June Stat Review

Michael Conforto's AA spray chart, per MLBFarm.com

Hitter of the Month: Michael Conforto is a better hitting prospect than the Mets have had in a long time, and he’s really been taking care of business at the plate since his promotion to AA.  

Starting Pitcher of the Month: John Gant was sent down to the FSL right before June and he’s been dealing ever since. His 48 strikeouts in 40.1 IP with St. Lucie are currently 4^th most on the team, only 9 behind Robert Whalen’s team high of 57 K’s, which he’s done over 79.1 IP.

Relief Pitcher of the Month: Bring on the BOOM! Lefty David Roseboom breezed through the SAL this year and is off to a quick start in the FSL.

Team of the Month: Easy pick, as the Sand Gnats had the best overall record, and they clinched a playoff spot with a first-half division title.

Players of the Week: 4/9-19, 4/20-26, 4/27-5/3, 5/4-10, 5/11-17, 5/18-24, 5/25-31, 6/1-7, 6/8-14, 6/15-21, 6/22-29

May stat recap

 Players listed on the roster they finished the month with.

Las Vegas 51s 45-34

16-12 record

Pitchers

Matthew Bowman – 5 GS, 3.99 ERA, 29.1 IP, 37 H, 16 R (13 ER), 11 BB, 10 SO, 2 HR, .787 OPS, 5% Swinging strikes; Had good results in 3 starts (2 ER or less), and went 6+ in 3 starts, but still not getting swinging strikes, and giving up a lot of hits, although not being hit too hard - .101 ISO allowed is better than average in the PCL

Darin Gorski – 5 GS, 4.82 ERA, 28 IP, 32 H, 15 R, 10 BB, 23 SO, 4 HR, .815 OPS, 9% Swinging strikes; He had 3 quality starts for Las Vegas, but got hit hard for a .187 ISO

Rainy Lara – 5 GS, 4.08 ERA, 28.2 IP, 31 H, 14 R (13 ER), 14 BB, 19 SO, HR, HBP, .799 OPS, 8 % Swinging strikes; He’s been wildly effective in 2 of his 3 starts for Las Vegas since being promoted in the middle of the month

Tyler Pill – 6 GS, 7.28 ERA, 29.2 IP, 46 H, 25 R (24 ER), 14 BB, 19 SO, 3 HR, 2 HBP, .970 OPS, 9% Swinging strikes; 3 good starts (18 IP, 5 ER, 16 H, 14 K), but then 3 really bad starts

Vic Black – 8 G, 11.12 ERA, 5.2 IP, 4 H, 7 R, 8 BB, 8 SO, 2 HR, .938 OPS, 9% Swinging strikes; Made one appearance for Binghamton this month before his promotion. All the damage has come during 2 appearances, and he last 0.1 IP during those 2 appearances

Chase Bradford – 12 G, 4.11 ERA, 15.1 IP, 23 H, 10 R (7 ER), 3 BB, 17 SO, HR, HBP, .831 OPS, 10% Swinging strikes; Gave up a run in 5 straight appearances earlier in the month, but hasn’t allowed an earned run in his last 6 appearances (6.2 IP)

John Church – 12 G, 4.15 ERA, 13 IP, 15 H, 6 R, 4 BB, 4 SO, HR, .787 OPS, 7% Swinging strikes; 8 scoreless appearances

Chase Huchingson – 11 G, 0.00 ERA, 11.1 IP, 7 H, 2 R (0 ER), 5 BB, 11 SO, HBP, .545 OPS, 12% Swinging strikes; I was surprised by the promotion after his less than stellar start with Binghamton, but he’s been great since finally joining the 51s pen

Scott Rice – 14 G, 4.50 ERA, 8 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 8 BB, 6 SO, HR, .765 OPS, 10% Swinging strikes; 11 scoreless appearances, but 3 appearances with 0 outs recorded

Cody Satterwhite – 11 G, 2.20 ERA, 16.1 IP, 12 H, 4 R, 6 BB, 14 SO, HR, .557 OPS, 7% Swinging strikes; Glad to see Cody has settled into the PCL environment, as I think he could be a useful bullpen piece in the not too distant future

