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Minor League Ball Gameday - Saturday, August 29th

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Welcome to the Gameday! RHP Kyle Zimmer continues to get stretched out, throwing five two-hit frames with six punchies. 1B AJ Reed cracked four base knocks with a double and a homer while a pair of 2015 first rounders collected four hits as well, SS Alex Bregman and OF Trent Clark.

Royals RHP Kyle Zimmer
Royals RHP Kyle Zimmer

Hello everyone and welcome back to the Gameday. John's annual pre-season prospect reviews have now come to a close, and you can find each team below. Just as a reminder, these are not new rankings. These are the pre-season prospect rankings but with comments from John on their 2015 performances. I will be leaving these here at the top of the Gameday for the next week or so before moving them to the Library section.

NL East - BravesMetsPhilliesMarlinsNationals

NL Central - PiratesCubsCardinalsBrewersReds

NL West - GiantsRockiesDiamondbacksPadres

AL East - Blue JaysRaysYankeesRed SoxOrioles

AL Central - TwinsRoyals -  IndiansWhite SoxTigers

AL West - RangersMarinersAstrosAngelsAthletics

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 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
Detroit Toronto 1:07 PM Farmer, Buck (0-2, 7.80) Hutchison, Drew (12-2, 5.06)

MLB National League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
San Diego Philadelphia 7:05 PM Rea, Colin (2-1, 5.52) Morgan, Adam (4-4, 4.43)
Cincinnati Milwaukee 7:10 PM Sampson, Keyvius (2-2, 5.55) Garza, Matt (6-14, 5.26)
New York (AL) Atlanta 7:10 PM Severino, Luis (1-2, 2.74) Wisler, Matt (5-4, 5.43)

AAA International League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Pawtucket Rochester 7:05 PM Escobar, Edwin (2-2, 4.76) Darnell, Logan (4-1, 3.05)
Norfolk Gwinnett 7:05 PM Belfiore, Mike (0-0, 6.00) Brigham, Jake (3-1, 5.19)
Scranton/WB Buffalo 7:05 PM Wooten, Eric (2-5, 5.05) Francis, Jeff (5-3, 2.46)
Lehigh Valley Syracuse 7:05 PM Gonzalez, Severino (2-5, 5.03) To Be Announced
Indianapolis Toledo 7:00 PM Boscan, Wilfredo (9-3, 3.00) Weber, Thad (6-10, 4.26)
Charlotte Durham 6:35 PM Carroll, Scott (6-4, 3.56) Teaford, Everett (5-8, 5.34)
Louisville Columbus 7:15 PM Smith, Josh (3-4, 3.70) Cooper, Jordan (4-2, 3.86)

AAA Pacific Coast League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Nashville Tacoma 10:05 PM Neal, Zach (7-9, 3.94) To Be Announced
Salt Lake New Orleans 7:00 PM Reyes, Jo-Jo (3-4, 5.56) Pineyro, Ivan (1-2, 3.16)
Memphis Reno 10:05 PM Gast, John (7-9, 4.85) Webster, Allen (3-6, 8.37)
Las Vegas Round Rock 7:05 PM Bowman, Matt (7-15, 5.40) Gonzalez, Chi Chi (6-7, 3.96)
Sacramento Iowa 8:08 PM Stratton, Chris (3-5, 4.19) Jokisch, Eric (4-3, 4.26)
Fresno Omaha 8:05 PM Straily, Dan (10-7, 4.09) Ferguson, Andy (5-3, 3.16)
Oklahoma City El Paso 9:05 PM Bolsinger, Mike (2-3, 2.72) McCutchen, Daniel (8-7, 3.80)
Colorado Springs Albuquerque 9:05 PM To Be Announced Owens, Rudy (1-3, 7.88)

AA Eastern League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Trenton Altoona 6:00 PM To Be Announced Benedict, Matt (5-6, 6.15)
Portland New Britain 7:05 PM Haley, Justin (5-14, 5.43) Hoffman, Jeff (0-2, 4.26)
Richmond Akron 7:05 PM To Be Announced Clevinger, Mike (8-8, 2.92)
Harrisburg Erie 7:05 PM Simms, John (2-2, 3.13) To Be Announced
Bowie Reading 6:35 PM Additon, Nick (2-2, 2.81) Pivetta, Nick (2-1, 5.81)
New Hampshire Binghamton 7:05 PM Greene, Conner (2-0, 4.50) Lara, Rainy (7-5, 3.60)

AA Southern League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Pensacola Jackson 7:05 PM Romano, Sal (0-3, 16.50) Siverio, Misael (4-11, 4.38)
Jacksonville Tennessee 7:05 PM Lyman, Scott (1-9, 6.72) Johnson, Pierce (6-2, 2.22)
Chattanooga Birmingham 7:30 PM Hurlbut, David (9-6, 3.96) Heidenreich, Matt (1-0, 3.75)
Montgomery Mobile 8:05 PM Schultz, Jaime (8-5, 3.81) To Be Announced
Biloxi Mississippi 7:00 PM To Be Announced Gant, John (3-0, 1.61)

