Pirates' Minor League leaderboards through July

A look at some of the top performers in the Pirates' system through the month of July.

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We are now through July, the FCL season is over, and August is the last full month of minor league baseball.

With the trade deadline, the leaderboards shifted slightly as the Pirates moved two top-performing players into the system.

Here’s a look at some of the top performers through July.

Batting Average (minimum 200 plate appearances)

1. Ji Hwan Bae - .360

2. Yordany De Los Santos - .342

3. Seth Beer - .294

4. Jhonny Severino - .285

5. Nick Cimillo - .282

6. Jake Lamb - .279

7. Andres Alvarez - .268

8. Kervin Pichardo - .265

9. Malcom Nunez - .263

10. Omar Alfonzo - .262

wRC+ (minimum 200 plate appearances)

1. Nick Cimillo - 170

2. Ji Hwan Bae - 148

3. Yordany De Los Santos - 145

4. Jhonny Severino - 136

5. Esmerlyn Valdez - 132

6. Termarr Johnson - 131

7. Seth Beer - 129

8. Jack Brannigan - 125

9. Omar Alfonzo - 123

10. Shawn Ross - 122

Home Runs

1. Shawn Ross - 19

2. Nick Cimillo - 18

3. Jack Brannigan - 17

4. Matt Gorski - 16

5. Esmerlyn Valdez - 15

6. Axiel Plaz - 13

7. PJ Hilson - 12

8. Lonnie White Jr. - 12

9. Seth Beer - 11

10. Termarr Johnson - 11

11. Josiah Sightler - 11

Stolen Bases

1. Mitch Jebb - 29

2. Yordany De Los Santos - 24

3. Keiner Delgado - 17

4. Cristian Jauregui - 16

5. Termarr Johnson - 15

6. Tsung-Che Cheng - 14

7. Sergio Campana - 13

8. Ji Hwan Bae - 12

9. Jase Bowen - 12

10. Yoyner Fajardo - 12

11. Jhonny Severino - 12

12. Jack Brannigan - 12

Looking at these four categories, the Pirates had one player who would have been on each list, Charles McAdoo, but he was traded to the Blue Jays for Isiah Kiner-Falefa.

Yordany De Los Santos and Ji Hwan Bae are on all but one list here: home runs. The Pirates don’t have anyone who is pushing the 20/20 threshold, although Termarr Johnson is probably the closest (11/15).

Nine of the 11 players on the home run leaderboards have spent all or the majority of the season in the lower levels.

The gap between Bae and Yordany, compared to the rest of the field, is quite wide. Depending on how long he’s in the majors, Bae may not qualify next month. Yordany also struggled last time in Bradenton, so we will see how that impacts his average this time.

Strikeout-Walk% (minimum 40 IP)

1. Thomas Harrington - 23.7%

2. Hunter Barco - 22.9%

3. Brady Feigl - 22.1%

4. Michael Plassmeyer - 21.8%

5. Braxton Ashcraft - 21.8%

6. Michael Kennedy - 21.6%

7. Bubba Chandler - 20.6%

8. Alessandro Ercolani - 19.7%

9. Dominic Perachi - 18.7%

10. Derek Diamond - 16.9%

xFIP

1. Thomas Harrington - 3.17

2. Braxton Ashcraft - 3.18

3. Hunter Barco - 3.28

4. Michael Kennedy - 3.32

5. Bubba Chandler - 3.39

6. Brady Feigl - 3.48

7. Carlson Reed - 3.53

8. Dominic Perachi - 3.56

9. Yoldin De La Paz - 3.63

10. Derek Diamond - 3.69

K%

1. Hunter Barco - 31.2%

2. Isaac Mattson - 29.8%

3. Carlson Reed - 29.7%

4. Bubba Chandler - 28.4%

5. Geronimo Franzua - 29.4%

6. Alessandro Ercolani - 29.1%

7. Brady Feigl - 27.9%

8. Thomas Harrington - 27.6%

9. Carlos Jimenez - 27.3%

10. Michael Plassmeyer - 27%

When it comes to pure strikeouts as a counting stat, the Pirates lost their current leader at the deadline, Patrick Reilly, who was the only pitcher to reach triple-digits in punchouts.

Thomas Harrington got a late start to the season but blew through Double-A, earning a promotion to Indianapolis. He’s shown fantastic control, even as the strikeouts continue to trend up, and he has the best xFIP in the system.

Alessandro Ercolani has improved his play since his role was reduced. He’s on two lists here and just missed out on the third.

Bubba Chandler is on all three leaderboards after a rough start to the season, especially when it comes to walks.

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