Minor League Ball Gameday: Saturday, May 24

Good afternoon fellow minor league enthusiasts. Unfortunately, due to a prior commitment and moving apartments, there will be no recaps of yesterday's action. I will point out a few stand out performance but they will only be accompanied by their stat line. Sorry for the minor inconvenience, but things will be back to normal in a day or two.

I mentioned this yesterday but I think it bears repeating, I have decided to add not one, not two, but THREE NEW SECTIONS of players that will be tracked daily and will be included in the weekly year-to-date update. They will be known as The Helium Tank, The Tempurpedic's and The Pot Luck. Break out prospects and those not on the current sleeper list will go in The Helium Tank. The Tempurpedic's are the deep sleepers that will be kicking off their seasons in the upcoming weeks for either a domestic or international short season league. The Pot Luck will be where the community as a whole will have the chance to add another 25 names to the pot (pun totally intended) in addition to the 50 players in The Helium Tank and The Tempurpedic's.

In the upcoming days I will post an article where the top 25 players, as chosen by the amount of rec's the post with the player's name receives, This will come after The Helium Tank and Tempurpedic's have been announced to prevent players from ending up in multiple sections. Voting will take place for roughly three days and at the end of it all we will have The Pot Luck. I think this will be a fun way of finding more players to track and hopefully pick up on a rising star.

Now, for the goodies. I present to you, the Minor League Ball Gameday for Saturday, May 24.

Hot pieces of lumber were easy to find yesterday with tons of top prospects putting excellent days in the books. Here are a few of note:

• Jesse Winker - 4/4, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB
• Gary Sanchez - 4/5, HR, R, 3 RBI
• Colin Moran - 3/5, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI
  
• DJ Peterson - 2/4, 2 HR, 2 R, 5 RBI, BB
• Oscar Taveras - 2/4, HR, 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB
• Joc Pederson - 2/4, HR, 3B, R, 3 RBI
• Hunter Dozier - 2/4, 2 2B, 2 R, BB
• Brandon Nimmo - 2/4, 2B, 2 R, RBI
• Aaron Judge - 2/5, 2B, R, 2 RBI
• Clint Coulter - 2/5, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI
• Rafael Bautista - 2/3, RBI, 2 SB
• Luke Maile - 2/4, HR, 2B, R, 3 RBI
• Seth Mejias-Brean - 2/4, 2 HR, 3 R, 4 RBI, BB

As for the guys toeing the rubber, here's a quick rundown of the best starts:

• Miguel Almonte - 5 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
• Edwin Escobar - 6.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, W (2-5)
• Marco Gonzales - 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K, W (1-0)
• Ben Lively - 5.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, W (8-1)
• Luke Jackson - 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, W (5-2)
• Dylan Floro - 8 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, W (4-4)

The Top 150 Prospects and Sleeper Alerts!

On the bottom there are tabs for the Top 150 Hitters (Top 150 H), Pitchers (Top 150 P), and Sleeper Alerts! Check it out by clicking the link/header above.

Probable Starters

AAA - IL

• Rubby De La Rosa - BOS vs Ross Ohlendorf - WAS
• Nate Karns - TB vs TBD - CLE
• Logan Darnell - MIN vs Zach Nuding - NYY
• Kyle Lobstein - DET vs Chris Bootcheck - PHI
• Jake Brigham - PIT vs Tommy Hanson - CWS
• Chad Jenkins - TOR vs Chien-Ming Wang - CIN
• TBD - BAL vs Zach Stewart - ATL

AAA - PCL

AA - EL

• Henry Owens - BOS vs Aaron Sanchez - TOR *****Co DotD*****
• TBD - NYY vs Jack Snodgrass - SF
• Tyler Wilson - BAL vs TBD - WAS
• TBD - MIN vs Hansel Robles - NYM
• Joely Rodriguez - PIT vs TBD - DET GAME 1
• Perci Garner - PHI vs Gabriel Arias - CLE
• Tyler Sample - PIT vs Jeff Ferrell - DET GAME 2

AA - SL

• Jason Hursh - ATL vs Andres Santiago - LAD
• Scott Snodgress - CWS vs Michael Lorenzen - CIN
• TBD - MIL vs TBD - TB
• Charles Brewer - AZ vs TBD - CHC
• Trevor Miller - SEA vs TBD - MIA

• Jesse Hahn - SD vs Michael Roth - LAA
• Richard Castillo - COL vs Nate Long - OAK
• Mike Hauschild - HOU vs Tim Melville - KC
• Seth Blair - STL vs Kyle Lotzkar - TEX

A+ - CAL

• Yeiper Castillo - LAA vs Josh Hader - HOU
• Colin Rea - SD vs Fabio Martinez - LAD
• TBD - AZ vs Joe Kurrasch - SF
• Chris Lamb - OAK vs Matt Flemer - COL
• Min-Sih Chen - SEA vs Wandy Peralta - AZ

