4 Intriguing Information Insights From April 2026 MiLB Video games

1. The Giants Are Winning A Lot

If you have been requested which group has the perfect file throughout the minor leagues, would you expect the Giants can be dominating everybody?

Every Giants full-season membership has been glorious, with High-A Eugene and Double-A Richmond rating as the 2 most profitable groups within the minor leagues. The Giants are the one group with all 4 MiLB golf equipment having profitable information as of May 4. The Cubs have an unenviable mirror-image stat. No Cubs MiLB membership has a profitable file, with 12-12 South Bend main the way in which with a .500 file.

This isn’t a brand new growth for San Francisco. The Giants additionally had the second-best organizational file final season, trailing solely the Tigers.

But one spot behind them, the Nationals have made the huge leap. They have been twenty fourth in profitable proportion final season and now are comfortably in second place. The Nationals haven’t completed within the prime half of the league in MiLB profitable proportion since 2014. That was additionally the final time the Nats completed with a profitable mixed file throughout their MiLB groups.

Org	W	L	PCT	Runs Allowed	RUNS SCORED	Run DIFF.
Giants	75	37	.670	568	737	169
Nationals	66	46	.589	597	656	59
Dodgers	63	51	.553	662	718	56
Reds	62	53	.539	654	653	-1
Guardians	62	53	.539	603	629	26
Athletics	60	53	.531	594	643	49
Phillies	60	53	.531	536	582	46
Braves	61	54	.530	617	624	7
Rays	60	55	.522	587	584	-3
Twins	59	55	.518	632	609	-23
Royals	57	54	.514	572	588	16
Cardinals	58	56	.509	618	638	20
Yankees	57	56	.504	565	608	43
Brewers	57	56	.504	603	584	-19
Angels	58	57	.504	705	657	-48
Marlins	57	57	.500	547	586	39
Rangers	56	57	.496	616	602	-14
Red Sox	56	58	.491	657	602	-55
Tigers	56	59	.487	567	583	16
Cubs	54	57	.486	621	626	5
Mariners	55	59	.482	529	541	12
White Sox	55	60	.478	624	670	46
Rockies	54	60	.474	689	668	-21
Blue Jays	53	60	.469	533	592	59
Diamondbacks	51	64	.443	668	607	-61
Padres	51	64	.443	737	625	-112
Pirates	50	64	.439	622	585	-37
Orioles	49	64	.434	640	541	-99
Mets	47	66	.416	610	507	-103
Astros	47	68	.409	629	557	-72

2. The White Sox & Giants Stand Out At The Plate

Here’s how every org stacks up in hitting fee stats, which reveals the Giants are scoring probably the most runs per sport. They are hitting for common, getting on base and hitting for energy.

ORG	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO	R/G
Giants	.280	.371	.444	.815	.164	6.56
Dodgers	.266	.371	.438	.810	.172	6.30
Rockies	.256	.355	.412	.767	.156	5.88
White Sox	.255	.367	.435	.801	.180	5.88
Nationals	.248	.359	.413	.771	.165	5.86
Angels	.250	.356	.387	.743	.138	5.76
Athletics	.258	.354	.397	.752	.140	5.70
Reds	.260	.364	.405	.769	.145	5.68
Cardinals	.241	.345	.397	.742	.156	5.64
Cubs	.244	.354	.403	.757	.159	5.63
Guardians	.239	.358	.392	.750	.153	5.47
Padres	.252	.347	.406	.753	.154	5.47
Braves	.246	.342	.406	.748	.160	5.44
Yankees	.245	.340	.414	.755	.169	5.34
Rangers	.246	.351	.390	.740	.143	5.33
Twins	.237	.342	.414	.756	.177	5.32
Royals	.251	.350	.395	.745	.144	5.30
Red Sox	.233	.344	.392	.736	.159	5.27
D-backs	.250	.346	.402	.749	.152	5.24
Blue Jays	.233	.348	.376	.725	.143	5.21
Marlins	.219	.334	.360	.695	.142	5.16
Phillies	.238	.339	.391	.730	.153	5.13
Pirates	.248	.346	.393	.740	.145	5.13
Brewers	.233	.358	.376	.735	.143	5.11
Rays	.232	.333	.391	.725	.159	5.08
Tigers	.239	.341	.382	.723	.142	5.06
Astros	.229	.333	.378	.711	.149	4.81
Orioles	.227	.331	.361	.692	.135	4.78
Mariners	.238	.336	.390	.726	.152	4.58
Mets	.225	.326	.363	.689	.137	4.46

But that solely tells a part of the story.

