aaa_CHA |
The Knights have a winning record ( +9 ) and decent UR. BAT slightly above water and the opposite for PITCH. Based on Pythagorean Expectation they should be around even steven for the year so they must be doing something right to exceed that.
| Rank | WAA | Name_TeamID | Pos | WinPct | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +144+ | 1.64 | Dylan_Covey_CHA | PITCH | 0.864 | 27 | |
| +148+ | 1.60 | Daniel_Palka_CHA | BAT | 0.616 | 27 | |
| +173+ | 1.47 | Matt_Skole_CHA | BAT | 0.595 | 29 | |
| +175+ | 1.47 | Zack_Collins_CHA | BAT | 0.637 | 24 | |
| +176+ | 1.47 | Odrisamer_Despaigne_CHA | PITCH | 0.848 | 32 | |
| +199+ | 1.34 | Jimmy_Cordero_CHA | PITCH | 0.975 | 27 | |
| XXXXX | 1.32 | Seby_Zavala_CHA | BAT | 0.639 | 25 | |
| XXXXX | 1.26 | Ross_Detwiler_CHA | PITCH | 0.632 | 33 | |
| XXXXX | 1.22 | Connor_Walsh_CHA | PITCH | 0.750 | 26 | |
| XXXXX | 1.22 | Evan_Marshall_CHA | PITCH | NA | 29 | |
| XXXXX | 1.20 | Dylan_Cease_CHA | PITCH | 0.579 | 23 |
Dylan Cease just had his MLB debut and Evan Marshall is also on the MLB team now. Don’t follow the White Sox so don’t know any other player above.
| Rank | WAA | Name_TeamID | Pos | WinPct | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +001+ | 7.22 | Zac_Gallen_MIA | PITCH | 0.856 | 23 | |
| +002+ | 6.93 | Kevin_Cron_ARI | BAT | 0.940 | 26 | |
| +003+ | 5.71 | Ty_France_SDN | BAT | 0,945 | 24 | |
| +004+ | 5.50 | Yordan_Alvarez_HOU | BAT | 0.917 | 22 | |
| +005+ | 4.51 | Elieser_Hernandez_MIA | PITCH | 0.923 | 24 | |
| +006+ | 4.45 | Hector_Noesi_MIA | PITCH | 0.704 | 32 | |
| +007+ | 4.16 | Seth_Brown_OAK | BAT | 0.768 | 26 | |
| +008+ | 4.03 | Wyatt_Mathisen_ARI | BAT | 0.765 | 25 | |
| +009+ | 4.03 | Trevor_Kelley_BOS | PITCH | 0.981 | 25 | |
| +010+ | 3.99 | Mitch_Keller_PIT | PITCH | 0.755 | 23 | |
| +011+ | 3.99 | Cole_Irvin_PHI | PITCH | 0.813 | 25 | |
| +012+ | 3.95 | Jake_Woodford_SLN | PITCH | 0.690 | 22 | |
| +013+ | 3.91 | Aaron_Wilkerson_MIL | PITCH | 0.850 | 30 | |
| +014+ | 3.88 | Colin_Rea_CHN | PITCH | 0.698 | 28 | |
| +015+ | 3.84 | Jarrett_Parker_ANA | BAT | 0.764 | 30 | |
| +016+ | 3.72 | Jose_Rojas_ANA | BAT | 0.720 | 26 | |
| +017+ | 3.67 | Sam_Hilliard_COL | BAT | 0.700 | 25 | |
| +018+ | 3.63 | Sheldon_Neuse_OAK | BAT | 0.707 | 24 | |
| +019+ | 3.61 | Carter_Kieboom_WAS | BAT | 0.743 | 21 | |
| +020+ | 3.57 | Burch_Smith_MIL | PITCH | 0.760 | 29 | |
| +021+ | 3.57 | Roberto_Ramos_COL | BAT | 0.732 | 24 | |
| +022+ | 3.57 | Jose_Pirela_SDN | BAT | 0.892 | 29 | |
| +023+ | 3.53 | Kyle_Tucker_HOU | BAT | 0.704 | 22 | |
| +024+ | 3.46 | Skye_Bolt_OAK | BAT | 0.802 | 25 | |
| +025+ | 3.30 | Andres_Machado_KCA | PITCH | 0.807 | 26 |
I don’t know any of these players so can’t comment. The numbers speak for themselves. There are some extremely high WinPct here and as always, just because a player dominates AAA does not mean they can even make in MLB. Even Javier Baez struggled his first couple of MLB seasons.
