This week’s minor league roundup will only feature the numbers accumulated prior to the start of play on Monday.
This was the 1st a week of full minor league play.
According to FanGraphs (which factors in age and proximity to the big leagues), 22-year old backstop Caden Bodine the top hitter in the Rays system; the Rays acquired the former 1st round pick in the Shane Baz deal. Bodine is currently hitting .407/.475/.630 with 2 HR over 63 PA; notably, he has only struck out twice.
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Meanwhile, Aidan Cremarosa is the team’s top minor league pitcher. The 22-year old was taken by the Rays in the 8th round of the 2025 draft out of Fresno State. Thus far in three starts, Cremarosa has a 4.50 ERA | 1.51 FIP with a 42.9 K% & 1.8 BB% over 14 IP.
RUMBLINGS
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Infielder Jader Areinamo made his debut after opening the year on the Injured List with a hamstring issue. He is hitting .222/.263/.556 with 2 HR over 19 PA.
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Homer Bush began a rehab assignment with Single-A Charleston. Once his rehab is complete, he should take a starting job in Triple-A Durham
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Theo Gillen hasn’t played since going 0-4 with 3 strikeouts on April 14th
TEAM LEADERS
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Must currently be assigned to that team
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Baseball America’s top ten prospects are featured below each team they’re currently assigned to.
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(minimum of 30 TBF for pitchers)
Tampa Bay Rays
Top 10 Prospects
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None currently on active roster
Durham Bulls
Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .323, Victor Mesa Jr
OBP: .417, Victor Mesa Jr
SLG: .565, Victor Mesa Jr
HR: 4, Justyn-Henry Malloy and Dom Keegan
wRC+: 157, Victor Mesa Jr
SB: 14, Jacob Melton
Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 0.00, Evan Reifert & Trevor Martin
FIP: 1.94, Andrew Wantz
K%: 35.3%, Logan Workman
BB%: 7.5%, Andrew Wantz
WHIP: 1.13, Evan Reifert
AVG: .080, Evan Reifert
WHIFF%: 17.8%, Kodi Whitley
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Top 10 Prospects
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#1 Brody Hopkins
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AAA: 2.45 ERA | 5.46 FIP | 26.3 K% | 21.3 BB% | .194 AVG | 12.7 WHIFF% | 18.1 IP
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#3 Jacob Melton
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AAA: .207/.319/.397 | 41.1 K% | 15.1 BB% | 1 HR | 14 SB | 85 wRC+ | 73 PA
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Montgomery Biscuits
Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .341, Cooper Kinney
OBP: .453, Cooper Kinney
SLG: .591, Cooper Kinney
HR: 3, Will Simpson
wRC+: 171, Cooper Kinney
SB: 16, Austin Overn
Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 2.00, Michael Forret
FIP: 4.63, Jack Kartsonas
K%: 28.3%, Santiago Suarez & Garrett Edwards
BB%: 6.5%, Jack Kartsonas
WHIP: 0.95, Garrett Edwards
AVG: .138, Michael Forret
WHIFF%: 16.3%, Santiago Suarez
Top 10 Prospects
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#4 T.J. Nichols
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AA: 1.80 ERA | 2.12 FIP | 25.0 K% | 0.0 BB% | .300 AVG | 12.3 WHIFF% | 5 IP
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4/7: Placed on Injured List
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#6 Santiago Suarez
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AA: 6.08 ERA | 5.48 FIP | 28.3 K% | 8.3 BB% | .241 AVG | 14.3 WHIFF% | 13.1 IP
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#8 Michael Forret
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AA: 2.00 ERA | 7.09 FIP | 27.0 K% | 21.6 BB% | .138 AVG | 16.3 WHIFF% | 9 IP
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Bowling Green Hot Rods
Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .317, Nathan Flewelling
OBP: .404, Nathan Flewelling
SLG: .683, Nathan Flewelling
HR: 4, Nathan Flewelling & Connor Hujsak
wRC+: 185, Nathan Flewelling
SB: 7, Tony Santa Maria
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Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 1.29, Andres Galan
FIP: 2.71, T.J. Fondtain
K%: 29.5%, Trevor Harrison
BB%: 2.6%, Jacob Kisting
WHIP: 0.70, Jacob Kisting
AVG: .162, Jacob Kisting
WHIFF%: 15.6%, Andres Galan
Top 10 Prospects
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#2 Theo Gillen
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A+: .290/.371/.774 | 28.6 K% | 5.7 BB% | 4 HR | 3 SB | 194 wRC+ | 35 PA
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#5 Anderson Brito
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A+: 3.72 ERA | 2.94 FIP | 25.6 K% | 7.0 BB% | .237 AVG | 13.8 WHIFF% | 9.2 IP
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#10 Aidan Smith
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A+: Hasn’t played in 2026
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4/2: Placed on the Injured List
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Charleston River Dogs
Team Offensive Leaders:
AVG: .407, Caden Bodine
OBP: .475, Caden Bodine
SLG: .630, Caden Bodine
HR: 3, Brendan Summerhill and Daniel Pierce
wRC+: 196, Caden Bodine
SB: 4, Derek Datil & Daniel Pierce
Team Pitching Leaders:
ERA: 2.00, Trey Pooser
FIP: 1.51, Aidan Cremarosa
K%: 42.9%, Aidan Cremarosa
BB%: 1.8%, Aidan Cremarosa
WHIP: 0.73, Alex Wallace
AVG: .147, Alex Wallace
WHIFF%: 20.2%, Aidan Cremarosa
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Top 10 Prospects
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#7 Daniel Pierce
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A: .286/.364/.510 | 34.5 K% | 7.3 BB% | 3 HR | 4 SB | 134 wRC+ | 55 PA
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#9 Brendan Summerhill
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A: .188/.235/.375 | 23.5 K% | 3.9 BB% | 3 HR | 0 SB | 61 wRC+ | 51 PA
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