To higher account for the variations in leagues, we normalized every staff’s stats compared to the league norm for every of those classes after which set that to a baseline of 100. So, a 110 HR index rating means a corporation is hitting 10% extra dwelling runs than anticipated with regard to league environments its groups play in.

Please notice that whereas these are league normalized, they don’t seem to be park normalized. The “Composite Score” combines anticipated OPS, BB%, SO% and ISO into one quantity. In all circumstances, a quantity above 100 is best than a quantity beneath 100. So, for a quantity like strikeouts, a decrease quantity means larger strikeout totals.

When you normalize the information, the White Sox rise to the highest, because of the much less run-happy leagues their groups play in.

Org	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	HR	RUNS	BB	SO	COMPOSITE
White Sox	106.1	106.3	110.2	116.5	117.7	110.8	106.2	98.6	107.4
Giants	111.8	105.3	110.1	107.3	105.6	117.9	93.2	112.9	105.3
Dodgers	104.8	104.4	107.2	111.1	117.1	111.5	105.3	98.5	105.2
Red Sox	96.4	99.5	99.3	103.8	107.6	99.8	105.4	108.9	104.4
Twins	98.1	98.6	105.2	116.7	134.1	100.4	97.6	99.3	103.9
Nationals	102.7	103.8	104.5	107.3	103.9	110.9	106.0	96.5	103.5
Guardians	97.9	102.3	98.3	98.8	102.5	102.6	115.2	99.2	103.3
Yankees	102.5	99.0	106.0	111.6	121.3	101.1	91.4	104.6	102.6
Cubs	100.5	101.2	101.3	102.6	105.4	105.2	101.8	103.2	102.2
Braves	102.4	99.2	102.9	103.7	112.1	102.6	94.7	105.3	101.2
Brewers	96.2	102.5	94.5	92.0	91.8	95.5	114.1	98.5	100.7
Phillies	99.4	98.7	99.9	100.8	92.3	97.3	98.8	103.5	100.6
Cardinals	99.7	99.5	100.9	102.8	101.7	106.5	97.3	101.6	100.5
Blue Jays	97.9	101.3	97.2	96.2	92.5	100.4	107.0	98.8	100.3
Rockies	102.2	100.7	102.1	101.8	101.9	105.6	97.2	100.5	100.2
Reds	107.9	104.6	102.8	94.9	83.6	106.2	98.0	102.1	99.7
D-backs	100.1	98.6	100.1	100.2	90.3	94.7	95.1	102.3	99.3
Rangers	100.2	100.5	98.3	95.2	95.8	98.4	104.1	98.5	99.3
Angels	100.3	101.3	96.3	89.7	82.3	103.3	103.9	103.3	98.9
Padres	99.3	97.6	99.2	99.1	97.4	96.8	92.4	105.0	98.7
Marlins	90.9	96.2	91.4	92.3	89.5	96.6	107.8	100.2	98.5
Pirates	103.7	100.7	100.6	95.8	101.2	97.3	97.8	98.2	98.1
Rays	96.7	96.5	99.3	103.5	109.6	95.8	95.4	94.8	97.9
Royals	103.1	100.4	99.5	93.7	82.7	100.1	95.4	101.3	97.6
Athletics	101.6	99.6	97.2	90.0	85.7	100.7	95.3	105.5	97.3
Mariners	95.3	95.8	97.3	100.5	106.3	82.9	95.7	94.1	96.7
Astros	93.0	95.5	95.3	99.1	112.4	88.8	99.7	89.3	95.9
Tigers	98.9	98.1	96.7	93.2	83.6	95.0	95.7	93.7	95.0
Mets	94.2	94.8	92.9	90.9	81.5	84.6	92.3	96.2	93.3
Orioles	93.8	95.9	91.4	87.6	88.1	90.4	97.7	92.3	92.8

3. The Mariners Can Really Pitch

When it involves pitching stats, the Mariners are on the prime of most classes.

