Minor League Ball Gameday: Monday, April 7

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of Minor League Ball Gameday. Hopefully this will help get you through the start of the week. Feel free to waste as much time here as you want if you came down with a case of the Monday's. Browse through the Top 100 or skip down to the probable starters. We also have the injury list updated as well.

Enjoy a great day of baseball gentlemen, but lets please keep it to baseball. This is not the place for personal attacks, even if you disagree with what/how/who/why someone said something. Remember what Momma (your's or anyone's) used to say, "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all".

The Top 100

Position Players

Rank (Ovr)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	Notes
1 (1)	AA	Byron Buxton, CF	MIN	-	-	-	-	-	-	Wrist injury
2 (2)	MLB	Xander Bogaerts, SS	BOS	4	0	1	0	0	0	K
3 (3)	AAA	Oscar Taveras, CF	STL	1	0	0	0	0	0	K
4 (5)	AAA	Javier Baez, SS	CHC	2	1	1	1	1	0	HR (1)
6 (7)	A+	Carlos Correa, SS	HOU	4	3	3	3	1	0	HR (1), HBP
Rank (Ovr)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	Notes
7 (8)	AA	Kris Bryant, 3B	CHC	4	1	1	0	0	0	K
8 (10)	AAA	Gregory Polanco, CF	PIT	5	2	3	2	1	0	HR (1)
9 (13)	AA	Francisco Lindor, SS	CLE	4	1	1	1	0	0	HBP, 2 K
10 (14)	AA	Addison Russell, SS	OAK	-	-	-	-	-	-	Right hamstring injury
11 (17)	AAA	Maikel Franco, 3B	PHI	4	0	0	0	0	0	K
Rank (Ovr)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	Notes
12 (18)	AAA	George Springer, CF	HOU	3	3	1	0	0	1	SB (1), HBP, BB
13 (25)	MLB	Nick Castellanos, 3B	DET	3	0	1	0	0	0
14 (27)	AA	Austin Hedges, C	SD	3	0	0	0	0	0
15 (29)	MLB	Jose Abreu, 1B	CWS	3	0	0	0	0	0	HBP
16 (34)	AAA	Joc Pederson, CF	LAD	5	1	3	0	0	0	K
Rank (Ovr)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	Notes
17 (35)	AA	Gary Sanchez, C	NYY	2	2	1	4	1	0	GS (1), 2 BB, K
18 (36)	A+	Albert Almora, CF	CHC							DNP
19 (37)	A+	Corey Seager, SS	LAD	3	0	1	0	0	0	BB, K
20 (38)	MLB	Travis d'Arnaud, C	NYM	3	0	0	0	0	0
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							PPD – Rain
23 (43)	MLB	Billy Hamilton, CF	CIN							DNP
24 (47)	A+	Raul Mondesi, SS	KC	5	1	2	0	0	0	E (1 – F)
25 (48)	A	Clint Frazier, CF	CLE	-	-	-	-	-	-	Hamstring injury
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	4	0	1	0	0	0	2B (1), K
28 (54)	A+	Jorge Alfaro, 1B	TEX	3	0	0	0	0	0	HBP, K
29 (58)	MLB	Kolten Wong, 2B	STL	1	0	0	0	0	0
30 (60)	A+	Joey Gallo, 3B	TEX	3	0	0	0	0	0	BB, K
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	1	1	0	0	0	2B (1)
33 (69)	AAA	Christian Bethancourt, C	ATL							DNP
34 (70)	AAA	Stephen Piscotty, RF	STL	4	1	2	1	0	0	2B (1)
35 (72)	AAA	Matt Davidson, 3B	CWS	4	0	2	2	0	0	2 2B (4)
36 (73)	AA	Blake Swihart, C	BOS							DNP
Rank (Ovr)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	Notes
37 (74)	AAA	Garin Cecchini, 3B	BOS	3	1	1	1	0	0	BB, K, E (1 – F)
38 (75)	AA	Mookie Betts, 2B	BOS	4	0	1	0	0	0
39 (76)	AA	Alen Hanson, SS	PIT	4	1	1	1	0	0	3B (1)
40 (78)	A	JP Crawford, SS	PHI							PPD – Rain
41 (79)	AAA	Jake Marisnick, CF	MIA	4	0	1	0	0	0	PO
Rank (Ovr)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	Notes
42 (80)	A+	Hunter Renfroe, RF	SD	3	0	0	0	0	0	BB, K
43 (81)	A	Reese McGuire, C	PIT							DNP
44 (82)	AAA	Jonathan Singleton, 1B	HOU	4	0	1	3	0	0	BB
45 (84)	AA	Devon Travis, 2B	DET	4	0	0	0	0	0
46 (85)	A+	DJ Peterson, 3B/1B	SEA	2	0	0	0	0	0	2 BB
Rank (Ovr)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	Notes
47 (86)	A+	Rosell Herrera, SS	COL	4	0	0	0	0	0
48 (90)	AA	Jorge Bonifacio, RF	KC	4	0	1	0	0	0	CS
49 (91)	MLB	Marcus Semien, 2B	CWS	5	0	1	0	0	0	K
50 (92)	A	Dominic Smith, 1B	NYM							PPD – Rain
51 (93)	AAA	Taylor Lindsey, 2B	LAA	5	1	1	2	1	0	HR (1), K
Rank (Ovr)	Level	Name, Pos	Team	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	Notes
52 (94)	A	David Dahl, CF	COL	4	1	2	1	1	0	HR (1)
53 (97)	A+	Nick Williams, LF	TEX	4	0	0	0	0	0	3 K
54 (98)	MLB	Michael Choice, CF	TEX							DNP
55 (100)	AAA	Arismendy Alcantara, 2B	CHC	4	1	1	0	0	0	2B (1), 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	5	4	0	0	2	3	HBP, 54 S, 33 B, 6 GO, 5 FO, W (1-0)
3 (11)	MLB	Taijuan Walker, RHP	SEA
4 (12)	AA	Jonathan 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)	AAA	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	-	-	-	-	-	-	Innings limit, 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	5	3	1	1	2	5	49 S, 25 B, 6 GO, 1 FO, W (1-0)
19 (39)	A+	Mark Appel, RHP	HOU	2.2	3	2	1	2	1	4 GO, 3 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	5	3	3	2	1	6	HR (Juan Francisco), 51 S, 28 B, 2 GO, 7 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	2	2	2	1	2	HBP, 7 GO, 5 FO
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	Right bicep tendinitis
32 (63)	MLB	Erik Johnson RHP	CWS
33 (64)	AA	Nick Kingham, RHP	PIT	6	3	0	0	3	6	52 S, 34 B, 3 GO, 5 FO, W (1-0)
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	5	2	2	2	1	3	42 S, 27 B, 7 GO, 3 FO, W (1-0)
44 (96)	AAA	Jimmy Nelson, RHP	MIL
45 (99)	MLB	James Paxton, LHP	SEA

