Canuck top 10 bats in minors: Guerrero, Naylor, O'Neill, Robson, Romak
Former Okanagan Athletics’ and Old Dominion Monarchs Jared Young (Prince George, BC) appeared in all six offensive categories in our annual look at the Top 10 groupings. Young appeared in over 80 games as an infielder plus 35 games as an outfielder hitting .300 with 16 homers and 76 RBIs in time split between the South Bend Cubs and Myrtle Beach Pelicans.
By George Farelli
Canadian Baseball Network
The complete Top 10 list of hitters for the 2018 minor league season. As usual, we highlight statistical leaders in various offensive categories, for affiliated and Independent/foreign league players.
Where applicable, the players who were active with two or more teams during the season, their specific stat numbers for each are indicated in brackets.
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Top 10 Canuck pitchers in the minors
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HITTERS
AFFILIATED PLAYERS
Games played
133 Abraham Toro (Astros), Longueuil, QC - Double A Corpus Chrisiti Hooks (50) and Single A Buies Creek Astros (83).
131 Charles Leblanc (Rangers), Laval, QC - Single A Down East Wood Ducks.
128 Josh Naylor (Padres), Mississauga, ON - Double A San Antonio Missons.
126 Demi Orimoloye (Blue Jays), Orleans, ON - Single A Carolina Mudcats (65) and Single A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (61).
124 Jacob Robson (Tigers), Windsor, ON - Triple A Toledo Mud Hens (57) and Double A Erie SeaWolves (67).
120 Jared Young (Cubs), Prince George, BC - Single A Myrtle Beach Pelicans (51) and Single A South Bend Cubs (69).
119 Daniel Pinero (Tigers), Toronto, ON - Single A Lakeland Flying Tigers.
118 Brett Siddall (Athletics), Windsor, ON - Single A Stockton Ports (44) and Double A Midland Rockhounds (74).
111 Bruce Yari (Reds), Waterloo, ON - Single A Daytona Torgugas.
100 Connor Panas (Blue Jays), Toronto, ON - Double A New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
105 Jesse Hodges (Cubs), Victoria, BC - Double A Tennessee Smokies.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit .336 for the Bisons this season. Photo: Mark Mulville/Buffalo News.
Batting Average
(Minimum 100 At Bats)
.381 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Blue Jays) Montreal, QC - Triple A Buffalo Bisons (.336), Double A New Hampshire Fisher Cats (.402), Single A Dunedin Blue Jays (.500) and Rookie Class Gulf Coast Blue Jays (.333).
.311 Tyler O’Neill, (Cardinals), Maple Ridge, BC - Triple A Memphis Redbirds.
.310 J.D. Osborne (Marlins), Whitby, ON - Single A Greensboro Grasshoppers (.245) and Single A Batavia Muckdogs (.340). 309 Jim Adduci (Tigers), Burnaby, BC - Triple A Toledo Mud Hens
.308 Otto Lopez (Blue Jays), Montreal, QC - Single A Vancouver Canadians (.297) and Rookie Class Bluefield Blue Jays (.364).
.300 Jared Young (Cubs), Prince George, BC - Single A Myrtle Beach Pelicans (.282) and Single A South Bend Cubs (.313).
.299 Tristan Pompey (Marlins), Mississauga, ON - Single A Jupiter Hammerheads (.291), Single A Greensboro Grasshoppers (.314) and Rookie Class Gulf Coast Marlins (.250).
.297 Josh Naylor (Padres), Mississauga, ON - Double A San Antonio Missons.
.297 Andrew Yerzy (Diamondbacks), Toronto, ON - Single A Hillsboro Hops.
.295 Jacob Robson (Tigers), Windsor, ON - Triple A Toledo Mud Hens (.305) and Double A Erie SeaWolves (.286).
.293 Adam Hall (Orioles), London, ON - Single A Aberdeen Ironbirds.
.293 Francisco Hernandez (Cardinals), Montreal, QC - Rookie Class Cardinals Dominican Summer League.
RUNS SCORED
82 Jacob Robson (Tigers), Windsor, ON - Triple A Toledo Mud Hens (46) and Double A Erie SeaWolves (36).
72 Josh Naylor (Padres), Mississauga, ON - Double A San Antonio Missons.
70 Abraham Toro (Astros), Longueuil, QC - Double A Corpus Chrisiti Hooks (16) and Single A Buies Creek Astros (54).
67 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Blue Jays) Montreal, QC - Triple A Buffalo Bisons (15), Double A New Hampshire Fisher Cats (48), Single A Dunedin Blue Jays (1) and Rookie Class Gulf Coast Blue Jays (3).
