clock menu more-arrow no yes mobile

Filed under:

Minor League Ball Gameday - Friday, April 10th

New, 119 comments

Welcome to the Gameday!

Blue Jays left handed pitcher Daniel Norris in his first start at Yankee Stadium.
Blue Jays left handed pitcher Daniel Norris in his first start at Yankee Stadium.
Jim McIsaac/Getty Images

Nothing like a good opening day to get satiate your minor league baseball fix, eh? We'll go over the changes and additions to the Gameday spreadsheet first before getting to the good stuff.

For those of you who were not around last year or just want a quick refresher, here's a quick breakdown of the Top 175 Prospects, Sleepers, and IFA's spreadsheet. On the bottom of the spreadsheet there are seven tabs. The first tab is the current days schedule, probable starters, and the injury list. Match ups highlighted in yellow are the Duels of the Day, and there is an affiliation key next to each league to help you keep track of which Minor League teams are linked to which Major League teams. The second tab is the next day's schedule with probable starters and the affiliation keys.

The third and fourth tabs are the Top 175 prospects, broken up by pitchers and hitters. This is where you can follow along and see how each player fared the previous day. Any players that are currently injured will be in red with the date and type of injury in the Notes section. The fifth tab is all the players John mentioned as being "in the picture" of the Top 175. Again, this is split up between pitchers and hitters, and also includes each players ranking for their respective teams.

The sixth tab will house the players John tabbed as sleepers or with a high ceiling alert. Each grouping is separated to distinguish between the sleepers and high ceiling alert players. As with the "In The Picture" tab, both groups are split between pitchers and hitters and includes team ranks.

The last tab will be the IFA's, or international free agents. Only players who received a signing bonus of at least $500,000 beginning with the 2012-13 signing period will be tracked. This section is also split up depending on signing bonus amounts - the seven figure, $1M+ bonuses and players who received between $500,000 and $999.999. This section includes the bonus amount, what year they signed, and their ranking within their organization.

Once the season gets underway, we will add in more sections that include more players. 50 more players will be added in May to the "Helium Tank" section, and the 2015 amateur draft in June will have its own section with another 42 players. Another 25 players will be added to the craziness once the short season leagues kick off in June under the "Tempurpedic" section.

With the help of one of our own, Kicker31, the Minor League Ball Gameday has come a long way. He has been instrumental in helping create the Gameday spreadsheet with a knowledge of Excel that absolutely blows my mind. We are still making some final tweaks getting all the players added so it may look a little funky right now with a bunch of cells saying #N/A, but everything will be at filled in and at full speed in a matter of days.

Now that we have all that out of the way, I present to the amazing readers of Minor League Ball, the inagural Minor League Ball Gameday thread for the 2015 season! Click the link below for the Gameday spreadsheet which will open in a separate tab in your browser.

The Top 175 Prospects, Sleepers, and IFA's

Today's Schedule

AAA International League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Toledo Louisville 6:35 PM Ryan, Kyle (0-0, -.--) Axelrod, Dylan (0-0, -.--)
Columbus Indianapolis 7:15 PM Salazar, Danny (0-0, -.--) Sampson, Adrian (0-0, -.--)
Durham Gwinnett 7:05 PM Teaford, Everett (0-0, -.--) Banuelos, Manny (0-0, -.--)
Norfolk Charlotte 7:05 PM Wright, Mike (0-0, -.--) Beck, Chris (0-0, -.--)
Pawtucket Lehigh Valley 7:05 PM Couch, Keith (0-0, -.--) Gonzalez, Severino (0-0, -.--)
Rochester Buffalo 2:05 PM Rogers, Taylor (0-0, -.--) Copeland, Scott (0-0, -.--)
Syracuse Scranton/WB 7:05 PM Jordan, Taylor (0-0, -.--) Long, Jaron (0-0, -.--)

AAA Pacific Coast League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Round Rock Oklahoma City 8:05 PM Jackson, Luke (0-0, -.--) Frias, Carlos (0-0, -.--)
Nashville Colorado Springs 8:35 PM Zito, Barry (0-0, -.--) Ely, John (0-0, -.--)
Reno Albuquerque 9:05 PM Ray, Robbie (0-0, -.--) Lannan, John (0-0, -.--)
Tacoma El Paso 9:05 PM Elias, Roenis (0-0, -.--) Northcraft, Aaron (0-0, -.--)
Iowa Memphis 8:05 PM Pimentel, Carlos (0-0, -.--) Cooney, Tim (0-0, -.--)
Omaha New Orleans 8:00 PM Blanton, Joe (0-0, -.--) Urena, Jose (0-0, -.--)
Las Vegas Fresno 10:05 PM Bowman, Matt (0-0, -.--) Straily, Dan (0-0, -.--)
Salt Lake Sacramento 10:05 PM Heaney, Andrew (0-0, -.--) Lara, Braulio (0-0, -.--)


