Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 25, 2022
Minor League Baseball Top Performers
All levels of minor league baseball bring excellent action on a daily basis, but often the top performers end up being notable in the higher levels because hitters and pitchers are allowed to spend the entire game showing their skills while teams are attempting to see as many players as possible at lower levels and not overtax exciting young talents until they’re nearly ready for the major leagues. Today, however, we feature two Single-A players as top performers from Tuesday’s games. Let’s check it out!
Hitter of the Day
The Milwaukee Brewers signed Hedbert Perez for $700K out of Venezuela and was advanced enough that the Brewers moved him quickly. He struggled with some free-swinging in his first taste of Single-A in 2021, and he’s worked on that to open the 2022 season, but the potential for plus power and above-average speed is in Perez’s profile. When he is on, the ball absolutely leaps off his bat, and Tuesday was definitely one of those “on” days as Perez went 4-5 with four runs and four RBI, smacking three doubles and a home run for Carolina.
Pitcher of the Day
Lefty Luis Palacios was originally signed by the Marlins in 2016, and he’s been part of the system since, never advancing beyond Single-A, despite impressive numbers. Palacios is a guy whose fastball tops out at 90, so he doesn’t have elite velocity, but he does have a plus change that mirrors his fastball so well that Baseball Savant actually classes his fastball and change as the same pitch! On Tuesday, he went eight scoreless innings for Jupiter, allowing four hits and no walks, striking out nine. He generated 14 swings and misses over his start. Palacios varies the shape of his slider from a mid-80s sharp breaker to a 74-77 MPH sweeping slider. He also adds in a rarely used true curveball. With the variety in pitches, he could work as a backend starter or potential multi-inning option from the left side with plus control, which he has shown. His stuff can be “hittable” already at low levels, however, so whether he can translate up the chain is going to be tough.
Hitters
AAA
Greg Bird, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre – 1-2, 2 BB, 2B
David Bote, Iowa – 3-5, R
Lewis Brinson, Sugar Land – 3-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, BB, 2B, HR
Michael Busch, Oklahoma City – 1-2, 4 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K, HR
Jonathan Davis, Nashville – 1-4, 2 BB, 3 K, SB
Paul DeJong, Memphis – 3-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2B, HR
Ryan Dorow, Round Rock – 2-3, 2 R, BB, K
Jarren Duran, Worcester – 3-5, 2 R, RBI, BB, K, 2 2B, 3B
Jerar Encarnacion, Jacksonville – 8 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Mario Feliciano, Nashville – 4-6, R, RBI
Jake Fraley, Louisville – 1-2, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, K, HR
Niko Goodrum, Sugar Land – 2-5, R, 3 RBI, BB, K, 2B, HR
Juan Graterol, Reno – 2-3, R, RBI, BB, K
Kelvin Gutierrez, Norfolk – 1-1, R, 2 BB
Ronaldo Hernandez, Worcester – 4-5, 3 R, RBI, K, 2B, HR
Scott Manea, Sugar Land – 2-5, R, RBI, BB, K
Jason Martin, Oklahoma City – 2-4, R, 5 RBI, BB, K, 2B
Nomar Mazara, El Paso – 2-5, RBI, BB, 2 K
Billy McKinney, Las Vegas – 1-1, R, 2 RBI, 3 BB, HR
Erick Mejia, Tacoma – 2-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR
Evan Mendoza, Memphis – 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB
Rene Pinto, Durham – 3-5, R, RBI, K, 2 2B
Juniel Queracuto, Louisville – 3-4, 2 RBI, 2B
Pablo Reyes, Nashville – 4-5, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB, HR, SB
Brent Rooker, El Paso – 2-2, R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, HR
Cal Stevenson, Durham – 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, K, HR
Nick Tanielu, Round Rock – 2-3, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, HR
Bubba Thompson, Round Rock – 3-5, R, 2 RBI, K, 3B, 2 SB
Miguel Vargas, Oklahoma City – 1-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, K
Tyler White, Nashville – 1-3, RBI, 2 BB, K
Connor Wong, Worcester – 2-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, HR, SB
