Ontario Blue Jays grad RHP Jordan Romano (Markham, Ont.) led all Canucks in the minors this summer with strikeouts and wins.

By George Farelli

Canadian Baseball Network

The complete Top 10 list of pitchers for the 2018 minor league season and as usual, we highlight statistical leaders in various 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 hitters in minors

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AFFILIATED PLAYERS

PITCHING

Earned Run Average

(Minimum 40 Innings Pitched)

1.53 Zach Pop (Orioles), Brampton, ON - Double A Bowie Baysox (2.53), Double A Tulsa Drillers (0.00), Single A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (0.33) and Single A Great Lakes Loons (2.20).

2.20 Brayden Bouchey (Blue Jays), White Rock, BC - Single A Lansing Lugnuts (2.29) and Double A New Hampshire Fisher Cats (1.59).

2.39 Dylan Rheault (Giants), Garson, ON - Single A San Jose Giants (2.43), Double A Richmond Flying Squirrels (3.86) and Triple A Sacramento River Cats (0.00).

2.54 Curtis Taylor (Diamondbacks), Port Coquitlam, BC - Double A Montgomery Biscuits (2.37) and Single A Charlotte Stone Crabs (3.12).

2.67 Rowan Wick (Padres), North Vancouver, BC - Triple A El Paso Chihuahuas (1.99) and Double A San Antonio Missions (3.16).

3.50 Connor Lillis-White (Angels), Toronto, ON - Triple A Salt Lake Bees (3.86) and Double A Mobile Bay Bears (3.12).

3.58 Ryan Kellogg (Cubs), Whitby, ON - Single A Myrtle Beach Pelicans.

3.86 Rob Zastryzny (Cubs), Edmonton, AB - Triple A Iowa Cubs.

3.90 Evan Grills (Rockies), Whitby, ON - Double A Hartford Yard Goats.

3.94 Jordan Balazovic (Twins), Mississauga, ON - Single A Cedar Rapids Kernels.

3.97 Brock Dykxhoorn (Astros), Goderich, ON - Triple A Fresno Grizzlies (4.60) and Double A Corpus Christi Hooks (3.08).

APPEARANCES

49 Rowan Wick (Padres), North Vancouver, BC - Triple A El Paso Chihuahuas (20) and Double A San Antonio Missions (29).

46 Connor Lillis-White (Angels), Toronto, ON - Triple A Salt Lake Bees (26) and Double A Mobile Bay Bears (20).

44 Zach Pop (Orioles), Brampton, ON - Double A Bowie Baysox (14), Single A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (19) and Single A Great Lakes Loons (11).

40 Andrew Case (Blue Jays), St. John, NB - Double A New Hampshire Fisher Cats (39), Triple A Buffalo Bisons (1).

38 Daniel Procopio (Angels), Toronto, ON - Double A Mobile Bay Bears (26) and Single A Inland Empire 66’ers (12).

38 Curtis Taylor (Diamondbacks), Port Coquitlam, BC - Double A Montgomery Biscuits (30) and Single A Charlotte Stone Crabs (8).

37 Ryan Kellogg (Cubs), Whitby, ON - Single A Myrtle Beach Pelicans.

33 Rob Zastryzny (Cubs), Edmonton, AB - Triple A Iowa Cubs.

31 Phillippe Aumont (Tigers), Gatineau, QC - Triple A Toldeo Mud Hens (29) and Double A Erie SeaWolves (2).

30 Travis Seabrooke (Orioles), Peterborough, ON - Single A Frederick Keys (19) and Single A Delmarva Shorebirds (11).

INNINGS PITCHED

148.0 Cal Quantrill (Padres), Port Hope, ON - Triple A El Paso Chihuahuas (31.0) and Double A San Antonio Missions (117.0).

142.1 Jordan Romano (Blue Jays), Markham, ON - Double A New Hampshire Fisher Cats (137.1) and Triple A Buffalo Bisons (5.0).

127.0 Brock Dykxhoorn (Astros), Goderich, ON - Triple A Fresno Grizzlies (74.1) and Double A Corpus Christi Hooks (52.2).

