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Butler, Wisler, Appel, Owens...Ten of the top arms in the minors were in action all over the country, check how they did here

They call him "The Wis".
They call him "The Wis".
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Hey folks, it's Gameday time! The name of the game Monday was elite pitching. Ten of the top 60 overall prospects toed the rubber with varying degrees of success. Duel of the Day participant Matt Wisler was the only starter to not allow a run, throwing five scoreless with three walks and three hits allowed to go with five strike outs. He filled the zone with 50 strikes to 29 balls with eight ground outs and no outs made in the air. Carlos Martinez of the Cardinals also threw two perfect innings in the St. Louis pen, striking out one with two ground outs and three fly outs.

Check on your favorite players below along with the probable starters for today's slate of games and the running injury report. Enjoy!

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





DNP
3 (3) AAA Oscar Taveras, RF STL





POSTPONED
4 (5) AAA Javier Baez, SS CHC - - - - - - Ankle sprain
6 (7) A+ Carlos Correa, SS HOU 6 2 2 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 1 1 0 0 2B (2), K
8 (10) AAA Gregory Polanco, CF PIT





POSTPONED
9 (13) AA Francisco Lindor, SS CLE 3 0 1 0 0 1 SB (2), BB, K
10 (14) AA Addison Russell, SS OAK - - - - - - Right hamstring injury
11 (17) AAA Maikel Franco, 3B PHI





POSTPONED
Rank (Ovr) Level Name, Pos Team AB R H RBI HR SB Notes
12 (18) AAA George Springer, CF HOU 3 1 2 1 1 0 HR (2)
13 (25) MLB Nick Castellanos, 3B DET





DNP
14 (27) AA Austin Hedges, C SD 3 0 0 0 0 0 HBP, 2 K
15 (29) MLB Jose Abreu, 1B CWS





DNP
16 (34) AAA Joc Pederson, CF LAD 4 1 2 0 0 1 SB (4), BB, CS
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 3 0 0 0 0 0 K
19 (37) A+ Corey Seager, SS LAD 3 0 0 0 0 1 SB (3), BB, E (1 – F)
20 (38) MLB Travis d'Arnaud, C NYM 4 0 1 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 8 0 0 0 0 0 DH – 3 K, E (1 – T)
23 (43) MLB Billy Hamilton, CF CIN





POSTPONED
24 (47) A+ Raul Mondesi, SS KC 4 0 0 1 0 0 K
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





DNP
28 (54) A+ Jorge Alfaro, C TEX 5 2 2 2 1 0 HR (1), 2B (3),
29 (58) MLB Kolten Wong, 2B STL 4 0 0 0 0 0
30 (60) A+ Joey Gallo, 3B TEX 2 2 1 4 1 0 HR (5), BB, 2 SF
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 4 0 2 0 0 0 2B (2), PO, E (2 – T)
33 (69) AAA Christian Bethancourt, C ATL 4 1 2 0 0 0 PB
34 (70) AAA Stephen Piscotty, RF STL





POSTPONED
35 (72) AAA Matt Davidson, 3B CWS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 K
36 (73) AA Blake Swihart, C BOS 4 1 1 1 0 1 SB (1), K
Rank (Ovr) Level Name, Pos Team AB R H RBI HR SB Notes
37 (74) AAA Garin Cecchini, 3B BOS 4 0 1 1 0 0 2B (2), BB
38 (75) AA Mookie Betts, 2B BOS 5 1 2 1 0 0 2B (6), 2 K
39 (76) AA Alen Hanson, SS PIT 5 1 1 0 0 1 SB (5), 2 K
40 (78) A JP Crawford, SS PHI 4 3 2 1 0 1 SB (3), BB, 2 K
41 (79) AAA Jake Marisnick, CF MIA 4 1 1 1 0 0 2B (2), SF, BB, K
Rank (Ovr) Level Name, Pos Team AB R H RBI HR SB Notes
42 (80) A+ Hunter Renfroe, RF SD 4 1 2 4 1 0 HR (3), 2 K
43 (81) A Reese McGuire, C PIT 2 2 1 0 0 0 BB, K
44 (82) AAA Jon Singleton, 1B HOU 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 BB
45 (84) AA Devon Travis, 2B DET - - - - - - Right oblique strain
46 (85) A+ DJ Peterson, 3B SEA 5 1 1 0 0 0 2B (3), 2 K, E (7 – F)
Rank (Ovr) Level Name, Pos Team AB R H RBI HR SB Notes
47 (86) A+ Rosell Herrera, 3B COL 4 1 2 1 0 0 CS
48 (90) AA Jorge Bonifacio, RF KC





POSTPONED
49 (91) MLB Marcus Semien, 2B CWS





DNP
50 (92) A Dominic Smith, 1B NYM





SUSPENDED
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





DNP
53 (97) A+ Nick Williams, LF TEX





DNP
54 (98) MLB Michael Choice, CF TEX 2 0 1 0 0 0 BB, K
55 (100) AAA Arismendy Alcantara, 2B CHC





