Minor League Ball Gameday: Sunday, April 13

Hello everyone and welcome back to another edition of the Gameday! Pick a level in the minors and you had a Top 100 position player doing excellent things with a piece of lumber in his hands. If you prefer the near MLB-ready talent AAA gives you, Gregory Polanco of the Pirates turned in a 4-4 performance with his second home run of the year. He drove in three, had three singles and was caught stealing. Another step down the ladder brings us to Texas secong baseman Rougned Odor in AA. Odor was a wrecking ball, going 4-6 with a pair of home runs (his second and third), a double, stolen base, three RBI, and four runs scored.

The more advanced A ball level was led by Cubs center fielder Albert Almora. The 36th ranked prospect by Baseball America went 2-5 with his first long ball of the year, a double, stolen base, three RBI and two runs scored. On down to the Low A level, you can catch a glimpse of David Dahl in the zone. He left the yard for the fourth time this year, and for the third consecutive game. He added two more singles, a walk, and his first stolen base as well in five plate appearances.

You can find the rest of the Top 100 below along with the two Duels of the Day. Other probable starters and our running list of the lame and crippled follow.

The Top 100

Position Players

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

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)	AA	Taijuan Walker, RHP	SEA
4 (12)	AA	Jon Gray, RHP	COL
5 (15)	AA	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
9 (21)	A	Lucas Giolito, RHP	WAS
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
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	2.2	3	2	1	3	5	41 S, 33 B, 1 GO, 2 FO
19 (39)	A+	Mark Appel, RHP	HOU
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	5.1	6	3	1	0	5	HBP, 59 S, 24 B, 6 GO, 3 FO
23 (46)	A+	Tyler Glasnow, RHP	PIT	-	-	-	-	-	-	Back stiffness
24 (51)	A+	Julio Urias, LHP	LAD
25 (52)	A	Kohl Stewart, RHP	MIN	4	4	3	3	1	2	5 GO, 3 FO
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
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	3.2	2	2	2	2	4	2 WP, 2 HBP, 35 S, 39 B, 3 GO, 1 FO
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
45 (99)	MLB	James Paxton, LHP	SEA	-	-	-	-	-	-	Left lat strain

Duel of the Day

Org Rank BA (JS)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Notes
5 (6)	A+	Jose Berrios, RHP	MIN	6	4	3	3	2	5	WP, Balk, 7 GO, 4 FO
14 (20)	A+	Michael Fulmer, RHP	NYM	7	5	1	1	0	5	HR (Mike Gonzalez), 4 GO, 10 FO

Probable Starters

AAA - IL

• Allen Webster (RHP - BOS) vs Sean Nolin (LHP - TOR) *****CO DotD*****
• Nate Karns (RHP - TB) vs Gavin Floyd (RHP - ATL)
• Suk-Min Yoon (RHP - BAL) vs Scott Carroll (RHP - CWS)
• TBD (CLE) vs Phil Irwin (RHP - PIT)
• Derek Hankins (RHP - DET) vs TBD (CIN)
• Omar Poveda (RHP - WAS) vs Bruce Billings (RHP - NYY)
• Kris Johnson (LHP - MIN) vs David Buchanan (RHP - PHI)

AAA - PCL

• Rafael Montero (RHP - NYM) vs Mike Kickham (LHP - SF)
• Brian Flynn (LHP - MIA) vs Nick Tropeano (RHP - HOU)
• Jose Alvarez (LHP - LAA) vs TBD (OAK) GAME 1
• TBD (CHC) vs Boone Whiting (RHP - STL)
• Andrew Carraway (RHP - SEA) vs Red Patterson (RHP - LAD)
• Jarrett Grube (RHP - LAA) vs (OAK) GAME 2
• Alex Sanabia (AZ) vs Brandon Kloess (RHP - SD)
• PJ Walters (RHP - MIN) vs Mike Fiers (RHP - MIL)
• TBD (TEX) vs Yohan Flande (LHP - COL)

