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Minor League Ball Gameday - Tuesday, September 1st

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Welcome to the Gameday! RHP Clayton Blackburn twirled a gem, tossing 7.1 two-hit frames with nine punchies and no free passes while southpaws Mississippi Cody Reed and Jordan Guerrero chucked at least 7 scoreless.

Giants RHP Clayton Blackburn
Giants RHP Clayton Blackburn
Twitter - @C_Blackburn16

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 - GiantsRockiesDiamondbacksPadresDodgers

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
Cleveland Toronto 7:07 PM Anderson, Cody (2-3, 4.30) Estrada, Marco (11-8, 3.19)
Chicago (AL) Minnesota 8:10 PM Sale, Chris (12-7, 3.20) Duffey, Tyler (2-1, 4.29)
Los Angeles (AL) Oakland 10:05 PM Shoemaker, Matt (6-9, 4.48) Bassitt, Chris (1-6, 2.82)

MLB National League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Miami Atlanta 7:10 PM Nicolino, Justin (2-2, 3.65) Banuelos, Manny (1-2, 2.49)
Cincinnati Chicago (NL) 8:05 PM DeSclafani, Anthony (7-10, 3.84) Haren, Dan (8-9, 3.90)
Washington St. Louis 8:15 PM Ross, Joe (5-5, 3.24) Gonzales, Marco (0-0, -.--)

AAA International League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Scranton/WB Rochester 7:05 PM Davies, Kyle (9-8, 3.52) Bowden, Michael (3-2, 4.33)
Louisville Toledo 6:30 PM Stephenson, Robert (4-2, 3.13) Melville, Tim (6-9, 4.86)
Charlotte Norfolk 7:05 PM To Be Announced Wright, Mike (8-1, 2.40)
Lehigh Valley Pawtucket 7:05 PM Gonzalez, Miguel Alfredo (0-0, -.--) Hill, Rich (2-1, 0.93)
Syracuse Buffalo 7:05 PM Jordan, Taylor (4-5, 2.89) Redmond, Todd (2-6, 4.07)
Gwinnett Durham 7:05 PM Mateo, Victor (3-2, 5.52) Diamond, Scott (10-5, 3.74)
Indianapolis Columbus 7:05 PM Glasnow, Tyler (1-0, 0.81) Murata, Toru (13-4, 2.95)

AAA Pacific Coast League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Omaha Colorado Springs 8:35 PM Coleman, Casey (5-3, 4.54) Davies, Zach (1-2, 5.00)
Round Rock Nashville 8:05 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced
Iowa Oklahoma City 5:35 PM Pimentel, Carlos (12-5, 2.92) Wieland, Joe (10-5, 4.59)
Albuquerque Fresno 10:05 PM Laffey, Aaron (4-3, 4.14) Oberholtzer, Brett (7-4, 3.88)
New Orleans Memphis 8:05 PM Esch, Jake (1-1, 3.60) To Be Announced
Reno Sacramento 10:05 PM Blair, Aaron (6-2, 3.55) Hanson, Tommy (3-5, 5.63)
Tacoma Salt Lake 9:05 PM Olson, Tyler (2-4, 5.19) Smith, Nate (1-3, 8.00)
El Paso Las Vegas 10:05 PM Lane, Jason (10-9, 5.71) Stauffer, Tim (4-0, 2.23)
Iowa Oklahoma City Game 2 To Be Announced To Be Announced

AA Eastern League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Portland New Hampshire 6:35 PM McCarthy, Mike (6-8, 4.54) Bibens-Dirkx, Austin (5-8, 4.45)
Richmond Harrisburg 7:00 PM Lujan, Matt (8-5, 3.20) Voth, Austin (5-7, 3.18)
Binghamton Reading 6:35 PM Ynoa, Gabriel (9-8, 3.83) Lively, Ben (8-7, 4.22)
New Britain Trenton 7:00 PM To Be Announced Coshow, Cale (2-1, 3.86)
Erie Akron 7:05 PM Fulmer, Michael (4-1, 2.60) Plutko, Adam (8-5, 3.05)
Altoona Bowie 7:05 PM Creasy, Jason (10-8, 4.60) Escat, Gene (1-5, 3.71)

AA Southern League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Pensacola Jackson 8:05 PM To Be Announced Diaz, Edwin (4-10, 4.30)
Chattanooga Birmingham 8:05 PM To Be Announced Jaye, Myles (12-7, 2.94)
Jacksonville Tennessee 7:05 PM Brice, Austin (5-9, 4.86) Antigua, Jeffry (5-4, 4.50)
Biloxi Mississippi 8:00 PM Wagner, Tyler (11-5, 2.13) Ross, Greg (7-9, 4.10)
Montgomery Mobile 8:05 PM Kirsch, Chris (2-3, 5.89) Arias, Gabriel (4-2, 2.38)

