Minor League Ball Gameday: Thursday, July 17

Hello everybody, welcome back to the Minor League Ball Gameday. Be sure to check out the 2014 Minor League Ball Mid-Season Top 75 that was released the other day. John's updated rankings have been worked into the Gameday tables and include five new players to be tracked the rest of the year.

As always, you can find all your favorite prospects and sleepers below, as well as the first round picks from the 2014 draft.

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! Helium Tank, Tempurpedics, and 2014 First Round Picks. Check it out by clicking the link/header above and a new window will pop up.

Probable Starters

AAA - IL

• Josh Smith - CIN vs Kyle Lobstein - DET
• Diego Moreno - NYY vs Erik Johnson - CWS
• Brandon Cumpton - PIT vs Danny Salazar - CLE
• Yohan Pino - MIN vs Miguel Gonzalez - BAL
• Matt Andriese - TB vs Aaron Northcraft - ATL
• Esmil Rogers - TOR vs Steven Wright - BOS
• TBD - WAS vs Barry Enright - PHI

AAA - PCL

AA - EL

• Manny Banuelos - NYY vs Steven Matz - NYM
• Luis Diaz - BOS vs Scott Copeland - TOR
• Eduardo Rodriguez - BAL vs Adrian Sampson - PIT
• Virgil Vasquez - MIN vs Chris Bootcheck - PHI
• TBD - WAS vs Austin Fleet - SF
• TBD - DET vs  Will Roberts - CLE

AA - SL

• Tyler Olson - SEA vs Dylan Floro - TB *****DotD*****
• Jon Moscot - CIN vs TBD - MIA GAME 2
• Corey Black - CHC vs Jacob Barnes - MIL
• Matt Shelton - LAD vs Bradin Hagens - AZ
• Greg Ross - ATL vs Mike Recchia - CWS
• Daniel Corcino - CIN vs Jay Rogers - MIA GAME 1

• Justin Hancock - SD vs Drew Granier - OAK
• Luis Cruz - HOU vs Jerad Eickhoff - TEX
• Kramer Sneed - LAA vs RJ Seidel - COL
• Tim Melville - KC vs Kyle Hald - STL

A+ - CAL

• Spencer Arroyo - AZ vs Lance McCullers - HOU
• Jharel Cotton - LAD vs Chris Stratton - SF
• Zach Eflin - SD vs Wandy Peralta - CIN
• Chris Lamb - OAK vs Dylan Unsworth - SEA
• Devin Burke - COL vs Tyler DeLoach - LAA

A+ - CAR

• Victor Payano - TEX vs James Dykstra - CWS
• Adam Plutko - CLE vs Cody Scarpetta - ATL
• Glenn Sparkman - KC vs Dakota Bacus - WAS GAME 1
• Kyle Bartsch - KC vs TBD - WAS GAME 2
• Brady Wager - BAL vs Pat Light - BOS

A+ - FSL

• Trevor Williams - MIA vs Kendall Graveman - TOR *****DotD*****
• Jeb Stefan - PHI vs Tyler Glasnow - PIT GAME 2
• Colin Kleven - PHI vs Jason Creasy - PIT GAME 1
• Tyler Wagner - MIL vs John Lannan - NYM GAME 1
• Conner Kendrick - NYY vs Kyle Helisek - STL
• Edgar De La Rosa - DET vs Blake Snell - TB GAME 1
• Michael Strong - MIL vs Michael Fulmer - NYM GAME 2
• Ethan Mildren - MIN vs Nathan Dorris - CHC
• Kenton St. John - DET vs Austin Pruitt - TB GAME 2

• Edwin Diaz - SEA vs Victor Arano - LAD *****DotD*****
• Dace Kime - CLE vs Kohl Stewart - MIN
• Chase Brookshire - STL vs Jonathon Crawford - DET
• Duane Underwood - CHC vs Brent Powers - TOR
• TBD - SD vs Andrew Thurman - HOU
• Sal Romano - CIN vs Kyle Finnegan - OAK
• Yency Almonte - LAA vs Sean Furney - AZ
• Chris Kirsch - TB vs Preston Gainey - MIL

