# Minor League Baseball Announced July Players and Pitchers of the Month

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/minor-league-baseball-announced-july-players-and-pitchers-of-the-month/
- Published: 2022-08-16T08:42:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

_Winners come from six countries, 19 organizations; Three winners involved in trade
deadline deals_

**August 5, 2022 —** [Minor League Baseball](http://www.milb.com)™ (MiLB™) today
announced the Player and Pitcher of the Month Award winners for July in each of 
the 14 leagues in [Major League Baseball](http://www.mlb.com)’s player development
system.

**International League (Triple-A)**
Columbus Clippers (Guardians) outfielder **[Will Benson](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bensowi01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)**
batted .371/.481/.674 and led the league in total bases (60). He was second in runs(
30), hits (33), walks (19) and on-base percentage (.481) and finished third in doubles(
eight), slugging percentage (.674) and OPS (1.155). His .371 average was fourth 
in the league as he hit safely in 22 of 23 games, including eight multi-hit games,
and had hitting streaks of nine and 13 games. Benson, 24, made his MLB debut on 
August 1, and was selected by Cleveland in the first round (14^(th) overall) of 
the 2016 MLB Draft out of Westminster High School in Atlanta.

Iowa Cubs left-hander **[Matt Dermody](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dermoma01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)**
went 3-0 with a 0.77 ERA in five games (three starts). He scattered 16 hits and 
six walks over 23.1 innings while striking out 26 and holding opponents to a .188
average. Dermody, 32, was originally selected by Toronto in the 28^(th) round of
the 2013 MLB Draft out of the University of Iowa. Dermody was recalled by the Cubs
on August 4.

**Pacific Coast League (Triple-A)**
Albuquerque Isotopes (Rockies) outfielder **
[Wynton Bernard](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bernawy01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)**
batted .385/.443/.688 and led the league in average (.385), runs (30), hits (37)
and OPS (1.131). He finished second in total bases (66), stolen bases (10) and on-
base percentage (.443) and was third in triples (three) and slugging percentage (.
688) and was fourth in RBI (25). He posted 12 multi-hit games and hit safely in 
nine straight games from July 1-13. Bernard, 31, was originally selected by San 
Diego in the 35^(th) round of the 2012 MLB Draft out of Niagara University.

Sugar Land Space Cowboys (Astros) right-hander **[Peter Solomon](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/solompe01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)**

**Eastern League (Double-A)**
Binghamton Rumble Ponies (Mets) third baseman **[Brett Baty](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=baty--000bre&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)**
batted .365/.435/.688 and led the league in home runs (eight), RBI (27), total bases(
66), slugging percentage (.688) and OPS (1.123). He finished second in hits (35),
third in average (.365), fifth in on-base percentage (.435) and sixth in runs (17).
Baty had 13 multi-hit games and reached safely in 21 of 23 contests. Baty, 22, was
selected by New York in the first round (12^(th) overall) of the 2019 MLB Draft 
out of Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas.

Somerset Patriots (Yankees) right-hander **[Sean Boyle](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=boyle-000sea&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)**
went 3-0 with a 0.82 ERA in five starts. He led the league with 33.0 innings pitched
and 35 strikeouts. He allowed three earned runs and walked just three while holding
opponents to a .188 average. Boyle, 25, was selected by New York in the 25^(th) 
round of the 2018 MLB Draft out of Dallas Baptist University.

**Southern League (Double-A)**
Tennessee Smokies (Cubs) outfielder **[Alexander Canario](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=canari000ale&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)**
batted .354/.500/.800 and led the league in home runs (seven), total bases (15),
walks (19), on-base percentage (.500), slugging percentage (.800) and OPS (1.300).
He was third in average (.354) and fourth in runs (18) and reached base safely in
17 of his 19 games. Canario, 22, was originally signed by San Francisco as an international
free agent out of Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic, on July 2, 2016, and was acquired
by Chicago in the July 30, 2021, trade for [Kris Bryant](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bryankr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral).

Mississippi Braves right-hander **[Darius Vines](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=vines-000dar&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)**
went 3-0 with a 1.17 ERA in five starts as he allowed four earned runs over a league-
best 30.2 innings. He struck out 32, walked nine and held opponents to a .155 average.
Vines, 24, was selected by Atlanta in the seventh round of the 2019 MLB Draft out
of Cal-State Bakersfield.

**Texas League (Double-A)**
Corpus Christi Hooks (Astros) outfielder **[Justin Dirden](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=dirden000jus&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)**
batted .412/.500/.741 and led the league in hits (35), total bases (63), slugging
percentage (.741) and OPS (1.241). He was second in average (.412), doubles (eight)
and on-base percentage (500). He had 11 multi-hit games, including a stretch of 
seven straight from July 10-22, where he went 18-for-32 and saw his season average
go from .283 to .310. Dirden, 25, was signed by the Astros as a free agent on June
19, 2020, out of Southeast Missouri State University.

