Minor League Ball Gameday: Tuesday, March 25

Welcome folks, it's time for the Gameday thread. We had three games washed out due to rain in Florida, but the other games were unaffected.

There were a few Top 100 players still hanging around big league camps, with Jake Marisnick of the Marlins and Marcus Semien from the White Sox both putting together multi-hit games. Marisnick doubled and singled as the Fish fell to the Nationals while Semien brought the thunder. He hit his first home run of the spring, driving in three with a single, strike out, and he was caught stealing. Stephen Piscotty and Travis d'Arnaud were the only other Top 100 players to reach base yesterday while facing off against each other, with d'Arnaud managing an RBI single and strike out for the Mets. Piscotty was hit by a pitch, knocked a single and scored once with an error for the Cards.

The White Sox also had the only pitcher from the Top 100 on the mound, right hander Erik Johnson. He threw six solid innings, allowing three runs on four hits and three walks for the "quality start". He also struck out four and let one get away and hit a batter.

Phillies catcher Cameron Rupp drove in a pair with a double, a walk, and a run scored. Angels infielder Grant Green had a pair of hits, driving in three with a double, single, and run scored. Billy Burns got on base but did not attempt a steal going 1-3 with a punch out. Tommy Medica of the Friars had himself a solid game, strengthening his chances of sticking with the big club come April. He was 1-4 with a two-run homer off veteran righty Carlos Villanueva.

Also be sure to check out the roster moves and a few new injuries that have been added to the list below.

The Top 100

Position Players

Rank (Ovr)	Name, Pos	Team	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	Notes
9 (13)	Francisco Lindor, 2B	CLE	0	0	0	0	0	0
15 (29)	Jose Abreu, 1B	CWS	3	0	0	0	0	0	K, E
20 (38)	Travis d'Arnaud, C	NYM	3	0	1	1	0	0	K
34 (70)	Stephen Piscotty, RF	STL	3	1	1	0	0	0	HBP, E
41 (79)	Jake Marisnick, CF	MIA	4	0	2	0	0	0	2B

Rank (Ovr)	Name, Pos	Team	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	Notes
42 (80)	Hunter Renfroe, RF	SD	1	0	0	0	0	0	BB, K
46 (85)	DJ Peterson, 3B	SEA	1	0	0	0	0	0
49 (91)	Marcus Semien, 2B	CWS	3	1	2	3	1	0	HR (1), K, CS
54 (98)	Michael Choice, CF	TEX	0	0	0	0	0	0
55 (100)	Arismendy Alcantara, 2B	CHC	0	0	0	0	0	0

Pitchers

Rank (Ovr)	Name, Pos	Team	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Notes
32 (63)	Erik Johnson RHP	CWS	6	4	3	3	3	4	HBP

Standout Performances

Position Players

Name, Pos	Team	Top 10 Rank	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	Notes
Edgar Duran, 2B	PHI	-	1	0	1	0	0	0
Cesar Hernandez, 2B	PHI	8	1	0	1	0	0	0
Cameron Rupp, C	PHI	-	3	1	1	2	0	0	2B, BB
Will Piwnica-Worms, CF	WAS	-	1	0	1	0	0	0
Dustin Lawley, LF	NYM	-	2	1	1	0	0	1	SB (1)
Brandon Nimmo, CF	NYM	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	BB
Neftali Soto, 1B	CIN	-	1	0	1	0	0	0
Abraham Almonte, CF	SEA	-	4	1	1	0	0	0	BB
Stefen Romero, 1B	SEA	-	3	1	0	0	0	0	HBP, 2 K
Billy Burns, CF	OAK	-	3	0	1	0	0	0	K

Name, Pos	Team	Top 10 Rank	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	Notes
Grant Green, 2B	LAA	-	3	1	2	3	0	0	2B
Mark Minicozzi, 1B	SF	-	1	0	1	0	0	0
Ernesto Mejia, 1B	ATL	-	2	0	1	0	0	0
Tommy Medica, 1B	SD	-	4	1	1	2	1	0	HR (3)

Pitchers

Name, Pos	Team	Top 10 Rank	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Notes
Mario Hollands, LHP	PHI	-	1.1	1	0	0	1	2
Taylor Jordan, RHP	WAS	-	5.2	5	1	1	1	2
Aaron Barrett, RHP	WAS	-	1	1	0	0	0	0
Vic Black, RHP	NYM	-	0	2	2	2	0	0	WP, HBP
Gonzalez Germen, RHP	NYM	-	1	0	0	0	1	2
Ronnie Shaban, RHP	STL	-	1	1	0	0	1	0
Tyler Skaggs, LHP	LAA	-	5.1	7	2	1	3	2
Nick Maronde, LHP	LAA	-	0.2	2	1	1	1	1
Sean Murphy, RHP	OAK	-	4.1	1	0	0	1	2
Bryce Bandilla, LHP	SF	-	0.1	1	1	1	0	0

Name, Pos	Team	Top 10 Rank	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Notes
David Hale, RHP	ATL	7	5.1	12	6	6	2	4	2 WP
Neil Ramirez, RHP	CHC	-	1	0	0	0	0	3

Injuries

- Rays SS Hak-Ju Lee (three to four weeks; left calf strain) - 3/24

- Pirates RHP Jameson Taillon ("a couple of weeks"; right elbow discomfort) - 3/23

- Pirates RHP Tyler Glasnow (day-to-day; tight lower back) - 3/23

- Twins CF Byron Buxton (day-to-day; minor left wrist sprain) - 3/16

- Padres LF Alex Dickerson (two weeks; left ankle sprain) - 3/18

- Mariners RHP Taijuan Walker (two weeks; right shoulder inflammation) - 3/20

- Tigers RHP Bruce Rondon (season; right elbow - TJS) - 3/21

- Dodgers RHP Ross Stripling (season; right elbow - TJS) - 3/14

- Twins 3B Miguel Sano (season; right elbow - TJS) - 3/12

Optioned to the Minors

San Diego Padres -

RHP Jesse Hahn (AA)
UT Alex Castellanos (AAA)
SS Ryan Jackson (AAA)

San Francisco Giants -

RHP George Kontos (AAA)

Minnesota Twins -

C Chris Herrmann (AAA)
RHP Ryan Pressley (AAA)
RHP Michael Tonkin (AAA)
LHP Edgar Ibarra (AAA)

Kansas City Royals -

LF Jimmy Paredes (AAA)

Cleveland Indians -

RHP Trevor Bauer (AAA)
RHP CC Lee (AAA)

Atlanta Braves -

LHP Ryan Buchter (AAA)
LF Jose Constanza (AAA)
1B/OF Joey Terdoslavich (AAA)

Houston Astros -

RHP Josh Zeid (AAA)

Toronto Blue Jays -

CF Anthony Gose (AAA)

St. Louis Cardinals -

RF Randal Grichuk (AAA)

Marcus Semien launched his first bomb and drove in three.

(Photo used with permission from Flickr user Brule Laker)