Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for April 27, 2022

Minor League Baseball Top Performers

A pair of minor league baseball prospects that have been heard about for a while, rose up rankings, and fell back down due to a combination of “shiny new toy syndrome” and perceived lack of progress from the players had big days on Tuesday to claim the top hitter and top pitcher of the day.

Hitter of the Day
Born in New York, Luis Garcia moved to the Dominican Republic when he was very young, signing with the Washington Nationals as a consensus top-5 player in his international class. One of the youngest players in his signing class, he moved quickly through the minor league system, making his major league debut in 2020 and hitting .276. The quick rise through the minors really didn’t let all of his tools develop, however, and he’s struggled to translate all of his tools to major league production. Garcia still doesn’t turn 22 until May, making him still one of the younger players in Triple-A, even though he opened the season with nearly 2,000 professional plate appearances. He’s hit well this far and tapped into his raw power more frequently along with showing a very strong glove at second base while passing at short when playing there. Tuesday, Garcia was on base five times with four hits and a walk, scoring three times, driving in four runs, and hitting a pair of home runs.

Pitcher of the Day
The St. Louis Cardinals selected Zack Thompson out of Kentucky in the first round of the 2019 draft, and many felt that, once again, a top college draft arm had fallen to the Cardinals, who would make great use of his talents. Thompson was considered by many as the second-best college arm in that season’s draft, so to have him fall to #19 overall felt like a coup for the Cards. He had a solid showing in his pro debut, but then he missed 2020 due to COVID. The Cardinals jumped Thompson up to Triple-A in 2021 coming out of the pandemic, and the results were disastrous. Thompson posted a 7.06 ERA for the season with a nearly-13% walk rate. He was sent to the Arizona Fall League, but the results were even worse, with his walk rate ballooning to 18.5%. He returned to Memphis to open the season, and he’s shown much better, posting a 24/2 K/BB ratio over 20 1/3 innings. Tuesday, Thompson went 6 2/3 shutout innings, allowing a hit and a walk, striking out nine. Thompson’s 91-95 MPH fastball velocity has returned, and he works with a slider, change, and curve that are all average pitches, but coming from the left side, if he can command that quartet of pitches, he could work as a backend starter or multi-inning option from the bullpen.

Hitters

AAA
Micker Adolfo, Charlotte – 2-3, BB, K
Trey Amburgey, Louisville – 3-5, R, K
Luis Barrera, Las Vegas – 1-3, RBI, 2 BB, 2 K
Tres Barrera, Rochester – 2-3, R, RBI, BB, HR
Andy Burns, Oklahoma City – 3-4, R, RBI, 2B, HR
Conner Capel, Memphis – 3-5, 3 R, RBI, 2B, HR
William Contreras, Gwinnett – 2-3, R, RBI, BB, K
David Dahl, Nashville – 3-4, K
Ronnie Dawson, Louisville – 2-5, BB, 2 K, SB
Ben DeLuzio, Memphis – 3-5, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR
Stuart Fairchild, Tacoma – 4-5, R, 2 RBI, BB
Luis Garcia, Rochester – 4-4, 3 R, 4 RBI, BB, 2 HR
Norel Gonzalez, Jacksonville – 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR
Oscar Gonzalez, Columbus – 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR
Billy Hamilton, Tacoma – 2-4, 3 R, RBI, BB, K
David Hensley, Sugar Land – 0-2, 2 R, 3 BB, 2 K, SB
Ivan Herrera, Memphis – 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, K, 2B, HR
P.J. Higgins, Iowa – 1-2, 2 BB
Daniel Johnson, Columbus – 3-5, 2 R, K, 2B
Buddy Kennedy, Reno – 2-2, R, BB, 2 2B
Alex Kirilloff, St. Paul – 1-1, 3 RBI
Korey Lee, Sugar Land – 2-4, R, BB, SB
Pedro Leon, Sugar Land – 1-2, 2 BB, SB
Sandy Leon, Louisville – 1-3, 2 BB
Dixon Machado, Iowa – 0-1, 3 BB
Vimael Machin, Las Vegas – 3-4, R, BB
Mason Martin, Indianapolis – 2-4, R, RBI, BB, K, 2B, 3B
Evan Mendoza, Memphis – 3-5, RBI, 2B
Taylor Motter, Louisville – 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 K, 2B, HR
Robert Neustrom, Norfolk – 3-3, R, RBI, BB, HR, 2 SB
Joseph Odom, Tacoma – 2-5, 2 R, RBI, BB, 3 K, 2B
Michael Papierski, Sugar Land – 2-4, R, RBI, BB, 2B
Kevin Pillar, Oklahoma City – 3-5, 2 R, RBI, 2B
Lorenzo Quintana, Jacksonville – 2-4, R, 3 RBI, BB, HR
Carlos Rincon, Syracuse – 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 K, 2B, HR
Yolbert Sanchez, Charlotte – 3-5, RBI, K
Curtis Terry, St. Paul – 2-3, 2 R, BB, 2B
Eric Thames, Las Vegas – 1-3, RBI, 2 BB
Mitchell Tolman, Columbus – 1-2, 2 BB, K
Ka’ai Tom, Sacramento – 3-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, K, 2 HR
Preston Tucker, Gwinnett – 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B
Pat Valaika, Gwinnett – 2-3, 2 R, RBI, BB, K
Juan Yepez, Memphis – 3-4, R, 2 BB, K, 2B

