Minor league baseball top performers for April 20, 2022

Minor League Baseball Top Performers

Seemingly most days this season, one Major League Baseball organization has had multiple top performers in minor league baseball which makes picking either a hitter of the day or pitcher of the day difficult. Tuesday, it was less one team, but more lower-level pitching as a whole to take the turn at making it a difficult choice!

Hitter of the Day
After seven years in the New York Yankees organization, Dermis Garcia signed with the Oakland Athletics as a minor league free agent this offseason. He’s always exhibited power (and plenty of strikeouts) along his minor league path, including 31 home runs in 2021 for the Yankees’ Double-A affiliate. This season, Garcia has swung and missed less with Las Vegas, but his raw power hadn’t really shown up in game until Tuesday. Against El Paso Tuesday, Garcia went 4-5, scoring three runs and driving in three as well, with a double and a pair of home runs, including one off of rehabbing El Paso starter Mike Clevinger to lead off the second inning.

Pitcher of the Day
Not tremendously well known in the shortened 2020 draft out of high school in Texas, Marco Raya did not pitch in complex ball in 2021, leaving him a mystery for many until he showed up and blew away scouts and team officials at fall instructs for the Minnesota Twins. He was pushed to full-season ball with Fort Myers, and he’s shown well in his first two starts, but was elite Tuesday against Dunedin, tossing six innings of shutout ball, allowing one hit and no walks, striking out 10. He has dominated with a fastball that touches 97, working primarily 93-96 with wicked movement at the top and bottom of the zone, which has limited hard contact to an impressive degree. Raya pairs his fastball with a mid-80s plus slider and adds in a cutter and curve to round out his repertoire, though his third and fourth pitches are both more “show me” pitches at this point. I’m personally a fan of his cutter and think it has a high ceiling as a third pitch for him, giving him a potential #2 profile as a starter.

Hitters

AAA
Eddy Alvarez, Oklahoma City – 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 K, HR
Matt Davidson, Reno – 2-3, R, RBI, BB, HR
Jaylin Davis, Sacramento – 2-4, R, RBI, BB, 2B, HR
Arquimedes Gamboa, Sacramento – 2-3, R, BB
Dermis Garcia, Las Vegas – 4-5, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2B, 2 HR
Oscar Gonzalez, Columbus – 3-4, R, RBI, 2B, 3B
Sam Haggerty, Tacoma – 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR, SB
David Hensley, Sugar Land – 1-2, R, 3 BB, K
Derek Hill, Toledo – 1-2, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, 2B
Dalton Kelly, Las Vegas – 2-4, RBI, BB, 2 K
Shea Langeliers, Las Vegas – 4-5, R, K, 2 2B
Korey Lee, Sugar Land – 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, HR
Josh Lester, Toledo – 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, K, 2B
Vimael Machin, Las Vegas – 3-5, R, 2 RBI
Richie Martin, Norfolk – 3-5, 2 R, RBI, K, 2B, 3B
Zach McKinstry, Oklahoma City – 3-6, 3 R
Nate Mondou, Las Vegas – 2-3, R, RBI, 2 BB
Ryan Noda, Oklahoma City – 2-4, R, BB, 2B
Yohel Pozo, Round Rock – 3-3, RBI, 2B
Johnny Rizer, Norfolk – 1-2, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, HR
Jacob Robson, Toledo – 1-3, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K, 3B
Blake Rutherford, Charlotte – 3-4, K, 2B
Trayce Thompson, El Paso – 2-2, R, 2 RBI, BB, HR
Ildemaro Vargas, Iowa – 3-5, 2 R, RBI, K, 2B
Miguel Vargas, Oklahoma City – 2-5, 2 R, BB, 2B
Terrin Vavra, Norfolk – 2-3, RBI, 2 BB
Tyler White, Nashville – 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B, 3B
Marcus Wilson, Tacoma – 3-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR
Andrew Young, Rochester – 1-2, 2 BB, 2B
Jared Young, Iowa – 3-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, K, 2 HR

