Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for August 18, 2019
At times it’s hard to see the point in spending the heavy time many of us do in minor league baseball. Then, you read an anniversary like today, from Baseball-Reference’s “on this day” for August 18th. You see that Roberto Clemente, still in the Dodgers system, got national exposure on his 20th birthday in 1954 when he uncorked a powerful throw from right field to get the final out of the game at home plate, nabbing the potential game-tying run and allowing Montreal to win 8-7. Clemente would go on to be drafted by the Pirates in the 1954 Rule 5 draft that offseason and go on to be one of the game’s iconic players.
Today would have been Clemente’s 85th birthday. Who are we watching in minor league baseball that could be the next Hall of Fame player to debut? Let’s look at Saturday’s top performers:
Minor League Baseball Top Performers
Hitters
AAA
Arismendy Alcantara, Syracuse, 3-5, 3 R, RBI, BB, K, 2B, SB
Andres Blanco, Gwinnett, 1-2, R, 3 RBI, 4 BB, HR
Andy Burns, Buffalo, 3-3, 4 R, 3 RBI, BB, 2 HR
Daniel Castro, Tacoma, 4-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, HR
Yu Chang, Columbus, 5-7, 2 R, K, 2 2B
Jaylin Davis, Sacramento, 3-4, 4 R, 3 RBI, BB, 2 HR
Pedro Florimon, Gwinnett, 2-4, R, RBI, 2 BB
Aramis Garcia, Sacramento, 4-5, R, RBI, 2 2B
Mike Gerber, Sacramento, 4-6, 3 R, RBI, K, 2B, HR
Daniel Johnson, Columbus, 5-6, R, 3 RBI, 2B
Erik Kratz, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, K, 2 HR
Joseph Odom, Tacoma, 4-5, R, RBI, 2B
Ka’ai Tom, Columbus, 4-6, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 2B, HR
AA
Andretty Cordero, Frisco, 1-2, 2 R, RBI, 3 BB, K, 2B
Yonny Hernandez, Frisco, 3-4, R, RBI, BB, 3B
Brandon Marsh, Mobile, 2-3, 2 BB, K
High-A
Ross Adolph, Fayetteville, 3-5, R, BB, 2B
Gabriel Arias, Lake Elsinore, 4-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 3B, HR
Diego Castillo, Tampa, 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K, HR
Kody Clemens, Lakeland, 3-3, RBI, BB
Riley Delgado, Florida, 5-8
Estevan Florial, Tampa, 4-9, 2 R, RBI, K, 2B, HR
Scott Manea, Fayetteville, 2-3, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB, K, 2 HR
Mitch Roman, Winston-Salem, 4-4, R, RBI
Travis Swaggerty, Bradenton, 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, K, 2 HR
Chavez Young, Dunedin, 3-5, 2 BB, 2 K, SB
Low-A
Danny Edgeworth, Asheville, 3-3, RBI, BB, 2B
Oswald Peraza, Charleston, 3-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, HR, SB
Clark Scolamiero, Lake County, 1-2, 2 R, RBI, 3 BB, HR
Corey Zangari, Kannapolis, 2-3, R, 2 BB, K, 2B
Short-Season A
Brandon Martorano, Salem-Keizer, 3-3, R, 3 RBI, BB, 2B
Kellen Strahm, Spokane, 3-4, R, BB
Advanced Rookie
Francisco Acuna, Bristol, 4-5, R, 3 RBI, K
Chad Bell, Pulaski, 1-2, RBI, 3 BB
Brenton Doyle, Grand Junction, 4-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 2B, HR, SB
Joe Gray, Rocky Mountain, 2-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, K, HR
Cole Kleszcz, Kingsport, 3-4, R, RBI, BB
Cesar Mendoza, Ogden, 3-3, 2 R, RBI, BB
Juan Carlos Negret, Idaho Falls, 2-3, R, 2 RBI, 2 BBHR
Mike Spooner, Greeneville, 3-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, 3B
Garrett Wolforth, Greeneville, 3-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, 3B
Domestic Rookie
Ismael Alcantara, AZL Dodgers Mota, 1-1, R, 2 RBI, 4 BB, SB
Cade Bunnell, GCL Braves, 0-2, 4 R, 4 BB, K
Kerry Carpenter, GCL Tigers West, 3-5, R, RBI, BB, K, SB
Vaughn Grissom, GCL Braves, 4-7, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB
Carlos Irigoyen, GCL Tigers East, 4-5, 2 R, 2 RBI