That is all for AAA league. AA is next and then Aplus and then … All Star break. Until then ….
The days have been flying by and I haven’t been keeping up with this so let’s do another look at new guys. The below is just a table dump which I had to do manually looking at box scores finding names I don’t recognize on CHN. Some players are missing from below due to not playing in A+ , AA, or AAA which is normal. I only took a snapshot of last 2 days so missed a bunch of games. In part 3 CHA players were shown because the Cubs played them. All players below belong to the Cubbies.
Not much commentary because I do not know any of these players other than the numbers spit out by this data model.
| Year | Rank | WAA | Name_TeamID | Pos | WinPct | League | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | XXXXX | -0.46 | Rowan_Wick_SDN | PITCH | XXX | mlb | ||
| 2018 | XXXXX | 0.92 | Rowan_Wick_SDN | PITCH | 0.707 | aaa | 25 | |
| 2018 | XXXXX | 0.61 | Rowan_Wick_SDN | PITCH | 0.588 | aa | 25 | |
| 2017 | XXXXX | -0.42 | Rowan_Wick_SLN | PITCH | 0.387 | aaa | 24 | |
| 2017 | XXXXX | 0.88 | Rowan_Wick_SLN | PITCH | 0.682 | aa | 24 | |
| 2016 | XXXXX | -0.17 | Rowan_Wick_SLN | PITCH | 0.461 | aa | 23 | |
| 2016 | +196+ | 1.64 | Rowan_Wick_SLN | PITCH | 0.799 | aplus | 23 |
| Year | Rank | WAA | Name_TeamID | Pos | WinPct | League | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | XXXXX | -0.15 | George_Kontos_TOT | PITCH | XXX | mlb | ||
| 2018 | XXXXX | -0.38 | George_Kontos_PIT | PITCH | XXX | mlb | ||
| 2018 | XXXXX | 0.08 | George_Kontos_CLE | PITCH | XXX | mlb | ||
| 2018 | XXXXX | 1.16 | George_Kontos_CLE | PITCH | 0.826 | aaa | 33 | |
| 2017 | XXXXX | 1.49 | George_Kontos_TOT | PITCH | XXX | mlb | ||
| 2017 | XXXXX | 0.59 | George_Kontos_SFN | PITCH | XXX | mlb | ||
| 2017 | XXXXX | 0.86 | George_Kontos_PIT | PITCH | XXX | mlb | ||
| 2016 | +168+ | 1.99 | George_Kontos_SFN | PITCH | XXX | mlb | ||
| 2015 | +086+ | 2.79 | George_Kontos_SFN | PITCH | XXX | mlb | ||
| 2014 | XXXXX | 0.73 | George_Kontos_SFN | PITCH | XXX | mlb | ||
| 2014 | +103+ | 2.48 | George_Kontos_SFN | PITCH | 0.734 | aaa | 29 | |
| 2013 | XXXXX | -0.65 | George_Kontos_SFN | PITCH | XXX | mlb | ||
| 2013 | XXXXX | -0.04 | George_Kontos_SFN | PITCH | 0.492 | aaa | 28 | |
| 2012 | XXXXX | 1.55 | George_Kontos_SFN | PITCH | XXX | mlb | ||
| 2012 | +190+ | 1.87 | George_Kontos_SFN | PITCH | 0.765 | aaa | 27 | |
| 2011 | XXXXX | 0.13 | George_Kontos_NYA | PITCH | XXX | mlb | ||
| 2011 | +040+ | 4.39 | George_Kontos_NYA | PITCH | 0.721 | aaa | 26 | |
| 2010 | XXXXX | 0.50 | George_Kontos_NYA | PITCH | 0.570 | aa | 25 | |
| 2010 | XXXXX | 0.38 | George_Kontos_NYA | PITCH | 0.666 | aplus | 25 | |
| 2009 | XXXXX | 1.26 | George_Kontos_NYA | PITCH | 0.611 | aaa | 24 | |
| 2009 | XXXXX | 0.63 | George_Kontos_NYA | PITCH | 0.640 | aa | 24 | |
| 2008 | XXXXX | 1.91 | George_Kontos_NYA | PITCH | 0.557 | aa | 23 |
| Year | Rank | WAA | Name_TeamID | Pos | WinPct | League | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | XXXXX | -0.94 | Alberto_Baldonado_CHN | PITCH | 0.425 | aaa | 25 | |
