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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 4, 2022
Minor League Baseball Top Performers Tuesday’s minor league baseball games may not have had some of the absolutely outrageous statistical games on the mound or at the plate that have been seen recently, but there were plenty of big-time performances up and down the minors. Let’s take a look! Hitter of the DayThose who follow prospects closely may feel like Esteury Ruiz has hit the point of retread, aged-out prospect, but Ruiz is just 23. He was one of the youngest members of his signing class in 2015 when he signed with Kansas City. He came to the Padres’ organization through a six-player trade in 2017, and he’s still trying…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 3, 2022
Minor League Baseball Top Performers Some of the elite prospects in minor league baseball had big weeks over the past week, but many of the top performances came from guys that were completely off the radar this week. Hitter of the WeekThere are few hitters in all of minor league baseball who impact the ball stronger than Trey Cabbage. The Minnesota Twins drafted Cabbage out of high school in 2015 before letting him go as a minor league free agent. He signed with the Angels organization, and he’s absolutely crushed the ball this season, but over the past week, he even controlled his swing and miss tendencies. Cabbage posted a…
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Minor League Baseball Thread for May 2, 2022
Minor League Baseball Top Performers With some family things going on, there was not a minor league baseball daily thread released Sunday, so today’s thread will include all the typical players of note for Saturday and Sunday along with the hitter of the day and pitcher of the day for both days. Saturday Hitter of the DayOne of the top-rated prospects in the 2018 international signing class, Diego Cartaya has been on the radar as one of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ top prospects for some time. After an injury-shortened 2021, he was ranked within the top 25 prospects in the game coming into this season. Cartaya opened the season back…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for April 30, 2022
Minor League Baseball Top Performers A pair of Miami Marlins arms made strong cases for the top minor league baseball pitching performance of the day, but in the end, a young Blue Jay took the honor Friday with what has become “just another day” in a big season for the young lefty this year. Hitter of the DayThe Philadelphia Phillies drafted Darick Hall out of Dallas Baptist in the 14th round in 2016 knowing he had prodigious power and hoping he could offer other things around that part of his game. He moved quickly through the system by bashing baseballs, topping 20 home runs every full minor league season until…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for April 29, 2022
Minor League Baseball Top Performers Thursday saw some elite performances across minor league baseball, but the top performances of the day were turned in at the highest level at the plate and on the mound. Hitter of the DayA premium athlete in college, Ryan Boldt was picked in the second round by the Tampa Bay Rays in 2016 with some raw edges still to refine in his game. He then had Tommy John surgery that cost him the 2019 season before the pandemic year of 2020. It’s left Boldt at Triple-A with plenty of talent but also issues with his plate discipline and free swinging. The raw talent is still…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for April 28, 2022
Minor League Baseball Top Performers While there were some impressive pitching performances at the team level across minor league baseball on Wednesday, finding individual performances was not an easy task. Hitters were tough to choose among, though, so highlighting a top prospect that’s opened the season well but not been featured as a hitter of the day yet was a worthy pick. Hitter of the DayOne of the top prep hitters in the 2018 draft, Nolan Gorman slipped down the first round until the Cardinals selected him with the 19th overall pick. He struggled in his first full season in 2019 before the pandemic season, but he bounced back significantly…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for April 27, 2022
Minor League Baseball Top Performers A pair of minor league baseball prospects that have been heard about for a while, rose up rankings, and fell back down due to a combination of “shiny new toy syndrome” and perceived lack of progress from the players had big days on Tuesday to claim the top hitter and top pitcher of the day. Hitter of the DayBorn in New York, Luis Garcia moved to the Dominican Republic when he was very young, signing with the Washington Nationals as a consensus top-5 player in his international class. One of the youngest players in his signing class, he moved quickly through the minor league system,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for April 26, 2022
Minor League Baseball Top Performers While the big leagues struggled offensively, those issues didn’t translate to minor league baseball, with more than a dozen teams scoring 10+ runs each of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday over the past week. That led to plenty of options for strong individual performances on the offensive side for hitter of the week choice. Even with that offense, there were plenty of strong choices on the pitching side as well. Hitter of the WeekThe Washington Nationals originally drafted Blake Perkins in the second round out of Arizona high school in 2015. The switch-hitting outfielder tantalized with raw talent before the Nationals traded him to the Royals…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for April 25, 2022
Minor League Baseball Top Performers Offense again ruled the day on Sunday as minor league baseball finished up its second full week of the season. No games will be played today, so remember that tomorrow’s daily thread will include hitter of the week, pitcher of the week, top weekly performers, and the overall minor league leaders. Make sure to check it out! Hitter of the DayThrough his first four pro seasons in the Kansas City Royals organization, Herard Gonzalez displayed excellent glove skills and a sharp eye at the plate, but his contact skills have always been in question. The lean Dominican has shown more power with Quad Cities this…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for April 24, 2022
Minor League Baseball Top Performers With 16 minor league baseball teams scoring 10 or more runs on Saturday, there were plenty of impressive individual offensive efforts Saturday along with a pair of Phillies’ arms among the top pitching performances for the day. Hitter of the DayThe Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Jacob Amaya out of California high school in the 11th round in 2017. He’s shown a steady infield glove with an average toolset offensively. He’s retooled his swing to generate more loft over the past two years and returned to Tulsa this year with excellent numbers this year so far. Saturday night was an indication of the breakout he’s having…
