Minor League Ball Gameday - Tuesday, April 21st

Hello everyone and welcome back to the Minor League Ball Gameday. Click the link below for the Gameday spreadsheet which will open in a separate tab in your browser. Below that you will find the schedule for today's slate of games, the Duel's of the Day, and our running injury list. We have a special poll for you to take part in if you have the time to spare to help us make the Gameday thread even better.

The Top 175 Prospects, Sleepers, and IFA's

Today's Schedule

MLB American League

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
New York	Detroit	7:08 PM	Eovaldi, Nate (0-0, 4.35)	Lobstein, Kyle (1-0, 5.40)

AAA International League

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Gwinnett	Norfolk	6:35 PM	Banuelos, Manny (0-0, 2.08)	McFarland, T.J. (0-1, 5.87)
Buffalo	Pawtucket	5:05 PM	Albers, Andrew (1-1, 3.38)	Johnson, Brian (1-1, 1.00)
Lehigh Valley	Scranton/WB	6:35 PM	Gonzalez, Severino (0-1, 4.63)	Wooten, Eric (0-1, 4.70)
Charlotte	Durham	11:05 AM	Beck, Chris (0-0, 3.72)	Buschmann, Matt (1-1, 2.84)
Indianapolis	Columbus	6:35 PM	Sampson, Adrian (0-2, 4.35)	Chen, Bruce (1-1, 0.75)
Rochester	Syracuse	1:05 PM	Rogers, Taylor (0-0, 3.46)	Cole, A.J. (0-0, 4.00)
Louisville	Toledo	6:30 PM	Holmberg, David (0-2, 5.23)	Farmer, Buck (1-0, 0.90)
Buffalo	Pawtucket	Game 2	Copeland, Scott (1-0, 0.64)	Couch, Keith (1-1, 3.97)
Rochester	Syracuse	Game 2	Meyer, Alex (1-0, 8.31)	Hill, Taylor (1-0, 1.42)

AAA Pacific Coast League

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Las Vegas	Reno	9:35 PM	Gorski, Darin (2-0, 1.80)	Marks, Justin (1-1, 8.68)
Colorado Springs	Round Rock	8:05 PM	Leroux, Chris (0-1, 6.35)	To Be Determined
Sacramento	El Paso	8:35 PM	Blach, Ty (0-1, 3.29)	To Be Determined
New Orleans	Iowa	7:38 PM	Esch, Jake (0-0, 5.40)	Negrin, Yoanner (0-0, 3.27)
Albuquerque	Tacoma	9:05 PM	To Be Determined	Gaviglio, Sam (1-0, 0.82)
Memphis	Omaha	7:35 PM	Petrick, Zach (0-1, 14.29)	Blanton, Joe (1-1, 5.06)
Fresno	Salt Lake	8:35 PM	Buchanan, Jake (1-0, 3.27)	To Be Determined
Oklahoma City	Nashville	8:05 PM	Frias, Carlos (1-0, 3.68)	Castro, Angel (0-0, 4.50)

AA Eastern League

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Richmond	Bowie	11:05 AM	Stratton, Chris (0-1, 3.27)	Bridwell, Parker (0-0, 3.60)
Harrisburg	Altoona	5:00 PM	Ross, Joe (0-1, 6.00)	Sanchez, Angel (1-0, 0.00)
New Hampshire	Trenton	7:00 PM	Cole, Taylor (0-0, 8.22)	Sulbaran, Miguel (0-0, 2.08)
Erie	Binghamton	6:35 PM	Hankins, Derek (1-1, 1.64)	Koch, Matt (0-1, 7.71)
Akron	Reading	6:35 PM	Anderson, Cody (0-1, 1.46)	Windle, Tom (0-0, 1.50)
Portland	New Britain	5:35 PM	Haley, Justin (0-1, 7.11)	Schlosser, Gus (1-1, 5.06)
Harrisburg	Altoona	Game 2	To Be Determined	To Be Determined
Portland	New Britain	Game 2	To Be Determined	Hernandez, Carlos (0-0, 4.63)

