Minor League Ball Gameday: Friday, April 11

Welcome to the Gameday folks! Apologies for the late publish, but we still have more than enough time to discuss all this prospecty goodness.A number of Top 100 position players were on point, racking up hits in bunches. Jose Abreu led the way with another pair of home runs, giving him four on the short season. Nationals phenom Lucas Giolito showed why he has ace potential, striking out six in five innings while only allowing two baserunners (one hit, one walk) and also getting six ground outs to one fly out.

Check out the rest of the performances below in addition to probable starters and the Duel of the Day between a pair of Top 100 pitchers. Enjoy everyone.

The Top 100

Position Players

Rank (Ovr)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	Notes
1 (1)	AA	Byron Buxton, CF	MIN	-	-	-	-	-	-	Wrist injury
2 (2)	MLB	Xander Bogaerts, SS	BOS	4	0	2	0	0	0	K
3 (3)	AAA	Oscar Taveras, CF	STL	5	2	3	0	0	0	2B (2), BB
4 (5)	AAA	Javier Baez, SS	CHC	4	1	1	2	1	0	HR (2), K
6 (7)	A+	Carlos Correa, SS	HOU	4	1	0	0	0	1	SB (1), BB
Rank (Ovr)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	Notes
7 (8)	AA	Kris Bryant, 3B	CHC	2	0	0	0	0	0	2 BB, K
8 (10)	AAA	Gregory Polanco, CF	PIT	3	1	3	0	0	0	2B (2), BB
9 (13)	AA	Francisco Lindor, SS	CLE	5	0	0	0	0	0	K, E (2 – T)
10 (14)	AA	Addison Russell, SS	OAK	-	-	-	-	-	-	Right hamstring injury
11 (17)	AAA	Maikel Franco, 3B	PHI	4	0	1	1	0	0	BB, K, E (1 – F)
Rank (Ovr)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	Notes
12 (18)	AAA	George Springer, CF	HOU	3	2	2	1	1	1	HR (1), SB (2), 2 BB
13 (25)	MLB	Nick Castellanos, 3B	DET							DNP
14 (27)	AA	Austin Hedges, C	SD	6	2	1	1	0	0	PO
15 (29)	MLB	Jose Abreu, 1B	CWS	4	2	2	3	2	0	2 HR (4)
16 (34)	AAA	Joc Pederson, CF	LAD	4	1	1	0	0	0	2B (2), BB, K
Rank (Ovr)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	Notes
17 (35)	AA	Gary Sanchez, C	NYY							DNP
18 (36)	A+	Albert Almora, CF	CHC	4	0	0	0	0	0	OF Assist (3B)
19 (37)	A+	Corey Seager, SS	LAD	4	1	1	0	0	0	2B (4)
20 (38)	MLB	Travis d'Arnaud, C	NYM	4	0	0	0	0	0
21 (41)	AA	Jorge Soler, RF	CHC	-	-	-	-	-	-	Leg injury
Rank (Ovr)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	Notes
22 (42)	AA	Rougned Odor, 2B	TEX	5	1	2	0	0	0	K
23 (43)	MLB	Billy Hamilton, CF	CIN							DNP
24 (47)	A+	Raul Mondesi, SS	KC	3	1	1	0	0	0	BB, HBP
25 (48)	A	Clint Frazier, CF	CLE	-	-	-	-	-	-	Hamstring injury
26 (49)	A	Austin Meadows, CF	PIT	-	-	-	-	-	-	Hamstring injury
Rank (Ovr)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	Notes
27 (50)	MLB	Jackie Bradley, CF	BOS	2	0	0	0	0	1	SB (1), BB, 2 K
28 (54)	A+	Jorge Alfaro, C	TEX	4	1	1	0	0	0	BB, K
29 (58)	MLB	Kolten Wong, 2B	STL							DNP
30 (60)	A+	Joey Gallo, 3B	TEX	4	4	4	2	2	0	2 HR (2), 2B (1)
31 (61)	A	Colin Moran, 3B	MIA	-	-	-	-	-	-	Minor knee injury
Rank (Ovr)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	Notes
32 (66)	MLB	Chris Owings, SS	AZ	1	0	0	0	0	0
33 (69)	AAA	Christian Bethancourt, C	ATL							DNP
34 (70)	AAA	Stephen Piscotty, RF	STL	5	1	3	3	0	0	2B (3), BB
35 (72)	AAA	Matt Davidson, 3B	CWS	5	0	1	0	0	0	3 K
36 (73)	AA	Blake Swihart, C	BOS							DNP
Rank (Ovr)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	Notes
37 (74)	AAA	Garin Cecchini, 3B	BOS	5	0	1	2	0	0	2 K
38 (75)	AA	Mookie Betts, 2B	BOS	4	2	2	0	0	0	3B (1), K
39 (76)	AA	Alen Hanson, SS	PIT	5	2	3	1	0	1	SB (2)
40 (78)	A	JP Crawford, SS	PHI	4	0	0	0	0	0
41 (79)	AAA	Jake Marisnick, CF	MIA	4	0	1	0	0	0
Rank (Ovr)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	Notes
42 (80)	A+	Hunter Renfroe, RF	SD	5	0	1	0	0	0	4 K
43 (81)	A	Reese McGuire, C	PIT	4	0	0	0	0	0	K
44 (82)	AAA	Jonathan Singleton, 1B	HOU	4	2	1	1	1	0	HR (2), BB, K
45 (84)	AA	Devon Travis, 2B	DET							DNP
46 (85)	A+	DJ Peterson, 3B/1B	SEA	5	1	3	3	0	0	E (6 – T)
Rank (Ovr)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	Notes
47 (86)	A+	Rosell Herrera, 3B	COL	4	1	1	1	0	0	2B (1), BB
48 (90)	AA	Jorge Bonifacio, RF	KC	4	1	1	1	0	0
49 (91)	MLB	Marcus Semien, 2B	CWS	3	0	0	0	0	0	BB, 2 K, E (2 – F)
50 (92)	A	Dominic Smith, 1B	NYM	5	0	0	0	0	0
51 (93)	AAA	Taylor Lindsey, 2B	LAA							DNP
Rank (Ovr)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	Notes
52 (94)	A	David Dahl, CF	COL	4	2	1	1	1	0	HR (2), BB, K
53 (97)	A+	Nick Williams, LF	TEX	4	0	0	0	0	0	BB, 4 K
54 (98)	MLB	Michael Choice, CF	TEX							DNP
55 (100)	AAA	Arismendy Alcantara, 2B/SS	CHC	4	1	2	0	0	0	2B (4), 2 K

