The trade deadline has come and gone. The Reds dealt Jay Bruce to the New York Mets for 2B Dilson Herrera and LH SP Max Wotell. Jay Bruce will be sorely missed in the Red’s lineup. The Reds recalled OF Scott Schebler (.311/.370/.564/.934 at AAA), who was just named the International League Player of the Month for July, to take Bruce’s spot in the OF. 2B/LF Tony Renda (.326/.369/.467/.836 at AA, and .280/.344/.366/.710 at AAA) was called to replace Jose Peraza who was sent back to AAA to get regular at bats. Now let’s see what is happening down on the farm.
AAA Louisville Bats
The Bats have a 55-57 record and are in 3rd place in the International League West.
The International League hitters are averaging .253/.319/.378/.697.
OF Jesse Winker (.289/.377/.366/.744) still awaits his turn to get a chance with the Reds. It would be nice to see Winker go on another tear with the Bats and demonstrate his power stroke again. 3B Jermaine Curtis (.291/.404/.435/.839) and OF Steve Selsky (.277/.359/.456/.815) have both been placed on the DL. OF Beau Amaral (.246/.318/.370/.688 at AA) was promoted to the Bats. 2B Dilson Herrera (.276/.327/.462/.790 at AAA) joins the Bats after being obtained in the Bruce trade. Note his AAA numbers are from the PCL where the league average is .270/.337/.417/.755. SS Jose Peraza (.274/.318/.354/.672 at AAA) rejoins the team from the Reds to get some regular playing time and hopefully can raise his numbers up to the IL league average mark.
The International League average ERA is 3.59.
SP Amir Garrett (3.31 ERA) is beginning to show some control issues at AAA with 17 BB in 35.1 IP. SP Robert Stephenson (4.10 ERA) now has 59 BB in 109.2 IP. SP Tim Adleman (3.16 ERA) has rejoined the team after being removed from the Reds DL. SP John Lamb (5.22 ERA) has not yet stepped up his game at AAA since being sent back down. RP Kevin Shackelford (0.50 ERA) has pitched very well in 18 IP since joining the Bats. LH RP Wandy Peralta (2.36 ERA) continues to pitch well at AAA.
AA Pensacola Blue Wahoos
The Blue Wahoos have a 60-49 record and are in 1st place in the Southern League South. The Blue Wahoos are the First Half South Division Champions.
The Southern League hitters are averaging .252/.325/.369/.694.
C Chad Wallach (.252/.400/.431/.831) has been on a hot streak. OF Phil Ervin (.230/.342/.390/.732) just can’t seem to get on another roll at Pensacola. SS Zach Vincej (.288/.339/.406/.745) has been on a real hot streak. 2B Ronald Bueno (.245/.337/.384/.721 at A+) was promoted to the Blue Wahoos. 2B Alex Blandino (.213/.308/.333/.642) and 3B Eric Jagielo (.212/.302/.332/.634) have both raised their numbers a bit recently and their numbers are eerily similar.
The Southern League average ERA is 3.73.
SP Rookie Davis (2.72 ERA), SP Jackson Stephens (3.27 ERA), Tyler Mahle (3.45) and SP Sal Romano (3.86 ERA) are heading up the Blue Wahoos rotation. SP Nick Travieso (4.16 ERA) is still on the DL. Barrett Astin (2.43 ERA) has pitched well in 70.1 IP over 30 G with 7 GS. RP Alejandro Chacin (1.94 ERA) has 20 S. RH RP Abel De Los Santos (0.00) is unscored on over 8.1 IP since joining the club.
High A Daytona Tortugas
The Tortugas have a 59-47 record and are in 3rd place in the Florida State League North.
The Florida State League hitters are averaging .250/.321/.356/.677.
