Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for April 10, 2022

Minor League Baseball Top Performers

The minor league baseball season has hit full stride, with the selection for hitter of the day and pitcher of the day getting tougher with a full slate of full-season league games each day now.

Hitter of the Day
The Minnesota Twins drafted Christian Encarnacion-Strand out of Oklahoma State in the fourth round in 2021. He had a big pro debut, hitting .391/.424/.598 in 87 at-bats with Fort Myers at Single-A. He’s definitely not slowed down to open 2022, picking up nine hits in his first ten at-bats of the 2022 season, including four extra base hits. Saturday, the Cedar Rapids third baseman went 5-5 with three runs scored, five RBI, a double, a home run, and a stolen base.

Pitcher of the Day
The pandemic did bad things for Mackenzie Gore’s value in the prospect world. He struggled with performance on the mound and consistently repeating his mechanics. This led to a loss of velocity and a change in the shape of his breaking stuff. He responded with offseason work that led to Gore being one of the last cuts by the Padres in spring training, and if he keeps pitching like he did on Saturday, he’ll work his way back up in a hurry after going five innings for El Paso, allowing two hits and no walks, striking out seven.

Hitters

AAA
Eddy Alvarez, Oklahoma City – 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB
Ji-hwan Bae, Indianapolis – 3-3, 2 R, BB, SB
Alec Burleson, Memphis – 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, HR
Gabriel Cancel, Omaha – 3-4
Rodolfo Castro, Indianapolis – 2-3, R, RBI, BB, K
Jake Cave, St. Paul – 2-5, R, BB, 2 K, 2B
Franchy Cordero, Worcester – 3-5, 2 R, K, 2B
Travis Demeritte, Gwinnett – 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, K, 2 2B, HR, SB
Yusniel Diaz, Norfolk – 1-3, R, RBI, 2 BB
Kyle Garlick, St. Paul – 1-3, R, RBI, 3 BB, 2 K, 3B
Stone Garrett, Reno – 3-4, RBI, 2B
Grayson Greiner, Reno – 2-3, R, BB
Caleb Hamilton, St. Paul – 3-5, R, 3 RBI
Kyle Holder, Albuquerque – 2-3, R, RBI, BB, HR
Jahmai Jones, Norfolk – 0-2, R, 3 BB, 2 K
Cullen Large, Buffalo – 3-4, 2 R, K, 2B
Charles Leblanc, Jacksonville – 2-2, 2 BB, 2B
Royce Lewis, St. Paul – 2-3, 2 R, RBI, 3 BB, 2B, HR
Alejo Lopez, Louisville – 2-3, BB, 2B
Zach McKinstry, Oklahoma City – 4-5, 2 R, RBI, 3B
Joey Meneses, Rochester – 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR
Oswald Peraza, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre – 4-5, RBI, K, 2B, 2 SB
Luis Rengifo, Salt Lake – 3-4, 3 R, RBI, K
Daniel Robertson, St. Paul – 2-5, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2 K
Michael Stefanic, Salt Lake – 5-8, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B
Mitchell Tolman, Columbus – 0-2, R, 4 BB, SB
Pat Valaika, Gwinnett – 1-2, RBI, 3 BB
Andrew Velazquez, Salt Lake – 2-5, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, K, 2B, SB
Colton Welker, Albuquerque – 2-4, 2 R, BB, K, 2B

AA
Josh Breaux, Somerset – 2-5, R, 4 RBI, BB, K, 2B, HR
Will Brennan, Akron – 2-4, R, BB, K
Andres Chaparro, Somerset – 3-5, R, BB, 2B
Santiago Chavez, Pensacola – 2-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, K, HR
Zach DeLoach, Arkansas – 1-3, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K, HR
Ray-Patrick Didder, Pensacola – 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB, SB
Elijah Dunham, Somerset – 2-5, 2 R, BB, 2 K, 3B
Oliver Dunn, Somerset – 3-3, 3 RBI, 3 2B
Ezequiel Duran, Frisco – 2-3, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2B
Rodolfo Duran, Somerset – 3-5, 2 R, RBI, K, HR
Maikel Garcia, Northwest Arkansas – 2-4, R, RBI, 2 BB
Michael Gigliotti, Richmond – 4-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, BB, HR, 2 SB
Robbie Glendinning, Northwest Arkansas – 1-3, 3 R, 2 BB, 2 K
Nick Gonzales, Altoona – 1-2, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K, HR
Matt Koperniak, Springfield – 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, K
Michael Massey, Northwest Arkansas – 3-6, R, RBI, K, 2B
Seuly Matias, Northwest Arkansas – 3-5, R, 2 RBI, K
Malcom Nunez, Springfield – 1-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, 2B
Logan O’Hoppe, Reading – 3-4, RBI, K, 2B
Chase Pinder, Springfield – 5-6, 4 R, 5 RBI, 2B, HR
Logan Porter, Northwest Arkansas – 0-2, R, 3 BB, 2 K
Chandler Redmond, Springfield – 2-4, R, RBI, BB, K
Blake Sabol, Altoona – 3-4, RBI
Jake Scheiner, Arkansas – 3-4, R, 3 RBI, BBHR
Livan Soto, Rocket City – 3-4, 2 RBI, 2B
Drew Stankiewicz, Amarillo – 2-3, RBI, BB
Kellen Strahm, Frisco – 1-2, R, 2 BB, 2B
Bryce Teodosio, Rocket City – 2-3, R, RBI, BB, K, 2 2B, 2 SB
Ezequiel Tovar, Hartford – 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, K, HR
Felix Valerio, Biloxi – 2-3, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB, HR, SB
Jordan Walker, Springfield – 2-4, R, 3 RBI, 2 BB
Shay Whitcomb, Corpus Christi – 3-4, RBI
Will Wilson, Richmond – 2-3, R, 3 BB, K

