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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for September 6th, 2019
The minor league baseball playoffs continue to press on with Red Sox players providing the top performers of the day on Thursday. I have added the current series standing in the schedule at the bottom of this post until the playoffs are completed! Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA Alex De Goti, Round Rock, 3-4, R, 2B Zach Houchins, Sacramento, 2-2, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB Vimael Machin, Iowa, 2-4, R, RBI, BB, K, HR Joe McCarthy, Sacramento, 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, K, 2B Dioner Navarro, Columbus, 2-4, R, 4 RBI, HR Mikey White, Las Vegas, 2-4, R, RBI, K, HR AA Luis Aviles Jr., Biloxi, 1-2, R,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for August 19th, 2019
This is coming out late on Monday as I’ve got dad duties Sunday and Monday morning. The minor league baseball leaderboards are starting to get more final as we get close to the end, but the home run leaders have changed this week, which is impressive this late in the season! Minor League Baseball Statistical Leaders Overall (min. 250 AB or 75 IP for rate stats) AVG: Ty France .399, David Freitas .387, Corban Joseph .371, Yonathan Daza .364, Gavin Lux .352HR: Kevin Cron 38, Seth Brown 35, Jaylin Davis 33, Kyle Tucker/Mason Martin/Sam Hilliard 32SB: Nick Heath 57, Khalil Lee 48, Vidal Brujan 45, Johneshwy Fargas/Reggie Pruitt 44ERA: Daniel…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for August 17th, 2019
While monster offensive games were scattered throughout the day (three AAA players clobbered 3 home runs in a single game!), the best pitching performances on the day seemed to come out of the bullpen in minor league baseball on Friday. Let’s take a look at the top performers: Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA Cristhian Adames, Sacramento, 3-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2B Jaylin Davis, Sacramento, 3-5, 4 R, 5 RBI, BB, 3 HR Michael De La Cruz, Buffalo, 2-2, R, 2 BB Aramis Garcia, Sacramento, 4-5, R, K, 2B Phil Gosselin, Lehigh Valley, 4-9, 2 R, K, 2 2B Michael Hermosillo, Salt Lake, 3-5, 3 R, 4 RBI,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for August 11th, 2019
Two big names in minor league baseball performance in 2019 both had big days on Saturday to continue their excellent season. Let’s take a look as we close out the first week of August! Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA Randy Arozarena, Memphis, 3-5, 3 R, RBI, BB, HR Harrison Bader, Memphis, 2-3, 3 R, 5 RBI, BB, 2 HR, SB Eric Campbell, Las Vegas, 2-3, 2 BB, 2B Christian Colon, Louisville, 2-4, 2 BB, K, 2B, SB Ty France, El Paso, 4-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 2B, HR Zack Granite, Nashville, 3-4, 3 R, RBI, BB Peter Mooney, Albuquerque, 4-4, R, RBI, 2B, 3B Domingo Leyba, Reno,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for August 4th, 2019
Pitchers at the AA level across minor league baseball had quite a day on Saturday, with many of the best performances on the day coming from that level! Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA Jo Adell, Salt Lake, 2-3, 3 R, 2 BB, 2B Lewis Brinson, New Orleans, 2-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 K, 2 HR Andy Burns, Buffalo, 4-5, R, RBI, 2B Ty France, El Paso, 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, K, 2B, 2 HR Patrick Kivlehan, Buffalo, 3-3, R, 4 RBI, BB, HR Ryan McBroom, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 3-3, 2 R, BB Adam Moore, Nashville, 4-5, RBI Sheldon Neuse, Las Vegas, 2-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, K,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for July 19th, 2019
Even though the top performance on the night came from High-A, AA pitchers put on a show across minor league baseball on Thursday with long, impressive starts in each league. Hitters AAA Willi Castro, Toledo, 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, K, 2 2B, SB Yu Chang, Columbus, 3-3, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2B Matt Duffy, Durham, 4-5, R Pedro Florimon, Gwinnett, 3-5, 2 R, 5 RBI, 3B, HR Kyle Garlick, Oklahoma City, 3-6, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 K, 3 HR Trent Grisham, San Antonio, 4-5, 2 R, RBI, 3 2B Austin Hays, Norfolk, 3-5, 2 R, 2 2B Erik Kratz, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 3-5, R, K, 2 2B Connor Lien, Gwinnett,…
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2019 MLB Draft team strategy: NL West
With the MLB draft now a short three weeks away, we break through our first divisional outlook on draft needs and draft strategy for the upcoming 2019 MLB draft. Arizona Diamondbacks 2018 Record: 82-80Bonus Pool: $16,093,700Day 1 selections: 7 (16, 26, 33, 34, 56, 74, 75)Day 2 selections: 8 (93, 122, 152, 182, 212, 242, 272, 302) Draft Strategy The team with the most money in the draft by over $2 million over the 2nd-highest team and nearly $3 million over the 3rd-highest bonus pool, the Diamondbacks will be able to have a lot of paths to their 2019 draft. With a farm system that is on the rise, but…
