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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 16th, 2019
Though there were some big games on the offensive side of the ball, Monday was a day for pitching with a near-perfect game that was still a no-hitter and a half-dozen pitchers that went 8 innings or more on the night in minor league baseball. Hitters AAA Arismendy Alcantara, Syracuse, 4-4, 4 R, 3 RBI, BB, 3B, HR Jaylin Davis, Rochester, 3-4, 3 R, 4 RBI, BB, K, HR Isan Diaz, New Orleans, 3-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, K Danny Espinosa, Syracuse, 3-7, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 K, 2B, HR Nick Franklin, Salt Lake, 3-4, 2 R, BB, K, 2B Trent Grisham, San Antonio, 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 15th, 2019
A near-perfect game in the big leagues was just an example of the tremendous pitching performances throughout minor league baseball on Sunday. Minor League Baseball Statistical Leaders Overall AVG: Corban Joseph .393, Yonathan Daza .372, David Frietas .365, Luis Robert .354, Yadiel Hernandez .347HR: Kevin Cron 29, Adam Duvall 27, Yasmany Tomas/Sam Hilliard 26, Bobby Bradley/Kyle Tucker/Mason Martin/Brian O’Grady 24SB: Nick Heath 46, Khalil Lee 38, Reggie Pruitt 36, Johneshwy Fargas 35, Brock Deatherage/Vidal Brujan 34ERA: Casey Mize 0.92, MacKenzie Gore 0.96, Damon Jones 1.34, Logan Gilbert 1.69, Alex Fagalde 1.72IP: Jack Wynkoop 117, Tommy Parsons 113, Hector Noesi/Steven Moyers 112, James Marvel 111 1/3SO: Ljay Newsome 128, Joe Ryan/Jeff…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 1st, 2019
We enter July with a chance to see a number of players around Minor League Baseball traded in deals that help Major League Baseball teams in their pursuit of October glory. It’s a Monday, so we’ll begin with statistical leaders around the minors… Minor League Statistical Leaders Overall AVG: Corban Joseph .391, Yonathan Daza .386, David Freitas .367, Trey Harris .359, Luis Robert .359HR: Kevin Cron 26, Adam Duvall/Bobby Bradley 24, Kyle Tucker/Yordan Alvarez 23SB: Nick Heath 42, Johneshwy Fargas/Khalil Lee 33, Reggie Pruitt/Michael Gigliotti 31ERA: Casey Mize 0.92, MacKenzie Gore 1.12, Brendan McKay 1.21, Damon Jones 1.41, Tucker Davidson 1.48IP: Jack Wynkoop 101, Hector Noesi 98, Trey Supak 97,…
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2019 MLB Draft team strategy by division – AL Central
With four of the top dozen bonus pools in the entire 2019 MLB draft, the AL Central could be a very exciting division to watch overall, even if there aren’t the depth of picks that the Royals and Indians both had last year. Chicago White Sox 2018 Record: 62-100Bonus Pool: $11,565,500Day 1 selections: 2 (3, 45)Day 2 selections: 8 (81, 110, 140, 170, 200, 230, 260, 290) Draft Strategy With the third overall selection, the White Sox are going to have a different look than typical this year, even though they’ve picked in the top dozen selections each of the last five drafts. With those five selections in the top…
