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Minor League Ball Gameday - Monday, July 20th

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Welcome to the Gameday! Yankees 1B Greg Bird put together a four-hit day while A's SS Franklin Barreto left the yard twice. A pair of White Sox righties dominated with Frankie Montas punching out eight in five two-hit innings and Spencer Adams threw six scoreless with three hits allowed.

Yankees 1B Greg Bird.
Yankees 1B Greg Bird.
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Hello everyone and welcome back to the Gameday. Click the link below for the Gameday spreadsheet, which will open in a separate tab in your browser. Scroll down for the schedule for today's slate of games, the Duel's of the Day, and our running injury list.

The signing deadline for this year's draft picks has come and gone, but you can find all the bonuses for the first five rounds by checking out my personal draft tracker. Any picks from rounds six through ten that sign for $100K over or under the slot recommendation, as well as any signings of at least $200K in rounds 11-40 are also available. We also have the latest on any reported bonuses from the international free agent market, which can be found with the 2012-15 IFA Signings spreadsheet. The 2015-16 signing period is the last tab on the bottom.

The Top 175 Prospects, Sleepers, and IFA's

Today's Schedule

(Probable Starters are as of 4:00 AM EST via MLB and MiLB.com)

MLB American League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Boston Los Angeles (AL) 5:05 PM Rodriguez, Eduardo (5-2, 3.59) Santiago, Hector (6-4, 2.33)
Boston Los Angeles (AL) Game 2 Wright, Steven (3-2, 4.15) Heaney, Andrew (3-0, 1.32)

MLB National League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Los Angeles (NL) Atlanta 7:10 PM Beachy, Brandon (0-1, 6.75) Wisler, Matt (3-1, 3.10)
Chicago (NL) Cincinnati 7:10 PM Richard, Clayton (1-0, 5.79) Lorenzen, Michael (3-4, 3.53)

AAA International League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Durham Charlotte 7:05 PM Diamond, Scott (9-3, 3.28) Johnson, Erik (7-5, 2.73)
Gwinnett Rochester 7:05 PM Texeira, Kanekoa (0-3, 3.59) Rogers, Taylor (7-6, 3.19)
Syracuse Buffalo 7:05 PM To Be Announced Wolf, Randy (5-1, 2.93)
Toledo Lehigh Valley 7:05 PM Melville, Tim (3-8, 4.93) Berken, Jason (5-6, 3.42)
Scranton/WB Indianapolis 7:05 PM Ruth, Eric (0-0, -.--) Morris, A.J. (3-1, 2.96)
Louisville Columbus 7:05 PM Buschmann, Matt (1-2, 3.90) Grube, Jarrett (3-0, 3.43)
Pawtucket Norfolk 7:05 PM Wright, Steven (2-5, 3.81) Jones, Chris (5-4, 2.70)

AAA Pacific Coast League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Round Rock Iowa 8:08 PM Gonzalez, Chi Chi (4-5, 3.72) Britton, Drake (5-4, 4.86)
Nashville Colorado Springs 9:05 PM Mills, Brad (3-9, 4.20) Gagnon, Drew (1-9, 6.67)
Fresno Las Vegas 10:05 PM Oberholtzer, Brett (2-2, 5.30) Cessa, Luis (0-1, 6.10)
Oklahoma City Omaha 8:05 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced
Salt Lake Tacoma 10:05 PM Sanabia, Alex (1-10, 8.17) To Be Announced
Memphis New Orleans 7:00 PM Greenwood, Nick (7-3, 5.42) To Be Announced
Albuquerque Reno 10:05 PM Whiting, Boone (2-2, 4.78) To Be Announced
El Paso Sacramento 10:05 PM Lane, Jason (7-6, 5.28) Turley, Nik (3-4, 5.56)

AA Eastern League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Trenton Portland 7:00 PM Lail, Brady (5-3, 2.21) Cuevas, William (8-5, 3.40)
Reading Bowie 7:05 PM Leiter, Mark (1-4, 4.66) Bridwell, Parker (3-4, 3.91)
Erie Altoona 7:00 PM To Be Announced Creasy, Jason (8-2, 3.91)
Akron Richmond 7:05 PM Plutko, Adam (4-3, 2.77) Beede, Tyler (2-3, 3.86)
New Hampshire Harrisburg 7:00 PM Bibens-Dirkx, Austin (3-4, 6.25) Voth, Austin (4-5, 3.06)
Binghamton New Britain 7:05 PM Lugo, Seth (4-4, 3.63) To Be Announced