85.1 Evan Grills (Rockies), Whitby, ON - Double A Hartford Yard Goats.

78.0 Curtis Taylor (Diamondbacks), Port Coquitlam, BC - Double A Montgomery Biscuits (60.2) and Single A Charlotte Stone Crabs (17.1).

78.0 Ryan Kellogg (Cubs), Whitby, ON - Single A Myrtle Beach Pelicans.

73.0 Travis Seabrooke (Orioles), Peterborough, ON - Single A Frederick Keys (45.2) and Single A Delmarva Shorebirds (27.1).

72.0 Connor Lillis-White (Angels), Toronto, ON - Triple A Salt Lake Bees (37.1) and Double A Mobile Bay Bears (34.2).

WINS

12 Jordan Romano (Blue Jays), Markham, ON - Double A New Hampshire Fisher Cats (11) and Triple A Buffalo Bisons (1).

9 Cal Quantrill (Padres), Port Hope, ON - Triple A El Paso Chihuahuas (3) and Double A San Antonio Missions (6).

9 Brock Dykxhoorn (Astros), Goderich, ON - Triple A Fresno Grizzlies (6) and Double A Corpus Christi Hooks (3).

7 Jordan Balazovic (Twins), Mississauga, ON - Single A Cedar Rapids Kernels.

7 Will McAffer (Blue Jays), North Vancouver, BC - Single A Vancouver Canadians

6 Curtis Taylor (Diamondbacks), Port Coquitlam, BC - Double A Montgomery Biscuits (3) and Single A Charlotte Stone Crabs (3).

4 Evan Grills (Rockies), Whitby, ON - Double A Hartford Yard Goats.

4 Connor Lillis-White (Angels), Toronto, ON - Triple A Salt Lake Bees (2) and Double A Mobile Bay Bears (2).

4 Rowan Wick (Padres), North Vancouver, BC - Triple A El Paso Chihuahuas (2) and Double A San Antonio Missions (2).

SAVES

14 Rowan Wick (Padres), North Vancouver, BC - Triple A El Paso Chihuahuas (9) and Double A San Antonio Missions (5).

8 Curtis Taylor (Diamondbacks), Port Coquitlam, BC - Double A Montgomery Biscuits (6) and Single A Charlotte Stone Crabs (2).

8 Zach Pop (Orioles), Brampton, ON - Double A Bowie Baysox (1) and Single A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (7).

7 Andrew Case (Blue Jays), St. John, NB - Double A New Hampshire Fisher Cats (7).

4 Ryan Kellogg (Cubs), Whitby, ON - Single A Myrtle Beach Pelicans.

4 Travis Seabrooke (Orioles), Peterborough, ON - Single A Frederick Keys (1) and Single A Delmarva Shorebirds (3).

3 Connor Lillis-White (Angels), Toronto, ON - Double A Mobile Bay Bears.

3 Phillippe Aumont (Tigers), Gatineau, QC - Triple A Toldeo Mud Hens.

3 Dylan Rheault (Giants), Garson, ON - Single A San Jose Giants.

STRIKEOUTS

128 Jordan Romano (Blue Jays), Markham, ON - Double A New Hampshire Fisher Cats (125) and Triple A Buffalo Bisons (3).

125 Brock Dykxhoorn (Astros), Goderich, ON - Triple A Fresno Grizzlies (79) and Double A Corpus Christi Hooks (46).

123 Cal Quantrill (Padres), Port Hope, ON - Triple A El Paso Chihuahuas (22) and Double A San Antonio Missions (101).

98 Connor Lillis-White (Angels), Toronto, ON - Triple A Salt Lake Bees (52) and Double A Mobile Bay Bears (46).

97 Curtis Taylor (Diamondbacks), Port Coquitlam, BC - Double A Montgomery Biscuits (74) and Single A Charlotte Stone Crabs (23).

81 Evan Grills (Rockies), Whitby, ON - Double A Hartford Yard Goats.

78 Jordan Balazovic (Twins), Mississauga, ON - Single A Cedar Rapids Kernels.

77 Daniel Procopio (Angels), Toronto, ON - Double A Mobile Bay Bears (44) and Single A Inland Empire 66’ers (33).

W.H.I.P

(Minimum 40 Innings Pitched)

0.897 Zach Pop (Orioles), Brampton, ON - Double A Bowie Baysox (0.938), Single A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (0.704) and Single A Great Lakes Loons (1.163).

