Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 23, 2022

Minor League Baseball Top Performers

With a half-dozen minor league baseball hitters powering out multiple home runs on Sunday, picking out the top hitter of the day was a challenge! Let’s check out the top performers from the final day of week seven around the minor leagues!

Hitter of the Day
The St. Louis Cardinals have a knack for developing solid hitters from selections in the middle to back of the draft, and Lars Nootbaar may simply be another in that line. Nootbaar was an eighth-round pick in 2018 by the Cardinals, and he’s worked his way up for a brief time in the majors in 2021 and a seven-game stint this season. He’s always been a guy with a low strikeout rate due to a high-contact bat, but he’s never shown the power that was unleashed on Sunday. Nootbaar was a one-man wrecking crew against Gwinnett, going 3-5 with a trio of home runs, driving in seven in the Memphis 10-4 victory. Considering that he’s now totaled 19 home runs over just shy of 700 minor league at-bats, three in one night was quite a surprise!

Pitcher of the Day
As part of their “all pitcher” 2021 draft, the Los Angeles Angels selected Arkansas righty Ryan Costeiu in the seventh round. Many saw a future reliever in Costeiu with his mid-90s fastball that showed elite spin as his dominant pitch that he paired with an inconsistent curve and a rarely used change. The Angels are stretching Costeiu out in High-A Tri-City, and his last two appearances have been as a starter, with Sunday’s being his longest appearance of the season. Costeiu went five scoreless innings, allowing a hit and no walks, striking out eight in a dominant performance against Vancouver.

Hitters

AAA
Abraham Almonte, Nashville – 3-4, 3 R, 6 RBI, BB, 2 HR
Bryson Brigman, Jacksonville – 3-5, R, 2 BB
Alec Burleson, Memphis – 3-5, 2 R, RBI, 3 2B
Conner Capel, Memphis – 4-5, 2 RBI, 2B, SB
David Dahl, Nashville – 2-4, R, BB
Ronnie Dawson, Louisville – 3-6, RBI, BB, K, 2B
Dominic Fletcher, Reno – 2-3, R, BB, K
Tyler Freeman, Columbus – 3-5, R, RBI, K
David Freitas, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre – 4-4, R, 2 RBI, HR
Robel Garcia, Iowa – 2-3, R, BB
Jimmy Govern, Omaha – 3-3, 2 R, BB, 3B, SB
Dalton Kelly, Las Vegas – 2-3, R, RBI, BB, 2B
Jake Lamb, Oklahoma City – 1-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, K
Royce Lewis, St. Paul – 3-5, R, 2B, SB
Christian Lopes, Las Vegas – 2-3, R, BB, 2B
David MacKinnon, Salt Lake – 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, HR
Mason Martin, Indianapolis – 1-2, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, HR, SB
Richie Martin, Norfolk – 3-5, R, RBI, 2 K, 2B
Zach McKinstry, Oklahoma City – 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, K, HR
Evan Mendoza, Memphis – 3-4, 2 R, K, SB
Robert Neustrom, Norfolk – 4-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, BB, 2B, HR
John Nogowski, Gwinnett – 3-4, RBI
Lars Nootbaar, Memphis – 3-5, 3 R, 7 RBI, K, 3 HR
Richie Palacios, Columbus – 1-3, R, 2 BB, 3B
Vinnie Pasquantino, Omaha – 3-4, 2 R, 5 RBI, 2B, HR
Tyler Payne, Iowa – 2-2, 2 RBI, BB, 3B
Yohel Pozo, Round Rock – 2-3, R, RBI, 2 BB
Pablo Reyes, Nashville – 5-8, 5 R, 5 RBI, 2B, 2 HR, SB
Mike Rivera, Columbus – 2-3, 2 RBI, BB, K
Cristian Santana, Louisville – 3-5, R, 3 RBI, HR
Jon Singleton, Nashville – 1-1, 2 R, 2 BB, 2B
Josh Smith, Round Rock – 3-3, R, 3 RBI, BB, 2B, SB
Nick Solak, Round Rock – 3-5, R, RBI
Michael Stefanic, Salt Lake – 3-5, R
Kyle Stowers, Norfolk – 3-5, 4 R, 5 RBI, BB, K, 3 HR
Beau Taylor, Norfolk – 0-2, 2 R, 3 BB, K
Miguel Vargas, Oklahoma City – 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, K, HR
Jamie Westbrook, Toledo – 1-2, 2 BB
Weston Wilson, Nashville – 4-8, 3 R, 4 RBI, 2 K, HR SB