org	ERA	WHIP	Okay%	BB%	Okay-BB	RAA
Mariners	4.15	1.32	25.6	9.1	16.4	4.79
Phillies	4.37	1.33	27.2	11.3	15.9	4.89
Blue Jays	4.26	1.40	24.9	12.6	12.2	4.94
Marlins	4.48	1.38	29.2	14.3	14.9	5.05
Tigers	4.43	1.43	24.5	11.8	12.7	5.12
Giants	4.79	1.41	25.5	12.5	12.9	5.24
Yankees	4.39	1.31	27.3	11.0	16.3	5.25
Rays	4.69	1.39	24.5	10.9	13.6	5.34
Athletics	4.79	1.50	22.2	11.9	10.3	5.37
Guardians	4.77	1.47	25.5	13.0	12.5	5.41
Nationals	4.68	1.43	25.3	12.9	12.4	5.47
Royals	4.89	1.48	23.2	13.8	9.5	5.50
Braves	4.87	1.49	23.8	12.3	11.5	5.51
White Sox	4.95	1.44	24.0	10.7	13.3	5.58
Rangers	4.96	1.45	25.0	11.5	13.6	5.59
Pirates	4.78	1.50	22.8	13.1	9.7	5.61
Cardinals	4.85	1.50	25.8	12.0	13.7	5.62
Astros	5.01	1.48	25.0	13.1	11.8	5.63
Brewers	5.08	1.52	25.5	13.4	12.0	5.70
Twins	4.85	1.50	24.9	11.3	13.6	5.74
Mets	5.05	1.47	25.8	13.1	12.7	5.78
Cubs	5.16	1.55	24.3	13.3	10.9	5.81
Dodgers	5.15	1.58	24.5	14.5	10.0	5.85
Reds	5.09	1.51	23.4	12.3	11.1	5.87
Orioles	5.06	1.52	26.9	12.9	14.0	5.89
Red Sox	5.02	1.48	24.9	12.7	12.2	5.91
D-backs	5.50	1.49	24.5	11.4	13.0	5.96
Rockies	5.70	1.61	23.2	12.3	10.9	6.28
Angels	5.86	1.58	23.5	11.5	12.0	6.37
Padres	5.70	1.62	22.7	13.5	9.1	6.58

And in the case of league normalized pitching numbers, the Mariners stay the highest tier, however the order behind them adjustments a bit. Again, in all circumstances, a quantity above 100 is best than a quantity beneath 100.

Org	ERA	WHIP	SO	BB	Okay-BB	HR	Strike%	Whiffs
Mariners	122.2	113.0	104.2	131.8	103.9	119.8	103.3	100.6
Blue Jays	110.6	103.0	96.6	97.9	98.9	115.6	100.0	99.4
Tigers	109.7	103.1	97.2	106.6	100.1	98.2	100.4	95.8
Marlins	109.4	106.3	117.3	88.5	102.7	98.9	97.8	113.4
Athletics	109.1	101.0	92.3	102.6	98.5	104.3	100.6	92.3
Phillies	108.2	108.6	107.4	108.3	102.8	102.9	101.1	103.5
Yankees	107.8	109.7	107.7	110.6	103.1	100.1	102.0	104.0
Giants	106.5	105.7	103.3	96.8	100.4	105.0	99.9	100.9
Guardians	102.9	101.6	102.2	97.6	100.2	110.0	99.9	100.2
Rays	102.8	104.5	98.4	113.4	101.1	88.6	102.5	100.1
Nationals	101.9	101.3	100.6	95.2	99.5	102.4	98.3	106.3
Dodgers	101.8	96.2	102.3	84.5	98.3	137.0	97.4	104.6
Twins	99.6	97.7	99.0	110.4	100.9	93.6	101.5	100.4
Cardinals	99.5	97.5	102.6	103.8	101.1	91.1	99.8	102.4
Royals	99.5	99.5	93.1	91.0	97.0	94.5	98.1	93.3
Braves	98.9	97.2	95.6	100.8	99.0	92.1	101.0	98.2
Pirates	98.8	95.9	90.3	92.8	96.6	101.2	99.3	93.4
Rangers	98.4	101.2	103.2	106.3	101.5	82.7	100.6	100.7
White Sox	97.3	100.9	96.5	115.6	100.8	96.5	102.2	97.8
Astros	97.3	99.2	102.7	92.7	99.7	103.1	98.8	99.8
Brewers	97.1	97.3	102.9	94.6	100.0	102.1	99.1	100.4
Reds	96.4	97.4	94.0	102.8	98.8	104.4	100.5	93.6
Cubs	95.8	95.8	98.1	95.5	98.9	97.9	99.0	100.3
Red Sox	95.0	98.4	99.0	96.7	99.3	92.4	99.7	98.6
Orioles	94.9	95.7	107.0	95.8	101.2	115.7	99.6	106.1
Mets	93.6	98.0	101.9	93.2	99.6	129.1	98.1	100.5
D-backs	92.2	99.7	99.9	105.2	100.6	83.6	101.0	100.9
Padres	91.7	94.0	94.5	90.4	97.4	96.3	98.2	97.7
Rockies	89.7	93.2	94.6	98.7	98.5	89.9	100.4	96.1
Angels	88.0	94.7	96.7	106.6	99.9	93.1	100.3	99.3