Francisco Martinez, GCL Twins, 2-5, 2 R, 5 RBI, 2 K, 2 HR
Brandol Mezquita, GCL Braves, 3-8, R, 2 RBI, BB, 3 K
Jean Montero, AZL Indians Red, 3-4, 3 R, RBI, BB, HR
Jeferson Morales, GCL Twins, 2-5, 3 R, RBI, 2 BB, K, 2B
Stephen Paolini, GCL Braves, 3-6, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2 K, 2 2B
Jose Quero, GCL Tigers East, 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 HR
Danny Sinatro, AZL Dodgers Mota, 2-3, 4 R, 3 BB, 2B
Luis Verdugo, AZL Cubs2, 3-3, R, 2 RBI, 2 2B, HR
International Rookie
Ezequiel Alvarez, DSL Cubs2, 3-4, 2 R, BB, K, SB
Victor Bericoto, DSL Giants, 2-3, R, 2 BB
Yeikel Blandin, DSL Rockies, 3-4, BB
Jeinser Brete, DSL Cubs1, 4-4, RBI, 2B
Jonatan Clase, DSL Mariners, 3-4, 4 R, BB, 2 SB
Elvin De Jesus, DSL Cardinals Blue, 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, HR
Danny Diaz, DSL Red Sox2, 4-4, R, RBI, HR
Noelvi Marte, DSL Mariners, 4-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 2B, 3B
Adrian Montero, DSL Blue Jays, 3-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, BB, 2B
Pitchers
AAA
Tejay Antone, Louisville, 5 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Brandon Bielak, Round Rock, 6 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
Adam Bray, Rochester, 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Robert Dugger, New Orleans, 6 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
Deivi Garcia, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 5 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 5 BB, 7 K
Harol Gonzalez, Syracuse, 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
Matt Harvey, Las Vegas, 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Cristian Javier, Corpus Christi, 4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
Matt Milburn, Midland, 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Yefry Ramirez, Indianapolis, 6 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 9 K
Ramon Rosso, Lehigh Valley, 6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
AA
Tanner Banks, Birmingham, 7 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Caleb Baragar, Richmond, 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
Mickey Jannis, Binghamton, 7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 12 K
Zac Lowther, Bowie, 7 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
Daniel McGrath, Portland, 7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Casey Mize, Erie, 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
David Parkinson, Reading, 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Jake Paulson, Akron, 3 2/3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Trevor Rogers, Jacksonville, 7 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
Mario Sanchez, Harrisburg, 7 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Markus Solbach, Tulsa, 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Pedro Vasquez, Altoona, 8 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
High-A
Josh Advocate, Down East, 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Joey Cantillo, Lake Elsinore, 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Frank German, Tampa, 3 2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Matt Hartman, Florida, 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Tyler Jones, Jupiter, 5 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Freddy Tarnok, Florida, 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Carson Teel, Potomac, 7 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Jojanse Torres, Fayetteville, 4 2/3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
Chris Vallimont, Fort Myers, 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
