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2019 MLB Draft Wrap – Evaluating Every Team
The 2019 MLB draft was completed on June 5th. I had a significant fall that week that slowed much of my writing, but this is my annual evaluation of every team and their selections. Feel free to comment below! AL East Baltimore Orioles Round 1, pick 1, overall 1 – Adley Rutschman, C, Oregon State Round 2, pick 1, overall 42 – Gunnar Henderson, SS, Alabama HS Round CBB, pick 2, overall 71 – Kyle Stowers, OF, Stanford Round 3, pick 1, overall 79 – Zach Watson, OF, LSU Round 4, pick 1, overall 108 – Joseph Ortiz, SS, New Mexico State Round 5, pick 1, overall 138 – Darell…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for June 14th, 2019
With the final series for minor league teams before short-season teams kick off on Monday, there are a host of great performances to highlight: Hitters AAA Anthony Alford, Buffalo, 2-4, RBI, 2 BB, K Joel Booker, Charlotte, 3-3, R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B, HR Bryce Brentz, Pawtucket, 2-4, 3 R, 4 RBI, BB, K, 2 HR Lewis Brinson, New Orleans, 2-5, R, 2 K, 2B, 3B Mauricio Dubon, San Antonio, 2-5, R, 3 RBI, K, 2B, HR Nick Franklin, Indianapolis, 2-4, R, RBI, K, 2B, HR Blake Gallen, Oklahoma City, 2-3, R, 2 BB, 2B Adolis Garcia, Memphis, 3-4, 3 R, RBI, K, 2B, HR Zach Green, Sacramento, 2-4, R,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for June 13th, 2019
Family stuff meant this came out late today, so let’s get right into it! Hitters AAA Anthony Alford, Buffalo, 2-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 BB, K, HR, SB Trey Amburgey, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 2-4, R, K, 2 2B Bobby Bradley, Columbus, 2-4, R, 2 RBI, K, 2B, HR Socrates Brito, Buffalo, 4-5, R, 5 RBI, HR Rusney Castillo, Pawtucket, 4-4, 2 R, 2B Alcides Escobar, Charlotte, 2-4, R, RBI, 2 2B Drew Ferguson, Round Rock, 3-4, 3 R, RBI, BB, 2B Ty France, El Paso, 4-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, HR, SB Zach Green, Sacramento, 2-2, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 2 HR Sam Hilliard, Albuquerque, 2-4, 2 R, 2…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for June 12, 2019
On the 80th anniversary of the dedication of the Hall of Fame, who may be among our top performers from Tuesday that could end up in Cooperstown someday? Hitters AAA Robinson Cano, Syracuse, 3-3, R, RBI, 2 2B Adam Engel, Charlotte, 2-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, K, 3B, HR Rene Rivera, Syracuse, 4-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, K, HR Breyvic Valera, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 4-5, R AA Jo Adell, Mobile, 2-5, R, RBI, BB, 2 2B Stone Garrett, Jacksonville, 3-4, R, K, 2 2B Travis Jones, Northwest Arkansas, 3-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2B Braxton Lee, Binghamton, 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, K Irving Lopez, Springfield, 2-2, 2 R, RBI, 3B,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for June 11th, 2019
A former Cy Young Award winner made his first appearance of the 2019 season in low-A with Rome along as part of the highlights from Monday: Hitters AAA Skye Bolt, Las Vegas, 3-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, BB, K, 2 2B, HR Seth Brown, Las Vegas, 2-5, R, 2 RBI, K, 3B, HR Robel Garcia, Iowa, 3-4, 3 R, 4 RBI, BB, K, 2B, HR Taylor Gushue, Fresno, 1-2, 3 BB, SB Jake Hager, San Antonio, 3-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, 3B, HR Jacob Hannemann, Iowa, 3-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, K, 2 HR Ian Happ, Iowa, 3-3, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 2B, HR Taylor Jones, Round Rock,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for June 10th, 2019
