The College World Series began Saturday in Omaha, with the top teams in college baseball working toward a championship. With short-season and advanced rookie teams starting this weekend and complex league rookie teams starting soon, those who aren’t in Omaha will soon be joining professional teams! Hitters AAA Brandon Barnes, Columbus, 3-4, 2 R, 5 RBI, BB, K, 2B, 2 HR Socrates Brito, Buffalo, 3-5, R, RBI, BB, K Jeimer Candelario, Toledo, 3-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 3B, HR Drew Ferguson, Round Rock, 4-5, 3 R, 2 2B, SB Sheldon Neuse, Las Vegas, 3-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2B, HR Ryan O’Hearn, Omaha, 3-5, R, 2 RBI, 2 2B Jordan…

With the rookie and short-season leagues starting up, there will be a bit of a change to the format. Many have asked how I determine who makes the cut for each list. I’ve had a general cut off for hitters, but I’m going to be more firm on things as we add in rookie leagues simply to keep things manageable for time. For hitters, 3 hits will always be required, but hitters must have one of 2 extra-base hits, 4 times on base, or 4 stolen bases in a game. With pitchers, they must go at least 3 innings, and earned runs will be based on innings – 3-4 innings…

With the final series for minor league teams before short-season teams kick off on Monday, there are a host of great performances to highlight: Hitters AAA Anthony Alford, Buffalo, 2-4, RBI, 2 BB, K Joel Booker, Charlotte, 3-3, R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B, HR Bryce Brentz, Pawtucket, 2-4, 3 R, 4 RBI, BB, K, 2 HR Lewis Brinson, New Orleans, 2-5, R, 2 K, 2B, 3B Mauricio Dubon, San Antonio, 2-5, R, 3 RBI, K, 2B, HR Nick Franklin, Indianapolis, 2-4, R, RBI, K, 2B, HR Blake Gallen, Oklahoma City, 2-3, R, 2 BB, 2B Adolis Garcia, Memphis, 3-4, 3 R, RBI, K, 2B, HR Zach Green, Sacramento, 2-4, R,…

Family stuff meant this came out late today, so let’s get right into it! Hitters AAA Anthony Alford, Buffalo, 2-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 BB, K, HR, SB Trey Amburgey, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 2-4, R, K, 2 2B Bobby Bradley, Columbus, 2-4, R, 2 RBI, K, 2B, HR Socrates Brito, Buffalo, 4-5, R, 5 RBI, HR Rusney Castillo, Pawtucket, 4-4, 2 R, 2B Alcides Escobar, Charlotte, 2-4, R, RBI, 2 2B Drew Ferguson, Round Rock, 3-4, 3 R, RBI, BB, 2B Ty France, El Paso, 4-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, HR, SB Zach Green, Sacramento, 2-2, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 2 HR Sam Hilliard, Albuquerque, 2-4, 2 R, 2…

On the 80th anniversary of the dedication of the Hall of Fame, who may be among our top performers from Tuesday that could end up in Cooperstown someday? Hitters AAA Robinson Cano, Syracuse, 3-3, R, RBI, 2 2B Adam Engel, Charlotte, 2-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, K, 3B, HR Rene Rivera, Syracuse, 4-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, K, HR Breyvic Valera, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 4-5, R AA Jo Adell, Mobile, 2-5, R, RBI, BB, 2 2B Stone Garrett, Jacksonville, 3-4, R, K, 2 2B Travis Jones, Northwest Arkansas, 3-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2B Braxton Lee, Binghamton, 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, K Irving Lopez, Springfield, 2-2, 2 R, RBI, 3B,…

One week post-draft, and we can focus on the leaders in the minor leagues again, knowing that one week from today, rookie leagues begin again! Overall AVG – Luis Robert .375, Yonathan Daza .373, Yadiel Hernandez .369, Brian Mundell .369, Jarren Duran .369HR – Yordan Alvarez 23, Kevin Cron 21, Kyle Tucker 20, Yasmany Tomas/Sam Huff 19SB – Nick Heath 36, Jose Caballero 28, Reggie Pruitt 27, Khalil Lee 25, Michael Gigliotti 24ERA – Casey Mize 0.95, MacKenzie Gore 1.13, Devin Smeltzer 1.15, Tommy Parsons 1.28, Brendan McKay 1.39IP – Zac Gallen 81, Domingo Robles 80, Tommy Parsons 77 1/3, Casey Mize 75 2/3, Clay Chandler 73 2/3K – Zac…

The biggest baseball performance of the night happened from one of the top talents in the 2018 draft that made it to college, Kumar Rocker. Let’s look at the top performances in minor league baseball: Hitters AAA Anthony Alford, Buffalo, 2-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, K, 2B, SB Trey Amburgey, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 2-3, 2 2B Humberto Arteaga, Omaha, 2-4, RBI, 2 2B Willians Astudillo, Rochester, 3-4, RBI, BB Jorge Bonifacio, Omaha, 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, 3B, HR Eric Campbell, Las Vegas, 2-4, R, RBI, 2 K, 2B, HR Alex De Goti, Round Rock, 3-6, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 2B Chad De La Guerra, Pawtucket, 2-3, R, 2…

While eyes were (and are) focused on the NBA Finals and the College World Series Super Regionals on Friday, minor league baseball had some incredibly compelling games! Hitters AAA Luis Arraez, Rochester, 3-4, 2 R, 5 RBI, BB, 2B Emilio Bonifacio, Durham, 4-5, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR Christopher Bostick, Norfolk, 2-4, R, RBI, K, 2B, HR Andy Burns, Buffalo, 2-3, R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR Jake Cave, Rochester, 4-9, 3 R, 2 RBI, K, 3 2B Ryan Goins, Charlotte, 3-4, 2 R, RBI, K, 2 2B, HR Eric Haase, Columbus, 2-2, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, 2 HR Marco Hernandez, Pawtucket, 2-5, R, RBI, 2 K, 2 2B…