Minor League Ball Gameday, Thursday, March 16th, 2017

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to the Minor League Ball Gameday discussion thread for Thursday, March 16th, 2017. Here are some baseball reading items worthy of your attention today:

****MLB Spring Training Scoreboard

****World Baseball Classic Scoreboard

****World Baseball Classic schedule, brackets and primer from Talking Chop

****Baseball America released a mock draft for the Top 10 picks in the 2017 MLB draft.

****At MinorLeagueBaseball.com, Tyler Maun has a fascinating article about minor league baseball in Cuba as the Revolution told hold in the late 1950s.

****Chicago White Sox prospect Yoan Moncada hit two homers yesterday. He is now 8-for-33 (.242) on the spring with the pair of homers, five walks, and 13 strikeouts. Observers remain impressed with his tools but it seems clear he could use some Triple-A time, not exactly a surprise at age 21.

****Rob Rogacki at Beyond the Boxscore believes that Baltimore Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy would benefit from throwing more high fastballs.

****Also at Beyond the Boxscore, Zach Crizer makes the case for pitchers to take an aggressive approach at the plate.

****At Fangraphs, Randy Holt takes a close look at Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Maikel Franco and concludes that there is still hope for a major breakout.

****At Baseball Prospectus, Jarrett Seidler examines spring training performances and when they do, and do not, matter.