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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 14, 2019
Two huge offensive days from Rockies prospects at the plate highlight the action from Monday, which included a host of doubleheaders. Hitters AAA Austin Dean, New Orleans, 2-4, R, RBI, 2 2B Dustin Garneau, Salt Lake, 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 3 K, 2B, HR Andrew Knizner, Memphis, 2-5, 2 RBI, 2 K, 2 2B Ian Miller, Tacoma, 2-3, BB, K, 2B, SB Brendan Rodgers, Albuquerque, 4-5, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2 HR Jose Rojas, Salt Lake, 3-5, 3 R, 5 RBI, BB, K, 2B, HR Garrett Stubbs, Round Rock, 2-3, R, RBI, BB, K, HR, 2 SB Nick Tanielu, Round Rock, 2-3, R, RBI, BB, K, HR, SB Ildemaro…
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MLB Mock Draft Monday, Version 6.1
The 2019 MLB draft will take place June 3-5. This is the sixth of the mock drafts that I will put out, looking to put out one per week all the way up to the draft. Before we get into the picks, let’s start with a quick look at the bonus pools for each team: Arizona $16.09M Baltimore $13.82M Kansas City $13.11M Miami $13.05M Chicago (A) $11.57M Atlanta $11.53M Texas $11.02M San Diego $10.76M Detroit $10.40M Tampa Bay $10.33 M Pittsburgh $9.94M Minnesota $9.91M Cincinnati $9.53M San Francisco $8.71M Toronto $8.46M New York (N) $8.22M Los Angeles (N) $8.07M Los Angeles (A) $7.61M Seattle $7.56M New York (A) $7.46M Colorado…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 13, 2019
Rainouts dominated Sunday, which leaves few players to review on the day, but thankfully it’s Monday, so we have leaderboards! Also, happy birthday to my daughter Ivy! As we do each Monday, we’ll take a look at the minor league leaders at each level and then overall (through Saturday’s games): AAA AVG – Yordan Alvarez .398, Austin Dean .392, Yonathan Daza .388, Corban Joseph .385, Jake Elmore .380HR – Kevin Cron/Austin Riley/Yordan Alvarez 14, Josh Van Meter 13, Matt Davidson/Jacob Wilson 12SB – Oscar Mercado 14, Rajai Davis 12, Myles Straw/Jorge Mateo 11, Christian Colon/Monte Harrison 10ERA – Zac Gallen 1.14, Elieser Hernandez 1.16, Asher Wojciechowski 1.97, Jake Woodford 2.04,…
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Starting 9: Sinclair Broadcast Group enters MLB
The big news around baseball this week was news about Sinclair Broadcast Group finalizing the purchase from Disney of the rights to a number of regional sports networks. What does this mean for the average baseball fan? With a lot of the coverage getting significantly slanted into political discourse, I thought Sinclair as the topic of my Starting 9 would be an excellent match this week. Taking the mound: Sinclair’s origins Sinclair Broadcasting Group has company history dating back over 60 years. Julian Sinclair Smith, who is the source of the “Sinclair” portion of the name, was an electrical engineer who got together a group of shareholders to form a…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 12, 2019
A big night for many players around the minors finished out the week on Saturday across the minors. Hitters AAA Abraham Almonte, Reno, 2-4, 2 R, RBI, K, HR, 3 SB Andres Blanco, Gwinnett, 3-4, R, RBI, BB Willie Calhoun, Nashville, 1-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2 K, HR Mike Ford, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, K, 2 HR Taylor Gushue, Fresno, 3-3, R, 2 RBI, HR Aaron Hicks, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 3-4, 3 R, RBI, 2 2B, HR, SB Sam Hilliard, Albuquerque, 2-4, R, RBI, K, 3B, SB Jason Martin, Indianapolis, 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B, 2 SB Wyatt Mathison, Reno, 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 11, 2019
Balance seemed the name of the game to close out the first full week of May, as many hitters offered both a stroke of power and a stolen base as well, even some unusual contributors in either category! Hitters AAA Yordan Alvarez, Round Rock, 3-4, 3 RBI, BB, 2B Franklin Barreto, Las Vegas, 2-3, R, 2 BB, K, SB Jorge Bonifacio, Omaha, 3-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, BB, 2 HR Michael Brosseau, Durham, 4-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR Willi Castro, Toledo, 4-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, K, 3B, SB Austin Dean, New Orleans, 2-3, 2 R, RBI, BB, K, 2B, HR Adam Duvall, Gwinnett, 2-5, R, 2 RBI,…
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Video Scouting Report on San Diego Padres RHP Cal Quantrill
With a father who spent 14 years in the major leagues and even made an All-Star team, Cal Quantrill had been exposed to the major league life before he ever put on a big league uniform. Now, he’s making his first Major League starts for a team that also employed Paul Quantrill! Background Born in Canada in 1995, Cal Paul Quantrill came into the world just a season before his father would return to his home country to play for the Toronto Blue Jays. Cal’s name recognition allowed him to be a known commodity when it came to the draft, but his father’s nearly $20 million in big league earnings…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 10, 2019
The big performances on Thursday may not have been from some of the big names around the game, but they were impressive all the same, such that a pitcher tossing 6 no-hit innings with 9 strikeouts wasn’t even the best pitching performance of the day! Hitters AAA Mandy Alvarez, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 2-4, R, 2 2B Jorge Bonifacio, Omaha, 2-5, 2 RBI, K, 2 2B Ryan Court, Tacoma, 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB, 3B, SB Jonathan Davis, Buffalo, 1-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 2 K, HR Rajai Davis, Syracuse, 3-5, 2 RBI, K, 2 2B, SB Mauricio Dubon, San Antonio, 2-3, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2B, HR Phillip Ervin, Louisville,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 9, 2019
Another night, another no-hitter, something happening at a frequent rate this year in the minor leagues. Stick through the roundup today for a very fun video lead-in to the projected starters for today, courtesy of my friends at Prospects Live! Hitters AAA Brandon Barnes, Columbus, 2-4, 2 RBI, BB, K, 2 2B Wynton Bernard, Iowa, 2-4, R, RBI, 2B, HR Gregor Blanco, Syracuse, 1-3, R, 2 BB, 2 K, 2B, SB Bobby Bradley, Columbus, 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, K, 2B, HR Alex De Goti, Round Rock, 4-5, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2 2B, SB Jake Elmore, Indianapolis, 2-4, R, 2 2B Kyle Garlick, Oklahoma City, 2-5, 2 R, 3…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 8, 2019
Gavin Lux continued his huge hot streak and the Blue Jays top pitching prospect had his first start at the Double-A level on a busy Tuesday! Hitters AAA Anthony Alford, Buffalo, 2-4, R, 3 RBI, BB, 2B, 3B Bobby Bradley, Columbus, 4-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B, 2 HR Yonathan Daza, Albuquerque, 2-5, 2 RBI, K, 2B, SB Ryan Goins, Charlotte, 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2 2B Nick Gordon, Rochester, 2-4, BB, K, 2B, 2 SB Gorkys Hernandez, Pawtucket, 2-3, R, RBI, BB, HR, SB Mikie Mahtook, Toledo, 4-4, 3 R, RBI, BB, 2B, 2 SB Matt Reynolds, Fresno, 2-3, 3 R, RBI, BB, K, 2B, HR Austin Riley,…