66 Daniel Pinero (Tigers), Toronto, ON - Single A Lakeland Flying Tigers.
65 Charles Leblanc (Rangers), Laval, QC - Single A Down East Wood Ducks.
61 Tyler O’Neill, (Cardinals), Maple Ridge, BC - Triple A Memphis Redbirds.
61 Jared Young (Cubs), Prince George, BC - Single A Myrtle Beach Pelicans (20) and Single A South Bend Cubs (41).
57 Demi Orimoloye (Blue Jays), Orleans, ON - Single A Carolina Mudcats (30) and Single A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (27).
48 Francisco Hernandez (Cardinals), Montreal, QC - Rookie Class Cardinals Dominican Summer League.
46 Eric Wood (Pirates), Pickering, ON - Triple A Indianapolis Indians (44) and Single A West Virginia Black Bears (2).
Former Ontario Blue Jays Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) led all Canucks in his this season with 149 at double-A San Antonio.
HITS
149 Josh Naylor (Padres), Mississauga, ON - Double A San Antonio Missons.
142 Jacob Robson (Tigers), Windsor, ON - Triple A Toledo Mud Hens (67) and Double A Erie SeaWolves (75).
136 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Blue Jays) Montreal, QC - Triple A Buffalo Bisons (37), Double A New Hampshire Fisher Cats (94), Single A Dunedin Blue Jays (2) and Rookie Class Gulf Coast Blue Jays (3).
134 Jared Young (Cubs), Prince George, BC - Single A Myrtle Beach Pelicans (53) and Single A South Bend Cubs (81).
128 Charles Leblanc (Rangers), Laval, QC - Single A Down East Wood Ducks.
117 Abraham Toro (Astros), Longueuil, QC - Double A Corpus Chrisiti Hooks (41) and Single A Buies Creek Astros (76).
116 Demi Orimoloye (Blue Jays), Orleans, ON - Single A Carolina Mudcats (60) and Single A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (56).
109 Daniel Pinero (Tigers), Toronto, ON - Single A Lakeland Flying Tigers.
103 Bruce Yari (Reds), Waterloo, ON - Single A Daytona Torgugas.
86 Connor Panas (Blue Jays), Toronto, ON - Double A New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
86 Raphael Gladu (Mets), Trois Rivieres, QC - Single A St. Lucie Mets (72) and Single A Columbia Firefiles (14).
Langley Blaze grad Tyler O’Neill (Maple Ridge, BC) led all Canucks with 26 homers for the Triple A Memphis Redbirds
HOME RUNS
26 Tyler O’Neill (Cardinals), Maple Ridge, BC - Triple A Memphis Redbirds
20 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Blue Jays) Montreal, QC - Triple A Buffalo Bisons (6), Double A New Hampshire Fisher Cats (14).
19 Gareth Morgan (Mariners), Toronto, ON - Single A Modesto Nuts.
17 Josh Naylor (Padres), Mississauga, ON - Double A San Antonio Missons.
16 Jared Young (Cubs), Prince George, BC - Single A Myrtle Beach Pelicans (6) and Single A South Bend Cubs (10).
16 Abraham Toro (Astros), Longueuil, QC - Double A Corpus Chrisiti Hooks (2) and Single A Buies Creek Astros (14).
12 Demi Orimoloye (Blue Jays), Orleans, ON - Single A Carolina Mudcats (7) and Single A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (5).
12 Eric Wood (Pirates), Pickering, ON - Triple A Indianapolis Indians (11) and Single A West Virginia Black Bears (1).
11 Jacob Robson (Tigers), Windsor, ON - Triple A Toledo Mud Hens (4) and Double A Erie SeaWolves (7).
10 Charles Leblanc (Rangers), Laval, QC - Single A Down East Wood Ducks.
RUNS BATTED IN
78 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Blue Jays) Montreal, QC - Triple A Buffalo Bisons (16), Double A New Hampshire Fisher Cats (60) and Single A Dunedin Blue Jays (2).
78 Abraham Toro (Astros), Longueuil, QC - Double A Corpus Chrisiti Hooks (22) and Single A Buies Creek Astros (56).
76 Jared Young (Cubs), Prince George, BC - Single A Myrtle Beach Pelicans (23) and Single A South Bend Cubs (53).
74 Josh Naylor (Padres), Mississauga, ON - Double A San Antonio Missons.
72 Charles Leblanc (Rangers), Laval, QC - Single A Down East Wood Ducks.
63 Tyler O’Neill (Cardinals), Maple Ridge, BC - Triple A Memphis Redbirds
59 Daniel Pinero (Tigers), Toronto, ON - Single A Lakeland Flying Tigers.
55 Demi Orimoloye (Blue Jays), Orleans, ON - Single A Carolina Mudcats (32) and Single A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (23).