AA
Bryce Ball, Tennessee – 2-4, R, RBI, BB, 2 K
Daniel Cabrera, Erie – 0-2, 3 BB, K, 2 SB
Corbin Carroll, Amarillo – 2-3, 2 R, BB, SB
Blaine Crim, Frisco – 3-5, R, RBI, K
Riley Delgado, Mississippi – 2-4, R, BB, K
Matt Fraizer, Altoona – 2-5, 3 R, BB
Maikel Garcia, Northwest Arkansas – 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB, 3B
Jose Gomez, Rocket City – 2-4, BB
Nick Gonzales, Altoona – 2-5, R, BB, K
Maverick Handley, Bowie – 2-3, BB
Gunnar Henderson, Bowie – 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB, 2B
Darius Hill, Tennessee – 4-5, 3 R, RBI, 2 2B, HR
Levi Jordan, Tennessee – 2-2, 3 R, RBI, 3 BB, SB
Connor Kaiser, San Antonio – 3-4, R, 4 RBI, 2B, HR
Andre Lipcius, Erie – 1-3, R, 2 BB, 2 K, SB
Nick Loftin, Northwest Arkansas – 2-4, R, RBI, BB
Devin Mann, Tulsa – 3-5, R, RBI, 2 2B
Tucupita Marcano, Altoona – 3-5, 3 R, 3 RBI, BB, K
Orlando Martinez, Rocket City – 3-5, R, 3 RBI, HR
Shane Matheny, Richmond – 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, K, 2B, HR
Tanner Morris, New Hampshire – 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB
J.D. Mundy, Bowie – 2-4, RBI, BB, 2B
Logan O’Hoppe, Reading – 1-1, RBI, 2 BB, 2B
Jonathan Ornelas, Frisco – 4-5, 3 R, 2 RBI, K, 2B, 3B, SB
Kaden Polcovich, Arkansas – 2-4, 2 R, BB, K, 2B
Nick Raposo, Springfield – 1-2, 2 BB
Blake Sabol, Altoona – 2-3, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, HR
Lolo Sanchez, Altoona – 3-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 2B, HR, SB
Daniel Schneemann, Akron – 2-3, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B, HR
Josh Stowers, Frisco – 2-3, RBI, BB, K, SB
Carson Taylor, Tulsa – 3-4, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B, HR
Michael Toglia, Hartford – 2-4, 2 R, 5 RBI, BB, K, 2 HR
Enmanuel Valdez, Corpus Christi – 3-5, 2 R, 5 RBI, 2 K, 2 HR
Jordan Westburg, Bowie – 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 K, HR
Chris Williams, Wichita – 1-2, 2 BB, K
Adam Yerzy, Amarillo – 1-3, 2 BB, 2B
Wyatt Young, Binghamton – 2-3, 2 R, BB, 2B

