Minor League Ball Gameday, Tuesday, April 18th, 2017

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to the Minor League Ball Gameday discussion thread for Tuesday, April 18th, 2017. Down to business we go.

****Today’s Minor League Scoreboard

****Today’s MLB scoreboard

****Beyond the Boxscore’s excellent daily MLB summary

****Yesterday’s Highlights can be seen in the Monday discussion thread.

****At NCAA.com, our own Wayne Cavadi looks at the Strikeout Kings of college baseball.

YESTERDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

****Toronto Blue Jays outfield prospect Anthony Alford went 3-for-4 yesterday for Double-A New Hampshire. Through nine games he’s hitting .500/.590/.656.

****Chicago Cubs prospect Jeimer Candelario went 2-for-5 yesterday for Triple-A Iowa and is now hitting .326/.408/.791 through 12 games, 43 at-bats.

****Not a prospect per-se, but I’m certainly rooting for Eric Thames. More on him tomorrow. He’s up to .405/.479/1.000 through 12 games with the Milwaukee Brewers.

****Battle to the death last night between Hartford and Harrisburg in the Double-A Eastern League, the contest going 13 innings and eventually ending in a 16-14 victory for Harrisburg. Senators outfielder Andrew Stevenson went 5-for-7 with a double and three runs scored, while Hartford’s Ryan McMahon also went 5-for-7. McMahon is now hitting .413.

****LoneStarBall has video of Ronald Guzman hitting a home run for Triple-A Round Rock against the Iowa Cubs last night.

RECOMMENDED READING

****Archie Bradley, Arizona Diamondbacks relief ace? Why not? Devan Fink at Beyond the Boxscore makes the case.

****Eric Longenhagen’s daily notes at Fangraphs are worth a read.

****At The Hardball Times, Eli Ben-Porat has an article called “Scouting the Minors Pitch-by-Pitch: Projecting Infield Defense.” Worth your time!