Zack Thornton – 13 G, 5.68 ERA, 12.2 IP, 14 H, 8 R, 3 BB, 11 SO, HBP, .635 OPS, 4% Swinging strikes; Has been a streaky pitcher out of the pen since the Mets acquired him last year, with long stretches of scoreless appearances followed by short bursts of runs allowed – 9 scoreless appearances

Batters

Brandon Allen – 84 PA, .303/.357/.474, 6 R, 7 2B, 2 HR, 12 RBI, 7 BB, 19 SO, SF; Offers consistent production against RHP and a good presence in the 51s locker room, per Wally Backman

Jayce Boyd – 54 PA, .292/.370/.396, 7 R, 5 2B, 5 RBI, 6 BB, 7 SO, GIDP; Missed 8 days for personal reasons, but finishes the month with a 5-game hitting streak, and he was showing signs of adjusting to the level before leaving

Alex Castellanos – 103 PA, .319/.379/.511, 18 R, 12 2B, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 8 BB, HBP, SB, 28 SO, 2 GIDP; Spent time playing 1B/3B/LF/CF/RF in June, and was the main center fielder for a week, so he can be an interesting utility bench guy

Brooks Conrad – 94 PA, .232/.319/.390, 17 R, 4 2B, 3 HR, 18 RBI, 9 BB, 2 HBP, SF, 20 SO, 2 GIDP; Still weird to see Conrad batting third for Las Vegas some games, but he’s provided some big hits, including a pinch-hit go-ahead grand slam in the top of the 9^th against Fresno

Daniel Muno – 73 PA, .323/.397/.354, 12 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 7 BB, HBP, SB, 15 SO, GIDP; Numbers include his 1-10 in the majors this month, and I still think he can be useful off the bench down the road

Kirk Nieuwenhuis – 48 PA, .349/.404/.884, 13 R, 3 2B, 3B, 6 HR, 3 BB, HBP, SH, SB, 9 SO; Numbers do not include his time in the majors with LAA this month. Yes he struggled off the bench for the Mets, but maybe he can get his bat right playing regularly in Las Vegas for a few weeks

Anthony Recker – 59 PA, .250/.339/.558, 10 R, 2B, 5 HR, 14 RBI, 5 BB, 2 HBP, 18 SO, 2 GIDP; Numbers include his 1-15 in the majors this month, and almost all of the damage was done during the final week of June

Matt Reynolds – 102 PA, .267/.324/ .422, 19 R, 6 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 15 RBI, 7 BB, 2 HBP, 3 SF, SB, 16 SO, 3 GIDP; Cut down on his strikeouts (15.7%), has an average ISO for the league, but didn’t walk much (6.9%), and missed time at the end of the month with a sore wrist. Fans down on Reynolds this year need to realize these numbers are with a .293 BABIP (.319 BABIP for the season), which is way down from last year (.404 BABIP in 2014 with Las Vegas)

T.J. Rivera – 82 PA, .308/.333/.474, 11 R, 10 2B, HR, 11 RBI, 2 BB, HBP, SH, 9 SO, 2 GIDP; Impressive overall line for the month after an 0-17 start, and it seems like he’s making better contact in the PCL than he did in the EL (but that could be the PCL mirage)

Travis Taijeron – 98 PA, .263/.378/.563, 16 R, 4 2B, 3B, 6 HR, 19 RBI, 11 BB, 5 HBP, 2 SF, 28 SO, GIDP, CS; He’s been consistently producing even with a sky high K%, and he’s got some nice right handed power, but would he make enough contact against major league pitching to stay productive?

