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

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/minor-league-baseball-announces-july-players-and-pitchers-of-the-month-2/
- Published: 2023-08-03T14:18:27-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

### **MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ANNOUNCES JULY** **PLAYERS AND PITCHERS OF THE MONTH**

#### _**Winners come from 19 organizations; Dodgers and Pirates lead with three winners**_

**August 3, 2023 —** [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)**

[⌊Minor League Baseball Player of the Month⌉⌊Minor League Baseball Player of the
Month⌉[

Memphis Redbirds (Cardinals) infielder **[Masyn Winn](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=winn--000mas&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-08-03_br)**
batted .359/.427/.750 and led the league in runs (26) and total bases (69, 11 more
than the next player). He was second in RBI (26) and slugging percentage (.750) 
and third in home runs (eight) and triples (two), while finishing fourth in hits(
33). He posted 10 multi-hit games and hit in 11 straight games from July 8-25. Winn,
21, was selected by St. Louis in the second round of the 2020 MLB Draft out of Kingwood
High School in Kingwood, Texas.

St. Paul Saints (Twins) left-hander **[Dallas Keuchel](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/keuchda01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-08-03_br)**
went 1-0 with a 0.96 ERA in five starts as he allowed three earned runs in 28.0 
innings. The 2015 National League [Cy Young](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/y/youngcy01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-08-03_br)
Award winner did not allow a run in three of his five starts and worked 6.0 innings
in three of his five outings. He struck out 24 and held opponents to a .229 average.
Keuchel, 35, was originally selected by Houston in the seventh round of the 2009
MLB Draft out of the University of Arkansas.

**Pacific Coast League (Triple-A)**

Oklahoma City Dodgers infielder **[Michael Busch](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/buschmi02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-08-03_br)**
batted .324/.434/.696 and led the league in home runs (11) and total bases (71) 
and was second in hits (33), RBI (26) and slugging percentage (.696). He was third
in runs (21) and OPS (1.130) and fifth in walks (17). He recorded 10 multi-hit games
and ended the month on a seven-game hitting streak during which he was 15-for-33(.
455). Busch, 25, was selected by Los Angeles in the first round (31^(st) overall)
of the 2019 MLB Draft out of the University of North Carolina.

[⌊Minor League Baseball Pitcher of the Month⌉⌊Minor League Baseball Pitcher of the
Month⌉[

Oklahoma City Dodgers left-hander **[Mike Montgomery](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/montgmi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-08-03_br)**
was 2-0 with a 1.21 ERA in five games (three starts) as he scattered 10 hits and
allowed three earned runs over 22.1 innings. He held opponents to a .132 average
in July, the lowest mark of any pitcher in the league that threw at least 11 innings.
Montgomery, 34, was originally selected by Kansas City in Compensation Round A (
36^(th)

**Eastern League (Double-A)**

Somerset Patriots (Yankees) third baseman **[Tyler Hardman](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=hardma000tyl&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-08-03_br)**
batted .237/.352/.645 and led the league in home runs (10), RBI (20), runs (19) 
and total bases (49). He was second in slugging percentage (.645) and third in OPS(.
997). He posted three multi-homer games, including a three-homer effort on July 
1 at Bowie. Hardman, 24, was selected by New York (AL) in the fifth round of the
2021 MLB Draft out of the University of Oklahoma.

Reading Fightin Phils (Phillies) right-hander **[Griff McGarry](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=mcgarr000gri&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-08-03_br)**
went 1-1 with a 2.01 ERA in four starts. He allowed just five earned runs on 10 
hits over 22.1 innings and finished second in the league with 32 strikeouts. He 
held opponents to a .135 average. McGarry, 24, was selected by Philadelphia in the
fifth round of the 2021 MLB Draft out of the University of Virginia.

**Southern League (Double-A)**

Chattanooga Lookouts (Reds) outfielder **[Blake Dunn](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=dunn--000bla&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-08-03_br)**
batted .446/.528/.699 and led the league in average (.446), runs (25), hits (37),
stolen bases (17) and on-base percentage (.528). He finished second in RBI (24),
total bases (58) and OPS (1.227) and was third in triples (two) and fifth in slugging
percentage (.699). He recorded 10 multi-hit games, including a five-hit effort July
23 at Birmingham. Dunn, 24, was selected by Cincinnati in the 15^(th) round of the
2021 MLB Draft out of Western Michigan University.

Biloxi Shuckers (Brewers) right-hander **[Carlos F. Rodriguez](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=rodrica01,rodrig042car,rodrig041car,rodrig038car,rodrig036car,rodrig035car,rodrig026car,rodrig023car,rodrig008car,rodrig039car,rodrig022car&search=Carlos+Rodriguez&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-08-03_br)**
went 2-1 with a 0.98 ERA in four starts as he allowed two earned runs on 10 hits
and seven walks in 20 innings. He held opponents to a .152 average and posted a 
10.1 inning scoreless streak. Rodriguez, 21, was selected by Milwaukee in the sixth
round of the 2021 MLB Draft out of Florida Southwestern State Junior College in 
Fort Myers, Florida.