54 Bruce Yari (Reds), Waterloo, ON - Single A Daytona Torgugas.
50 Brett Siddall (Athletics), Windsor, ON - Single A Stockton Ports (22) and Double A Midland Rockhounds (28).
INDEPENDENT and FOREIGN LEAGUE PLAYERS
Games
132 Jamie Romak, London, ON - SK Wyverns, Korea Baseball Organization
109 Mike Crouse, Port Moody, BC - Pericos de Puebla, Mexican League
101 Sebastian Boucher, Ottawa, ON - Ottawa Champions, Can Am League
97 David Glaude, Quebec City, QC - Trois Rivieres Aigles, Can Am League
91 Brad Antchak, North Delta, BC - Quebec Capitales, Can Am League
88 Carter McEachern, Thunder Bay, ON - Washington Wild Things, Frontier League
85 Larry Balkwill, Chatham, ON - Windy City Thunderbolts, Frontier League
79 Maxx Tissenbaum, Toronto, ON - Quebec Capitales, Can Am League
Ontario Youth Team grad Dannny Beaver (Oakville, Ont.) led Indy and foreign lands hitters with a .404 mark for Santa fe.
BATTING AVERAGE
(Minimum 100 At Bats)
.404 Danny Beaver, Oakville, ON - Santa Fe Fuego, Pecos League
.333 Josh Williams, Toronto, ON - White Sands Pupfish, Pecos League
.328 Sebastian Boucher, Ottawa, ON - Ottawa Champions, Can Am League
.319 Jamie Romak, London, ON - SK Wyverns, Korea Baseball Organization
.285 Ian Horne, Vancouver, BC - Garden City Wind (.337) and Salina Stockade (.182), Pecos League
.279 Mike Crouse, Port Moody, BC - Pericos de Puebla, Mexican League
.271 T.J. Bennett, Lethbridge, AB - Lincoln Saltdogs, American Association
RUNS SCORED
95 Jamie Romak, London, ON - SK Wyverns, Korea Baseball Organization
69 Mike Crouse, Port Moody, BC - Pericos de Puebla, Mexican League
59 Danny Beaver, Oakville, ON - Santa Fe Fuego, Pecos League
52 David Glaude, Quebec City, QC - Trois Rivieres Aigles, Can Am League
51 Sebastian Boucher, Ottawa, ON - Ottawa Champions, Can Am League
45 Brad Antchak, North Delta, BC - Quebec Capitales, Can Am League
44 Carter McEachern, Thunder Bay, ON - Washington Wild Things, Frontier League
London Badgers Jamie Romak led hitters in lndy league and foreign lands in rruns scored, hits, home runs and RBs for the SK Wyverns in Korea.
HITS
158 Jamie Romak, London, ON - SK Wyverns, Korea Baseball Organization
117 Sebastian Boucher, Ottawa, ON - Ottawa Champions, Can Am League
112 Mike Crouse, Port Moody, BC - Pericos de Puebla, Mexican League
89 Carter McEachern, Thunder Bay, ON - Washington Wild Things, Frontier League
85 David Glaude, Quebec City, QC - Trois Rivieres Aigles, Can Am League
81 Brad Antchak, North Delta, BC - Quebec Capitales, Can Am League
71 Maxx Tissenbaum, Toronto, ON - Quebec Capitales, Can Am League
69 Danny Beaver, Oakville, ON - Santa Fe Fuego, Pecos League
64 Larry Balkwill, Chatham, ON - Windy City Thunderbolts, Frontier League
HOME RUNS
40 Jamie Romak, London, ON - SK Wyverns, Korea Baseball Organization
17 Mike Crouse, Port Moody, BC - Pericos de Puebla, Mexican League
13 Larry Balkwill, Chatham, ON - Windy City Thunderbolts, Frontier League
11 T.J. Bennett, Lethbridge, AB - Lincoln Saltdogs, American Association
7 David Glaude, Quebec City, QC - Trois Rivieres Aigles, Can Am League
7 Danny Beaver, Oakville, ON - Santa Fe Fuego, Pecos League
6 Josh Williams, Toronto, ON - White Sands Pupfish, Pecos League
6 Jeff Hunt, Cambridge, ON - Traiskirchen Grasshoppers, Austrian Baseball Federation
RUNS BATTED IN
97 Jamie Romak, London, ON - SK Wyverns, Korea Baseball Organization
73 Mike Crouse, Port Moody, BC - Pericos de Puebla, Mexican League
53 Sebastian Boucher, Ottawa, ON - Ottawa Champions, Can Am League
51 Carter McEachern, Thunder Bay, ON - Washington Wild Things, Frontier League
46 Larry Balkwill, Chatham, ON - Windy City Thunderbolts, Frontier League
45 Brad Antchak, North Delta, BC - Quebec Capitales, Can Am League
43 Chandler McLaren, Guelph, ON - La Rochelle Boucaniers, France Elite League Division One