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Welcome to the Gameday everyone! A pair of 2013 first round picks and members of the Top 100 prospects made their season debuts. Clint Frazier and his bright red hair debuted with the Lake County Captains. The 5th overall pick last year was 1-5 with a single, run scored, and a run batted in. Diamondbacks righty Braden Shipley made his first appearance with South Bend, throwing five scoreless innings. He allowed six base runners - five on hits and one walk, with four strike outs, five ground outs and one fly out.
The top performances came from the bat of Joey Gallo and the arm of Shipley. Gallo reached base three times, though at one point he just rounded them all at once. He finished 1-3 with a solo home run, two walks, three runs scored, and the obligatory two strike outs. He also made a throwing error with his cannon arm, his third of the season. Red Sox short stop Xander Bogaerts knocked his second career bomb and first of the season.
In an interesting piece by Bill Shaikin for the LA Times, he talks about the return of recently graduated southpaw Tyler Skaggs' velocity. Angels GM Jerry DiPoto noticed a change in Skaggs' delivery. He had shortened his stride in his delivery. Pitching coach Mike Butcher said to Shaikin, "...a choppy stride could minimize the power of the legs in driving toward home plate, alter the spot at which the pitcher releases the ball, and accelerate the [tempo of the] delivery."
Enjoy the rest of the results along with today's match ups.
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 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | HR (1), 2 K |
| 3 (3) | AAA | Oscar Taveras, RF | STL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 (5) | AAA | Javier Baez, SS | CHC | - | - | - | - | - | - | Ankle sprain |
| 6 (7) | A+ | Carlos Correa, SS | HOU | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB, K |
| Rank (Ovr) | Level | Name, Pos | Team | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
| 7 (8) | AA | Kris Bryant, 3B | CHC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | DH – SB (3), HBP, 2 BB, 3 K |
| 8 (10) | AAA | Gregory Polanco, CF | PIT | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | K |
| 9 (13) | AA | Francisco Lindor, SS | CLE | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB |
| 10 (14) | AA | Addison Russell, SS | OAK | - | - | - | - | - | - | Right hamstring injury |
| 11 (17) | AAA | Maikel Franco, 3B | PHI | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | HBP, 3 K |
| Rank (Ovr) | Level | Name, Pos | Team | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
| 12 (18) | MLB | George Springer, CF | HOU | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 K, E (1 – F) |
| 13 (25) | MLB | Nick Castellanos, 3B | DET | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB, E (1 – F), OF Assist (Home) |
| 14 (27) | AA | Austin Hedges, C | SD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | K |
| 15 (29) | MLB | Jose Abreu, 1B | CWS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 (34) | AAA | Joc Pederson, CF | LAD | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | SB (5), BB, 2 K |
| Rank (Ovr) | Level | Name, Pos | Team | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
| 17 (35) | AA | Gary Sanchez, C | NYY | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | PB |
| 18 (36) | A+ | Albert Almora, CF | CHC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 K |
| 19 (37) | A+ | Corey Seager, SS | LAD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB, SAC |
| 23 (43) | MLB | Billy Hamilton, CF | CIN | DNP | ||||||
| 24 (47) | A+ | Raul Mondesi, SS | KC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B (2), K, E (2 – T) |
| 25 (48) | A | Clint Frazier, CF | CLE | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB, 2 K |