Probable Starters

AAA - IL

• Zach Stewart (RHP - ATL) vs Suk-min Yoon (RHP - BAL) POSTPONED
• Sean Nolin (LHP - TOR) vs Greg Smith (LHP - PHI) POSTPONED
• David Holmberg (LHP - CIN) vs Travis Banwart (RHP - CLE)
• Blake Treinen (RHP - WAS) vs Chris Hernandez (LHP - BOS)
• Charlie Leesman (LHP - CWS) vs Erik Bedard (LHP - TB)
• TBD (NYY) vs Kris Johnson (LHP - MIN)
• Phil Irwin (RHP - PIT) vs TBD (DET) POSTPONED

AAA - PCL

• Mike Foltynewicz (RHP - HOU) vs Jared Rogers (RHP - MIA)
• Josh Lindblom (RHP - OAK) vs Daisuke Matsuzaka (RHP - NYM)
• Ariel Pena (RHP - MIL) vs Tsuyoshi Wada (LHP - CHC)
• Chris Heston (RHP - SF) vs Justin Thomas (LHP - LAA)
• Yohan Flande (LHP - COL) vs Justin Germano (RHP - TEX)
• Henry Sosa (RHP - LAD) vs Bo Schultz (RHP - AZ)
• Brandon Kloess (RHP - SD) vs Chance Ruffin (RHP - SEA)
• Scott McGregor (RHP - STL) vs Brett Tomko (RHP - KC)

