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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 7, 2019
The Giants had two outfield prospects combine for 5 home runs on Monday on a day with a number of doubleheaders, yet still more rainouts as the spotty weather spring continues! Hitters AAA Yordan Alvarez, Round Rock, 2-4, R, RBI, BB, K, 2B, HR Wynton Bernard, Iowa, 3-3, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B, SB J.P. Crawford, Tacoma, 4-5, R, 6 RBI, K, HR Travis Demeritte, Gwinnett, 2-3, R, RBI, BB, K, 2B, HR Chris Dominguez, Fresno, 5-6, 2 R, 5 RBI, K, 2B, HR Yadiel Hernandez, Fresno, 1-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 3 BB, K, HR Marty Herum, Reno, 2-4, R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR Tim Lopes, Tacoma, 1-1,…
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MLB Mock Draft Monday, Version 5.3
The 2019 MLB draft will take place on June 3-5. This is the fifth 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…
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Starting 9: MLB debuts
Last week, I started a new weekly segment here at VBS called “Starting 9” where I’m going to address a topic around the game in 9-point format. Today, we’re going to discuss MLB debuts. We have seen a number of MLB debuts this year of tremendously talented players. In fact, in reviewing the debuts of 2019, out of 66 players that have debuted this year, 12 were on one of the three major industry top prospect lists that Baseball Reference tracks (Baseball America, Baseball Prospectus, MLB Pipeline). Leading off: again, the top prospect appears It has been 2014 since Baseball America’s top prospect did not debut in that season. 2014…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 6, 2019
It was a big Sunday for performances! We had a perfect debut, a cycle, monster performances from guys with family name recognition and prospect ranking recognition, and much, much more!! Hitters AAA Abraham Almonte, Reno, 2-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2B, HR Jeff Bandy, Nashville, 3-3, 3 RBI, 2B Willie Calhoun, Nashville, 3-6, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, HR Daz Cameron, Toledo, 2-4, 2 R, RBI, 2 K, 2B, HR Kyle Garlick, Oklahoma City, 4-5, 3 R, 6 RBI, K, 3 HR Carlos Gomez, Syracuse, 3-4, R, 2 RBI, K, 2B, HR Luis Gonzalez, Louisville, 3-4, R, RBI, 2B Zach Green, Sacramento, 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 HR Kyle…
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Scouting Report on Cincinnati Reds 3B Jonathan India
After two seasons with the University of Florida, Jonathan India wasn’t exactly considered an elite prospect, but an incredible junior year propelled his draft stock forward into the top 10 of the 2018 draft. How has he done this year? Background Jonathan Joseph India seemed destined to be on the baseball map from a young age. Born in Plantation, Florida, India ended up at hometown American Heritage high school, which has built itself into one of the top prep programs in the country, with players such as Eric Hosmer, Zack Collins, and Triston Casas also being American Heritage alums that were selected in the first round of the draft. His…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 5, 2019
A number of hitters on the cusp of the major leagues in AAA had big days, and Luis Robert finally got his first AA hit as we look into yesterday’s action and prepare for today: Hitters AAA Yordan Alvarez, Round Rock, 3-4, 2 R, BB Michael Gettys, El Paso, 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, K, 2 HR Trent Giambrone, Iowa, 2-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, K, 2 2B Nick Gordon, Rochester, 2-5, 2 R, RBI, 2 2B, SB Keston Hiura, San Antonio, 3-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, BB, 2B, 2 HR Jorge Mateo, Las Vegas, 3-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR, SB Danny Mendick, Charlotte, 3-4, 2 R,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 4, 2019
Another major prospect debuted on Friday as Nick Senzel was part of an early Cincinnati rout, but the Giants came back and eventually won the game 12-11 in 11 innings. Senzel started in center field and went 1-5, scoring a run, and posting a pair of walks and strikeouts each. Hitters AAA Jim Adduci, Iowa, 2-5, R, 2 RBI, K, 2B, HR Greg Allen, Columbus, 2-4, 2 R, BB, K, 3B, SB Rob Brantly, Lehigh Valley, 2-2, R, 3 BB, 2 2B Travis Demeritte, Gwinnett, 3-5, R, 3 RBI, 2 2B Isan Diaz, New Orleans, 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, K, HR Tommy Edman, Memphis, 3-6, 2 R, 3…
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Scouting Report on Baltimore Orioles RHP Grayson Rodriguez
At this time last year, Grayson Rodriguez was a fast-rising, high-helium prospect for the 2018 draft that went from a guy with potential stuff coming out of the summer/fall to a guy getting talk in the top 10. How is he doing in his first full season? Background After his big rise on draft boards throughout the spring of 2018, Grayson Greer Rodriguez was drafted 11th overall in the 2018 draft by the Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles managed their new arm wisely, easing him into pro work, with 9 appearances, 8 of them starts, with their Gulf Coast League team in 2018. He tossed 19 1/3 innings, posting a 1.40…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 3, 2019
The second day of May saw a couple of top prospects at upper levels of the minors break out of slumps as Brandon Marsh had a big day at the plate and JoJo Romero had a big day on the mound among other big performers from Thursday. Hitters AAA Anthony Alford, Buffalo, 2-6, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 3 K, HR, SB Mandy Alvarez, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 3-5, R, 2 RBI, 3 2B Yordan Alvarez, Round Rock, 3-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, K, 2 2B Yonathan Daza, Albuquerque, 3-5, 2 R, RBI, K, 2B, HR Adolis Garcia, Memphis, 3-5, 2 R, RBI, 2B, HR, SB Kyle Garlick, Oklahoma City, 2-5, R, K,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 2, 2019
The first day of May saw a number of promotions of top prospects. Here are just a few who played their first game at a new level on May 1: Logan Gilbert, RHP, to high-A (Mariners)Daulton Jefferies, RHP, to AA (Athletics)Cal Quantrill, RHP, to MLB (Padres)Luis Robert, OF, to AA (White Sox)Shawn Semple, RHP, to high-A (Yankees)Devin Smeltzer, LHP, to AAA (Twins) Hitters AAA Yordan Alvarez, Round Rock, 6-8, 4 R, 5 RBI, BB, K, 2 2B, HR Willi Castro, Toledo, 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB, K, 3 SB Alex De Goti, Round Rock, 4-8, 3 R, 5 RBI, BB, K, 2B, HR Jake Elmore, Indianapolis, 2-3, 3 R, RBI,…
