Minor League Ball Gameday: Thursday, April 24

Hey prospect watchers. What a day yesterday for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. If you want to get specific, Joey Gallo had a monster performance, reaching base in six of seven plate appearances with three walks, four runs scored, six runs batted in and THREE home runs. Gallo now has nine bombs this year and is sporting a 359/458/891/1348 line with 15 walks to 21 strike outs. He's kicked in three doubles, two triples, 21 runs scored and has knocked in 22. He's absolutely Bonds-ian on the road, hitting 480/605/1480/2085 (yes, a road OPS over 2.000) over an admittedly short sample size of 25 at bats. In those 25 at bats though, he's recorded 12 hits with eight of them (75%) leaving the yard, one double and three singles. He's also walked 11 times to just six strike outs with 15 runs scored and 17 RBI.

On the mound, Alex Meyer and Jesse Biddle grabbed their paint brushes and were strikeout artists for the night. Meyer sent 11 men back to the dugout while walking three and allowing three hits in 6.2 scoreless frames. He filled the zone with 63 strikes (63%) to 37 balls and induced six ground outs to two fly outs. Biddle was equally as impressive, going seven scoreless with 10 punch outs, just one walk and two hits allowed. He earned his second win with 67 strikes (63%) to 39 balls along with six ground outs and four fly outs.

Beofre I go I want to leave you with this amazing play by San Antonio center fielder Travis Jankowski made on Frisco second baseman Rougned Odor.

Check out the rest of the Top 100 below, as well as the probable starters for today, the running injury list and the Duel of the Day. 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	4	1	1	0	0	0
3 (3)	AAA	Oscar Taveras, RF	STL	-	-	-	-	-	-	Left ankle injury
4 (5)	AAA	Javier Baez, SS	CHC							DNP
6 (7)	A+	Carlos Correa, SS	HOU	4	1	1	1	0	2	2 SB (4), 2 BB, 2 K
Rank (Ovr)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	Notes
7 (8)	AA	Kris Bryant, 3B	CHC	5	1	1	0	0	0	BB, 2 K
8 (10)	AAA	Gregory Polanco, CF	PIT	3	0	0	0	0	0	K
9 (13)	AA	Francisco Lindor, SS	CLE							DNP
10 (14)	AA	Addison Russell, SS	OAK	-	-	-	-	-	-	Torn right hamstring
11 (17)	AAA	Maikel Franco, 1B	PHI	5	0	2	0	0	0	K
Rank (Ovr)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	Notes
12 (18)	MLB	George Springer, CF	HOU	3	0	0	0	0	0	BB
13 (25)	MLB	Nick Castellanos, 3B	DET	4	0	0	0	0	0
14 (27)	AA	Austin Hedges, C	SD							DNP
15 (29)	MLB	Jose Abreu, 1B	CWS	4	1	1	2	1	0	HR (7), 3 K
16 (34)	AAA	Joc Pederson, CF	LAD							DNP
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	5	0	1	0	0	0
19 (37)	A+	Corey Seager, SS	LAD	5	1	2	0	0	0	2 K, E (3 – F)
20 (38)	MLB	Travis d'Arnaud, C	NYM	3	0	1	0	0	0	BB, K
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	0	2	0	0	0
23 (43)	MLB	Billy Hamilton, CF	CIN	5	1	2	1	0	1	SB (9), 2 K
24 (47)	A+	Raul Mondesi, SS	KC	4	3	3	1	1	1	HR (1), SB (5), K, E (3 – F)
25 (48)	A	Clint Frazier, CF	CLE	4	1	2	0	0	0	BB
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	0	0	0	0	0	K
28 (54)	A+	Jorge Alfaro, C	TEX	7	2	3	0	0	0	2B (4), K
29 (58)	MLB	Kolten Wong, 2B	STL	1	0	0	0	0	0	K
30 (60)	A+	Joey Gallo, 3B	TEX	4	4	3	6	3	0	3 HR (9), 3 BB
31 (61)	A	Colin Moran, 3B	MIA	4	0	2	0	0	0	Season Debut
Rank (Ovr)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	Notes
32 (66)	MLB	Chris Owings, SS	AZ	3	1	0	1	0	0	BB
33 (69)	AAA	Christian Bethancourt, C	ATL	2	0	0	0	0	0	2 BB, K
34 (70)	AAA	Stephen Piscotty, RF	STL							DNP
35 (72)	AAA	Matt Davidson, 3B	CWS							DNP
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	1	1	1	2	0	0	2B (3)
38 (75)	AA	Mookie Betts, 2B	BOS							PPD
39 (76)	AA	Alen Hanson, SS	PIT	5	2	2	0	0	1	SB (6),
40 (78)	A	JP Crawford, SS	PHI	2	1	1	0	0	0	3 BB, CS
41 (79)	AAA	Jake Marisnick, CF	MIA							DNP
Rank (Ovr)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	Notes
42 (80)	A+	Hunter Renfroe, RF	SD	4	0	1	2	0	0	2B (5), 3 K
43 (81)	A	Reese McGuire, C	PIT	4	0	0	0	0	0	K
44 (82)	AAA	Jon Singleton, 1B	HOU							DNP
45 (84)	AA	Devon Travis, 2B	DET	-	-	-	-	-	-	Right oblique strain
46 (85)	A+	DJ Peterson, 3B	SEA							DNP
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	2	2	1	0	0	1	SB (2), 2B (4), 2 BB
49 (91)	MLB	Marcus Semien, 2B	CWS	4	1	1	4	1	0	HR (3)
50 (92)	A	Dominic Smith, 1B	NYM	3	0	0	1	0	0	SF
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	4	0	1	0	0	1	SB (4), 2B (3)
53 (97)	A+	Nick Williams, LF	TEX	7	2	2	2	1	0	HR (2), K, E (1 – F)
54 (98)	MLB	Michael Choice, CF	TEX	4	1	1	1	0	0	BB, K
55 (100)	AAA	Arismendy Alcantara, 2B	CHC							DNP

