Minnesota Twins Minor League Leaders and Standouts as of August 17, 2017
Elizabethton Twins
Record: 31-22, first place, West division
Elizabethton has had a strong club all year, with the presence of elite Latin talent like Brusdar Graterol and Wander Javier along with experienced draft talent like Akil Baddoo and Andrew Bechtold. They’re currently 2.5 games ahead in their division in pursuit of the postseason.
Leaders:
AVG: Jordan Gore .389
OBP: Jordan Gore .443
SLG: Brent Rooker .588
2B: Carson Crites, Wander Javier, Shane Carrier 10
3B: Mark Contreras 2
HR: Jose Miranda, Brent Rooker 7
SB: Mark Contreras, Carson Crites 4
W: Melvi Acosta 5
SV: Rickey Ramirez 2
G: Jared Finkel, Jose Martinez 13
GS: Edwar Colina, Huascar Ynoa 10
IP: Edwar Colina 49 2/3
K: Edwar Colina 51
ERA: Jovani Moran 0.00
WHIP: Bailey Ober 0.71
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Gulf Coast League Twins
Record: 26-20, first in South
The GCL club is yet another team that is on pace to be in the playoffs, currently sitting in the 3rd seed of a 4-team playoff with each division’s winner having a place. The team did just lose Royce Lewis, but this has allowed fellow 2017 Ricky De La Torre to play his natural shortstop position and give surprising Emmanuel Morel more plate appearances as he continues to impress.
Leaders:
AVG: Alex Robles .311
OBP: Kerby Camacho .431
SLG: Jean Carlos Arias .450
2B: Benjamin Rodriguez 10
3B: Jean Carlos Arias 4
HR: Jean Carlos Arias, Royce Lewis, Benjamin Rodriguez 3
SB: Royce Lewis 15
W: Pedro Garcia 6
SV: Vadim Balan 4
G: Amilcar Cruz 10
GS: Petru Balan 5
IP: Pedro Garcia 41 2/3
K: Pedro Garcia 35
ERA: Blayne Enlow 1.29
WHIP: Blayne Enlow 0.71
Dominican Summer League Twins
Record: 44-18, first in South (tied for best overall record)
The Twins’ DSL team is the one with the best winning percentage in the entire system. The team has had a few breakout players this year that could be fun to watch going forward, like Alberoni Nunez and Yeltsin Encarnacion.
Leaders:
AVG: Ruben Santana .353
OBP: Ruben Santana .427
SLG: Yeltsin Encarnacion .540
2B: Wander Valdez 11
3B: Yeltsin Encarnacion, Alberoni Nunez 6
HR: Francisco Martinez, Estamy Urena 3
SB: Samuel Vasquez 22
W: Frandy Torres 6
SV: Frandy Torres 7
G: Frandy Torres 20
GS: Luis Gil, Michael Montero 12
IP: Michael Montero 55 1/3
K: Michael Montero 59
ERA: Junior Navas 0.00
WHIP: Michael Montero 0.92