AA Eastern League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Bowie Richmond 7:05 PM Villanueva, Elih (0-0, -.--) Snodgrass, Jack (0-0, -.--)
New Britain New Hampshire 6:35 PM Carpenter, Ryan (0-0, -.--) Boyd, Matt (0-0, -.--)
Trenton Erie 6:35 PM Garrison, Taylor (0-0, -.--) Green, Chad (0-0, -.--)
Binghamton Akron 6:35 PM Lara, Rainy (0-0, -.--) Anderson, Cody (0-0, -.--)
Altoona Harrisburg 6:30 PM Creasy, Jason (0-0, -.--) Ross, Joe (0-0, -.--)
Reading Portland 6:00 PM Nola, Aaron (0-0, -.--) Diaz, Luis (0-0, -.--)

AA Southern League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Biloxi Pensacola 7:30 PM Wagner, Tyler (0-0, -.--) Wright, Daniel (0-0, -.--)
Jackson Jacksonville 7:05 PM DeCecco, Scott (0-0, -.--) Esch, Jake (0-0, -.--)
Tennessee Mississippi 8:00 PM Pineyro, Ivan (0-0, -.--) Jenkins, Tyrell (0-0, -.--)
Mobile Birmingham 8:05 PM Shipley, Braden (0-0, -.--) Recchia, Mike (0-0, -.--)
Chattanooga Montgomery 8:05 PM Berrios, Jose (0-0, -.--) Pruitt, Austin (0-0, -.--)

AA Texas League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
NW Arkansas Midland 8:00 PM To Be Determined Jensen, Chris (0-0, -.--)
Corpus Christi Springfield 8:10 PM Appel, Mark (0-0, -.--) Mayers, Mike (0-0, -.--)
San Antonio Tulsa 8:05 PM Rea, Colin (0-0, -.--) Urias, Julio (0-0, -.--)
Arkansas Frisco 8:05 PM Suarez, Albert (0-0, -.--) Faulkner, Andrew (0-0, -.--)


A+ California League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Modesto Lake Elsinore 10:00 PM Wade, Konner (0-0, -.--) Lemond, Zech (0-0, -.--)
High Desert Visalia 10:00 PM To Be Determined Godley, Zack (0-0, -.--)
San Jose Lancaster 9:30 PM Johnson, Chase (0-0, -.--) Feliz, Michael (0-0, -.--)
Stockton Inland Empire 10:05 PM Atherton, Tim (0-0, -.--) Alcantara, Victor (0-0, -.--)
Rancho Cucamonga Bakersfield 10:15 PM Bird, Zachary (0-0, -.--) Yarbrough, Ryan (0-0, -.--)


A+ Carolina League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Lynchburg Potomac 7:05 PM Plutko, Adam (0-0, -.--) Rauh, Brian (0-0, -.--)
Winston-Salem Frederick 7:00 PM Fry, Jace (0-0, -.--) Hess, David (0-0, -.--)
Salem Carolina 7:00 PM Ball, Trey (0-0, -.--) Sims, Lucas (0-0, -.--)
Wilmington Myrtle Beach 7:05 PM Reed, Cody (0-0, -.--) Torrez, Daury (0-0, -.--)


A+ Florida State League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Clearwater Dunedin 6:30 PM Whitehead, David (0-0, -.--) Allen, Brad (0-0, -.--)
Lakeland Tampa 7:00 PM Maciel, Jonathan (0-0, -.--) To Be Determined
Charlotte Fort Myers 7:05 PM Stanek, Ryne (0-0, -.--) Slegers, Aaron (0-0, -.--)
Jupiter Palm Beach 6:35 PM Garcia, Jarlin (0-0, -.--) To Be Determined
Daytona Brevard County 6:35 PM Romano, Sal (0-0, -.--) Wang, Wei-Chung (0-0, -.--)
Bradenton St. Lucie 6:30 PM Gonzalez, Felipe (0-0, -.--) McGowan, Kevin (0-0, -.--)

