Minor League Ball Gameday, Thursday, May 4th, 2017

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to the Minor League Ball Gameday discussion thread for Thursday, May 4th, 2017. Let’s get down to business.

****Today’s Minor League Scoreboard

****Today’s MLB scoreboard

****Highlights from yesterday can be found in the Wednesday comments thread.

COOL STUFF THAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY

****Chicago White Sox prospect Yoan Moncada continued his tear through the Triple-A International League, going 3-for-4 for the Charlotte Knights. He’s now hitting .330/.406/.532.

****Milwaukee Brewers prospect Jake Gatewood went 2-for-2 with a home run and a walk for High-A Carolina, giving him a season line of .333/.436/.591. A supplemental first round pick in 2014, his career has been disappointing so far but that looks to have changed, thanks to eyeglasses to correct nearsightedness.

****Oakland Athletics prospect Tyler Marincov slammed three homers for Double-A Midland yesterday, giving him six bombs on the season along with a .291/.400/.593 slash line. He’s a bit old for Double-A at age 25 but he’s always shown power, including 19 homers combined last year between High-A and Double-A. He was originally drafted in the eighth round in 2013 from the University of North Florida.

****There was a second three-homer game yesterday, this one from Baltimore Orioles minor league outfielder Tucker Nathans. He went 4-for-5 with three bombs and five RBI. He’s 7-for-28 on the season. An organization player rather than a true prospect, Nathan is 28 years old and was signed by the Orioles as a free agent in 2013 out of the independent Can Am League.