-
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,…
-
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,…
-
Video Scouting Report on New York Yankees RHP Luis Gil
In a rare move, the New York Yankees actually acquired a top arm from another team, even more interestingly, it was a Latin pitcher. Now, Luis Gil is one of the best pitchers at the low-A level in all of baseball in 2019 and is quickly becoming a guy to watch for top 100 lists for the 2019 offseason. Background The Minnesota Twins signed Luis Angel Gil from the Dominican Republic in February of 2015 as a lightly-hailed pitcher from the Dominican Republic. He was long and lean and all projection at his signing. Gil made his professional debut in the Dominican Summer League in 2015, making 16 appearances, tossing…
-
Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for June 30th, 2019
Brendan McKay‘s debut was incredible, as he retired the first 16 batters that faced him, finishing with 6 shutout innings pitched, allowing just one hit and one walk, striking out 3. Let’s look at the top performers around minor league baseball on Saturday: Hitters AAA Rob Brantly, Lehigh Valley, 3-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, K, 2B, HR Narciso Crook, Louisville, 4-6, R, RBI Mike Ford, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 3-5, R, 2 RBI, K, 2 2B, HR Zack Granite, Nashville, 3-4, R, RBI, BB, K, 2B Dalton Kelly, Durham, 3-4, 3 R, BB, K, SB Carter Kieboom, Fresno, 3-4, R, BB, K, 2B Domingo Leyba, Reno, 5-6, 3 R, 2 HR Dawel Lugo,…
-
Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for June 29th, 2019
On the day that Rays pitching prospect Brendan McKay makes his big league debut, top Rays prospect Matthew Liberatore‘s excellent performance on Friday night was overshadowed by another elite prospect’s part in a no-hitter: Hitters AAA John Andreoli, Tacoma, 3-5, 3 R, 4 RBI, BB, 2 K, 2 2B, HR Randy Arozarena, Memphis, 4-5, RBI, K, 2B Jason Coats, Durham, 4-5, R, 2 RBI, K, HR Yonathan Daza, Albuquerque, 3-6, R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR Isan Diaz, New Orleans, 4-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, BB, 2 2B, HR, SB Jake Fraley, Tacoma, 4-6, 2 R, 5 RBI, 2 K, 2 2B, 3B, SB Taylor Gushue, Fresno, 3-4, R, 2 RBI,…
-
Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for June 28th, 2019
One of the most impressive statistical performances on the day was in the Dominican Summer League from a Yankees prospect who went 5-5 with a cycle on Thursday. We head into the last weekend of June with looks at the top performers on the day and a look to Friday’s games: Hitters AAA Christopher Bostick, Norfolk, 3-5, R, K, 2 2B Seth Brown, Las Vegas, 3-5, 4 RBI, K, 2 2B, SB Kaleb Cowart, Salt Lake, 3-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, BB, 2B, 2 HR Dustin Fowler, Las Vegas, 3-5, 3 R, 3 RBI, BB, K, 2B, HR Ty France, El Paso, 3-6, 3 R, 4 RBI, K, 2B, HR…
-
Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for June 27, 2019
Wednesday saw the Phillies Gulf Coast League team throw a no-hitter – against the other Phillies GCL squad, lots of home runs at the AAA level, and more impressive debuts from 2019 draftees. All in all, another typical day in minor league baseball! Hitters AAA Trey Amburgey, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 3-3, 3 R, 4 RBI, 2B, 2 HR John Andreoli, Tacoma, 3-4, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB, K, HR Jaycob Brugman, Tacoma, 3-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, K, 2 HR Jaylin Davis, Rochester, 3-6, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B, 3B Mike Ford, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 3-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, BB, 2B, 2 HR Trent Grisham, San Antonio, 3-4, BB, K, 2 2B Cameron…
-
Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for June 26th, 2019
San Diego Padres top pick CJ Abrams continued his impressive start to his minor league baseball career as we highlight Tuesday’s top performers: Hitters AAA Franklin Barreto, Las Vegas, 3-5, 3 R, 2 RBI, 3B, HR Matthew Batten, El Paso, 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, K Jaylin Davis, Rochester, 3-4, 3 R, 6 RBI, BB, K, 2B, 2 HR Alex De Goti, Round Rock, 3-4, BB Mike Ford, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 4-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B David Freitas, San Antonio, 3-4, R, RBI, BB, K, 2B Zack Granite, Nashville, 4-6, RBI Keston Hiura, San Antonio, 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR Drew Maggi, Rochester, 4-5, 3 R, 2 2B…
-
Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for June 25th, 2019
The Gulf Coast League got started with a bang on Monday while Trenton tossed a combined no-hitter. Hitters AAA Franklin Barreto, Las Vegas, 3-6, R, RBI, K, 2 2B Kevin Cron, Reno, 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR Travis Demeritte, Gwinnett, 3-4, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B, HR Mauricio Dubon, San Antonio, 4-8, 2 R, 3 BB, SB Lucas Erceg, San Antonio, 3-9, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2 K, 2 HR Keston Hiura, San Antonio, 4-8, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 3 K, HR Corban Joseph, Las Vegas, 3-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, BB, 2 2B Austin Listi, Lehigh Valley, 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR…
-
Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for June 24th, 2019
The final league starts today as the Gulf Coast League begins play today. That should make the leaderboards much more interesting, though we’re still a couple of weeks from the signing deadline for the draft. Let’s get into the leaders: Overall AVG: Corban Joseph .374, Yonathan Daza .371, David Freitas .364, Trey Harris .359, Brian Mundell .354HR: Bobby Bradley 24, Kyle Tucker/Yordan Alvarez 23, Kevin Cron 21, Yasmany Tomas/Sam Hilliard/Sam Huff 20SB: Nick Heath 40, Khalil Lee 32, Johneshwy Fargas 31, Michael Gigliotti 30, Reggie Pruitt 29ERA: Casey Mize 0.92, Brendan McKay 1.21, MacKenzie Gore 1.23, Damon Jones 1.54, Jason Bahr 1.57IP: Zac Gallen 91 1/3, Domingo Robles 88 2/3,…
