General baseball writing
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for June 7th, 2019
Multiple hitters had 5 hits on Thursday night, and some of the biggest days were actually in the Dominican Summer League on Thursday morning! Hitters AAAAnthony Alford, Buffalo, 3-3, R, BB, 2 2B, SBAbiatal Avelino, Sacramento, 2-4, 2 R, K, 2B, 3BFranklin Barreto, Las Vegas, 5-5, 3 R, 4 RBI, 2B, 2 HRAlex Blandino, Louisville, 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 HRChristopher Bostick, Norfolk, 2-4, 3 R, 4 RBI, BB, 2 HRJake Cave, Rochester, 4-5, 3 R, K, 4 2BRandy Cesar, Rochester, 1-2, R, RBI, 3 BBMauricio Dubon, San Antonio, 2-4, R, RBI, BB, 2B, HRAdam Duvall, Gwinnett, 2-4, R, 4 RBI, K, 2B, HRDrew Ferguson, Round Rock, 2-4, 4…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for June 6th, 2019
As eyes were focused on the final day of the MLB draft, minor league baseball saw a host of excellent and dominant pitching performances on Wednesday. Hitters AAA Abiatal Avelino, Sacramento, 2-4, 2 R, K, 2 2B Rob Brantly, Lehigh Valley, 4-4, R Danny Espinosa, Syracuse, 2-4, R, RBI, 2 K, 2B, HR Gorkys Hernandez, Pawtucket, 2-3, R, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 2B, SB Yadiel Hernandez, Fresno, 2-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR Taylor Jones, Round Rock, 3-4, R, RBI, BB Carter Kieboom, Fresno, 2-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 2B Domingo Leyba, Reno, 2-4, R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR Jason Martin, Indianapolis, 2-5, 2 R, 2 2B Ryan…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for June 5th, 2019
Issues with the website and then injury that made it difficult to type yesterday led to two days without a daily thread, but we come back with an excellent day of performances! Hitters AAA Trey Amburgey, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 K, 2 HR Humberto Arteaga, Omaha, 4-6, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR Franklin Barreto, Las Vegas, 4-5, 2 R, 6 RBI, K, 2B, HR Jorge Bonifacio, Omaha, 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, K, 2 HR Justin Bour, Salt Lake, 2-4, 2 RBI, BB, K, 2B, 3B Franchy Cordero, El Paso, 2-5, R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR Alex De Goti, Round Rock, 3-5, 2 R, RBI, 2B, 3B…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for June 2, 2019
Due to family obligations and the focus on the draft, this edition did not get out in time to really highlight games to be played for Sunday before they were pretty much all done! Enjoy Saturday’s top performers, including the first day of the Dominican Summer League! Hitters AAA Franklin Barreto, Las Vegas, 2-4, K, 2 2B Andres Blanco, Gwinnett, 2-4, 3 R, 2 RBI, K, 2B, HR Bobby Bradley, Columbus, 4-4, R, 4 RBI, HR Franchy Cordero, El Paso, 3-7, 2 R, 5 RBI, K, 2B, HR Will Craig, Indianapolis, 2-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, K Jake Cronenworth, Durham, 4-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR Isan Diaz, New…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for June 1, 2019
Welcome to June! Today launches the first day of the Dominican Summer League, and I will mention top performers from that league on here, but due to the typical difficulty of getting starting pitchers, we won’t have games to watch at that level. This will continue into the other rookie leagues as well once the draft is done and those leagues begin play in mid-June, but similarly, I will note the top performers from the previous day! Hitters AAA Braden Bishop, Tacoma, 2-4, R, 4 RBI, 2B, HR, SB Justin Bour, Salt Lake, 2-4, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2B Micah Brown, New Orleans, 3-4, 2 R, RBI, 2B, HR…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 31, 2019
The Blue Jays farm system had some big performances on Thursday to kick off the top performers from the day: Hitters AAA Mike Brosseau, Durham, 2-3, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K, 2B Wilmer Difo, Fresno, 3-4, 4 R, BB, SB Phillip Ervin, Louisville, 3-5, 3 R, 4 RBI, 2B, 2 HR Ryan Flaherty, Columbus, 2-3, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB Adolis Garcia, Memphis, 2-5, R, RBI, 3 K, 2B, HR Kyle Garlick, Oklahoma City, 3-5, R, 5 RBI, K, 2B, HR Yadiel Hernandez, Fresno, 3-4, 2 R, 5 RBI, 2B, 3B Drew Jackson, Oklahoma City, 3-4, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, HR Tim Lopes, Tacoma, 4-7, 2 R, 3…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 30, 2019
Yet another member of the Detroit Tigers loaded rotation in Erie had a huge day to lead off Wednesday’s top performers: Hitters AAA Anthony Alford, Buffalo, 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 2B Yordan Alvarez, Round Rock, 3-6, 2 R, RBI, BB, 3 K, SB Nick Ciuffo, Durham, 3-4, K, 2 2B Alex De Goti, Round Rock, 4-5, R, RBI, BB Phil Ervin, Louisville, 2-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR Adam Haseley, Lehigh Valley, 3-4, R, 2 RBI, K, 2 2B Andy Ibanez, Nashville, 3-7, 3 R, 4 RBI, K, 2B, HR Daniel Johnson, Columbus, 2-3, 4 R, RBI, 2 BB, HR Taylor Jones, Round Rock, 3-5, 2 R,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 29, 2019
While the baseball world seemed to focus their attention on the work of a two-way player in Durham, one of his teammates arguably had the biggest day on Tuesday: Hitters AAA Arismendy Alcantara, Syracuse, 3-3, 5 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, HR Christian Arroyo, Durham, 5-5, 3 R, 7 RBI, BB, 3 2B, HR Franklin Barreto, Las Vegas, 4-5, 4 R, 2 RBI, 3 2B, 3B Mike Brosseau, Durham, 1-1, 4 R, 4 RBI, 3 BB, HR Bobby Bradley, Columbus, 3-5, 2 R, 6 RBI, K, 2 HR Jose Lobaton, Tacoma, 5-5, 2 R, 5 RBI, 2B Kristopher Negron, Tacoma, 2-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2B, HR Sheldon Neuse, Las…
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Starting 9: What we know at Memorial Day
Memorial Day: What we know The old adage in baseball is that “nothing is real until Memorial Day.” That phrase really became real for me when I started playing fantasy baseball in my teens (back in the early 1990s when I played from a Baseball Weekly each week). Well, Monday was Memorial Day, so what do we know about the 2019 season? Opener: The Twins are for real Even after Monday’s loss, the Minnesota Twins are tied for the most wins in the major leagues with 36 and have the best winning percentage in the majors at .679. Already, they’ve opened up a 10 game lead over the second-place Indians,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 28, 2019
Memorial Day led to a lighter slate of games, but there were plenty of excellent performances as we close out Monday: Hitters AAA Andres Blanco, Gwinnett, 3-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2B Seth Brown, Las Vegas, 4-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 2B Harold Castro, Toledo, 3-4, R, RBI, 2B, 3B Willi Castro, Toledo, 4-5, R, 4 RBI, K, 2B Samir Duenez, Omaha, 2-4, R, RBI, 2 BB, K Danny Espinosa, Syracuse, 2-3, 2 R, 2 BB, K, 2B David Freitas, San Antonio, 2-2, R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B, HR Josh Fuentes, Albuquerque, 4-5, 2 R, 3 2B Anthony Garcia, Sacramento, 4-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR Mike Gerber, Sacramento,…