Pitchers

Rank (Ovr)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Notes
1 (4)	MLB	Masahiro Tanaka, RHP	NYY
2 (9)	AAA	Archie Bradley, RHP	AZ
3 (11)	MLB	Taijuan Walker, RHP	SEA
4 (12)	AA	Jonathan Gray, RHP	COL
5 (15)	MLB	Dylan Bundy, RHP	BAL	-	-	-	-	-	-	TJ recovery
Rank (Ovr)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Notes
6 (16)	AAA	Noah Syndergaard, RHP	NYM
7 (19)	AA	Robert Stephenson, RHP	CIN
8 (20)	AAA	Kevin Gausman, RHP	BAL	4	4	3	2	3	4	43 S, 26 B, 6 GO, 1 FO
9 (21)	A	Lucas Giolito, RHP	WAS	5	1	0	0	1	6	6 GO, 1 FO, W (1-0)
10 (22)	EST	Jameson Taillon, RHP	PIT	-	-	-	-	-	-	TJS
Rank (Ovr)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Notes
11 (23)	AA	Kyle Zimmer, RHP	KC	-	-	-	-	-	-	Will begin 5/20
12 (24)	AA	Eddie Butler, RHP	COL
13 (26)	MLB	Yordano Ventura, RHP	KC
14 (28)	AA	CJ Edwards, RHP	CHC
15 (30)	AA	Andrew Heaney, LHP	MIA	6	4	0	0	1	8	56 S, 24 B, 7 GO, 2 FO, W (1-0)
Rank (Ovr)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Notes
16 (31)	MLB	Carlos Martinez, RHP	STL
17 (32)	AA	Aaron Sanchez, RHP	TOR
18 (33)	AA	Kyle Crick, RHP	SF
19 (39)	A+	Mark Appel, RHP	HOU	5	3	2	2	1	6	HR (Corey Adamson), 49 S, 25 B, 5 GO, 2 FO
20 (40)	AA	Henry Owens, LHP	BOS
Rank (Ovr)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Notes
21 (44)	AA	Matt Wisler, RHP	SD
22 (45)	AAA	Alex Meyer, RHP	MIN
23 (46)	A+	Tyler Glasnow, RHP	PIT	-	-	-	-	-	-	Back stiffness
24 (51)	A+	Julio Urias, LHP	LAD
25 (52)	A	Kohl Stewart, RHP	MIN
Rank (Ovr)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Notes
26 (53)	EST	Max Fried, LHP	SD	-	-	-	-	-	-	Left forarm soreness
27 (55)	AAA	Marcus Stroman, RHP	TOR
28 (56)	AAA	Edwin Escobar, LHP	SF	4	5	3	3	2	7	51 S, 29 B, 1 GO, 3 FO
29 (57)	A+	Lucas Sims, RHP	ATL
30 (59)	AAA	Mike Foltynewicz, RHP	HOU
Rank (Ovr)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Notes
31 (62)	A	Braden Shipley, RHP	AZ	-	-	-	-	-	-	Right bicep tendinitis
32 (63)	MLB	Erik Johnson RHP	CWS
33 (64)	AA	Nick Kingham, RHP	PIT
34 (65)	AA	Eduardo Rodriguez, LHP	BAL
35 (67)	MLB	Jake Odorizzi, RHP	TB
Rank (Ovr)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Notes
36 (68)	AAA	Rafael Montero, RHP	NYM
37 (71)	AA	Jesse Biddle, LHP	PHI
38 (77)	A+	Lance McCullers, RHP	HOU
39 (83)	AAA	Trevor Bauer, RHP	CLE
40 (87)	EST	Pierce Johnson, RHP	CHC	-	-	-	-	-	-	Minor leg injury
Rank (Ovr)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Notes
41 (88)	AAA	Allen Webster, RHP	BOS
42 (89)	EST	Trey Ball, LHP	BOS	-	-	-	-	-	-	Awaiting assignment
43 (95)	AAA	Zach Lee, RHP	LAD
44 (96)	AAA	Jimmy Nelson, RHP	MIL	6	5	3	3	3	6	HR (Javier Baez), 55 S, 31 B, 10 GO, 0 FO, L (1-1)
45 (99)	MLB	James Paxton, LHP	SEA	-	-	-	-	-	-	Left lat strain

