Stat of the day: Triple-A ERA leaders

International League top 10 1. Carlos Torres (White Sox) - 2.39 2. Matt Maloney (Reds) - 3.08 3. Michael Bowden (Red Sox) - 3.13 4. Justin Lehr (Reds) - 3.31 5. Kyle Kendrick (Phillies) - 3.34 6. Drew Carpenter (Phillies) - 3.35 7. Wade Davis (Rays) - 3.40 8. Daniel McCutchen (Pirates) - 3.46 9. Marco Estrada (Nationals) - 3.63 10. Chris Lambert (Tigers-Mets) - 3.84 - Of course, most of the International League’s most talented pitchers didn’t qualify for the list. Tommy Hanson had a 1.49 ERA in 11 starts, Clay Buchholz had a 2.36 ERA in 16 starts and Chris Tillman had a 2.70 ERA in 18 starts. - The league strikeout leader was Carlos Carrasco at 148. He also had just a 1.24 WHIP, but he finished with a 4.64 ERA. It’s becoming easier to see why since the Indians added him to their rotation at the beginning of the month. - Making Bowden’s season remarkable was that he finished 4-6 with a whopping 14 no-decisions in his 24 starts. He did average just 5.3 innings per start, but that’s still pretty incredible. - It will be interesting to see if anyone wants to take a chance on Kendrick after the season he had. To go along with his 3.34 ERA, he had a fine 1.17 WHIP and he allowed only nine homers in 143 innings. However, he also struck out just 68 batters. The Phillies will probably opt to keep him around as insurance unless they get offered a quality prospect for his services. PCL top 10 1. Bud Norris (Astros) - 2.63 2. Ramon Ortiz (Giants) - 3.05 3. Yorman Bazardo (Astros) - 3.20 4. Lenny DiNardo (Royals) - 3.32 5. Josh Banks (Padres) - 3.46 6. Giancarlo Alvarado (Dodgers) - 3.49 7. Charlie Haeger (Dodgers) - 3.55 8. Clay Hensley (Astros-Marlins) - 3.56 9. J.R. Mathes (Cubs) - 3.62 10. Willie Collazo (Marlins) - 3.70 - Brandon Hynick, the pitcher the White Sox got from the Rockies for Jose Contreras earlier this month, also deserves mention. He finished 11th at 3.83, but given that he was pitching at Colorado Springs, his performance was more impressive than that of a few guys ahead of him on the list. - Hensley came in at 3.24 in his 19 starts with New Orleans after a failed stint at the Astros organization at the beginning of the year.