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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 15th, 2019
A near-perfect game in the big leagues was just an example of the tremendous pitching performances throughout minor league baseball on Sunday. Minor League Baseball Statistical Leaders Overall AVG: Corban Joseph .393, Yonathan Daza .372, David Frietas .365, Luis Robert .354, Yadiel Hernandez .347HR: Kevin Cron 29, Adam Duvall 27, Yasmany Tomas/Sam Hilliard 26, Bobby Bradley/Kyle Tucker/Mason Martin/Brian O’Grady 24SB: Nick Heath 46, Khalil Lee 38, Reggie Pruitt 36, Johneshwy Fargas 35, Brock Deatherage/Vidal Brujan 34ERA: Casey Mize 0.92, MacKenzie Gore 0.96, Damon Jones 1.34, Logan Gilbert 1.69, Alex Fagalde 1.72IP: Jack Wynkoop 117, Tommy Parsons 113, Hector Noesi/Steven Moyers 112, James Marvel 111 1/3SO: Ljay Newsome 128, Joe Ryan/Jeff…
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2019 MLB Draft team-by-team strategy – NL East
This is part 3 of my team-by-team review of each team’s strategy for the 2019 MLB draft. Today, we focus on the National League East, a division that entered 2019 with hopes of 4 of the teams fighting for the division lead. That hasn’t played out this year so far, but much like the division race the rest of the way in this division, the draft among these teams could be very intriguing to watch! Atlanta Braves 2018 Record: 90-72 (lost NLDS)Bonus Pool: $11,532,200Day 1 selections: 3 (9, 21, 60)Day 2 selections: 8 (98, 127, 157, 187, 217, 247, 277, 307) Draft Strategy This draft could be a very interesting…