AA
Jake Alu, Harrisburg – 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B, SB
Francisco Alvarez, Binghamton – 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB, 2 K
Dominic Canzone, Amarillo – 1-2, 4 R, 2 RBI, 4 BB, HR
Corbin Carroll, Amarillo – 3-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, 3B, SB
Leandro Cedeno, Amarillo – 3-3, 2 R, 6 RBI, 2 BB, HR
Juan Centeno, Amarillo – 2-5, 2 R, 6 RBI, K, 2 HR
Justin Connell, Harrisburg – 2-3, 2 R, 2 BB, K, 2B, SB
Brandon Dixon, San Antonio – 2-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, K, 2 HR
Jerar Encarnacion, Pensacola – 2-3, R, RBI, BB, HR, SB
Shayne Fontana, Bowie – 3-6, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 K, HR
Ti’Quan Forbes, Amarillo – 4-5, 3 R, RBI, BB, 2B
Devlin Granberg, Portland – 3-5, 2 R, RBI, 2B, 3B
Taylor Gushue, Harrisburg – 3-5, R, 5 RBI, BB, 2 2B, HR
Jameson Hannah, Hartford – 2-3, BB, SB
Dylan Harris, Bowie – 3-4, 4 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2B, HR
Hudson Haskin, Bowie – 3-5, 3 R, 6 RBI, BB, K, HR
Gunnar Henderson, Bowie – 0-3, 2 R, 3 BB
Kody Hoese, Tulsa – 3-4, 2 R, K, 2B
Jack Larsen, Arkansas – 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB, K
Mitch Longo, Harrisburg – 3-4, 4 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, K, HR
Drew Lugbauer, Mississippi – 2-3, R, 2 RBI, BB, K, 2B
Cade Marlowe, Arkansas – 0-1, 2 R, 4 BB, SB
Austin Martin, Wichita – 1-3, R, 2 BB, K, SB
Ronny Mauricio, Binghamton – 3-5, R, RBI, K, 3 3B
Kameron Misner, Montgomery – 2-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, K, 2B, HR
Logan O’Hoppe, Reading – 2-3, 3 R, BB, SB
Tirso Ornelas, San Antonio – 3-5, R, RBI, K, HR
Jhailyn Ortiz, Reading – 2-4, R, RBI, BB, 2B
Andy Pages, Tulsa – 3-5, 3 RBI, K, 2B, SB
Jordan Procyshen, Frisco – 1-2, R, 2 BB, K, SB
John Rave, Northwest Arkansas – 1-1, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, HR
Jacob Rhinesmith, Harrisburg – 2-3, R, 2 BB,
Agustin Ruiz, San Antonio – 4-5, R, RBI, K, 2B
Max Schuemann, Midland – 1-3, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K, HR
Josh Stowers, Frisco – 2-3, BB, 2B
George Valera, Akron – 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR
Kevin Vicuna, Reading – 3-3, RBI, BB, 2B
Jordan Westburg, Bowie – 2-3, 2 R, RBI, 3 BB, 2 2B
Shay Whitcomb, Corpus Christi – 3-4, R, 3 RBI, HR
Grant Witherspoon, Montgomery – 2-4, 2 RBI, BB, K
Eric Yang, Chattanooga – 0-1, 3 BB
Freddy Zamora, Biloxi – 2-3, R, BB, K

High-A
Yasel Antuna, Wilmington – 1-4, R, RBI, 2 BB
Jordy Barley, Wilmington – 1-4, R, RBI, 2 BB, 3 K
TJ Bowens, Aberdeen – 1-2, 3 BB, K
Jordan Brewer, Asheville – 1-2, 2 R, 3 BB, K
Lawrence Butler, Lansing – 0-1, 2 R, 3 BB, K
Evan Carter, Hickory – 2-4, 2 R, BB, 2 K
Elly De La Cruz, Dayton – 3-4, R, K, 2B, 3B
Francisco Del Valle, Tri-City – 2-3, 2 R, BB, 2B
Matt Gorski, Greensboro – 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, HR, SB
Vaughn Grissom, Rome – 1-3, R, 2 BB, 2 K
Kyle Kasser, Tri-City – 3-5, R, RBI, K
Nick Matera, Jersey Shore – 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, HR
Darrien Miller, Wisconsin – 3-4, R, RBI, 2 2B
Joshua Mears, Fort Wayne – 3-4, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 2B, HR
Alexander Ovalles, Bowling Green – 0-1, 3 BB, K
Harrison Ray, Vancouver – 3-4, 2 R, K, 2B
John Rhodes, Aberdeen – 1-3, 3 R, 2 BB, K
Johan Rojas, Jersey Shore – 1-3, R, 2 BB, 2 K, SB
Drew Romo, Spokane – 3-4, R
Jose Sanchez, Wilmington – 1-3, R, 2 BB
Michael Sandle, Asheville – 2-4, R, RBI, BB, 2B
Chris Seise, Hickory – 2-4, R, BB, K, 2B
Kevin Strohschein, Wilmington – 3-5, R, K, SB
Eduardo Torrealba, Hudson Valley – 2-3, RBI, BB, 2B
Brandon Valenzuela, Fort Wayne – 3-5, R, 5 RBI, K, 2B, HR
Zac Veen, Spokane – 2-3, R, 2 RBI, BB, K, 2B, HR
Will Wagner, Asheville – 3-5, 3 RBI, K, 3B
Austin Wells, Hudson Valley – 2-3, 2 R, BB, K, SB
Edwin Yon, Tri-City – 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 K, 2 HR