4. The Brewers Are Younger Than Everyone

If a staff has a variety of success within the minors, however they accomplish that with older gamers, it’s not as vital as doing so with youthful gamers.

To study this in additional element, we first compiled the common weighted age at every stage for hitters and pitchers. By weighted age, we used plate appearances for hitters and outs recorded for pitchers. So, a 25-year-old with 100 plate-appearances counts 10 occasions as a lot within the calculation as a 20-year-old with 10 plate appearances.

stage	Hitter Weighted AGe	Pitcher Weighted Age
AAA	26.9	28.0
AA	24.4	25.3
A+	22.8	23.6
A	21.4	22.5

Once we’ve anticipated ages per stage, we will then compile weighted ages for every staff at every stage, mix that right into a weighted age for hitters and pitchers for every group, after which examine that to the anticipated age for that stage. And then we averaged hitters and pitchers to get a mean age vs. anticipated age for every group.

By that metric, the youth of the Brewers is kind of spectacular. But additionally notice that, whereas the Giants aren’t exceptionally younger, their efficiency is spectacular contemplating they’re a middle-of-the-pack org age-wise. The Mariners have some spectacular prospects, however total, they’re fairly previous.

Org	HitterS Weighted age	Vs. Expected Age	Pitchers Weighted AgE	Vs. EXPECTED AGE	AVG VS. EXPECTED AGE
Brewers	22.61	-1.41	23.82	-1.21	-1.31
Guardians	23.05	-0.97	24.30	-0.68	-0.83
Marlins	23.31	-0.71	24.47	-0.57	-0.64
Orioles	23.12	-0.92	24.69	-0.31	-0.62
Diamondbacks	23.18	-0.88	24.72	-0.32	-0.60
Cardinals	23.77	-0.22	24.34	-0.67	-0.45
Pirates	23.38	-0.59	24.68	-0.28	-0.44
Rays	23.35	-0.62	24.93	-0.05	-0.34
Red Sox	23.56	-0.43	24.72	-0.22	-0.33
Dodgers	23.80	-0.22	24.61	-0.41	-0.32
Nationals	23.57	-0.36	24.96	0.01	-0.18
Rockies	24.16	0.15	24.82	-0.18	-0.02
White Sox	24.02	0.00	24.98	-0.01	-0.01
Twins	23.58	-0.40	25.52	0.51	0.06
Royals	24.72	0.74	24.39	-0.61	0.07
Blue Jays	24.01	0.10	25.02	0.09	0.10
Giants	24.05	0.11	25.13	0.22	0.17
Athletics	24.30	0.36	24.96	0.01	0.19
Reds	24.03	-0.01	25.41	0.39	0.19
Angels	24.67	0.64	24.78	-0.19	0.23
Mets	24.09	0.18	25.27	0.32	0.25
Yankees	24.50	0.57	24.89	-0.04	0.27
Astros	24.77	0.77	24.94	-0.08	0.35
Cubs	24.22	0.23	25.58	0.57	0.40
Braves	24.86	0.88	24.97	-0.05	0.42
Padres	24.89	0.87	25.11	0.11	0.49
Rangers	24.43	0.43	25.55	0.56	0.50
Phillies	24.31	0.31	25.92	0.95	0.63
Tigers	24.54	0.54	26.03	1.04	0.79
Mariners	24.89	0.90	26.09	1.07	0.99