One week post-draft, and we can focus on the leaders in the minor leagues again, knowing that one week from today, rookie leagues begin again! Overall AVG – Luis Robert .375, Yonathan Daza .373, Yadiel Hernandez .369, Brian Mundell .369, Jarren Duran .369HR – Yordan Alvarez 23, Kevin Cron 21, Kyle Tucker 20, Yasmany Tomas/Sam Huff 19SB – Nick Heath 36, Jose Caballero 28, Reggie Pruitt 27, Khalil Lee 25, Michael Gigliotti 24ERA – Casey Mize 0.95, MacKenzie Gore 1.13, Devin Smeltzer 1.15, Tommy Parsons 1.28, Brendan McKay 1.39IP – Zac Gallen 81, Domingo Robles 80, Tommy Parsons 77 1/3, Casey Mize 75 2/3, Clay Chandler 73 2/3K – Zac…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for June 9th, 2019
The biggest baseball performance of the night happened from one of the top talents in the 2018 draft that made it to college, Kumar Rocker. Let’s look at the top performances in minor league baseball: Hitters AAA Anthony Alford, Buffalo, 2-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, K, 2B, SB Trey Amburgey, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 2-3, 2 2B Humberto Arteaga, Omaha, 2-4, RBI, 2 2B Willians Astudillo, Rochester, 3-4, RBI, BB Jorge Bonifacio, Omaha, 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, 3B, HR Eric Campbell, Las Vegas, 2-4, R, RBI, 2 K, 2B, HR Alex De Goti, Round Rock, 3-6, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 2B Chad De La Guerra, Pawtucket, 2-3, R, 2…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for June 8th, 2019
While eyes were (and are) focused on the NBA Finals and the College World Series Super Regionals on Friday, minor league baseball had some incredibly compelling games! Hitters AAA Luis Arraez, Rochester, 3-4, 2 R, 5 RBI, BB, 2B Emilio Bonifacio, Durham, 4-5, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR Christopher Bostick, Norfolk, 2-4, R, RBI, K, 2B, HR Andy Burns, Buffalo, 2-3, R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR Jake Cave, Rochester, 4-9, 3 R, 2 RBI, K, 3 2B Ryan Goins, Charlotte, 3-4, 2 R, RBI, K, 2 2B, HR Eric Haase, Columbus, 2-2, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, 2 HR Marco Hernandez, Pawtucket, 2-5, R, RBI, 2 K, 2 2B…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for June 7th, 2019
Multiple hitters had 5 hits on Thursday night, and some of the biggest days were actually in the Dominican Summer League on Thursday morning! Hitters AAAAnthony Alford, Buffalo, 3-3, R, BB, 2 2B, SBAbiatal Avelino, Sacramento, 2-4, 2 R, K, 2B, 3BFranklin Barreto, Las Vegas, 5-5, 3 R, 4 RBI, 2B, 2 HRAlex Blandino, Louisville, 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 HRChristopher Bostick, Norfolk, 2-4, 3 R, 4 RBI, BB, 2 HRJake Cave, Rochester, 4-5, 3 R, K, 4 2BRandy Cesar, Rochester, 1-2, R, RBI, 3 BBMauricio Dubon, San Antonio, 2-4, R, RBI, BB, 2B, HRAdam Duvall, Gwinnett, 2-4, R, 4 RBI, K, 2B, HRDrew Ferguson, Round Rock, 2-4, 4…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for June 6th, 2019
As eyes were focused on the final day of the MLB draft, minor league baseball saw a host of excellent and dominant pitching performances on Wednesday. Hitters AAA Abiatal Avelino, Sacramento, 2-4, 2 R, K, 2 2B Rob Brantly, Lehigh Valley, 4-4, R Danny Espinosa, Syracuse, 2-4, R, RBI, 2 K, 2B, HR Gorkys Hernandez, Pawtucket, 2-3, R, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 2B, SB Yadiel Hernandez, Fresno, 2-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR Taylor Jones, Round Rock, 3-4, R, RBI, BB Carter Kieboom, Fresno, 2-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 2B Domingo Leyba, Reno, 2-4, R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR Jason Martin, Indianapolis, 2-5, 2 R, 2 2B Ryan…
