A Midwest League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Quad Cities Peoria 8:00 PM Radziewski, Bryan (0-0, -.--) Gomber, Austin (0-0, -.--)
Lake County Lansing 7:05 PM Kime, Dace (0-0, -.--) De Jong, Chase (0-0, -.--)
Fort Wayne Great Lakes 5:05 PM Dorminy, Thomas (0-0, -.--) Stewart, Brock (0-0, -.--)
Dayton West Michigan 6:35 PM Mahle, Tyler (0-0, -.--) Thompson, Jeff (0-0, -.--)
Cedar Rapids Kane County 7:30 PM Curtiss, John (0-0, -.--) Miller, Jared (0-0, -.--)
Wisconsin Burlington 7:30 PM Sneed, Cy (0-0, -.--) Bolaski, Michael (0-0, -.--)
Beloit Clinton 7:30 PM Schwartz, Jordan (0-0, -.--) Herb, Tyler (0-0, -.--)
Bowling Green South Bend 7:35 PM Harris, Greg (0-0, -.--) Null, Jeremy (0-0, -.--)

A South Atlantic League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Augusta Greenville 7:05 PM To Be Determined Callaham, Jaime (0-0, -.--)
Savannah West Virginia 7:05 PM Wieck, Brad (0-0, -.--) McRae, Alex (0-0, -.--)
Asheville Rome 7:00 PM Rodriguez, Helmis (0-0, -.--) Barker, Brandon (0-0, -.--)
Hagerstown Hickory 7:00 PM Bach, Connor (0-0, -.--) Ortiz, Luis (0-0, -.--)
Greensboro Delmarva 7:05 PM Adames, Jose (0-0, -.--) Chleborad, Tanner (0-0, -.--)
Lexington Charleston 7:05 PM Tenuta, Matt (0-0, -.--) Hebert, Chaz (0-0, -.--)
Kannapolis Lakewood 7:05 PM Adams, Spencer (0-0, -.--) Taylor, Josh (0-0, -.--)

Duels of the Day

April 9

Rank (Ovr) Name Pos Team Level IP H R ER BB K GO FO ERA WHIP HR Allowed Notes
31 (68) AJ Cole RHP WAS AAA 5 8 2 1 0 3 5 2 1.80 1.60 58 S, 28 B, WP, ND (0-0)
- RHP NYY AAA 3.2 5 2 2 3 3 6 2 4.91 2.18 0 48 S, 35 B
Rank (Ovr) Name Pos Team Level IP H R ER BB K GO FO ERA WHIP HR Allowed Notes
- RHP LAD A+ 5 1 2 0 1 10 1 2 0.00 0.40 0 ND (0-0)
63 (138) Edwin Diaz RHP SEA A+ 5 3 0 0 1 8 2 1 0.00 0.80 0 WP, HBP, ND (0-0)
Rank (Ovr) Name Pos Team Level IP H R ER BB K GO FO ERA WHIP HR Allowed Notes
50 (100) Brent Honeywell RHP TB A 4 4 1 1 2 6 4 1 2.25 1.50 1 - Jeffery Baez WP, ND (0-0)
- Jake Stinnett RHP CHC A 5 3 1 1 2 4 8 3 1.80 1.00 ND (0-0)

April 10

RHP Aaron Nola (PHI - AA) vs RHP Luis Diaz (BOS - AA) POSTPONED

RHP Ivan Pineyro (CHC - AA) vs RHP Tyrell Jenkins (ATL - AA)

RHP Zachary Bird (LAD - A+) vs LHP Ryan Yarbrough (SEA - A+)

LHP Trey Ball (BOS - A+) vs RHP Lucas Sims (ATL - A+)

Injuries

  • Colorado Rockies LHP Kyle Freeland ("a few weeks"; left shoulder fatigue) - 4/6/15
  • Texas Rangers 3B Joey Gallo (3 weeks; left ankle surgery) - 4/3/15
  • New York Yankees RHP Ty Hensley (season; right elbow - TJS) - 3/31/15
  • New York Yankees RHP Domingo German (season; right elbow - TJS) - 3/30/15
  • Minnesota Twins LHP Lewis Thorpe (season; left elbow - TJS) - 3/28/15
  • Philadelphia Phillis SS JP Crawford (4-6 weeks; left oblique strain) - 3/26/15
  • Baltimore Orioles RHP Hunter Harvey (4-6 weeks; fractured right leg) - 3/22/15
  • Oakland Athletics 1B Rangel Ravelo (6-8 weeks; wrist surgery) - 3/13/15
  • Chicago Cubs RHP Pierce Johnson ("a couple of weeks"; lat strain) - March 2015
  • New York Yankees C Luis Torrens (season; torn right labrum) - 3/4/15
  • Oakland Athletics 3B Matt Chapman (TBD; sprained left knee) - Unknown
  • Kansas City Royals RHP Kyle Zimmer (6 months; right shoulder surgery) - 10/28/14
  • Atlanta Braves LHP Max Fried (12 months; left elbow - TJS) - 8/15/14

Stat Updates -

Coming Soon!

Previous Gameday Threads -

None