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	6	3	1	1	0	8	66 S, 26 B, 5 GO, 1 FO, L (1-2)
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
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	4	5	4	2	3	3	50 S, 35 B, 9 GO, 1 FO
18 (33)	AA	Kyle Crick, RHP	SF
19 (39)	A+	Mark Appel, RHP	HOU	2.1	6	3	3	1	2	30 S, 13 B, 2 GO,2 FO
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	6.2	3	0	0	3	11	63 S, 37 B, 6 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
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	5.1	7	4	3	1	6	63 S, 23 B, 4 GO, 7 FO / 1-2, 2B (1), R
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	7	2	0	0	1	10	WP, 67 S, 39 B, 6 GO, 4 FO, W (2-2)
38 (77)	A+	Lance McCullers, RHP	HOU
39 (83)	AAA	Trevor Bauer, RHP	CLE
40 (87)	EST	Pierce Johnson, RHP	CHC
Rank (Ovr)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Notes
41 (88)	AAA	Allen Webster, RHP	BOS	6.1	5	1	1	1	5	64 S, 33 B, 6 GO, 4 FO
42 (89)	EST	Trey Ball, LHP	BOS	-	-	-	-	-	-	No injury, 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
3 (4)	AAA	Alex Meyer, RHP	MIN	6.2	3	0	0	3	11	63 S, 37 B, 6 GO, 2 FO
4 (8)	AAA	Allen Webster, RHP	BOS	6.1	5	1	1	1	5	64 S, 33 B, 6 GO, 4 FO
Org Rank BA (JS)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Notes
10 (6)	AA	Clayton Blackburn, RHP	SF	4.2	6	1	1	1	4	54 S, 37 B, 6 GO, 3 FO
2 (3)	AA	Jesse Biddle, LHP	PHI	7	2	0	0	1	10	WP, 67 S, 39 B, 6 GO, 4 FO, W (2-2)

