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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 9th, 2019
As MLB All-Stars enjoyed their Home Run Derby, minor league baseball had their own big games on Monday night. Let’s take a look at the top performers: Hitters AAA No games scheduled AA No hitters qualified High-A Luis Alejandro Basabe, Visalia, 4-5, RBI Keith Curcio, Salem, 4-6, 3 R, BB, K, 2 2B Mario Feliciano, Carolina, 3-4, 3 RBI, 2 2B, 3B Brewer Hicklen, Wilmington, 4-8, 2 R, RBI, 2B, 2 SB Nick Pratto, Wilmington, 3-6, R, 2 RBI, BB, K, 3B Curtis Terry, Down East, 3-3, 2 R, RBI, 2B, HR Low-A Ivan Herrera, Peoria, 3-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, K, 2B John Jones, Beloit, 5-6, R, RBI, K…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 6th, 2019
A combined no-hitter was the biggest highlight of multiple big games across minor league baseball on Friday. Let’s take a look a the top individual performers: Hitters AAA Austin Allen, El Paso, 3-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR Bo Bichette, Buffalo, 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, K, 2 2B, HR, SB Eric Campbell, Las Vegas, 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B Jaylin Davis, Rochester, 3-8, 2 R, 3 RBI, 4 K, 2B, HR Aramis Garcia, Sacramento, 3-4, R, BB, 2B Zach Green, Sacramento, 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, 2 HR Ke’Bryan Hayes, Indianapolis, 3-6, 3 R, RBI, 2B, HR Scott Heineman, Nashville, 3-3, R, BB, 2B,…
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2019 MLB Draft Team Strategy – NL Central
This is the second of our divisional reviews of team-by-team strategies for the upcoming MLB draft. We’ll continue with the NL Central… Chicago Cubs 2018 Record: 95-68 (Wild Card, lost Wild Card game)Bonus Pool: $5,826,900Day 1 selections: 2 (27, 64)Day 2 selections: 8 (103, 132, 162, 192, 222, 252, 282, 312) Draft Strategy The Cubs have a very small pool to use this year, so they’re not likely to go crazy spending on any of their selections, but then again… Those who I’ve talked to keep suggesting that the Cubs have their eyes on about 3 players that they are willing to “spend big” for with their first pick, essentially…