High-A
Yasel Antuna, Wilmington – 1-3, R, 2 BB, 3B
Darren Baker, Wilmington – 3-5, R, 2 RBI, 2 2B
Parker Bates, Quad Cities – 3-4, 3 R, 2 RBI, 3 BB, K, HR, SB
Hunter Bishop, Eugene – 3-3, R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, HR
TT Bowens, Aberdeen – 2-3, RBI, BB, K
Evan Carter, Hickory – 2-4, 2 R, BB
Allan Cerda, Dayton – 3-5, R, BB, K, 2 2B, SB
Colton Cowser, Aberdeen – 3-5, R, RBI, 2 K, 2B
Zach Daniels, Asheville – 1-2, 3 R, 2 RBI, 3 BB, HR, SB
Jonny DeLuca, Great Lakes – 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, K, HR
Logan Driscoll, Bowling Green – 1-2, RBI, 2 BB, 2B
Duke Ellis, Winston-Salem – 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, SB
Roby Enriquez, Hillsboro – 3-4, R, RBI, HR
Matt Gorski, Greensboro – 3-4, 3 R, 4 RBI, 3 HR
Joe Gray Jr, Wisconsin – 3-4, R, 2 RBI, K, HR
Vaughn Grissom, Rome – 3-4, 4 R, 3 RBI, BB, 2B, HR, SB
Jaxx Groshans, Greenville – 0-1, R, 3 BB, K
Trevor Hauver, Hickory – 1-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, HR
Colt Keith, West Michigan – 1-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, K
Jose King, West Michigan – 2-3, R, RBI, BB
Grant Lavigne, Spokane – 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB, 3B
Justyn-Henry Malloy, Rome – 2-3, R, 2 RBI, BB, HR, SB
Noelvi Marte, Everett – 3-5, 2 R, 2B
Edwin Mateo, Great Lakes – 3-4, R, RBI
Jason Matthews, Winston-Salem – 2-3, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B, HR
Morgan McCullough, Quad Cities – 3-5, R, 4 RBI, BB, K, 3B, HR
Omar Meregildo, Wilmington – 3-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, HR
Shervyen Newton, Brooklyn – 2-6, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 K, 2 HR
Spencer Packard, Everett – 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB
Jaylen Palmer, Brooklyn – 2-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 K, 2 HR
Everson Pereira, Hudson Valley – 4-7, R, K, 3B
Wenceel Perez, West Michigan – 2-3, R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 SB
Jairo Pomares, Eugene – 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, 2 HR
Chad Stevens, Asheville – 3-5, 3 RBI, K, SB
Joe Suozzi, Brooklyn – 3-4, R, BB
Terrell Tatum, Winston-Salem – 4-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B, SB
Zac Veen, Spokane – 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B, HR
Onix Vega, Wilmington – 3-4, R, 2 RBI
Jorbit Vivas, Great Lakes – 3-5, R, 3 RBI, 2B
Aaron Zavala, Hickory – 2-3, R, 2 BB, 2B

Single-A
Jared Alvarez-Lopez, Lake Elsinore – 2-3, 3 R, 4 RBI, 3 BB, K, 3B
Adael Amador, Fresno – 3-6, R, RBI, K
Isaac Bellony, Delmarva – 3-5, R, 3 RBI, 2B
Trevor Boone, Fresno – 2-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, BB, 2B, HR
Jose Caballero, Jupiter – 3-6, 2 R, RBI, BB, K
Noah Cardenas, Fort Myers – 3-5, R, 2 RBI, BB, K, HR
Sheng-Ping Chen, Visalia – 4-6, 2 R, K, 2 2B, SB
Cole Cummings, Lake Elsinore – 2-5, 2 R, RBI, BB, K, 3B
Arturo De Freitas, Clearwater – 3-5, R, RBI, BB
Brenden Dixon, Bradenton – 2-3, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB
Jasson Dominguez, Tampa – 3-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B, 3B
Justin Farmer, Lake Elsinore – 1-2, 4 R, RBI, 3 BB, HR, SB
Max Ferguson, Lake Elsinore – 1-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB
Yanqui Fernandez, Fresno – 2-3, RBI, BB, 2B, SB
Garrett Frechette, San Jose – 2-3, R, BB
Dayan Frias, Lynchburg – 0-2, 2 R, 3 BB, K
Yhoswar Garcia, Clearwater – 1-4, R, BB, K, 3 SB
DJ Gladney, Kannapolis – 2-4, BB, 2 K, 2B, SB
Jakob Goldfarb, Bradenton – 2-4, RBI, BB, K
Blaze Jordan, Salem – 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B
Wes Kath, Kannapolis – 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, K, HR
D’Shawn Knowles, Inland Empire – 2-3, 2 R, BB, 2B, SB
Hao Yu Lee, Clearwater – 2-4, RBI, 2 BB, K
Ian Lewis, Jupiter – 4-9, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 K, 3B
Carlos Luis, Lake Elsinore – 2-5, 3 R, RBI, BB
Joe Mack, Jupiter – 3-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, HR
Ramses Malave, Visalia – 2-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, K, SB
Tyler Malone, Lake Elsinore – 1-3, 2 R, RBI, 3 BB, 2B
Gabriel Martinez, Dunedin – 4-7, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB, HR
Yorberto Mejicano, Salem – 2-3, R, BB, K, 2B
Carlos Mendoza, Lakeland – 2-6, 3 R, 2 BB, 2 2B
Tyler Miller, Salem – 1-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, K, HR
BJ Murray Jr, Myrtle Beach – 1-2, 2 BB
Daniel Ozoria, Fort Myers – 3-5, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2 K, 2B
Eddinson Paulino, Salem – 2-4, 2 R, BB, K, 2B
Viandel Pena, Fredericksburg – 0-1, R, 3 BB, SB
Wilfri Peralta, Lynchburg – 3-4, R, 2 RBI, BB
Mikey Perez, Fort Myers – 1-5, R, BB, K, 3 SB
Zack Raabe, Carolina – 2-3, R, BB, SB
Alex Ramirez, St. Lucie – 3-5, R, RBI, K
Ben Ramirez, Modesto – 3-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, HR
Grant Richardson, Tampa – 3-4, R, K, 2B, SB
Aiverson Rodriguez, Fresno – 2-4, BB, K
Wilber Sanchez, Kannapolis – 1-2, 3 R, 3 BB, K, 2 SB
Luis Valdez, Delmarva – 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, HR
Braiden Ward, Fresno – 2-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB
Carson Williams, Charleston – 3-5, R, 3 RBI, 2 K, 2B
Jacob Young, Fredericksburg – 3-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, 3B, SB
Zach Zubia, Jupiter – 2-5, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2 K, HR