AA Texas League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
San Antonio Corpus Christi 8:05 PM Herrera, Ronald (3-0, 3.55) Frias, Edison (2-1, 6.97)
Springfield Tulsa 8:05 PM Reyes, Alex (1-2, 3.70) McGuire, Deck (4-2, 3.52)
Frisco Midland 8:00 PM Payano, Victor (4-3, 5.58) Manaea, Sean (4-0, 2.73)
Arkansas NW Arkansas 7:05 PM Ellis, Christopher (6-3, 3.52) Clemens, Paul (0-0, 6.00)

A+ California League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Lake Elsinore Lancaster 9:00 PM Lloyd, Kyle (6-10, 4.67) Chrismon, Austin (6-3, 4.66)
Inland Empire Stockton 10:10 PM Etsell, Ryan (7-3, 4.35) Stalcup, Matt (2-5, 3.39)
Visalia Modesto 10:05 PM Perry, Blake (9-4, 5.05) Freeland, Kyle (1-2, 5.26)
San Jose Rancho Cucamonga 10:05 PM Jones, Christian (6-1, 3.43) De Jong, Chase (3-3, 3.60)
Bakersfield High Desert 10:05 PM To Be Announced Garrett, Reed (7-4, 4.88)

A+ Carolina League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Lynchburg Carolina 6:00 PM To Be Announced Gil, Yean Carlos (3-9, 5.91)
Wilmington Myrtle Beach 7:05 PM Strahm, Matthew (1-5, 3.12) Blackburn, Paul (7-5, 3.18)
Frederick Winston-Salem 6:30 PM To Be Announced Brennan, Brandon (3-4, 4.20)
Potomac Salem 6:05 PM Howell, Jeff (0-1, 3.00) Buttrey, Ty (8-8, 3.99)

A+ Florida State League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Bradenton Fort Myers 6:05 PM Heredia, Luis (4-6, 5.70) Gonsalves, Stephen (6-2, 2.49)
Tampa Daytona 7:05 PM Campos, Vicente (3-6, 6.07) Routt, Nick (5-3, 3.66)
Lakeland Dunedin 6:30 PM Labourt, Jairo (0-4, 7.50) Gonzalez, Alonzo (2-5, 3.63)
Clearwater Brevard County 6:35 PM Leiter, Mark (6-1, 2.04) Salas, Javier (8-8, 4.21)
Charlotte Jupiter 5:35 PM Wood, Hunter (1-3, 2.25) Castillo, Luis (1-3, 4.28)
Palm Beach St. Lucie 6:30 PM Weaver, Luke (8-5, 1.66) Taylor, Logan (7-8, 3.87)

A Midwest League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Lake County Fort Wayne 7:05 PM To Be Announced Lamet, Dinelson (5-6, 2.93)
Lansing West Michigan 7:00 PM Wandling, Jon (0-0, 4.50) Perez, Fernando (2-10, 4.45)
Great Lakes South Bend 7:05 PM Boyle, Michael (0-1, 4.32) Hedges, Zach (7-7, 3.73)
Kane County Cedar Rapids 6:35 PM Taylor, Josh (3-2, 2.54) Gibbons, Sam (7-3, 2.72)
Bowling Green Dayton 7:00 PM Formo, Hyrum (4-5, 4.34) Boyles, Ty (0-0, 4.50)
Peoria Quad Cities 7:00 PM Gomber, Austin (14-3, 2.79) James, Joshua (6-3, 2.73)
Clinton Burlington 7:30 PM Brown, Jarrett (2-8, 4.84) Jewell, Jake (5-7, 4.87)
Beloit Wisconsin 7:35 PM Fillmyer, Heath (2-13, 5.20) Uhen, Josh (1-3, 5.66)
Kane County Cedar Rapids Game 2 Elias, Ethan (10-5, 2.90) LeBlanc, Randy (8-5, 2.99)

A South Atlantic League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Lakewood Greensboro 7:00 PM Viza, Tyler (4-9, 3.38) To Be Announced
Asheville Charleston 6:05 PM Tinoco, Jesus (4-0, 0.96) Maher, Joey (6-4, 2.20)
Augusta Savannah 6:05 PM Santos, Michael (0-1, 3.03) Arias, Martires (6-5, 2.55)
Hickory Delmarva 7:05 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced
Greenville Rome 6:00 PM Ramos, Luis (2-3, 6.20) Sobotka, Chad (1-4, 6.99)
Lexington West Virginia 7:05 PM To Be Announced Brewer, Colten (4-9, 5.03)
Kannapolis Hagerstown 7:05 PM To Be Announced Reyes, Luis (6-7, 4.85)

