Minor League Ball Gameday: Monday, June 2

Hello prospect watchers across the globe. I do apologize for the lack of Gameday action yesterday, I had a last minute birthday shindig to attend for my brother.  It seems like everything went well so lets just scoot on over to the recaps from Sunday's action.

On the offensive side of the ball, Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge was racking up extra base knocks. He was 2-3 for Low A Charleston, hitting his second triple and seventh bomb of the year with a walk and two runs scored. The Judge now sports a 316/410/497 line through 193 at bats with 10 doubles, 30 walks and 47 punch outs. He's scored 30 runs and has knocked in 33 so far.

Helium Tank member Jose Peraza, short stop for the Braves A+ Lynchburg affiliate, showcased his best tool with a pair of triples and a stolen base yesterday. His speed allowed him to pick up triple numbers five and six with his 27th stolen base of the year. Peraza, the fourth ranked prospect in Atlanta's system, came around to score three times, and his season slash line is at 320/346/417. He's got 10 doubles, 10 walks and 27 strike outs with 35 runs scored and 21 RBI.

Other top 150 players with games of note include Gregory Polanco (2-5, 2 SB, 3 R), Carlos Correa (1-2, 2B, SB, 2 BB, RBI, R), Clint Frazier (2-3, HR, SB, BB, RBI, R), Colin Moran (2-6, 2B, R), Garin Cecchini (MLB Debut, 1-2, 2B, RBI), DJ Peterson (2-4, 2B, 3 RBI), Phil Ervin (3-4, 3B, RBI, R), Josh Bell (1-5, HR, 3 RBI), Eddie Rosario (2-6, BB, RBI, 2 R, SB), Jonathan Schoop (3-4, 2 R), and Tommy La Stella (2-3, R).

Sleepers that got the job done were Rafael Bautista (2-5, 2 R, SB), Luke Maile (3-4, HR, 3 R, SB, RBI), and Seth Mejias-Brean (2-4, 3B, R, RBI).

Looking at the pitchers that toed the bump yesterday, you can't start with anyone other than Twins righty Jose Berrios. He was borderline perfect, only allowing two base runners in seven innings on a double, hit batter, zero walks, zero runs, and a whopping 13 STRIKE OUTS! The Tampa Yankees couldn't handle him, and he lowered his already excellent ERA to 2.24 with a 1.17 WHIP, 10.4 K/9, 2.7 BB/9, and a 3.8 K/BB ratio.

It looks like Matt Wisler has made some adjustments and is starting to figure out the lethal Pacific Coast League. He went six innings for AAA El Paso, allowing one run on five hits and three walks. The Wis struck out two with eight ground outs to three fly outs and a hit batsman. His ERA dropped to 7.18 with a 1.82 WHIP which is still downright awful, but an improvement.

Blue Jays Sleeper Alert! Matt Boyd was dropped back down to the Florida State League and continued his dominance at that level. He allowed one earned in 5.2 frames with four hits and a walk allowed and nine punch outs. The southpaw worked seven ground outs to only one fly out with a wild pitch and a balk. His ERA in A+ Dunedin is only 0.49 with a 0.76 WHIP through 31 innings, but while in AA New Hampshire, he sported an 8.31 ERA and 1.94 WHIP through 21.2 frames.

Other Sleeper Alerts! Nick Petree and Jason Creasy were quite studly as well, with Petree allowing one earned through 5.2 and Creasy tossing six shutout innings. The Pirates A+ right hander, Creasy, surrendered just two hits and a walk in his six innings of work with seven strike outs, four ground outs and three fly outs. He brought the ERA down to 3.79 with a 1.24 WHIP and 3-2 record. Petree has dominated both Low and High A with a combined 1.17 ERA in 46.1 innings. Yesterday was more of the same with two runs (one earned) allowed on seven hits and no walks. He struck out five and uncorked a pair of wild pitches with four ground outs and six fly outs. His ERA in A+ Palm Beach is now 1.16 with a 1.10 WHIP.

Check out the rest below along with the probable starters for the day, the Duels of the Day and our running injury list. Enjoy!

The Top 150 Prospects and Sleepers

On the bottom of the spreadsheet there are tabs for the Top 150 Hitters (Top 150 H), Pitchers (Top 150 P), Sleeper Alerts! and the Helium Tank. Check it out by clicking the link/header above and a new window will pop up.

