Minor League Ball Gameday: Monday, April 28

Hello folks and welcome back to another fine edition of the Gameday. After speaking with John the other day we decided to make one more addition to the Gameday, including John's list of 46 Sleeper Alerts to be tracked daily starting tomorrow. This makes it almost 150 prospects that we are updating you every day on, with year-to-date stats coming May 1st.

Now on to the baseball goodies which you can check out below. Enjoy!

Top 50 Hitters

Rank	Name	Pos	Team	Level	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	Notes
1	Byron Buxton	CF	MIN	A+	-	-	-	-	-	-	Left wrist sprain
2	Xander Bogaerts	SS	BOS	MLB	4	0	2	0	0	0	2B (6), 2 K
3	Oscar Taveras	RF	STL	AAA	4	1	2	1	1	0	HR (4)
4	Addison Russell	SS	OAK	AA	-	-	-	-	-	-	Torn right hamstring
5	Gregory Polanco	CF	PIT	AAA	3	0	1	1	0	0	BB
6	Javier Baez	SS	CHC	AAA							PPD
7	Francisco Lindor	SS	CLE	AA	5	1	1	0	0	0	2B (2), K
8	Kris Bryant	3B	CHC	AA	3	0	0	0	0	0	BB, 2 K
9	Carlos Correa	SS	HOU	A+							DNP
10	George Springer	RF	HOU	MLB	4	0	0	0	0	0
Rank	Name	Pos	Team	Level	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	Notes
11	Jose Abreu	1B	CWS	MLB	4	2	2	4	1	0	HR (10)
12	Miguel Sano	3B	MIN	AA	-	-	-	-	-	-	Right elbow injury – TJS
13	Albert Almora	CF	CHC	A+	4	0	0	0	0	0	K
14	Nick Castellanos	3B	DET	MLB							PPD
15	Maikel Franco	3B	PHI	AAA	4	1	1	1	0	1	SB (1), 2B (4), K
16	Jon Singleton	1B	HOU	AAA	3	0	0	0	0	0	BB, E (3 – T)
17	Rougned Odor	2B	TEX	AA	4	0	0	0	0	0
18	Gary Sanchez	C	NYY	AA	4	2	2	3	1	0	HR (2), 2B (7)
19	Corey Seager	SS	LAD	A+							DNP
20	Clint Frazier	CF	CLE	A	4	0	0	0	0	0	2 BB, 2 K, OF Assist (2B)
Rank	Name	Pos	Team	Level	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	Notes
21	Austin Meadows	CF	PIT	A	-	-	-	-	-	-	Right hamstring strain
22	Joc Pederson	CF	LAD	AAA	4	0	1	1	0	0	3 K
23	Jesse Winker	CF	CIN	A+	-	-	-	-	-	-	Concussion
24	Jackie Bradley	CF	BOS	MLB	3	0	1	1	0	0
25	Austin Hedges	C	SD	AA	4	0	2	0	0	0	2B (4), PB
26	Kolten Wong	2B	STL	MLB							DNP
27	JP Crawford	SS	PHI	A	2	2	1	1	1	0	HR (2), 2 BB, K, PO
28	Raul Mondesi	SS	KC	A+	5	1	2	1	0	0	3B (3), BB, K
29	Jorge Soler	RF	CHC	AA	-	-	-	-	-	-	Leg injury
30	Travis d'Arnaud	C	NYM	MLB							DNP
Rank	Name	Pos	Team	Level	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	Notes
31	David Dahl	CF	COL	A							DNP
32	Colin Moran	3B	MIA	A+	4	0	3	0	0	0	2 2B (2), BB
33	Ryan McMahon	3B	COL	A	5	1	2	6	1	0	HR (9), 2B (4), 2 K
34	Garin Cecchini	3B	BOS	AAA	5	1	1	0	0	0	3 K
35	Stephen Piscotty	RF	STL	AAA	4	1	1	0	0	0
36	DJ Peterson	3B	SEA	A+							DNP
37	Billy Hamilton	CF	CIN	MLB	4	0	1	0	0	0	CS
38	Phillip Ervin	CF	CIN	A	5	1	0	0	0	2	2 SB (7), K
39	Jorge Alfaro	C	TEX	A+	4	0	1	0	0	0	2 K, E (6 – T)
40	Hunter Dozier	3B	KC	A+	3	0	1	0	0	0	BB, K
Rank	Name	Pos	Team	Level	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	Notes
41	Mookie Betts	2B	BOS	AA	5	0	1	1	0	0	2B (9), K
42	Chris Owings	SS	AZ	MLB	3	0	2	0	0	0	3B (1), E (4 – T)
43	Blake Swihart	C	BOS	AA	4	0	1	0	0	0	K
44	Arismendy Alcantara	2B	CHC	AAA							PPD
45	Andrew Susac	C	SF	AAA							DNP
46	Reese McGuire	C	PIT	A	-	-	-	-	-	-	Groin contusion
47	Mitch Nay	3B	TOR	A	2	1	0	0	0	0	2 BB
48	Marcus Semien	2B	CWS	MLB	5	2	2	1	0	0	2B (5), 2 K
49	Tom Murphy	C	COL	AA							DNP
50	Joey Gallo	3B	TEX	A+	4	0	0	0	0	0	BB, 3 K

