Minor League Ball Gameday, Friday, August 5th

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to the Minor League Ball Gameday discussion thread for Friday, August 5th. Here are some items worthy of your notice today:

****San Diego Padres prospect Manuel Margot had a helluva game yesterday: 5-for-6 with two homers, four RBI, four runs scored. On the season he's now hitting .313/.362/.454 for Triple-A El Paso with 19 doubles, 10 triples, six homers, 24 steals, and a 24/40 BB/K ratio in 403 at-bats.

That's a fine performance for a 21-year-old in Triple-A, although keep in mind that the park/league context is VERY friendly: every single regular in the Chihuahuas lineup is hitting over .300 and Margot's OPS is just eighth among players with 100 or more at-bats for El Paso this year. On the other hand, Margot is also the youngest regular and his defense in center field has drawn strong reviews. He's certainly worthy of a September call-up.

****Cleveland Indians prospect Francisco Mejia has now hit in 46 consecutive games.

****Don't forget Carson Cistulli's weekly Fringe Five at Fangraphs (say that five times really fast).