AA Southern League

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Chattanooga	Mississippi	8:00 PM	Duffey, Tyler (0-0, 0.00)	Jenkins, Tyrell (0-1, 2.35)
Jacksonville	Biloxi	5:35 PM	Williams, Trevor (0-0, 0.75)	Hall, Brooks (1-0, 1.80)
Tennessee	Jackson	8:05 PM	Black, Corey (1-0, 3.00)	Landazuri, Stephen (0-0, 0.00)
Pensacola	Birmingham	8:05 PM	To Be Determined	Blackmar, Mark (0-1, 13.50)
Mobile	Montgomery	11:35 AM	Blair, Aaron (1-0, 4.50)	Pruitt, Austin (0-1, 0.77)
Jacksonville	Biloxi	Game 2	Smith, Chipper (1-0, 0.00)	Barnes, Jacob (0-1, 1.93)

AA Texas League

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Frisco	NW Arkansas	12:05 PM	Faulkner, Andrew (1-0, 1.08)	Sparkman, Glenn (0-2, 5.63)
Tulsa	Corpus Christi	8:05 PM	Urias, Julio (1-0, 0.00)	Emanuel, Kent (0-0, 5.40)
Springfield	San Antonio	8:05 PM	To Be Determined	Rea, Colin (0-1, 1.32)
Midland	Arkansas	8:10 PM	Jensen, Chris (2-0, 3.86)	To Be Determined

A+ California League

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Bakersfield	Stockton	10:10 PM	Altavilla, Dan (0-2, 5.40)	Atherton, Tim (0-0, 1.80)
Lancaster	Rancho Cucamonga	10:05 PM	Feliz, Michael (1-1, 7.11)	Bird, Zack (2-0, 2.70)
Visalia	Modesto	10:05 PM	To Be Determined	Wade, Konner (1-0, 3.00)
Inland Empire	San Jose	9:30 PM	Cooney, Harrison (1-0, 3.72)	Beede, Tyler (0-1, 3.86)
Lake Elsinore	High Desert	9:35 PM	Herrera, Ronald (1-1, 4.91)	To Be Determined

A+ Carolina League

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Myrtle Beach	Salem	7:05 PM	Tseng, Jen-Ho (1-0, 3.60)	McGrath, Daniel (0-1, 8.10)
Frederick	Lynchburg	6:30 PM	Hess, David (1-0, 1.80)	Plutko, Adam (0-1, 1.42)
Potomac	Wilmington	6:35 PM	Rauh, Brian (1-0, 0.84)	Reed, Cody (2-0, 1.00)
Carolina	Winston-Salem	7:00 PM	Gil, Yean Carlos (0-2, 2.45)	Heidenreich, Matt (1-0, 1.50)

A+ Florida State League

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Tampa	Clearwater	7:00 PM	Holder, Jonathan (1-0, 1.59)	Leibrandt, Brandon (0-0, 2.25)
Jupiter	St. Lucie	4:00 PM	Garcia, Jarlin (0-0, 0.90)	Diaz, Miller (0-0, 0.00)
Fort Myers	Palm Beach	6:35 PM	Stewart, Kohl (0-1, 1.93)	Reyes, Alex (1-1, 3.48)
Charlotte	Bradenton	6:30 PM	Stanek, Ryne (0-2, 2.79)	Duncan, Frank (1-0, 0.90)
Lakeland	Brevard County	5:05 PM	Maciel, Jonathan (0-1, 7.20)	Wang, Wei-Chung (1-1, 9.82)
Dunedin	Daytona	5:05 PM	Allen, Brad (0-1, 3.27)	Romano, Sal (0-1, 9.95)
Jupiter	St. Lucie	Game 2	Townsley, Sean (0-1, 4.00)	Gsellman, Robert (2-0, 1.74)
Lakeland	Brevard County	Game 2	Longstreth, Ryan (0-2, 7.04)	Woodruff, Brandon (0-1, 15.75)
Dunedin	Daytona	Game 2	Aquino, Jayson (0-1, 3.60)	Astin, Barrett (1-0, 1.29)