AA
Jake Anchia, Arkansas – 2-4, R, RBI, BB, K
Chase Calabuig, Midland – 0-2, R, 3 BB
Griffin Conine, Pensacola – 2-4, RBI, BB, K
Craig Dedelow, Birmingham – 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, K, HR
Jeremy Eierman, Midland – 2-4, 2 RBI, BB, K, 2B
Jerar Encarnacion, Pensacola – 1-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, HR
Dominic Fletcher, Amarillo – 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB, 2 K, SB
Zack Gelof, Midland – 3-5, 2 R, 2 K, SB
Nick Gonzales, Altoona – 2-4, R, RBI, BB, 2B
Devlin Granberg, Portland – 1-3, 2 BB
Hudson Haskin, Bowie – 1-2, 2 BB, 2B
Troy Johnston, Pensacola – 2-4, R, BB, K
Edouard Julien, Wichita – 0-2, R, RBI, 3 BB
DaShawn Keirsey, Wichita – 3-4, K
Tanner Kirwer, Arkansas – 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, K, 2B, HR
Matt Lloyd, Chattanooga – 2-3, R, 3 RBI, BB, HR
Drew Lugbauer, Mississippi – 3-4, 3 R, RBI, K, 2B, HR
Nelson Maldonado, Tennessee – 3-4, 2 RBI, K, 2 2B
J.P. Martinez, Frisco – 3-4, R, RBI, 2B, HR, SB
Michael Massey, Northwest Arkansas – 3-5, R, 2B
Curtis Mead, Montgomery – 2-4, BB, 2 2B
Kameron Misner, Montgomery – 1-3, RBI, 2 BB, K
John Rave, Northwest Arkansas – 2-3, R, 2 BB, 2B
Lolo Sanchez, Altoona – 2-4, R, BB, K
Jake Scheiner, Arkansas – 3-4, R, RBI, BB
Carson Taylor, Tulsa – 1-1, 3 BB
Jared Triolo, Altoona – 1-3, R, 2 BB, K
Riley Unroe, Arkansas – 1-2, 3 R, RBI, 3 BB, HR, SB
George Valera, Akron – 1-3, 2 BB, 2B
Joey Wiemer, Biloxi – 2-3, R, RBI, BB, K, 2B