RF Aristides Aquino (.290/.342/.527/.869) is putting up a tremendous season in the FSL. OF Angelo Gumbs (.303/.346/.474/.821) has been on a tear lately to really up his numbers again. OF/1B Brian O’Grady (.240/.377/.411/.788) is putting together a nice season at A+ and is one of my sleeper good OBP guys not many seem to know about. 1B Gavin LaValley (.264/.329/.455/.784) continues to hit well also. OF Juan Duran (1.583 OPS) and OF Reydel Medina (1.261 OPS) are both off to hot starts in small samples since joining Daytona recently. 2B Shed Long (.263/.318/.421/.739) is also off to a good start in his first 22 PA at Daytona.
The Florida State League average ERA is 3.57.
SP Tejay Antone (3.53 ERA) has been pitching well lately. SP Keury Mella (3.85 ERA) has been struggling of late. LH SP Seth Varner (4.19 ERA) has struggled since his rough short stint in AAA. LH RP Ismael Guillon (2.58 ERA) has pitched very well in 73.1 IP over 25 G with 10 GS. RP Jimmy Herget (1.54 ERA) is the closer and has 19 S. RP Ariel Hernandez (2.21 ERA) is still pitching well. SP Jose Lopez (3.97 ERA at A) was promoted to the Tortugas.
Low A Dayton Dragons
The Dragons have a 33-76 record and are in 8th place in the Midwest League Eastern.
The Midwest League hitters are averaging .250/.319/.356/.675.
3B Nick Senzel (.323/.451/.542/.992) is tearing up low A in 124 PA. C Chris Okey (.237/.333/.526/.860) is hitting very well for Dayton as well. OF Daniel Sweet (.318/.423/.364/.787) is hitting well since his promotion from Billings last week. 1B James Vasquez (.230/.312/.389/.701) has begun hitting the ball well again lately.
The Midwest League average ERA is 3.58.
SP Austin Orewiler (3.80 ERA) has struggled a bit lately. SP Antonio Santillan had a rough first start with the Dragons as he went just 3.1 IP and allowed 4 H and 5 BB with just 2 SO. RP Ryan Hendrix (0.77 ERA) is off to a great start in his first 11.2 IP. RP Jesus Reyes (2.11 ERA) has pitched very well in 55.1 IP over 23 G with 3 GS. RP Sarkis Ohanian (2.42 ERA) now has 10 S. RP Lucas Benenati (2.45 ERA) is off to a great start since his promotion from Billings.
Rookie Billings Mustangs
The Mustangs have a 25-16 record and are in 1st place in the Pioneer League North. The Mustangs are the First Half North Division Champions.
The Pioneer League hitters are averaging .290/.358/.437/.795.
OF Jose Siri (.354/.375/.577/.952) and SS Hector Vargas (.356/.363/.534/.897) were both named to the Pioneer League All Star Team. OF Taylor Trammell (.288/.355/.352/.707) is holding his own despite the lack of power so far.
The Pioneer League average ERA is 5.15.
SP Andrew Jordan (2.86 ERA) and recently promoted SP Antonio Santillan (3.92 ERA at Billings) were both named to the Pioneer League All Star Team. SP Ian Kahaloa (2.38 ERA) and SP Scott Moss (2.53 ERA) are pitching great thus far at Billings. RP Joel Kehnel (2.16 ERA), RP Zac Correll (2.53 ERA), and RP Patrick Riehl (2.66 ERA) are some of the main guys in the bullpen.
Rookie AZL Reds
The Reds have a 14-19 record and are in 3rd place in the AZL Central.
The AZL hitters are averaging .258/.332/.369/.701.
C Derik Capitillo (.361/.395/.472/.867) is off to a great start in just 38 PA. OF Michael Beltre (.287/.363/.446/.808) continues to hit very well. 2B Emmanuel Cruz (.260/.372/.411/.783) is hitting well thus far. OF Daniel Jimenez (.311/.364/.361/.724) is hitting well also.
The AZL average ERA is 4.17.
SP Wennington Romero (1.59 ERA), SP Matt Blandino (2.84 ERA), and SP Tyler Mondile (3.60 ERA) lead the rotation. RP Adolfi Telleria (0.00 ERA), RP Carlos Machorro (0.68 ERA), and Darren Shred (0.79 ERA) are heading up the bullpen.