Seby Zavala, Charlotte – 3-4, R, RBI, 2B, HR
AA
Wilyer Abreu, Corpus Christi – 2-3, 3 R, RBI, 2 BB, K, 2B, HR
Ehire Adrianza, Harrisburg – 3-3, R, BB, 2B
Jonah Bride, Midland – 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, K, 3 2B
Alex Destino, Birmingham – 1-1, R, 2 RBI, 3 BB, HR
Jordan Diaz, Midland – 2-4, 2 RBI, BB, 2 2B
Yanier Diaz, Corpus Christi – 1-3, 2 BB
Dillon Dingler, Erie – 3-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, HR
Michael Helman, Wichita – 1-3, 3 R, RBI, 2 BB, K, HR
Tucupita Marcano, Altoona – 3-4, RBI, BB, 2B
Orelvis Martinez, New Hampshire – 1-2, 2 BB, K
Michael Massey, Northwest Arkansas – 3-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, K, HR, SB
Kyle McCann, Midland – 1-3, R, 2 BB, K
Freylin Minyety, Reading – 1-2, 2 RBI, 2 BB
Tanner Morris, New Hampshire – 2-4, R, BB, K
Josh Ockimey, Reading – 1-3, R, 2 BB, K
John Rave, Northwest Arkansas – 2-3, R, 2 RBI, BB, K
High-A
Carter Aldrete, Eugene – 2-3, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR
Mike Antico, Peoria – 3-5, R, K, 2B
Colin Barber, Asheville – 2-3, BB
Alex Binelas, Greenville – 2-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, K
TT Bowens, Aberdeen – 3-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, 2B
Jacob Buchberger, Peoria – 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB
Collin Burns, Aberdeen – 0-1, 3 R, 3 BB
Jair Camargo, Cedar Rapids – 3-5, R, 2 RBI, BB, K, HR
Eddy Diaz, Spokane – 3-4, 2 R, RBI, 2 SB
Willie Joe Garry Jr, Cedar Rapids – 1-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, 3 SB
Austin Hendrick, Dayton – 2-4, 2 R, BB, 2 K
Scott Kapers, Hickory – 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, K, 2 HR
Noelvi Marte, Everett – 2-4, BB, 2B, SB
Tyler McDonough, Greenville – 2-3, R, 2 RBI, BB, K
Daniel Montano, Spokane – 3-4, 2 RBI, 2 2B
Matheu Nelson, Dayton – 3-5, 3 R, RBI, K, 2 2B
Anthony Prato, Cedar Rapids – 4-5, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B, 3B
Nick Quintana, Dayton – 3-5, R, 2 RBI, K, 2B, SB
Drew Romo, Spokane – 2-3, 2 R, 5 RBI, BB, K, 3B, HR
Aaron Sabato, Cedar Rapids – 2-5, R 2 RBI, BB
Yeison Santana, South Bend – 2-4, R, BB, K
Carlos Soto, Peoria – 2-4, BB, K, 2 2B
Garrett Wolforth, Dayton – 2-4, R, 3 RBI, BB, 2 K, 2 2B
Jeremy Ydens, Wilmington – 1-3, 2 BB, 2 K, 2B
Single-A
Jeremy Arocho, Inland Empire – 2-3, BB
Mason Auer, Charleston – 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 3B, HR
Diego Cartaya, Rancho Cucamonga – 0-1, 2 R, RBI, 4 BB, K
Jesus Chirinos, Carolina – 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB
Arbert Cipion, Carolina – 5-6, RBI
Isaac De Leon, Delmarva – 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB
Luis Yanel Diaz, Rancho Cucamonga – 3-4, R, RBI, BB, SB
Jasson Dominguez, Tampa – 2-2, 4 R, RBI, BB, HR, SB
Blake Dunn, Daytona – 2-2, 2 R, RBI, BB, HR, SB
Isaiah Greene, Lynchburg – 2-3, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K
Ethan Hearn, Myrtle Beach – 1-3, R, 2 BB, K, 2B
Brandon Hernandez, Palm Beach – 1-2, 2 BB, K, 2B
Nathan Hickey, Salem – 3-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2B, HR
Ruben Ibarra, Daytona – 1-2, 2 BB, K
Wes Kath, Kannapolis – 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB, K
Niko Kavadas, Salem – 1-3, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2B
Damon Keith, Rancho Cucamonga – 2-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, 2B
Gabriel Martinez, Dunedin – 2-3, R, RBI, BB
Noah Miller, Fort Myers – 2-4, R, 3 RBI, BB, K
Colson Montgomery, Kannapolis – 3-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B
Darlin Moquete, Palm Beach – 2-4, R, RBI, BB, 2 K, HR
Rainer Nunez, Dunedin – 3-4, 2 RBI, 2B
Izaac Pacheco, Lakeland – 0-1, 3 BB
Hedbert Perez, Carolina – 4-5, 4 R, 4 RBI, 3 2B, HR
Elio Prado, Delmarva – 1-3, R, 2 BB
Reginald Preciado, Myrtle Beach – 3-4, R, 2 RBI, BB
Jeferson Quero, Carolina – 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB
Jeremy Rivas, Palm Beach – 3-4, 2 RBI, BB
Emmanuel Rodriguez, Fort Myers – 2-2, 2 RBI, 3 BB
Kala’i Rosario, Fort Myers – 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, HR
Danyer Sanabria, Visalia – 4-4, R, RBI, 2B, 3B
