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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 21st, 2019
The Hall of Fame welcomes in one of its largest classes in voting history as it inducts six members this afternoon. We look briefly at the six inductees’ minor league baseball track records: Harold Baines: 2 seasons + rehabs, 335 games, 1,333 PA, .278/.341/.448, 40 HR, 10 SB, 8.6% BB, 17.6% KRoy Halladay: 5 1/2 seasons + rehabs, 121 games, 653 IP, 3.80 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 7.8% BB, 15.5% KEdgar Martinez: 5 seasons + rehabs, 681 games, 2,842 PA, .300/.412/.439, 46 HR, 30 SB, 15.7% BB, 8.9% KMike Mussina: 1 1/2 seasons + rehabs, 31 games, 189 IP, 2.38 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 8% BB, 32.9% KLee Smith: 5 1/2 seasons…
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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…
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2019 MLB Draft team strategy by division – AL East
Other divisions can have the biggest bonus pool, the most teams in the top half of bonus pools and other such distinctions, but only the American League East hosts the team with the top overall selection. With the top pick and the defending World Series champions in the same division, this is definitely one to watch on June 3rd! Baltimore Orioles 2018 Record: 47-115Bonus Pool: $13,821,300Day 1 selections: 3 (1, 42, 71)Day 2 selections: 8 (79, 108, 138, 168, 198, 228, 258, 288) Draft Strategy The Orioles have the top overall pick, but they really don’t have the leverage with it that recent top drafters have had as there’s an…
