clock menu more-arrow no yes mobile

Filed under:

Minor League Ball Gameday: Friday, April 11

New, 208 comments

Probable starters for the upcoming slate of games as well as how the Top 100 prospects fared.

Lucas Giolito
Lucas Giolito
Joy R. Absalon-US PRESSWIRE

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

Previous Gameday threads -