**Texas League (Double-A)**

Wichita Wind Surge (Twins) infielder **[Yunior Severino](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=severi000yun&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-08-03_br)**
batted .342/.432/.750 and led the league in home runs (nine), slugging percentage(.
750), OPS (1.182) and total bases (57). He was fifth in average (.342) and on-base
percentage (.432) and was sixth in RBI (19). Severino recorded eight multi-hit games
and hit safely in 17 of 20 games in July. Severino, 23, was originally signed by
Atlanta as an international free agent out of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic,
on July 2, 2016, but was declared a free agent on November 21, 2017 and signed with
Minnesota on December 8, 2017.

Corpus Christi Hooks (Astros) right-hander **[Rhett Kouba](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=kouba-000rhe&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-08-03_br)**
went 3-1 with a 1.61 ERA in five starts. He held opponents to a .156 average as 
he scattered 15 hits and six walks while striking out 20 over 28.0 innings. He allowed
one earned run in three of his starts and shut out Midland for seven innings in 
another. Kouba, 23, was selected by Houston in the 12^(th) round of the 2021 MLB
Draft out of Dallas Baptist University.

**Midwest League (High-A)**

Lake County Captains (Guardians) infielder **[Milan Tolentino](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=tolent000mil&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-08-03_br)**
batted .376/.398/.570 and led the league in runs (20), hits (35), total bases (53)
and sacrifice flies (four). He was second in average (.376), fourth in slugging 
percentage (.570) and sixth in RBI (16). He recorded 12 multi-hit games and posted
separate hitting streaks of seven and 10 games. Tolentino, 21, was selected by Cleveland
in the fourth round of the 2020 MLB Draft out of Santa Margarita Catholic High School
in Mission Viejo, California.

Great Lakes Loons (Dodgers) right-hander **[Kendall Williams](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=willia018ken&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-08-03_br)**
pitched to a 1.90 ERA in five starts as he held opponents to five earned runs on
13 hits over 23.2 innings. He struck out 23 batters and held opponents to a .155
average. He allowed one earned run over a three-start span covering 13.2 innings.
Williams, 22, was originally selected by Toronto in the second round of the 2019
MLB Draft out of IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.

**Northwest League (High-A)**

Tri-Cities Dust Devils (Angels) catcher/outfielder **[Gustavo Campero](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=camper000gus&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-08-03_br)**
batted .407/.493/.833 and led the league in average (.407), RBI (18), triples (two),
on-base percentage (.493), slugging percentage (.833) and OPS (1.326). He was third
in doubles (seven), fourth in total bases (45) and sixth in home runs (four). He
recorded seven multi-hit games in 17 July contests. Campero, 25, was originally 
signed by New York (AL) as an international free agent out of Lorica, Colombia, 
on July 12, 2016.

Hillsboro Hops (Diamondbacks) right-hander **[Dylan Ray](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=ray---001dyl&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-08-03_br)**
went 4-0 with a 0.72 ERA in four starts. He allowed two earned runs over 25.0 innings
on 13 hits and five walks. He held opponents to a .155 average and struck out 26
batters as he began the month with a 14-inning scoreless streak. Ray, 22, was selected
by Arizona in the fourth round of the 2022 MLB Draft out of the University of Alabama.

**South Atlantic League (High-A)**

Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees) catcher **[Agustin Ramirez](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=ramire002agu&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-08-03_br)**
batted .415/.467/.756 and led the league in average (.415), hits (34), doubles (
10), total bases (62), slugging percentage (.756) and OPS (1.223). He was third 
in home runs (six) and fourth in on-base percentage (.467). He recorded 11 multi-
hit games and posted an eight-game hit streak before ending the month on a six-game
hitting streak. Ramirez, 21, was originally signed by New York (AL) as an international
free agent out of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 12, 2018.

Greenville Drive (Red Sox) right-hander **[Angel Bastardo](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=bastar002ang&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-08-03_br)**
went 2-1 with a 2.89 ERA in five starts and led Minor League Baseball with 42 strikeouts
over 28.0 innings. On July 15, he shut out Hickory in a six inning, rain-shortened
win and on July 21, he fanned a career-high 14 in a three-hit, seven-inning shutout
of Asheville. Bastardo, 21, was signed by Boston as an international free agent 
out of Moron, Venezuela, on July 2, 2018.

**California League (Single-A)**

Lake Elsinore Storm (Padres) catcher **[Ethan Salas](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=salas-000eth&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-08-03_br)**
batted .366/.416/.720 and finished the month second in the league in average (.366),
hits (30), home runs (seven), triples (two) and slugging percentage (.720). He was
third in OPS (1.136) and runs (19) and was fourth in RBI (21). He recorded 10 multi-
hit games. Salas, 17, was signed by San Diego as an international free agent on 
October 31, 2022. He was born in Kissimmee, Florida,

Modesto Nuts (Mariners) right-hander **[Tyler Cleveland](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=clevel000tyl,clevel001tyl&search=Tyler+Cleveland&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-08-03_br)**
went 5-0 with a 2.10 ERA in five starts to lead Minor League Baseball in wins. He
allowed seven earned runs in a league-best 30.0 innings of work and held opponents
to a .231 average. He had a stretch of 18.2 innings across four starts from July
9-30 where he allowed just one run. Cleveland, 23, was selected by Seattle in the
14^(th) round of the 2022 MLB Draft out of the University of Central Arkansas.

