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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for September 7th, 2019
With multiple elimination games on the horn for Friday, it was a nerve-inducing day around minor league baseball that saw some come up big and some struggle in the pressure. Let’s take a look at the top performers on the day: Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA Jim Adduci, Iowa, 2-3, R, RBI, BB, K, SB Skye Bolt, Las Vegas, 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR Ronnie Dawson, Round Rock, 2-4, R, RBI, K, HR Rocky Gale, Durham, 2-3, R, BB, 2B Dustin Garneau, Las Vegas, 2-3, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, K Nathan Lukes, Durham, 2-4, R, 2 RBI, HR John Ryan Murphy, Gwinnett, 2-4, R,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for September 4th, 2019
It’s an off-day for most of minor league baseball, but that didn’t stop a play-in game from being one of the more exciting games of the year! During playoffs, I’ll allow a bit less “stellar” performance to be noted as there are fewer games to pass through. Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA Kyle Higashioka, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, K, 2B, 2 HR Advanced Rookie Ismael Alcantara, Ogden, 3-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2B, HR Rhett Aplin, Idaho Falls, 1-2, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB Clay Dungan, Idaho Falls, 2-4, 4 R, 2 BB, 2B Nick Egnatuk, Rocky Mountain, 3-5, RBI, K, 2B Travis Jones,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for August 27th, 2019
Playoffs have officially begun around minor league baseball with the Dominican Summer League kicking off festivities and the Arizona Rookie League to join in today. Let’s take a look around the minors for Monday’s top performers! Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA Justin Bour, Salt Lake, 3-5, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB, HR Johan Camargo, Gwinnett, 3-4, R, BB, K Nick Ciuffo, Louisville, 3-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, 3 2B Christian Colon, Louisville, 4-5, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2 2B, 3B Mac James, Durham, 1-1, R, RBI, 4 BB Braxton Lee, Syracuse, 3-4, 2 R, BB Brian Mundell, Albuquerque, 4-4, R, 2 RBI, BB Jarrett Parker, Salt Lake, 1-3,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for August 23, 2019
The Indians organization saw a no-hitter hurled by multiple pitchers at their rookie league level, and multiple big games at the plate happened on Thursday across minor league baseball, led by a Royals hitter who has been beating the snot out of baseballs for the last few days! Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA Cristhian Adames, Sacramento, 3-4, 2 R, RBI, K, 2 2B, HR Taylor Gushue, Fresno, 4-5, 2 R, K, 2 2B Nate Lowe, Durham, 2-2, R, 2 BB, 2B Nick Madrigal, Charlotte, 2-3, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2B, 3B Joey Rickard, Sacramento, 2-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, BB, K, 2 HR Tomas Telis, Rochester, 4-4,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for August 22nd, 2019
Wednesday had many doubleheaders, a number of which had some very impressive performances by offenses around minor league baseball, though this may be the most balanced day of offensive performances vs. pitchers in the individual top performers since I started this! Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA Daz Cameron, Toledo, 3-7, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, K, HR Jeimer Candelario, Toledo, 3-7, RBI, BB, K, 2 2B Willi Castro, Toledo, 3-7, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 K, 2B, 2 HR Stone Garrett, Jacksonville, 5-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR Ronald Guzman, Nashville, 4-4, 3 R, RBI, BB, 2 2B, HR Sam Hilliard, Albuquerque, 3-5, 3 R, RBI, K,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for August 19th, 2019
This is coming out late on Monday as I’ve got dad duties Sunday and Monday morning. The minor league baseball leaderboards are starting to get more final as we get close to the end, but the home run leaders have changed this week, which is impressive this late in the season! Minor League Baseball Statistical Leaders Overall (min. 250 AB or 75 IP for rate stats) AVG: Ty France .399, David Freitas .387, Corban Joseph .371, Yonathan Daza .364, Gavin Lux .352HR: Kevin Cron 38, Seth Brown 35, Jaylin Davis 33, Kyle Tucker/Mason Martin/Sam Hilliard 32SB: Nick Heath 57, Khalil Lee 48, Vidal Brujan 45, Johneshwy Fargas/Reggie Pruitt 44ERA: Daniel…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for August 16, 2019
On a personal note, I want to wish my beautiful wife a happy 5th anniversary! With just two more weeks of regular season play, the Dominican Summer League saw some incredible performances on Thursday. Let’s look at other top minor league performers on Thursday: Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA Austin Allen, El Paso, 3-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 2B, HR Matthew Batten, El Paso, 4-5, 2 R, 2 2B, 3B Drew Butera, Albuquerque, 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 2B, HR Phil Gosselin, Lehigh Valley, 2-3, 3 R, 2 BB, K, 3B Dilson Herrera, Syracuse, 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, K, 2 HR Seth Mejias-Brean, El Paso,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for August 15th, 2019
Pitching performances were absolutely incredible across minor league baseball on Wednesday as many arms had games that would typically be worthy of the highlight spot. Let’s take a look at the day’s best: Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA Zack Collins, Charlotte, 4-5, 3 R, 6 RBI, BB, 2 HR Austin Hays, Norfolk, 1-2, R, RBI, 3 BB, K, SB Trey Michalczewski, Charlotte, 3-4, 2 RBI, BB, K Wynston Sawyer, Rochester, 4-4 AA Jake Adams, Corpus Christi, 3-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, HR, SB Eliezer Alvarez, Frisco, 2-3, R, 2 BB, K, SB Daulton Varsho, Jackson, 3-5, R, 3 RBI, 2 2B, HR Vance Vizcaino, Hartford, 2-4, 2…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for August 9th, 2019
Thursday night saw elite performances across minor league baseball as a half-dozen pitchers struck out at least 10 hitters, seven hitters hit multiple home runs, and more as we look at the top performances on the day: Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA Arismendy Alcantara, Syracuse, 4-6, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 K, 2B, HR Gregor Blanco, Syracuse, 4-6, 4 R, 3 RBI, 2B, 2 HR Jake Elmore, Indianapolis, 2-6, 2 R, 2 BB, K David Freitas, San Antonio, 4-5, R, 4 RBI, HR Michael Hermosillo, Salt Lake, 2-4, 2 R, 5 RBI, K, 2 HR Andy Ibanez, Nashville, 1-2, 3 R, RBI, 3 BB, 2B Travis Jankowski, El…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 21st, 2019
The Hall of Fame welcomes in one of its largest classes in voting history as it inducts six members this afternoon. We look briefly at the six inductees’ minor league baseball track records: Harold Baines: 2 seasons + rehabs, 335 games, 1,333 PA, .278/.341/.448, 40 HR, 10 SB, 8.6% BB, 17.6% KRoy Halladay: 5 1/2 seasons + rehabs, 121 games, 653 IP, 3.80 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 7.8% BB, 15.5% KEdgar Martinez: 5 seasons + rehabs, 681 games, 2,842 PA, .300/.412/.439, 46 HR, 30 SB, 15.7% BB, 8.9% KMike Mussina: 1 1/2 seasons + rehabs, 31 games, 189 IP, 2.38 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 8% BB, 32.9% KLee Smith: 5 1/2 seasons…