1.038 Curtis Taylor (Diamondbacks), Port Coquitlam, BC - Double A Montgomery Biscuits (0.989) and Single A Charlotte Stone Crabs (1.212).

1.165 Brock Dykxhoorn (Astros), Goderich, ON - Triple A Fresno Grizzlies (1.143) and Double A Corpus Christi Hooks (1.196).

1.168 Jordan Balazovic (Twins), Mississauga, ON - Single A Cedar Rapids Kernels.

1.200 Brayden Bouchey (Blue Jays), White Rock, BC - Single A Lansing Lugnuts (1.202) and Double A New Hampshire Fisher Cats (1.346).

1.203 Jordan Romano (Blue Jays), Markham, ON - Double A New Hampshire Fisher Cats (1.188) and Triple A Buffalo Bisons (1.600).

1.233 Evan Grills (Rockies), Whitby, ON - Double A Hartford Yard Goats.

1.278 Rowan Wick (Padres), North Vancouver, BC - Triple A El Paso Chihuahuas (1.171) and Double A San Antonio Missions (1.382).

1.306 Connor Lillis-White (Angels), Toronto, ON - Triple A Salt Lake Bees (1.402) and Double A Mobile Bay Bears (1.228).

1.339 Rob Zastryzny (Cubs), Edmonton, AB - Triple A Iowa Cubs.

Scott Richmond (North Vancouver, BC) had an ERA so low you needed a microscope pitching for Citta di Nettuno.

INDEPENDENT and FOREIGN LEAGUE PLAYERS

Earned run Average

(Minimum 40 Innings Pitched)

1.81 Scott Richmond, North Vancouver, BC - Citta di Nettuno, Italian League Series A

2.62 Jay Johnson, Sussex Corners, NB - Quebec Capitales, Can Am League

2.84 Chandler McLaren, Guelph, ON - Clermont Ferrand, France Elite League Division One

3.08 Andrew Albers, North Battleford, SK - Orix Buffalos, Japan Pacific League

3.52 Karl Gelinas, Iberville, QC - Quebec Capitales, Can Am League

3.57 Dustin Molleken, Regina, SK - Somerset Patriots, Atlantic League

4.01 Andrew Cooper, Belle River, ON - Ottawa Champions, Can Am League

4.02 Ethan Elias, Entwhistle, AB - Trois Rivieres Aigles, Can Am League

4.36 Jared Mortensen, Abbotsford, BC - Kansas City T-Bones (6.13) and Cleburne Railroaders (4.00), American Association

APPEARANCES

43 Dustin Molleken, Regina, SK - Somerset Patriots, Atlantic League

39 Andrew Cooper, Belle River, ON - Ottawa Champions, Can Am League

34 Scott Mathieson, Abbotsford, BC - Yomiuri Giants, Japan Central League

29 Ethan Elias, Entwhistle, AB - Trois Rivieres Aigles, Can Am League

28 Jay Johnson, Sussex Corners, NB - Quebec Capitales, Can Am League

26 Adam Loewen, Surrey, BC - New Britain Bees, Atlantic League

26 Evan Rutckyj, Windsor, ON - Ottawa Champions, Can Am League

25 Skylar Janisse, Maidstone, ON - Joliet Slammers, Frontier League

21 Jared Mortensen, Abbotsford, BC - Kansas City T-Bones (6.13) and Cleburne

Railroaders (4.00), American Association

19 Andrew Albers, North Battleford, SK - Orix Buffalos, Japan Pacific League

Abbotsford Cardinals’ grad Jared Mortensen (Abbotsford, BC) led all Indy arms pitching for the Kansas City T-Bones and the Cleburne Railroaders.

