Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 9, 2022

Minor League Baseball Top Performers

A number of pitching appearances with no hits allowed across minor league baseball on Sunday made selecting the top performance a challenge, but the first full week of May ended with a whole host of doubleheaders. Let check out the top performers!

Hitter of the Day
The Brewers signed Jackson Chourio out of Venezuela in January 2021. He finished his time in the DSL last summer on a roll and then received tremendous reports in Arizona for his incredible bat speed and raw tools. He opened the season in extended spring training before making the jump to Carolina this past week, and his first week led to a week that will be mentioned in my top performances of the week tomorrow. Chourio is impressive defensively in center field, though his arm is below-average. All his other tools flash plus. This is what an elite prospect looks like early on, though there’s plenty of development to do. He capped off a big first week on Sunday with a 4-4 day at the plate with a walk, a double, a home run, and a stolen base.

High-frame rate videos are awesome, but they don't give you a great sense of a player's bat speed. Normal videos are better in that regard. Here are Jackson Chourio's last two hits of the day, including a homer, in real time. #Brewers pic.twitter.com/G1LkhUcG2J

— Josh Norris (@jnorris427) May 8, 2022

Pitcher of the Day
Lefty Ken Waldichuk was originally drafted by the New York Yankees in the 5th round in 2019. His delivery leaves plenty of hitters confused as he seems to have arms moving one way, legs moving another, and the ball just seems to suddenly be at the plate. It’s how his low-90s fastball has been able to generate such low hit rates over his minor league career. Waldichuk mixes in a strong slider and curve along with a change that can all flash plus and sit average or better. With the “funk” in his delivery, he can get off-track with his command and control at times, and that will be the final line to determine if Waldichuk is a starter or reliever. Sunday, he went five hitless innings, walking three and striking out 12 in a dominant performance for Double-A Somerset against New Hampshire.

Hitters

AAA
Eddy Alvarez, Oklahoma City – 3-4
Willians Astudillo, Jacksonville – 3-4, 2 R, RBI, HR
Wynton Bernard, Albuquerque – 2-3, R, BB, K, 2 SB
Dairon Blanco, Omaha – 2-2, R, BB
Bryson Brigman, Jacksonville – 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB, 2B
Jonathan Davis, Nashville – 3-4, 2 R, BB, SB
Nick Dini, Syracuse – 3-3, 3 R, 3 RBI, BB, 2 HR
Arquimedes Gamboa, Sacramento – 2-3, BB, K
Jake Hager, Reno – 2-3, R, 3 RBI, BB, 2B
Caleb Hamilton, St. Paul – 1-2, R, 2 BB, K
Elier Hernandez, Round Rock – 3-4, 2 R, RBI, K, 2B, 2 3B
P.J. Higgins, Iowa – 5-5, 3 R, RBI, 2B, SB
Corey Julks, Sugar Land – 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 K, 2 HR
Taylor Kohlwey, El Paso – 3-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2B
Khalil Lee, Syracuse – 1-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, 2B
Richie Martin, Norfolk – 3-4, K
J.J. Matijevic, Sugar Land – 1-2, 2 BB, 2B, SB
Jake McCarthy, Reno – 2-3, BB
Erick Mejia, Tacoma – 3-5, R, 2 RBI, HR
Thomas Milone, El Paso – 2-4, BB, K
Nate Mondou, Las Vegas – 1-2, RBI, 2 BB, 3B
Elehuris Montero, Albuquerque – 3-3, 3 R, RBI, 2B, HR
Joseph Odom, Tacoma – 3-5, R, RBI, K, HR
Tyler Payne, Iowa – 3-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, K
Mark Payton, Charlotte – 4-5, 2 R, RBI
Austin Romine, Salt Lake – 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, HR
Brian Serven, Albuquerque – 3-5, R, 2 RBI, 2 K, 2B
Jon Singleton, Nashville – 1-3, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K
Steven Souza Jr. Tacoma – 3-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, HR
Michael Stefanic, Salt Lake – 2-4, BB, 2B
Will Toffey, Lehigh Valley – 1-2, R, 2 BB, 2B
Ildemaro Vargas, Iowa – 3-6, R, 2 RBI, 2B
Miguel Vargas, Oklahoma City – 1-3, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2B
Mark Vientos, Syracuse – 2-3, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 BB, HR
Ryan Vilade, Albuquerque – 2-4, R, RBI, BB, 3B
Drew Waters, Gwinnett – 3-5, R, RBI, K
Kean Wong, Salt Lake – 2-4, R, BB
Austin Wynns, Lehigh Valley – 3-5, R, 3 RBI, K, 2B, HR
Jared Young, Iowa – 3-4, R, RBI, 2 BB, K, 2B, HR
Wyatt Young, Syracuse – 2-4, R, BB, K, SB