A Midwest League

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Quad Cities	Peoria	8:00 PM	To Be Determined	Perdomo, Luis (0-0, 1.59)
Fort Wayne	Lansing	7:05 PM	Cox, Taylor (0-0, 6.75)	Dawson, Shane (0-1, 2.70)
Clinton	Kane County	7:30 PM	Herb, Tyler (0-0, 9.00)	Mejia, Jeferson (0-1, 7.00)
Burlington	Beloit	7:30 PM	Rhoades, Jeremy (1-0, 1.00)	Schwartz, Jordan (0-1, 6.30)
Dayton	Bowling Green	7:35 PM	Strahan, Wyatt (2-0, 1.54)	Honeywell, Brent (0-1, 1.80)
Cedar Rapids	Wisconsin	7:35 PM	Batts, Mat (1-0, 1.54)	Hirsch, Zach (0-1, 3.00)
West Michigan	Great Lakes	6:05 PM	Seaton, Ross (1-0, 1.50)	Guzman, Kevin (0-0, 1.80)
Lake County	South Bend	7:05 PM	Kime, Dace (0-2, 2.38)	Stinnett, Jake (0-1, 7.36)

A South Atlantic League

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Delmarva	Hagerstown	6:05 PM	Gonzalez, Brian (1-0, 2.70)	Bach, Connor (0-0, 5.00)
Charleston	Augusta	7:05 PM	Kamplain, Justin (1-1, 3.60)	Gonzalez, Nicholas (0-0, 9.82)
Hickory	Asheville	5:05 PM	Wiles, Collin (1-0, 0.00)	Howard, Sam (0-1, 9.00)
West Virginia	Kannapolis	5:05 PM	Sever, John (1-0, 0.00)	Martinez, Luis (0-0, 2.25)
Rome	Savannah	7:05 PM	Sobotka, Chad (0-1, 11.25)	Reyes, Scarlyn (0-1, 4.50)
Greenville	Lexington	7:05 PM	To Be Determined	Tenuta, Matt (1-1, 4.50)
Lakewood	Greensboro	7:00 PM	Pinto, Ricardo (0-0, 1.38)	To Be Determined
Hickory	Asheville	Game 2	Vasquez, Kelvin (0-0, 0.00)	Shouse, Blake (0-0, 0.00)
West Virginia	Kannapolis	Game 2	McRae, Alex (1-0, 1.80)	Almonte, Yency (0-0, 2.45)

Duels of the Day

April 20

Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	GO	FO	ERA	WHIP	HR Allowed	Notes
42 (87)	Mike Foltynewicz	RHP	ATL	AAA	8	3	1	1	1	9	5	7	1.62	1.08	0	72 S, 33 B, LOSS (0-2)
-	Mike Wright	RHP	BAL	AAA	6	5	0	0	0	3	5	6	1.72	0.96	0	62 S, 20 B, WIN (2-0)
Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	GO	FO	ERA	WHIP	HR Allowed	Notes
11 (27)	Jon Gray	RHP	COL	AAA	5	10	5	5	1	6	8	0	9.00	2.00	1 - Cody Ransom	WP, 57 S, 23 B, LOSS (0-2)
-	Robbie Ray	LHP	AZ	AAA	5	6	1	1	2	10	2	2	3.29	1.68	0	72 S, 37 B, E (1 - T), WIN (1-1)
Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	GO	FO	ERA	WHIP	HR Allowed	Notes
9 (21)	Robert Stephenson	RHP	CIN	AA	5.1	6	5	5	2	9	2	3	6.55	1.27	1 - Jeremy Farrell	56 S, 33 B, 2 WP, HBP, ND (0-1)
74 (163)	Frankie Montas	RHP	CWS	AA	5	5	3	3	6	4	5	3	3.48	1.26	0	44 S, 49 B, ND (0-0)
Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	GO	FO	ERA	WHIP	HR Allowed	Notes
SA!	Ryan Yarbrough	LHP	SEA	A+	6	6	0	0	0	1	11	4	1.69	0.94	0	55 S, 27 B, WIN (1-1)
-	Dylan Covey	RHP	OAK	A+	7	5	2	2	1	2	15	1	3.86	1.10	1 - Austin Wilson	52 S, 24 B, LOSS (1-2)
Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	GO	FO	ERA	WHIP	HR Allowed	Notes
-	Tyler Mahle	RHP	CIN	A	4	7	5	4	1	1	7	2	2.87	1.21	1 - Rowdy Tellez	3 HBP, LOSS (1-1)
-	Chase DeJong	RHP	TOR	A	5	3	2	1	3	4	7	2	1.84	1.09	1 - Aristides Aquino	HBP, WIN (1-0)