High-A
Pablo Aliendo, South Bend – 2-2, RBI, 2 BB
Jorge Barrosa, Hillsboro – 2-3, R, RBI, BB, SB
Osleivis Basabe, Bowling Green – 2-4, R, RBI, BB, K, 2B
Alex Binelas, Greenville – 1-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, K, SB
Jacob Buchberger, Peoria – 2-3, 2 R, 2 BB
Evan Carter, Hickory – 3-5, R, 2 RBI, K, 3B, SB
Jonny DeLuca, Great Lakes – 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR
Eddy Diaz, Spokane – 1-5, 2 R, RBI, 2 K, 3 SB
Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Cedar Rapids – 5-5, 3 R, 5 RBI, 2B, HR, SB
Herard Gonzalez, Quad Cities – 1-1, 2 BB
Petey Halpin, Lake County – 3-8, R, 2 K, 2 SB
Heriberto Hernandez, Bowling Green – 2-4, 2 R, 2 BB, 2B
Diego Infante, Bowling Green – 3-6, R, RBI, 3 K, 2B
Cristian Inoa, Hickory – 2-4, R, 4 RBI, BB, 2 K, HR
Tommy Jew, Peoria – 3-4, R, RBI, BB, HR
Rowdey Jordan, Brooklyn – 2-4, 2 RBI, BB, 2 K, 2B, 3B
Grant Lavigne, Spokane – 2-3, R, 2 BB
Matthew Lugo, Greenville – 2-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 K, 2B, HR
Gabriel Maciel, Lansing – 3-4, R
Noelvi Marte, Everett – 1-2, 3 R, 2 RBI, 3 BB, HR
Cody Milligan, Rome – 1-3, R, 2 BB
Daniel Montano, Spokane – 1-3, R, 2 BB, 2 K
Austin Murr, West Michigan – 3-3, R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B
Connor Norby, Aberdeen – 3-4, R, K, 2B
Alexander Ovalles, Bowling Green – 2-2, 2 R, 4 RBI, 3 BB, HR, SB
Mike Peabody, Tri-City – 1-2, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB
Everson Pereira, Hudson Valley – 1-4, 2 R, 2 BB, K, 2 SB
Anthony Prato, Cedar Rapids – 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, SB
Alberto Rodriguez, Everett – 2-4, R, RBI, BB, K, 2B
Johnathan Rodriguez, Lake County – 3-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 2B
Drew Romo, Spokane – 4-5, 2 R, K, 2B, SB
T.J. Rumfield, Hudson Valley – 1-4, R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, HR
Aldenis Sanchez, Hudson Valley – 2-4, 2 RBI, BB, 2 K, SB
Michael Sandle, Asheville – 2-3, R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 2B
Ghordy Santos, Eugene – 2-3, 2 R, BB, K, SB
Armani Smith, Eugene – 1-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, HR
Eduardo Torrealba, Hudscon Valley – 3-5, R, K, 2B
Charlie Welch, Everett – 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, K
Austin Wells, Hudson Valley – 1-4, R, RBI, 2 BB, K, SB
Aaron Zavala, Hickory – 0-2, 2 R, 3 BB, K, SB

