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Minor League Ball Gameday: Tuesday, April 22

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Stats, starters and injuries all in one place.

Jimmy Nelson
Jimmy Nelson
Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

Hello folks and welcome to the Gameday. Lets skip the small talk and get to the goodies.

A handful of Top 100 pitchers got on the bump but none was more impressive than Brewers AAA righty Jimmy Nelson. Last night Nelson's control was pinpoint, throwing 75% strikes (72 of 94 pitches) and limiting Omaha to just two hits in seven frames. He struck out nine, walked one, let two go wild on him and he induced six ground outs to two fly outs. The only other starter who fared well was Robert Stephenson (5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 7 K). Archie Bradley was missing bats with eight punch outs but still gave up three runs on two walks and five hits and lasted just four frames.

Both Arismendy Alcantara and Stephen Piscotty left the yard, Piscotty for the second time and Alcantara also scooped up his sixth stolen base. Joc Pederson picked up his eighth double and sixth stolen base while Mookie Betts kept up the same blistering pace with his seventh double and fifth stolen base. Joey Gallo knocked his second triple and drove in three as David Dahl stole a pair (his second and third) and hit his second two-bagger.

Scroll down for more prospect stats from Monday's action, Tuesday's probable starters, the Duels of the Day, and the running injury list at the bottom. 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 - - - - - - Left wrist sprain
2 (2) MLB Xander Bogaerts, SS BOS 3 1 1 0 0 0 BB, K, CS
3 (3) AAA Oscar Taveras, RF STL 3 0 1 0 0 0 BB, K
4 (5) AAA Javier Baez, SS CHC 3 1 1 0 0 0 HBP, K
6 (7) A+ Carlos Correa, SS HOU 4 0 2 1 0 0 BB, K
Rank (Ovr) Level Name, Pos Team AB R H RBI HR SB Notes
7 (8) AA Kris Bryant, 3B CHC 5 0 1 1 0 0 BB, K
8 (10) AAA Gregory Polanco, CF PIT 5 1 2 0 0 1 SB (2), K
9 (13) AA Francisco Lindor, SS CLE 4 0 0 0 0 0 K
10 (14) AA Addison Russell, SS OAK - - - - - - Torn right hamstring
11 (17) AAA Maikel Franco, 3B PHI 4 1 0 0 0 0 BB, K
Rank (Ovr) Level Name, Pos Team AB R H RBI HR SB Notes
12 (18) MLB George Springer, CF HOU 4 0 0 0 0 0 K
13 (25) MLB Nick Castellanos, 3B DET 3 0 1 0 0 0 BB
14 (27) AA Austin Hedges, C SD 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 K
15 (29) MLB Jose Abreu, 1B CWS 4 1 1 1 0 0 2B (6)
16 (34) AAA Joc Pederson, CF LAD 4 2 2 1 0 1 2B (8), SB (6), BB, K
Rank (Ovr) Level Name, Pos Team AB R H RBI HR SB Notes
17 (35) AA Gary Sanchez, C NYY 4 0 1 0 0 0
18 (36) A+ Albert Almora, CF CHC 5 0 1 0 0 0
19 (37) A+ Corey Seager, SS LAD 5 2 2 1 1 0 HR (2), K, E (2 – F)
20 (38) MLB Travis d'Arnaud, C NYM 4 0 2 1 0 0 2B (2)
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 5 1 2 1 0 1 SB (4), PO, K
23 (43) MLB Billy Hamilton, CF CIN 3 1 0 1 0 0 HBP, SF
24 (47) A+ Raul Mondesi, SS KC 4 0 1 0 0 0 BB, K
25 (48) A Clint Frazier, CF CLE 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 BB, E (1 – F)
26 (49) A Austin Meadows, CF PIT - - - - - - Right hamstring strain
Rank (Ovr) Level Name, Pos Team AB R H RBI HR SB Notes
27 (50) MLB Jackie Bradley, CF BOS 4 1 1 1 0 0 2B (4), K, OF Assist (2B)
28 (54) A+ Jorge Alfaro, C TEX 5 0 2 1 0 0 K, 3 PB
29 (58) MLB Kolten Wong, 2B STL