| 2017 | -100- | -2.35 | Alberto_Baldonado_NYN | PITCH | 0.256 | aaa | 24 | |
| 2017 | +172+ | 1.55 | Alberto_Baldonado_NYN | PITCH | 0.918 | aa | 24 | |
| 2016 | XXXXX | -1.24 | Alberto_Baldonado_NYN | PITCH | 0.362 | aa | 23 | |
| 2016 | XXXXX | 1.43 | Alberto_Baldonado_NYN | PITCH | 0.833 | aplus | 23 |
| Year | Rank | WAA | Name_TeamID | Pos | WinPct | League | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +010+ | 5.25 | Zach_Borenstein_NYN | BAT | 0.693 | aaa | 27 | |
| 2017 | +003+ | 7.56 | Zach_Borenstein_ARI | BAT | 0.835 | aaa | 26 | |
| 2016 | +068+ | 2.81 | Zach_Borenstein_ARI | BAT | 0.637 | aaa | 25 | |
| 2015 | XXXXX | -0.59 | Zach_Borenstein_ARI | BAT | 0.286 | aaa | 24 | |
| 2015 | +044+ | 3.23 | Zach_Borenstein_ARI | BAT | 0.690 | aa | 24 | |
| 2014 | XXXXX | 0.46 | Zach_Borenstein_ANA | BAT | 0.572 | aaa | 23 | |
| 2014 | XXXXX | 0.88 | Zach_Borenstein_ARI | BAT | 0.709 | aaa | 23 | |
| 2014 | XXXXX | 0.42 | Zach_Borenstein_ANA | BAT | 0.539 | aa | 23 | |
| 2014 | XXXXX | 0.44 | Zach_Borenstein_ARI | BAT | 0.583 | aa | 23 | |
| 2013 | +003+ | 6.97 | Zach_Borenstein_ANA | BAT | 0.788 | aplus | 22 |
Not sure how Theo and Jed acquired this guy from the Mets. He hit very well in AAA the last two years. That doesn’t mean he can hit in MLB though but it’s a good sign.
| Year | Rank | WAA | Name_TeamID | Pos | WinPct | League | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | XXXXX | -1.09 | Vimael_Machin_CHN | BAT | 0.429 | aa | 24 | |
| 2018 | XXXXX | 0.13 | Vimael_Machin_CHN | BAT | 0.518 | aplus | 24 | |
| 2017 | XXXXX | 0.10 | Vimael_Machin_CHN | BAT | 0.515 | aplus | 23 | |
| 2016 | XXXXX | 0.25 | Vimael_Machin_CHN | BAT | NA | aaa | 22 |
| Year | Rank | WAA | Name_TeamID | Pos | WinPct | League | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -163- | -1.68 | Roberto_Caro_CHN | BAT | 0.307 | aplus | 24 | |
| 2017 | XXXXX | -0.76 | Roberto_Caro_CHN | BAT | 0.144 | aa | 23 | |
| 2017 | XXXXX | 0.04 | Roberto_Caro_CHN | BAT | 0.509 | aplus | 23 | |
| 2015 | XXXXX | -0.02 | Roberto_Caro_CHN | BAT | NA | aaa | 21 |
| Year | Rank | WAA | Name_TeamID | Pos | WinPct | League | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -131- | -1.93 | Aramis_Ademan_CHN | BAT | 0.418 | aplus | 19 |
| Year | Rank | WAA | Name_TeamID | Pos | WinPct | League | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | XXXXX | -1.05 | Connor_Myers_CHN | BAT | 0.359 | aa | 24 | |
| 2018 | XXXXX | -1.28 | Connor_Myers_CHN | BAT | 0.409 | aplus | 24 | |
| 2017 | -128- | -1.89 | Connor_Myers_CHN | BAT | 0.378 | aplus | 23 |
| Year | Rank | WAA | Name_TeamID | Pos | WinPct | League | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | XXXXX | -0.08 | Christian_Donahue_CHN | BAT | NA | aaa | 23 | |
| 2018 | XXXXX | 0.23 | Christian_Donahue_CHN | BAT | 0.596 | aplus | 23 |
| Year | Rank | WAA | Name_TeamID | Pos | WinPct | League | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | XXXXX | -0.13 | Cristhian_Adames_MIA | BAT | 0.494 | aaa | 26 | |
