Minor League Ball Gameday: Wednesday, August 27

Hello everybody, welcome back to the Minor League Ball Gameday. As always, you can find all your favorite prospects and sleepers below.

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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! Helium Tank, Tempurpedics, 2014 First Round Picks, and recent International Free Agents (IFA). Check it out by clicking the link/header above and a new window will pop up.

Probable Starters

MLB

• Joe Kelly - BOS vs Marcus Stroman - TOR
• Shane Greene - NYY vs David Price - DET
• Drew Smyly - TB vs Kevin Gausman - BAL
• Yovani Gallardo - MIL vs Odrisamer Despaigne - SD

AAA - IL

• Alex Colome - TB vs Cody Martin - ATL *****DotD*****
• Toru Murata - CLE vs Robbie Ray - DET
• David Holmberg - CIN vs Rafael Perez - PIT
• Raul Valdes - TOR vs Matt Tracy - NYY GAME 1
• Chris Hernandez - BOS vs TBD - PHI
• TBD - TOR vs Nik Turley - NYY GAME 2
• Kris Johnson - MIN vs Aaron Laffey - WAS
• Bobby Doran - CWS vs Tyler Wilson - BAL

AAA - PCL

AA - EL

• Clayton Blackburn - SF vs Joely Rodriguez - PIT *****DotD*****
• Jeremy Bleich - NYY vs Nick Maronde - CLE
• Adam Loewen - PHI vs Keith Couch - BOS
• Zach Davies - BAL vs Warwick Saupold - DET
• Zach Kroenke - WAS vs Casey Lawrence - TOR
• Cole Johnson - MIN vs Tyler Pill - NYM

AA - SL

• League-wide off day

• Luke Farrell - KC vs Eddie Butler - COL
• Chi Chi Gonzalez - TEX vs Jordan Jankowski - HOU
• Kramer Sneed - LAA vs Mike Mayers - STL
• Nate Long - OAK vs Bryce Morrow - SD

A+ - CAL

• Vincent Velasquez - HOU vs TBD - SEA
• Raymond Hanson - LAA vs Tom Windle - LAD
• Joe Biagini - SF vs Rafael De Paula - SD
• Matt Flemer - COL vs Blayne Weller - AZ
• Daniel Wright - CIN vs Tim Alderson - OAK

A+ - CAR

• Heri Quevedo - BOS vs Steven Brault - BAL GAME 1
• Jarrett Miller - ATL vs Mike Clevinger - CLE
• JB Wendelken - CWS vs Victor Payano - TEX
• Matthew Spann - WAS vs Brooks Pounders - KC GAME 1
• Kylin Turnbull - WAS vs John Walter - KC GAME 2
• TBD - BOS vs Brady Wager - BAL GAME 2

A+ - FSL

• Juan Paniagua - CHC vs Matt Boyd - TOR *****DotD*****
• Blake Snell - TB vs Luis Cessa - NYM
• Silfredo Garcia - STL vs Jake Esch - MIA
• Jordan Guth - PHI vs Brett Gerritse - NYY
• Matt Tomshaw - MIN vs Felipe Gonzalez - PIT
• Jade Todd - DET vs Wei-Chung Wang - MIL

• Jen-Ho Tseng - CHC vs Ryan Eades - MIN *****DotD*****
• Jacob Faria - TB vs Sean Furney - AZ
• Starlyn Suriel - TOR vs Nick Howard - CIN
• Kyle Finnegan - OAK vs Arturo Reyes - STL
• Austin Kubitza - DET vs Ronald Herrera - SD
• Mitch Brown - CLE vs Scott Barlow - LAD
• Carlos Misell - SEA vs Kevin Comer - HOU
• TBD - LAA vs Clint Terry - MIL

A - SAL

• Wander Suero - WAS vs Johendi Jiminian - COL
• Ty Buttrey - BOS vs Gabriel Encinas - NYY
• Brandon Barker - ATL vs Jordan Guerrero - CWS
• Janser Severino - BAL vs Jose Adames - MIA
• Dovydas Neverauskas - PIT vs Niklas Stephenson - KC
• Chase Johnson - SF vs Octavio Acosta - NYM
• TBD - TEX vs Jon Prosinski - PHI

SSA - NWL

• Keury Mella - SF vs Richelson Pena - TEX
• Luiz Gohara - SEA vs Jake Stinnett - CHC
• Ryan Borucki - TOR vs Alex Constanza - SD
• Felipe Perez - AZ vs Helmis Rodriguez - COL

SSA - NYP

• Kevin McAvoy - BOS vs Chase Edwards - DET
• Alex McRae - PIT vs Sean Brady - CLE
• Jerad Grundy - OAK vs Austin Chrismon - HOU
• Ricardo Pinto - PHI vs Austin Gomber - STL
• Drew Van Orden - WAS vs Ben Holmes - MIA
• TBD - BAL vs Jose Alonzo - TB
• Dillon McNamara - NYY vs TBD - NYM