AA Southern League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Birmingham Tennessee 7:05 PM Jaye, Myles (9-3, 2.38) To Be Announced
Montgomery Chattanooga 7:15 PM Faria, Jacob (2-1, 1.88) Hurlbut, David (5-4, 4.78)
Jacksonville Pensacola 7:35 PM Williams, Trevor (6-7, 3.83) Smith, Josh (4-2, 2.95)
Mobile Biloxi 8:10 PM Godley, Zack (1-1, 5.14) Lopez, Jorge (8-3, 2.58)
Mississippi Jackson 8:05 PM Barbosa, Andrew (1-0, 7.27) Hernandez, Moises (3-5, 4.30)

AA Texas League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Springfield Arkansas 8:10 PM Reyes, Arturo (5-5, 2.54) Ellis, Christopher (4-0, 3.38)
Frisco San Antonio 8:05 PM Payano, Victor (3-2, 5.13) O'Grady, Dennis (3-2, 4.17)
Tulsa NW Arkansas 8:05 PM Cotton, Jharel (3-1, 2.93) Manaea, Sean (0-0, -.--)
Midland Corpus Christi 8:05 PM Overton, Dillon (1-1, 4.20) To Be Announced

A+ California League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Bakersfield Stockton 10:10 PM Ash, Brett (4-6, 3.09) Alcantara, Raul (0-0, 4.03)
Lancaster San Jose 10:00 PM Mengden, Daniel (2-1, 5.24) Reyes, Jose (1-4, 8.80)
Inland Empire High Desert 4:30 PM Etsell, Ryan (5-3, 3.11) Sadzeck, Connor (1-0, 4.55)
Lake Elsinore Modesto 10:05 PM Shepherd, Matthew (2-5, 5.20) Jemiola, Zach (4-2, 3.99)
Visalia Rancho Cucamonga 10:05 PM To Be Announced Bird, Zack (4-6, 4.41)
Inland Empire High Desert Game 2 To Be Announced To Be Announced

A+ Carolina League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Salem Myrtle Beach 7:05 PM Stankiewicz, Teddy (3-9, 3.82) Markey, Brad (1-0, 0.84)
Potomac Frederick 7:00 PM Purke, Matt (0-0, -.--) Gonzalez, Luis (5-7, 7.32)
Lynchburg Winston-Salem 7:00 PM To Be Announced Heidenreich, Matt (10-2, 2.46)
Wilmington Carolina 7:00 PM Strahm, Matthew (1-0, 2.31) Povse, Max (1-3, 8.83)

A+ Florida State League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Clearwater Lakeland 6:30 PM Imhof, Matt (4-3, 3.66) Szkutnik, Trent (0-3, 6.37)
Daytona Dunedin 6:30 PM Romano, Sal (5-4, 3.44) Greene, Conner (0-2, 3.94)
Jupiter Fort Myers 7:05 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced
St. Lucie Charlotte 7:00 PM To Be Announced Guerrieri, Taylor (1-2, 2.43)
Tampa Brevard County 6:35 PM To Be Announced Sneed, Cy (1-1, 3.00)
Bradenton Palm Beach 6:35 PM Dickson, Cody (8-5, 3.98) Nielsen, Trey (8-5, 2.67)

A Midwest League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Cedar Rapids Quad Cities 2:00 PM To Be Announced Hernandez, Elieser (0-0, 0.00)
West Michigan South Bend 1:05 PM Perez, Fernando (1-8, 4.22) Hedges, Zach (5-5, 3.64)
Lansing Great Lakes 2:05 PM Tinoco, Jesus (1-5, 3.50) To Be Announced
Bowling Green Lake County 7:00 PM Mujica, Jose (0-0, -.--) Sheffield, Justus (7-3, 4.35)
Peoria Burlington 7:30 PM Pearce, Matt (5-9, 3.17) Robichaux, Austin (7-3, 3.49)
Wisconsin Kane County 7:30 PM Ventura, Angel (3-4, 3.70) Taylor, Josh (1-0, 2.61)
Fort Wayne Dayton 7:00 PM To Be Announced Mahle, Tyler (9-5, 2.71)
Clinton Beloit 1:00 PM Brown, Jarrett (1-3, 4.61) Fillmyer, Heath (0-9, 7.21)

