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Hello folks and welcome to the Minor League Ball Gameday thread for Wednesday, March 5. There is a bit of a different look today so let me know what you think, especially as compared to yesterday, so we can get something set up we all enjoy. As always, if you have any suggestions or feedback, please leave a comment.
Back to the baseball. Yesterday we didn't see much action from the Top 100 prospects. Gregory Polanco and Travis d'Arnaud put together 2-3 performances, and only three Top 100 pitchers made appearances. Oakland outfielder Billy Burns, who was acquired over the winter for Jerry Blevins, picked up his 6th and 7th stolen bases of the spring. He's really showcasing his top of the scale speed and wreaking havoc on the bases. It's worth noting the Nationals named him the 2013 Player of the Year before shipping him across the states.
Noted leather specialist Luis Sardinas of the Rangers went 2-3 with a double, run scored and RBI in their loss to the Angels. Right handed pitcher AJ Cole put together a pair of hitless innings for the Nationals with two strike outs. A pair of 2013 first rounders, Jason Hursh and Michael Lorenzen, each had scoreless appearances with Lorenzen tossing a clean frame. Hursh made things interesting allowing four hits in two innings, but he also struck out one and walked away with the W.
The Top 100
Position Players
| Rank (Ovr) | Name, Pos | Team | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
| 2 (2) | Xander Bogaerts, SS | BOS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB |
| 6 (7) | Carlos Correa, SS | HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB, E |
| 7 (8) | Kris Bryant, 3B | CHC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | K |
| 8 (10) | Gregory Polanco, CF | PIT | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| 10 (14) | Addison Russell, SS | OAK | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | E |
| Rank (Ovr) | Name, Pos | Team | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
| 11 (17) | Maikel Franco, 3B | PHI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | K |
| 15 (29) | Jose Abreu, 1B | CWS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B, BB |
| 16 (34) | Joc Pederson, CF | LAD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB |
| 18 (36) | Albert Almora, CF | CHC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 (38) | Travis d'Arnaud, C | NYM | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rank (Ovr) | Name, Pos | Team | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
| 21 (41) | Jorge Soler, RF | CHC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 (61) | Colin Moran, 3B | MIA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 (66) | Chris Owings, SS | AZ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| 33 (69) | Christian Bethancourt, C | ATL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 (73) | Blake Swihart, C | BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | HBP |
| Rank (Ovr) | Name, Pos | Team | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
| 39 (76) | Alen Hanson, SS | PIT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | SB (2) |
| 44 (82) | Jonathan Singleton | HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB |
| 45 (84) | Devon Travis, 2B | DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 48 (90) | Jorge Bonifacio, RF | KC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 49 (91) | Marcus Semien, SS/2B/3B | CWS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | K |
| Rank (Ovr) | Name, Pos | Team | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
| 51 (93) | Taylor Lindsey, 2B | LAA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | K |
| 54 (98) | Michael Choice, CF/LF | TEX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | K |
| 55 (100) | Arismendy Alcantara, SS/2B | CHC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pitchers
| Rank (Ovr) | Name, Pos | Team | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Notes |
| 7 (19) | Robert Stephenson, RHP | CIN | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 28 (56) | Edwin Escobar, LHP | SF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 44 (96) | Jimmy Nelson, RHP | MIL | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | WP |
Stand Out Performances
Position Players
| Name, Pos | Team | Top 10 Rank | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
| Steven Souza, RF | WAS | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian Goodwin, CF | WAS | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Phil Gosselin, 2B | ATL | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Tommy La Stella, 2B | ATL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB |
| Hak-Ju Lee, SS | TB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B, K |
| Kevin Kiermaier, CF | TB | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB |
| Hernan Perez, 2B | DET | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Cesar Puello, RF | NYM | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Brandon Nimmo, CF | NYM | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Luis Sardinas, SS | TEX | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Name, Pos | Team | Top 10 Rank | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
| Jared Mitchell, RF | CWS | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SB, K |
| Joe Wendle, 2B | CLE | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Burns, CF | OAK | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 BB, 2 SB (7) |
| Daniel Robertson, SS | OAK | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Olt, 3B | CHC | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR (1) |
| Ketel Marte, 2B | SEA | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | K, BB, SB (2) |
| Reymond Fuentes, RF | SD | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SB |
| Alex Dickerson, LF | SD | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | K, BB |
| AJ Jimenez, C | TOR | - | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Pillar, CF | TOR | - | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pitchers
| Name, Pos | Team | Top 10 Rank | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Notes |
| AJ Cole, RHP | WAS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jason Hursh, RHP | ATL | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | W |
| JR Graham, RHP | ATL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Enny Romero, LHP | TB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Adam Conley, LHP | MIA | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Michael Lorenzen,. RHP | CIN | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Raul Alcantara, RHP | OAK | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Michael Ynoa, RHP | OAK | 4 | 1.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | HBP, HR (M. Olt) |
Injuries
- Twins 3B Miguel Sano (season; Tommy John surgery)
Did Not Play
Position Players -
B. Buxton, O. Taveras, J. Baez, F. Lindor, G, Springer, N. Castellanos, A. Hedges, J. Pederson, G Sanchez, C. Seager, R. Odor, B. Hamilton, R. Mondesi, C. Frazier, A. Meadows, J. Bradley, J. Alfaro, K. Wong, J. Gallo, S. Piscotty, M. Davidson, G. Cecchini, M. Betts, JP. Crawford, J. Marisnick, H. Renfroe, R. McGuire, DJ. Peterson, R. Herrera, D. Smith, D. Dahl, N. Williams
Pitchers -
M. Tanaka, A. Bradley, T. Walker, J. Gray, D. Bundy, N. Syndergaard, K. Gausman, L. Giolito, J. Taillon, K. Zimmer, E. Butler, Y. Ventura, CJ Edwards, A. Heaney, C. Martinez, A. Sanchez, K. Crick, M. Appel, H. Owens, M. Wisler, A. Meyer, T. Glasnow, J. Urias, K. Stewart, M. Fried, M. Stroman, L. Sims, M. Foltynewicz, B. Shipley, E. Johnson, N. Kingham, E. Rodriguez, J. Odorizzi, R. Montero, J. Biddle, L. McCullers, T. Bauer, P. Johnson, A. Webster, T. Ball, Z. Lee, J. Paxton
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