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Team records
Tm | Lg | Lev | W | L |
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Kane County Cougars | MIDW | A | 84 | 54 | .609 |
Visalia Rawhide | CALL | A+ | 84 | 56 | .600 |
Hillsboro Hops | NORW | A- | 45 | 31 | .592 |
Missoula Osprey | PION | Rk | 42 | 33 | .560 |
Mobile BayBears | SOUL | AA | 70 | 67 | .511 |
DSL Diamondbacks | DOSL | FRk | 35 | 37 | .486 |
Reno Aces | PCL | AAA | 70 | 74 | .486 |
AZL Diamondbacks | ARIZ | Rk | 25 | 30 | .455 |
Affiliate Totals | 455 | 382 | .544 |
That's a solid winning record, though it's actually 20 points below what the Diamondbacks farm system managed last season (473-365, .564 W%), when only the Osprey finished with a losing record. Kane County improved in their first year as an affiliate, on the .597 mark set by South Bend, and the Rawhide increased their winning percentage by 64 points. The biggest improvement, however, went to the Osprey, who boosted their W% by 86 points. Conversely, the biggest drop-off was by the DSL Diamondbacks, who lost 114 points. The Hops repeated as Northwest League champions, and the Osprey won the Pioneer League crown; Visalia and Kane County also reached their playoffs.
Pitching
Tm | Lev | Age | R/G | ERA | G | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP | H9 | HR9 | BB9 | SO9 | K/W |
KC Cougars | A | 21.6 | 3.74 | 3.11 | 138 | 1220.0 | 1094 | 516 | 422 | 52 | 436 | 976 | 1.254 | 8.1 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 7.2 | 2.24 |
Hillsboro Hops | A- | 21.5 | 3.84 | 3.27 | 76 | 684.1 | 571 | 292 | 249 | 31 | 253 | 681 | 1.204 | 7.5 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 9.0 | 2.69 |
Mobile BayBears | AA | 24.5 | 3.98 | 3.65 | 137 | 1215.0 | 1141 | 545 | 493 | 70 | 476 | 985 | 1.331 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 7.3 | 2.07 |
AZL D-backs | Rk | 20.4 | 4.44 | 3.68 | 55 | 475.0 | 458 | 244 | 194 | 15 | 161 | 415 | 1.303 | 8.7 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 7.9 | 2.58 |
Visalia Rawhide | A+ | 23.7 | 4.36 | 3.75 | 140 | 1275.1 | 1207 | 611 | 532 | 104 | 384 | 1304 | 1.248 | 8.5 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 9.2 | 3.40 |
DSL D-backs | FRk | 18.4 | 5.38 | 3.97 | 72 | 638.2 | 590 | 387 | 282 | 15 | 310 | 571 | 1.409 | 8.3 | 0.2 | 4.4 | 8.0 | 1.84 |
Missoula Osprey | Rk | 20.8 | 4.96 | 4.27 | 75 | 653.2 | 657 | 372 | 310 | 51 | 238 | 671 | 1.369 | 9.0 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 9.2 | 2.82 |
Reno Aces | AAA | 26.0 | 5.40 | 5.17 | 144 | 1250.1 | 1441 | 778 | 718 | 117 | 543 | 1006 | 1.587 | 10.4 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 7.2 | 1.85 |
Affiliate Totals | 4.47 | 3.89 | 837 | 7412.1 | 7159 | 3745 | 3200 | 455 | 2801 | 6609 | 1.344 | 8.7 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 8.0 | 2.36 |
Obviously, these are numbers where you need to take context enormously into account: level, league and location all factor into the numbers here. We'll get into that a bit more when we look at each specific franchise, and how their figures stack up compared to the other teams against whom they are competing. That said, it's certainly an impressive figure for the Cougars, with an ERA almost a run better than the Silver Hawks managed in 2014. Keeping the ball in the park was a huge help: the 52 home-runs allowed was down from 81 given up by South Bend last year, though of course, that was in a different park.
