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April 26, 2016 Minor League UpdateGames of Monday, April 25th
Prospect of the Day:
Tim Anderson, SS, Chicago White Sox (Triple-A Charlotte): 4-for-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 K.
Others of Note:
Joey Gallo, 3B, Texas Rangers (Triple-A Round Rock): 2-for-4, 3 R, 2 HR, 2 BB, 1 K. Dingers and walks. Walks and dingers. Mike Clevinger, RHP, Cleveland (Triple-A Columbus): 5.1 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K. With Carlos Carrasco out for the next month or so, don’t be surprised if Cleveland gives this talented righty a chance to pitch every fifth day at some point.
Charlie Tilson, OF, St. Louis Cardinals (Triple-A Memphis): 2-for-3, SB. With all due respect to Randal Grichuk, I think I’d rather have Tilson playing center field right now.
Max Moroff, 2B, Pittsburgh Pirates (Triple-A Indianapolis): 3-for-5, 2 R, HR, K. Moroff is a switch-hitting second baseman who can do a little bit of everything, and he could be a nifty little utility player.
Dan Vogelbach, 1B, Chicago Cubs (Triple-A Iowa): 2-for-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 BB, 1 K. Keep on hitting, big man. I’d love nothing more than to be wrong about you becoming an everyday player.
Chad Kuhl, RHP, Pirates (Triple-A Indianapolis): 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K. Kuhl would be in the top 10 of most systems, and he doesn’t even make my Pirates top 15. Their depth is ridiculous.
Amir Garrett, LHP, Cincinnati Reds (Double-A Pensacola): 6.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K. He’s dominated over the first month, and he’s done it in part due to strong command, which is a very fun surprise.
Dominic Smith, 1B, New York Mets (Double-A Binghamton): 2-for-4, 2B, BB, K. No, I don’t feel pressure to bring up everything good he does because of the limb I’m on, and please stop calling this number.
Albert Almora, OF, Chicago Cubs (Triple-A Iowa): 3-for-5, 2 R, 2B. He’s now hitting .333/.392/.500. Put that in your “defense-first outfielder” pipe and smoke it.
Roemon Fields, OF, Toronto Blue Jays (Double-A New Hampshire): 3-for-5, R, K. Not only is he one of the best stories in baseball, he’s also an 80 runner who has just enough elsewhere to give him a chance to play at the big-league level.
Austin Slater, 2B, San Francisco Giants (Double-A Richmond): 3-for-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SB. Slater’s a super-smart (Stanford) player who like Moroff can do a little bit of everything. I’d feel comfortable seeing him play anywhere on the diamond but catcher and shortstop.
Matt Strahm, LHP, Kansas City Royals (Double-A Northwest Arkansas): 7 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K. One scout called him the best pitching prospect in the Royals system, and with two above-average pitches and an acceptable third, he might be right.
Ryne Stanek, RHP, Tampa Bay Rays: (Double-A Montgomery): 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K. He’s no longer a potential ace, but with a plus fastball and above-average slider, Stanek can be useful—if he can stay healthy.
Rob Whalen, RHP, Atlanta Braves (Triple-A Gwinnett): 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K. John Gant gets most of the attention from the Juan Uribe deal, but Whalen has a chance to start with four competent pitches.
Kendry Flores, RHP, Miami Marlins (Triple-A New Orleans): 5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K. Typically not a statline good enough to highlight in my updates, but since the lower levels didn’t play tonight, he gets here on a quantity-over-quality basis. That sounds terrible. Sorry, Kendry.
Christopher Crawford is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @CVCrawfordBP
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Tilson > Grichuk is bold. Can you elaborate? Is that just based on defense?
Sure. Nope. I think he's a better defender, but I also think he has a better hit tool, and provides more value on the bases. I'm the low man on Grichuk, so, when he becomes a six-time all-star, I'll request this article be deleted.