Wilber Sanchez, Kannapolis – 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB, K, 2B, SB
Shane Sasaki, Charleston – 1-3, R, 2 BB, K
Milan Tolentino, Lynchburg – 2-4, R, RBI, BB, 2 K
Victor Torres, Kannapolis – 2-4, R, RBI, BB, 2 K, 2B
James Triantos, Myrtle Beach – 3-4, 3 R, BB, 2B
Jheremy Vargas, Carolina – 1-3, RBI, 2 BB, K
Willy Vasquez, Charleston – 2-4, R, BB, K
Jake Vogel, Rancho Cucamonga – 1-4, R, 2 BB, K
Braiden Ward, Fresno – 2-3, R, RBI, BB, K, SB
Pitchers
AAA
Kolby Allard, Round Rock – 4 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Brayan Bello, Worcester – 6 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 10 K
Brett Conine, Sugar Land – 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Enmanuel De Jesus, Sacramento – 5 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
Josh Fleming, Durham – 5 2/3 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Bryan Hoeing, Jacksonville – 8 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Dean Kremer, Norfolk – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Derek Law, Toledo – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Casey Lawrence, Buffalo – 5 2/3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Ben Lively, Louisville – 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 11 K
Darren McCaughan, Tacoma – 5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
Kade McClure, Charlotte – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Tobias Myers, Columbus – 5 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Kenny Rosenberg, Salt Lake – 8 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Cole Sands, St. Paul – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Ethan Small, Nashville – 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Logan Verrett, Rochester – 6 1/3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
AA
Matt Frisbee, Richmond – 6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Jay Groome, Portland – 6 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
Josh Hejka, Binghamton – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Karl Kauffmann, Hartford – 6 2/3 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
Jeff Lindgren, Pensacola – 6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Ethan Lindow, Reading – 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Steven Moyers, Birmingham – 6 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Alan Rangel, Mississippi – 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Joe Ross, Harrisburg – 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Mitch Spence, Somerset – 5 2/3 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Adam Stauffer, Bowie – 4 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Noe Toribio, Altoona – 5 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Alex Valverde, Binghamton – 4 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Angel Zerpa, Northwest Arkansas – 5 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
High-A
Tanner Bibee, Lake County – 6 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
Anderson Bido, Spokane – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Joe Boyle, Dayton – 6 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 8 K
Jeff Criswell, Lansing – 5 2/3 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Luis De Avila, Rome – 6 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Nick Garcia, Greensboro – 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Clay Helvey, Eugene – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Jamison Hill, Hillsboro – 5 2/3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Wil Jensen, Eugene – 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
M.D. Johnson, Beloit – 7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
Rylan Kaufman, Quad Cities – 6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
Brandon Komar, Fort Worth – 3 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Evan Kravetz, Dayton – 3 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