AA
Blaze Alexander, Amarillo – 3-6, 2 R, 3 RBI, K, 2 HR
Jacob Amaya, Tulsa – 3-5, 4 R, 3 RBI, 3 BB, K, 3B, HR
Will Brennan, Akron – 3-5, 2 R, 6 RBI, 2B, HR
Michael Busch, Tulsa – 3-7, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 K
Corbin Carroll, Amarillo – 2-5, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 K, 2 HR
Leandro Cedeno, Amarillo – 2-4, 3 R, 2 BB, 2 K
Jancarlos Cintron, Amarillo – 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2B
Dominic Fletcher, Amarillo – 4-6, 3 R, 7 RBI, 2 HR
Justin Foscue, Frisco – 2-3, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2B, HR
Zack Gelof, Midland – 2-3, 2 R, 5 RBI, 2 BB, K, 2 HR
Devlin Granberg, Portland – 1-2, R, 2 BB
Michael Helman, Wichita – 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K, HR, 2 SB
Gunnar Henderson, Bowie – 2-3, 2 R, 3 SB
Connor Hollis, San Antonio – 2-4, BB
Zach Humphreys, Rocket City – 1-2, R, 3 BB
Austin Martin, Wichita – 2-6, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, HR, SB
Christopher Morel, Tennessee – 3-4, R, RBI, K
Simon Muzziotti, Reading – 2-3, R, 2 RBI, BB, 3B
Bo Naylor, Akron – 1-3, RBI, 2 BB, K
Tyler Neslony, Birmingham – 2-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, K
Logan O’Hoppe, Reading – 3-5, R, RBI, K, 2B
Jonathan Ornelas, Frisco – 3-4, 2 R, BB
James Outman, Tulsa – 2-6, R, 5 RBI, 2 BB, K, 3B, HR
Drew Stankiewicz, Amarillo – 2-4, R, 3 RBI, BB, K, 2B
Robbie Tenerowicz, Chattanooga – 3-4, 2B
Ezequiel Tovar, Hartford – 1-2, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, SB
Andy Weber, Tennessee – 3-5, 2 R, FBI, K
Grant Witherspoon, Montgomery – 3-3, R, RBI, BB, 2B

High-A
Lazaro Armenteros, Lansing – 1-1, 3 BB
Addison Barger, Vancouver – 1-3, 3 R, RBI, 2 BB, K, 2B, SB
Cooper Bowman, Hudson Valley – 1-3, R, 3 BB, K, 2B, 2 SB
Colton Cowser, Aberdeen – 1-4, R, 3 BB, 2 K, SB
Cole Daily, Wilmington – 1-2, 2 BB, SB
Eddy Diaz, Spokane – 4-8, 3 R, RBI, BB, 2 K, 3B, SB
Alex Erro, Greenville – 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, K, HR
Tyler Esplin, Greenville – 3-4, R, RBI
Jimmy Glowenke, Eugene – 3-4, R, 2 RBI, 2B
Heriberto Hernandez, Bowling Green – 2-3, RBI, BB, K, 2 2B
Ryan January, Great Lakes – 1-2, R, 2 BB, K
Leo Jimenez, Vancouver – 3-3, 3 R, RBI, BB, 3B
Tyler Keenan, Everett – 2-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, K, HR
Colt Keith, West Michigan – 1-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K
Charles Mack, Cedar Rapids – 0-2, 3 BB, K
Tyler McDonough, Greenville – 1-3, R, 3 SB
Chris Meyers, West Michigan – 2-3, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, HR
PK Morris, Vancouver – 2-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, K, SB
MacKenzie Mueller, Vancouver – 2-3, 4 RBI, 2 BB
Austin Murr, West Michigan – 1-4, R, 2 BB, K, SB
Alexander Ovalles, Bowling Green – 2-3, 2 RBI, BB
Israel Pineda, Wilmington – 3-4, R, 4 RBI, K, HR
Kekai Rios, Great Lakes – 0-1, 3 BB, K
Steven Rivas, Tri-City – 3-6, 2 R, BB, 2 K
Caleb Roberts, Hillsboro – 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB
Aldenis Sanchez, Hudson Valley – 1-3, RBI, 3 BB, SB
Colin Simpson, Spokane – 2-2, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, HR
Angel Solarte, Fort Wayne – 2-3, 2 R, RBI, BB, K, 2B
Andy Thomas, Everett – 2-4, R, BB, 2B
Will Wagner, Asheville – 2-3, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, SB
Donta’ Williams, Aberdeen – 2-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB

Single-A
Brady Allen, Jupiter – 0-2, 3 BB, K
Sebastian Almonte, Daytona – 2-3, R, BB, K
Kenneth Betancourt, Rancho Cucamonga – 2-4, R, 3 RBI, BB, 2B
Juan Brito, Fresno – 1-2, R, 2 BB, K, 2B, 2 SB
Vaun Brown, San Jose – 4-5, 3 R, 2 RBI, K, HR, 2 SB
Jorge Burgos, Lynchburg – 1-4, RBI, 3 BB, K
Wilmin Candelario, Columbia – 2-3, 3 R, BB, K, 3B, 3 SB
Diego Cartaya, Rancho Cucamonga – 1-4, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, K, 2B
Sheng-Ping Chen, Visalia – 2-4, R, BB
Tsung-Che Cheng, Bradenton – 2-4, BB, K, 2B, 2 SB
Jackson Chourio, Carolina – 4-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B, HR, SB
Cole Cummings, Lake Elsinore – 1-2, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K
Alex De Jesus, Rancho Cucamonga – 2-5, R, 3 RBI, BB, HR
Max Ferguson, Lake Elsinore – 0-1, R, 4 BB, 3 SB
Yeiner Fernandez, Rancho Cucamonga – 2-4, 3 R, 2 BB, 2B
Quincy Hamilton, Fayetteville – 1-2, 2 BB
Mike Jarvis, Bradenton – 2-2, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 3 SB
William Lugo, St. Lucie – 2-3, R, BB
Edgar Martinez, Columbia – 4-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, K, HR
Kadon Morton, Augusta – 4-4, R, RBI, BB, SB
Max Muncy, Stockton – 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB, 2B
Jamal O’Guinn, Daytona – 1-2, RBI, 3 BB
Junior Paniagua, Down East – 3-4, R, 2 RBI, HR
Mikey Perez, Fort Wayne – 2-3, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 2B
Abiezel Ramirez, Charleston – 1-2, R, 4 RBI, 2 BB, HR, SB
Jeremy Rivas, Palm Beach – 4-4, R, 2B, SB
Brett Rodriguez, Modesto – 3-4, K
Jake Rucker, Fort Wayne – 3-4, 2 R, RBI, SB
Jadiel Sanchez, Clearwater – 2-3, BB
Oscar Santos, Visalia – 1-2, R, 2 BB, K, 2B
James Triantos, Myrtle Beach – 3-4, 2 R, 2 2B
Zach Zubia, Jupiter – 0-2, 3 BB

Pitchers

AAA
Jason Alexander, Nashville – 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Graham Ashcraft, Louisville – 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 5 BB, 3 K
Eduard Bazardo, Worcester – 2 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Edward Cabrera, Jacksonville – 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Davis Daniel, Salt Lake – 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Adrian De Horta, Durham – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Ryan Feltner, Albuquerque – 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Shane Greene, Oklahoma City – 1 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Foster Griffin, Omaha – 2 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Caleb Kilian, Iowa – 5 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Reiss Knehr, El Paso – 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 8 K
Dylan Lee, Gwinnett – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Matt Manning, Toledo – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Tyson Miller, Round Rock – 4 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Adam Oller, Las Vegas – 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
Francisco Perez, Rochester – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
David Peterson, Syracuse – 5 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 8 K
Daniel Ponce de Leon, Tacoma – 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Emilio Vargas, Charlotte – 5 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Hayden Wesneski, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre – 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Miguel Yajure, Indianapolis – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K