A- New York-Penn League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Auburn State College 7:05 PM Rodriguez, Jefry (3-5, 4.81) Wirsu, Josh (0-1, 3.60)
Tri-City Vermont 6:05 PM Deemes, Ryan (1-0, 1.86) Friedrichs, Kyle (1-3, 5.40)
Staten Island Hudson Valley 7:05 PM Cedeno, Luis (4-3, 2.60) Ott, Travis (6-3, 3.53)
Aberdeen Brooklyn 6:00 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced
Lowell Connecticut 7:05 PM Almonte, Jose (3-3, 4.08) Castellanos, Ryan (1-1, 3.90)
Mahoning Valley West Virginia 7:05 PM Shane, Casey (2-4, 3.45) To Be Announced
Williamsport Batavia 7:05 PM Gueller, Mitch (8-1, 2.15) Peters, Dillon (0-1, 4.30)

A- Northwest League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Tri-City Everett 9:05 PM Mejia, Angel (4-3, 5.27) Gohara, Luiz (3-5, 5.79)
Boise Salem-Keizer 9:35 PM Wynkoop, Jack (2-3, 4.66) Leenhouts, Andrew (6-4, 2.89)
Vancouver Spokane 9:30 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced
Hillsboro Eugene 10:05 PM Hernandez, Carlos (4-3, 2.70) Miller, Kyle (1-1, 5.56)

R+ Appalachian League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Princeton Johnson City 7:00 PM Lopez, Eduar (1-2, 4.26) Santos, Ramon (1-5, 7.59)
Bluefield Danville 7:00 PM To Be Announced Cordero, Daniel (0-2, 1.35)
Greeneville Burlington 7:00 PM Hiraldo, Carlos (1-0, 3.00) Markus, Joseph (0-4, 10.93)
Kingsport Elizabethton 6:00 PM Gonzalez, Merandy (1-2, 2.79) Nordgren, Miles (1-2, 2.35)
Pulaski Bristol 7:00 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced

R+ Pioneer League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Missoula Great Falls 9:00 PM Garcia, Junior (2-0, 1.80) Shearrow, Lucas (1-3, 3.55)
Grand Junction Idaho Falls 9:15 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced
Orem Ogden 9:00 PM To Be Announced Vieitez, Ivan (1-4, 5.93)
Billings Helena 9:05 PM To Be Announced Harber, Conor (0-0, 3.71)

R Arizona League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
AZL Athletics AZL Cubs 10:00 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced
AZL Royals AZL Mariners 10:00 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced
AZL Angels AZL Reds 10:00 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced
AZL Indians AZL Brewers 1:00 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced
AZL Padres AZL Rangers 10:00 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced

R Gulf Coast League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
GCL Mets GCL Nationals 9:00 AM To Be Announced To Be Announced
GCL Yankees1 GCL Pirates 10:00 AM To Be Announced To Be Announced
GCL Braves GCL Astros 10:00 AM To Be Announced To Be Announced
GCL Tigers GCL Yankees2 10:00 AM To Be Announced To Be Announced
GCL Cardinals GCL Marlins 9:00 AM To Be Announced To Be Announced
GCL Phillies GCL Blue Jays 10:00 AM To Be Announced To Be Announced
GCL Rays GCL Orioles 10:00 AM To Be Announced To Be Announced
GCL Twins GCL Red Sox 10:00 AM To Be Announced To Be Announced

Duels of the Day

August 29th

Rank (Ovr) Name Pos Team Level W L ERA
14 (30) Luis Severino RHP NYY MLB 1 2 2.74
29 (66) Matt Wisler RHP ATL MLB 5 4 5.43
Rank (Ovr) Name Pos Team Level W L ERA
32 (69) Alex Reyes RHP STL AA 1 2 3.70
- Deck McGuire RHP LAD AA 4 2 3.52
Rank (Ovr) Name Pos Team Level W L ERA
ITP Luke Weaver RHP STL A+ 8 5 1.66
- Logan Taylor RHP NYM A+ 7 8 3.87
Rank (Ovr) Name Pos Team Level W L ERA
- Josh Taylor RHP AZ A 3 2 2.54
- Sam Gibbons LHP MIN A 7 3 2.72
Rank (Ovr) Name Pos Team Level W L ERA
- Jesus Tinoco RHP COL A 4 0 0.96
- Joey Maher RHP NYY A 6 4 2.20

