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Minor League Ball Gameday: Saturday, April 19

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Check out the Duel of the Day and how the Top 100 performed on Friday.

By Nick Melotte
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Kris Bryant
Kris Bryant
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Hello everyone. Sorry about the late publish, but I'm a bit pressed for time so here are the Top 100 performances and the Duel of the Day to go with the injuries list.

Also, here are some videos sent to me by our favorite member whose handle immortalizes the worst play in baseball, vivalafakethirdtofirst.

Kris Bryant going yard

Blake Swihart doing yard work

Yung Joc Pederson going for two

Delino DeShields taking second base against Frisco

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 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 BB
3 (3) AAA Oscar Taveras, RF STL 1 0 1 0 0 0
4 (5) AAA Javier Baez, SS CHC - - - - - - Ankle sprain
6 (7) A+ Carlos Correa, SS HOU 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 (4)
8 (10) AAA Gregory Polanco, CF PIT 5 1 3 3 0 0 2B (3)
9 (13) AA Francisco Lindor, SS CLE 5 1 3 0 0 1 SB (3), PO
10 (14) AA Addison Russell, SS OAK - - - - - - Right hamstring injury
11 (17) AAA Maikel Franco, 3B PHI





DNP
Rank (Ovr) Level Name, Pos Team AB R H RBI HR SB Notes
12 (18) MLB George Springer, CF HOU 5 0 2 1 0 1 SB (1), K
13 (25) MLB Nick Castellanos, 3B DET 2 1 1 1 0 0
14 (27) AA Austin Hedges, C SD 4 0 1 2 0 0 2B (3), K
15 (29) MLB Jose Abreu, 1B CWS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 K
16 (34) AAA Joc Pederson, CF LAD 5 1 3 0 0 0 2B (5), K
Rank (Ovr) Level Name, Pos Team AB R H RBI HR SB Notes
17 (35) AA Gary Sanchez, C NYY 3 1 1 1 0 0 BB, K
18 (36) A+ Albert Almora, CF CHC





PPD
19 (37) A+ Corey Seager, SS LAD 5 1 1 2 1 0 HR (1), 3 K
20 (38) MLB Travis d'Arnaud, C NYM 3 0 0 0 0 0 BB
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 3 0 0 0 0 1 SB (3), BB, 2 E (3 – T, F)
23 (43) MLB Billy Hamilton, CF CIN 4 0 1 1 0 1 SB (5), 2B (2), SAC, K
24 (47) A+ Raul Mondesi, SS KC





PPD
25 (48) A Clint Frazier, CF CLE 4 0 1 1 0 0 2B (1), SF
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 1 0 0 0 BB, 2 K
28 (54) A+ Jorge Alfaro, C TEX





PPD
29 (58) MLB Kolten Wong, 2B STL





DNP
30 (60) A+ Joey Gallo, 3B TEX





PPD
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 0 0 0 0 BB, 2 K
33 (69) AAA Christian Bethancourt, C ATL





PPD
34 (70) AAA Stephen Piscotty, RF STL 4 0 1 0 0 1 SB (2), K
35 (72) AAA Matt Davidson, 3B CWS





PPD
36 (73) AA Blake Swihart, C BOS 4 1 2 3 1 0 HR (1), K
Rank (Ovr) Level Name, Pos Team AB R H RBI HR SB Notes
37 (74) AAA Garin Cecchini, 3B BOS 4 1 1 1 1 0 HR (1), K
38 (75) AA Mookie Betts, 2B BOS 4 1 1 0 0 0 K
39 (76) AA Alen Hanson, SS PIT 4 1 2 0 0 0 3B (2), K
40 (78) A JP Crawford, SS PHI 5 2 3 0 0 0 CS
41 (79) AAA Jake Marisnick, CF MIA 4 0 0 0 0 0
Rank (Ovr) Level Name, Pos Team AB R H RBI HR SB Notes
42 (80) A+ Hunter Renfroe, RF SD 4 1 1 1 0 0 2B (4), 2 K
43 (81) A Reese McGuire, C PIT





