Minor League Ball daily notes, May 4, 2016

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to the Wednesday, May 4th edition of Minor League Ball daily notes. Here are some baseball items for your edification and amusement on this fine spring day.

****As noted earlier in the day, the 2016 Baseball Prospect Book has FINALLY arrived from the printer. We will start shipping books tomorrow. I appreciate the patience that everyone has shown in regards to the print copy.

****Spencer Bingol at Beyond the Boxscore says that David Price's erratic start with the Boston Red Sox is (probably) nothing to worry about.

****Carl Triano, also at Beyond the Boxscore, looks at Small Sample Size stars and scrubs.

****Domenic Lanza at FakeTeams checks in on major league rookies with the season a month old.

****Andrew Benintendi in the Red Sox system now has a 21-game hitting streak, setting a record for High-A Salem. Meanwhile, demoted catcher Blake Swihart is now playing the outfield in Triple-A.

****At Fangraphs, Jeff Sullivan looks at Cubs outfielder Jason Heyward and the strange hitting decisions he's been making lately.

****Dodgers prospect Jose De Leon with five scoreless innings in his Triple-A debut last night.