Minor League Ball Gameday, Thursday, August 11th

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to the Minor League Ball Gameday discussion thread for Thursday, August 11th. Here are some items worthy of your attention today.

*****Toronto Blue Jays prospect Richard Urena hit three triples yesterday for Double-A New Hampshire. He's now hitting .433/.452/.833 in seven games since being promoted from High-A. He was excellent down at Dunedin, hitting .305/.351/.447 at age 20, so his quick start after moving up to New Hampshire is a continuation of success at a higher level, always a good sign.

*****Two-hit shutout yesterday for San Francisco Giants prospect Ty Blach for Triple-A Sacramento.  Blach stands 13-6 in 23 starts with a 94/32 K/BB in 145 innings, highly credible for the Pacific Coast League.

*****At DRaysBay, Joseph Biggs makes the case that Matt Andriese belongs in the Tampa Bay Rays starting rotation due to the quality of his cutter.

*****Someone will launch a salvage operation on Carlos Gomez now that the Astros have let him go. Jeff Sullivan at Fangraphs tries to get a handle on what's wrong with him.