Pitchers

AAA
Peyton Battenfield, Columbus – 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
Cody Bolton, Indianapolis – 3 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Jeff Brigham, Jacksonville – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Cade Cavalli, Rochester – 5 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
Davis Daniel, Salt Lake – 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Rico Garcia, Norfolk – 3 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Tyler Gilbert, Reno – 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Sean Hjelle, Sacramento – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Josh Lindblom, Nashville – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Johan Oviedo, Memphis – 5 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Ryan Pepiot, Oklahoma City – 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Grayson Rodriguez, Norfolk – 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
Tommy Romero, Durham – 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
Ricardo Sanchez, Lehigh Valley – 7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Justus Sheffield, Tacoma – 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Ken Waldichuk, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre – 5 1/3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K

AA
Scott Blewett, Birmingham – 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Jhony Brito, Somerset – 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Matt Canterino, Wichita – 4 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Coleman Crow, Rocket City – 7 2/3 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Jose Martinez, Tulsa – 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Matt Milburn, Midland – 4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Gabe Morales, San Antonio – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Chris Murphy, Portland – 5 1/3 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Trent Palmer, New Hampshire – 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Zack Phillips, Northwest Arkansas – 2 2/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Domingo Robles, Springfield – 5 2/3 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
Jared Shuster, Mississippi – 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Jake Thompson, Portland – 1 2/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K

High-A
John Beller, Peoria – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Aaron Brown, Asheville – 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Raymond Burgos, Lake County – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Blas Castano, Hudson Valley – 6 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Nolan Clenney, Brooklyn – 5 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Jacob Coats, Asheville – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Jol Concepcion, Vancouver – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Ryan Costeiu, Tri-City – 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Stevie Emanuels, Lakeland – 4 1/3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
David Festa, Cedar Rapids – 4 2/3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Brent Headrick, Cedar Rapids – 4 1/3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Antoine Kelly, Wisconsin – 5 2/3 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 13 K
Lael Lockhart, Great Lakes – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Austin Love, Peoria – 5 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Ty Madden, West Michigan – 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Clayton McGinness, Aberdeen – 3 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Bryce Miller, Everett – 5 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K
James Proctor, Dayton – 5 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 8 K
Junior Santos, Brooklyn – 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Matt Turner, Lake County – 2 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Tyler Yankosky, Wilmington – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

Single-A
Konnor Ash, Clearwater – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Gabe Bierman, Jupiter – 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Chandler Champlain, Tampa – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
Keegan Collett, Lake Elsinore – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Reynardo Cruz, Daytona – 4 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
Joelvis Del Rosario, Bradenton – 5 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Nick Frasso, Dunedin – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Richard Gallardo, Myrtle Beach – 5 2/3 IP, 0 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Mason Green, Fresno – 7 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
Jordan Jackson, Modesto – 5 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Chris Jefferson, Modesto – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Larson Kindreich, Down East – 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Zach Messinger, Tampa – 2 2/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
J.J. Niekro, Augusta – 4 2/3 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Rafael Ohashi, Dunedin – 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
Josue Panacual, Tampa – 6 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Inohan Paniagua, Palm Beach – 5 IP, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Israel Puello, Carolina – 5 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Christian Scott, St. Lucie – 3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K

Today’s games

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