POSTPONED

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 Jon 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 5 5 2 2 2 5 HR (Adam Duvall), 60 S, 28 B, 5 GO, 2 FO, W (2-1)
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 6.2 4 2 2 2 5 HR (Rymer Liriano), 2 HBP, 56 S, 31 B, 10 GO, 1 FO, L (0-1)
13 (26) MLB Yordano Ventura, RHP KC






14 (28) AA CJ Edwards, RHP CHC 5 5 3 3 1 7 HR (Jack Marder), WP, 51 S, 29 B, 6 GO, 2 FO
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 2 0 0 0 0 1 11 S, 6 B, 2 GO, 3 FO
17 (32) AA Aaron Sanchez, RHP TOR






18 (33) AA Kyle Crick, RHP SF






19 (39) A+ Mark Appel, RHP HOU 3 5 3 3 0 4 HR (Gabriel Guerrero), WP, 4 GO, 0 FO
20 (40) AA Henry Owens, LHP BOS 5 6 4 4 3 4 2 HR (Brian Burgamy, Matt Clark), WP, 48 S, 40 B, 5 GO, 4 FO
Rank (Ovr) Level Name, Pos Team IP H R ER BB K Notes
21 (44) AA Matt Wisler, RHP SD 5 3 0 0 3 6 50 S, 29 B, 8 GO, 0 FO, W (1-0)
22 (45) AAA Alex Meyer, RHP MIN






23 (46) A+ Tyler Glasnow, RHP PIT - - - - - - Back stiffness
24 (51) A+ Julio Urias, LHP LAD 4.1 6 5 5 2 6 HR (Hunter Renfroe), 3 GO, 4 FO, L (0-1)
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 6 6 4 4 2 5 HR (Wade Gaynor), Balk, 66 S, 27 B, 6 GO, 3 FO, L (1-2)
29 (57) A+ Lucas Sims, RHP ATL 6 3 3 3 1 4 2 HR (Brenden Webb, Wynston Sawyer), 7 GO, 4 FO
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






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
2 (2) AA Eddie Butler, RHP COL 6.2 4 2 2 2 5 HR (Rymer Liriano), 2 HBP, 56 S, 31 B, 10 GO, 1 FO, L (0-1)
2 (2) AA Matt Wisler, RHP SD 5 3 0 0 3 6 50 S, 29 B, 8 GO, 0 FO, W (1-0)



Probable Starters

AAA - IL

  • Kevin Gausman (RHP - BAL) vs Cody Martin (RHP - ATL)
  • Graham Stoneburner (RHP - NYY) vs Marcus Stroman (RHP - TOR) GAME 1 PPD
  • Matt Andriese (RHP - TB) vs Eric Surkamp (LHP - CWS)
  • Brandon Workman (RHP - BOS) vs Scott Diamond (LHP - MIN) PPD
  • TJ House (CLE) vs Casey Sadler (RHP - PIT) PPD
  • Chase Whitley (RHP - NYY) vs Ricky Romero (LHP - TOR) GAME 2 PPD
  • Kyle Lobstein (LHP - DET) vs Josh Smith (RHP  CIN)
  • Greg Smith (LHP - PHI) vs Danny Rosenbaum (LHP - WAS) GAME 1 PPD
  • Barry Enright (RHP - PHI) vs TBD (WAS) GAME 2 PPD

AAA - PCL

  • Tim Cooney (LHP - STL) vs Johnny Hellweg (RHP - MIL)
  • Mike Foltynewicz (RHP - HOU) vs Christian Friedrich (LHP - COL)
  • Adam Conley (LHP - MIA) vs Carlos Pimentel (RHP - CHC)
  • Jacob deGrom (RHP - NYM) vs Charles Brewer (RHP - AZ)
  • Keyvius Sampson (RHP - SD) vs Matt Magill (RHP - LAD)
  • Nick Tepesch (RHP - TEX) vs Aaron Brooks (RHP - KC)
  • Joe Martinez (RHP - LAA) vs TBD (SEA)
  • Edwin Escobar (LHP - SF) vs TBD (OAK)

AA - EL

  • Jerem Bleich (LHP - NYY) vs Cody Anderson (RHP - CLE) PPD
  • Brody Colvin (RHP - PHI) vs Ty Blach (LHP - SF) PPD
  • Adrian Sampson (RHP - PIT) vs Felipe Rivero (LHP - WAS) PPD
  • DJ Baxendale (RHP - MIN) vs Austin Bibens-Dirkx (RHP - TOR) PPD
  • Tyler Wilson (RHP - BAL) vs Tommy Collier (RHP - DET) PPD
  • Matthew Bowman (RHP - NYM) vs Keith Couch (RHP - BOS) PPD