**Carolina League (Single-A)**

Carolina Mudcats (Brewers) first baseman **[Jesus Chirinos](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=chirin003jes&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-08-03_br)**
batted .429/.580/.653 and led the league in average (.429), on-base percentage (.
580), slugging percentage (.653) and OPS (1.233). He was third in walks (18) and
hit safely in 16 of his 17 games, posting separate hitting streaks of seven and 
nine games. In the game he didn’t hit safely, he walked three times. Chirinos, 22,
was signed by Milwaukee as an international free agent out of Bachaquero, Venezuela,
on July 31, 2017.

Charleston RiverDogs (Rays) right-hander **[Yoniel Curet](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=curet-000yon&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-08-03_br)**
was originally signed by Tampa Bay as an international free agent out of San Pedro
de Macoris, Dominican Republic, on July 2, 2019.

**Florida State League (Single-A)**

Bradenton Marauders (Pirates) first baseman **[Josiah Sightler](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=sightl000jos&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-08-03_br)**
batted .536/.583/.964 and led the league in average (.536), total bases (54), on-
base percentage (.583), slugging percentage (.964) and OPS (1.547) before a July
24 promotion to High-A Greensboro. Despite leaving the league with a week left in
games, he finished second in hits (30) and RBI (24) and was third in home runs (
six). He walked as many times (nine) as he struck out and had separate hitting streaks
of six and seven games. Sightler, 23, was selected by Pittsburgh in the 15^(th) 
round of the 2022 MLB Draft out of the University of South Carolina.

Bradenton Marauders (Pirates) right-hander **[Wilber Dotel](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=dotel-000bla&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-08-03_br)**
went 2-0 with a 0.35 ERA in five appearances (four starts) as he allowed one earned
run in a league-best 25.2 innings. He began the month on a 13-inning scoreless streak
and held St. Lucie scoreless over five innings in his final start of the month on
July 30. Dotel, 20, was signed by Pittsburgh as an international free agent out 
of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on October 13, 2020.

**Arizona Complex League (Rookie)**

ACL Rangers infielder **[Echedry Vargas](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=vargas000ech&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-08-03_br)**
batted .405/.473/.671 and led the league in hits (32), doubles (nine) and total 
bases (53) and was second in stolen bases (10). He finished third in runs (22), 
was fourth in slugging percentage (.671) and OPS (1.144), fifth in RBI (21) and 
his average (.406) was good for sixth. Vargas, 18, was signed by Texas as an international
free agent out of Azua, Dominican Republic, on January 15, 2022.

ACL Giants Black (Giants) right-hander **[Ubert Mejias](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=mejias000ube&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-08-03_br)**
went 3-1 with a 2.08 ERA in five appearances (four starts) as he allowed 14 hits
and five earned runs in 21.2 innings. His WHIP (0.88) and average against (.179)
were the best in the league among pitchers with at least 14.0 innings pitched. Mejias,
22, was signed by San Francisco as an international free agent out of La Habana,
Cuba, on April 17, 2023.

**Dominican Summer League (Rookie)**

DSL Mets Orange (Mets) outfielder **[Jeffry Rosa](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=rosa--001jef&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-08-03_br)**
batted .333/.414/.813 and led the league in home runs (nine), doubles (nine), RBI(
24), slugging percentage (.813), OPS (1.227) and total bases (61, 13 more than any
other player). Rosa, 18, was signed by New York (NL) as an international free agent
out of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on January 15, 2022.

DSL Rays right-hander **[Jonathan Russell](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=russel003jon&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-08-03_br)**
went 1-0 with a 0.47 ERA in five starts. He allowed a run and one extra-base hit(
a double) in his first inning of work in July and held opponents scoreless and without
an extra-base hit since, a span of 18.1 innings. He held opponents to six hits and
four walks while striking out 22 in 19.1 innings. Russell, 18, was signed by Tampa
Bay as an international free agent out of Ciro de Redondo, Cuba, on May 3, 2023.

**Florida Complex League (Rookie)**

FCL Pirates outfielder **[Esmerlyn Valdez](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=valdez000esm&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-08-03_br)**
batted .410/.456/.590 and led the league in average (.410), total bases (36) and
was second in hits (25) and on-base percentage (.456). He finished third in RBI (
17), slugging percentage (.590) and OPS (1.046) and was fourth in doubles (five).
Valdez, 19, was signed by Pittsburgh as an international free agent out of Peravia,
Dominican Republic, on January 15, 2021.

FCL Red Sox right-hander **[Luis Cohen](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=cohen-000lui&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-08-03_br)**
went 1-0 with a 1.42 ERA in five appearances (three starts) as he allowed three 
earned runs on 10 hits and seven walks while striking out 21 in 19.0 innings. He
held opponents to a .159 average. Cohen, 20, was signed by Boston as an international
free agent out of Tucacas, Venezuela, on June 1, 2022.

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