Top 50 Pitchers

Rank	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Notes
1	Masahiro Tanaka	RHP	NYY	MLB	6.1	5	2	2	4	11	HR (David Freese), HBP, 71 S, 37 B, 5 GO, 2 FO
2	Archie Bradley	RHP	AZ	AAA
3	Robert Stephenson	RHP	CIN	AA
4	Jon Gray	RHP	COL	AA
5	Kevin Gausman	RHP	BAL	AAA
6	Carlos Martinez	RHP	STL	MLB	1	0	0	0	0	3	11 S, 4 B
7	Noah Syndergaard	RHP	NYM	AAA
8	Eddie Butler	RHP	COL	AAA
9	Andrew Heaney	LHP	MIA	AA
10	Taijaun Walker	RHP	SEA	MLB
Rank	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Notes
11	James Paxton	LHP	SEA	MLB	-	-	-	-	-	-	Left lat strain
12	Lucas Giolito	RHP	WAS	A	4.1	3	2	2	3	4	7 GO, 2 FO
13	Yordano Ventura	RHP	KC	MLB
14	Kyle Crick	RHP	SF	AA
15	Aaron Sanchez	RHP	TOR	AA
16	Kyle Zimmer	RHP	KC	AA	-	-	-	-	-	-	No injury, will begin 5/20
17	Dylan Bundy	RHP	BAL	MLB	-	-	-	-	-	-	Right elbow injury – recovering from TJS
18	Trevor Bauer	RHP	CLE	AAA	7	5	2	2	1	7	HR (Xavier Paul), 69 S, 37 B, 6 GO, 6 FO, W (3-0)
19	Henry Owens	LHP	BOS	AA	5	9	6	6	3	4	HR (Gary Sanchez), 57 S, 33 B, 4 GO, 2 FO, L (3-1)
20	Julio Urias	LHP	LAD	A+
Rank	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Notes
21	CJ Edwards	RHP	CHC	AA	-	-	-	-	-	-	Right shoulder tightness
22	Mark Appel	RHP	HOU	EST	-	-	-	-	-	-	Demoted 4/25
23	Alex Meyer	RHP	MIN	AAA
24	Sean Manaea	LHP	KC	A+
25	Marcus Stroman	RHP	TOR	AAA
26	Rafael Montero	RHP	NYM	AAA
27	Matt Wisler	RHP	SD	AA
28	Lance McCullers Jr	RHP	HOU	A+
29	Miguel Almonte	RHP	KC	A+
30	Tyler Glasnow	RHP	PIT	A+
Rank	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Notes
31	Braden Shipley	RHP	AZ	A
32	Mike Foltynewicz	RHP	HOU	AAA
33	AJ Cole	RHP	WAS	AA
34	Kohl Stewart	RHP	MIN	A
35	Max Fried	LHP	SD	EST	-	-	-	-	-	-	Left forarm soreness
36	Erik Johnson	RHP	CWS	AAA
37	Jake Odorizzi	RHP	TB	MLB
38	Lucas Sims	RHP	ATL	A+
39	Jesse Biddle	LHP	PHI	AA
40	Edwin Escobar	LHP	SF	AAA
Rank	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Notes
41	Hunter Harvey	RHP	BAL	A
42	Alex Reyes	RHP	STL	A
43	Jimmy Nelson	RHP	MIL	AAA	7	6	2	2	2	6	68 S, 32 B, 9 GO, 2 FO, W (3-1)
44	Vince Velasquez	RHP	HOU	A+
45	Aaron Blair	RHP	AZ	A	7	1	0	0	3	12	5 GO, 4 FO
46	Zach Lee	RHP	LAD	AAA	3.2	10	5	5	1	4	HBP, 57 S, 31 B, 5 GO, 2 FO, L (2-2)
47	Clayton Blackburn	RHP	SF	AA
48	Daniel Norris	LHP	TOR	A+
49	Jameson Taillon	RHP	PIT	EST	-	-	-	-	-	-	Right elbow injury – recovering from TJS
50	Nick Kingham	RHP	PIT	AA

Duel of the Day

Org Rank	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Notes
7	Ben Lively	RHP	CIN	A+	6	5	0	0	0	7	64 S, 25 B, 4 GO, 1 FO, 2 PO, W (5-0)
7	Chris Stratton	RHP	SF	A+	5	3	3	3	4	7	HR (Marquez Smith), 50 S, 36 B, 5 GO, 1 FO, PO, L (1-3)

