Tampa Bay Rays Minor League Roundup: Week 23

This week’s minor league roundup will only feature the numbers accumulated prior to the start of play on Monday.

This was the 23rd week of minor league play.

According to FanGraphs (which factors in age and proximity to the big leagues), newcomer Jadher Areinamo remains the top hitter in the Rays system; the Rays acquired the 21-year old infielder from Milwaukee for Danny Jansen in late July.

Meanwhile, Ty Johnson continues to be the team’s top minor league pitcher. The 23-year old came to the Rays

as part of the return for Isaac Paredes and is having a fantastic season in Double-A.

RUMBLINGS

The Rays allowed the Braves to take Ha-Seong Kim from them on the waiver wire, paving the way for Carson Williams to fully become the team’s starting shortstop.
Aidan Smith has been scorching over the past two weeks; since August 15th, he is hitting .383/.431/.617 (201 wRC+ over 63 PA).
Nathan Flewelling, the Rays 3rd round pick in 2024, is quietly putting together a solid debut season and has been performing better as the season progresses. During August, the 18-year old hit .299/.471/.481.
- April: 77 wRC+
- May: 89 wRC+
- June: 151 wRC+
- July: 100 wRC+
- August: 179 wRC+

TEAM LEADERS

Must currently be assigned to that team
Baseball America’s top twenty prospects are featured below each team they’re currently assigned to.
(minimum of 200 PA for hitters and 200 TBF for pitchers)

Tampa Bay Rays

Top 20 Prospects

#1 Carson Williams
- MLB: .250/.300/.429 | 36.7 K% | 6.7 BB% | 1 HR | 1 SB | 99 wRC+ | 30 PA | 0.2 fWAR
- AAA: .213/.318/.447 | 34.1 K% | 12.4 BB% | 23 HR | 22 SB | 97 wRC+ | 451 PA
  - Made big league debut on 8/22
#11 Ian Seymour
- MLB: 2.97 ERA | 2.77 FIP | 31.1 K% | 7.4 BB% | .194 AVG | 14.1 WHIFF% | 33 1/3 IP
- AAA: 2.62 ERA | 3.45 FIP | 29.2 K% | 5.6 BB% | .236 AVG | 14.9 WHIFF% | 86 IP
  - Made big league debut on 6/9
  - Optioned to Triple-A on 6/10
  - Promoted to the MLB on 7/8

Durham Bulls

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .268, Tristan Peters
OBP: .389, Tre’ Morgan
SLG: .423, Tristan Peters
HR: 17, Tanner Murray
wRC+: 107, Tristan Peters & Tre’ Morgan
SB: 11, Tristan Peters

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 1.73, Joe Boyle
FIP: 3.34, Joe Boyle
K%: 33.2%, Joe Boyle
BB%: 7.5%, Logan Workman
WHIP: 0.99, Joe Boyle
AVG: .157, Joe Boyle
WHIFF%: 17.7%, Joe Boyle

Top 20 Prospects

#8 Yoniel Curet
- AAA: 3.74 ERA | 4.29 FIP | 22.9 K% | 14.6 BB% | .263 AVG | 8.9 WHIFF% | 21 2/3 IP
- AA: 1.45 ERA | 2.43 FIP | 26.0 K% | 6.8 BB% | .185 AVG | 12.4 WHIFF% | 18 2/3 IP
- CPX: 0.00 ERA | 2.26 FIP | 38.1 K% | 0.0 BB% | .111 AVG | 16.5 WHIFF% | 5 1/3 IP
  - Began rehab assignment on 6/17
  - Assigned to Double-A on 7/3
  - Promoted to Triple-A on 8/6
#12 Tre’ Morgan
- AAA: .259/.389/.370 | 20.5 K% | 16.3 BB% | 6 HR | 8 SB | 107 wRC+ | 332 PA
  - On Injured List from 5/29 thru 6/17
#15 Dominic Keegan
- AAA: .236/.308/.401 | 29.1 K% | 8.9 BB% | 7 HR | 0 SB | 84 wRC+ | 237 PA
- CPX: .292/.469/.625 | 18.8 K% | 25.0 BB% | 2 HR | 0 SB | 183 wRC+ | 32 PA
  - Activated from IL on 5/26

Montgomery Biscuits

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .300, Hunter Bush Jr
OBP: .411, Tatem Levins
SLG: .394, Cooper Kinney
HR: 13, Cooper Kinney
wRC+: 146, Taten Levins
SB: 54, Homer Bush Jr

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 2.66, Ty Johnson
FIP: 2.51, Ty Johnson
K%: 33.2%, Ty Johnson
BB%: 7.5%, Ty Cummings
WHIP: 0.97, Ty Johnson
AVG: .176, Ty Johnson
WHIFF%: 17.2%, Ty Johnson

Top 20 Prospects

#3 Xavier Isaac:
- AA: .201/.366/.446 | 29.7 K% | 19.4 BB% | 9 HR | 1 SB | 145 wRC+ | 175 PA
  - Placed on the Injured List on 7/5
#5 Brody Hopkins
- AA: 2.80 ERA | 3.36 FIP | 28.8 K% | 12.2 BB% | .208 AVG | 12.1 WHIFF% | 106 IP
#6 T.J. Nichols
- AA: 1.44 ERA | 2.21 FIP | 28.9 K% | 5.6 BB% | .212 AVG | 12.0 WHIFF% | 25 IP
- A+: 3.63 ERA | 4.55 FIP | 30.4 K% | 5.4 BB% | .231 AVG | 14.2 WHIFF% | 96 ²⁄₃ IP
  - Promoted to Double-A on 8/7
#10 Colton Ledbetter
- AA: .264/.342/.380 | 24.2 K% | 9.9 BB% | 6 HR | 34 SB | 114 wRC+ | 487 PA
#16 Jadher Areinamo
- AA: .242/.304/.354 | 11.5 K% | 7.1 BB% | 2 HR | 5 SB | 94 wRC+ | 113 PA
- A+: .297/.355/.463 | 11.6 K% | 8.2 BB% | 11 HR | 15 SB | 125 wRC+ | 415
  - Acquired from the Brewers on 7/28 and assigned to Double-A
#19 Brayden Taylor
- AA: .171/.280/.282 | 27.2 K% | 13.1 BB% | 7 HR | 15 SB | 72 wRC+ | 390 PA
#20 Ty Johnson
- AA: 2.66 ERA | 2.51 FIP | 33.2 K% | 9.1 BB% | .176 AVG | 17.2 WHIFF% | 101¹⁄₃