Probable Starters

AAA - IL

• Yunesky Maya - ATL vs Alex Meyer - MIN
• Matt Barnes - BOS vs Eddie Gamboa - BAL
• Brad Lincoln - PHI vs Matt Andriese - TB
• Brian Gordon - NYY vs Vance Worley - PIT
• Aaron Laffey - WAS vs Kyle Drabek - TOR
• Dylan Axelrod - CWS vs Derek Hankins - DET
• TBD - CLE vs TBD - CIN

AAA - PCL

AA - EL

• League-wide off day

AA - SL

• JR Graham - ATL vs Dylan Floro - TB *****DotD*****
• Micah Owings - MIA vs Jon Moscot - CIN
• Brent Suter - MIL vs TBD - SEA
• AJ Schugel - AZ vs Chris Reed - LAD
• Bryan Blough - CWS vs Dae-Eun Rhee - CHC

• League-wide off day

A+ - CAL

• Tom Windle - LAD vs Lance McCullers - HOU *****DotD*****
• Ben Lively - CIN vs Tyler Pike - SEA
• Devin Burke - COL vs Seth Streich - OAK
• Joe Biagini - SF vs Michael Clevinger - LAA
• Zach Eflin - SD vs Spencer Arroyo - AZ

A+ - CAR

• Lucas Sims - ATL vs Myles Jaye - CWS
• Cole Sulser - CLE vs Luis Parra - TEX
• Glenn Sparkman - KC vs Branden Kline - BAL
• Cody Kukuk - BOS vs John Simms - WAS

A+ - FSL

• Daniel Norris - TOR vs Trevor Williams - MIA *****DotD*****
• Tyler Glasnow - PIT vs Colin Kleven - PHI
• Hobbs Johnson - MIL vs Breudlin Suero - TB GAME 2
• Thomas Lee - MIN vs Kevin Eichhorn - DET
• Jorge Lopez - MIL vs Reinaldo Lopez - TB GAME 1
• Conner Kendrick - NYY vs David Hurlbut - MIN
• Starling Peralta - CHC vs TBD - NYM

A - MWL

• Duane Underwood - CHC vs Rob Kaminsky - STL *****DotD*****
• Kevin Ziomek - DET vs Walker Weickel - SD
• Luis Lugo - CLE vs Zachary Bird - LAD
• Matt Dermody - TOR vs Sal Romano - CIN
• Kevin Comer - HOU vs Victor Diaz - MIL GAME 1
• Andrew Thurman - HOU vs Preston Gainey - MIL GAME 2
• German Marquez - TB vs Sean Furney - AZ
• Carlos Misell - SEA vs Matt Stalcup - OAK
• Garrett Nuss - LAA vs Derrick Penilla - MIN

A - SAL

• Darth Vader - BAL vs Hector Silvestre - WAS
• Alex Balog - COL vs Chris Flexen - NYM
• Steve Janas - ATL vs Chase Johnson - SF
• Brady Lail - NYY vs Cole Wiper - TEX
• Matt Tenuta - KC vs Joe Gunkel - BOS
• Matt Milroy - MIA vs Jon Prosinski - PHI
• James Dykstra - CWS vs Justin Topa - PIT

Duels of the Day

via wiki.teamfortress.com

May 31

Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	GO	FO	ERA	WHIP	HR Allowed	Notes
3 (78)	Jesse Biddle	LHP	PHI	AA	6.1	5	3	2	2	3	6	6	3.14	1.25	0	50 S, 35 B, L (3-5)
-	Warwick Saupold	RHP	DET	AA	7	4	2	2	3	7	9	2	5.43	1.48	1 - Albert Cartwright	WP, 59 S, 41 B, W (3-5)
Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	GO	FO	ERA	WHIP	HR Allowed	Notes
16 (-)	Chase De Jong	RHP	TOR	A	1.2	6	6	6	2	0	2	1	5.06	1.38	0	WP, HBP, L (0-3)
11 (-)	Nick Travieso	RHP	CIN	A	6.1	7	4	4	1	2	8	4	3.17	1.01	1 - Jason Leblebijian	W (6-2)
Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	GO	FO	ERA	WHIP	HR Allowed	Notes
18 (-)	Kelvin Vasquez	RHP	TEX	A	5	6	1	0	1	7	4	2	4.17	1.17	0	WP, HBP, 51 S, 28 B, W (3-1)
17 (-)	Teddy Stankiewicz	RHP	BOS	A	6	4	3	0	2	3	6	6	3.71	1.39	0	HBP, 55 S, 28 B, L (4-3)

June 2

RHP JR Graham (ATL - AA) vs RHP Dylan Floro (TB - AA)

LHP Tom Windle (LAD - A+) vs RHP Lance McCullers (HOU - A+)

LHP Daniel Norris (TOR - A+) vs RHP Trevor Williams (MIA - A+)

RHP Duane Underwood (CHC - A) vs LHP Rob Kaminsky (STL - A)e

Injuries

• Royals RHP Kyle Zimmer (7 day DL; right latissimus dorsi strain) - 5/26
• Mets RHP Noah Syndergaard (7 day DL; right elbow flexor pronator strain) - 5/25
• Rockies SS Trevor Story (7 day DL; left pinky laceration) - 5/24
• 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 (7 day DL; hamstring tightness) - 5/15
• Astros RHP Vince Velasquez (7 day DL; groin injury) - 5/11
• Twins CF Byron Buxton (7 day DL; left wrist sprain) - 5/9
• Tigers RHP Jeff Thompson (7 day DL; right shoulder tendinitis) - 5/2
• 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
• 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
• Nationals LHP Matt Purke (season; left elbow - TJS) - 5/28
• 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