Hitting
Tm | Lev | Age | R/G | G | PA | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Missoula Osprey | Rk | 20.4 | 5.72 | 75 | 2889 | 2496 | 429 | 666 | 65 | 367 | 98 | 45 | 326 | 653 | .267 | .356 | .428 | .784 |
Reno Aces | AAA | 27.8 | 5.26 | 144 | 5534 | 4962 | 758 | 1421 | 138 | 722 | 43 | 29 | 453 | 1025 | .286 | .347 | .453 | .801 |
DSL D-backs | FRk | 18.3 | 5.19 | 72 | 2815 | 2449 | 374 | 621 | 13 | 276 | 110 | 48 | 267 | 552 | .254 | .338 | .341 | .679 |
Visalia Rawhide | A+ | 22.6 | 5.14 | 140 | 5464 | 4948 | 719 | 1316 | 154 | 650 | 126 | 47 | 373 | 1199 | .266 | .321 | .433 | .754 |
KC Cougars | A | 21.9 | 4.54 | 138 | 5222 | 4692 | 627 | 1291 | 48 | 538 | 104 | 60 | 368 | 885 | .275 | .332 | .371 | .703 |
AZL D-backs | Rk | 20.6 | 4.18 | 55 | 2051 | 1831 | 230 | 457 | 9 | 188 | 63 | 18 | 160 | 433 | .250 | .318 | .330 | .647 |
Hillsboro Hops | A- | 20.9 | 4.13 | 76 | 2891 | 2574 | 314 | 612 | 32 | 273 | 67 | 17 | 236 | 584 | .238 | .309 | .345 | .654 |
Mobile BayBears | AA | 23.9 | 4.03 | 137 | 5143 | 4586 | 552 | 1146 | 81 | 502 | 93 | 60 | 422 | 1050 | .250 | .319 | .369 | .688 |
Affiliate Totals | 4.78 | 837 | 32009 | 28538 | 4003 | 7530 | 540 | 3516 | 704 | 324 | 2605 | 6381 | .264 | .330 | .393 | .723 |
Similarly, be very cautious when comparing numbers between teams. However, the overall figure was down a quarter-run per game across all franchises, though Missoula bucked that trend, increasing their production by 0.67 runs. This was largely the result of a 38% increase in the number of walks taken by the Osprey, again bucking an overall trend which saw bases on balls decline by 10% although strikeouts dropped by about 5%. The Rawhide were, as last year, the most active on the base-paths, though their SB total dropped by 16 from last season. Impressive to note that also had more home-runs than the Reno Aces again too!
Individual marks
HITTING
- Runs: Daniel Palka, Visalia (95)
- Hits: Nick Evans, Reno (161)
- 2B: Jamie Romak, Reno (42)
- 3B: Socrates Brito, Mobile (15)
- HR: Palka (29)
- RBI: Peter O'Brien, Reno (107)
- SB: Matt McPhearson, Missoula (30)
- BB: Romak (60)
- SO: Palka (164)
- BA: Danny Dorn, Reno (.386)
- OBP: Dorn (.444)
- SLG: Isan Diaz, Missoula (.640)
- OPS: Diaz (1.076)
PITCHING
- Wins: Aaron Blair, Mobile + Reno; Johnny Omahen, Visalia + Mobile (13)
- Losses: Braden Shipley, Mobile; Blayne Weller, Visala, Mobile + Reno: (11)
- ERA (min 50 IP): Zac Curtis, Kane County (1.33)
- Saves: Curtis (33)
- IP: Blair (160.1)
- HR: Blake Perry, Visalia (19)
- BB: Jeferson Mejia, Hillsboro + Kane County (62)
- SO: Anthony Banda, Visalia (152)
- WHIP (min 50 IP): Cameron Smith, Missoula (0.801)
- BB/9 (min 50 IP): Nicholas Baker, Kane County (0.9)
- K/BB (min 50 IP): Smith (8.86)
- K/9 (min 50 IP):Nick Sarianides, Visalia (14.8)