Single-A
Matthew Acosta, Lake Elsinore – 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR
Adael Amador, Fresno – 2-5, 2 R, BB, 2 K, 2B
Andry Arias, Fredericksburg – 2-5, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, 3 K, 3B
Danny Bautista, Stockton – 3-4, 2B
Micah Bello, Carolina – 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, K, 2 2B, SB
Conner Blair, Augusta – 1-3, 2 R, RBI, 3 BB
Brainer Bonaci, Salem – 2-4, 3 R, RBI, 5 BB, SB
Jase Bowen, Bradenton – 2-5, 3 R, 5 RBI, K, 2 HR
Juan Brito, Fresno – 2-4, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, HR, SB
Elijah Cabell, Palm Beach – 1-2, RBI, 2 BB, K
Logan Cerny, Fayetteville – 3-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, HR
Sheng-Ping Chen, Visalia – 2-3, R, 2 RBI, BB, HR
Tsung-Che Cheng, Bradenton – 2-5, 3 R, BB, K, 2B, 2 SB
Darryl Collins, Columbia – 2-3, R, RBI, BB, 2B, SB
Cal Conley, Augusta – 2-6, 3 R, 5 RBI, K, 2 HR
Kenedy Corona, Fayetteville – 1-3, 3 R, RBI, 2 BB, HR
Jeremy De La Rosa, Fredericksburg – 3-7, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 K, 2B, SB
Luis Yanel Diaz, Rancho Cucamonga – 2-5, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2 K, HR, SB
Carlos Dominguez, St. Lucie – 2-3, 2 R, 5 RBI, BB, K, HR, SB
Luis Durango, Lynchburg – 1-5, 2 R, RBI, 4 BB, K, SB
Yanquiel Fernandez, Fresno – 2-5, R, RBI, BB, 2B
Garrett Frechette, San Jose – 2-3, R, BB, K
Braxton Fulford, Fresno – 3-5, 2 R, RBI
Eduardo Garcia, Carolina – 2-3, 2 RBI, BB, K, 2B, SB
Yunior Garcia, Rancho Cucamonga – 1-4, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K, 2B
Misael Gonzalez, Kannapolis – 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, K
Hunter Goodman, Fresno – 3-5, 2 R, 5 RBI, K, 2 HR
Quincy Hamilton, Fayetteville – 2-4, RBI, BB, K, 2 2B
Brady House, Fredericksburg – 3-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, BB, HR
Niko Kavadas, Salem – 3-6, RBI, 2 BB, 2 K
Damon Keith, Rancho Cucamonga – 3-4, 3 R, RBI, BB, K, 2B
Brian Klein, Augusta – 1-4, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K, 2B
D’Shawn Knowles, Inland Empire – 2-2, R, 2 BB, SB
Chase Krogman, Kannapolis – 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 3B, HR
Marcelo Mayer, Salem – 5-9, R, 4 RBI, K, 2 2B
Hendry Mendez, Carolina – 0-1, 2 R, 4 BB
Brandol Mezquita, Augusta – 3-4, R, RBI, BB, K, 2B
Colson Montgomery, Kannapolis – 1-3, 3 R, 3 BB, K
Shervyen Newton, St. Lucie – 2-3, 2 R, BB, 2B
Stephen Paolini, Augusta – 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, SB
Wilderd Patino, Visalia – 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2B, SB
Viandel Pena, Fredericksburg – 2-5, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB, K, 3B
Adrian Placencia, Inland Empire – 1-2, 2 R, 3 BB, K
Geraldo Quintero, Augusta – 2-6, 3 R, RBI, BB, K
Alexander Ramirez, Inland Empire – 2-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B
Jose Ramos, Rancho Cucamonga – 3-4, 4 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, K, HR, SB
Emmanuel Rodriguez, Fort Myers – 2-3, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K, 2B, HR
Luis Rodriguez, Rancho Cucamonga – 3-5, 5 RBI, BB, 2 K, SB
Javier Sanoja, Jupiter – 2-3, RBI, BB, K
Madison Santos, Tampa – 1-2, 2 BB, K, SB
Phillip Sikes, Salem – 2-6, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, 3 K, SB
Franklin Soto, Palm Beach – 2-3, R, RBI, BB
Milan Tolentino, Lynchburg – 3-5, R, K, 2 2B
Jheremy Vargas, Carolina – 3-5, 2 R, 2 K, SB
Braulio Vasquez, Augusta – 3-4, 3 R, RBI, BB, K, 2 2B, 3B
Wilfred Veras, Kannapolis – 2-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 K, 3B, SB
Khalil Watson, Jupiter – 2-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, BB, 2 K, 2B, HR
T.J. White, Fredericksburg – 2-3, 2 R, RBI, 3 BB, K
James Wood, Lake Elsinore – 1-3, R, 2 BB, 2 K, SB
Jacob Young, Fredericksburg – 3-5, 3 R, RBI, BB, 3B, SB

