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Minor League Ball Gameday: Sunday, April 13

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Performances from yesterday, probables for today, and those on the shelf.

Rougned Odor
Rougned Odor
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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

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