April 21

RHP Tyler Duffey (MIN - AA) vs RHP Tyrell Jenkins (ATL - AA)

Tyler Duffey went unranked in the Twins Top 20 list, but John tabbed him as a sleeper for this year. Duffey has not been solid to this point, striking out 16 in as many innings with just six walks, though he's had an issue with the long ball. Three batters have taken him deep and he's allowed 16 hits total. Tyrell Jenkins is off to a slow start, walking three while only recording one strike out in his first two starts crossing 7.2 innings. Jenkins was named as being "in the picture" of the Top 175, and the only runs he has allowed so far this year have come off solo home runs.

LHP Julio Urias (LAD - AA) vs LHP Kent Emanuel (HOU - AA)

What else is there to really say about Urias? He's kinda like Joey Gallo in the respect that he is so unique as a prospect, there truly are no comparables, no matter the decade. The top rated southpaw and fourth overall ranked prospect takes on the Astros' 3rd round selection from 2013, Kent Emanuel. A fellow southpaw nearly five years Urias' elder, Emanuel has been very hittable to start the year. He's allowed 11 hits in just 6.2 innings with four runs crossing the dish. Only two batters have gone down with a K, and he's issued two free passes so far.

RHP Michael Feliz (HOU - A+) vs RHP Zack Bird (LAD - A+)

Coming in with the #70 overall rank, right hander Michael Feliz of the Astros was slapped with a B+ grade by John in the 2015 Baseball Prospect Book. A lively mid 90's fastball has helped generate 10 K's for Feliz so far this year in just 6.1 frames. He's only walked two, but has given up nine hits and five runs. Opposing Feliz is 20 year old Zack Bird who has gotten off to a hot start, striking out nine in 10 innings with only five base knocks. Bird has also issued five free passes and allowed three runs without giving up a homer yet.

RHP Kohl Stewart (MIN - A+) vs RHP Alex Reyes (STL - A+)

I get the feeling this is going to be a dynamite duel with poth hurlers falling in the top 105 prospects. Word on the street is that the Twinkies have taken the reigns off the fourth overall pick from 2013. He has gone 14 innings in his first two starts, striking out eight with six walks, and 13 hits allowed. The 20 year old checks in as the #105 prospect overall and the 53rd best pitching prospect. On the other side of the match up we have the electric arm of Cardinals righty Alex Reyes. In his first two starts, Reyes has punched out 20 in only 10.1 frames, but has also walked six. Only six hitters have notched a base hit against the #69 prospect overall so far, and nobody has taken him yard.

RHP Wyatt Strahan (CIN - A) vs RHP Brent Honeywell (TB - A)

What do you get when you combine a 2014 sleeper pick with a top 100 pick primed to shoot up prospect lists around the interwebs? This DotD. Strahan survived the Pioneer League last year, and is enjoying the friendlier confines of the Midwest League now. Only two runs have scored off Strahan in his first 11.2 innings, but he has only struck out five with four walks and 10 hits allowed. Strahan enters the game with a 2-0 record, and the win he earned in his season debut was also the first win of his professional career. Brett Honeywell will always have a special place in the prospect section of my heart, solely because he throws a screwball. Long seen as a potentially dangerous pitch for the elbow, Honeywell is the only right hander in the game throwing a screwgie to my knowledge. A pair of lefties have had success with it, without injury, in Jose Quintana of the White Sox and Alex Claudio of the Rangers. Honeywell has used the ole "fadeaway" to help amass 15 punch outs in 10 frames with five walks and six hits allowed.