High-A
Colin Barber, Asheville – 3-5, R, RBI, 2 K, HR, SB
Austin Beck, Lansing – 2-3, R, BB, K
Drew Campbell, Rome – 3-6, 2 R, 3 RBI, K
Alexander Canario, South Bend – 3-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, BB, K, 2 HR, SB
Allan Cerda, Dayton – 1-3, R, 2 BB, 2 K
Oscar Colas, Winston-Salem – 3-6, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 K, 2B, HR
Billy Cook, Aberdeen – 2-3, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB, K, 3B, HR
J.C. Correa, Asheville – 2-3, R, BB, 2B
Cody Freeman, Hickory – 3-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, K, HR
Ryan January, Great Lakes – 2-2, 2 R, 2 BB
Leo Jimenez, Vancouver – 2-4, 2 R, BB, K, SB
Grant Lavinge, Spokane – 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, 2B
Justyn-Henry Malloy, Rome – 3-3, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B
Noelvi Marte, Everett – 3-5, R, K, 2B
Coby Mayo, Aberdeen – 3-5, 3 R, 4 RBI, K, 2 HR
Brandon McIlwain, Brooklyn – 3-5, 2 RBI, 3B
Cody Milligan, Rome – 2-3, 4 R, 2 BB, 2 2B
Nicholas Northcut, Greenville – 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 K, 2 HR
Pedro Pages, Springfield – 1-2, 2 BB, K, 2B
Beau Philip, Rome – 2-3, R, 2 RBI, BB
Micael Ramirez, Lake County – 2-2, BB, 2B
Bryan Ramos, Winston-Salem – 4-6, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR
Wilmer Reyes, Brooklyn – 3-4, RBI, K, SB
John Rhodes, Aberdeen – 2-3, R, BB, K, 2B, SB
Christian Robinson, Rome – 3-4, 3 R, RBI, BB
Drew Romo, Spokane – 1-3, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, K, HR
Thomas Saggese, Hickory – 3-5, 2 RBI, 2B
JT Schwartz, Brooklyn – 2-3, 3 R, 2 BB, K, 2B
Stephen Scott, Greenville – 2-3, R, BB, K, 2B, SB
Angel Solarte, Fort Wayne – 0-0, 4 BB
Trent Tingelstad, Everett – 1-2, R, 2 BB, K
Zac Veen, Spokane – 1-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K, 2B
Jake Washer, South Bend – 3-5, R, 2 RBI, K, 2B, HR
Charlie Welch, Everett – 1-2, R, RBI, 3 BB, HR
Aaron Zavala, Hickory – 3-5, 2 R, 2B

Single-A
Adael Amador, Fresno – 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, K, 2 HR
Andry Arias, Fredericksburg – 2-3, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 BB, HR
Randy Bednar, Modesto – 2-3, R, RBI, BB, 2B
Branden Boissiere, Fredericksburg – 1-4, R, 2 BB, 2 K
Vaun Brown, San Jose – 3-4, 2 RBI, SB
Tsung-Che Cheng, Bradenton – 4-5, 3 R, RBI, 2B, HR, SB
Jonatan Clase, Modesto – 1-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, K, HR, SB
Josh Crouch, Lakeland – 3-4, R
Jeremy De La Rosa, Fredericksburg – 1-4, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, K
Isaac De Leon, Delmarva – 0-1, 3 BB
Carlos Dominguez, St. Lucie – 2-3, R, BB, K, 2B, SB
Lucas Dunn, Lake Elsinore – 2-4, R, BB, K, 3B
Leandro Emiliani, Fredericksburg – 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 K, 2B, HR
Braxton Fulford, Fresno – 3-4, 2 R, RBI, 2B, HR
Yhoswar Garcia, Clearwater – 4-5, 2 R, RBI, 4 SB
Jacob Gonzalez, Bradenton – 3-4, 2 RBI, BB, K, 2B
Brady House, Fredericksburg – 2-4, 2 R, BB
Hayden Jones, Daytona – 1-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, K
Hao Yu Lee, Clearwater – 3-5, 3 R, 3 RBI, K, 2B, HR, SB
Drew Millas, Fredericksburg – 2-4, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K
Rodolfo Nolasco, Bradenton – 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 2B, HR, SB
Jamal O’Guinn, Daytona – 1-2, R, 2 BB
Brandon Parker, Augusta – 1-2, 2 BB
Viandel Pena, Fredericksburg – 1-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB
Luis Rodriguez, Rancho Cucamonga – 2-3, R, RBI, BB, K
Anthony Seigler, Tampa – 2-3, R, BB, 2B
Jacob Young, Fredericksburg – 1-4, 2 R, 2 BB, K, SB