Pitchers

AAA
Ben Bowden, Albuquerque – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Brandon Brennan, Gwinnett – 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Colten Brewer, Omaha – 1 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Yennier Cano, St. Paul – 1 2/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Drew Carlton, Toledo – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Sam Clay, Rochester – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Chad Donato, Sugar Land – 6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
Jake Fishman, Jacksonville – 2 2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Mackenzie Gore, El Paso – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
Josh Lindblom, Nashville – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Matt Moore, Round Rock – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Glenn Otto, Round Rock – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Colin Poche, Durham – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Daniel Ponce de Leon, Tacoma – 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Jefry Rodriguez, Rochester – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Ricardo Sanchez, Lehigh Valley – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Edwin Uceta, Reno – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Erich Uelmen, Iowa – 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Cesar Valdez, Salt Lake – 5 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K

AA
Mike Burrows, Altoona – 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Nick Bush, Hartford – 5 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Matt Cronin, Harrisburg – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Xzavion Curry, Akron – 4 13 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Johan Dominguez, Birmingham – 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
Mason Erla, Rocket City – 5 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Nick Fraze, New Hampshire – 4 1/3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Garrett Hill, Erie – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Ryan Jensen, Tennessee – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Zack Leban, Pensacola – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Austin Roberts, Altoona – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Bryan Sammons, Wichita – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Kai-Wei Teng, Richmond – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Darius Vines, Mississippi – 5 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Ken Waldichuk, Somerset – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
Mike Waldron, San Antonio – 5 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Blake Whitney, Tennessee – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Simeon Woods Richardson, Wichita – 5 2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K

High-A
Jose Albertos, South Bend – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Jose Chacin, Brooklyn – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Bradford Deppermann, South Bend – 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Jensen Elliott, Aberdeen – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Jeremiah Estrada, South Bend – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Dario Gardea, West Michigan – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
DJ Herz, South Bend – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Nick Jones, Tri-City – 1 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Clayton McGinness, Aberdeen – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Michael McGreevy, Peoria – 5 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Juan Mejia, Hickory – 2 2/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Tyler Mitzel, Beloit – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
David Leal, Lansing – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
Deyni Olivero, Hillsboro – 5 2/3 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Joe Rock, Spokane – 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Lisandro Santos, Rome – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Brady Schanuel, Wisconsin – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Emmet Sheehan, Great Lakes – 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Gavin Williams, Lake County – 4 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K

Single-A
Kris Anglin, Augusta – 3 2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
Gabe Bierman, Jupiter – 4 1/3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Alex Faedo, Lakeland – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
David Festa, Fort Myers – 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
William Fleming, Modesto – 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
Andre Granillo, Palm Beach – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Buddy Hayward, Clearwater – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Luke Little, Myrtle Beach – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Carlos Lomeli, Bradenton – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Seth Lonsway, San Jose – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Alan Mundo, Lake Elsinore – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Mike Vasil, St. Lucie – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Patrick Wicklander, Charleston – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Logan Workman, Charleston – 4 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K

Today’s games

AAA
Charlotte @ Norfolk
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre @ Syracuse
St. Paul @ Louisville
Iowa @ Buffalo
Columbus @ Lehigh Valley
Omaha @ Indianapolis
Rochester @ Toledo
El Paso @ Round Rock
Albuquerque @ Oklahoma City
Durham @ Nashville
Gwinnett @ Memphis
Reno @ Las Vegas
Worcester @ Jacksonville
Sugar Land @ Sacramento
Salt Lake @ Tacoma

AA
New Hampshire @ Portland
Harrisburg @ Altoona
Binghamton @ Hartford
Richmond @ Bowie
Akron @ Erie
Chattanooga @ Tennessee
Tulsa @ Wichita
San Antonio @ Corpus Christi
Midland @ Amarillo
Northwest Arkansas @ Springfield
Montgomery @ Mississippi
Somerset @ Reading
Rocket City @ Birmingham
Arkansas @ Frisco
Biloxi @ Pensacola

High-A
Hickory @ Winston-Salem
Lake County @ Lansing
West Michigan @ Great Lakes
Fort Wayne @ Dayton (doubleheader)
Brooklyn @ Wilmington
Aberdeen @ Jersey Shore
Rome @ Greensboro
Quad Cities @ South Bend
Asheville @ Bowling Green
Peoria @ Wisconsin (doubleheader)
Beloit @ Cedar Rapids
Hudson Valley @ Greenville
Vancouver @ Spokane
Tri-City @ Hillsboro
Eugene @ Everett

Single-A
Palm Beach @ Jupiter
Bradenton @ Dunedin
Fort Myers @ Clearwater
Fayetteville @ Kannapolis
Down East @ Carolina
Tampa @ Lakeland
Fredericksburg @ Delmarva
Rancho Cucamonga @ Visalia
Stockton @ Fresno
Lynchburg @ Salem
Augusta @ Columbia
Myrtle Beach @ Charleston
San Jose @ Modesto
Lake Elsinore @ Inland Empire
St. Lucie @ Daytona

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