Minor League Ball Gameday: Tuesday, June 3

Hello all you prospect hounds out there. Lets get down to business.

Reds outfielder Jesse Winker is absolutely red hot right now, and he keeps in giving opponents the business. Yesterday he was 2-4 with a pair of home runs, his eighth and ninth of the season, two walks, five RBI and two runs scored. In his past 10 games the 6'3 lefty is hitting 452/549/881 with a 1.430 OPS, five home runs, three doubles, and 15 runs driven in. He's walked nine times to nine strike outs in that span while going 19-42 with eight runs scored. For the year he's slashing 320/417/558 for Bakersfield with 14 doubles, 39 steaks, 31 runs scored, 30 walks and 38 strike outs.

Out in the Midwest League, catcher Clint Coulter came up big for Low A Wisconsin in a double dip, going 3-6 with two doubles, his 11th and 12th of the year. The 148th ranked prospect in the game for the Brew Crew drove in two with two runs scored, a walk, and was hit by a pitch. Coulter is now slashing 292/428/551 for the season with 10 home runs, 41 runs driven in, 33 walks to 28 strike outs, and 34 runs scored. He has also cooled off a good bit after a blistering April, hitting "just" 255/393/490 in May, a nearly 200 point drop in OPS from April.

With the return of veteran short stop Stephen Drew, Xander Bogaerts has moved a bit to his right, manning the other half of the left side of the infield. His bat has not slowed down with the move as he was 2-4 with his fourth home run of the year for the Sox. He scored once with two runs driven in, and has a 382/443/618 in his last 10 games. In that span he's knocked seven doubles, scored 11 runs, and driven in eight with half of his home run total coming in those days. In 2014, he's hitting 300/391/443 with 15 doubles, 28 runs scored, 15 RBI, and 25 walks to 54 strike outs.

Sleeper Alerts! Trey Mancini and Seth Mejias-Brean both picked up three knocks on the day, and both went yahtzee on the opposition. It was Mejias-Brean's ninth homer of the year and Mancini's second. Outfielder Dalton Pompey also went yard, his sixth, and he also stole his 21st base. Helium Tankers Kody Eaves and Domingo Santana also had excellent performances. Eaves knocked his fourth bomb in part of a 2-5 game while Santana was 1-2 with three walks.

On the bump, a trio of pitchers brought their A game to the mound. Tyler Glasnow is looking more and more studly by the start, tossing five scoreless yesterday with just two hits allowed. He walked four and struck four out as well, getting his second win of the year and dropping the ERA to 2.15 with a 1.25 WHIP.

Lance McCullers was the victim of one player having his number and taking him yard twice. That guy was Steven Proscia as he hit a pair of solo homers off McCullers, the only runs he would allow through six frames. One batter worked a walk and four hits were given up total with six strike outs, six ground outs and five fly outs. His ERA now sits at 4.25 in the Cal League and his WHIP comes in at 1.40 with a 3-3 record.

One guy getting his season back on track is Giants southpaw Edwin Escobar. It took a minute or two for him to adjust to the offensively charged Pacific Coast League, but he turned in his second best start of the year, going seven strong innings with just one run allowed. Six hits were allowed with one walk and six strike outs. His ERA for the year now sits at 4.82 with a 1.47 WHIP.

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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

• Chris Hernandez - BOS vs Nate Karns - TB
• Logan Darnell - MIN vs Tommy Hanson - CWS
• Jake Brigham - PIT vs Taylor Hill - WAS
• Josh Stinson - BAL vs Zach Nuding - NYY
• Duane Below - DET vs Liam Hendricks - TOR
• Gabriel Arias - CLE vs Zach Stewart - ATL
• Chien-Ming Wang - CIN vs Chris Bootcheck - PHI

AAA - PCL

AA - EL

• Eduardo Rodriguez - BAL vs Aaron Sanchez - TOR *****DotD*****
• Manny Banuelos - NYY vs Adalberto Mejia - SF
• Wilsen Palacios - DET vs Mike Aguilera - BOS
• Will Roberts - CLE vs Taylor Rogers - MIN
• Hoby Milner - PHI vs Zach Kroenke - WAS
• TBD - NYM vs Zack Dodson - PIT