Low-A
Daison Acosta, Columbia, 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Freisis Adames, Wisconsin, 6 2/3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
Tanner Andrews, Clinton, 7 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
Valente Bellozo, Quad Cities, 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Matt Martin, West Virginia, 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Winston Nicacio, Greensboro, 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Alan Rangel, Rome, 6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 5 K
Peyton Remy, South Bend, 5 1/3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Eduardo Salazar, Dayton, 6 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Tyree Thompson, Hickory, 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 9 K
Ryan Wilson, Delmarva, 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 11 K
Short-Season A
Tyler Burch, Williamsport, 4 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Luke Gillingham, Vancouver, 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Carson Lance, Connecticut, 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
Kevin Magee, Aberdeen, 6 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Eric Mock, Mahoning Valley, 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Gabriel Ponce, Vancouver, 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Luis Sanchez, Mahoning Valley, 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Nick Thwaits, Tri-City, 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Advanced Rookie
None qualified
Domestic Rookie
Seth Beard, AZL Brewers Gold, 3 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 7 K
Hyun-il Choi, AZL Dodgers Mota, 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Kevin Coulter, AZL Indians Red, 3 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Jesus Gomez, AZL Giants Orange, 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
Charles Hall, AZL Athletics Gold, 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Jordan Jones, AZL Indians Blue, 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K
Antoine Kelly, AZL Brewers Blue, 5 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Thomas Lane, AZL Reds, 3 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Freddery Paulino, AZL Giants Black, 6 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Livan Sanchez, AZL Athletics Green, 3 2/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
International Rookie
Andrew Budier, DSL Dodgers Bautista, 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
James Gonzalez, DSL Athletics, 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Kevin Hernandez, DSL Mets1, 6 IP, 8 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Francisco Hodge, DSL Pirates2, 4 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Igor Kimura, DSL Rays2, 4 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
David Marcano, DSL Mets2, 6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Abdiel Medina, DSL Mariners, 6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Raul Mendoza, DSL Phillies White, 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Martin Salazar, DSL Reds, 5 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
Roybell Santodomingo, DSL Rays1, 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Samuel Valerio, DSL Royals1, 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Today’s games
AAA
Durham @ Buffalo, 1:05 PM ET
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre @ Gwinnett, 1:05 PM ET
Toledo @ Pawtucket, 1:05 PM ET
Norfolk @ Syracuse, 1:05 PM ET