Dan Rohlfing – 25 PA, .318/.400/.500, 4 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 4 SO; He’ll probably spend some time backing up in the majors some day, but it would take a lot of injuries and/or a trade for him to get that time with the Mets. Solid receiver though

Wilfredo Tovar – 109 PA, .300/.358/.350, 16 R, 2 2B, HR, 10 RBI, 9 BB, 8 SB, 8 SO, 2 GIDP, 6 CS; No longer stealing bases with efficiency, but it’s something for him to work at while he fine tunes his craft at AAA – he’s not going to start hitting for power, but his glove will get him a role in the majors some day if he can provide some other value too

Cory Vaughn – 49 PA, .159/.245/.273, 5 R, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 5 BB, 16 SO; Looks like it won’t be long until someone is stamping his passport in Japan or Korea, as he starts the next phase of his career

Binghamton Mets 39-37

13-13 record

Pitchers

Luis Cessa – 5 G, 1.83 ERA, 24.1 IP, 29 H, 7 R, 7 BB, 27 SO, HR, .586 OPS, 9% Swinging strikes; He’s been the ace of the stuff to this point, but will have some competition for that role moving forward. Still, he’s learning to use his secondaries more, so he could see a bump in K% over the second half – made the All Star team

Michael Fulmer – 5 G, 2.12 ERA, 29.2 IP, 22 H, 9 R (7 ER), 5 BB, 28 SO, 2 HR, .564 OPS, 15% Swinging strikes; Only 1 ER allowed over his final 4 starts in June, his fastball/slider combination has been extremely nasty lately

Robert Gsellman – 5 G, 3.19 ERA, 31 IP, 29 H, 11 R, 13 BB, 20 SO, HR, .649 OPS, 6% Swinging strikes; Strong numbers for his first month in AA, as he provided a quality start in each appearance

Seth Lugo – 4 G, 7.06 ERA, 21.2 IP, 29 H, 21 R (17 ER), 7 BB, 13 SO, 2 HR, HBP, .868 OPS, 6% Swinging strikes; Rough month, as he can’t seem to avoid the big inning in his starts, and hasn’t been missing as many bats lately

Gabriel Ynoa – 5 G, 4.40 ERA, 30.2 IP, 32 H, 17 R (15 ER), 3 BB, 10 SO, 2 HR, 3 HBP, .727 OPS, 6% Swinging strikes; Only 4 ER allowed over his last 21.2 IP, but just 7 K during that stretch

Dario Alvarez – 8 G, 0.00 ERA, 9 IP, 2 H, 3 BB, 13 SO, .260 OPS, 12% Swinging strikes; He’s been showing big L/R splits all season (.429 OPS vs. L/.830 OPS vs. R), but the Mets are letting him try to figure things out against righties for now. He should be fine as a LOOGY if the Mets need one

Matt Koch – 7 G, 3.18 ERA, 11.1 IP, 10 H, 5 R (4 ER), 2 BB, 9 SO, 2 HBP, .614 OPS, 9% Swinging strike; He’s been really good for the B-Mets in a late-inning/multi-inning role since moving to the pen

Adam Kolarek – 10 G, 5.11 ERA, 12.1 IP, 11 H, 8 R (7 ER), 8 BB, 13 SO, .610 OPS, 8% Swinging strikes; Overall, he has allowed a 3.77 ERA/.520 OPS/21 K% since switching to his new arm slot, although he’s still had a few bumps in the road

Akeel Morris – 11 G, 8.49 ERA, 11.2 IP, 11 H, 11 R, 8 BB, 16 SO, HR, .700 OPS, 12% Swinging strikes; Numbers include his rough 0.2 IP spot appearance from the Mets pen, but he’s held AA opponents scoreless in 3 of 4 appearances so far

Paul Sewald – 8 G, 2.35 ERA, 7.2 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 4 SO, 2 HR, .700 OPS, 8% Swinging strikes; 6 scoreless appearances, but not a lot of chances for the B-Mets closer in June – made the All Star team

Jon Velasquez – 11 G, 6.92 ERA, 13 IP, 16 H, 13 R (10 ER), 3 BB, 12 SO, 2 HR, HBP, .839 OPS, 9% Swinging strikes; Spent most of the month in the PCL, with his numbers inflated from an appearance when he allowed 6 ER on 6 H over 1 IP

Beck Wheeler – 7 G, 1.04 ERA, 8.2 IP, 4 H, R, BB, 8 SO, HR, .429 OPS, 10% Swinging strike rate; Hasn’t had as many chances lately, but he’s only allowed 1 ER since May 15 (13 G, 14.2 IP)

Batters

Xorge Carrillo – 69 PA, .175/.235/.254, 3 R, 3 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, 4 BB, HBP, 12 SO, GIDP; His defense has been good behind the plate, but he hasn’t hitting like he did in 2014

