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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 4th, 2019
The Yankees team in the Dominican Summer League scored 38 runs on 31 hits and 12 walks, knocking 10 doubles, a triple, and 5 home runs. Just another day in minor league baseball! Happy Independence Day to those in the United States, and especially to those American military personnel serving overseas! Hitters AAA Zack Granite, Nashville, 4-4, 3 R, RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB Andy Ibanez, Nashville, 3-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, K, 2B, HR Patrick Kivlehan, Buffalo, 4-6, 3 R, 3 RBI, BB, K, 2B, 2 HR Tim Lopes, Tacoma, 4-5, 3 R, 4 RBI, 2B, HR Nick Martini, Las Vegas, 3-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, 2B, HR Shane…
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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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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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Video Scouting Report on Minnesota Twins RHP Kai-Wei Teng
In the history of MLB, Taiwanese players have totaled one All-Star appearance and 57 years of MLB experience across 15 players from the country who have played in the majors. No player has yet to have a 10-year career. The Minnesota Twins and Kai-Wei Teng are hoping to change that. Background The Minnesota Twins made Kai-Wei Teng the fifth Taiwanese player the franchise had signed when they inked him to a $500K bonus (plus #80K in future tuition expenses) when they signed the 19-year-old in September of 2017. Teng was initially assigned to the Gulf Coast League and made his pro debut June 20, 2018, in a game against the…
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Starting 9: What we know at Memorial Day
Memorial Day: What we know The old adage in baseball is that “nothing is real until Memorial Day.” That phrase really became real for me when I started playing fantasy baseball in my teens (back in the early 1990s when I played from a Baseball Weekly each week). Well, Monday was Memorial Day, so what do we know about the 2019 season? Opener: The Twins are for real Even after Monday’s loss, the Minnesota Twins are tied for the most wins in the major leagues with 36 and have the best winning percentage in the majors at .679. Already, they’ve opened up a 10 game lead over the second-place Indians,…
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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…
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Minnesota Twins top 10 prospects for 2019
One of the sites that I edited for 7 months, 4 of which were record pageview months, was a Minnesota Twins blog site, and having grown up in the upper Midwest, the Twins have been part of my family’s life for many years. Certainly, many of my followers over the years have been from the Twins fan base. System Overview When the Minnesota Twins hired Thad Levine and Derek Falvey before the 2017 season, they inherited a farm system that had just graduated some very exciting young talent to the major leagues and had the #1 pick in the upcoming draft, but there was some significant concern about the long-term…
