5-3-2011: April farm report for Pawtucket
May 4, 2011 1 Comment
One month is in the books. You know what’s going on with the Major league club, but here’s a look at our minor league affiliates and some of the interesting performances at each level.
Pawtucket Red Sox (AAA)
The Paw Sox have gotten off to a strong 14-11 start. They have managed to score 5.3 runs/game (2nd best in the International League), while allowing only 3.6 runs/game (3rd in the IL). Despite a middling batting average of .258, the team boasts an excellent .350 OBP and .442 SLG. The pitching has been solid, but perhaps not quite as good as they’ve been early on. The low ERA is largely dependent on a very low rate of 7.5 hits per 9 and 0.7 HR per 9, best in the league.
Name | PA | Avg | OBP | SLG | OPS | BB% | K% | BABIP | wOBA | wRC+ |
Hector Luna | 30 | 0.429 | 0.467 | 0.929 | 1.395 | 3.3% | 14.3% | 0.429 | 0.592 | 284 |
Yamaico Navarro | 100 | 0.321 | 0.430 | 0.607 | 1.037 | 13.0% | 15.5% | 0.343 | 0.451 | 187 |
Michael McKenry | 43 | 0.306 | 0.419 | 0.528 | 0.946 | 16.3% | 27.8% | 0.375 | 0.426 | 169 |
Drew Sutton | 94 | 0.321 | 0.394 | 0.536 | 0.929 | 9.6% | 27.4% | 0.424 | 0.409 | 157 |
Tony Thomas | 66 | 0.268 | 0.379 | 0.536 | 0.915 | 12.1% | 26.8% | 0.316 | 0.406 | 155 |
Josh Reddick | 109 | 0.250 | 0.330 | 0.583 | 0.914 | 11.0% | 17.7% | 0.222 | 0.399 | 150 |
Lars Anderson | 102 | 0.284 | 0.422 | 0.333 | 0.755 | 18.6% | 27.2% | 0.383 | 0.363 | 126 |
Juan Carlos Linares | 64 | 0.233 | 0.281 | 0.500 | 0.781 | 6.3% | 20.0% | 0.244 | 0.331 | 103 |
Nate Spears | 61 | 0.189 | 0.295 | 0.321 | 0.616 | 11.5% | 28.3% | 0.222 | 0.291 | 76 |
Daniel Nava | 96 | 0.158 | 0.323 | 0.224 | 0.547 | 19.8% | 28.9% | 0.218 | 0.269 | 60 |
Ryan Kalish | 60 | 0.236 | 0.300 | 0.309 | 0.609 | 8.3% | 18.2% | 0.289 | 0.268 | 60 |
Luis Exposito | 56 | 0.192 | 0.250 | 0.327 | 0.577 | 7.1% | 17.3% | 0.214 | 0.261 | 55 |
Jose Iglesias | 77 | 0.233 | 0.263 | 0.233 | 0.496 | 2.6% | 23.3% | 0.304 | 0.228 | 32 |
Two of the best hitters have been names who were once considered top prospects at their positions, but fell behind Ryan Kalish and Jose Iglesias on the depth chart. SS Yamaico Navarro has been blistering hot at the dish with 14 XBH, while racking up great walk and K rates. He won’t keep slugging like this, but this 23-year old could earn a look late this year if he keeps hitting well. And if you thought we had a lot of middle infield depth at the Major League level, there’s also 28-year old Drew Sutton, currently batting .321/.394/.536.