AA - EL

• Jesse Biddle (LHP - PHI) vs TBD (WAS)
• Joely Rodriguez (LHP - PIT) vs Kelvin Marte (LHP - SF)
• Hansel Robles (RHP - NYM) vs TBD (TOR)
• Matt Tracy (LHP - NYY) vs TBD (DET)
• Jake Pettit (LHP - BAL) vs Kyle Davies (RHP - CLE)
• TBD (MIN) vs Mike McCarthy (RHP - BOS)

AA - SL

• David Bromberg (RHP - ATL) vs Victor Sanchez (RHP - SEA)
• Michael Lorenzen (RHP - CIN) vs Tyler Cravy (RHP - MIL)
• Jose Urena (RHP - MIA) vs Nick McCully (RHP - CWS)
• TBD (TB) vs AJ Schugel (RHP - AZ)
• Garrett Gould (RHP - LAD) vs Matt Loosen (RHP - CHC)

AA - TL

• Matt Harrison (LHP - TEX) vs Yeiper Castillo (RHP - LAA)
• Jonathan Cornelius (LHP - STL) vs TBD (HOU)
• Richard Castillo (RHP - COL) vs James Needy (RHP - SD)
• Chris Jensen (RHP - OAK) vs Sugar Ray Marimon (RHP - KC)

A+ - CAL

• TBD (HOU) vs Joe Ross (RHP - SD)
• Chris Anderson (RHP - LAD) vs TBD (COL)
• Andrew Barbosa (LHP - AZ) vs Josh Bowman (RHP - OAK)
• Jochi Ogando (RHP - SEA) vs Nate Smith (LHP - LAA)
• TBD (CIN) vs Joe Biagini (RHP - SF)

A+ - CAR

• Luis Parra (LHP - TEX) vs Brian Johnson (LHP - BOS)
• Andrew Waszak (RHP - ATL) vs Branden Kline (RHP - BAL)
• Dylan Baker (RHP - CLE) vs Nick Lee (LHP - WAS)
• Mike Recchia (RHP - CWS) vs Daniel Stumpf (LHP - KC)

A+ - FSL

• TBD (MIN) vs Domingo Tapia (RHP - NYM)
• Hobbs Johnson (LHP - MIL) vs Kramer Champlin (RHP - TOR)
• TBD (MIA) vs Austin Brice (RHP - MIA)
• Cory Jones (RHP - STL) vs Austin Pruitt (RHP - TB)
• Colin Kleven (RHP - PHI) vs Yorfrank Lopez (RHP - DET)
• TBD (CHC) vs TBD (NYY)

A - MWL

• Felix Jorge (RHP - MIN) vs Tom Robson (RHP - TOR) *****CO DotD*****
• German Marquez (RHP - TB) vs Alex Reyes (RHP - STL)
• Ronald Herrera (RHP - OAK) vs Austin Kubitza (RHP - DET)
• Kent Emanuel (LHP - HOU) vs Greg Harris (RHP - LAD)
• Mitch Brown (RHP - CLE) vs TBD (CHC)
• Daniel Wright (RHP - CIN) vs Harrison Cooney (RHP - LAA)
• Walker Lockett (RHP - SD) vs Tommy Burns (RHP - SEA)
• Zach Quintana (RHP - MIL) vs TBD (AZ)

A - SAL

• Jake Johansen (RHP - WAS) vs Shane Martin (RHP - PHI)
• Konner Wade (RHP - COL) vs Frank Lopez (LHP - TEX)
• Chris Flexen (RHP - NYM) vs TBD (ATL)
• Matthew Lujan (LHP - SF) vs Caleb Smith (LHP - NYY)
• Andrew Mitchell (RHP - CWS) vs Mario Alcantara (RHP - BOS)
• Austin Fairchild (LHP - KC) vs TBD (PIT)
• TBD (MIA) vs Austin Urban (RHP - BAL)

Duels of the Day

RHP Allen Webster (BOS - AAA) vs LHP Sean Nolin (TOR - AAA)

RHP Felix Jorge (MIN - A)vs RHP Tom Robson (TOR - A)

Injuries

• Tigers 2B Devon Travis (7 day DL; right oblique strain) - 4/10
• 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
• Twins CF Byron Buxton ("a couple of weeks"; minor left wrist sprain) - 3/16
• 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