A South Atlantic League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Charleston Savannah 5:35 PM Wotherspoon, Matt (2-1, 3.89) Delgado, Casey (3-3, 4.22)
Augusta Hickory 7:00 PM Coonrod, Samuel (5-3, 2.69) Gardewine, Nick (5-6, 4.38)
Lakewood Rome 7:00 PM Viza, Tyler (4-5, 4.23) Toussaint, Touki (2-1, 4.19)
Greensboro Delmarva 7:05 PM Kolek, Tyler (4-6, 4.44) Delgado, Dariel (4-2, 3.95)
Lexington West Virginia 7:05 PM Griffin, Foster (0-3, 6.44) McRae, Alex (4-6, 4.11)
Hagerstown Kannapolis 12:05 PM To Be Announced Lowry, Thad (9-5, 4.02)
Asheville Greenville 7:05 PM Polanco, Carlos (5-8, 4.47) Drehoff, Jake (1-1, 3.13)
Charleston Savannah Game 2 Foley, Jordan (3-3, 3.35) Arias, Martires (3-4, 3.08)

A- New York-Penn League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Aberdeen Tri-City 11:00 AM Albin, Zach (0-3, 4.26) Winkelman, Alex (0-0, 5.40)
Vermont Brooklyn 11:30 AM Driver, Dustin (0-1, 6.16) To Be Announced
Lowell Staten Island 7:00 PM Almonte, Jose (2-1, 3.91) Espinal, Yoel (1-2, 7.00)
Batavia State College 7:05 PM To Be Announced Cross, Carson (1-1, 3.38)
Mahoning Valley Williamsport 7:05 PM Chiang, Shao-Ching (2-0, 1.53) Keys, Denton (0-1, 5.00)
West Virginia Auburn 12:05 PM Brubaker, Jonathan (1-3, 6.64) Hearn, Taylor (1-1, 3.00)
Hudson Valley Connecticut 7:05 PM Varga, Cameron (1-1, 2.25) Watkins, Spenser (2-2, 1.80)
Aberdeen Tri-City Game 2 To Be Announced McCanna, Kevin (0-1, 3.55)

A- Northwest League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Spokane Boise 9:15 PM To Be Announced Johnson, Drasen (0-2, 3.95)
Everett Hillsboro 10:05 PM Gillies, Darin (1-0, 2.89) To Be Announced
Eugene Vancouver 10:05 PM Steele, Justin (3-0, 1.08) Borucki, Ryan (0-1, 3.86)
Salem-Keizer Tri-City 10:15 PM Webb, Logan (3-1, 3.30) Castillo, Jose (2-0, 2.89)

R+ Appalachian League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Johnson City Bluefield 5:00 PM Wirsu, Josh (1-2, 1.65) To Be Announced
Elizabethton Burlington 7:00 PM Rodriguez, Dereck (2-0, 1.61) Feliz, Igol (2-2, 4.58)
Pulaski Princeton 7:00 PM To Be Announced Alvarado, Jose (0-1, 9.22)
Bristol Danville 7:00 PM To Be Announced Weigel, Patrick (0-0, 2.65)
Kingsport Greeneville 7:00 PM Gonzalez, Harol (1-1, 3.63) Deemes, Ryan (1-0, 0.60)
Johnson City Bluefield Game 2 Williams, Ronnie (1-1, 4.82) To Be Announced

R+ Pioneer League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Orem Helena 9:05 PM To Be Announced Kole, J.B. (0-2, 5.85)
Missoula Ogden 9:00 PM Benitez, Anfernee (0-2, 6.23) Santana, Dennis (0-3, 11.09)
Grand Junction Billings 9:05 PM Medina, Javier (0-0, 0.00) To Be Announced
Great Falls Idaho Falls 9:15 PM Banks, Tanner (3-0, 1.37) To Be Announced