R+ - PIO

• Grant Holmes - LAD vs TBD - COL
• Tyler Mahle - CIN vs Kelvis Valerio - CWS
• JB Kole - MIL vs Carlos Hernandez - AZ
• TBD - LAA vs TBD - KC

R - GCL

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

R - AZL

• LAD vs MIL - DH
• OAK vs CHC - DH
• SF vs SEA
• CLE vs CIN
• SD vs AZ
• CWS vs TEX

Duels of the Day

via wiki.teamfortress.com

August 26

Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	GO	FO	ERA	WHIP	HR Allowed	Notes
4 (33)	Henry Owens	LHP	BOS	AAA	6.1	8	3	3	4	8	2	5	3.66	1.19	0	61 S, 44 B, W (2-1)
4 (98)	Daniel Norris	LHP	TOR	AAA	4	8	6	6	3	3	6	0	3.48	1.02	1 - Bryce Brentz	52 S, 39 B, L (3-1)
Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	GO	FO	ERA	WHIP	HR Allowed	Notes
6 (124)	Jose Berrios	RHP	MIN	AA	6	4	1	1	2	4	6	5	3.54	1.11	0	68 S, 39 B, W (3-4)
16 (-)	Gabriel Ynoa	RHP	NYM	AA	7	6	5	5	1	7	7	4	4.70	1.38	1 - Tony Thomas	HBP, 76 S, 32 B, L (3-2)
Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	GO	FO	ERA	WHIP	HR Allowed	Notes
19 (-)	Trevor Williams	RHP	MIA	AA	5.1	8	4	4	2	2	10	3	6.97	1.84	0	51 S, 24 B, ND (0-1)
7 (114)	Pierce Johnson	RHP	CHC	AA	6	5	3	3	2	3	3	8	2.49	1.23	2 - Brady Shoemaker, Austin Barnes	HBP, 53 S, 39 B, ND (5-4)
Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	GO	FO	ERA	WHIP	HR Allowed	Notes
2* (-)	Jake Thompson	RHP	TEX	AA	6.1	3	0	0	3	6	5	6	2.93	1.17	0	58 S, 34 B, ND (2-1)
3 (51)	Mark Appel	RHP	HOU	AA	8	2	0	0	1	10	7	4	3.15	1.17	0	62 S, 26 B, W (1-2)
Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	GO	FO	ERA	WHIP	HR Allowed	Notes
7 (-)	Lewis Thorpe	LHP	MIN	A	4	1	1	0	4	8	0	2	3.72	1.34	0	ND (3-2)
8 (-)	Michael Feliz	RHP	HOU	A	5	10	6	4	2	4	5	1	3.87	1.32	0	L (8-5), E (2)

* Jake Thompson was ranked 2nd in Detroit's system prior to being traded to Texas.

August 27

RHP Alex Colome (TB - AAA) vs RHP Cody Martin (ATL - AAA)

RHP Chris Heston (SF - AAA) vs LHP Tim Cooney (STL - AAA)

RHP Clayton Blackburn (SF - AA) vs LHP Joely Rodriguez (PIT - AA)

RHP Juan Paniagua (CHC - A+) vs LHP Matt Boyd (TOR - A+)

RHP Jen-Ho Tseng (CHC - A) vs RHP Ryan Eades (MIN - A)

Injuries

• Red Sox 3B Xander Bogaerts (7 day DL; concussion) - 8/25
• Giants RHP Kyle Crick (7 day DL; back injury) - 8/24
• Orioles RHP Dylan Bundy (7 day DL; strained right lat) - 8/14
• Royals SS Marten Gaspirini (7 day DL; broken nose) - 7/30
• Astros RF George Springer (15 day DL; strained right quad) - 7/23
• Marlins LHP Adam Conley (7 day DL; elbow soreness) - 7/21
• Reds CF Jesse Winker (7 day DL; torn tendon in right wrist) - 7/18
• Yankees RHP Masahiro Tanaka (15 day DL; partially torn right UCL) - 7/9
• Nationals CF Brian Goodwin (7 day DL; undisclosed injury) - 7/2
• Ranger RHP Kelvin Vasquez (7 day DL; undisclosed injury) - 6/6
• Rockies C Tom Murphy (7 day DL; shoulder stiffness) - 5/16
• Tigers RHP Jeff Thompson (7 day DL; right shoulder tendinitis) - 5/2
• Padres LHP Max Fried (season; left elbow - TJS) - 8/15
• Twins CF Byron Buxton (season; concussion) - 8/14
• Orioles RHP Hunter Harvey (season; right elbow strain and inflammation) - 7/30
• 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
• Cardinals RHP Cory Jones (season; right elbow - TJS) - 5/3
• 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