Bowling Green Hot Rods

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .266, Emilien Pitre
OBP: .366, Bryan Broecker
SLG: .431, Ryan Spikes
HR: 15, Mac Horvath
wRC+: 119, Emilien Pitre
SB: 47, Adrian Santana

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 2.73, Drew Dowd
FIP: 2.60, Drew Dowd
K%: 32.5%, Drew Dowd
BB%: 2.7%, Marcus Johnson
WHIP: 0.91, Hayden Snelsire
AVG: .193, Hayden Snelsire
WHIFF%: 15.3%, Hayden Snelsire

Top 20 Prospects

#4 Santiago Suarez
- A+: 3.03 ERA | 2.85 FIP | 26.8 K% | 4.0 BB% | .225 AVG | 14.7 WHIFF% | 35²⁄₃ IP
  - Activated from Injured List on 8/17
  - Placed on the Injured List on 5/9
#7 Trevor Harrison
- A+: 3.72 ERA | 4.81 FIP | 23.2 K% | 14.6 BB% | .246 AVG | 14.6 WHIFF% | 19 1/3 IP
- A: 2.61 ERA | 3.21 FIP | 22.4 K% | 10.7 BB% | .211 AVG | 12.2 WHIFF% | 82 ²⁄₃ IP
  - Promoted to A+ on 8/7
#14 Gary Gill Hill
- A+: 3.96 ERA | 4.49 FIP | 18.1 K% | 5.1 BB% | .250 AVG | 9.6 WHIFF% | 131 ²⁄₃ IP
#17 Aidan Smith
- A+: .239/.331/.395 | 31.5 K% | 11.3 BB% | 14 HR | 40 SB | 114 wRC+ | 435 PA
#20 Emilien Pitre
- A+: .266/.352/.394 | 20.8 K% | 11.4 BB% | 9 HR | 14 SB | 119 wRC+ | 501 PA

Charleston River Dogs

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .267, Theo Gillen
OBP: .433, Theo Gillen
SLG: .387, Theo Gillen
HR: 6, Connor Hujsak & Nathan Flewelling
wRC+: 150, Theo Gillen
SB: 36, Theo Gillen

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 2.05, Jose Urbina
FIP: 3.26 Andy Rodriguez
K%: 26.4%, Jose Urbina
BB%: 4.5%, Andy Rodriguez
WHIP: 1.06, Jose Urbina
AVG: .206, Jose Urbina
WHIFF%: 12.9%, Andres Galan

Top 20 Prospects

#2 Theo Gillen
- A: .267/.433/.387 | 23.1 K% | 19.8 BB% | 5 HR | 36 SB | 150 wRC+ | 324 PA
  - Placed on the Injured List on 8/16
#13 Brendan Summerhill
- A: .333/.429/.444 | 11.9 K% |14.3 BB% | 0 HR | 5 SB | 158 wRC+ | 42 PA
  - Placed on the Injured List on 8/25
#18 Brailer Guerrero
- A: .249/.343/.399 | 29.3 K% | 11.6 BB% | 5 HR | 9 SB | 120 wRC+ | 198 PA
- CPX: .000/.000/.000 | 50.0 K% | 0.0 BB% | 0 HR | 0 SB | -100 wRC+ | 2 PA
  - Activated from the IL on 8/20
  - Began rehab assignment on 7/22 but only played in 1 game
  - Placed on the IL on 6/24

Complex League

THE COMPLEX LEAGUE SEASON IS OVER
(Min. 100 PA & TBF)

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .323, Nicandro Aybar
OBP: .462, Alberth Palma
SLG: .388, Alberth Palma
HR: 1, Alfonzo Martinez & Derek Datil
wRC+: 148, Alberth Palma
SB: 15, Alberth Palma

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 2.73, Alexander Campos
FIP: 3.32, Roberto Medina
K%: 27.8%, Yereny Teus
BB%: 4.7%, Alexander Campos
WHIP: 1.25, Alexander Campos
AVG: .200, Cesar De Jesus, Roberto Medina, & Baldemix Cabrera
WHIFF%: 14.9%, Jharold Clemente

Top 20 Prospects

None currently on active roster

Dominican Summer League

THE DSL SEASON IS OVER
(Min. 150 PA & TBF)

Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .369, Andreimi Antunez
OBP: .484, Kleiver Chauran
SLG: .517, Andreimi Antunez
HR: 5, John Santana & Deinys Gonzalez
wRC+: 154, Andreimi Antunez
SB: 45, Israfell Bautista

Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 2.06, Xavier Lopez
FIP: 3.19, Efrailin Ramos
K%: 28.4%, Starlin Savinon
BB%: 7.2%, Efrailin Ramos
WHIP: 0.86, Xavier Lopez
AVG: .153, Xavier Lopez
WHIFF%: 18.5%. Xavier Lopez