John Matthews, Hickory – 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Jordan Mikel, Winston-Salem – 5 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Cole Percival, Great Lakes – 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Wilfredo Pereira, Peoria – 4 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Sem Robberse, Vancouver – 7 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Tekoah Roby, Hickory – 5 1/3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Devon Roedahl, Greenville – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Aaron Rozek, Cedar Rapids – 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
Mike Ruff, Spokane – 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Heitor Tokar, Asheville – 6 2/3 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Brian Van Belle, Greenville – 5 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Single-A
Trent Baker, Palm Beach – 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 5 BB, 5 K
Daury Cabrera, Columbia – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Maceo Campbell, Salem – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Ryan Cardona, Daytona – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
Gavin Collyer, Down East – 6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 2 K
Will Dion, Lynchburg – 5 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
Pablo Garabitos, Carolina – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Joseph Hernandez, Modesto – 5 2/3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Porter Hodge, Myrtle Beach – 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Gabriel Jackson, Salem – 6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Cullen Kafka, Fresno – 5 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Oswald Medina, Clearwater – 5 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Christian Mejias, Fayetteville – 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
Pierson Ohl, Fort Myers – 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Luis Palacios, Jupiter – 8 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K
Kobe Robinson, Lake Elsinore – 4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
Sergio Sanchez, Fresno – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Matt Svanson, Dunedin – 5 IP, 7 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Jake Sweeney, Bradenton – 3 2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Today’s games
Pitching matchup of the day
The 2021 season saw Freddy Tarnok and Eury Perez both make tremendous leaps forward due to incredible performances. The two have had up-and-down starts to their 2022 season in Double-A for their respective teams, and on Wednesday each tries to take another step toward establishing some of last season’s momentum as they square off in Pensacola.
AAA
Nashville @ Toledo
Rochester @ Syracuse
Jacksonville @ Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Omaha @ Louisville
Iowa @ Memphis
Sugar Land @ El Paso
Indianapolis @ St. Paul (doubleheader)
Gwinnett @ Norfolk
Charlotte @ Durham
Buffalo @ Columbus
Worcester @ Lehigh Valley
Reno @ Oklahoma City
Round Rock @ Albuquerque
Las Vegas @ Tacoma
Salt Lake @ Sacramento
AA
Altoona @ Harrisburg
San Antonio @ Frisco (doubleheader)
Somerset @ Portland
Hartford @ Richmond
Erie @ Bowie
New Hampshire @ Akron
Binghamton @ Reading
Birmingham @ Chattanooga
Northwest Arkansas @ Midland
Wichita @ Corpus Christi
Amarillo @ Arkansas
Tennessee @ Rocket City
Mississippi @ Pensacola
Montgomery @ Biloxi
Springfield @ Tulsa
High-A
Dayton @ West Michigan
Great Lakes @ South Bend
Greenville @ Jersey Shore
Rome @ Hudson Valley
Wisconsin @ Cedar Rapids
Brooklyn @ Bowling Green (doubleheader)
Winston-Salem @ Hickory
Quad Cities @ Fort Wayne
Greensboro @ Asheville
Wilmington @ Aberdeen
Lake County @ Peoria
Lansing @ Beloit
Everett @ Spokane
Vancouver @ Hillsboro
Tri-City @ Eugene
Single-A
Lakeland @ Tampa (doubleheader)
Clearwater @ Jupiter
Columbia @ Lynchburg
St. Lucie @ Dunedin
Fort Myers @ Bradenton
Fayetteville @ Down East
Kannapolis @ Carolina
Salem @ Fredericksburg
Delmarva @ Charleston
Myrtle Beach @ Augusta
Palm Beach @ Daytona
Inland Empire @ Lake Elsinore
Visalia @ Rancho Cucamonga
Stockton @ Fresno
San Jose @ Modesto
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!