Probable Starters

AAA - IL

• Mitch Atkins (RHP - ATL) vs Robbie Ray (LHP - DET)
• Allen Webster (RHP - BOS) vs Greg Smith (LHP - PHI)
• Dylan Axelrod (RHP - CWS) vs Alex Meyer (RHP - MIN)
• TJ House (LHP - CLE) vs Suk-min Yoon (RHP - BAL)
• Alfredo Aceves (RHP - NYY) vs Nate Karns (RHP - TB)
• Aaron Laffey (LHP - WAS) vs Jay Jackson (RHP - PIT)
• Chad Reineke (RHP - CIN) vs Kyle Drabek (RHP - TOR)

AAA - PCL

AA - EL

• Nick Kingham (RHP - PIT) vs Warwick Saupold (RHP - DET)
• Zach Nuding (RHP - NYY) vs Aaron Sanchez (RHP - TOR)
• Jesse Biddle (LHP - PHI) vs Mike McCarthy (RHP - BOS)
• Zach Davies (RHP - BAL) vs Ty Blach (LHP - SF)
• TBD (MIN) vs Robert Gilliam (RHP - WAS)
• Tyler Pill (RHP - NYM) vs Will Roberts (RHP - CLE)

AA - SL

• JR Graham (RHP - ATL) vs Michael Lorenzen (RHP - CIN) *****Co DotD*****
• Brent Suter (LHP - MIL) vs Corey Black (RHP - CHC) *****Co DotD*****
• Matt Neil (RHP - TB) vs Jose Urena (RHP - MIA)
• Cam Hobson (LHP - SEA) vs Bryan Woodall (RHP - AZ)
• Terry Doyle (RHP - CWS) vs Garrett Gould (RHP - LAD)

• Jon Gray (RHP - COL) vs Sam Selman (LHP - KC)
• Sam Gaviglio (RHP - STL) vs Michael Roth (LHP - LAA)
• Alec Asher (RHP - TEX) vs Ruben Alaniz (RHP - HOU)
• Chris Jensen (RHP - OAK) vs Devin Jones (RHP - SD)

A+ - CAL

• TBD (SEA) vs Vincent Velasquez (RHP - HOU)
• Kendry Flores (RHP - SF) vs Matt Flemer (RHP - COL)
• Jesse Darrah (RHP - AZ) vs Bryan Rodriguez (RHP - SD)
• Fabio Martinez (RHP - LAD) vs Tyler DeLoach (LHP - LAA)
• TBD (OAK) vs Wandy Peralta (LHP - CIN)

A+ - CAR

• Sam Wolff (RHP - TEX) vs Sean Manaea (LHP - KC) *****Co DotD*****
• Jarrett Miller (RHP - ATL) vs Dakota "Whitewall Ninja" Bacus (RHP - WAS)
• Brad Goldberg (RHP - CWS) vs TBD (BOS)
• Ryan Merritt (LHP - CLE) vs Brady Wager (RHP  BAL)

A+ - FSL

• Jacob Turner (RHP - MIA) vs Marco Gonzales (LHP - STL)
• Jeff Ames (RHP - TB) vs Matthew Koch (RHP - NYM)
• Orlando Castro (LHP - PIT) vs Jason Wheeler (LHP - MIN)
• Rob Zastryzny (LHP - CHC) vs Yorfrank Lopez (RHP - DET)
• Jorge Lopez (RHP - MIL) vs Jeb Stefan (RHP - PHI)
• Jesse Hernandez (RHP - TOR) vs TBD (NYY)

A - MWL

• Chase De Jong (RHP - TOR) vs Ismael Guillon (LHP - CIN)
• Paul Blackburn (RHP - CHC) vs Ryan Eades (RHP - MIN)
• Chad Green (RHP - DET) vs Adam Plutko (RHP - CLE)
• Eddie Campbell (LHP - SEA) vs Andrew Thurman (RHP - HOU) GAME 1
• TBD (AZ) vs Blake Snell (LHP - TB)
• Clint Sharp (RHP - LAA) vs Victor Diaz (RHP - MIL)
• James Campbell (RHP - LAD) vs TBD (SD)
• TBD (STL) vs Junior Mendez (RHP - OAK)
• TBD (SEA) vs TBD (HOU) GAME 2

A - SAL

• League-wide off day

Duels of the Day

RHP JR Graham (ATL - AA) vs RHP Michael Lorenzen (CIN - AA)

LHP Brent Suter (MIL - AA) vs RHP Corey Black (CHC - AA)

RHP Sam Wolff (TEX - A+) vs LHP Sean Manaea (KC - A+)

Injuries

• Pirates C Reese McGuire (7 day DL; groin contusion) - 4/26
• Reds OF Jesse Winker (7 day DL; concussion) - 4/26
• Cubs RHP CJ Edwards (7 day DL; right shoulder tightness) - 4/24
• 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
• 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