Probable Starters

AAA - IL

• Matt Andriese (RHP - TB) vs Scott Carroll (RHP - CWS)
• Mike Wright (RHP - BAL) vs Sean O'Sullivan (RHP - PHI)
• Gavin Floyd (RHP - ATL) vs Tyler Cloyd (RHP - CLE)
• Aaron Laffey (LHP - WAS) vs Jeff Francis (LHP - CIN)
• Kris Johnson (LHP - MIN) vs Anthony Ranaudo (RHP - BOS)
• TBD (TOR) vs Shane Greene (RHP - NYY)
• Adam Wilk (LHP - PIT) vs Derek Hankins (RHP - DET)

AAA - PCL

AA - EL

• Deck McGuire (RHP - TOR) vs TBD (MIN)
• Kyle Davies (RHP - KC) vs TBD (NYY)
• Matt Purke (LHP - WAS) vs Tyler Sample (RHP - PIT)
• Keith Couch (RHP - BOS) vs Greg Peavey (RHP - NYM)
• Wilsen Palacios (RHP - DET) vs Jake Pettit (LHP - BAL)

AA - SL

• David Bromberg (RHP - ATL) vs Carlos Contreras (RHP - CIN)
• Tyler Cravy (RHP - MIL) vs Ivan Pineyro (RHP - CHC)
• Nick McCully (RHP - CWS) vs Carlos Frias (RHP - LAD)
• Victor Mateo (RHP - TB) vs Anthony DeSclafani (RHP - MIA)
• James Gillheeney (LHP - SEA) vs AJ Schugel (RHP - AZ)

AA - TL

• Andrew Werner (LHP - OAK) vs Thomas Shirley (LHP - HOU)
• Tyler Anderson (LHP - COL) vs Yeiper Castillo (RHP - LAA)
• James Needy (RHP - NYY) vs TBD (TEX)
• Jonathan Cornelius (LHP - STL) vs Andy Ferguson (RHP - KC)

A+ - CAL

• Brandon Sinnery (RHP - AZ) vs Martin Agosta (RHP - SF)
• Joe Ross (RHP - SD) vs Tim Atherton (RHP - OAK)
• Chris Anderson (RHP - LAD) vs Scott DeCecco (LHP - SEA)
• TBD (CIN) vs Ben Alsup (RHP - COL)
• TBD (HOU) vs Nate Smith (LHP - LAA)

A+ - CAR

• TBD (CLE) vs Jonathan Dziedzic (LHP - KC)
• Luis Parra (LHP - TEX) vs Branden Kline (RHP - BAL)
• Braulio Ortiz (RHP - CWS) vs Nick Lee (LHP - WAS)
• Andrew Waszak (RHP - ATL) vs TBD (BOS)

A+ - FSL

A - MWL

• Kohl Stewart (RHP - MIN) vs TBD (STL)
• Amir Garrett (LHP - CIN) vs Braden Shipley (RHP - AZ)
• Ronald Herrera (RHP - OAK) vs Daury Torrez (RHP - CHC)
• Mitch Brown (RHP - CLE) vs Kendall Graveman (RHP - TOR)
• Jordan Harrison (LHP - TB) vs Jonathon Crawford (RHP - DET)
• Kent Emanuel (LHP - HOU) vs Jake Zokan (LHP - SEA)
• Pete Kelich (RHP - SD) vs Luis Chirinos (RHP - LAD)
• Tristan Archer (RHP - MIL) vs Michael Clevinger (RHP - LAA)

A - SAL

• Dixon Anderson (RHP - WAS) vs Cody Dickson (LHP - PIT)
• Robert Whalen (RHP - NYM) vs TBD (PHI)
• TBD (NYY) vs Mitch Horacek (LHP - BAL)
• TBD (KC) vs Teddy Stankiewicz (RHP - BOS)
• Matt Millroy (RHP - MIA) vs David Ledbetter (RHP - TEX)
• Robinson Leyer (RHP - CWS) vs Andry Ubiera (RHP - ATL)
• TBD (COL) vs TBD (SF)

Duel of the Day

LHP Ethan Stewart (PHI - A+) vs LHP Daniel Norris (TOR - A+)

Injuries

• Cardinals RF Oscar Taveras (day-to-day; left ankle injury) - 4/22
• 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
• Orioles RHP Dylan Bundy (60 day DL; TJS recovery) - 4/3
• Padres LHP Max Fried (7 day DL; left forearm soreness) - 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