Pitchers

AAA
Chase Anderson, Toledo – 5 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Graham Ashcraft, Louisville – 5 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
Jeff Brigham, Jacksonville – 2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Will Carter, Charlotte – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Braxton Garrett, Jacksonville – 5 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
Foster Griffin, Omaha – 1 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Justin Hagenman, Oklahoma City – 2 1/3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Conner Menez, Iowa – 2 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Daniel Mengden, Omaha – 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Dereck Rodriguez, St. Paul – 4 2/3 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Jesse Scholtens, El Paso – 6 2/3 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Sterling Sharp, Rochester – 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Ryan Smith, Salt Lake – 5 1/3 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Zack Thompson, Memphis – 6 2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
Cam Vieaux, Indianapolis – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Nick Vincent, Gwinnett – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

AA
Solomon Bates, Richmond – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Chase Cohen, Midland – 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Jake Dahlberg, Richmond – 6 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Carlos Espinal, Somerset – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Hunter Gaddis, Akron – 5 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
J.T. Ginn, Midland – 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
Nick Hernandez, Corpus Christi – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Drey Jameson, Amarillo – 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K
George Kirby, Arkansas – 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Connor Lunn, Springfield – 6 2/3 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Anthony Maldonado, Pensacola – 2 2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Jose Martinez, Tulsa – 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Evan McKendry, Montgomery – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Sean McLaughlin, Rocket City – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Carmen Mlodzinski, Altoona – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Chris Murphy, Portland – 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Drew Parrish, Northwest Arkansas – 6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Ramon Perez, San Antonio – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Garrett Stallings, Bowie – 4 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Tyler Thomas, Frisco – 3 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K

High-A
John Beller, Peoria – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Joe Boyle, Dayton – 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 5 BB, 5 K
Andrew Cabezas, Cedar Rapids – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Ryan Costeiu, Tri-City – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Bradford Deppermann, South Bend – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Dylan Dodd, Rome – 5 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
David Griffin, Brooklyn – 5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Jose Hernandez, Great Lakes – 1 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Leon Hunter, Everett – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Wil Jensen, Eugene – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
M.D. Johnson, Beloit – 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Seth Johnson, Bowling Green – 4 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
Evan Kravetz, Dayton – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Trayson Kubo, Lansing – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Cody Laweryson, Cedar Rapids – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
David Leal, Lansing – 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
Andrew Magno, West Michigan – 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Eudrys Manon, Hickory – 2 2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Michael McGreevy, Peoria – 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 9 K
Zach Mort, Wisconsin – 3 1/3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Braden Olthoff, Tri-City – 7 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Jean Pinto, Aberdeen – 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Ruben Ramirez, Quad Cities – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Sem Robberse, Vancouver – 7 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Sammy Tavarez, Brooklyn – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Matt Turner, Lake County – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Ricky Vanasco, Hickory – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Ty Weber, Eugene – 4 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Jordan Wicks, South Bend – 4 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K

Single-A
Garrett Burhenn, Lakeland – 4 2/3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 10 K
Yamil Castillo, Rancho Cucamonga – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Yon Castro, Tampa – 3 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Connor Cooke, Dunedin – 3 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Shane Davis, Delmarva – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 6 K
Nick Dombkowski, Bradenton – 3 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Ignacio Feliz, Aberdeen – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Jose Franco, Daytona – 4 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Ruben Galindo, Lake Elsinore – 5 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
Noah Gotsis, Fresno – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Ludwin Jimenez, Palm Beach – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Daniel Juarez, St. Lucie – 2 2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Michael Morales, Modesto – 5 2/3 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
J.J. Niekro, Augusta – 3 1/3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Luis Palacios, Jupiter – 6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Orlando Ribalta, Fredericksburg – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Julio Rodriguez, San Jose – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Royber Salinas, Augusta – 4 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 5 BB, 12 K
Martin Santana, Rancho Cucamonga – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
John Wilson, Fort Myers – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

Today’s games

Pitching matchup of the day
When he was healthy in 2021, Mike Burrows was dominant, posting 66 strikeouts and a 2.20 ERA over 49 innings before striking out 16 in 15 1/3 innings in the Arizona Fall League. He’s started off strong with Altoona, who faces Akron’s ace Logan Allen, a lefty who has struck out 24 in 15 1/3 innings this season.

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

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

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

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

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