Single-A
Brady Allen, Jupiter – 3-3, R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B
Adael Amador, Fresno – 1-2, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, HR
Mason Auer, Charleston – 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB, K, SB
Dru Baker, Charleston – 1-4, RBI, 2 BB, K, SB
James Beard, Kannapolis – 1-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 2 SB
Michael Berglund, Charleston – 1-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, 2 K
Victor Bericoto, San Jose – 3-5, R, RBI, BB, K, 2B
Walking Cabrera, Modesto – 2-3, R, BB
Connor Cannon, Tampa – 2-3, BB, 2B
Denzel Clarke, Stockton – 1-4, 3 R, 2 BB, 2B, 2 SB
Isaac De Leon, Delmarva – 1-2, R, RBI, 2 BB, K
Mishael Deson, Delmarva – 2-3, R, RBI, BB, K, 2B
Caleb Durbin, Augusta – 2-3, R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, K, 2B, SB
Yeiner Fernandez, Rancho Cucamonga – 2-3, BB, 2B
Harry Ford, Modesto – 2-2, R, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 2 2B
Dayan Frias, Lynchburg – 4-5
Braxton Fulford, Fresno – 2-2, R, BB
Anthony Garcia, Tampa – 0-1 3 BB
D’Shawn Knowles, Inland Empire – 4-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, SB
Hendry Mendez, Carolina – 3-4, 3 R, 4 RBI, BB, 2B, HR
Jan Mercado, Jupiter – 1-2, R, RBI, 2 BB, K
Brandol Mezquita, Augusta – 2-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB
Max Muncy, Stockton – 2-3, 3 R, RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB
Shane Muntz, Visalia – 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 K, 2B, HR
Victor Planchart, Lynchburg – 2-3, BB, K
Jeferson Quero, Carolina – 2-4, R, RBI, BB, K, 2B
Zack Raabe, Carolina – 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB, K
Alexander Ramirez, Inland Empire – 3-5, 2 R, RBI, 2 SB
Jose Ramos, Rancho Cucamonga – 1-3, 2 BB, 2B
Brett Rodriguez, Modesto – 2-3, 2 R, BB
Jose Rodriguez, Down East – 2-4, 2 R, BB
Dilan Rosario, San Jose – 1-4, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB
Luis Santos, Tampa – 2-3, R, BB, K
Shane Sasaki, Charleston – 1-4, R, 2 BB, K, SB
Bobby Seymour, Charleston – 4-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, K, 2B, HR
Colby Smolley, Kannapolis – 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB, K
Terrell Tatum, Kannapolis – 3-4, 3 R, RBI, BB, K
Gionti Turner, Charleston – 2-4, 2 R, BB, K

Pitchers

AAA
A.J. Alexy, Round Rock – 5 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Eddy Demurias, Louisville – 1 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Colton Eastman, Lehigh Valley – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
Dylan File, Nashville – 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
Ian Gibaut, Columbus – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Robert Gsellman, Iowa – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Jon Heasley, Omaha – 4 2/3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Tommy Henry, Reno – 5 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 7 K
Andre Jackson, Oklahoma City – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Connor Johnstone, Gwinnett – 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
Max Meyer, Jacksonville – 5 2/3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
Dillon Overton, Albuquerque – 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Johan Oviedo, Memphis – 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
Luis Perdomo, Nashville – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Aaron Pinto, Columbus – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Alex Powers, Toledo – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Elvin Rodriguez, Toledo – 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Cody Sedlock, Norfolk – 4 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Eric Stout, Iowa – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K

AA
Ky Bush, Rocket City – 5 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Matt Canterino, Wichita – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Edgar Escobar, Springfield – 4 2/3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Frank German, Portland – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Karl Kauffmann, Hartford – 6 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 9 K
Kevin Kelly, Akron – 2 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Jose Lopez, Montgomery – 2 1/3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Davis Martin, Birmingham – 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 5 BB, 7 K
Brendan Nail, Portland – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Brandon Pfaadt, Amarillo – 4 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Yoelvin Silven, Birmingham – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Dylan Spacke, Portland – 3 2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K