Duels of the Day

Org Rank BA (JS)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Notes
6 (8)	AAA	Tim Cooney, LHP	STL	6.1	5	1	1	1	3	65 S, 29 B, 6 GO, 7 FO, W (2-0)
X (X)	AAA	John Lamb, LHP	KC	5	11	5	4	1	4	2 HR (Joey Butler, Xavier Scruggs), HBP, 52 S, 28 B, 6 GO, 2 FO, L (0-2)

Org Rank BA (JS)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Notes
X (X)	A+	Cody Buckel, RHP	TEX	1	0	1	1	6	0	HBP, 1 GO, 1 FO
5 (4)	A+	Miguel Almonte, RHP	KC	5.2	7	5	5	1	8	2 HR (Joey Gallo x2), Balk, 5 GO, 3 FO

Probable Starters

AAA - IL

• Alex Meyer (RHP - MIN) vs Sean O'Sullivan (RHP - PHI)
• Mike Montgomery (LHP - TB) vs Daniel Rodriguez (LHP - ATL)
• Drew VerHagen (RHP - DET) vs Jake Brigham (RHP - PIT)
• Steve Johnson (RHP - BAL) vs Dylan Axelrod (RHP - CWS)
• Taylor Hill (RHP - WAS) vs Brian Gordon (RHP - NYY)
• Jeremy Kehrt (RHP - BOS) vs Kyle Drabek (RHP - TOR)
• Tyler Cloyd (RHP - CLE) vs Tim Crabbe (RHP - CIN)

AAA - PCL

• Archie Bradley (RHP - AZ) vs Jason Lane (LHP - SD)
• TBD (SEA) vs Zach Lee (LAD)
• Eric Jokisch (LHP - CHC) vs Tyler Lyons (LHP - STL)
• Sugar Ray Marimon (RHP - KC) vs Hiram Burgos (RHP - MIL)
• Michael Kirkman (LHP - TEX) vs Tyler Matzek (LHP - COL)
• Wade LeBlanc (LHP - LAA) vs Matt Buschmann (RHP - OAK)
• Elih Villanueva (RHP - MIA) vs Rudy Owens (LHP - HOU)
• Logan Verrett (RHP - NYM) vs Jason Berken (RHP - SF)

AA - EL

• Nick Kingham (RHP - PIT) vs Adalberto Mejia (LHP - SF) *****DotD*****
• Tim Berry (LHP - BAL) vs Joseph Colon (RHP - CLE)
• Rainy Lara (RHP - NYM) vs Scott Copeland (RHP - TOR)
• Taylor Rogers (LHP - MIN) vs Miguel Pena (LHP - BOS)
• Zach Nuding (RHP - NYY) vs TBD (DET)
• Perci Garner (RHP - PHI) vs Robert Gilliam (RHP - WAS)

AA - SL

• Robert Stephenson (RHP - CIN) vs Taylor Jungmann (RHP - MIL)
• Chris Reed (LHP - LAD) vs Corey Black (RHP - CHC)
• Angel Sanchez (RHP - MIA) vs Scott Snodgress (LHP - CWS)
• Williams Perez (RHP - ATL) vs Stephen Landazuri (RHP - SEA)
• Jared Mortensen (RHP - TB) vs Michael Lee (RHP - AZ)

