Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 8, 2022
Minor League Baseball Top Performers
Even though a significant amount of doubleheaders were completed across minor league baseball on Saturday, many more were rained out, leading to a number more that are either moved to today or being played later in the season. Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers enjoying a game of hardball on your special day!
Hitter of the Day
A 16th round pick in 2019 by the Chicago White Sox, DJ Gladney was known to have immense raw power at the plate but has struggled to make consistent contact in his minor league career thus far. He’s repeating Single-A Kannapolis this year, and the White Sox are certainly hoping that Saturday’s showing begins Gladney tapping into his raw juice more often as he went 4-5 with a pair of home runs and a pair of doubles in a Friday game that was officially completed on Saturday.
Pitcher of the Day
Though he left college after 2016, Jared Koenig‘s pro experience before 2021 consisted of independent league baseball and Australian winter league ball. The A’s gave him a shot, and he showed well with Midland in 2021, showing a strong mentality on the mound, which outpaced his raw stuff, which featured a fastball that topped out in the mid-90s from the left side and a trio of secondary offerings that check individually at average-at-best. He’s continued to show well in Triple-A this season, and Saturday, he was nothing short of dominant, tossing six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and a walk, striking out 10.
Hitters
AAA
Jo Adell, Salt Lake – 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, K, 2 2B, HR
Sherten Apostel, Round Rock – 2-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, K, 2B
Ji-hwan Bae, Indianapolis – 1-2, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB
Luis Barrera, Las Vegas – 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, K
Will Benson, Columbus – 1-2, 3 R, 2 RBI, 3 BB, HR
Dairon Blanco, Omaha – 4-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, K, HR
JJ Bleday, Jacksonville – 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, K, HR
Trenton Brooks, Columbus – 0-2, 2 R, 3 BB
Gabriel Cancel, Omaha – 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI
Dominic Canzone, Reno – 1-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, K, SB
Matt Carpenter, Round Rock – 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B, HR
Jonathan Davis, Nashville – 2-3, BB, K
Clay Dungan, Omaha – 0-2, R, 3 BB, K
Jose Fermin, Columbus – 1-2, R, RBI, 3 BB
Jose Godoy, St. Paul – 1-3, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K
Norel Gonzalez, Jacksonville – 3-5, RBI
Zach Green, Tacoma – 4-6, 3 R, RBI, 2B, HR
Drew Jackson, Las Vegas – 0-0, 2 R, 2 RBI, 4 BB
Jahmai Jones, Norfolk – 3-4, SB
Buddy Kennedy, Reno – 2-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, BB, 2 K, 3B, HR
Taylor Kohlwey, El Paso – 3-4, 2B
Jake Lamb, Oklahoma City – 2-3, 2 R, 5 RBI, BB, 2B, HR
Matt Lipka, Rochester – 3-4, 2 R, BB, SB
Bligh Madris, Indianapolis – 2-3, 2 R, BB, 3B
Jake McCarthy, Reno – 4-5, R, 3 RBI, 2B
Erick Mejia, Tacoma – 2-5, BB
Zach McKinstry, Oklahoma City – 3-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB
Joey Meneses, Rochester – 3-8, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 K, HR
Cristian Santana, Louisville – 3-4, RBI, 2B
Magneuris Sierra, Salt Lake – 3-5, 2 R
Canaan Smith-Njigba, Indianapolis – 2-4, BB
Mallex Smith, Buffalo – 0-2, R, 3 BB, SB
Elliot Soto, St. Paul – 1-3, R, 2 BB, K
Steven Souza Jr. Tacoma – 3-6, 3 R, 4 RBI, K, 2 2B, HR
Andrew Stevenson, Rochester – 3-7, R, RBI, 3 BB, K, 3 SB
Curtis Terry, St. Paul – 0-1, 2 R, 4 BB
Eric Thames, Las Vegas – 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, K
Bubba Thompson, Round Rock – 3-6, R, 2 K, 3 SB
Donovan Walton, Tacoma – 3-6, R, 2 RBI, 2B, 3B, HR
Seby Zavala, Charlotte – 2-3, R, BB, K, 2 2B
AA
Wilyer Abreu, Corpus Christi – 1-3, R, 2 BB, 2 K, 2B, SB
Jacob Amaya, Tulsa – 3-5, R, RBI, 3 2B
Will Brennan, Akron – 1-3, 3 R, RBI, 2 BB, K
Chase Calabuig, Midland – 2-4, 3 R, RBI, BB, 2B
Hayden Cantrelle, Pensacola – 2-3, 2 R, BB, K, 2B, 3B
Luis Carpio, Erie – 3-3, R, BB
