Minor League Ball Gameday: Friday, September 5

Hello everybody, welcome back to the Minor League Ball Gameday. Please also look into purchasing John's Prospect Retrospective Project if you haven't already. It honestly looks like a great read and it's for the low low price of just $9.95. I hope you guys don't mind if I leave this here for the foreseeable future as a little reminder to those who haven't pre-ordered. The estimated release is Monday, September 8th for your viewing pleasures. It is 95% complete.

Also check out the September Call Ups that I will be continuously updating on along with the AFL Roster Previews I am working on, starting with the Glendale Desert Dogs.

It's playoff time, folks! The Gulf Coast (R) and Arizona (R) Leagues have wrapped up their seasons with the Red Sox taking home the GCL title and the Indians winning the AZL. The Appalachian League (R+) and Florida State League (A+) finals are in progress, and all full and short season league's are now under way or complete. Each league is different in how many rounds and how many games each series consists of. That breakdown will come in the probable starters section along with where the series stands.

As always, you can find all your favorite prospects and sleepers below.

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

• Vance Worley - PIT vs Tsuyoshi Wada - CHC
• Matt Shoemaker - LAA vs Ricky Nolasco - MIN
• Eric Stults - SD vs Tyler Matzek - COL
• Vidal Nuno - AZ vs Dan Haren - LAD

AAA - IL Playoffs (Semi-Finals, Best of 5)

• Henry Owens - BOS vs Mitch Lively - SF (BOS leads 2-0)
• Shaun Marcum - CLE vs Matt Andriese - TB (Tied 1-1)

AAA - PCL Playoffs (Semi-Finals, Best of 5)

AA - EL Playoffs (Semi-Finals, Best of 5)

• Steven Matz - NYM vs Eduardo Rodriguez - BOS (Tied 1-1)
• Cody Anderson - CLE vs Ty Blach - SF (Tied 1-1)

AA - SL Playoffs (Semi-Finals, Best of 5)

• Jon Link - MIA vs Braden Shipley - AZ (MIA leads 1-0)
• Steve Smith - LAD vs Austin Ross - MIL (LAD leads 1-0)

• Alec Asher - TEX vs Chris Jensen - OAK (Tied 1-1)
• Carlos Hernandez - COL vs Tyler DeLoach - LAA (Tied 1-1)

A+ - CAL Playoffs (Round 1, Best of 3)

• No game - SD vs LAA (LAA advances 2-0)
• No game - AZ vs OAK (AZ advances 2-0)

A+ - CAR Playoffs (Semi-Finals, Best of 3)

• Cody Kukuk - BOS vs Chad James - TEX (Tied 1-1)
• No game - ATL vs WAS (WAS advances 2-0)

A+ - FSL Playoffs (Finals, Best of 3)

• Justin Amlung - CHC vs Ethan Mildren - MIN (MIN leads 1-0)

• Kyle Lloyd - SD vs Jonathon Crawford - DET (Tied 1-1)
  
• Stephen Gonsalves - MIN vs Harrison Cooney - LAA (Tied 1-1)
• No game - MIL va CHC (CHC advances 2-0)
• No game - CLE vs  AZ (CLE advances 2-0)

A - SAL Playoffs (Semi-Finals, Best of 3)

• Antonio Senzatela - COL vs John Gant - NYM (COL leads 1-0)
• Reynaldo Lopez - WAS vs Chris Sadberry - MIA (WAS leads 1-0)

SSA - NWL Playoffs (Semi-Finals, Best of 3)

• No game -  TOR vs TEX (TOR advances 2-0)
• No game - CHC vs AZ (AZ advances 2-0)

SSA - NYP Playoffs (Semi-Finals, Best of 3)

• Chris Pike. - TB vs Fernando Baez - STL (Tied 1-1)
• No game - DET vs HOU (HOU advances 2-0)

R+ - PIO Playoffs (Semi-Finals, Best of 3)

• Luis Martinez - CWS vs Wyatt Strahan - CIN
• TBD - LAA vs Brock Stewart - LAD

R - GCL Champions - BOS

R - AZL Champions - CLE

Injuries

• Orioles RHP Dylan Bundy (7 day DL; strained right lat) - 8/14
• 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
• Mets RHP Chris Flexen (season; right elbow - TJS) - 7/21
• 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