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Sep 11, 2026
Paul HembekidesGUEST
Each of the figures on the right, uh, from Rookie ball all the way up through Double-A, are the highest in recorded history, parenthetically.
Paul HembekidesGUEST
But for the podcast audience, briefly what I'll say before just letting you cook is that looking at Rookie ball, looking at Low A, looking at High A, and looking at Double-A, we have seen an extraordinary jump in home run per fly ball rate from 6% to 9%, from 8 to 13, from 10 to 16, and from 10 to 17 respectively.
Paul HembekidesGUEST
All the while, the Triple-A and major league numbers are the same by and large year over year because, as you well know, they're playing with the same baseball.
Paul HembekidesGUEST
And so Aurum, I just think, like, that screenshot in and of itself that you're seeing right now if you're watching on YouTube is really, is, is, is doing, like, this story, a very complex one, justice.
Aram LeightonHOST
Like, maybe ground ball pitchers, we're gonna give them too much credit, 'cause it's like, oh wow, he had a 2.5 ERA in that offensive-laden environment.
Aram LeightonHOST
Well, he's not gonna be as adversely affected as other fly ball pitchers.
Aram LeightonHOST
In the data that you threw up there, like, the High A specific example is, is the most-
Paul HembekidesGUEST
Yeah
Connor NewcombHOST
There's one kind of baseball that's used in the minor leagues from the lowest level of the minors in rookie ball all the way up through Double-A.
Connor NewcombHOST
So it's Dominican Summer League, complex leagues, Low A, High A, Double-A all use one baseball.
Connor NewcombHOST
And then there's the other baseball, which is the Major League ball, which is used in Triple-A and used in the Majors.
Connor NewcombHOST
Why do they do that? MLB might try to tell you some other reasons.
Scott WhiteHOST
Yes, we do.
Scott WhiteHOST
Axial Plaz has an OPS around 900 at High A this year.
Scott WhiteHOST
Uh, he's...
Scott WhiteHOST
And that's, uh, that's at age 20 for the most part.
Scott WhiteHOST
He recently turned 21.
Scott WhiteHOST
Uh, so OPS around 900 s- while striking out ab- 17% of the time, so that doesn't seem like it's gonna be an issue.
Scott WhiteHOST
We don't have Statcast data at High A, but Axial Plaz played a good portion of last season in Low A Bradenton, which is the Florida State League, where they do have Statcast set up.
Scott WhiteHOST
And there, as a 19-year-old, he had an average exit velocity of 92.3 miles per hour and a max of 113.9, as a 19-year-old.
Frank StampflHOST
He was the first overall pick in last year's draft, and it's interesting because he tore up Low A this year.
Frank StampflHOST
He wasn't as good at High A. I'm...
Frank StampflHOST
Look, 18 years old at High A, get it like, you know, age to level production.
Frank StampflHOST
But, uh, at High A, .230 batting average, 7 homers, 31 steals, 813 OPS.
Frank StampflHOST
19% walk, 19% K.
Frank StampflHOST
So, like, he held his own.
Scott WhiteHOST
Yeah.
Scott WhiteHOST
I, I-
Don FrizziGUEST
... pitch it out to the la- next year, maybe getting to Indianapolis.
Don FrizziGUEST
But, uh, yeah, we have a lot of good, uh, good players, but they're all in High A right now.
JJ JacksonHOST
Yeah.
Don FrizziGUEST
In fact, uh, I think Greensboro is the only team we have, uh, that's, uh, going into the playoffs.
Tim KanakHOST
Uh, but probably should move him up.
Tim KanakHOST
He's, he probably should have started in High A, and at this point he probably already should be in Double A or should, he should start next season in Double A.
Tim KanakHOST
No reason to like waste time here.
Tim KanakHOST
Uh, I don't know why they would slow play a, uh, very developed college guy who probably could have been, uh, in the majors at this point in time if he was, went to the high school draft.
Tim KanakHOST
Kind of an interesting player, even though he's a little bit bland.
Tim KanakHOST
Uh, my comp is a switch-hitting JP Crawford with a little bit more speed.
Tim KanakHOST
Uh, he's 20 years old, so a very young player here at High A.
Tim KanakHOST
And, uh, this week, .409 batting average, five extra base hits, one homer, five steals.
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Greg HoogkampHOST
So we're seeing the low minors kind of finishing up their seasons.
Greg HoogkampHOST
Um, Single A and High A.
Greg HoogkampHOST
High A's got a few more games left.
Greg HoogkampHOST
Double A's got this week.
Greg HoogkampHOST
Triple A's got one more week after that.
Greg HoogkampHOST
So Cayden Sorrell was, uh, shipped up to High A for the last weekend.
Greg HoogkampHOST
Uh, and up to Double A, Aidan Miller, like we mentioned, Eli Willits, Wellben Francisca, Daniel Dickinson, Eric Batanti, Jason Sciavone, Andrew Huehso, and Nate Dome.
Greg HoogkampHOST
And then up to Triple A, Gage Stanifer of the Blue Jays and Gary Gil Hill.
Josh BurnsHOST
Now, another guy in the Mets system who is looking towards that same route is a homegrown player, and that's Mitch Voigt, last year's first round pick.
Josh BurnsHOST
Mitch Voigt had a quiet start to this season, which basically began in High A, and it, it took him a minute to get going.
Josh BurnsHOST
He put up about a 745 OPS in Single A.
Josh BurnsHOST
But then something, something changed.
Doug KretzingerHOST
QC's offensive issues this week could be partly explained by an injury to Darren Figueroa.
Doug KretzingerHOST
The big bopper was hurt Tuesday and re- removed from the victory, that victory with what team personnel described as an oblique injury, and that was a big bat out of the lineup as Figueroa's 76, 26 homers led the Midwest League and ranked number two in all of High A baseball.
Doug KretzingerHOST
While Gonzalez missed the franchise stolen base mark, Figueroa did pass Brian Harper, 24 in 1978, for QC's single-season homer mark.
Doug KretzingerHOST
According to reports, Figueroa said that he will be back in the lineup for Tuesday's playoff opener.
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