Corbin Carroll, Amarillo – 2-4, 3 R, 4 RBI, BB, 2 K, 2 HR
Juan Centeno, Amarillo – 3-5, 3 R, 2 RBI, K, HR
Eduardo Diaz, Amarillo – 2-4, 2 R, 5 RBI, BB, 2 HR
Jordan Diaz, Midland – 4-5, 3 R, 6 RBI, 2B, 2 HR
Justin Dirden, Corpus Christi – 4-4, 2 R, RBI, BB
David Garcia, Frisco – 1-2, 2 BB, 2B
Dustin Harris, Frisco – 1-3, R, 2 BB, K, SB
Darius Hill, Tennessee – 3-5, R, RBI
Korry Howell, San Antonio – 1-1, 2 R, 3 BB
Alex Isola, Wichita – 1-3, R, 2 BB, K
Nick Loftin, Northwest Arkansas – 2-3, R, BB, SB
Michael Massey, Northwest Arkansas – 3-4, 3 RBI, 2B
Kyle McCann, Midland – 2-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, K, 2B, HR
Anthony Mulrine, Rocket City – 2-3, 3 R, RBI, BB, K, 2B
Bo Naylor, Akron – 2-2, 3 R, RBI, 3 BB, 2B, SB
Josh Ockimey, Reading – 2-4, 2 R, 5 RBI, K, 2 HR
Yonathan Perlaza, Tennessee – 0-1, 3 BB, K
Hudson Potts, Portland – 3-3, 2 RBI, BB, 2 2B
Jordan Qsar, Montgomery – 2-2, R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B, HR
Luke Ritter, Binghamton – 2-4, R, RBI, BB, K, 2B
Leonardo Rivas, Chattanooga – 1-2, 2 BB
Cesar Salazar, Corpus Christi – 3-5, 2B, SB
Max Schuemann, Midland – 3-4, R, 2 RBI, K
Spencer Steer, Wichita – 3-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B, 2 HR
Chase Strumpf, Tennessee – 0-1, 3 BB, K
Robbie Tenerowicz, Chattanooga – 2-2, R, 3 RBI, BB, K, HR
Ezequiel Tovar, Hartford – 3-5, RBI, 2 K, 2 SB
Aaron Whitefield, Rocket City – 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, K, 2B, HR
High-A
Marty Bechina, Lansing – 3-4, R, 4 RBI, BB, K, 2B
Tyler Black, Wisconsin – 0-3, 2 R, BB, 3 K, 4 SB
Zach Britton, Vancouver – 2-4, R, 2 BB, K, SB
Wes Clarke, Wisconsin – 0-1, R, 3 BB, K
Brett Harris, Lansing – 2-5, 3 R, RBI, BB, K, 2B
Corey Joyce, West Michigan – 3-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, HR
Ben Malgeri, West Michigan – 2-4, 3 R, BB, K
Justyn-Henry Malloy, Rome – 1-2, 2 BB
Angel Martinez, Lake County – 2-4, 3 R, 2 BB, 2 3B
Jared McDonald, Lansing – 3-5, R, RBI, 2B
Joshua Mears, Fort Wayne – 2-3, R, RBI, BB, K, HR
Darrien Miller, Wisconsin – 2-2, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, 2B, SB
Jeferson Morales, Cedar Rapids – 3-4, 2 R
Nasim Nunez, Beloit – 3-5, R, RBI, K, 2 2B
Ripken Reyes, Fort Wayne – 2-3, R, BB, K, 3B
Stephen Scott, Greenville – 1-1, R, 3 BB, 2B
Tyler Soderstrom, Lansing – 3-6, 2 R
Single-A
Danny Bautista, Stockton – 1-2, 2 BB, K, 2B
Vaun Brown, San Jose – 2-4, R, RBI, BB, K, HR
Roberto Campos, Lakeland – 3-5, R, 2 RBI, K, 2B
Jesus Chirinos, Carolina – 1-3, 2 BB, K
Pete Crow-Armstrong, Myrtle Beach – 3-5, R, RBI, SB
Daneurys De La Cruz, Lakeland – 3-4, 2 R, BB, K, 2B
Jose De La Cruz, Lakeland – 3-5, R, 3 RBI, K, HR
Myles Emmerson, Inland Empire – 2-3, RBI, BB
Rusber Estrada, Augusta – 3-5, RBI, 2B
Yanquiel Fernandez, Fresno – 3-4, 3 R, 4 RBI, K, 2B, 3B
Yosy Galan, Down East – 4-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, K, HR, SB
DJ Gladney, Kannapolis – 4-5, 3 R, 6 RBI, K, 2 2B, 2 HR
Ryan Higgins, Delmarva – 2-3, 2 R, RBI, BB, K, HR, SB
Wes Kath, Kannapolis – 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 K, 2 2B
Niko Kavadas, Salem – 2-3, RBI, 2 BB, K, 2B
Victor Labrada, Modesto – 4-4, R, 2B
Gabriel Martinez, Dunedin – 2-3, R, BB, 2B
Grant McCray, San Jose – 3-6, 3 R, 2 2B, SB
Aaron McKeithan, Palm Beach – 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, K
Carlos Mendoza, Lakeland – 3-4, R, RBI, BB, 2B
Ramon Mendoza, Palm Beach – 2-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 2 K, HR
Noah Miller, Fort Myers – 2-4, R, RBI, BB, K, 2 SB
Miguel Palma, Fayetteville – 3-4, RBI
Yenci Pena, Down East – 3-3, 5 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, HR, SB
Geraldo Quintero, Augusta – 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, K, 3B
Alex Ramirez, St. Lucie – 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, 2B, HR
Tyler Reichenborn, Palm Beach – 1-4, R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 2B
Jeremy Rivas, Palm Beach – 3-5, R, 3 RBI
Jose Rivera, St. Lucie – 1-1, R, 3 BB, SB
Luis Rodriguez, Palm Beach – 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, K, HR
Jake Rucker, Fort Myers – 2-3, R, RBI, BB, 2B, SB
Wilber Sanchez, Kannapolis – 0-1, 3 R, 3 BB, K, 3 SB