Lehigh Valley @ Indianapolis, 1:35 PM ET
Rochester @ Louisville, 2:00 PM ET
Iowa @ Memphis, 3:05 PM ET
El Paso @ Salt Lake, 3:05 PM ET
Sacramento @ Reno, 4:05 PM ET
Fresno @ Tacoma, 4:35 PM ET
Columbus @ Charlotte, 5:05 PM ET
Oklahoma City @ Round Rock, 7:05 PM ET
New Orleans @ San Antonio, 7:05 PM ET
Omaha @ Nashville, 7:15 PM ET
Albuquerque @ Las Vegas, 10:05 PM ET
AA
Harrisburg @ Richmond, 1:05 PM ET
Akron @ Erie, 1:35 PM ET
Portland @ New Hampshire, 1:35 PM ET
Hartford @ Binghamton, 2:05 PM ET
Trenton @ Reading, 2:15 PM ET
Tulsa @ Northwest Arkansas, 3:05 PM ET
Midland @ Corpus Christi, 3:15 PM ET
Arkansas @ Springfield, 5:10 PM ET
Bowie @ Altoona, 6:00 PM ET
Pensacola @ Mississippi, 6:05 PM ET
Biloxi @ Montgomery, 6:05 PM ET
Jacksonville @ Birmingham, 7:00 PM ET
Tennessee @ Jackson, 7:05 PM ET
Chattanooga @ Mobile, 7:05 PM ET
Frisco @ Amarillo, 7:05 PM ET
High-A
Tampa @ Dunedin, 12:00 PM ET
Tampa @ Dunedin, Game 2
St. Lucie @ Charlotte, 12:30 PM ET
Florida @ Clearwater, 1:00 PM ET
Fort Myers @ Jupiter, 1:00 PM ET
Bradenton @ Lakeland, 1:00 PM ET
Wilmington @ Down East, 1:00 PM ET
Fayetteville @ Frederick, 1:00 PM ET
Potomac @ Winston-Salem, 2:00 PM ET
Carolina @ Lynchburg, 3:00 PM ET
Visalia @ Rancho Cucamonga, 3:05 PM ET
Palm Beach @ Daytona, 5:35 PM ET
Salem @ Myrtle Beach, 6:05 PM ET
Stockton @ Lake Elsinore, 8:00 PM ET
Inland Empire @ San Jose, 8:00 PM ET
Lancaster @ Modesto, 9:05 PM ET
Low-A
Delmarva @ Lakewood, 1:05 PM ET
Dayton @ Lansing, 1:05 PM ET
Clinton @ Kane County, 2:00 PM ET
Lake County @ West Michigan, 2:00 PM ET
Charleston @ Asheville, 2:05 PM ET
Hagerstown @ West Virginia, 2:05 PM ET
South Bend @ Great Lakes, 2:05 PM ET
Burlington @ Beloit, 3:00 PM ET
Hickory @ Greenville, 3:05 PM ET
Bowling Green @ Fort Wayne, 3:05 PM ET
Augusta @ Greensboro, 4:00 PM ET
Lexington @ Kannapolis, 5:00 PM ET
Rome @ Columbia, 5:05 PM ET
Wisconsin @ Peoria, 6:05 PM ET
Cedar Rapids @ Quad Cities, 6:15 PM ET
Short-Season A
Williamsport @ West Virginia, 1:05 PM ET
Batavia @ Mahoning Valley, 2:05 PM ET
Batavia @ Mahoning Valley, Game 2
Auburn @ State College, 3:05 PM ET
Auburn @ State College, Game 2
Tri-City @ Brooklyn, 4:00 PM ET
Boise @ Vancouver, 4:05 PM ET
Vermont @ Aberdeen, 4:05 PM ET
Staten Island @ Hudson Valley, 4:35 PM ET
Connecticut @ Lowell, 5:05 PM ET
Tri-City @ Hillsboro, 7:05 PM ET
Everett @ Salem-Keizer, 8:05 PM ET
Eugene @ Spokane, 8:09 PM ET
Advanced Rookie
Ogden @ Rocky Mountain, 3:30 PM ET
Kingsport @ Danville, 4:00 PM ET
Elizabethton @ Princeton, 5:00 PM ET
Johnson City @ Pulaski, 5:00 PM ET
Pulaski @ Johnson City, Game 2
Bristol @ Bluefield, 5:30 PM ET
Billings @ Idaho Falls, 6:00 PM ET
Greeneville @ Burlington, 6:30 PM ET
Orem @ Grand Junction, 7:00 PM ET
Great Falls @ Missoula, 7:05 PM ET
Great Falls @ Missoula, Game 2
Domestic Rookie
GCL Astros @ GCL Marlins, 10:00 AM ET
GCL Cardinals @ GCL Nationals, 10:00 AM ET
AZL Reds @ AZL Giants Black, 9:00 PM ET
AZL Indians Red @ AZL Brewers Blue, 9:00 PM ET
AZL White Sox @ AZL Mariners, 9:00 PM ET
AZL Royals @ AZL Dodgers Mota, 9:00 PM ET
AZL Dodgers Lasorda @ AZL Rangers, 9:00 PM ET
AZL Brewers Gold @ AZL Padres1, 9:00 PM ET
AZL Padres2 @ AZL Indians Blue, 9:00 PM ET
AZL Giants Orange @ AZL Diamondbacks, 9:00 PM ET
International Rookie
No games scheduled
Benjamin Chase
After 6 years of writing for FanSided on various sites and offering contributions to various other websites, family changes have encouraged me to start this site. I spend a ton of time watching baseball at all levels, but I love watching minor league baseball on milb.tv as I'm hours away from the closest minor league team. This is an effort of all those games I enjoy on a daily basis!