| 28 (54) | A+ | Jorge Alfaro, C | TEX | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HBP, K |
| 29 (58) | MLB | Kolten Wong, 2B | STL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 K |
| 30 (60) | A+ | Joey Gallo, 3B | TEX | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | HR (6), 2 BB, 2 K, E (3 – T) |
| 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 | DNP | ||||||
| 33 (69) | AAA | Christian Bethancourt, C | ATL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB |
| 34 (70) | AAA | Stephen Piscotty, RF | STL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | HR (1), K |
| 35 (72) | AAA | Matt Davidson, 3B | CWS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | K, E (2 – T) |
| 36 (73) | AA | Blake Swihart, C | BOS | PPD | ||||||
| Rank (Ovr) | Level | Name, Pos | Team | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
| 37 (74) | AAA | Garin Cecchini, 3B | BOS | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DH |
| 38 (75) | AA | Mookie Betts, 2B | BOS | PPD | ||||||
| 39 (76) | AA | Alen Hanson, SS | PIT | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB, E (2 – T) |
| 40 (78) | A | JP Crawford, SS | PHI | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | K |
| 41 (79) | AAA | Jake Marisnick, CF | MIA | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | K |
| Rank (Ovr) | Level | Name, Pos | Team | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
| 42 (80) | A+ | Hunter Renfroe, RF | SD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 K |
| 43 (81) | A | Reese McGuire, C | PIT | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | PO |
| 44 (82) | AAA | Jon Singleton, 1B | HOU | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | K |
| 45 (84) | AA | Devon Travis, 2B | DET | - | - | - | - | - | - | Right oblique strain |
| 46 (85) | A+ | DJ Peterson, 3B | SEA | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 K |
| Rank (Ovr) | Level | Name, Pos | Team | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
| 47 (86) | A+ | Rosell Herrera, 3B | COL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | K |
| 48 (90) | AA | Jorge Bonifacio, RF | KC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B (1), 2 K |
| 49 (91) | MLB | Marcus Semien, 2B | CWS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | K |
| 50 (92) | A | Dominic Smith, 1B | NYM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 K |
| 51 (93) | AAA | Taylor Lindsey, 2B | LAA | PPD | ||||||
| Rank (Ovr) | Level | Name, Pos | Team | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
| 52 (94) | A | David Dahl, CF | COL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | OF Assist (3B) |
| 53 (97) | A+ | Nick Williams, LF | TEX | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B (4), |
| 54 (98) | MLB | Michael Choice, CF | TEX | DNP | ||||||
| 55 (100) | AAA | Arismendy Alcantara, 2B | CHC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B (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 | 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 | |||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| 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 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 GO, 1 FO, W (1-0) |
| 32 (63) | MLB | Erik Johnson RHP | CWS | |||||||
| 33 (64) | AA | Nick Kingham, RHP | PIT | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 48 S, 35 B, 6 GO, 4 FO, 2 E (2 – T x2), L (1-1) |
| 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 |
| 10 (6) | AA | Clayton Blackburn, RHP | SF | 6.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 47 S, 41 B, 10 GO, 3 FO, W (1-1) |
| 5 (5) | AA | Nick Kingham, RHP | PIT | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 48 S, 35 B, 6 GO, 4 FO, 2 E (2 – T x2), L (1-1) |
Probable Starters
AAA - IL