Osvaldo Tovalin, Palm Beach – 1-2, R, RBI, 2 BB
Miguel Ugueto, Salem – 2-4, 2 R, BB, 2B
Enrique Valdez, Columbia – 3-3, R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR
Eduardo Vaughan, Salem – 3-4, R, SB
Wilfred Veras, Kannapolis – 2-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, K
Braiden Ward, Fresno – 3-5, 3 R, 4 RBI, 2B, SB
Pitchers
AAA
Yency Almonte, Oklahoma City – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Jonathan Bermudez, Sugar Land – 5 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
Roansy Contreras, Indianapolis – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Dylan File, Nashville – 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Kyle Hart, Worcester – 6 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 8 K
Jared Koenig, Las Vegas – 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
Kyle Muller, Gwinnett – 6 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Patrick Murphy, Rochester – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Eric Orze, Syracuse – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Joel Peguero, Durham – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Wladimir Pinto, St. Paul – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Grayson Rodriguez, Norfolk – 5 1/3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
Jesse Scholtens, El Paso – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Adam Scott, Columbus – 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Carson Teel, Rochester – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
AA
Michael Bretteli, Springfield – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Mason Fox, San Antonio – 1 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Hunter Gaddis, Akron – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
Noah Gotsis, Hartford – 4 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
A.J. Ladwig, Erie – 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Jack Leiter, Frisco – 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Zach McCambley, Pensacola – 6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Evan McKendry, Montgomery – 4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Steven Moyers, Birmingham – 5 2/3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
Chris Murphy, Portland – 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 10 K
Andy Otero, Biloxi – 5 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Drew Parrish, Northwest Arkansas – 7 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Jack Perkins, Reading – 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Caleb Sampen, Montgomery – 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Markus Solbach, Erie – 4 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Freddy Tarnok, Mississippi – 4 2/3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Noe Toribio, Altoona – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Zach Willeman, Northwest Arkansas – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Joe Zanghi, Binghamton – 2 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
High-A
Max Bain, South Bend – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Denny Bentley, Cedar Rapids – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Prelander Berroa, Eugene – 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Chris Clarke, South Bend – 3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Chad Dallas, Vancouver – 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 5 BB, 5 K
Thomas Farr, Dayton – 3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Logan Gragg, Peoria – 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Mason Hickman, Lake County – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Adam Kloffenstein, Vancouver – 5 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Chih-Jung Liu, Greenville – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Riley Martin, South Bend – 3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Juan Mercedes, Everett – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Doug Nikhazy, Lake County – 4 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 5 K
