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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 15, 2022
Minor League Baseball Top Performers Saturday was apparently “Andrew” day in minor league baseball as both top performers are named Andrew. There were other incredible performances on the day that were on par with both guys, but they were just a hair better. Let’s look at Saturday’s best and prepare for the final day of the sixth week of minor league ball already this year! Hitter of the DayNo longer rookie eligible, Washington’s Andrew Stevenson has been part of the organization since the Nationals selected him in the second round in 2015 out of LSU. Stevenson has fourth outfielder skills, excellent defensively around the outfield, but his bat has never…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 14, 2022
Minor League Baseball Top Performers While the pitching performances across minor league baseball were excellent, a relief performance ended up taking the top spot, and a utility infielder’s performance at the plate ended up being the best hitting performance of Friday as well. Let’s take a look at the top dogs around the minors! Hitter of the DayOriginally a seventh-round selection from Oregon, Mitchell Tolman worked his way up the Pirates system through 2019 before the pandemic. He was a minor league free agent in 2021 and played in the Giants system. He then signed with the Guardians system this offseason and has played with Columbus this year, posting an…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 12, 2022
Minor League Baseball Top Performers Another day, another minor league baseball no-hitter! Of course, there were many other incredible performances across the minors, and more impressively, all games were played, meaning a more “normal” schedule for players and teams this weekend! Hitter of the DayNorfolk’s Ryan McKenna was originally drafted out of New Hampshire high school by the Orioles in the fourth round of the 2015 draft. For context, 54 players and three managers have been major leaguers from New Hampshire, one of the managers (Frank Selee) has been a Hall of Famer. McKenna had a breakout season in 2018 followed up with a big Arizona Fall League performance that…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 11, 2022
Minor League Baseball Top Performers Across minor league baseball on Tuesday we saw 20-run outbursts and no-hitters in the same evening, pitchers strike out double-digit hitters and batters reach base a half-dozen times. You truly never know what you might see when you come to a ballgame! Hitter of the DayThe Braves originally drafted Braden Shewmake with the hope that he would move quickly through the system and potentially work as a high-floor infielder that could play all over. Instead, Shewmake showed a much better glove at shortstop than expected and initially showed a very good bat. His 2021 season was marred by a miserable start to the year, but…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 10, 2022
Minor League Baseball Top Performers The first full week of May brought some focus on who is truly succeeding this season in minor league baseball and who simply had a hot week or two. As we head toward Memorial Day, that will definitely iron out even further. Hitter of the WeekThe Dodgers drafted Jacob Amaya in 2017 out of high school in the 11th round. He has moved up the Dodgers’ system slow and steady, but when the pandemic hit, he took the time to do some significant swing changes to attempt to tap into his raw power. The results in 2021 were not great, as Amaya struck out at…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 9, 2022
Minor League Baseball Top Performers A number of pitching appearances with no hits allowed across minor league baseball on Sunday made selecting the top performance a challenge, but the first full week of May ended with a whole host of doubleheaders. Let check out the top performers! Hitter of the DayThe Brewers signed Jackson Chourio out of Venezuela in January 2021. He finished his time in the DSL last summer on a roll and then received tremendous reports in Arizona for his incredible bat speed and raw tools. He opened the season in extended spring training before making the jump to Carolina this past week, and his first week led…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 8, 2022
Minor League Baseball Top Performers Even though a significant amount of doubleheaders were completed across minor league baseball on Saturday, many more were rained out, leading to a number more that are either moved to today or being played later in the season. Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers enjoying a game of hardball on your special day! Hitter of the DayA 16th round pick in 2019 by the Chicago White Sox, DJ Gladney was known to have immense raw power at the plate but has struggled to make consistent contact in his minor league career thus far. He’s repeating Single-A Kannapolis this year, and the White Sox are…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 7, 2022
Minor League Baseball Top Performers The postponements that were across the majors Friday were also notable across minor league baseball, setting up a weekend of doubleheaders, including 10 that will take place on Saturday! Hitter of the DayFittingly, heading into a big day of doubleheaders across the minors, the top hitter is a guy who did it in a doubleheader Friday. Matt Wallner was a native Minnesotan that the Twins drafted in 2019 after a college career with Southern Mississippi. He’s struggled to keep his swing and miss in check while also tapping into his big raw power thus far in his minor league career, but Friday is a good…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 6, 2022
Minor League Baseball Top Performers Some of the top pitching performances around minor league baseball were overshadowed by a pair of performances in Reading on Thursday. While a number of hitters had great days, one of the most consistent performers of the day got the nod for the day. Hitter of the DayGrowing up around major league baseball his entire life as his father works as a strength and conditioning coach in MLB, Alek Thomas was a highly-touted prospect in the 2018 draft, going in the second round out of high school in Chicago. He’s moved quickly through the Arizona minor league system, showing tremendous natural baseball instincts, handling center…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 5, 2022
Minor League Baseball Top Performers A minor league team scored 24 runs on Wednesday, and multiple pitchers had elite outings, though fairly short ones. Let’s take a look at the top performers across minor league baseball from Wednesday and look ahead to Thursday’s games! Hitter of the DayOne of the biggest prep power bats in the 2019 draft, Rece Hinds was selected by the Reds in the second round and has struggled to fully tap into his raw power in his time in the Cincinnati organization. Despite that, he was promoted to High-A to open 2022, and he’s struggled to open the season. If Wednesday was his breakout, it was…