- Brandon Cumpton (RHP - PIT) vs David Holmberg (LHP - CIN) *****Co DotD*****
- Alex Meyer (RHP - MIN) vs TBD (WAS)
- Nate Karns (RHP - TB) vs Suk-min Yoon (RHP - BAL)
- Liam Hendricks (RHP - TOR) vs TBD (BOS)
- Derek Hankins (RHP - DET) vs Josh Tomlin (RHP - CLE)
- TBD (ATL) vs Scott Carroll (RHP - CWS)
- Barry Enright (RHP - PHI) vs TBD (NYY)
AAA - PCL
- Rafael Montero (RHP - NYM) vs Alex Sanabia (RHP - AZ)
- Brian Flynn (LHP - MIA) vs Tsuyoshi Wada (LHP - CHC)
- Boone Whiting (RHP - STL) vs Brad Mills (LHP - MIL)
- Branch Kloess (RHP - SD) vs Red Patterson (RHP - LAD)
- Bobby Doran (RHP - HOU) vs Pedro Hernandez (LHP - COL)
- Justin Germano (RHP - TEX) vs Brett Tomko (RHP - KC)
- Wade LeBlanc (LHP - SD) vs Chance Ruffin (RHP - SEA)
- Mike Kickham (LHP - SF) vs TBD (LAA)
AA - EL
- Aaron Sanchez (RHP - TOR) vs Darin Gorski (LHP - NYM)
- Robert Gilliam (RHP - WAS) vs Jesse Biddle (LHP - PHI)
- Adalberto Mejia (LHP - SF) vs Tyler Sample (RHP - PIT)
- Kyle Ryan (LHP - DET) vs TBD (NYY)
- Miguel Pena (LHP - BOS) vs Taylor Rogers (LHP - MIN)
- Kyle Davies (RHP - CLE) vs TBD (BAL)
AA - SL
- Grayson Garvin (LHP - TB) vs Michael Lorenzen (RHP - CIN) *****Co DotD*****
- Jose Urena (RHP - MIA) vs Garrett Gould (RHP - LAD)
- Cam Hobson (LHP - SEA) vs Ivan Pineyro (RHP - CHC)
- Tyler Cravy (RHP - MIL) vs Gavin Floyd (RHP - ATL)
- Terry Doyle (RHP - CWS) vs Bryan Woodall (RHP - AZ)
AA - TL
- Justin Hancock (RHP - SD) vs Raul Alcantara (RHP - OAK)
- TBD (LAA) vs Sam Gaviglio (RHP - STL)
- Andy Ferguson (RHP - KC) vs Richard Castillo (RHP - COL)
- Aaron West (RHP - HOU) vs Alec Asher (RHP - TEX)
A+ - CAL
- Dylan Unsworth (RHP - SEA) vs Mark Appel (RHP - HOU)
- TBD (LAD) vs Andrew Barbosa (LHP - AZ)
- Ben Alsup (RHP - COL) vs Joe Ross (RHP - SD)
- Pat Young (RHP - SF) vs TBD (CIN)
- Josh Bowman (RHP - OAK) vs TBD (LAA)
A+ - CAR
- Christian Binford (RHP - KC) vs Luis Parra (LHP - TEX)
- Brian Johnson (LHP - BOS) vs Braulio Ortiz (RHP - CWS)
- Branden Kline (RHP - BAL) vs TBD (CLE)
- TBD (WAS) vs Andrew Waszak (RHP - ATL)
A+ - FSL
- Daniel Norris (LHP - TOR) vs Hobbs Johnson (LHP - MIL) *****Co DotD*****
- Austin Brice (RHP - MIA) vs Jason Creasy (RHP - PIT)
- Michael Fulmer (RHP - NYM) vs TBD (MIN)
- Austin Pruitt (RHP - TB) vs Kyle Hald (LHP - STL)
- Yorfrank Lopez (RHP - DET) vs Colin Kleven (RHP - PHI)
- TBD (NYY) vs Yao-Lin Wang (RHP - CHC)
A - MWL
- Buck Farmer (RHP - DET) vs Kohl Stewart (RHP - MIN) *****Co DotD*****
- Kendall Graveman (RHP - TOR) vs Dylan Covey (RHP - OAK)
- Juan Paniagua (RHP - CHC) vs Nick Travieso (RHP - CIN)
- TBD (LAA) vs Mitch Brown (RHP - CLE)
- Luis Chirinos (RHP - LAD) vs Preston Gainey (RHP - MIL)
- Blake Perry (RHP - AZ) vs Andrew Thurman (RHP - HOU)
- TBD (SEA) vs Chris Kirsch (LHP - TB)
- Silfredo Garcia (RHP - STL) vs Jimmy Brasoban (RHP - SD)
A - SAL
- Yohander Mendez (LHP - TEX) vs Alex Balog (RHP - COL)
- TBD (ATL) vs Caleb Smith (LHP - NYY)
- Mario Alcantara (RHP - BOS) vs John Gant (RHP - NYM)
- Dovydas Neverauskas (RHP - PIT) vs Andrew Mitchell (RHP - HOU)
- Ranfi Casimiro (RHP - PHI) vs Dixon Anderson (RHP - WAS)
- TBD (SF) vs Luke Farrell (RHP - DET)
- TBD (BAL) vs TBD (MIA)
Duel of the Day
With no real stand out match ups, lets take the shotgun approach and go with one at each level and see if one of these hits.
RHP Brandon Cumpton (PIT - AAA) vs LHP David Holmberg (CIN - AAA)
LHP Grayson Garvin (TB - AA) vs RHP Michael Lorenzen (CIN - AA)
LHP Daniel Norris (TOR - A+) vs LHP Hobbs Johnson (MIL - A+)
RHP Buck Farmer (DET - A) vs Kohl Stewart (MIN - 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
- 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
- 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
- Mariners RHP Taijuan Walker (15 day DL; right shoulder impingement) - 3/21
- 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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