Arkansas Travelers (Mariners) right-hander **[Emerson Hancock](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=hancoc000eme&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)**
went 1-1 with a 1.54 ERA in four starts as he allowed just four earned runs on 17
hits and eight walks over 23.1 innings. He struck out 23 and held opponents to a.
207 average. Hancock, 23, was selected by Seattle in the first round (sixth overall)
of the 2020 MLB Draft out of the University of Georgia.

**Midwest League (High-A)**
Lake County Captains (Guardians) outfielder **[Johnathan Rodriguez](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=rodrig007jon&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)**
batted .378/.420/.805 and led the league in runs (19), home runs (nine), RBI (25),
total bases (66), slugging percentage (.805) and OPS (1.225). He was second in hits(
31) and third in average (.378) and doubles (eight). He recorded nine multi-hit 
games and bookended the All-Star break with consecutive four-hit games on July 16
and July 22. Rodriguez, 22, was selected by Cleveland in the third round of the 
2017 MLB Draft out of the [Carlos Beltran](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/beltrca01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)
Baseball Academy in Florida, Puerto Rico.

West Michigan Whitecaps (Tigers) left-hander **[Brant Hurter](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=hurter000bra&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)**
went 4-0 with a 1.01 ERA in five games (four starts) as he allowed three earned 
runs on 17 hits and five walks in 26.2 innings. He struck out 31 batters and held
opponents to a .185 average. Hurter, 23, was selected by Detroit in the seventh 
round of the 2021 MLB Draft out of Georgia Tech.

**Northwest League (High-A)**
Everett AquaSox (Mariners) infielder **[Noelvi Marte](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=marte-000noe&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)**
batted .384/.455/.709 and led the league in hits (33), runs (23), home runs (seven),
RBI (26), average (.384), total bases (61), on-base percentage (.455), slugging 
percentage (.709) and OPS (1.164). He was fourth in the league in doubles (seven)
and recorded 10 multi-hit games. He was traded to the Cincinnati Reds in the [Luis Castillo](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=castilu03,castilu02,castilu01,castil025lui,castil020lui,castil023lui,castil019lui,castil018lui&search=Luis+Castillo&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)
deal on July 30. Marte, 20, was signed by Seattle as an international free agent
out of Cotui, Dominican Republic, on July 2, 2018.

Tri-City Dust Devils (Angels) right-hander **[Landon Marceaux](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=marcea000lan&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)**
went 2-0 with a 0.64 ERA in four starts as he allowed 16 hits and two walks over
a league-best 28.0 innings. He struck out 21 and held opponents to a .160 average
and was promoted to Double-A Rocket City on August 2. Marceaux, 22, was selected
by Los Angeles in the third round of the 2021 MLB Draft out of Louisiana State University.

**South Atlantic League (High-A)**
Greensboro Grasshoppers (Pirates) catcher **[Endy Rodriguez](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=rodrig001end,rodrig002end&search=Endy+Rodriguez&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)**
batted .373/.489/.773 and led the league in runs (23), home runs (eight), RBI (21),
on-base percentage (.489), slugging percentage (.773) and OPS (1.262). He was second
in average (.373), total bases (58) and walks (17). He recorded nine multi-hit games.
Rodriguez, 22, was originally signed by New York (NL) as an international free agent
out of Santiago, Dominican Republic, on July 2, 2018, and was part of a three-team
trade on January 19, 2021, that sent him to Pittsburgh.

Jersey Shore BlueClaws (Phillies) right-hander **[Ben Brown](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=brown-015ben,brown-014ben,brown-009ben&search=Ben+Brown&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)**
went 1-0 with a 1.57 ERA in four games (three starts) as he allowed four earned 
runs on 12 hits and two walks while striking out 35 over 23.0 innings. Brown held
opponents to a .150 average and was traded to the Chicago Cubs on August 2 in the
deal that sent [David Robertson](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/roberda08.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)
to the Phillies. Brown, 22, was selected by Philadelphia in the 33^(rd) round of
the 2017 MLB Draft out of Ward Melville High School in East Setauket, New York.

**California League (Single-A)**
Lake Elsinore Storm (Padres) outfielder **[James Wood](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=wood--009jam&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)**
batted .356/.463/.656 and led the league in runs (26), home runs (five), total bases(
59), slugging percentage (.656) and OPS (1.119) and was second in hits (32). He 
finished third in average (.356), doubles (10) and RBI (23) and recorded nine multi-
hit games. He was traded to Washington on August 2 in the trade that sent [Juan Soto](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=sotoju01,soto--004jua&search=Juan+Soto&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)
and [Josh Bell](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=belljo02,belljo01&search=Josh+Bell&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)
to San Diego. Wood, 19, was selected by San Diego in the second round of the 2021
MLB Draft out of the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.

