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Minor League Baseball Top Weekly Performers August 9
Minor League Baseball Weekly Top Performers With the trade deadline passed, a number of minor league baseball players have now moved on to new organizations. We are now at the point of the season where players are hitting milestone numbers on the season as a player crossed over 30 home runs for the season this week, and a pitcher should achieve 150 strikeouts on the season at some point this week. Hitter of the WeekAn infielder with Central Michigan, the Brewers drafted Zavier Warren in the third round of the 2020 draft and immediately worked him behind the plate. While his bat was still strong, he struggled with the glove…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 25, 2022
Minor League Baseball Top Performers All levels of minor league baseball bring excellent action on a daily basis, but often the top performers end up being notable in the higher levels because hitters and pitchers are allowed to spend the entire game showing their skills while teams are attempting to see as many players as possible at lower levels and not overtax exciting young talents until they’re nearly ready for the major leagues. Today, however, we feature two Single-A players as top performers from Tuesday’s games. Let’s check it out! Hitter of the DayThe Milwaukee Brewers signed Hedbert Perez for $700K out of Venezuela and was advanced enough that the…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 10, 2022
Minor League Baseball Top Performers The first full week of May brought some focus on who is truly succeeding this season in minor league baseball and who simply had a hot week or two. As we head toward Memorial Day, that will definitely iron out even further. Hitter of the WeekThe Dodgers drafted Jacob Amaya in 2017 out of high school in the 11th round. He has moved up the Dodgers’ system slow and steady, but when the pandemic hit, he took the time to do some significant swing changes to attempt to tap into his raw power. The results in 2021 were not great, as Amaya struck out at…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for September 22nd, 2019
Pitching again dominated the night in Arizona Fall League play on Saturday night. After struggling through the 2019 minor league baseball season, Houston's top prospect had the biggest eye-catching night
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for September 12th, 2019
The Northwest League crowned a champion on Wednesday night while the Texas League championship series saw 25 runs scored in one game! Let’s take a look at the top performers: Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA Cristhian Adames, Sacramento, 2-4, R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR Jake Cronenworth, Durham, 3-5, RBI, K Zach Houchins, Sacramento, 2-4, R, K, 2 2B Ryan Lavarnway, Columbus, 2-4, 2 R, 6 RBI, K, 2 HR AA Donovan Casey, Tulsa, 4-6, 4 R, 4 RBI, 2 K, 2B, 2 HR Jeter Downs, Tulsa, 4-5, 5 R, 3 RBI, BB, 2B, 3 HR Omar Estevez, Tulsa, 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, K, 2B, HR T.J.…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for September 11th, 2019
Another minor league baseball champion was crowned as the Brooklyn Cyclones won the New York-Penn League championship on Tuesday night. Let’s take a look at the night’s top performers: Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA Bobby Bradley, Columbus, 1-3, R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, K, HR Dalton Kelly, Durham, 3-4, R, RBI, K, HR Kevin Padlo, Durham, 3-4, R, RBI, K, HR Francisco Pena, Sacramento, 4-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, HR Ka’ai Tom, Columbus, 1-3, 2 R, BB, 3 RBI, HR Stephen Wrenn, Round Rock, 2-3, R, BB, 2 2B AA Luis Aviles Jr., Biloxi, 5-5, 4 R, RBI, HR Seth Beer, Jackson, 3-5, R, RBI, 2B Bruce Caldwell,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for August 13th, 2019
Aberdeen had a huge night in the New York-Penn League on Monday night, tossing a combined no-hitter and also seeing a hitter put together 4 extra-base hits! Let’s take a look at the rest of the top performers in minor league baseball for Monday with a short schedule of games at the top 3 levels of the minors: Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA Carlos Asuaje, Reno, 2-2, 2 R, 2 BB Seth Brown, Las Vegas, 3-4, 2 R, 5 RBI, 2B, 2 HR (new MiLB HR leader!) Michael Gettys, El Paso, 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, K, 2 HR Kyle Tucker, Round Rock, 2-5, 2 R, 4 RBI,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 31st, 2019
A cycle, a handful of big games from top prospect arms at AA, and other excellent performances around minor league baseball were overshadowed by a handful of trades, including one major blockbuster that sent a top-20 prospect on the move. Let’s take a look at Tuesday’s top performers: Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA Eddy Alvarez, New Orleans, 3-3, 2 R, 4 RBI, BB, HR, SB Francisco Arcia, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 3-3, 2 R, RBI, BB, HR Jaycob Brugman, Tacoma, 2-2, R, 2 BB, 2B Jake Cave, Rochester, 4-5, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2B, 3B Kaleb Cowart, Salt Lake, 3-4, R, BB, 3B Alcides Escobar, Charlotte, 4-5, 3 R, 3 RBI…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 17th, 2019
While a near-no-hitter would typically be the highlight of the evening, it wasn’t even the best pitching performance in AA among the top performances across minor league baseball on Tuesday. Hitters AAA Kaleb Cowart, Salt Lake, 4-7, R, RBI, BB Jake Cronenworth, Durham, 4-4, 2 R, 2B Austin Dean, New Orleans, 3-4, 2 R, 5 RBI, 2 HR Aramis Garcia, Sacramento, 4-7, 3 R, 5 RBI, 2 HR Brennon Lund, Salt Lake, 4-7, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 K, 2B, 3B Gavin Lux, Oklahoma City, 4-5, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB, HR Shane Peterson, Oklahoma City, 3-4, R, RBI, BB, K, 2B, 3B Jose Pirela, El Paso, 4-4, 2 R,…
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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…
