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Minor League Ball Gameday - Saturday, September 5th

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Welcome to the Gameday! SS Addison Russell went yahtzee twice for the Cubbies while RHP Pierce Johnson threw seven one-run frames. LF Jesse Winker put together a four hit night, as did RF Brandon Nimmo and RF Hunter Renfroe.

Cubs SS Addison Russell.
Cubs SS Addison Russell.
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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
Baltimore Toronto 1:07 PM Doyle, Terry (0-0, -.--) Price, David (13-5, 2.47)
Philadelphia Boston 4:05 PM Asher, Alec (0-1, 6.35) Miley, Wade (10-10, 4.57)
Minnesota Houston 7:10 PM Santana, Ervin (3-4, 5.40) McCullers, Lance (5-5, 3.21)

MLB National League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Milwaukee Cincinnati 1:10 PM Peralta, Wily (5-8, 4.30) Lamb, John (0-3, 5.24)
Arizona Chicago (NL) 2:20 PM Ray, Robbie (3-10, 3.72) Arrieta, Jake (17-6, 2.11)
San Francisco Colorado 8:10 PM Peavy, Jake (4-6, 4.38) Bettis, Chad (6-4, 4.78)

AAA International League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Buffalo Pawtucket 6:05 PM Copeland, Scott (11-5, 2.78) Spruill, Zeke (4-10, 4.19)
Scranton/WB Syracuse 7:05 PM Lail, Brady (3-2, 3.71) Hill, Taylor (3-10, 5.19)
Toledo Indianapolis 6:05 PM Cessa, Luis (1-2, 5.56) Worley, Vance (2-1, 2.42)
Norfolk Durham 6:35 PM Jones, Chris (8-7, 2.96) Hagens, Bradin (4-5, 2.97)
Charlotte Gwinnett 7:05 PM Noesi, Hector (3-4, 3.51) Smith, Greg (6-6, 2.55)
Rochester Lehigh Valley 6:35 PM Berrios, Jose (5-2, 2.67) Vasquez, Anthony (8-7, 4.14)
Columbus Louisville 6:05 PM Grube, Jarrett (8-0, 2.29) To Be Announced

AAA Pacific Coast League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
El Paso Reno 8:05 PM To Be Announced Hively, RJ (2-0, 4.30)
Albuquerque Sacramento 10:05 PM Whiting, Boone (3-7, 6.18) Hanson, Tommy (3-5, 5.63)
Tacoma Las Vegas 10:05 PM Montgomery, Mike (4-3, 3.94) Gorski, Darin (10-8, 5.12)
New Orleans Colorado Springs 8:05 PM Logan, Blake (1-3, 4.97) To Be Announced
Memphis Oklahoma City 8:05 PM Reyes, Arturo (0-3, 10.24) Urias, Julio (0-0, 27.00)
Nashville Omaha 3:05 PM Nolin, Sean (2-2, 2.66) Sulbaran, J.C. (3-2, 5.54)
Salt Lake Fresno 10:05 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced
El Paso Reno Game 2 Erlin, Robbie (6-6, 5.93) Weller, Blayne (1-2, 3.98)

AA Eastern League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Altoona Binghamton 7:05 PM Dodson, Zack (7-10, 3.83) Lara, Rainy (8-5, 3.53)
Bowie Erie 5:05 PM Lee, Chris (4-1, 2.73) To Be Announced
Reading Richmond 6:05 PM Thompson, Jake (4-1, 2.08) Biagini, Joe (10-6, 2.46)
New Hampshire Trenton 6:00 PM To Be Announced Tracy, Matt (1-2, 2.53)
Akron Harrisburg 6:00 PM Brown, D.J. (1-3, 3.86) To Be Announced
New Britain Portland 6:00 PM Carpenter, Ryan (9-13, 3.70) Diaz, Luis (2-10, 5.39)
Bowie Erie Game 2 To Be Announced Green, Chad (4-14, 4.10)
New Hampshire Trenton Game 2 To Be Announced Smith, Caleb (9-7, 3.49)

