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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 20th, 2019
Upper minors hitters were the top performers in minor league baseball on Friday night as we enter the final weekend of July. Let’s take a look at the top performers: Hitters AAA Narciso Crook, Louisville, 3-4, R, RBI, BB, 3B, HR Kyle Garlick, Oklahoma City, 3-4, 3 R, RBI, K, 2B, HR Jose Godoy, Memphis, 3-4, R, 2 2B Luis Marte, Gwinnett, 3-3, R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B Jake Noll, Fresno, 3-4, 2 R, RBi, BB DJ Peters, Oklahoma City, 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR Nick Solak, Nashville, 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 HR Andrew Stevenson, Fresno, 3-5, R, RBI, BB AA Gabriel Cancel, Northwest Arkansas, 3-4,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 19th, 2019
Even though the top performance on the night came from High-A, AA pitchers put on a show across minor league baseball on Thursday with long, impressive starts in each league. Hitters AAA Willi Castro, Toledo, 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, K, 2 2B, SB Yu Chang, Columbus, 3-3, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2B Matt Duffy, Durham, 4-5, R Pedro Florimon, Gwinnett, 3-5, 2 R, 5 RBI, 3B, HR Kyle Garlick, Oklahoma City, 3-6, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 K, 3 HR Trent Grisham, San Antonio, 4-5, 2 R, RBI, 3 2B Austin Hays, Norfolk, 3-5, 2 R, 2 2B Erik Kratz, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 3-5, R, K, 2 2B Connor Lien, Gwinnett,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 7th, 2019
As a holiday weekend continues and the majors prep for All-Star break, minor league baseball saw short-season leagues produce a number of excellent performances on Saturday: Hitters AAA Socrates Brito, Buffalo, 3-5, 2 R, RBI, K, 3 2B Adam Engel, Charlotte, 3-5, R, BB, K, SB Scott Heineman, Nashville, 3-3, R, 2 RBI, BB, HR Yadiel Hernandez, Fresno, 3-8, 2 R, K, 2 2B Tim Lopes, Tacoma, 3-8, 2 R, 2 2B Dawel Lugo, Toledo, 3-6, R, 2 RBI, K, 2 2B Kristopher Negron, Tacoma, 5-8, 4 R, 5 RBI, 2 K, 2 2B, HR Brandon Snyder, Fresno, 3-6, 4 R, 8 RBI, 2 K, 3 HR AA Travis Blankenhorn,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 3rd, 2019
A number of recent draft picks had big days as promotions were announced for others as we head into a holiday weekend. Hitters AAA Randy Arozarena, Memphis, 3-3, BB, 2B Abiatal Avelino, Sacramento, 3-5, R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR Seth Brown, Las Vegas, 3-3, 3 R, BB, 2B, 3B, SB Kaleb Cowart, Salt Lake, 3-8, 3 R, 4 RBI, BB, 3 K, 2B Kevin Cron, Reno, 3-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, K, 2 HR Rajai Davis, Syracuse, 4-5, 2 R, 3B Michael Hermosillo, Salt Lake, 3-6, 5 R, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 2 K, 2B, SB Yadiel Hernandez, Fresno, 3-4, R, 4 RBI, BB, HR Nate Lowe, Durham, 3-4, 3…
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2019 MLB Draft team-by-team strategy – NL East
This is part 3 of my team-by-team review of each team’s strategy for the 2019 MLB draft. Today, we focus on the National League East, a division that entered 2019 with hopes of 4 of the teams fighting for the division lead. That hasn’t played out this year so far, but much like the division race the rest of the way in this division, the draft among these teams could be very intriguing to watch! Atlanta Braves 2018 Record: 90-72 (lost NLDS)Bonus Pool: $11,532,200Day 1 selections: 3 (9, 21, 60)Day 2 selections: 8 (98, 127, 157, 187, 217, 247, 277, 307) Draft Strategy This draft could be a very interesting…