AA Texas League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Midland San Antonio 8:05 PM To Be Announced Rodriguez, Bryan (6-13, 4.32)
Arkansas Springfield 7:30 PM McGowin, Kyle (8-8, 4.43) Reed, Jimmy (2-3, 4.50)
Frisco Corpus Christi 8:05 PM Leclerc, Jose (6-6, 4.92) Westwood, Kyle (9-7, 4.58)
NW Arkansas Tulsa 8:05 PM Pounders, Brooks (3-3, 2.48) Stults, Eric (4-4, 3.38)

A+ California League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Stockton Visalia 10:00 PM Mengden, Daniel (4-2, 3.43) To Be Announced
High Desert Inland Empire 10:05 PM Perez, David (3-2, 4.81) To Be Announced
Modesto San Jose 10:00 PM Balog, Alex (3-6, 3.78) Forjet, Jason (6-4, 2.92)
Rancho Cucamonga Lake Elsinore 9:00 PM Oaks, Trevor (1-0, 3.65) Radke, Travis (0-3, 7.83)
Lancaster Bakersfield 10:15 PM Scribner, Troy (2-5, 5.59) To Be Announced

A+ Carolina League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Salem Lynchburg 6:30 PM Stankiewicz, Teddy (3-11, 4.11) To Be Announced
Myrtle Beach Potomac 7:05 PM Skulina, Tyler (3-5, 3.29) Dickson, Ian (3-2, 3.57)
Carolina Frederick 7:00 PM Walters, Blair (5-8, 2.93) Means, John (0-1, 7.45)
Winston-Salem Wilmington 6:35 PM To Be Announced Fernandez, Pedro (0-4, 9.26)

A+ Florida State League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Lakeland Brevard County 6:35 PM Ziomek, Kevin (8-10, 3.60) Wang, Wei-Chung (9-6, 3.65)
Charlotte St. Lucie 4:00 PM Honeywell, Brent (5-2, 3.39) Reyes, Scarlyn (2-2, 3.99)
Tampa Dunedin 6:30 PM Encinas, Gabriel (3-5, 4.50) Gabryszwski, Jeremy (8-7, 3.86)
Clearwater Daytona 5:00 PM Richy, John (0-0, 0.00) Garrett, Amir (9-7, 2.41)
Palm Beach Bradenton 6:30 PM Littrell, Corey (9-8, 2.68) Duncan, Frank (8-10, 4.40)
Fort Myers Jupiter 5:05 PM To Be Announced Adames, Jose (5-4, 3.86)
Clearwater Daytona Game 2 Imhof, Matt (7-4, 4.00) Mella, Keury (3-1, 2.95)
Charlotte St. Lucie Game 2 To Be Announced To Be Announced
Fort Myers Jupiter Game 2 To Be Announced Newell, Ryan (3-1, 2.29)

A Midwest League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Fort Wayne Lansing 7:05 PM To Be Announced Mallard, Chase (6-6, 5.24)
South Bend Bowling Green 11:35 AM Thorpe, Tommy (4-6, 3.16) Centeno, Henry (8-7, 3.49)
West Michigan Great Lakes 7:05 PM Turnbull, Spencer (10-3, 3.19) Anderson, Isaac (1-2, 2.25)
Cedar Rapids Peoria 8:00 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced
Wisconsin Clinton 7:30 PM Ponce, Cody (2-1, 1.21) Littell, Zack (3-6, 3.65)
Quad Cities Burlington 7:30 PM Hernandez, Elieser (2-2, 3.60) Anderson, Justin (8-9, 3.50)
Beloit Kane County 7:30 PM To Be Announced Jones, Brent (2-5, 3.98)
Lake County Dayton 7:00 PM Brady, Sean (7-11, 3.55) Antone, Tejay (6-9, 2.90)