AA - EL

• AJ Cole (RHP - WAS) vs Sean Gilmartin (LHP - MIN)
• Gabriel Arias (RHP - CLE) vs Joely Rodriguez (LHP - PIT) POSTPONED
• Jeff Farrell (RHP - DET) vs Greg Peavey (RHP - NYM) POSTPONED
• Mike McCarthy (RHP - BOS) vs Matt Tracy (LHP - NYY) POSTPONED
• Casey Lawrence (RHP - TOR) vs Luis Paulino (RHP - PHI) POSTPONED
• TBD (SF) vs Jake Pettit (LHP - BAL) POSTPONED

AA - SL

• Bryan Woodall (RHP - AZ) vs JR Graham (RHP - ATL) GAME 2
• Matt Loosen (RHP - CHC) vs Michael Lorenzen (RHP - CIN)
• Brent Suter (LHP - MIL) vs Jose Urena (RHP - MIA)
• Terry Doyle (RHP - CWS) vs Grayson Garvin (LHP - TB) GAME 2
• AJ Schugel (RHP - AZ) vs David Bromberg (RHP - ATL) GAME 1
• Jordan Pries (RHP - SEA) vs Garrett Gould (RHP - LAD)
• Nick McCully (RHP - CWS) vs Mike Colla (RHP - TB) GAME 1

AA - TL

• JC Sulbaran (RHP - KC) vs Chris Jensen (RHP -OAK)
• Colton Cain (LHP - HOU) vs Jonathan Cornelius (LHP - STL)
• Kramer Sneed (LHP - LAA) vs Kyle Lotzkar (RHP - TEX) GAME 2
• Yeiper Castillo (RHP - LAA) vs Jerad Eickhoff (RHP - TEX) GAME 1
• James Needy (RHP - SD) vs Richard Castillo (RHP - COL)

A+ - CAL

• Bryan Rodriguez (RHP - SD) vs Tyler Olson (LHP - SEA)
• Matt Flemer (RHP - COL) vs Jesse Darrah (RHP - AZ)
• Tyler DeLoach (LHP - LAA) vs Fabio Martinez (RHP - LAD)
• Seth Streich (RHP - OAK) vs Wandy Peralta (LHP - CIN)
• Joe Biagini (RHP - SF) vs Kyle Westwood (RHP - HOU)

A+ - CAR

• League-wide off day

A+ - FSL

• Jorge Lopez (RHP - MIL) vs Rob Zastryzny (LHP - CHC)

A - MWL

• League-wide off day

A - SAL

• Frank Lopez (LHP - TEX) vs Andew Mitchell (RHP - HOU)
• Austin Urban (RHP - BAL) vs Jake Johansen (RHP - WAS) POSTPONED
• Ranfi Casimiro (RHP - PHI) vs Sean Townsley (LHP - MIA)
• Mario Alcantara (RHP - BOS) vs Caleb Smith (LHP - NYY)
• Jake Smith (RHP - SF) vs Kevin McGowin (RHP - NYM)
• Andry Ubiera (RHP - ATL) vs Luke Farrell (RHP - KC)
• Dovydas Neverauskas (RHP - PIT) vs TBD (COL) POSTPONED

Duel of the Day

Not much in the way of pitching today, but lets go with Hickory vs Kannapolis where 2013 4th rounder Andrew Mitchell, a 22 year old right hander, goes for Kannapolis and 20 year old Venezuelan southpaw Frank Lopez slings it for Hickory.

Injuries

• Athletics SS Addison Russell (7 day DL; right hamstring injury) - 4/6
• Cubs RF Jorge Soler (7 day DL; leg injury) - 4/4
• Rays SS Hak-Ju Lee (three to four weeks; left calf strain) - 3/24
• Pirates RHP Tyler Glasnow (day-to-day; tight lower back) - 3/23
• Orioles 3B Michael Almanzar (15 day DL; left patellar tendinitis) - 3/23
• Astros RHP Asher Wojciechowski (15 day DL; right lat strain) - 3/21
• Twins CF Byron Buxton ("a couple of weeks"; minor left wrist sprain) - 3/16
• Padres LF Alex Dickerson (two weeks; left ankle sprain) - 3/18
• 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