General baseball writing
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for September 14th, 2019
Two upper-level minor league baseball championships were clinched on Friday night as Sacramento won the Pacific Coast League championship and Trenton won the Eastern League championship. Let’s take a look at the top performers: Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA Ronnie Freeman, Sacramento, 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB Taylor Jones, Round Rock, 2-4, R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR AA Anderson Feliz, Bowie, 2-4, R, RBI, HR Chris Gittens, Trenton, 3-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, HR Daulton Varsho, Jackson, 2-4, R, RBI, 2B High-A Luis Alejandro Basabe, Visalia, 3-4, R, 3 RBI, K, 2B Xavier Edwards, Lake Elsinore, 3-4, 2B Low-A Reed Rohlman, Lexington, 2-6, R, 2 RBI, 3 K,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for September 13, 2019
A short slate of games in the minor league baseball playoff games didn’t mean that there wasn’t plenty of excitement or excellent performances! Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA Ka’ai Tom, Columbus, 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 K, 2B, HR AA Cedric Mullins, Bowie, 2-3, RBI, BB, K, SB High-A None qualified Low-A Jax Biggers, Hickory, 2-4, 2 R, BB, K, SB Bubba Hollins, Clinton, 3-4, RBI, K, 2B Tyreque Reed, Hickory, 3-4, R, 3 RBI, HR Matt Whatley, Hickory, 2-3, BB, K Advanced Rookie Isaiah Henry, Idaho Falls, 2-3, 3 R, RBI, K, 2 2B Leonardo Seminati, Billings, 3-4, R, RBI, HR Pitchers AAA Blake Snell, Durham,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for September 12th, 2019
The Northwest League crowned a champion on Wednesday night while the Texas League championship series saw 25 runs scored in one game! Let’s take a look at the top performers: Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA Cristhian Adames, Sacramento, 2-4, R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR Jake Cronenworth, Durham, 3-5, RBI, K Zach Houchins, Sacramento, 2-4, R, K, 2 2B Ryan Lavarnway, Columbus, 2-4, 2 R, 6 RBI, K, 2 HR AA Donovan Casey, Tulsa, 4-6, 4 R, 4 RBI, 2 K, 2B, 2 HR Jeter Downs, Tulsa, 4-5, 5 R, 3 RBI, BB, 2B, 3 HR Omar Estevez, Tulsa, 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, K, 2B, HR T.J.…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for September 11th, 2019
Another minor league baseball champion was crowned as the Brooklyn Cyclones won the New York-Penn League championship on Tuesday night. Let’s take a look at the night’s top performers: Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA Bobby Bradley, Columbus, 1-3, R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, K, HR Dalton Kelly, Durham, 3-4, R, RBI, K, HR Kevin Padlo, Durham, 3-4, R, RBI, K, HR Francisco Pena, Sacramento, 4-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, HR Ka’ai Tom, Columbus, 1-3, 2 R, BB, 3 RBI, HR Stephen Wrenn, Round Rock, 2-3, R, BB, 2 2B AA Luis Aviles Jr., Biloxi, 5-5, 4 R, RBI, HR Seth Beer, Jackson, 3-5, R, RBI, 2B Bruce Caldwell,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for September 10th, 2019
An off-day for much of the upper levels in minor league baseball before championship series begin still showed plenty of excellent performances. Let’s take a look: Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters Low-A Jeison Guzman, Lexington, 2-4, R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR Wander Javier, Cedar Rapids, 3-5, R, 2 2B Christopher Torres, Clinton, 2-3, R, 2 BB, SB Short-Season A Tristin English, Hillsboro, 2-4, R, 2 RBI, K, HR Joe Genord, Brooklyn, 3-4, R Advanced Rookie Jeremy Arocho, Ogden, 2-4, 2 R, BB Julio Carreras, Grand Junction, 4-6, 2 R, RBI, K, 2B Reniel Ozuna, Billings, 3-4, R, 2 RBI Andy Pages, Ogden, 1-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, K,…
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Minor League Baseball 2019 Statistical Leaders – Overall, By Level, and By League
It’s been an incredible season in minor league baseball! In this piece, I’m going to offer up a one-stop spot for the statistical leaders in minor league baseball – first overall, then for each level, then for each individual league. The overall will be top 10, while each other list will be top 5. Also, overall will employ a minimum of 250 PA and 75 IP minimum while the league leaders and level leaders will use “qualified” leaders at each level. Enjoy! Minor League Baseball Statistical Leaders Overall AVG: Ty France (SD) .399, David Freitas (Sea/Mil) .381, Corban Joseph (Oak) .371, Luis Matos (SF) .367, Yonathan Daza (Col) .364, Yorman…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for September 9th, 2019
Upper-level minor league baseball playoffs were able to sort out to championship games on Sunday, leaving no games above low-A to play on Monday! Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA Cristhian Adames, Sacramento, 2-4, 2 R, RBI, 3B Drew Ferguson, Round Rock, 2-4, R, 3 RBI, HR Vimael Machin, Iowa, 2-4, R, RBI, BB, K, HR Chas McCormick, Round Rock, 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, K, HR, SB AA Jeter Downs, Tulsa, 1-2, R, 2 BB, K, SB C.J. Hinojosa, Biloxi, 2-3, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2B, HR Ryan Jeffers, Pensacola, 3-4, 2 R, RBI, 2B, HR Royce Lewis, Pensacola, 3-5, K, 2B Tyler Ramirez, Midland, 2-3, RBI, BB,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for September 8th, 2019
While Friday night saw multiple teams in the minor league baseball playoff stave off elimination, Saturday was just the opposite. Seemingly every team that faced a win-or-go-home situation fell short, but some of the games were tremendous with walk-off action and late-game comebacks! Let’s look at Saturday’s best: Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA Jason Coats, Durham, 2-4, 3 R, 4 RBI, BB, K, HR Rocky Gale, Durham, 2-5, R, 3 RBI, BB, 2B Zach Houchins, Sacramento, 2-4, R, RBI, K, HR Dalton Kelly, Durham, 3-4, 4 R, 4 RBI, BB, K, HR, SB Mark Mathias, Columbus, 3-4, 2 R, K, 2B Cristian Pache, Gwinnett, 3-4, RBI, 2 2B…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for September 7th, 2019
With multiple elimination games on the horn for Friday, it was a nerve-inducing day around minor league baseball that saw some come up big and some struggle in the pressure. Let’s take a look at the top performers on the day: Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA Jim Adduci, Iowa, 2-3, R, RBI, BB, K, SB Skye Bolt, Las Vegas, 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR Ronnie Dawson, Round Rock, 2-4, R, RBI, K, HR Rocky Gale, Durham, 2-3, R, BB, 2B Dustin Garneau, Las Vegas, 2-3, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, K Nathan Lukes, Durham, 2-4, R, 2 RBI, HR John Ryan Murphy, Gwinnett, 2-4, R,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for September 6th, 2019
The minor league baseball playoffs continue to press on with Red Sox players providing the top performers of the day on Thursday. I have added the current series standing in the schedule at the bottom of this post until the playoffs are completed! Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA Alex De Goti, Round Rock, 3-4, R, 2B Zach Houchins, Sacramento, 2-2, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB Vimael Machin, Iowa, 2-4, R, RBI, BB, K, HR Joe McCarthy, Sacramento, 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, K, 2B Dioner Navarro, Columbus, 2-4, R, 4 RBI, HR Mikey White, Las Vegas, 2-4, R, RBI, K, HR AA Luis Aviles Jr., Biloxi, 1-2, R,…
