JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — For the Spring/Summer minor leagues, the 2010 season is over. So how did Jewish batters do?
According to Jewish Baseball News calculations, the 28 Jews who swung a bat in the minors this season — including several major-leaguers doing rehab stints — had a combined batting average of .280, along with 127 HRs and 834 RBIs.
A list of category leaders and laggards is shown below. But first, a couple clarifications:
- Players marked with an asterisk played at two or more levels in 2010. Statistics shown for them are cumulative; the team shown is the one a player ended the season with.
- To qualify for this list, a player must have had at least 300 plate appearances. (A total of 13 met the standard.)
Now, your category leaders.
HIGHEST BATTING AVERAGE
- SS Jake Lemmerman, “rookie-league” Ogden Raptors (Los Angeles Dodgers) — .363
- OF Adam Stern, “AAA” Nashville Sounds (Milwaukee Brewers) — .326
- 2B Josh Satin, “AA” Binghamton Mets* (New York Mets) — .311
LOWEST BATTING AVERAGE
- OF Ben Guez, “AAA” Toledo Mud Hens* (Detroit Tigers) — .249
- C Charlie Cutler, “AA” Springfield Cardinals* (St. Louis Cardinals) — .260
MOST HOME RUNS
- C Ryan Lavarnway, “AA” Portland Sea Dogs* (Boston Red Sox) — 22
- 2B Jason Kipnis, “AA” Akron Aeros* (Cleveland Indians) — 16
- 1B Nate Freiman, “A” Fort Wayne TinCaps (San Diego Padres) — 14
MOST TRIPLES
- OF Sam Fuld, “AAA” Iowa Cubs (Chicago Cubs) — 9
- 2B Jason Kipnis, “AA” Akron Aeros* (Cleveland Indians) — 8
- CF James Rapoport, “AAA” Memphis Redbirds* (St. Louis Cardinals) — 4
MOST DOUBLES
- 1B Nate Freiman, “A” Fort Wayne TinCaps (San Diego Padres) — 43
- 2B Josh Satin, “AA” Binghamton Mets* (New York Mets) — 39
- RF David Rubinstein, “A” West Virginia Power (Pittsburgh Pirates) — 37
MOST RBIs
- C Ryan Lavarnway, “AA” Portland Sea Dogs* (Boston Red Sox) — 102
- 1B Nate Freiman, “A” Fort Wayne TinCaps (San Diego Padres) — 84
- 1B Casey Haerther, “A” Cedar Rapids Kernels (Los Angeles Angels) — 74
- 2B Jason Kipnis, “AA” Akron Aeros* (Cleveland Indians) — 74
- 2B Josh Satin, “AA” Binghamton Mets* (New York Mets) — 74
MOST WALKS
- C Ryan Lavarnway, “AA” Portland Sea Dogs* (Boston Red Sox) — 70
- 2B Josh Satin, “AA” Binghamton Mets* (New York Mets) — 66
- OF Sam Fuld, “AAA” Iowa Cubs (Chicago Cubs) — 66
MOST STRIKEOUTS
- 2B Josh Satin, “AA” Binghamton Mets* (New York Mets) — 121
- 1B Nate Freiman, “A” Fort Wayne TinCaps (San Diego Padres) — 117
- 2B Jason Kipnis, “AA” Akron Aeros* (Cleveland Indians) — 107
FEWEST STRIKEOUTS
- C Charlie Cutler, “AA” Springfield Cardinals* (St. Louis Cardinals) — 33
- OF Sam Fuld, “AAA” Iowa Cubs (Chicago Cubs) — 37
- OF Adam Stern, “AAA” Nashville Sounds (Milwaukee Brewers) — 47
BEST WALK/STRIKEOUT RATIO
- OF Sam Fuld, “AAA” Iowa Cubs (Chicago Cubs) — 1.78 (66/37)
- C Charlie Cutler, “AA” Springfield Cardinals* (St. Louis Cardinals) — .97 (32/33)
- 1B James Rapoport, “AAA” Memphis Redbirds* (St. Louis Cardinals) — .78 (54/69)
WORST WALK/STRIKEOUT RATIO
- RF David Rubinstein, “A” West Virginia Power (Pittsburgh Pirates) — .33 (31/95)
- 1B Robbie Widlansky, “AA” Bowie Baysox (Baltimore Orioles) — .37 (18/49)
- OF Ben Guez, “AAA” Toledo Mud Hens* (Detroit Tigers) — .41 (37/91)
HIGHEST ON-BASE PERCENTAGE
- SS Jake Lemmerman, “rookie-league” Ogden Raptors (Los Angeles Dodgers) — .432
- 2B Josh Satin, “AA” Binghamton Mets* (New York Mets) — .399
- OF Adam Stern, “AAA” Nashville Sounds (Milwaukee Brewers) — .399
HIGHEST SLUGGING PERCENTAGE
- SS Jake Lemmerman, “rookie-league” Ogden Raptors (Los Angeles Dodgers) — .610
- 2B Jason Kipnis, “AA” Akron Aeros* (Cleveland Indians) — .492
- C Ryan Lavarnway, “AA” Portland Sea Dogs* (Boston Red Sox) — .489
HIGHEST OPS (OBP+SLUGGING)
- SS Jake Lemmerman, “rookie-league” Ogden Raptors (Los Angeles Dodgers) — 1.042
- C Ryan Lavarnway, “AA” Portland Sea Dogs* (Boston Red Sox) — .882
- 2B Jason Kipnis, “AA” Akron Aeros* (Cleveland Indians) — .878
MOST STOLEN BASES
- RF David Rubinstein, “A” West Virginia Power (Pittsburgh Pirates) — 23
- OF Sam Fuld, “AAA” Iowa Cubs (Chicago Cubs) — 21
- OF Ben Guez, “AAA” Toledo Mud Hens* (Detroit Tigers) — 14
Up next: the best minor-league pitchers of 2010.
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