Two huge offensive days from Rockies prospects at the plate highlight the action from Monday, which included a host of doubleheaders. Hitters AAA Austin Dean, New Orleans, 2-4, R, RBI, 2 2B Dustin Garneau, Salt Lake, 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 3 K, 2B, HR Andrew Knizner, Memphis, 2-5, 2 RBI, 2 K, 2 2B Ian Miller, Tacoma, 2-3, BB, K, 2B, SB Brendan Rodgers, Albuquerque, 4-5, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2 HR Jose Rojas, Salt Lake, 3-5, 3 R, 5 RBI, BB, K, 2B, HR Garrett Stubbs, Round Rock, 2-3, R, RBI, BB, K, HR, 2 SB Nick Tanielu, Round Rock, 2-3, R, RBI, BB, K, HR, SB Ildemaro…

Rainouts dominated Sunday, which leaves few players to review on the day, but thankfully it’s Monday, so we have leaderboards! Also, happy birthday to my daughter Ivy! As we do each Monday, we’ll take a look at the minor league leaders at each level and then overall (through Saturday’s games): AAA AVG – Yordan Alvarez .398, Austin Dean .392, Yonathan Daza .388, Corban Joseph .385, Jake Elmore .380HR – Kevin Cron/Austin Riley/Yordan Alvarez 14, Josh Van Meter 13, Matt Davidson/Jacob Wilson 12SB – Oscar Mercado 14, Rajai Davis 12, Myles Straw/Jorge Mateo 11, Christian Colon/Monte Harrison 10ERA – Zac Gallen 1.14, Elieser Hernandez 1.16, Asher Wojciechowski 1.97, Jake Woodford 2.04,…

A big night for many players around the minors finished out the week on Saturday across the minors. Hitters AAA Abraham Almonte, Reno, 2-4, 2 R, RBI, K, HR, 3 SB Andres Blanco, Gwinnett, 3-4, R, RBI, BB Willie Calhoun, Nashville, 1-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2 K, HR Mike Ford, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, K, 2 HR Taylor Gushue, Fresno, 3-3, R, 2 RBI, HR Aaron Hicks, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 3-4, 3 R, RBI, 2 2B, HR, SB Sam Hilliard, Albuquerque, 2-4, R, RBI, K, 3B, SB Jason Martin, Indianapolis, 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B, 2 SB Wyatt Mathison, Reno, 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI,…

Balance seemed the name of the game to close out the first full week of May, as many hitters offered both a stroke of power and a stolen base as well, even some unusual contributors in either category! Hitters AAA Yordan Alvarez, Round Rock, 3-4, 3 RBI, BB, 2B Franklin Barreto, Las Vegas, 2-3, R, 2 BB, K, SB Jorge Bonifacio, Omaha, 3-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, BB, 2 HR Michael Brosseau, Durham, 4-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR Willi Castro, Toledo, 4-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, K, 3B, SB Austin Dean, New Orleans, 2-3, 2 R, RBI, BB, K, 2B, HR Adam Duvall, Gwinnett, 2-5, R, 2 RBI,…

The big performances on Thursday may not have been from some of the big names around the game, but they were impressive all the same, such that a pitcher tossing 6 no-hit innings with 9 strikeouts wasn’t even the best pitching performance of the day! Hitters AAA Mandy Alvarez, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 2-4, R, 2 2B Jorge Bonifacio, Omaha, 2-5, 2 RBI, K, 2 2B Ryan Court, Tacoma, 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB, 3B, SB Jonathan Davis, Buffalo, 1-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 2 K, HR Rajai Davis, Syracuse, 3-5, 2 RBI, K, 2 2B, SB Mauricio Dubon, San Antonio, 2-3, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2B, HR Phillip Ervin, Louisville,…

Gavin Lux continued his huge hot streak and the Blue Jays top pitching prospect had his first start at the Double-A level on a busy Tuesday! Hitters AAA Anthony Alford, Buffalo, 2-4, R, 3 RBI, BB, 2B, 3B Bobby Bradley, Columbus, 4-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B, 2 HR Yonathan Daza, Albuquerque, 2-5, 2 RBI, K, 2B, SB Ryan Goins, Charlotte, 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2 2B Nick Gordon, Rochester, 2-4, BB, K, 2B, 2 SB Gorkys Hernandez, Pawtucket, 2-3, R, RBI, BB, HR, SB Mikie Mahtook, Toledo, 4-4, 3 R, RBI, BB, 2B, 2 SB Matt Reynolds, Fresno, 2-3, 3 R, RBI, BB, K, 2B, HR Austin Riley,…