Injury List
Team Player Duration Injury Injury Date
NYM 3B Jhoan Urena 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 8/25/2015
WAS RHP Reynaldo Lopez 7 Day DL Minor Back Injury 8/20/2015
COL CF David Dahl 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 8/20/2015
DET LHP Daniel Norris 15 Day DL Right Oblique Strain 8/20/2015
CHC RHP Carl Edwards Jr. 7 Day DL Finger Callus 8/18/2015
ATL RHP Tyrell Jenkins 7 Day DL Right Shoulder Fatigue 8/18/2015
STL CF Randal Grichuk 15 Day DL Right Elbow Tightness 8/17/2015
NYM RHP Marcos Molina 7 Day DL Strained Right Elbow 8/17/2015
BOS 2B Sean Coyle 7 Day DL Lower Back Strain 8/17/2015
TB SS Andrew Velazquez 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 8/15/2015
WAS C Jakson Reetz 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 8/14/2015
CLE LHP Rob Kaminsky 7 Day DL Lower Back Tightness 8/13/2015
COL SS Yeremi Rosario 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 8/13/2015
PHI 3B Maikel Franco 15 Day DL Fractured Left Wrist 8/12/2015
PHI RHP Ben Lively 7 Day DL Right Shoulder Strain 8/12/2015
AZ RHP Yoan Lopez 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 8/10/2015
MIA RHP Jose Urena 15 Day DL Left Knee Contusion 8/7/2015
OAK 3B Renato Nunez 7 Day DL Hamstring Injury 8/6/2015
PHI LHP Brandon Leibrandt 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 8/6/2015
SF SS Kelvin Beltre 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 8/6/2015
CWS RF Micker Adolfo 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 8/6/2015
WAS 3B Drew Ward 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 8/4/2015
SEA 1B DJ Peterson 7 Day DL Achilles Strain 8/4/2015
BOS LHP Brian Johnson 15 Day DL Left Elbow Tightness 8/3/2015
OAK 3B Matt Chapman 7 Day DL Left Wrist Injury 8/3/2015
TB RF Steven Souza 15 Day DL Broken Left Hand 8/1/2015
CLE RF Luigi Rodriguez 7 Day DL Right Ankle Injury 7/30/2015
TOR 2B Devon Travis 15 Day DL Shoulder Injury 7/29/2015
WAS C Spencer Kieboom 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 7/25/2015
SF LHP Adalberto Mejia 7 Day DL Left Shoulder Soreness 7/24/2015
OAK SS Franklin Barreto 7 Day DL Severe Bone Bruise in Left Wrist 7/21/2015
NYM RHP Rafael Montero 60 Day DL Right Rotator Cuff Inflammation 7/20/2015
TOR LHP Ryan Borucki 7 Day DL Left Shoulder Injury 7/16/2015
CHC RHP Erling Moreno 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 7/14/2015
DET CF Derek Hill 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 7/11/2015
CIN RHP Nick Howard 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 7/11/2015
NYM LHP Steven Matz 15 Day DL Partial Lat Tear 7/9/2015
MIA RHP Ryan Newell 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 7/5/2015
TB 1B Casey Gillaspie 7 Day DL Left Wrist Injury 7/3/2015
KC LHP Eric Skoglund 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 7/3/2015
MIA LHP Sean Townsley 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 6/28/2015
NYY OF Jonathan Amundaray 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 6/27/2015
BOS LHP Jhonathan Diaz 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 6/27/2015
CHC RHP Duane Underwood 7 Day DL Right Elbow Inflammation 6/27/2015
SD RF Euri Minaya 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 6/23/2015
SF CF Gustavo Cabrera 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 6/22/2015
NYY LHP Jacob Lindgren 7 Day DL Bone Spur Removal in Left Elbow 6/21/2015
NYY 3B Eric Jagielo 7 Day DL Knee Injury 6/17/2015
TEX RHP Luis Ortiz 7 Day DL Strained Flexor Muscle In Right Arm 6/15/2015
TEX LHP Derek Thompson 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 6/15/2015
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
ATL RHP Yeralf Torres 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 5/30/2015
BAL RHP Hunter Harvey 7 Day DL Strained Flexor Mass In Right Arm 5/11/2015
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
ATL LHP Max Fried 7 Day DL Left Elbow - TJS 8/15/2014
PIT RHP Jameson Taillon 7 Day DL Right Elbow - TJS April 2014
PIT SS Cole Tucker SEASON Right Shoulder Labrum Surgery 8/26/2015
CHC RF Billy McKinney Season Fractured Right Knee 8/19/2015
MIL RHP Taylor Williams Season Right Elbow - TJS 8/8/2015
ATL SS Ozhaino Albies Season Broken Thumb 8/7/2015
SD SS Jose Rondon Season Fractured Right Elbow 7/26/2015
MIL CF Monte Harrison Season Broken Left Ankle 7/22/2015
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
KC RHP Glenn Sparkman Season Right Elbow - TJS 4/27/2015
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 -

Friday, August 28th

Thursday, August 27th

Wednesday, August 26th