A+ - CAR

• Parker Bridwell - BAL vs Jonathan Dziedzic - KC
• Tyler Danish - CWS vs TBD - ATL
• Sam Wolff - TEX vs TBD - CLE
• Matthew Spann - WAS vs William Cuevas - BOS

A+ - FSL

• Scott Lyman - MIA vs Brett Lee - MIN
• Edgar De La Rosa - DET vs TBD - TOR GAME 2
• TBD - NYY vs Damien Magnifico - MIL GAME 1
• Dan Camarena - NYY vs Austin Ross - MIL GAME 2
• Gabriel Ynoa - NYM vs Mike Mayers - STL
• Luis Paulino - PHI vs TBD - CHC GAME 2
• John Kuchno - PIT vs TBD - TB
• Tanner Bailey - DET vs TBD - TOR GAME 1
• Jon Prosinski - PHI vs TBD - CHC GAME 1

A - MWL

• Buck Farmer - DET vs Ismael Guillon - CIN *****Co DotD*****
• Adam Plutko - CLE vs Jacob Faria - TB
• Arturo Reyes - STL vs Alfonso Alcantara - LAA
• Tyler Alexander - MIL vs Ronald Herrera - OAK
• Jeremy Gabryszwski - TOR vs Payton Baskette - SD
• Jose Flores - SEA vs Daury Torrez - CHC
• Ethan Mildren - MIN vs TBD - HOU
• Hector Hernandez - AZ vs Luis De Paula - LAD

A - SAL

• Christian Jones - SF vs Trey Ball - BOS
• Max Garner - MIA vs Yean Carlos Gil - ATL
• John Gant - NYM vs Jake Junis - KC
• Rookie Davis - NYY vs Chad Bell - TEX
• Robinson Leyer - CWS vs Luis Gonzalez - BAL
• Drew Anderson - PHI vs Dovydas Neverauskas - PIT
• Konner Wade - COL vs Jake Johansen - WAS

Duels of the Day

via wiki.teamfortress.com

May 23

Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	GO	FO	ERA	WHIP	HR Allowed	Notes
10 (-)	Andrew Chafin	LHP	AZ	AAA	7	8	3	3	0	4	11	2	3.86	1.14	1 - Joc Pederson	W (1-0)
4 (96)	Zach Lee	RHP	LAD	AAA	6	8	5	4	1	5	10	0	4.56	1.50	1 - Roger Kieschnick	HBP, L (4-5)
Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	GO	FO	ERA	WHIP	HR Allowed	Notes
6 (-)	JR Graham	RHP	ATL	AA	4.2	7	4	4	0	4	5	3	4.86	1.44	0	WP, 49 S, 28 B, ND (0-2)
-	Chris Reed	LHP	LAD	AA	5	7	7	6	1	5	8	3	2.93	1.13	2 - Cedric Hunter x2	WP, HBP, 54 S, 24 B, L (3-3)
Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	GO	FO	ERA	WHIP	HR Allowed	Notes
13 (-)	Tyler Pike	LHP	SEA	A+	2	5	7	7	2	0	2	4	5.57	1.71	2 - Jesse Winker, Seth Mejias-Brean	WP, HBP, L (2-2)
7 (134)	Ben Lively	RHP	CIN	A+	5.1	4	2	2	2	8	3	3	1.03	0.74	1 - DJ Peterson	W (8-1)

May 24

RHP Mike Foltynewicz (HOU - AAA) vs RHP Zach Petrick (STL - AAA)

LHP Henry Owens (BOS - AA) vs RHP Aaron Sanchez (TOR - AA)

RHP Buck Farmer (DET - A) vs LHP Ismael Guillon (CIN - A)

Injuries

• Astros RF George Springer (day-to-day; right hip flexor strain) - 5/21
• Dodgers 2B Alex Guerrero (7 day DL; Mike Tyson'd) - 5/20
• White Sox 1B Jose Abreu (15 day DL; left ankle tendinitis) - 5/17
• Cubs RF Jorge Soler (day-to-day; hamstring tightness) - 5/15
• Astros RHP Vince Velasquez (7 day DL; groin injury) - 5/11
• Twins CF Byron Buxton (day-to-day; left wrist sprain) - 5/9
• Diamondbacks RHP Archie Bradley (7 day DL; minor right elbow flexor strain) - 4/29
• Cubs RHP CJ Edwards (7 day DL; right shoulder tightness) - 4/24
• Pirates RHP Luis Heredia (7 day DL; right shoulder discomfort) - 4/12
• 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
• Pirates CF Austin Meadows (7 day DL; right hamstring strain) - 4/3
• Orioles RHP Dylan Bundy (60 day DL; TJS recovery) - 4/3
• Rays RHP Taylor Guerrieri (7 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
• 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