| 2017 | XXXXX | -0.25 | Cristhian_Adames_COL | BAT | XXX | mlb | ||
| 2017 | XXXXX | 1.45 | Cristhian_Adames_COL | BAT | 0.577 | aaa | 25 | |
| 2016 | -174- | -1.70 | Cristhian_Adames_COL | SS-2B-3B | XXX | mlb | ||
| 2015 | XXXXX | -0.61 | Cristhian_Adames_COL | SS | XXX | mlb | ||
| 2015 | XXXXX | -0.13 | Cristhian_Adames_COL | BAT | 0.495 | aaa | 23 | |
| 2014 | XXXXX | -0.23 | Cristhian_Adames_COL | BAT | XXX | mlb | ||
| 2014 | XXXXX | -0.65 | Cristhian_Adames_COL | BAT | 0.423 | aaa | 22 | |
| 2014 | XXXXX | -0.57 | Cristhian_Adames_COL | BAT | 0.471 | aa | 22 | |
| 2013 | -140- | -1.87 | Cristhian_Adames_COL | BAT | 0.419 | aa | 21 | |
| 2012 | XXXXX | 0.61 | Cristhian_Adames_COL | BAT | 0.524 | aplus | 20 |
| Year | Rank | WAA | Name_TeamID | Pos | WinPct | League | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | XXXXX | -0.08 | Matt_Carasiti_CHN | PITCH | 0.481 | aaa | 25 | |
| 2017 | XXXXX | 1.39 | Matt_Carasiti_COL | PITCH | 0.706 | aaa | 25 | |
| 2016 | -155- | -1.81 | Matt_Carasiti_COL | PITCH | XXX | mlb | ||
| 2016 | XXXXX | 1.36 | Matt_Carasiti_COL | PITCH | 0.657 | aa | 24 | |
| 2015 | XXXXX | 0.71 | Matt_Carasiti_COL | PITCH | 0.556 | aplus | 23 |
| Year | Rank | WAA | Name_TeamID | Pos | WinPct | League | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | XXXXX | 0.00 | Jordan_Minch_CHN | PITCH | 0.500 | aa | 24 | |
| 2018 | XXXXX | 0.19 | Jordan_Minch_CHN | PITCH | 0.535 | aplus | 24 | |
| 2017 | -173- | -1.57 | Jordan_Minch_CHN | PITCH | 0.277 | aplus | 23 | |
| 2016 | XXXXX | 0.84 | Jordan_Minch_CHN | PITCH | 0.610 | aplus | 22 |
| Year | Rank | WAA | Name_TeamID | Pos | WinPct | League | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | XXXXX | 0.82 | Mike_Zagurski_MIL | PITCH | 0.592 | aaa | 35 | |
| 2017 | XXXXX | -0.19 | Mike_Zagurski_DET | PITCH | 0.420 | aaa | 34 | |
| 2017 | XXXXX | 0.67 | Mike_Zagurski_DET | PITCH | 0.681 | aa | 34 | |
| 2014 | XXXXX | 0.61 | Mike_Zagurski_CLE | PITCH | 0.668 | aaa | 31 | |
| 2014 | +086+ | 2.65 | Mike_Zagurski_TOR | PITCH | 0.769 | aaa | 31 | |
| 2013 | -127- | -1.95 | Mike_Zagurski_TOT | PITCH | XXX | mlb | ||
| 2013 | -127- | -1.57 | Mike_Zagurski_PIT | PITCH | XXX | mlb | ||
| 2013 | XXXXX | 0.69 | Mike_Zagurski_NYA | PITCH | 0.618 | aaa | 30 | |
| 2013 | XXXXX | 0.92 | Mike_Zagurski_PIT | PITCH | 0.697 | aaa | 30 | |
| 2012 | XXXXX | -1.30 | Mike_Zagurski_ARI | PITCH | XXX | mlb | ||
| 2011 | XXXXX | -0.13 | Mike_Zagurski_PHI | PITCH | XXX | mlb | ||
| 2011 | +133+ | 2.54 | Mike_Zagurski_PHI | PITCH | 0.710 | aaa | 28 | |
| 2010 | XXXXX | -1.03 | Mike_Zagurski_PHI | PITCH | XXX | mlb | ||
| 2010 | XXXXX | 1.45 | Mike_Zagurski_PHI | PITCH | 0.625 | aaa | 27 | |
| 2009 | XXXXX | 0.42 | Mike_Zagurski_PHI | PITCH | 0.536 | aa | 26 |
OK. Enough of that for awhile. Still 3 more weeks of spring training so there might be a part 5 or more. Getting close to finishing the code to do seasonal simulations which will make for some interesting posts during the dead time in April when there isn’t enough data to compile player rankings. Until then ….