AA - TL

• Jon Gray (RHP - COL) vs Matt Heidenreich (RHP - HOU)
• Seth Blair (RHP - STL) vs Devin Jones (RHP - SD)
• Nick Martinez (RHP - TEX) vs TBD (KC)
• Tanner Peters (RHP - OAK) vs Drew Rucinski (RHP - LAA)

A+ - CAL

• Ben Lively (RHP - CIN) vs Martin Agosta (RHP - SF)
• Vincent Velasquez (RHP - HOU) vs Ruben Mejia (RHP - SD)
• Tom Windle (LHP - LAD) vs Jayson Aquino (LHP - COL)
• Dylan Unsworth (RHP - SEA) vs Alex Keudell (LAA)
• Hector Hernandez (AZ) vs Shawn Haviland (OAK)

A+ - CAR

• Chi-Chi Gonzalez (RHP - TEX) vs Justin Haley (RHP - BOS)
• Wes Parsons (RHP - ATL) vs Brady Wager (RHP - BAL)
• Tony Bucciferro (RHP - CWS) vs Jonathan Dziedzic (LHP - KC)
• Ryan Merritt (LHP - CLE) vs Brett Mooneyham (LHP - WAS)

A+ - FSL

• Miguel Nunez (RHP - PHI) vs Jake Thompson (RHP - DET)
• TBD (CHC) vs Rafael De Paula (RHP - NYY)
• Jed Bradley (LHP - MIL) vs Jesse Hernandez (RHP - TOR)
• John Kuchno (RHP - PIT) vs Jake Esch (RHP -MIA)
• Joe Cuda (RHP - STL) vs Reinaldo Lopez (RHP - TB)
• Brett Lee (LHP - MIN) vs TBD (NYM)

A - MWL

• Randy Rosario (LHP - MIN) vs Adonys Cardona (RHP - TOR)
• Pete Kelich (RHP - SD) vs Carlos Misell (RHP - SEA)
• Caleb Hamrick (RHP - CLE) vs Daury Torrez (RHP - CHC)
• Kyle Finnegan (RHP - OAK) vs Jonathon Crawford (RHP - DET)
• Ismael Guillon (LHP - CIN) vs Michael Clevinger (RHP - LAA)
• Chris Kirsch (LHP - TB) vs Silfredo Garcia (RHP - STL)
• Anthony Banda (LHP - MIL) vs Adam Miller (RHP - AZ)
• Adrian Houser (RHP - HOU) vs James Campbell (RHP - LAD)

A - SAL

• Matt Tenuta (LHP - KC) vs Cody Dickson (LHP - PIT)
• Robert Gsellman (RHP - NYM) vs Carlos Salazar (RHP - ATL)
• Alex Balog (RHP - COL) vs David Ledbetter (RHP - TEX)
• Hector Silvestre (LHP - WAS) vs Alejandro Arteaga (RHP - PHI)
• Robinson Leyer (RHP - CWS) vs Pat Light (RHP - BOS)
• Domingo German (RHP - MIA) vs Mitch Horacek (LHP - BAL)
• TBD (SF) vs Giovanny Gallegos (RHP - NYY)

Duel of the Day

RHP Nick Kingham (PIT - AA) vs LHP Adalberto Mejia (SF - AA)

Injuries

• Mariners LHP James Paxton (15 day DL; left lat strain) - 4/8
• Athletics SS Addison Russell (7 day DL; torn right hamstring) - 4/6
• Cubs RF Jorge Soler (7 day DL; leg injury) - 4/4
• Indians CF Clint Frazier (7 day DL; right hamstring strain) - 4/3
• Pirates CF Austin Meadows (7 day DL; right hamstring strain) - 4/3
• Marlins 3B Colin Moran (7 day DL: minor knee injury) - 4/3
• Orioles RHP Dylan Bundy (60 day DL; TJS recovery) - 4/3
• Padres LHP Max Fried (7 day DL; left forearm soreness) - 4/3
• Diamondbacks RHP Braden Shipley (7 day DL; right bicep tendinitis) - 4/3
• Cubs RHP Pierce Johnson (7 day DL; minor leg injury) - 4/3
• Rays SS Hak-Ju Lee (three to four weeks; left calf strain) - 3/24
• Pirates RHP Tyler Glasnow (7 day DL; tight lower back) - 3/23
• Orioles 3B Michael Almanzar (15 day DL; left patellar tendinitis) - 3/23
• Astros RHP Asher Wojciechowski (15 day DL; right lat strain) - 3/21
• Twins CF Byron Buxton ("a couple of weeks"; minor left wrist sprain) - 3/16
• Padres LF Alex Dickerson (two weeks; left ankle sprain) - 3/18
• Rays 2B Tim Beckham (season; torn right ACL) - 3/30
• Pirates RHP Jameson Taillon (season; right elbow - TJS) - 3/23
• 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