INNINGS PITCHED

132.0 Jared Mortensen, Abbotsford, BC - Kansas City T-Bones (22.0) and Cleburne Railroaders (110.0), American Association

114.0 Andrew Albers, North Battleford, SK - Orix Buffalos, Japan Pacific League

107.1 Ethan Elias, Entwhistle, AB - Trois Rivieres Aigles, Can Am League

99.2 Karl Gelinas, Iberville, QC - Quebec Capitales, Can Am League

89.1 Scott Richmond, North Vancouver, BC - Citta di Nettuno, Italian League Series A

89.0 Jay Johnson, Sussex Corners, NB - Quebec Capitales, Can Am League

67.0 Evan Rutckyj, Windsor, ON - Ottawa Champions, Can Am League

66.2 Ismael Pena, Montreal, QC - Santa Fe Fuego, Pecos League

65.2 Bobby St. Pierre, Windsor, ON - Roswell Invaders (59.2), Pecos League and Ottawa Champions (6.0), Can Am League

56.0 Andrew Cooper, Belle River, ON - Ottawa Champions, Can Am League

55.0 Dustin Molleken, Regina, SK - Somerset Patriots, Atlantic League

WINS

9 Andrew Albers, North Battleford, SK - Orix Buffalos, Japan Pacific League

8 Karl Gelinas, Iberville, QC - Quebec Capitales, Can Am League

7 Jay Johnson, Sussex Corners, NB - Quebec Capitales, Can Am League

6 Bobby St. Pierre, Windsor, ON - Roswell Invaders, Pecos League

6 Chandler McLaren, Guelph, ON - Clermont Ferrand, France Elite League Division One

4 Ethan Elias, Entwhistle, AB - Trois Rivieres Aigles, Can Am League

4 Dustin Molleken, Regina, SK - Somerset Patriots, Atlantic League

4 Jared Mortensen, Abbotsford, BC - Cleburne Railroaders, American Association

4 Scott Richmond, North Vancouver, BC - Citta di Nettuno, Italian League Series A

SAVES

8 Scott Mathieson, Abbotsford, BC - Yomiuri Giants, Japan Central League

2 Kevin Chapman, Coral Springs, FL - New Britain Bees, Atlantic League

1 Skylar Janisse, Maidstone, ON - Joliet Slammers, Frontier League

1 Ethan Elias, Entwhistle, AB - Trois Rivieres Aigles, Can Am League

1 Jay Johnson, Sussex Corners, NB - Quebec Capitales, Can Am League

1 Dustin Molleken, Regina, SK - Somerset Patriots, Atlantic League

STRIKEOUTS

122 Jared Mortensen, Abbotsford, BC - Kansas City T-Bones (26) and Cleburne Railroaders (96), American Association

105 Scott Richmond, North Vancouver, BC - Citta di Nettuno, Italian League Series A

87 Ethan Elias, Entwhistle, AB - Trois Rivieres Aigles, Can Am League

83 Andrew Albers, North Battleford, SK - Orix Buffalos, Japan Pacific League

81 Karl Gelinas, Iberville, QC - Quebec Capitales, Can Am League

77 Jay Johnson, Sussex Corners, NB - Quebec Capitales, Can Am League

66 Ismael Pena, Montreal, QC - Santa Fe Fuego, Pecos League

65 Evan Rutckyj, Windsor, ON - Ottawa Champions, Can Am League

61 Bobby St. Pierre, Windsor, ON - Roswell Invaders (55), Pecos League and Ottawa Champions (6), Can Am League

W.H.I.P

(Minimum 40 Innings Pitched)

0.887 Scott Richmond, North Vancouver, BC - Citta di Nettuno, Italian League Series A

1.020 Chandler McLaren, Guelph, ON - Clermont Ferrand, France Elite League Division One

1.105 Andrew Albers, North Battleford, SK - Orix Buffalos, Japan Pacific League

1.112 Jay Johnson, Sussex Corners, NB - Quebec Capitales, Can Am League

1.194 Karl Gelinas, Iberville, QC - Quebec Capitales, Can Am League

1.307 Dustin Molleken, Regina, SK - Somerset Patriots, Atlantic League

1.314 Ethan Elias, Entwhistle, AB - Trois Rivieres Aigles, Can Am League

Canuck top 10 arms: Albers, Pop, Richmond, Quantrill, Wick