R Arizona League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
AZL Mariners AZL Reds 10:00 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced
AZL Royals AZL Brewers 10:00 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced
AZL Indians AZL Padres 10:00 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced
AZL Athletics AZL Rangers 10:00 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced
AZL Angels AZL Cubs 10:00 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced

R Gulf Coast League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
GCL Tigers GCL Yankees1 12:00 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced
GCL Yankees2 GCL Phillies 12:00 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced
GCL Mets GCL Nationals 12:00 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced
GCL Marlins GCL Cardinals Game 2 To Be Announced To Be Announced
GCL Red Sox GCL Rays 12:00 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced
GCL Cardinals GCL Marlins 11:00 AM To Be Announced To Be Announced
GCL Pirates GCL Braves 12:00 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced
GCL Orioles GCL Twins 12:00 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced
GCL Blue Jays GCL Astros 12:00 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced

Duels of the Day

July 20th

Rank (Ovr) Name Pos Team Level W L ERA
HT Adam Plutko RHP CLE AA 4 3 2.77
47 (96) Tyler Beede RHP SF AA 2 3 3.86
Rank (Ovr) Name Pos Team Level W L ERA
- Arturo Reyes RHP STL AA 5 5 2.54
HT Christopher Ellis LHP LAA AA 4 9 3.38
Rank (Ovr) Name Pos Team Level W L ERA
SA! Jose Mujica RHP TB A 0 0 -.--
ITP Justus Sheffield LHP CLE A 7 3 4.35
Rank (Ovr) Name Pos Team Level W L ERA
- Justin Steele LHP CHC A- 3 0 1.08
SA! Ryan Borucki LHP TOR A- 0 1 3.86

Injury List
Team Player Duration Injury Injury Date
TEX SS Michael De Leon 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 7/10/2015
NYM LHP Steven Matz 15 Day DL Partial Lat Tear 7/9/2015
CIN SS Alex Blandino 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 7/3/2015
BOS 2B Sean Coyle 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 7/1/2015
MIA LHP Sean Townsley 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 6/28/2015
MIN CF Byron Buxton 15 Day DL Thumb Injury 6/25/2015
NYY LHP Jacob Lindgren 7 Day DL Bone Spur Removal in Left Elbow 6/21/2015
BAL 3B Jomar Reyes 7 Day DL Sprained Thumb 6/16/2015
PHI CF Roman Quinn 7 Day DL Left Quad Strain 6/13/2015
TEX C Jorge Alfaro 7 Day DL Ankle Injury 6/12/2015
AZ RHP Archie Bradley 15 Day DL Right Shoulder Tendinitis 6/4/2015
TB SS Daniel Robertson 7 Day DL Hand/Wrist Injury 6/3/2015
NYM RHP Marcos Molina 7 Day DL Strained Right Elbow 5/14/2015
BAL RHP Hunter Harvey 7 Day DL Strained Flexor Mass In Right Arm 5/11/2015
KC RHP Glenn Sparkman 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 4/27/2015
NYY LHP Ian Clarkin 7 Day DL Left Elbow Inflammation 4/19/2015
COL LHP Tyler Anderson 60 Day DL Left Elbow Stress Fracture 4/6/2015
TOR C Max Pentecost 7 Day DL Offseason Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery 4/6/2015
COL LHP Kyle Freeland 7 Day DL Left Shoulder Fatigue 4/6/2015
ATL LHP Max Fried 60 Day DL Left Elbow - TJS 8/15/2014
PIT RHP Jameson Taillon 7 Day DL Right Elbow - TJS April 2014
PIT RHP Nick Kingham Season Right Elbow - TJS 5/27/2015
BAL RHP Dylan Bundy Season Right Shoulder Inflammation 5/25/2015
SEA RHP Daniel Missaki Season Right Elbow - TJS 5/12/2015
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


Previous Gameday Threads -

Sunday, July 19th

Saturday, July 18th

Friday, July 17th