Minor League Ball Gameday: Thursday, October 12th, 2017

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to the Minor League Ball Gameday discussion thread for Thursday, October 12th, 2017.

Yesterday was Day Two of the 2017 Arizona Fall League. Some highlights:

****Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Mitch Keller threw three shutout innings for the Glendale Desert Dogs against the Peoria Javelinas, fanning four.

****New York Mets outfield prospect Kevin Kaczmarski and Los Angeles Angels first base prospect Matt Thaiss both went 3-for-4 for the Scottdale Scorpions against Mesa Solar Sox.

****The Solar Sox countered with a 3-for-4 games from Oakland Athletics prospects shortstop Sheldon Neuse and Chicago Cubs second baseman David Bote. Both Bote and Neuse hit home runs, driving in three and four runs respectively.

****Texas Rangers pitching prospect David Ledbetter threw three shutout innings for the Surprise Saguaros against the Salt River Rafters.

****Yesterday’s Boxscores

****Today’s Scoreboard

ARTICLES IN THE PIPELINE

****Prospect Retrospectives for Kyle Hendricks, Robbie Ray, Jose Quintana, and Dallas Keuchel.

****Prospect Smackdown of Oakland Athletics prospect Franklin Barreto vs. Tampa Bay Rays prospect Willy Adames.

****Minnesota Twins Top 20 prospects for 2018.