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Video Scouting Report on New York Yankees RHP Luis Gil
In a rare move, the New York Yankees actually acquired a top arm from another team, even more interestingly, it was a Latin pitcher. Now, Luis Gil is one of the best pitchers at the low-A level in all of baseball in 2019 and is quickly becoming a guy to watch for top 100 lists for the 2019 offseason. Background The Minnesota Twins signed Luis Angel Gil from the Dominican Republic in February of 2015 as a lightly-hailed pitcher from the Dominican Republic. He was long and lean and all projection at his signing. Gil made his professional debut in the Dominican Summer League in 2015, making 16 appearances, tossing…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for June 30th, 2019
Brendan McKay‘s debut was incredible, as he retired the first 16 batters that faced him, finishing with 6 shutout innings pitched, allowing just one hit and one walk, striking out 3. Let’s look at the top performers around minor league baseball on Saturday: Hitters AAA Rob Brantly, Lehigh Valley, 3-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, K, 2B, HR Narciso Crook, Louisville, 4-6, R, RBI Mike Ford, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 3-5, R, 2 RBI, K, 2 2B, HR Zack Granite, Nashville, 3-4, R, RBI, BB, K, 2B Dalton Kelly, Durham, 3-4, 3 R, BB, K, SB Carter Kieboom, Fresno, 3-4, R, BB, K, 2B Domingo Leyba, Reno, 5-6, 3 R, 2 HR Dawel Lugo,…
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Video Scouting Report on Minnesota Twins RHP Kai-Wei Teng
In the history of MLB, Taiwanese players have totaled one All-Star appearance and 57 years of MLB experience across 15 players from the country who have played in the majors. No player has yet to have a 10-year career. The Minnesota Twins and Kai-Wei Teng are hoping to change that. Background The Minnesota Twins made Kai-Wei Teng the fifth Taiwanese player the franchise had signed when they inked him to a $500K bonus (plus #80K in future tuition expenses) when they signed the 19-year-old in September of 2017. Teng was initially assigned to the Gulf Coast League and made his pro debut June 20, 2018, in a game against the…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for June 29th, 2019
On the day that Rays pitching prospect Brendan McKay makes his big league debut, top Rays prospect Matthew Liberatore‘s excellent performance on Friday night was overshadowed by another elite prospect’s part in a no-hitter: Hitters AAA John Andreoli, Tacoma, 3-5, 3 R, 4 RBI, BB, 2 K, 2 2B, HR Randy Arozarena, Memphis, 4-5, RBI, K, 2B Jason Coats, Durham, 4-5, R, 2 RBI, K, HR Yonathan Daza, Albuquerque, 3-6, R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR Isan Diaz, New Orleans, 4-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, BB, 2 2B, HR, SB Jake Fraley, Tacoma, 4-6, 2 R, 5 RBI, 2 K, 2 2B, 3B, SB Taylor Gushue, Fresno, 3-4, R, 2 RBI,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for June 28th, 2019
One of the most impressive statistical performances on the day was in the Dominican Summer League from a Yankees prospect who went 5-5 with a cycle on Thursday. We head into the last weekend of June with looks at the top performers on the day and a look to Friday’s games: Hitters AAA Christopher Bostick, Norfolk, 3-5, R, K, 2 2B Seth Brown, Las Vegas, 3-5, 4 RBI, K, 2 2B, SB Kaleb Cowart, Salt Lake, 3-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, BB, 2B, 2 HR Dustin Fowler, Las Vegas, 3-5, 3 R, 3 RBI, BB, K, 2B, HR Ty France, El Paso, 3-6, 3 R, 4 RBI, K, 2B, HR…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for June 27, 2019
Wednesday saw the Phillies Gulf Coast League team throw a no-hitter – against the other Phillies GCL squad, lots of home runs at the AAA level, and more impressive debuts from 2019 draftees. All in all, another typical day in minor league baseball! Hitters AAA Trey Amburgey, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 3-3, 3 R, 4 RBI, 2B, 2 HR John Andreoli, Tacoma, 3-4, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB, K, HR Jaycob Brugman, Tacoma, 3-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, K, 2 HR Jaylin Davis, Rochester, 3-6, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B, 3B Mike Ford, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 3-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, BB, 2B, 2 HR Trent Grisham, San Antonio, 3-4, BB, K, 2 2B Cameron…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for June 26th, 2019
San Diego Padres top pick CJ Abrams continued his impressive start to his minor league baseball career as we highlight Tuesday’s top performers: Hitters AAA Franklin Barreto, Las Vegas, 3-5, 3 R, 2 RBI, 3B, HR Matthew Batten, El Paso, 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, K Jaylin Davis, Rochester, 3-4, 3 R, 6 RBI, BB, K, 2B, 2 HR Alex De Goti, Round Rock, 3-4, BB Mike Ford, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 4-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B David Freitas, San Antonio, 3-4, R, RBI, BB, K, 2B Zack Granite, Nashville, 4-6, RBI Keston Hiura, San Antonio, 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR Drew Maggi, Rochester, 4-5, 3 R, 2 2B…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for June 25th, 2019
The Gulf Coast League got started with a bang on Monday while Trenton tossed a combined no-hitter. Hitters AAA Franklin Barreto, Las Vegas, 3-6, R, RBI, K, 2 2B Kevin Cron, Reno, 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR Travis Demeritte, Gwinnett, 3-4, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B, HR Mauricio Dubon, San Antonio, 4-8, 2 R, 3 BB, SB Lucas Erceg, San Antonio, 3-9, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2 K, 2 HR Keston Hiura, San Antonio, 4-8, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 3 K, HR Corban Joseph, Las Vegas, 3-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, BB, 2 2B Austin Listi, Lehigh Valley, 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR…
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Starting 9 – Fixing the MLB draft
Starting 9: Improving the MLB Draft I’m a huge fan of the MLB draft. I enjoy seeking out talent for each season’s new draft class, finding the hidden gems that will be drafted in the 3rd, 13th, or 20th round and turn into Kyle Seager, Matt Carpenter, or J.D. Martinez (each selected in the mentioned round in 2009). This year’s draft is now done and many teams have signed the majority of their selections (or come to an agreement, that is), so it’s a good time to take a look at the draft and what could be done to potentially improve it into the future! First – No free agency…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for June 24th, 2019
The final league starts today as the Gulf Coast League begins play today. That should make the leaderboards much more interesting, though we’re still a couple of weeks from the signing deadline for the draft. Let’s get into the leaders: Overall AVG: Corban Joseph .374, Yonathan Daza .371, David Freitas .364, Trey Harris .359, Brian Mundell .354HR: Bobby Bradley 24, Kyle Tucker/Yordan Alvarez 23, Kevin Cron 21, Yasmany Tomas/Sam Hilliard/Sam Huff 20SB: Nick Heath 40, Khalil Lee 32, Johneshwy Fargas 31, Michael Gigliotti 30, Reggie Pruitt 29ERA: Casey Mize 0.92, Brendan McKay 1.21, MacKenzie Gore 1.23, Damon Jones 1.54, Jason Bahr 1.57IP: Zac Gallen 91 1/3, Domingo Robles 88 2/3,…