Gavin Cecchini – 104 PA, .208/.260/.302, 13 R, 6 2B, HR, 7 RBI, 7 BB, SF, 12 SO, GIDP; Only a .226 BABIP during the month, but he wasn’t able to help in other ways either. Try to remember he’s only 21 and getting his first taste of AA

Michael Conforto – 112 PA, .340/.411/.540, 15 R, 9 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 12 BB, SB, 24 SO, GIDP; Even when the hits weren’t falling, he was still hitting the ball well, reaching the deep Akron warning track twice in one game for 2 outs. Wouldn’t surprise me if the Mets decided to roll the dice with him eventually, but I’d otherwise expect him to spend most (if not all) of July in AA

Albert Cordero – 34 PA, .200/.294/.300, 4 R, HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB, HBP, 7 SO; The switch-hitter has struggled from both sides as the B-Mets backup catcher in his first taste off AA

Gilbert Gomez – 19 PA, .167/.211/.222, R, 2B, BB, 4 SO, GIDP; Hasn’t played since 6/13, and wasn’t getting much playing time before that

Jared King – 79 PA, .181/.253/.208, 5 R, 3B, 4 RBI, 7 BB, 12 SO; This felt like an aggressive assignment at the beginning of the year, and King has really floundered since early May (.420 OPS in 182 PA since May 4)

Dustin Lawley – 61 PA, .153/.164/.186, 3 R, 2 2B, 4 RBI, BB, SF, 2 SB, 20 SO, GIDP, 2 CS; He’s gone from a guy I thought would put up big numbers in the PCL, to a guy who slugged under the Mendoza line in June

L.J. Mazzilli – 114 PA, .245/.325/.363, 15 R, 7 2B, 3B, HR, 4 RBI, 11 BB, HBP, SB, 20 SO, GIDP; He’s still getting his timing back, but looks pretty good at 2B

Brandon Nimmo – 71 PA, .238/.324/.302, 7 R, 4 2B, 4 RBI, 8 BB, 15 SO; Finished the month 0-17 over 5 games immediately following a 9-game hitting streak, but it’s just good to see him healthy and playing at full speed again – made the All Star team

Brock Peterson – 89 PA, .342/.404/.595, 15 R, 8 2B, 4 HR, 23 RBI, 9 BB, SF, SB, 23 SO, 3 GIDP; He’s been a nice addition to the B-Mets lineup, but should be expected to crush AA pitching at this point

Eudy Pina – 64 PA, .286/.286/.413, 8 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 11 RBI, SH, 2 SB, 13 SO, GIDP; Strikeouts were at a more reasonable rate in June (20.3%), but 0 walks kept him under a .700 OPS

Aderlin Rodriguez – 51 PA, .240/.235/.380, 6 R, 4 2B, HR, 4 RBI, SF, 10 SO; Similar story to Pina

Josh Rodriguez – 93 PA, .241/.323/.458, 10 R, 5 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 21 RBI, 10 BB, 2 SB, 19 SO, 3 GIDP

St. Lucie Mets 38-38

13-13 record

Pitchers

Miller Diaz – 4 G, 4.63 ERA, 23.1 IP, 21 H, 12 R, 12 BB, 16 SO, 2 HBP, .660 OPS; Diaz has been good for 5-6+ innings and 3 ER nearly every start for St. Lucie this year, but he’s walking too many, and not striking many out – relief role coming soon?

John Gant – 5 G, 1.83 ERA, 34.1 IP, 24 H, 8 R (7 ER), 7 BB, 40 SO, 3 HR, HBP, .519 OPS; Basically a 29 K%: 5 BB% with St. Lucie this month, and he’s really overmatched the league, so it shouldn’t be long until he’s back up with Binghamton

Kevin McGowan – 5 G, 3.64 ERA, 29.2 IP, 25 H, 15 R (12 ER), 12 BB, 16 SO, HR, .623 OPS; McGowan is having a strong 6-week stretch for St. Lucie, with a 2.93 ERA since May 17^th, and much of the damage against him this year has come at the end of his starts

