Minor League Ball Gameday, Thursday, August 4th

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to the Minor League Ball Gameday discussion thread for Thursday, August 4th.

Some items for your consideration:

****Andrew Benintendi, 2-for-3 in his first major league start for the Boston Red Sox.

****Philadelphia Phillies prospect Dylan Cozens hit three homers yesterday with seven RBI. He currently stands at .282/.365/.597 with 30 homers, 18 steals, 53 walks, and 134 strikeouts in 397 at-bats for Double-A Reading.

****Anthony Rescan looks at how the Toronto Blue Jays turned budget space into prospects at the trade deadline.

****At Fangraphs, Dave Cameron looks at the best five bargains of the trade deadline.