AA - SL

• Jed Bradley - MIL vs Victor Sanchez - SEA *****DotD*****
• Justin Nicolino - MIA vs Mikey O'Brien - CIN
• Mitch Atkins - ATL vs TBD - TB
• Charles Brewer - AZ vs Matt Shelton - LAD
• Scott Snodgress - CWS vs TBD - CHC

• Marco Gonzales - STL vs Orangel Arenas - LAA
• TBD - COL vs Jason Adam - KC
• Thomas Shirley - HOU vs Drew Granier - OAK
• TBD - SD vs Jerad Eickhoff - TEX

A+ - CAL

• Min-Sih Chen - SEA vs Chris Stratton - SF
• Tyler DeLoach - LAA vs TBD - HOU
• Colin Rea - SD vs TBD - COL
• TBD - AZ vs Fabio Martinez - LAD
• TBD - OAK vs Wandy Peralta - CIN

A+ - CAR

• Matthew Spann - WAS vs Miguel Almonte - KC
• Tyler Danish - CWS vs Adam Plutko - CLE
• Sam Wolff - TEX vs Lay Batista - ATL
• Brady Wagers - BAL vs TBD - BOS

A+ - FSL

• Rob Zastryzny - CHC vs Domingo Tapia - NYM
• Joe Cuda - STL vs Edgar De La Rosa - DET
• Kendall Graveman - TOR vs Josh Hodges - MIA
• Tyler Wagner - MIL vs Bruedlin Suero - TB
• Chad Kuhl - PIT vs Jeb Stefan - PHI
• TBD - NYY vs Jason Wheeler - MIN

A - MWL

• League-wide off day

A - SAL

• Luc Rennie - BAL vs Lucas Giolito - WAS *****DotD*****
• Luke Farrell - KC vs Trey Ball - BOS
• Rookie Davis - NYY vs Chad Bell - TEX
• Max Garner - MIA vs Drew Anderson - PHI
• Daniel Watts - ATL vs Luis Ysla - SF
• TBD - CWS vs Dovydas Neverauskas - PIT
• Konner Wade - COL vs Kevin McGowin - NYM
• TBD - MIA vs Julio Reyes - PHI

Duels of the Day

via wiki.teamfortress.com

June 2

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	9	5	5	0	4	3	5	5.27	1.41	2 - Ryan Brett, Willie Argo	HBP, 56 S, 20 B, L (1-3)
-	Dylan Floro	RHP	TB	AA	7.2	8	1	1	0	6	11	2	3.74	1.30	0	WP, 74 S, 32 B, W (5-5)
Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	GO	FO	ERA	WHIP	HR Allowed	Notes
8 (-)	Tom Windle	LHP	LAD	A+	5	6	6	4	3	4	8	3	4.38	1.41	1 - Teoscar Hernandez	E (2 - T), L (4-4)
5 (48)	Lance McCullers	RHP	HOU	A+	6	4	2	2	1	6	6	5	4.25	1.40	2 - Steven Proscia x2	W (3-3)
Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	GO	FO	ERA	WHIP	HR Allowed	Notes
4 (98)	Daniel Norris	LHP	TOR	A+	6	9	3	3	0	6	3	4	1.12	1.05	0	ND (4-0)
19 (-)	Trevor Williams	RHP	MIA	A+	7	7	3	3	1	6	9	5	2.63	1.33	1 - Dalton Pompey	WP, ND (5-4)
Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	GO	FO	ERA	WHIP	HR Allowed	Notes
-	Duane Underwood	RHP	CHC	A	5	5	3	1	1	1	7	3	2.43	1.40	0	40 S, 29 B, L (1-2)
7 (-)	Rob Kaminsky	LHP	STL	A	6.2	7	2	1	0	4	8	3	1.71	1.18	0	HBP, 62 S, 23 B, W (1-1)

June 3

RHP Taijuan Walker (SEA - AAA) vs RHP Keyvius Sampson (SD - AAA)

LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (BAL - AA) vs RHP Aaron Sanchez (TOR - AA)

LHP Jed Bradley (MIL - AA) vs RHP Victor Sanchez (SEA - AA)

RHP Luc Rennie (BAL - A) vs RHP Lucas Giolito (WAS - A)

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