Rays Minor League Roundup: Week 19

This was the 19th week of full minor league play (stats are entering play on Tuesday, August 18th).

According to FanGraphs (which factors in age and proximity to the big leagues), prospect Theo Gillen tops the system and might just find himself in the running for Minor League Player of the Year.

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Meanwhile, Aidan Cremarosa remains the top hurler in the system despite spending the past several weeks on the Injured List; he was recently activated. Thus far in his first professional season, Cremarosa has a 2.75 ERA | 2.62 FIP with a 32.7 K% & 4.4 BB% over 59 IP in Single-A

RUMBLINGS

• Theo Gillen left a game early last weekend after being hit in the left leg by a pitch. Gillen stayed on his feet but was clearly in a lot of pain. He would walk off the field under his own power but with a noticeable limp.

• Grady Emerson has been assigned to Single-A Charleston and will make his professional debut. The #2 overall draft pick has been excelling in the Bridge League.

• Blake Morgan has been promoted to High-A after a solid run with Single-A to begin his pro career. The 2025 19th rounder had a 3.47 ERA | 3.97 FIP with a 26.1 K% & 5.7 BB% over 62 1/3 IP prior to his promotion.

• Xavier Isaac made Baseball America’s Hot Sheet

  • “No one should ever doubt Isaac’s power. He can go on runs where everything he hits seems to have a chance to clear the fence. This month is the third time he’s hit six homers in a month. But unlike the other two times, he’s doing it this time without the strikeouts that have usually come with the power. Isaac has a 15% strikeout rate this month. That’s way down from the 29.7% K-rate he had coming into this month. Isaac has shown signs of being a hitter and not just a slugger in the past. If this improvement is sustainable, watch out.“

TEAM LEADERS

• Must currently be assigned to that team

• Baseball America’s top ten prospects are featured below each team they’re currently assigned to.

• (minimum of 200 TBF & PA)

Top 10 Prospects

• None currently on active roster

Durham Bulls

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .264, Blake Sabol
OBP: .335, Blake Sabol
SLG: .425, Blake Sabol
HR: 11, Carson Williams, Blake Sabol, & Logan Davidson
wRC+: 95, Blake Sabol
SB: 31, Homer Bush Jr

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 2.37, Evan Reifert
FIP: 3.50, Ty Johnson
K%: 34.4% Ty Johnson
BB%: 4.2%, Mason Englert
WHIP: 0.99, Ty Johnson
AVG: .173, Ty Johnson
WHIFF%: 16.0%, Ty Johnson

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Top 10 Prospects

• #3 Brody Hopkins

  • AAA: 5.34 ERA | 5.09 FIP | 26.9 K% | 21.6 BB% | .202 AVG | 12.0 WHIFF% | 86 IP

Montgomery Biscuits

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .309, Austin Overn
OBP: .412, Xavier Isaac
SLG: .565, Austin Overn
HR: 23, Will Simpson & Xavier Isaac
wRC+: 151, Austin Overn
SB: 48, Austin Overn

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 4.29, Chris Clark
FIP: 4.62, Chris Clark
K%: 26.0%, Jackson Baumeister
BB%:  3.2%, Santiago Suarez
WHIP 1.18, Santiago Suarez & Chris Clark
AVG: .225, Jackson Baumeister
WHIFF%: 14.2%, Jackson Baumeister

Top 10 Prospects

• #1 Theo Gillen

  • AA: .290/.395/.552 | 20.8 K% | 13.9 BB% | 9 HR | 11 SB | 147 wRC+ | 173 PA

  • A+: .342/.449/.589 | 23.8 K% | 14.3 BB% | 12 HR | 28 SB | 165 wRC+ | 265 PA

    • 6/23: Promoted to Double-A

• #5 Caden Bodine

  • AA: .298/.385/.405 | 5.8 K% | 11.5 BB% | 3 HR | 3 SB | 115 wRC+ | 156 PA

  • A+: .341/.411/.477 | 6.6 K% | 7.3 BB% | 4 HR | 3 SB | 132 wRC+ | 151 PA

  • A: .379/.433/.614 | 3.9 K% | 9.2 BB% | 5 HR | 1 SB | 175 wRC+ | 152 PA

    • 6/30: Promoted to Double-A

• #10 Santiago Suarez

  • AA: 4.89 ERA | 5.13 FIP | 19.5 K% | 3.2 BB% | .262 AVG | 11.1 WHIFF% | 103 IP

Bowling Green Hot Rods

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .286, Ryan McCoy
OBP: .431, Ryan McCoy
SLG: .564, Ryan McCoy
HR: 20, Nathan Flewelling
wRC+: 154, Ryan McCoy
SB: 45, Tony Santa Maria

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Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 3.88, Noah Beal
FIP: 3.99, Noah Beal
K%: 27.0%, Trevor Harrison
BB%: 5.3%, Dominic Niman
WHIP: 1.26, Dominic Niman
AVG: .233, Noah Beal
WHIFF%: 18.0%, Noah Beal

Top 10 Prospects

• #4 Nathan Flewelling

  • A+: .239/.366/.451 | 27.0 K% | 15.2 BB% | 20 HR | 8 SB | 112 wRC+ | 448 PA

• #9 Anderson Brito

  • A+: 3.34 ERA | 4.50 FIP | 28.8 K% | 14.4 BB% | .240 AVG | 13.4 WHIFF% | 32.1 IP

    • 5/23: Placed on 7-day Injured List

Charleston River Dogs

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .330, Brady Marget
OBP: .429, Brady Marget
SLG: .473, Brady Marget
HR: 9, Cooper Flemming
wRC+: 146, Brady Marget
SB: 33, Alberth Palma

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 2.67, Jacob Kuhn
FIP: 2.62, Aidan Cremarosa
K%: 32.7%, Aidan Cremarosa
BB%: 4.4%, Aidan Cremarosa
WHIP: 0.80, Aidan Cremarosa
AVG: .173, Aidan Cremarosa
WHIFF%: 16.5%, Aidan Cremarosa

Top 10 Prospects

• #6 Cooper Flemming

  • A: .301/.388/.444 | 17.1 K% | 10.7 BB% | 9 HR | 14 SB | 128 wRC+ | 450 PA

• #7 Taitn Gray

  • A: .275/.372/.425 | 23.4 K% | 12.9 BB% | 6 HR | 8 SB | 118 wRC+ | 248 PA

  • CPX: .333/.400/.611 | 20.0 K% | 5.0 BB% | 1 HR | 0 SB | 140 wRC+ | 20 PA

    • 6/1: Placed on the 7-day IL

    • 7/14: Began rehab assignment

    • 7/28: Activated from the IL

• #9 Daniel Pierce

  • A: .252/.336/.390 | 28.6 K% | 7.9 BB% | 4 HR | 6 SB | 101 wRC+ | 140 PA

    • 4/22: Placed on the 7-day IL

    • 5/2: Activated from the IL

    • Hasn’t played since May 30th. Underwent shoulder surgery. Likely out for the year