A South Atlantic League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Lakewood Greensboro 7:00 PM Garcia, Elniery (8-9, 3.23) Franco, Enderson (1-4, 5.70)
Augusta Savannah 5:35 PM Reyes, Mark (8-6, 2.15) Oswalt, Corey (10-4, 3.44)
Greenville Rome 7:00 PM Jimenez, Dedgar (8-9, 4.41) Quintana, Zach (5-5, 3.04)
Hickory Delmarva 7:05 PM Mendez, Yohander (3-2, 1.86) Torres, Dennis (0-1, 6.43)
Kannapolis Hagerstown 7:05 PM Thompson, Zach (3-6, 4.09) Lee, Andrew (3-0, 0.41)
Lexington West Virginia 7:05 PM Griffin, Foster (3-6, 5.62) Garcia, Yeudy (12-5, 2.11)
Asheville Charleston 7:05 PM Castellani, Ryan (2-7, 4.40) Wotherspoon, Matt (4-3, 3.98)
Augusta Savannah Game 2 Johnson, Chris (1-4, 5.17) Flexen, Chris (3-0, 1.42)

A- New York-Penn League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
West Virginia Batavia 7:05 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced
Vermont Aberdeen 7:05 PM Miller, Corey (2-2, 2.57) To Be Announced
State College Mahoning Valley 7:05 PM Martinez, Dailyn (3-5, 3.49) Miniard, Micah (0-0, -.--)
Auburn Williamsport 7:05 PM To Be Announced Taveras, Jose (7-2, 3.08)
Connecticut Staten Island 7:00 PM Alexander, Tyler (0-2, 0.79) To Be Announced
Hudson Valley Lowell 7:05 PM Varga, Cameron (3-5, 2.91) Romero, Dioscar (2-3, 3.94)
Brooklyn Tri-City 7:00 PM To Be Announced Winkelman, Alex (5-0, 2.94)

A- Northwest League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Hillsboro Boise 8:45 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced
Vancouver Tri-City 10:15 PM Smith, Evan (2-3, 4.21) Ramirez, Emmanuel (0-1, 3.86)
Eugene Salem-Keizer 9:35 PM Steele, Justin (3-1, 2.95) Connolly, Michael (4-2, 3.33)
Everett Spokane 9:30 PM Moore, Andrew (1-1, 2.25) Lanphere, Luke (3-1, 3.19)

R+ Appalachian League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Burlington Bluefield 7:05 PM To Be Announced Higuera, Juliandry (5-3, 3.61)
Pulaski Johnson City 7:00 PM To Be Announced Helsley, Ryan (1-0, 2.04)
Princeton Greeneville 7:00 PM Moran, Spencer (3-0, 3.26) Montano, Salvador (1-3, 5.85)
Danville Kingsport 7:00 PM To Be Announced Uceta, Adonis (0-0, -.--)
Bristol Elizabethton 7:00 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced

R+ Pioneer League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Ogden Idaho Falls 9:15 PM Bray, Adam (1-1, 2.79) To Be Announced
Great Falls Missoula 9:05 PM Einhardt, Evin (5-3, 4.23) Benitez, Anfernee (3-4, 4.60)
Billings Helena 9:05 PM Romero, Franderlyn (2-3, 3.42) Trent, Christian (2-1, 4.55)
Grand Junction Orem 9:15 PM Behr, Dakota (2-0, 7.56) Barria, Jaime (2-3, 5.88)

R Arizona League Semi-Finals (Best of One)

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
AZL Mariners AZL Cubs 10:00 PM Orozco, Jio (3-1, 2.95) Cease, Dylan (1-2, 2.63)
AZL White Sox AZL Royals 10:00 PM Quintero, Brandon (3-1, 3.50) Hernandez, Arnoldo (7-3, 2.82)


R Gulf Coast League Finals (Best of Three, BOS leads 1-0)

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
GCL Red Sox GCL Blue Jays 12:00 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced

Duels of the Day

September 1st

Rank (Ovr) Name Pos Team Level W L ERA
67 (143) Joe Ross RHP WAS MLB 5 5 3.24
19 (37) Marco Gonzales LHP STL MLB 0 0 -.--
Rank (Ovr) Name Pos Team Level W L ERA
- Michael Fulmer RHP DET AA 4 1 2.60
HT Adam Plutko RHP CLE AA 8 5 3.05
Rank (Ovr) Name Pos Team Level W L ERA
ITP Matt Imhof LHP PHI AA 7 4 4.00
52 (104) Keury Mella RHP CIN AA 3 1 2.95
Rank (Ovr) Name Pos Team Level W L ERA
- Sean Brady LHP CLE A 7 11 3.55
- Tejay Antone RHP CIN A 6 9 2.90
Rank (Ovr) Name Pos Team Level W L ERA
ITP Foster Griffin LHP KC A 3 6 5.62
- Yeudy Garcia RHP PIT A 12 5 2.11

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 -

Monday, August 31st

Sunday, August 30th

Saturday, August 29th