DNP
30 (60) A+ Joey Gallo, 3B TEX 4 0 2 3 0 0 3B (2)
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 1 0 0 0 2 K
33 (69) AAA Christian Bethancourt, C ATL 4 0 1 0 0 0 K
34 (70) AAA Stephen Piscotty, RF STL 4 1 2 1 1 0 HR (2), 2B (4)
35 (72) AAA Matt Davidson, 3B CWS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 K
36 (73) AA Blake Swihart, C BOS 4 2 2 1 0 0 2B (3)
Rank (Ovr) Level Name, Pos Team AB R H RBI HR SB Notes
37 (74) AAA Garin Cecchini, 3B BOS 4 1 2 1 0 0 K
38 (75) AA Mookie Betts, 2B BOS 5 1 2 0 0 1 2B (7), SB (5)
39 (76) AA Alen Hanson, SS PIT 5 2 2 0 0 0 K, E (4 – F)
40 (78) A JP Crawford, SS PHI 4 0 0 0 0 0 K
41 (79) AAA Jake Marisnick, CF MIA 4 0 2 0 0 0 2B (3), E (1 – F)
Rank (Ovr) Level Name, Pos Team AB R H RBI HR SB Notes
42 (80) A+ Hunter Renfroe, RF SD 3 0 0 1 0 0 BB, SF, K
43 (81) A Reese McGuire, C PIT 5 2 3 1 0 0 3B (1)
44 (82) AAA Jon Singleton, 1B HOU 3 0 0 0 0 0 BB, K
45 (84) AA Devon Travis, 2B DET - - - - - - Right oblique strain
46 (85) A+ DJ Peterson, 3B SEA 1 0 1 0 0 0 E (9 – F), pulled for PH in 3rd inning
Rank (Ovr) Level Name, Pos Team AB R H RBI HR SB Notes
47 (86) A+ Rosell Herrera, 3B COL 5 0 1 1 0 0
48 (90) AA Jorge Bonifacio, RF KC 4 0 2 0 0 0 BB
49 (91) MLB Marcus Semien, 2B CWS 4 0 1 0 0 0 K
50 (92) A Dominic Smith, 1B NYM 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 BB, K
51 (93) AAA Taylor Lindsey, 2B LAA 4 1 0 0 0 0 BB
Rank (Ovr) Level Name, Pos Team AB R H RBI HR SB Notes
52 (94) A David Dahl, CF COL 4 1 2 0 0 2 2B (2), SB (3), 2 K
53 (97) A+ Nick Williams, LF TEX 4 3 2 1 0 1 SB (2), K
54 (98) MLB Michael Choice, CF TEX 1 0 1 0 0 1 SB (1)
55 (100) AAA Arismendy Alcantara, 2B CHC 4 2 2 1 1 1 HR (1), SB (6)

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 4 5 3 3 2 8 HBP, 53 S, 31 B, 2 GO, 2 FO, L (1-3)
3 (11) MLB Taijuan Walker, RHP SEA






4 (12) AA Jon Gray, RHP COL






5 (15) MLB Dylan Bundy, RHP BAL - - - - - - Right elbow – recovering from TJS
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 5 4 1 1 3 7 66 S, 37 B, 2 GO, 4 FO
8 (20) AAA Kevin Gausman, RHP BAL






9 (21) A Lucas Giolito, RHP WAS






10 (22) EST Jameson Taillon, RHP PIT - - - - - - Right elbow – recovering from TJS
Rank (Ovr) Level Name, Pos Team IP H R ER BB K Notes
11 (23) AA Kyle Zimmer, RHP KC - - - - - - No injury, 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 6 4 3 2 4 3 50 S, 46 B, 10 GO, 5 FO, W (3-0)
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 5.1 10 4 3 0 5 61 S, 34 B, 7 GO, 0 FO, L (1-2)
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 - - - - - - Left knee sprain
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 5 7 3 3 1 3 43 S, 28 B, 9 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 - - - - - - No injury, awaiting assignment
43 (95) AAA Zach Lee, RHP LAD 6 7 5 2 2 4 59 S, 33 B, 7 GO, 3 FO, L (2-1)
44 (96) AAA Jimmy Nelson, RHP MIL 7 2 0 0 1 9 2 WP, 72 S, 24 B, 6 GO, 2 FO, W (2-1)
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
X (X) A Aaron Slegers, RHP MIN 5.2 5 3 3 3 5 3 WP, 66 S, 28 B, 6 GO, 1 FO
7 (5) A Alex Reyes, RHP STL 4.1 4 2 2 1 5 WP, 44 S, 28 B, 2 GO, 4 FO
Org Rank BA (JS) Level Name, Pos Team IP H R ER BB K Notes
2 (2) AAA Marcus Stroman, RHP TOR 5.1 10 4 3 0 5 61 S, 34 B, 7 GO, 0 FO, L (1-2)
8 (9) AAA Brandon Workman, RHP BOS 5 4 3 3 0 8 2 HR (Steve Tolleson, Dan Johnson), 54 S, 23 B, 2 GO, 3 FO

Probable Starters

AAA - IL

  • Logan Darnell (LHP - MIN) vs Rubby De La Rosa (RHP - BOS)
  • Daniel Rodriguez (LHP - ATL) vs Trevor Bauer (RHP - CLE)
  • Casey Sadler (RHP - PIT) vs Drew VerHagen (RHP - DET)
  • TJ McFarland (LHP - BAL) vs Greg Smith (LHP - PHI)
  • Merrill Kelly (RHP - TB) vs Dylan Axelrod (RHP - CWS)
  • Ricky Romero (LHP - TOR) vs Brian Gordon (RHP - NYY)
  • Aaron Laffey (LHP - WAS) vs TBD (CIN)