AA Southern League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Tennessee Biloxi 8:10 PM Pena, Felix (6-8, 3.89) Houser, Adrian (4-0, 1.80)
Mobile Pensacola 7:35 PM Omahen, John (6-1, 2.79) Adleman, Timothy (9-9, 2.43)
Birmingham Montgomery 7:35 PM Blackmar, Mark (5-8, 3.82) Pruitt, Austin (10-6, 2.98)
Jackson Chattanooga 7:15 PM Unsworth, Dylan (3-7, 4.60) Peavey, Greg (7-6, 5.04)
Mississippi Jacksonville 7:05 PM Thurman, Andrew (1-3, 4.58) Garcia, Jarlin (0-3, 5.58)

AA Texas League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
NW Arkansas Arkansas 8:10 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced
Corpus Christi San Antonio 8:05 PM Alaniz, Ruben (6-3, 4.73) To Be Announced
Midland Frisco 8:05 PM To Be Announced Sadzeck, Connor (1-0, 9.18)
Tulsa Springfield 7:10 PM To Be Announced Baker, Corey (6-5, 4.00)

A+ California League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Lake Elsinore Visalia 10:00 PM Bartsch, Kyle (1-2, 4.02) Irvine, Lucas (1-0, 0.00)
High Desert Lancaster 9:00 PM To Be Announced Chrismon, Austin (7-3, 4.52)
Inland Empire Rancho Cucamonga 10:05 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced
San Jose Bakersfield 10:15 PM Jones, Christian (6-1, 3.59) Yarbrough, Ryan (3-7, 4.00)
Modesto Stockton 10:10 PM Senzatela, Antonio (9-8, 2.42) Meisner, Casey (2-1, 3.29)

A+ Carolina League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Myrtle Beach Wilmington 5:05 PM Tseng, Jen-Ho (6-7, 3.55) To Be Announced
Winston-Salem Frederick 6:00 PM Almonte, Yency (3-2, 2.01) To Be Announced
Carolina Lynchburg 6:30 PM Bywater, Matt (2-1, 2.61) Lugo, Luis (8-10, 4.23)
Salem Potomac 6:35 PM Buttrey, Ty (8-9, 3.98) Mapes, Tyler (5-3, 2.47)
Myrtle Beach Wilmington Game 2 To Be Announced To Be Announced

A+ Florida State League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Lakeland Tampa 6:00 PM Ziomek, Kevin (9-10, 3.51) Enns, Dietrich (0-1, 0.87)
Daytona Brevard County 6:35 PM To Be Announced Hirsch, Zach (1-3, 5.06)
Palm Beach Jupiter 5:35 PM Littrell, Corey (9-9, 2.69) Castillo, Luis (1-3, 3.96)
Bradenton St. Lucie 6:30 PM Gonzalez, Felipe (7-6, 3.41) Taylor, Logan (7-8, 3.86)
Dunedin Clearwater 6:30 PM To Be Announced Whitehead, David (8-11, 4.55)
Fort Myers Charlotte 6:00 PM To Be Announced Hu, Chih-Wei (0-3, 7.36)

A Midwest League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
West Michigan Great Lakes 7:05 PM Seaton, Ross (11-7, 3.45) Sopko, Andrew (2-1, 2.50)
Bowling Green Fort Wayne 7:05 PM Formo, Hyrum (5-5, 4.35) Huffman, Chris (9-6, 3.42)
South Bend Lake County 7:00 PM To Be Announced Shane, Casey (0-0, 6.23)
Wisconsin Burlington 7:30 PM Hanhold, Eric (0-3, 6.89) Middleton, Keynan (5-11, 5.30)
Lansing Dayton 7:00 PM Robson, Tom (0-2, 4.94) Strahan, Wyatt (8-10, 2.80)
Clinton Cedar Rapids 7:35 PM Schiraldi, Lukas (4-12, 4.99) Steele, Keaton (6-4, 3.33)
Peoria Kane County 7:30 PM Pearce, Matt (11-10, 2.56) To Be Announced
Quad Cities Beloit 8:00 PM Deetz, Dean (4-1, 0.92) Mendez, Junior (4-11, 5.79)