High-A
Nick Avila, Eugene – 1 2/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Max Bain, South Bend – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Edgar Barclay, Hudson Valley – 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
Tanner Bibee, Lake County – 4 2/3 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Joe Boyle, Dayton – 4 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
Jimmy Burnette, Vancouver – 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Chris Clarke, South Bend – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Fineas Del Bonta-Smith, Spokane – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Theo Denlinger, Winston-Salem – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Jordan DeValerio, Greenville – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Wilmer Flores, West Michigan – 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
Kyle Hurt, Great Lakes – 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Justin Jarvis, Wisconsin – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Alfredi Jimenez, Asheville – 4 2/3 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
M.D. Johnson, Beloit – 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
Cameron Junker, Greensboro – 2 2/3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Randy Labaut, Lake County – 2 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Joe LaSorsa, Bowling Green – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Jordan Leasure, Great Lakes – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Cameron Leonard, Bowling Green – 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Chih-Jung Liu, Greenville – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
Joey Matulovich, Wisconsin – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Ryan Och, Fort Wayne – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Malvin Pena, Wilmington – 2 1/3 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Robinson Pina, Tri-City – 4 1/3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Cade Povich, Cedar Rapids – 4 2/3 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
Davis Schwab, Rome – 1 2/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Adam Smith, Fort Wayne – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Collin Sullivan, Hillsboro – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Malcolm Van Buren, Rome – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

Single-A
Ryan Anderson, Tampa – 3 2/3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Octavio Becerra, Rancho Cucamonga – 2 1/3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Yon Castro, Tampa – 3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Moises Chace, Delmarva – 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
Tanner Cooper, Daytona – 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Aneudy Cortorreal, Charleston – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Carlos Guarate, Palm Beach – 5 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Everhett Hazelwood, Kannapolis – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Joseph Hernandez, Modesto – 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 8 K
Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa, Down East – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Daniel Lloyd, Delmarva – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Riley Martin, Myrtle Beach – 4 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 10 K
Eric Mendez, Visalia – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Noah Owen, Kannapolis – 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Luis Palacios, Jupiter – 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
Marco Raya, Fort Myers – 6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K
Javi Rivera, Daytona – 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
Rodolfo Sanchez, Clearwater – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Matt Swanson, Dunedin – 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Jake Sweeney, Bradenton – 3 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Jared Wright, Myrtle Beach – 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang, Stockton – 4 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K

Today’s games

Pitching matchup of the day
Minor league strikeout leader Royber Salinas toes the rubber for the Augusta GreenJackets Wednesday as they host the Fayetteville Woodpeckers. The current Fayetteville starter is TBD, but based on the rotation used this season thus far, it’d slot to Ernesto Jaquez. Jaquez has struck out 14 over 11 innings for Fayetteville with strong numbers this year as well.

AAA
Iowa @ Louisville
Omaha @ Memphis
Gwinnett @ Jacksonville
Albuquerque @ Round Rock
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre @ Buffalo
Columbus @ Indianapolis
Oklahoma City @ Sacramento
Durham @ Norfolk
St. Paul @ Toledo
Worcester @ Syracuse
Rochester @ Lehigh Valley
Charlotte @ Nashville
Sugar Land @ Tacoma
Salt Lake @ Reno
El Paso @ Las Vegas

AA
Chattanooga @ Mississippi
Richmond @ Erie
Midland @ Wichita
Binghamton @ Portland
New Hampshire @ Altoona
Akron @ Bowie
Harrisburg @ Reading
Rocket City @ Tennessee
Somerset @ Hartford
Tulsa @ Springfield
Northwest Arkansas @ Frisco
Arkansas @ Corpus Christi
Montgomery @ Pensacola
San Antonio @ Amarillo
Biloxi @ Birmingham

High-A
Rome @ Bowling Green
Quad Cities @ Wisconsin
Fort Wayne @ Lansing
Lake County @ Great Lakes
Aberdeen @ Greensboro
Hickory @ Wilmington
Asheville @ Jersey Shore
Beloit @ South Bend
West Michigan @ Dayton
Brooklyn @ Hudson Valley
Winston-Salem @ Greenville
Peoria @ Cedar Rapids
Tri-City @ Everett
Hillsboro @ Spokane
Eugene @ Vancouver

Single-A
Lynchburg @ Carolina
Fredericksburg @ Kannapolis
St. Lucie @ Jupiter
Palm Beach @ Lakeland
Fort Myers @ Dunedin
Tampa @ Clearwater
Charleston @ Salem
Down East @ Columbia
Myrtle Beach @ Delmarva
Fayetteville @ Augusta
Bradenton @ Daytona
San Jose @ Visalia
Lake Elsinore @ Fresno
Rancho Cucamonga @ Modesto
Stockton @ Inland Empire

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