AA - SL

  • Andrew Heaney (LHP - MIA) vs TBD (LAD)
  • Drew Gagnon (RHP - MIL) vs Jason Hursh (RHP - ATL) GAME 2
  • Chris Beck (RHP - CWS) vs Chase Anderson (RHP - AZ) GAME 1
  • Dylan Floro (RHP - TB) vs Daniel Corcino (RHP - CIN)
  • Brooks Hall (RHP - MIL) vs Aaron Northcraft (RHP - ATL) GAME 1
  • Myles Jaye (RHP - CWS) vs Bradin Hagens (RHP - AZ) GAME 2
  • Trevor Miller (RHP - SEA) vs TBD (CHC) PPD


AA - TL

  • Zach Petrick (RHP - STL) vs Thomas Shirley (LHP - HOU)
  • Luke Jackson (RHP - TEX) vs Michael Roth (LHP - LAA)
  • Drew Granier (RHP - OAK) vs Jason Adam (RHP - KC) GAME 1
  • Daniel Winkler (RHP - COL) vs Josh Geer (RHP - SD)
  • Nate Long (RHP - OAK) vs Tim Melville (RHP - KC) GAME 2


A+ - CAL

  • Ryan Crowley (LHP - LAA) vs Kendry Flores (RHP - SF)
  • Kyle Westwood (RHP - HOU) vs Tyler Pike (LHP - SEA)
  • Mike Dennhardt (RHP - CIN) vs Manny Correa (RHP - OAK)
  • Colin Rea (RHP - SD) vs Lindsey Caughel (RHP - LAD)
  • Spencer Arroyo (LHP - AZ) vs Andrew Brown (RHP - COL)


A+ - CAR

  • Yender Caramo (RHP - KC) vs Mauricio Cabrera (RHP - ATL) PPD
  • Ronald Pena (RHP - WAS) vs Cody Buckel (RHP - TEX)
  • Matt Taylor (RHP - BAL) vs Brad Goldberg (RHP - CWS) PPD
  • Luis Diaz (RHP - BOS) vs Michael Peoples (RHP - CLE) PPD

A+ - FSL

  • Pat Ludwig (RHP - PIT) vs Marco Gonzales (LHP - STL)
  • Jordan John (LHP - DET) vs Damien Magnifico (RHP - MIL)
  • Josh Hodges (RHP - MIA) vs Matthew Koch (RHP - NYM)
  • Jason Wheeler (LHP - MIN) vs Roberto Gomez (RHP - TB)
  • Jose Rosario (RHP - CHC) vs Taylor Cole (RHP - TOR)
  • Jon Prosinski (RHP - PHI) vs Eric Wooten (LHP - NYY)


A - MWL

  • Jairo Labourt (LHP - TOR) vs Taylor Williams (RHP - MIL) CANCELLED
  • Edwin Diaz (RHP - SEA) vs Sal Romano (RHP - CIN)
  • Jeff Thompson (RHP - DET) vs Kent Emanuel (LHP - HOU) GAME 1
  • Paul Blackburn (RHP - CHC) vs TBD (TB) GAME 2
  • TBD (AZ) vs Ryan Eades (RHP - MIN)
  • Nick Petree (RHP - STL) vs Dace Kime (RHP - CLE) PPD
  • TBD (DET) vs Jandel Gustave (RHP - HOU) GAME 2
  • Jonathan Martinez (RHP - LAD) vs Bobby Wahl (RHP - OAK) GAME 1
  • Zachary Bird (RHP - LAD) vs Lou Trivino (RHP - OAK) GAME 2
  • Jen-Ho Tseng (RHP - CHC) vs German Marquez (RHP - TB) GAME 1

A - SAL

  • Luis Severino (RHP - NYY) vs Jamie Callahan (RHP - BOS) *****DotD*****
  • Austin Voth (RHP - WAS) vs Steven Brault (LHP - BAL) PPD
  • Tyler Danish (RHP - CWS) VS Cole Wiper (RHP - TEX) GAME 2
  • Zach Jemiola (RHP - COL) vs Buddy Borden (RHP - PIT) PPD
  • Ricky Knapp (RHP - NYM) vs Chase Johnson (RHP - SF)
  • TBD (MIA) vs Tyler Viza (RHP - PHI) PPD
  • James Dykstra (RHP - CWS) vs Collin Wiles (RHP - TEX) GAME 1
  • Andrew Edwards (RHP - KC) vs Chuck Buchanan (LHP - ATL)


Duel of the Day

Today's duel features a 20 year old Dominican with seven punch outs in 4.2 innings and a 19 year old South Carolina native with 16 strike outs in 8.2 innings.

RHP Luis Severino (NYY - A) vs RHP Jamie Callahan (BOS - A)

Injuries

  • Cubs SS Javier Baez (7 day DL; left ankle sprain) - 4/11
  • 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"; 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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