Casey Meisner – 5 G, 2.12 ERA, 34 IP, 25 H, 8 R, 6 BB, 26 SO, 3 HR, HBP, .547 OPS; He’s allowed 1 R or less in 9 of 13 starts this year, and pitched into the 7^th inning in 8 starts

Logan Taylor – 5 G, 2.70 ERA, 30 IP, 26 H, 12 R (9 ER), 11 BB, 13 SO, .571 OPS; Relying on weak contact (.035 ISO allowed in June) more than missing bats, Taylor appears to be rounding into the form that made him an interesting prospect before TJS

Robert Whalen – 6 G, 3.82 ERA, 33 IP, 27 H, 16 R (14 ER), 21 BB, 26 SO, HR, HBP, .624; It’s pretty clear that the biggest problem for Whalen right now is his control, as FSL batters aren’t hitting him very well - .218 AVG/.072 ISO

Robert Coles – 6 G, 1.00 ERA, 9 IP, 6 H, 2 R (1 ER), 6 BB, 8 SO, .567 OPS; Effective month, needs to improve that K/BB ratio

Mike Hepple – 7 G, 4.35 ERA, 10.1 IP, 11 H, 5 R, 7 BB, 10 SO, .733 OPS; Didn’t get an All Star break since he pitched in the game instead

Julian Hilaro – 6 G, 9.95 ERA, 6.1 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 5 BB, 5 SO, HR, 1.030 OPS; Has not been very good since his original promotion to AA

Kyle Regnault – 7 G, 2.25 ERA, 8 IP, 8 H, 3 R (2 ER), BB, 5 SO, HR, 2 HBP, .737 OPS; He’s been very consistent for St. Lucie, and could be an interesting pen arm down the road. He has reverse platoon splits for now, with a .488 OPS/26.4 K% vs. RHB/.889 OPS/15.6 K% vs. LHB

David Roseboom – 10 G, 0.00 ERA, 10 IP, 4 H, BB, 9 SO, HBP, .333 OPS; The BOOM has allowed a run in just 2 of 26 appearances this season, and not since May 15^th

Kelly Secrest – 8 G, 2.63 ERA, 13.2 IP, 11 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 11 SO, HBP, .582 OPS; Only 4 scoreless appearances in June, but he’s generally been used for 2 innings at a time, so his ERA isn’t as inflated

Josh Smoker – 8 G, 2.38 ERA, 11.1 IP, 7 H, 4 R (3 ER), 5 BB, 11 SO, HR, .565 OPS; The hard throwing lefty has been a pleasant addition to the system this year, and he struck out 7 of the final 13 batters he’d face in June over 3 apperances

Batters

Victor Cruzado – 73 PA, .234/.319/.344, 9 R, 2 2B, 3B, HR, 9 RBI, 8 BB, SH, 14 SO, GIDP; Has a hit in 13 of 17 games since returning, but only 2 multi-hit game

Maikis De La Cruz – 84 PA, .211/.286/.237, 4 R, 2 2B, 6 RBI, 7 BB, HBP, 2 SB, 25 SO, 2 GIDP, CS; Started the season hot and since it’s been all downhill. He finished the month on the DL after taking a HBP near the wrist area

Phillip Evans – 60 PA, .158/.200/.246, 4 R, 2B, 2 3B, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 15 SO, 2 GIDP; He went 0-18 during an 8 game stretch in the middle of the month

Jeff Glenn – 44 PA, .256/.318/.462, 8 R, 5 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 4 BB, SF, 12 SO, GIDP; Most of his damage was done during an 8-19 stretch over 5 games in the middle of June

Jeff McNeil – 98 PA, .295/.354/.396, 13 R, 4 2B, 2 3B, 5 RBI, 6 BB, 2 HBP, 2 SH, 6 SB, 6 SO, 2 GIDP, CS; The FSL leader in batting average had a solid month, but his lowest OPS of 2015. Hope to see him in Binghamton soon

Matt Oberste – 68 PA, .305/.382/.390, 8 R, 3 2B, 3B, 6 RBI, 7 BB, HBP, SF, 16 SO, GIDP; Might be interesting if he could play anything other than 1B/DH

