Minor League Ball Gameday, Friday, March 31st

Good morning and good afternoon everyone and welcome to the Minor League Ball Gameday discussion thread for Friday, March 31st. Baseball is almost here!

Here are some news items worthy of your attention today:

****MLB Spring Training Scoreboard

****I have a phobia about stinging insects. I would have run off the field screaming.

****Cleveland Indians prospect Yandy Diaz went 2-for-3, bringing his spring average to .444, in a 6-3 Indians loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Diaz has made the Opening Day roster.

****Andrew Benintendi went 2-for-2 with a triple for the Boston Red Sox yesterday in their 8-1 win over the Washington Nationals, raising his spring average to .322.

****Shawn Brody of Beyond the Boxscore views Houston Astros reliever Michael Feliz as a star in the making. I agree with his logic.

****Veteran minor leaguer Brock Stassi made the Opening Day roster for the Philadelphia Phillies, making him everyone’s hero according to Liz Roscher at The Good Phight.

****Grant Brisbee at McCovey Chronicles looks at San Francisco Giants outfielder Jarrett Parker, seeing both potential and danger.

****Chris Mitchell at Fangraphs does a compare/contrast with all the different prospect lists out there, including the one from yours truly.