Brayan Perez, Everett – 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Cade Povich, Cedar Rapids – 5 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
James Proctor, Dayton – 4 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Anthony Simonelli, Quad Cities – 4 iP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Russell Smith, Wisconsin – 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 7 K
Jordan Wicks, South Bend – 4 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Gavin Williams, Lake County – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 10 K
Single-A
Sam Benschoter, Daytona – 5 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
Chandler Champlain, Tampa – 4 1/3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Shane Davis, Delmarva – 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Jose Franco, Daytona – 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Over Galue, Charleston – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Chris Gerard, Palm Beach – 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Aaron Holiday, Lake Elsinore – 2 2/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Antonio Jimenez, Charleston – 4 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Victor Juarez, Fresno – 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Larson Kindreich, Down East – 4 1/3 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Justin Meis, Bradenton – 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Kelvin Nunez, Modesto – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Teodoro Ortega, Down East – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Andrew Painter, Clearwater – 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Yaifer Perdomo, Visalia – 4 2/3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
Yoilan Quinonez, Jupiter – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Jose Salvador, Inland Empire – 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 11 K
Nick Sinacola, San Jose – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
Tommy Sommer, Kannapolis – 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Keaton Winn, San Jose – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Today’s games
Pitching matchup of the day
Taj Bradley has established himself as a top pitching prospect in the game in the Tampa Bay Rays system. He takes the hill for Montgomery Sunday against Biloxi’s 30-year-old Tyler Herb, who has bounced around the minors for many years but is pitching at a level that he never has before after signing as a minor league free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers in the offseason.
AAA
Lehigh Valley @ Syracuse
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre @ Rochester
Charlotte @ Gwinnett
Durham @ Buffalo
Louisville @ Indianapolis
Worcester @ Toledo
El Paso @ Sugar Land
Tacoma @ Salt Lake
Columbus @ Omaha
Albuquerque @ Oklahoma City
Norfolk @ Nashville
Jacksonville @ Memphis
Iowa @ St. Paul
Round Rock @ Reno
Las Vegas @ Sacramento
AA
New Hampshire @ Somerset (doubleheader)
Harrisburg @ Bowie (doubleheader)
Reading @ Portland
Tulsa @ Wichita (doubleheader)
Akron @ Richmond
Binghamton @ Hartford
Altoona @ Erie
Midland @ Amarillo
Pensacola @ Mississippi
Chattanooga @ Rocket City
Biloxi @ Montgomery
Tennessee @ Birmingham
Arkansas @ Frisco
San Antonio @ Corpus Christi
Northwest Arkansas @ Springfield
High-A
Brooklyn @ Aberdeen (doubleheader)
Hickory @ Winston-Salem
Lake County @ Dayton
West Michigan @ Lansing
Beloit @ Great Lakes
Bowling Green @ Wilmington (doubleheader)
Hudson Valley @ Jersey Shore (doubleheader)
Asheville @ Greensboro
Peoria @ South Bend
Fort Wayne @ Wisconsin
Quad Cities @ Cedar Rapids
Rome @ Greenville
Everett @ Vancouver
Tri-City @ Spokane
Hillsboro @ Eugene
Single-A
St. Lucie @ Palm Beach
Clearwater @ Dunedin
Tampa @ Bradenton
Down East @ Kannapolis
Augusta @ Carolina
Fort Myers @ Lakeland
Fredericksburg @ Lynchburg (doubleheader)
Myrtle Beach @ Salem (doubleheader)
Modesto @ Fresno
Fayetteville @ Charleston
Delmarva @ Columbia
Visalia @ Inland Empire
San Jose @ Stockton
Jupiter @ Daytona
Rancho Cucamonga @ Lake Elsinore
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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!