Colton Plaia – 55 PA, .240/.296/.260, 3 R, 2B, 4 RBI, 3 BB, HBP, SH, 14 SO, 2 GIDP; It’s not easy being an everyday catcher in the FSL, and Plaia has slowed down significantly as the days have gotten longer and hotter in Florida this month – didn’t help that he was a reserve on the All Star team and coaxed into participating in the HR derby

Amed Rosario – 105 PA, .214/.257/.255, 7 R, 4 2B, 8 RBI, 4 BB, 2 HBP, SF, 3 SB, 16 SO, CS; After a hot May (.824 OPS), Rosario really cooled off in June, but his defense has still been getting rave reviews

Yeixon Ruiz – 88 PA, .213/.273/.225, 8 R, 2B, 3 RBI, 7 BB, SF, 4 SB, 20 SO, 3 CS; Interesting defensive profile (2B/SS/CF), but Ruiz just hasn’t hit much this year

Stefan Sabol – 80 PA, .247/.275/.338, 9 R, 4 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 2 BB, HBP, 4 SB, 25 SO, GIDP; Got off to a quick start, but those strikeout problems have reared their ugly head

Domini Smith – 116 PA, .352/.397/.472, 15 R, 10 2B, HR, 20 RBI, 7 BB, HBP, 18 SO, 5 GIDP; He has a .903 OPS over his last 200 PA, with 23 doubles and 2 homeruns during that span, but only a 6% walk rate

Champ Stuart – 63 PA, .218/.295/.345, 9 R, 2 2B, 3B, HR, 7 RBI, 4 BB, 2 HBP, 2 SH, 6 SB, 21 SO, 2 GIDP; After a great first week, Stuart has a .489 OPS over his last 212 PA

Savannah Sand Gnats 40-35

16-10 record

Pitchers

Martires Arias – 4 G, 2.21 ERA, 20.1 IP, 14 H, 8 R (5 ER), 11 BB, 28 SO, 2 HBP, .529 OPS; Finished the month with 13 strikeouts over 6.2 IP against Lexington on 6/26, but the 24-year old needs to face more advanced competition before we have an idea of what he can be

Casey Delgado – 4 G, 3.86 ERA, 25.2 IP, 25 H, 13 R (11 ER), BB, 25 SO, 2 HR, HBP, .652 OPS; This control pitcher has had a nice start to his pro career, reaching a double-digit strikeout total in just his third start, but he’s a little old for the SAL (25)

Ricky Knapp – 5 G, 2.31 ERA, 23.1 IP, 21 H, 9 R (6 ER), 4 BB, 22 SO, 2 HR, 2 HBP, .656 OPS; Most of the damage came during his start from 6/30, when he allowed 5 R (4 ER) over 4 IP, but he had a 1.31 ERA/.541 OPS/26.5 K% over his first 9 appearances with Savannah (34.1 IP)

Corey Oswalt – 4 G, 2.25 ERA, 24 IP, 26 H, 9 R (6 ER), 6 BB, 15 SO, HR, .685 OPS; He’s allowing a high average (.283 in June), but not a lot of hard contact (.076 ISO)

Scarlyn Reyes – 4 G, 3.86 ERA, 25.2 IP, 16 H, 13 R (11 ER), 8 BB, 27 SO, 4 HR, HBP, .577 OPS; Being aided by a .197 BABIP allowed, and he is another Savannah starter who is too old for this league

Alberto Baldonado – 7 G, 0.93 ERA, 9.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R (1 ER), 3 BB, 10 SO, HBP, .482 OPS; 22-year old lefty is having a nice year, and he’s been used for more than 1 IP in most of his appearances

James Duff – 10 G, 1.04 ERA, 8.2 IP, 7 H, R, BB, 5 SO, .555 OPS; The Duff-man had an 11 game scoreless streak snapped during his last appearance of the month, but he’s been very consistent out of the Sand Gnats pen

Darwin Frias – 5 G, 9.00 ERA, 8 IP, 11 H, 9 R (8 ER), 5 BB, 10 SO, 2 HR, HBP, 1.042 OPS; Org. arm has been hit hard in his few chances with Savannah this year