PPD
44 (82) AAA Jon Singleton, 1B HOU 5 2 3 2 1 0 HR (6), K
45 (84) AA Devon Travis, 2B DET - - - - - - Right oblique strain
46 (85) A+ DJ Peterson, 3B SEA 5 1 2 0 0 0 K
Rank (Ovr) Level Name, Pos Team AB R H RBI HR SB Notes
47 (86) A+ Rosell Herrera, 3B COL 4 0 1 0 0 1 SB (2)
48 (90) AA Jorge Bonifacio, RF KC 4 1 1 1 0 1 SB (1)
49 (91) MLB Marcus Semien, 2B CWS 4 0 0 0 0 0 K
50 (92) A Dominic Smith, 1B NYM





PPD
51 (93) AAA Taylor Lindsey, 2B LAA 6 1 1 0 0 0 SAC
Rank (Ovr) Level Name, Pos Team AB R H RBI HR SB Notes
52 (94) A David Dahl, CF COL 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 K, E (1 – T)
53 (97) A+ Nick Williams, LF TEX





PPD
54 (98) MLB Michael Choice, CF TEX 1 0 0 0 0 0
55 (100) AAA Arismendy Alcantara, 2B CHC 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 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 6 4 0 0 2 6 44 S, 32 B, 7 GO, 0 FO
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 3.2 5 5 5 4 2 HR (Jhonatan Solano), HBP, 44 S, 33 B, 4 GO, 2 FO
23 (46) A+ Tyler Glasnow, RHP PIT - - - - - - Back stiffness
24 (51) A+ Julio Urias, LHP LAD






25 (52) A Kohl Stewart, RHP MIN 5 4 2 2 1 3 5 GO, 3 FO, L (0-1)
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






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 4 6 4 4 3 6 HR (Nick Evans), 55 S, 38 B, 1 GO, 2 FO
37 (71) AA Jesse Biddle, LHP PHI 7 2 2 1 1 11 HR (Cutter Dykstra), 64 S, 30 B, 7 GO, 2 FO,E (4 – T), W (1-2)
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 5.1 4 2 2 4 3 HBP, 51 S, 39 B, 5 GO, 4 FO
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

Duels of the Day

Org Rank BA (JS) Level Name, Pos Team IP H R ER BB K Notes
11 (17) AAA Brandon Cumpton, RHP PIT 7 5 0 0 0 5 57 S, 29 B, 7 GO, 4 FO, W (2-0)
7* (5) AAA David Holmberg, LHP CIN 4 9 7 7 2 1 2 WP, 53 S, 31 B, 4 GO, 5 FO, L (0-3)
Org Rank BA (JS) Level Name, Pos Team IP H R ER BB K Notes
16 (X) AA Grayson Garvin, LHP TB 3 4 0 0 0 6 36 S, 14 B, 2 GO, 1 FO
6 (6) AA Michael Lorenzen, RHP CIN 5 6 2 1 3 0 WP, 54 S, 29 B, 6 GO, 5 GO, L (2-1)
Org Rank BA (JS) Level Name, Pos Team IP H R ER BB K Notes
6 (4) A+ Daniel Norris, LHP TOR 4 1 0 0 2 6 1 GO, 2 FO
X (X) A+ Hobbs Johnson, LHP MIL 5 3 2 0 1 7 8 GO, 0 FO, L (1-2)
Org Rank BA (JS) Level Name, Pos Team IP H R ER BB K Notes
X (19) A Buck Farmer, RHP DET 7 2 0 0 1 11 2 WP, HBP, 6 GO, 1 FO, W (2-1)
4 (3) A Kohl Stewart, RHP MIN 5 4 2 2 1 3 5 GO, 3 FO, L (0-1)

* David Holmberg was ranked 7th in the Arizona system before being traded to Cincinnati.



Duel of the Day

LHP Tyler Pike (SEA - A+) vs RHP Vincent Velasquez (HOU - 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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