Minor League Ball Gameday: Saturday, September 6

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! Congratulations go out to the Appalachian League (R+) champions as the finals are now completed with the Johnson City Cardinals (STL - R+) taking home the glory. The Gulf Coast (R) and Arizona (R) Leagues have wrapped up their seasons as well with the Red Sox taking home the GCL title and the Indians winning the AZL.  The rest of the 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

• JA Happ - TOR vs Rubby De La Rosa - BOS
• Kevin Gausman - BAL vs Drew Smyly - TB
• Cory Rasmus - LAA vs Phil Hughes - MIN
• Chris Young - SEA vs Nick Martinez - TEX
• Joe Wieland - SD vs Jorge De La Rosa - DET
• Chase Anderson - AZ vs Hyun-Jin Ryu - LAD

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

• No game - BOS vs WAS (BOS advances 3-0)
• Nick Maronde - CLE vs Nate Karns - TB (TB leads 2-1)

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

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

• Rainy Lara - NYM vs Mike Aguilera - BOS (BOS leads 2-1)
• Shawn Morimando - CLE vs Chris Stratton - SF (SF leads 2-1)

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

• Aaron Blair - AZ vs Justin Nicolino - MIA (Tied 1-1)
• Michael Strong - MIL vs Jeremy Kehrt - LAD (Tied 1-1)

• Jake Thompson - TEX vs Shawn Haviland - OAK (OAK leads 2-1)
• Jayson Aquino - COL vs Kramer Sneed - LAA (COL leads 2-1)

A+ - CAL Playoffs (Semi-Finals, Best of 5)

• Trevor Foss - LAA vs Vincent Velasquez - HOU
• Blayne Weller - AZ vs Daniel Wright - CIN

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

• Ian Dickson - WAS vs Chad Bell - TEX

A+ - FSL Playoffs (Finals, Best of 5)

• Daury Torrez - CHC vs Ryan Eades - MIN
• Luis Lugo - CLE vs Jeffery Enloe - SD

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

• Antonio Senzatela - COL vs John Gant - NYM (COL leads 1-0)
• No game - WAS vs MIA (WAS advances 2-0)

SSA - NWL Playoffs (Finals, Best of 3)

• Ben Eckels - AZ vs Chase Mallard - TOR

SSA - NYP Playoffs (Finals, Best of 3)

• No game - HOU vs STL

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

• Grant Holmes - LAD vs Michael Bolaski - LAA (LAA leads 1-0)
• Tyler Mahle - CIN vs Kelvis Valerio (CIN leads 1-0)

R - GCL Champions - Boston Red Sox

R - AZL Champions - Cleveland Indians

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