Injuries

Team	Player	Duration	Injury	Injury Date
STL	RF Randal Grichuk	15 Day DL	Lower Back Strain	4/17/2015
LAD	RHP Jose De Leon	7 Day DL	Mild Groin Strain	4/16/2015
BOS	CF Rusney Castillo	7 Day DL	Shoulder Injury	4/14/2015
KC	SS Raul Mondesi	7 Day DL	Back Strain	4/12/2015
STL	RHP Jack Flaherty	7 Day DL	Undisclosed Right Arm Injury	4/10/2015
TEX	LF Ryan Rua	15 Day DL	Sprained Right Ankle/Right Heel Fracture	4/10/2015
CLE	3B Giovanny Urshela	7 Day DL	Stiff Lower Back	4/6/2015
CLE	CF Tyler Naquin	7 Day DL	Broken Left Hand	4/6/2015
COL	LHP Tyler Anderson	7 Day DL	Left Elbow Stress Fracture	4/6/2015
HOU	RHP Vince Velasquez	7 Day DL	Lat Strain	4/6/2015
OAK	3B Renato Nunez	7 Day DL	?	4/6/2015
PHI	LHP Yoel Mecias	7 Day DL	?	4/6/2015
STL	RHP Luke Weaver	7 Day DL	Build Arm Strength	4/6/2015
SF	RHP Clayton Blackburn	7 Day DL	Minor Shoulder Discomfort	4/6/2015
SF	RHP Ray Black	7 Day DL	Lat Strain	4/6/2015
SEA	LHP Danny Hultzen	7 Day DL	Left Shoulder Surgery Recovery	4/6/2015
SEA	OF Austin Cousino	7 Day DL	?	4/6/2015
TB	LHP Enny Romero	7 Day DL	Back Strain	4/6/2015
TOR	C Max Pentecost	7 Day DL	Offseason Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery	4/6/2015
TOR	CF Anthony Alford	7 Day DL	?	4/6/2015
KC	LHP Sean Manaea	7 Day DL	Abdominal Strain	4/6/2015
COL	LHP Kyle Freeland	7 Day DL	Left Shoulder Fatigue	4/6/2015
TEX	3B Joey Gallo	7 Day DL	Left Ankle Surgery	4/3/2015
TOR	RHP Ryan Borucki	7 Day DL	Right Elbow Surgery	4/3/2015
PHI	SS JP Crawford	7 Day DL	Left Oblique Strain	3/26/2015
BAL	RHP Hunter Harvey	7 Day DL	Fractured Right Leg	3/22/2015
CHC	RHP Pierce Johnson	7 Day DL	Lat Strain	March 2015
OAK	1B Rangel Ravelo	60 Day DL	Offseason Wrist Surgery	3/13/2015
OAK	3B Matt Chapman	7 Day DL	Sprained Left Knee	Spring 2015
ATL	LHP Max Fried	60 Day DL	Left Elbow - TJS	8/15/2014
TOR	RHP Jeff Hoffman	7 Day DL	Right Elbow - TJS	May 2014
WAS	RHP Erick Fedde	7 Day DL	Right Elbow - TJS	May 2014
SF	RHP Derek Law	7 Day DL	Right Elbow - TJS	May 2014
PIT	Jameson Taillon	7 Day DL	Right Elbow - TJS	April 2014
OAK	RHP Raul Alcantara	7 Day DL	Right Elbow - TJS	April 2014
TB	SS Jake Hager	Season	Knee Surgery	4/9/2015
NYY	RHP Ty Hensley	Season	Right Elbow - TJS	3/31/2015
NYY	RHP Domingo German	Season	Right Elbow - TJS	3/30/2015
MIN	LHP Lewis Thorpe	Season	Left Elbow - TJS	3/28/2015
NYY	C Luis Torrens	Season	Torn Right Labrum	3/4/2015
HOU	RHP Kyle Smith	Season	Right Elbow - TJS	Spring 2015

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