A - SAL

• Luis Heredia - PIT vs Nick Pivetta - WAS *****DotD*****
• Luis Gonzalez - BAL vs Jarlin Garcia - MIA
• Luke Farrell - KC vs Rookie Davis - NYY GAME 1
• Myles Smith - BOS vs Matt Marksberry - ATL
• Tripp Davis - KC vs Ian Clarkin - NYY GAME 2
• Thad Lowry - CWS vs Luis Ysla - SF
• Yacksel Rios - PHI vs Ricardo Rodriguez - TEX
• Ricky Knapp - NYM vs Alex Balog - COL

SSA - NWL

• Zech Lemond - SD vs TBD - TOR
• Logan Sawyer - COL vs Scott Schultz - AZ
• Reed Garrett - TEX vs Joshua Conway - CHC
• Ethan Miller - SF vs Noel De La Cruz - SEA

SSA - NYP

• TBD - BAL vs Luis Ordosgoitti - HOU
• Marek Minarik - PIT vs TBD - NYM
• AJ Ladwig - DET vs Cameron Hill - CLE
• Jake Drehoff - BOS vs Chris Sadberry - MIA
• Cody Schumacher - STL vs Anthony Burke - OAK
• Brandon Leibrandt - PHI vs Jordan Foley - NYY
• Chris Pike - TB vs Travis Ott - WAS

R+ - PIO

• Arjenis Fernandez - LAA vs Luis Ortega - MIL
• Javier Palacios - COL vs Tyler Bolton - AZ
• Tejay Antone - CIN vs TBD - KC
• Brian Clark - CWS vs Jeff Brigham - LAD

R - GCL

• NYY 2 vs PIT - DH
• HOU vs PHI - DH
• DET vs TOR - DH
• ATL vs NYY 1 - DH
• BOS vs BAL - DH
• MIA vs WAS
• STL vs NYM
• TB vs MIN

R - AZL

• CHC vs AZ
• CIN vs LAD
• OAK vs LAA
• CWS vs SEA
• CLE vs MIL
• TEX vs SD

Duels of the Day

via wiki.teamfortress.com

July 16

Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	GO	FO	ERA	WHIP	HR Allowed	Notes
1 (9)	Jon Gray	RHP	COL	AA	5.2	1	0	0	2	7	4	4	3.54	1.15	0	PO, 58 S, 35 B, W (9-4)
15 (-)	Christian Binford	RHP	KC	AA	7	7	2	2	0	8	8	5	3.38	1.00	1 - Trevor Story	66 S, 26 B, L (1-1)
Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	GO	FO	ERA	WHIP	HR Allowed	Notes
-	Brandon Brennan	RHP	CWS	A	6	1	1	1	3	6	8	2	1.50	0.67	0	0-0
12 (-)	Joan Gregorio	RHP	SF	A	5.1	5	1	1	2	7	4	2	3.24	0.96	0	.1-2
Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	GO	FO	ERA	WHIP	HR Allowed	Notes
-	Juan Paniagua	RHP	CHC	A	5	8	5	5	0	5	5	3	3.36	1.33	1 - Dawel Lugo	.6-3
-	Shane Dawson	LHP	TOR	A	6	2	0	0	2	4	6	6	3.38	1.41	0	WP, .2-5

July 17

LHP Tyler Olson (SEA - AA) vs RHP Dylan Floro (TB - AA)

RHP Trevor Williams (MIA - A+) vs RHP Kendall Graveman (TOR - A+)

RHP Edwin Diaz (SEA - A) vs RHP Victor Arano (LAD - A)

RHP Luis Heredia (PIT - A) vs RHP Nick Pivetta (WAS - A)

Injuries

• Yankees RHP Masahiro Tanaka (15 day DL; partially torn right UCL) - 7/9
• Angels RHP Kyle McGowin (7 day DL; right elbow soreness) - 5/27
• Royals RHP Kyle Zimmer (7 day DL; right lat strain) - 5/26
• Rockies C Tom Murphy (7 day DL; shoulder stiffness) - 5/16
• Tigers RHP Jeff Thompson (7 day DL; right shoulder tendinitis) - 5/2
• Cubs RHP CJ Edwards (7 day DL; right shoulder tightness) - 4/24
• Mariners LHP James Paxton (60 day DL; left shoulder inflammation) - 4/8
• Astros SS Carlos Correa (season; fractured right fibula) - 6/21
• Rockies RHP Daniel Winkler (season; right elbow - TJS) - 6/11
• Dodgers RHP Chris Withrow (season; right elbow - TJS) - 5/30
• 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