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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for August 4th, 2019
Pitchers at the AA level across minor league baseball had quite a day on Saturday, with many of the best performances on the day coming from that level! Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA Jo Adell, Salt Lake, 2-3, 3 R, 2 BB, 2B Lewis Brinson, New Orleans, 2-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 K, 2 HR Andy Burns, Buffalo, 4-5, R, RBI, 2B Ty France, El Paso, 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, K, 2B, 2 HR Patrick Kivlehan, Buffalo, 3-3, R, 4 RBI, BB, HR Ryan McBroom, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 3-3, 2 R, BB Adam Moore, Nashville, 4-5, RBI Sheldon Neuse, Las Vegas, 2-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, K,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for August 3rd, 2019
I will be on vacation with my family for a number of days, so the timing of the daily thread could be later during the next few days. Let’s take a look around minor league baseball from Friday! Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA Eric Campbell, Las Vegas, 3-4, R, 4 RBI, BB, HR Jaylin Davis, Sacramento, 3-3, 3 RBI, BB, 2 2B Pedro Florimon, Gwinnett, 2-3, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, HR Ty France, El Paso, 4-5, 2 R, RBI, K, 2B Ryan LaMarre, Gwinnett, 4-5, 3 R, RBI, BB, K, 2 2B, HR Domingo Leyba, Reno, 5-7, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2B Jack Lopez, Gwinnett, 4-5, 2…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for August 2nd, 2019
As the dust settles after the trade deadline, multiple promotions have put top players to new levels for the final month of the minor league baseball season. To kick off the month, the New York Yankees’ AA affiliate tossed a no-hitter in one game of their doubleheader on Thursday! Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA Anthony Bemboom, Salt Lake, 3-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, K, HR Christopher Bostick, Norfolk, 3-4, R, BB Alejandro De Aza, Rochester, 3-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, K, 2 HR Alex De Goti, Round Rock, 4-5, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 2B, SB Ty France, El Paso, 4-5, R, 3 RBI, K Ke’Bryan Hayes,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for August 1st, 2019
The MLB trade deadline overshadowed the excellent action around minor league baseball on the final day of July. Now, minor league baseball turns into its final month. Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA John Andreoli, Tacoma, 1-2, R, RBI, 3 BB, K, HR Andy Burns, Buffalo, 3-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, BB, HR Narciso Crook, Louisville, 3-6, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2B, 3B Danny Espinosa, Syracuse, 3-4, R, BB, SB Luis Guillorme, Syracuse, 3-4, R, 3 RBI, BB, HR Nick Heath, Omaha, 3-5, 4 R, BB, 2B Daniel Johnson, Columbus, 3-5, R, RBI, BB, 2 2B, HR Nick Longhi, Louisville, 3-5, R, BB, 2B Daniel Palka, Charlotte, 3-4, R,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 31st, 2019
A cycle, a handful of big games from top prospect arms at AA, and other excellent performances around minor league baseball were overshadowed by a handful of trades, including one major blockbuster that sent a top-20 prospect on the move. Let’s take a look at Tuesday’s top performers: Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA Eddy Alvarez, New Orleans, 3-3, 2 R, 4 RBI, BB, HR, SB Francisco Arcia, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 3-3, 2 R, RBI, BB, HR Jaycob Brugman, Tacoma, 2-2, R, 2 BB, 2B Jake Cave, Rochester, 4-5, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2B, 3B Kaleb Cowart, Salt Lake, 3-4, R, BB, 3B Alcides Escobar, Charlotte, 4-5, 3 R, 3 RBI…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 30th, 2019
A limited slate of games on Monday meant fewer players on the minor league baseball top performers list, but the quality of performances was as good as any day of the year! Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA Narciso Crook, Louisville, 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, K, 2 2B, SB AA Ray-Patrick Didder, Mississippi, 3-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, K, 2B, SB Justin Toerner, Springfield, 2-3, 3 R, RBI, 2 BB, HR Abraham Toro, Corpus Christi, 3-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2B, 2 HR Luis Valenzuela, Mississippi, 3-3, 3 R, RBI, BB, 2B Peter Van Gansen, Amarillo, 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 K, 2 HR Jared Walker,…
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Starting 9: Under the Radar at the MLB Trade Deadline
With just a few days to the MLB trade deadline, a few of the “sellers” in this year’s market have already been clearly defined. However, much of the focus has been on the cream of their crop of potentially available players. In this week’s Starting 9, we’re going to explore 9 players on selling teams that aren’t as hyped but could end up as huge acquisitions. Strike One – David Phelps, Relief Pitcher, Toronto Blue Jays The Toronto Blue Jays made the first “major” deal of the 2019 MLB trade deadline when they traded starter Marcus Stroman to the New York Mets. While Stroman was the team’s top target, they…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 29th, 2019
Due to work time constraints, I’m going to tighten up requirements for being mentioned among the top performers. Here are the requirements: For hitters – 4+ times on base, 2+ home rus or 3+ extra base hits, and/or 3+ stolen bases For pitchers – 6+ innings with 2 earned runs or less allowed and less walks+hits than innings pitched and/or 10+ strikeouts Because it’s Monday, let’s take a look at the minor league baseball leaderboards: Minor League Baseball Leaders Overall AVG: Corban Joseph .384, Yonathan Daza .359, Gavin Lux .357, Luis Robert .349, Randy Arozarena .344HR: Adam Duvall/Kevin Cron/Yasmany Tomas 29, Mason Martin/Sam Hilliard 28SB: Nick Heath 50, Khalil Lee…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 28th, 2019
The first real “impactful” trades of the trade deadline happened on Friday/Saturday, and that will change the location of many of those who have been top performers in minor league baseball over the next few days! Hitters AAA Jorge Bonifacio, Omaha, 3-4, R, RBI, 2B, 3B, HR Seth Brown, Las Vegas, 3-4, 3 R, 4 RBI, BB, K, 2 HR Thairo Estrada, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 3-4, RBI, BB, 2 2B Trent Grisham, San Antonio, 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K, HR Patrick Kivlehan, Buffalo, 3-5, R, 3 RBI, 2 K, 2B, HR Ryan Mountcastle, Norfolk, 4-5, R, RBI, K, 2B Jacob Nottingham, San Antonio, 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 27th, 2019
The New York Yankees Florida State League affiliate in Tampa finished an error shy of a perfect game, still securing the 7-inning no-hitter as part of a doubleheader sweep on Friday. Let’s take a look at the other top performers around minor league baseball: Hitters AAA Aaron Altherr, Syracuse, 3-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2B, HR Randy Arozarena, Memphis, 4-6, 3 R, 4 RBI, 2B, 3B, HR, SB Andres Blanco, Gwinnett, 3-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B Donnie Dewees, Iowa, 3-4, 3 RBI, BB Dustin Fowler, Las Vegas, 4-6, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2B, 2 HR Phil Gosselin, Lehigh Valley, 3-3, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B, HR Travis Jankowski,…
