General baseball writing
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for April 28, 2019
An incredible 15 players hit multiple home runs across minor league baseball on Saturday as balls continue to leave the yard at record paces around the game! Hitters AAA Yordan Alvarez, Round Rock, 4-5, 4 R, 3 RBI, 2 2B, HR Jose Briceno, Salt Lake, 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B, HR Yonathan Daza, Albuquerque, 6-8, 3 R, 4 RBI, BB, 3B, HR Adam Duvall, Gwinnett, 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 K, 2B, HR Danny Espinosa, Syracuse, 5-9, 4 R, 3 RBI, 2 2B, HR, SB Pedro Florimon, Gwinnett, 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, K, 2B Lourdes Gurriel, Jr., Buffalo, 2-4, 2 R, 5 RBI, K, 2B,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for April 27, 2019
On a night when Pawtucket scored 16 in the first two innings and still didn’t have the highest run-scoring game of the evening, three top prospects made their major league debuts: Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., Toronto – 1-4, 2BCarter Kieboom, Washington – 1-4, HR, 2 KJustus Sheffield, Seattle – 3 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 3 K Hitters AAA Willie Calhoun, Nashville, 2-5, R, 2 RBI, K, 2B, HR Kevin Cron, Reno, 2-3, R, 4 RBI, 2 BB, K, 2B, HR Joey Curletta, Tacoma, 1-4, 2 R, RBI, HR, SB Alex De Goti, Round Rock, 3-4, RBI, BB, 2B Austin Dean, New Orleans, 3-3, 2 R, RBI, BB Adam…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for April 26, 2019
With the focus on Vladdy’s debut tonight, many may have missed that yet another no-hitter was thrown in the minor leagues this year and a pair of teammates each completed a home run hat trick in the same game! Hitters AAA Harold Castro, Toledo, 2-3, 2 R, 5 RBI, K, 2B, HR Willi Castro, Toledo, 4-6, 2 R, RBI, 2 K Kevin Cron, Reno, 3-4, 3 R, 7 RBI, K, 3 HR Tommy Edman, Memphis, 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, K, 2B, HR Johnny Field, Iowa, 2-4, R, 3 RBI, 2 K, 2 2B Nick Franklin, Indianapolis, 2-2, R, RBI, 2 BB, HR Michael Gettys, El Paso, 2-5, R, 5…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for April 25, 2019
A no-hitter in Erie tops the list of events from yesterday’s games, though the biggest news by far is that top prospect Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. will soon be taking his swings in Toronto! Hitters AAA Cristhian Adames, Iowa, 2-3, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K, HR Jim Adduci, Iowa, 3-4, RBI, 2B, SB Mandy Alvarez, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 4-5, 2 R, 2B Cavan Biggio, Buffalo, 3-4, R, 3 RBI, BB, K, HR Bobby Bradley, Columbus, 3-4, 2 R, RBI, K, 2B, HR Rajai Davis, Syracuse, 2-4, 2 R, BB, K, 2B, SB Austin Dean, New Orleans, 3-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, BB Tommy Edman, Memphis, 1-5, R, 2B, SB Alcides Escobar, Charlotte,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for 4/24/19
A no-hitter turned into a loss, two lefty prospects for NL West teams squared off in a mound battle that is likely a preview of things to come for many years in the future, and the top overall pick from last June continued to show that he’s ready for a move up! Hitters AAA Emilio Bonifacio, Durham, 2-4, 2 R, 2B, SB Christopher Bostick, Norfolk, 2-5, R, 2 RBI, K, 2 2B Dylan Cozens, Lehigh Valley, 1-4, R, 3 RBI, BB, HR, SB Jake Elmore, Indianapolis, 3-4, R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR Danny Mendick, Charlotte, 2-5, 3 R, 4 RBI, BB, 2 K, 2B, HR, SB Oscar Mercado, Columbus, 4-5,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for April 23, 2019
Five hitters hit multiple home runs on Monday in the minors, but at the same time three pitchers topped double digits in strikeouts. Let’s take a look at all of the top performers on a busy Monday! Hitters AAA Yordan Alvarez, Round Rock, 3-5, R, 3 RBI, K, 2B, HR Skye Bolt, Las Vegas, 4-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 2B Billy Burns, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 1-3, R, RBI, K, 2B, SB Randy Cesar, Rochester, 3-5, R, 4 RBI, 2 2B Yonathan Daza, Albuquerque, 2-5, R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR Alex Dickerson, El Paso, 2-4, 2 K, 2 2B Kyle Garlick, Oklahoma City, 3-4, 3 R, RBI, HR Bryan Holaday, New Orleans,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for April 22, 2019
In the spirit of John Sickels old daily threads from Minor League Ball, I’ve started doing a daily thread as well. We will have leaderboards every Monday, so let’s take a look! Leaderboards AAA AVG: Travis Snider .460, Ty France, .440, Cavan Biggio .439, Austin Nola .429, Mike Ford .410 AAA HR: Ty France/Yordan Alvarez 9, Jacob Wilson 8, Seth Brown 7, Six with 6 AAA SB: Christian Colon 8, Brett Phillips/Oscar Mercado 7, Myles Straw/Jorge Mateo 6 AAA IP: Daniel Mengden 24, Jake Woodford 23 1/3, Ariel Jurado/Zack Brown 22 2/3, Austin Gomber/Mike Shawaryn 22 1/3 AAA K: Lucas Sims 34, Daniel Mengden/Tyler Beede 28, Taylor Hearn 26, Zac…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for April 21, 2019
Happy Easter to all those who celebrate, and to those who do not, happy Sunday! A weather-worn weekend has eliminated a host of games the past few days, but there are still plenty of very good performances to be noted, included a number of guys who hit multiple home runs on the day! Hitters AAA Michael Batten, El Paso, 3-6, 2 R, RBI, K, 2B, 3B, SB Andres Blanco, Gwinnett, 2-3, K, 2 2B Skye Bolt, Las Vegas, 2-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, K, 2B, 3B Rob Brantly, Lehigh Valley, 3-6, 2 R, 3 RBI, K, 2 2B Seth Brown, Las Vegas, 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR Randy…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for April 20, 2019
A no-hitter by Kane County highlights a pitching-dominant slate of games across minor league baseball on April 19th: Hitters AAA Phillip Ervin, Louisville, 3-4, R, 3B, SB Johnny Field, Iowa, 2-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, K, 2B, HR Mark Mathias, Columbus, 2-4, R, 6 RBI, BB, K, 2 2B Peter O’Brien, New Orleans, 3-4, R, 2 RBI, HR Brendan Rodgers, Albuquerque, 2-4, R, 2 RBI, K, 2B, HR Bubba Starling, Omaha, 3-5, 3 R, 2 RBI, K, 2B, HR Zander Wiel, Rochester, 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, K, 2B, HR Mike Yastrzemski, Sacramento, 1-3, 2 R, RBI, BB, HR, SB AA Omar Estevez, Tulsa, 3-4, 2 R, RBI, 2B, HR…
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Daily Minor League Baseball Thread for April 19, 2019
If you’re new, welcome, if you’re returning, thanks for coming back! I’m a long-time fan of John Sickels, and I’m looking to put together a daily piece akin to his daily minor league baseball thread that he had up each day, highlighting the previous day’s top performers along with some of the top games to watch for the day ahead. Feel free to comment at the bottom of the post! With no day games among my “notable” games today, this one is a touch later than will be normal! Hitters AAA Eric Campbell, Las Vegas, 3-6, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR, SB Ryan Flaherty, Columbus, 2-4, 2 R, 4 RBI,…

