AAA - PCL

  • Bo Schultz (RHP - AZ) vs Chris Heston (RHP - SF)
  • Tyler Matzek (LHP - COL) vs Jared Rogers (RHP - MIA)
  • Henry Sosa (RHP - LAD) vs Jose Alvarez (LHP - LAA)
  • Matt Branham (RHP - SD) vs Dana Eveland (LHP - NYM)
  • TBD (TEX) vs Eric Jokisch (LHP - CHC)
  • Hiram Burgos (RHP - MIL) vs Sugar Ray Marimon (RHP - KC)
  • David Martinez (RHP - HOU) vs Scott McGregor (RHP - STL)
  • TBD (OAK) vs TBD (SEA)


AA - EL

  • Ty Blach (LHP - SF) vs Perci Garner (RHP - PHI)
  • Felipe Rivero (LHP - WAS) vs Adrian Sampson (RHP - PIT)
  • TBD (DET) vs Tim Berry (LHP - BAL)
  • Mike McCarthy (RHP - BOS) vs Hansel Robles (RHP - NYM)
  • Joseph Colon (RHP - CLE) vs Zach Nuding (RHP - NYY)
  • Casey Lawrence (RHP - TOR) vs TBD (MIN)


AA - SL

  • Jon Moscot (RHP - CIN) vs Justin Nicolino (LHP - MIA) *****Co DotD*****
  • Michael Lee (RHP - AZ) vs Taylor Jungmann (RHP - MIL)
  • Williams Perez (RHP - ATL) vs TBD (TB)
  • TBD (LAD) vs Stephen Landazuri (RHP - SEA)
  • TBD (CHC) vs Scott Snodgress (LHP - CWS)


AA - TL

  • Jon Gray (RHP - COL) vs Drew Rucinski (RHP - LAA) GAME 2
  • Jesse Hahn (RHP - TB) vs Kyle Lotzkar (RHP - TEX)
  • Daniel Winkler (RHP - COL) vs Michael Roth (LHP - LAA) GAME 1
  • Nate Long (RHP - OAK) vs Aaron West (RHP - HOU)
  • Seth Blair (RHP - STL) vs Tim Melville (RHP - KC)


A+ - CAL

  • Tom Windle (LHP - LAD) vs Dylan Unsworth (RHP - SEA)
  • Ben Lively (RHP - CIN) vs Andrew Brown (RHP - COL)
  • TBD (AZ) vs Kendry Flores (RHP - SF)
  • Josh Hader (LHP - HOU) vs Alex Keudell (RHP - LAA)
  • Ruben Mejia (RHP - SD) vs Hunter Adkins (RHP - OAK)


A+ - CAR

  • League-wide off day


A+ - FSL

  • Jed Bradley (LHP - MIL) vs Rafael De Paula (RHP - NYY)
  • Marco Gonzales (LHP - STL) vs TBD (NYM)
  • Ben White (RHP - TOR) vs Jake Thompson (RHP - DET)
  • Jason Wheeler (LHP - MIN) vs Scott Lyman (RHP - MIA)
  • Tayler Scott (RHP - CHC) vs Miguel Nunez (RHP - PHI)
  • Reinaldo Lopez (RHP - TB) vs John Kuchno (RHP - PIT)


A - MWL

  • Blake Snell (LHP - TB) vs Kevin Ziomek (LHP - DET)
  • Ryan Eades (RHP - MIN) vs Nick Petree (RHP - STL)
  • Sal Romano (RHP - CIN) vs Aaron Blair (RHP - AZ) GAME 1
  • Kyle Finnegan (RHP - OAK) vs Paul Blackburn (RHP - CHC)
  • Ismael Guillon (LHP - CIN) vs Brad Allen (RHP - AZ) GAME 2
  • Adrian De Horta (RHP - SD) vs Zachary Bird (RHP - LAD)
  • Caleb Hamrick (RHP - CLE) vs Jeremy Gabryszewski (RHP - TOR)
  • Adrian Houser (RHP - HOU) vs Eddie Campbell (LHP - SEA)
  • Tristan Archer (RHP - MIL) vs Ryan Etsell (RHP - LAA)


A - SAL

  • Lucas Giolito (RHP - WAS) vs Chase Johnson (RHP - SF) *****Co DotD*****
  • Johendi Jiminian (RHP - COL) vs Jamie Callahan (RHP - BOS)
  • Kevin McGowin (RHP - NYM) vs Hunter Harvey (RHP - BAL)
  • Matt Tenuta (LHP - KC) vs Cole Wiper (RHP - TEX)
  • Giovanny Gallegos (RHP - NYY) vs Tyler Viza (RHP - PHI)
  • TBD (MIA) vs Carlos Salazar (RHP - ATL)
  • James Dykstra (RHP - CWS) vs Shane Carle (RHP - PIT)


Duel of the Day

RHP Jon Moscot (CIN - AA) vs LHP Justin Nicolino (MIA - AA)

RHP Lucas Giolito (WAS - A) vs RHP Chase Johnson (SF - A)

Injuries

  • Orioles LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (7 day DL; left knee sprain) - 4/21
  • 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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