A South Atlantic League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
West Virginia Kannapolis 7:05 PM Tarpley, Stephen (11-4, 2.35) Erwin, Zack (0-2, 1.69)
Savannah Greenville 7:05 PM Knapp, Ricky (7-3, 2.48) To Be Announced
Delmarva Lakewood 7:05 PM Jimenez, Francisco (1-0, 2.20) Casimiro, Ranfi (8-7, 3.46)
Charleston Augusta 7:05 PM To Be Announced Santos, Michael (0-2, 3.21)
Hagerstown Lexington 1:35 PM Bach, Connor (6-4, 3.75) Blewett, Scott (3-5, 4.97)
Greensboro Asheville 6:05 PM To Be Announced Howard, Sam (11-9, 3.45)
Rome Hickory 7:00 PM Belicek, Trevor (0-0, 2.51) Pettibone, Austin (3-6, 4.09)
Savannah Greenville Game 2 Arias, Martires (7-5, 2.43) Taylor, Ben (0-2, 3.40)

A- New York-Penn League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Auburn Batavia 7:05 PM Guilbeau, Taylor (2-2, 3.91) Squier, Scott (5-2, 3.69)
Williamsport State College 7:05 PM Leftwich, Luke (2-2, 2.95) Rodriguez, Jorge L. (5-4, 3.28)
West Virginia Mahoning Valley 7:05 PM To Be Announced Lovegrove, Kieran (1-7, 5.93)
Aberdeen Hudson Valley 7:05 PM To Be Announced Velasquez, Michael (2-4, 3.64)
Staten Island Brooklyn 6:00 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced
Connecticut Tri-City 7:00 PM Baez, Sandy (3-4, 4.15) Thornton, Trent (4-0, 3.18)
Vermont Lowell 7:05 PM To Be Announced Lakins, Travis (0-0, -.--)

A- Northwest League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Everett Vancouver 10:05 PM To Be Announced Perdomo, Angel (1-0, 3.38)
Spokane Tri-City 10:15 PM Fairbanks, Peter (1-2, 3.15) Mejia, Angel (5-3, 5.28)
Salem-Keizer Boise 8:45 PM Leenhouts, Andrew (7-4, 2.57) Wynkoop, Jack (2-4, 4.53)
Eugene Hillsboro 8:03 PM Bloomquist, Casey (0-1, 1.62) Marks, Troy (0-1, 3.77)

R+ Appalachian League Semi-Finals (Best of Three)

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Greeneville (Tied 1-1) Kingsport (Tied 1-1) 7:00 PM Sandoval, Edgardo (0-0, -.--) McIlraith, Thomas (0-0, -.--)
Princeton (Tied 1-1) Pulaski (Tied 1-1) 7:00 PM Tapia, Alexis (0-0, -.--) To Be Announced

R+ Pioneer League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Orem Idaho Falls 9:15 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced
Helena Billings 8:05 PM Owenby, Drake (1-2, 8.20) Constante, Jacob (3-3, 3.90)
Missoula Great Falls 9:00 PM Ramirez, Yefrey (5-4, 4.83) Banks, Tanner (4-5, 2.73)
Ogden Grand Junction 9:05 PM Pacheco, Jairo (7-3, 4.05) To Be Announced

R Arizona League Finals Champions - AZL White Sox

R Gulf Coast League Champions - GCL Red Sox

Duels of the Day

September 5th

Rank (Ovr) Name Pos Team Level W L ERA
- Arturo Reyes RHP STL AAA 0 3 10.24
2 (4) Julio Urias LHP LAD AAA 0 0 27.00
Rank (Ovr) Name Pos Team Level W L ERA
- Antonio Senzatela RHP COL A+ 9 8 2.42
SA! Casey Meisner RHP OAK A+ 2 1 3.29
Rank (Ovr) Name Pos Team Level W L ERA
- Kevin Ziomek LHP DET A+ 9 10 3.51
- Dietrich Enns LHP NYY A+ 0 1 0.87

Injury List
Team Player Duration Injury Injury Date
ATL RHP Mike Foltynewicz 15 Day DL Costochondritis (Rib Inflammation) 9/1/2015
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
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
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
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
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
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 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, September 4th

Thursday, September 3rd

Wednesday, September 2nd