Daily Minors Threads
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 24th, 2019
After one of the most incredible nights of baseball at the major league level, we look at the leaders on Tuesday night in minor league baseball: Hitters AAA Austin Allen, El Paso, 3-5, R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR Alex Blandino, Louisville, 3-3, R, RBI, BB, 2B, HR Justin Bour, Salt Lake, 3-3, 4 R, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 2 HR Socrates Brito, Buffalo, 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, K, 2 HR Seth Brown, Las Vegas, 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, 2 HR Jaycob Brugman, Tacoma, 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, K, 2 2B, HR Rusney Castillo, Pawtucket, 5-6, 3 R, RBI, 2 2B Jaylin Davis, Rochester, 5-5, 4…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 23rd, 2019
On a personal note for me, I want to wish my youngest brother a happy birthday. Technically, he’s not in prospect age anymore, but minor league baseball does not discriminate, allowing those his age to still have a shot at the big leagues! Let’s take a look at Monday’s top performers: Hitters AAA No games scheduled AA Bruce Caldwell, Biloxi, 3-3, R, BB, 2B Jacob Heyward, Richmond, 3-5, BB, K, 2B Ryan McKenna, Bowie, 3-6, R, BB, K, 3B Emmanuel Rivera, Northwest Arkansas, 4-5, 2 R, RBI, 2 2B High-A Luis Campusano, Lake Elsinore, 3-4, R, 2 RBI, BB Joe Gillette, Visalia, 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR Kaleo…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 22nd, 2019
The Hall of Fame brought in 6 new members and trade season is heating up, but we are at the point in the minor league baseball season where we begin to consider the end, with roughly 45 days left. Who will get one more promotion by the end of the year? Who can finish strong with a big final six weeks? You know I’ll keep watching! Minor League Baseball Statistical Leaders Overall AVG: Corban Joseph .380, Yonathan Daza .371, David Freitas .361, Gavin Lux .350, Luis Robert .350HR: Kevin Cron 29, Adam Duvall/Yasmany Tomas/Sam Hilliard 28, Brian O’Grady 26SB: Nick Heath 48, Khalil Lee 39, Reggie Pruitt 37, Brock Deatherage/Johneshwy…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 21st, 2019
The Hall of Fame welcomes in one of its largest classes in voting history as it inducts six members this afternoon. We look briefly at the six inductees’ minor league baseball track records: Harold Baines: 2 seasons + rehabs, 335 games, 1,333 PA, .278/.341/.448, 40 HR, 10 SB, 8.6% BB, 17.6% KRoy Halladay: 5 1/2 seasons + rehabs, 121 games, 653 IP, 3.80 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 7.8% BB, 15.5% KEdgar Martinez: 5 seasons + rehabs, 681 games, 2,842 PA, .300/.412/.439, 46 HR, 30 SB, 15.7% BB, 8.9% KMike Mussina: 1 1/2 seasons + rehabs, 31 games, 189 IP, 2.38 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 8% BB, 32.9% KLee Smith: 5 1/2 seasons…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 20th, 2019
Upper minors hitters were the top performers in minor league baseball on Friday night as we enter the final weekend of July. Let’s take a look at the top performers: Hitters AAA Narciso Crook, Louisville, 3-4, R, RBI, BB, 3B, HR Kyle Garlick, Oklahoma City, 3-4, 3 R, RBI, K, 2B, HR Jose Godoy, Memphis, 3-4, R, 2 2B Luis Marte, Gwinnett, 3-3, R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B Jake Noll, Fresno, 3-4, 2 R, RBi, BB DJ Peters, Oklahoma City, 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR Nick Solak, Nashville, 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 HR Andrew Stevenson, Fresno, 3-5, R, RBI, BB AA Gabriel Cancel, Northwest Arkansas, 3-4,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 19th, 2019