Lake Elsinore Storm (Padres) right-hander **[Garrett Hawkins](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=hawkin000gar&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)**
went 1-1 with a 0.95 ERA in four starts as he allowed just two earned runs on 11
hits and six walks over 19.0 innings. He struck out 22 and held opponents to a .
167 average. Hawkins, 22, was selected by San Diego in the ninth round of the 2021
MLB Draft out of the University of British Columbia.

**Carolina League (Single-A)**
Charleston RiverDogs (Rays) infielder **[Willy Vasquez](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=vasque002wil&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)**
batted .378/.414/.634 and led the league in average (.378), slugging percentage (.
634) and total bases (52). He finished second in hits (31), RBI (22), doubles (eight)
and OPS (1.048) and third in triples (two) and fifth in runs (18). He posted 12 
multi-hit games and raised his season average from .206 to .249 in July. Vasquez,
20, was signed by Tampa Bay as an international free agent out of Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic, on July 29, 2019.

Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Cubs) right-hander **[Tyler Santana](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=santan000tyl&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)**
went 2-1 with a 1.32 ERA in six games (three starts) as he allowed four earned runs
on 15 hits and seven walks over 27.1 innings. He struck out 24 and held opponents
to a .156 average. Santana, 24, was signed by Chicago as a free agent on July 21,
2021, out of the University of Jacksonville.

**Florida State League (Single-A)**
Bradenton Marauders (Pirates) outfielder **[Jase Bowen](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=bowen-000jas&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)**
batted .309/.393/.553 and led the league in hits (29), RBI (19) and total bases (
52). He was second in runs (19), home runs (five) and OPS (.946) and fourth in slugging
percentage (.553) and posted eight multi-hit games. Bowen, 22, was selected by Pittsburgh
in the 11^(th) round of the 2019 MLB Draft out of Central Catholic High School in
Toledo, Ohio.

Lakeland Flying Tigers (Tigers) right-hander **[Jack Anderson](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=anders022jac,anders020jac,anders019jac,anders014jac,anders012jac,anders011jac,anders009jac,anders007jac,anders023jac,anders013jac,anders010jac&search=Jack+Anderson&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)**
went 1-0 with two saves and a 0.00 ERA in eight relief appearances. He scattered
six hits and four walks over 15.1 innings while striking out 22 and holding opponents
to a .118 average. Anderson was promoted to High-A West Michigan on August 4. Anderson,
22, was selected by Detroit in the 16^(th) round of the 2021 MLB Draft out of Florida
State University.

**Arizona Complex League (Rookie)**
Giants Black outfielder **[P.J. Hilson](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=hilson000pat&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)**
batted .342/.415/.685 and led the league in total bases (50), doubles (seven), triples(
three), slugging percentage (.685) and OPS (1.100). He finished second in runs (
18), was third in hits (25) and home runs (four), was fourth in average (.342) and
fifth in on-base percentage (.415). Hilson, 21, was selected by San Francisco in
the sixth round of the 2018 MLB Draft out of Nettleton High School in Jonesboro,
Arkansas.

Diamondbacks Red left-hander **[Yu-Min Lin](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=lin---001yu-&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)**
allowed three earned runs over four starts as he scattered seven hits and three 
walks over 15.2 innings. He struck out 26 and held opponents to a .135 average before
his July 26 promotion to Single-A Visalia. Lin, 19, was signed by Arizona as an 
international free agent out of Taitung, Taiwan, on December 15, 2021.

**Dominican Summer League (Rookie)**
Marlins outfielder **[Jose Gerardo](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=gerard001jos&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)**
batted .364/.500/.753 and led the league in home runs (eight) and total bases (58),
while finishing third in OPS (1.253) and fourth in walks (20), on-base percentage(.
500) and slugging percentage (.753). His 20 RBI were fifth in the league. Gerardo,
17, was signed by Miami as an international free agent out of Bani, Dominican Republic,
on June 1, 2022.

Twins left-hander **[Cesar Lares](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=lares-000ces&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)**
went 1-0 with a 0.43 ERA in five starts as he allowed just 10 hits and six walks
in 21.0 innings while striking out 36. Lares held opponents to a .135 average. Lares,
19, was signed by the Twins as an international free agent out of Maracay, Venezuela,
on May 3, 2022.

**Florida Complex League (Rookie)**
Twins catcher/outfielder **[Ricardo Olivar](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=olivar000ric&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)**
batted .344/.444/.721 and led the league in doubles (eight), triples (three), total
bases (44), slugging percentage (.721) and OPS (1.165). He was third in average (.
344) and on-base percentage (.444) and was fifth in home runs (three). Olivar, 20,
was signed by Minnesota as an international free agent out of Barquisimeto, Venezuela,
on July 2, 2019.

Red Sox right-hander **[Luis Perales](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=perale000lui&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)**
did not allow a run in five games (four starts), covering 15.0 innings. Perales 
allowed three hits and four walks while striking out 23 while holding opponents 
to a .063 average in July. Perales, 19, was signed by Boston as an international
free agent out of Guacara, Venezuela on July 2, 2019.

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