June is gone and Salem is hopeful for better second half of the minor league season. Let’s take a look at how they stand in early July.
The Good:
The Hitters
As a team, Salem tied for 2nd with 190 doubles and ranks 3rd in total hits and walks.
Mark Ori is ranked 4th in average (.314), 8th in OBP (.391), 2nd in hits (96), tied for 3rd in doubles (24) and he leads the league with 59 RBI. He is tied for 7th with 137 total bases.
Jordan Parraz leads the league in runs scored (65). He has the 3rd most hits (93) and 9th most total bases (136). He has taken the 4th most walks and is tied for the 4th most stolen bases. His .400 OBP is good for 6th and his .296 average is good for 10th.
Tim Torres’ 22 doubles is good for a tie for 6th best. He the 10th most walks taken (38).
Koby Clemens has fallen out of the league leaders except for triples where his 4 is good for a tie for 6th.
The Pitchers
Salem’s pitchers have tossed 5 shutouts which is tied for 2nd most in the league. Not much else to brag about here.
Douglas Arguello is 4th in ERA with 3.04
Erick Abreu is 8th in ERA with 3.30
Bryan Hallberg has 5 saves which puts him in a tie for 8th most.
Casey Hudspeth leads the league in innings pitched with 100 even.
The Bad:
The Hitters
Salem is at the bottom of most of the power stats. They are next to last in HR (36) and third from the bottom in slugging. They have struck out 603 times which is the 3rd most. The most surprising bad stat is OBP where their .322 is next to last in the league. That combined with their poor slugging percentage puts them next to last in OPS.
Cesar Quintero has 72 K’s are the 7th most.
Jordan Parraz has been caught stealing 7 times (26 attempts) which puts him in a tie for 8th most.
The Pitchers
There is plenty to talk about here. Salem has given up the 2nd most hits, runs, and earned runs. They have the 3rd highest ERA, hit batters, walks and WHIP.
Cory Bass has taken the most losses with 10. He given up the 2nd most hits in the league (106). He has also given up the most runs (73) and earned runs (60)
Casey Hudspeth has given up the 3nd most hits (104). He has given up the 9th most runs (53) and is tied for 9th most earned runs (44). His 6 hit batters tie him for 6th most.
David Qualben has been tagged with 9 losses (2nd). He has gave up the 8th most runs (54). Only 27 of the runs were earned (Tie -7th). His 5 HR surrendered places him in a tie for 9th most.
Chris Salamida’s 11 HR surrendered places him in a tie for 2nd most.
Erick Abreu’s 6 hit batters tie him for 6th most.
Douglas Arguello’s 6 hit batters tie him for 6th most. His 35 walks puts gives him the 7th most.
Joel Santo’s 31 walks ties him for 9th most.
The Crowd
Salem is drawing an average of 3135 fans a night which is 4th most in the league. However, in Salem’s cavernous 6300 seat stadium, that means the stadium is half full every night.