Even though the top performance on the night came from High-A, AA pitchers put on a show across minor league baseball on Thursday with long, impressive starts in each league. Hitters AAA Willi Castro, Toledo, 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, K, 2 2B, SB Yu Chang, Columbus, 3-3, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2B Matt Duffy, Durham, 4-5, R Pedro Florimon, Gwinnett, 3-5, 2 R, 5 RBI, 3B, HR Kyle Garlick, Oklahoma City, 3-6, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 K, 3 HR Trent Grisham, San Antonio, 4-5, 2 R, RBI, 3 2B Austin Hays, Norfolk, 3-5, 2 R, 2 2B Erik Kratz, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 3-5, R, K, 2 2B Connor Lien, Gwinnett,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 18th, 2019
It ended up a Colorado Rockies-themed highlight on the day for Wednesday, as the top hitter and pitcher, along with the feature photo for today’s post, all came from the Rockies organization! Let’s look at the top performers in minor league baseball: Hitters AAA Narciso Crook, Louisville, 3-3, 2 R, 5 RBI, BB, 3B, HR Danny Espinosa, Syracuse, 5-6, R, 3 RBI, 2 2B, SB Trent Grisham, San Antonio, 3-4, BB, 2 2B Sam Hilliard, Albuquerque, 3-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR Rymer Liriano, Syracuse, 3-5, 3 R, 6 RBI, BB, 2B, 2 HR Nick Longhi, Louisville, 3-4, 2 R, K, 2 2B Ryan O’Hearn, Omaha, 3-5, 2 R,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 17th, 2019
While a near-no-hitter would typically be the highlight of the evening, it wasn’t even the best pitching performance in AA among the top performances across minor league baseball on Tuesday. Hitters AAA Kaleb Cowart, Salt Lake, 4-7, R, RBI, BB Jake Cronenworth, Durham, 4-4, 2 R, 2B Austin Dean, New Orleans, 3-4, 2 R, 5 RBI, 2 HR Aramis Garcia, Sacramento, 4-7, 3 R, 5 RBI, 2 HR Brennon Lund, Salt Lake, 4-7, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 K, 2B, 3B Gavin Lux, Oklahoma City, 4-5, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB, HR Shane Peterson, Oklahoma City, 3-4, R, RBI, BB, K, 2B, 3B Jose Pirela, El Paso, 4-4, 2 R,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 16th, 2019
Though there were some big games on the offensive side of the ball, Monday was a day for pitching with a near-perfect game that was still a no-hitter and a half-dozen pitchers that went 8 innings or more on the night in minor league baseball. Hitters AAA Arismendy Alcantara, Syracuse, 4-4, 4 R, 3 RBI, BB, 3B, HR Jaylin Davis, Rochester, 3-4, 3 R, 4 RBI, BB, K, HR Isan Diaz, New Orleans, 3-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, K Danny Espinosa, Syracuse, 3-7, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 K, 2B, HR Nick Franklin, Salt Lake, 3-4, 2 R, BB, K, 2B Trent Grisham, San Antonio, 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 15th, 2019
A near-perfect game in the big leagues was just an example of the tremendous pitching performances throughout minor league baseball on Sunday. Minor League Baseball Statistical Leaders Overall AVG: Corban Joseph .393, Yonathan Daza .372, David Frietas .365, Luis Robert .354, Yadiel Hernandez .347HR: Kevin Cron 29, Adam Duvall 27, Yasmany Tomas/Sam Hilliard 26, Bobby Bradley/Kyle Tucker/Mason Martin/Brian O’Grady 24SB: Nick Heath 46, Khalil Lee 38, Reggie Pruitt 36, Johneshwy Fargas 35, Brock Deatherage/Vidal Brujan 34ERA: Casey Mize 0.92, MacKenzie Gore 0.96, Damon Jones 1.34, Logan Gilbert 1.69, Alex Fagalde 1.72IP: Jack Wynkoop 117, Tommy Parsons 113, Hector Noesi/Steven Moyers 112, James Marvel 111 1/3SO: Ljay Newsome 128, Joe Ryan/Jeff…
