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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 13th, 2019
On a night when the Angels paid an incredible, emotional tribute to Tyler Skaggs, minor league baseball didn’t have a similar emotional hook, but there were many tremendous performances to note on Friday. Hitters AAA Billy Burns, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 3-4, 2B, 3B Adam Duvall, Gwinnett, 3-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, K, 2B, HR Austin Hays, Norfolk, 3-5, 3 R, 5 RBI, K, 2 2B, HR Yadiel Hernandez, Fresno, 4-5, 4 R, 3 2B Sean Kazmar, Jr., Gwinnett, 3-4, 2 R, RBI, 2 2B Brennon Lund, Salt Lake, 3-5, RBI, 2 2B Jose Marmolejos, Salt Lake, 3-4, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB, K, HR Rafael Ortega, Gwinnett, 3-5, 3 R, 2 RBI,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 10th, 2019
Major League All-Stars played to an exciting conclusion Tuesday evening, and in spite of a limited schedule of games, minor league baseball saw some impressive performances on Tuesday as well! Hitters AAA No games scheduled AA Mitch Nay, Chattanooga, 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, K, 2 2B, HR Abraham Toro, Corpus Christi, 3-5, 2 R, RBI, 2 K, 2B, HR Riley Unroe, Mississippi, 3-3, R, BB, SB Mikey White, Midland, 4-5, R, 3 RBI, 2 2B High-A Devin Hairston, Carolina, 3-3, 2 R, 3 RBI, 3B, HR Reece Hampton, Lakeland, 3-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2 3B, SB Pat McInerney, Carolina, 3-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2B, HR…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 5th, 2019
The 4th of July was filled with exciting games, big performances, and fun fireworks after the games. Let’s look at the players who provided impressive displays during Thursday’s games: Hitters AAA Jake Cave, Rochester, 4-6, 2 R, 3 RBI, K, 2B, 3B Christian Colon, Louisville, 3-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, K, 2B, HR Phil Gosselin, Lehigh Valley, 3-4, 3 R, BB, K, 2B, SB Oscar Hernandez, Pawtucket, 4-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, K, 2B, HR Connor Joe, Oklahoma City, 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 2B, HR Gavin Lux, Oklahoma City, 4-6, 4 R, RBI Drew Maggi, Rochester, 3-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, K Jack Mayfield, Round…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 2nd, 2019
As major league teams sign a whole host of new future stars from Latin America today, we look back at the top performers from the first day of July across minor league baseball: Hitters AAA Yadiel Hernandez, Fresno, 3-4, R, BB, 2B Domingo Leyba, Reno, 3-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR Brian O’Grady, Louisville, 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 HR Jordan Patterson, Buffalo, 3-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B, HR Brent Rooker, Rochester, 3-5, R, 2 RBI, 2 K, HR Tomas Telis, Rochester, 3-4, 3 R, 2 2B Andy Young, Reno, 3-3, 2 R, RBI, BB, HR AA Wynton Bernard, Tennessee, 3-3, R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B,…
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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: NL West
With the MLB draft now a short three weeks away, we break through our first divisional outlook on draft needs and draft strategy for the upcoming 2019 MLB draft. Arizona Diamondbacks 2018 Record: 82-80Bonus Pool: $16,093,700Day 1 selections: 7 (16, 26, 33, 34, 56, 74, 75)Day 2 selections: 8 (93, 122, 152, 182, 212, 242, 272, 302) Draft Strategy The team with the most money in the draft by over $2 million over the 2nd-highest team and nearly $3 million over the 3rd-highest bonus pool, the Diamondbacks will be able to have a lot of paths to their 2019 draft. With a farm system that is on the rise, but…