Cameron Griffin – 3 G, 0.00 ERA, 3.1 IP, 2 H, BB, 6 SO, .564 OPS; re-emerged after 7 weeks away from the team (likely an unannounced injury)

Ben Griset – 5 G, 5.40 ERA, 6.2 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 6 SO, .764 OPS; Allowed a run in 3 of 5 appearances

Paul Paez – 5 G, 3.46 ERA, 13 IP, 15 H, 7 R (5 ER), 4 BB, 10 SO, .748 OPS; Re-joined the Savannah bullpen and was good in May, but allowed a run in 4 of 5 appearances during June

Edioglis Villasmil – 5 G, 4.76 ERA, 11.1 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 2 BB, 9 SO, HR, 2 HBP, .595 OPS; He allowed a run in 4 of 5 appearances, but also retired 12 straight during a 4-inning stint on the last day of the month

Batters

Adrian Abreu – 39 PA, .265/.359/.353, 4 R, 3 2B, 3 RBI, 5 BB, 7 SO, GIDP; Splitting time between catcher and 1B, this is the right level for Abreu, even though he’s a 24-year old

Wuimer Becerra – 104 PA, .313/.365/.479, 17 R, 7 2B, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 7 BB, HBP, 2 SB, 22 SO, 3 GIDP; Really good month for Becerra, but those looking for something to complain about will point to his BB-rate, which could still use some work despite reaching a monthly high of 6.7%

Patrick Biondi – 44 PA, .333/.409/.436, 6 R, 2 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 2 HBP, 7 SB, 7 SO, GIDP, CS; He was having a very good month, and strong overall season, before apparently hurting himself on a sliding catch in CF on 6/17

Eudor Garcia – 97 PA, .261/.289/.435, 13 R, 5 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 13 RBI, 4 BB, SF, 26 SO, 2 GIDP; That K: BB ratio needs improvement, and there are still concerns about his defense at 3B, but it’s all about the bat, and I like the bat

Luis Guillorme – 105 PA, .276/.382/.322, 13 R, 4 2B, 10 RBI, 15 BB, 3 SH, 5 SB, 19 SO, 3 GIDP, CS; Maintaining a high OBP will be important for Guillorme, who isn’t really trying to pick up extra base hits – the 4 doubles in June were 3 more than he had over the first 2 months combined – but his glove will get him to the upper levels, and his advanced bat control should help keep his average up as he progresses through the system

Jonathan Johnson – 105 PA, .229/.385/.337, 13 R, 4 2B, 3B, HR, 4 RBI, 18 BB, 3 HBP, SH, 3 SB, 10 SO, GIDP, 2 CS; Maintained a high OBP despite a .250 BABIP, but his OPS dropped big time from May (when his .947 OPS helped earn him an All Star nod)

Jon Leroux – 86 PA, .244/.279/.280, 8 R, HR, 10 RBI, 4 BB, 21 SO, 3 GIDP; Starting the month out hot, but finished just 4-35 since 6/13

Vicente Lupo – 58 PA, .269/.310/.500, 7 R, 3 2B, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 3 BB, HBP, 2 SF, SB, 24 SO; By far his best month of the season, he’s got his season average over .200, now let’s see if that OBP can get north of .300

Tyler Moore – 15 PA, .083/.200/.250, R, 3B, RBI, 2 BB, SF, 2 SO; Confusing that Moore is getting so much playing time when he’s not hitting at all – just 8-80 this year

John Mora – 96 PA, .302/.358/.488, 9 R, 6 2B, 5 3B, 10 RBI, 7 BB, HBP, SH, SF, 3 SB, 17 SO, CS; After a cold May (.625 OPS), Mora bounced back with an excellent June to help drive Savannah’s run to a first-half title

Tomas Nido – 73 PA, .221/.247/.382, 5 R, 3 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 12 RBI, 3 BB, 2 SF, 22 SO, GIDP; Good defense, some pop in the bat, but can he improve his plate discipline moving forward?

Jean Rodriguez – 82 PA, .162/.222/.230, 8 R, 3 2B, 3B, 4 RBI, 6 BB, SH, SF, SB, 28 SO, GIDP, CS; The athletic utility infielder struggled with his plate discipline during the month of June

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