AA
Garrett Acton, Midland – 1 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Logan Allen, Akron – 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Taj Bradley, Montgomery – 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Mike Burrows, Altoona – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Nate Fisher, Binghamton – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Tyler Herb, Biloxi – 5 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Mitchell Kilkenny, Hartford – 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Evan Lee, Harrisburg – 5 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
Jeff Lindgren, Pensacola – 6 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Conner Loeprich, Bowie – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Jose Lopez, Montgomery – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Travis MacGregor, Altoona – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Josh Maciejewski, Somerset – 1 2/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
James McArthur, Reading – 6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Sammy Peralta, Birmingham – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Alex Powers, Erie – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Cole Ragans, Frisco – 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
Garrett Stallings, Bowie – 6 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Darius Vines, Mississippi – 6 1/3 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 11 K
Ken Waldichuk, Somerset – 5 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 12 K

High-A
Andrew Abbott, Dayton – 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Mick Abel, Jersey Shore – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 5 BB, 6 K
Edgar Barclay, Hudson Valley – 3 2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 eR, 2 BB, 5 K
Garrison Bryant, Brooklyn – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
Sean Burke, Winston-Salem – 4 2/3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Andrew Cabezas, Cedar Rapids – 1 2/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Christian Chamberlain, Quad Cities – 2 2/3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Shane Drohan, Greenville – 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Mason Englert, Hickory – 5 1/3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Robert Gasser, Fort Wayne – 6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
Sawyer Gipson-Long, Cedar Rapids – 5 1/3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Gordon Graceffo, Peoria – 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Bradley Hanner, Cedar Rapids – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Seth Johnson, Bowling Green – 5 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
Jesus Linarez, Hickory – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Tommy Mace, Lake County – 4 2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Kevin Malisheski, Great Lakes – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
James Marinan, Dayton – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Chayce McDermott, Asheville – 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Noah Murdock, Quad Cities – 4 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Jack O’Loughlin, West Michigan – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
Joe Rock, Spokane – 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Tyler Samaniego, Greensboro – 1 2/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Adam Seminaris, Tri-City – 4 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
TJ Shook, Wisconsin – 4 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Seth Shuman, Wilmington – 6 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
T.J. Sikkema, Hudson Valley – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Sean Sullivan, Greensboro – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Carlos Tavera, Aberdeen – 4 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Amos Willingham, Wilmington – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Jake Wong, Eugene – 4 1/3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

Single-A
Luke Albright, Hillsboro – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 7 K
Luinder Avila, Columbia – 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Blake Beers, Stockton – 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
Kelvin Caceres, Inland Empire – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Eiberson Castellano, Clearwater – 3 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Yamil Castillo, Rancho Cucamonga – 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Robert Colina, St. Lucie – 4 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Brendan Collins, Fredericksburg – 5 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Joelvis Del Rosario, Bradenton – 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Luis Devers, Myrtle Beach – 5 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Christian Fernandez, Charleston – 1 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
William Fleming, Modesto – 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Anj Fransen, Daytona – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Mason Green, Fresno – 7 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Steve Hajjar, Fort Myers – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 8 K
Chandler Jozwiak, Jupiter – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Daniel Juarez, St. Lucie – 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Deylen Miley, Fayetteville – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 8 K
Liam Norris, Visalia – 4 1/3 IP, 0 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 8 K
Inohan Paniagua, Palm Beach – 5 2/3 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
Marco Raya, Fort Myers – 3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Winston Santos, Down East – 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Tyler Uberstine, Salem – 5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Trenton Wallace, Dunedin – 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Logan Workman, Charleston – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K

Today’s games

Pitching matchup of the day
With just one scheduled game, the choice is easy. Jensen was an undrafted free agent by the Giants after the shortened 2020 draft out of Pepperdine. He had a very steady year with San Jose last season and has done similar this year as an inning-eater type. The Blue Jays signed Sem Robberse out of the Netherlands and have seen him bump up to a guy with backend rotation stuff and easy, repeatable mechanics. It’s very feasible both starters could end up in Double-A by the end of the season.

AAA
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AA
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High-A
Vancouver @ Eugene

Single-A
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