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Kevin Hayes

That's what commissioners are for.... adding it now!

It's Neal Pionk and plonk was an actual reading error on my part. I'm not very good at this sport.

Number 1 (or top 3) legitimate trade target for the Jays from each member. By legitimate I mean ones we could actually do during a re-tooling time.

yep you then me. Plonk is available to be plucked

BA End of season Org report. Nothing new, and written by Davidi which ruins everything. But still posting BEST PLAYER Third baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was not only the best player, by a wide margin, in the organization. The 19-year-old was the best player in all the minor leagues. Only a minor knee injury suffered in June slowed him down, and a month of dominance at Triple-A Buffalo after a July 31 promotion from Double-A New Hampshire only further enforced the notion of his big league readiness. Guerrero batted .381/.437/.636 with 20 home runs and 29 doubles in 95 games. He demonstrated a "continued ability to control the strike zone while doing damage in the zone and obviously elite level ability matched with bat speed, hand-eye coordination and plate discipline,” farm director Gil Kim said. Kim points to Guerrero’s other growth points as being most pivotal this year. "We’ve said this a bunch of times,” Kim said, "but really being the best athlete and best defender he can be, and the strides he made specifically on his defense with his footwork and his range were the strides we’re most excited about as an organization.” BEST PITCHER Had he retained his prospect eligibility, lefty Ryan Borucki would have been the pick here, but 23-year-old righthander Sean Reid-Foley, who also made his big league debut in 2018, was right there with him in terms of progress. Reid-Foley dominated at New Hampshire before a late-May promotion to Buffalo set him up for a stint in the majors. "Last year was a developmental year where he really made strides with his changeup,” Kim said. "This year he got back to the aggressive, power fastball-type of pitcher that he is. "He also showed a renewed commitment to his work routines and specifically his throwing programs. He's been getting after it during those four days in between starts and what we're seeing is more sustained velocity and more sustained strength for him here at the end of the season.” featured_Dalbec Bobby (wood) 120 copy.jpg (1) Classification All-Star Teams Baseball America honors minor leaguers at all levels with our annual Classification All-Stars. KEEP AN EYE ON Shortstop Kevin Vicuna is often overshadowed among the glut of middle infield prospects in the Blue Jays' system, but he made major progress at low Class A Lansing to put himself on the radar. "He's one of the best defenders at shortstop we have in the system, and that's obviously saying a lot,” Kim said. "It was encouraging to see him emerge as one of the leaders on that Lansing team. He was a sparkplug there, and offensively he made significant strides that have come with the strength gains he's made.” Vicuna, a 20-year-old Venezuelan, hit .266/.307/.358 through 89 games in the Midwest League. JAYS CHATTER ** The Blue Jays mention high Class A Dunedin righthander Patrick Murphy as a breakout prospect. He dominated the Florida State League, striking out 8.3 per nine innings in 26 starts, with his big fastball.

I'll take Plonk. I know it's not my pick...but I'm a rebel name dropper like that.

I have to admit I didn't even know our BORED consolation matchup was happening. That has more to do with the injuries to my pitching than my integrity though.

Spanky loves a good Lifshitz

Champions aren't supposed to know what is happening behind them...Go Havok!

Stephen Johns

Relievers are a buyers market until the Rockies sign 5 of them.

We all know that no GM is going to trade their star player coming off a season where you lead the AL in attendance. You'd have to get blown away. I'd like to see 2017 off season responses from the same people about this trade offer.

DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAUGE Pos Player (Highest Level) Age AVG OBP SLG G AB R H HR RBI BB SO SB C Randy Florentino, Rangers 18 .309 .454 .550 60 191 59 18 5 6 53 51 8 1B Victor Heredia, Twins 18 .330 .369 .536 60 233 77 16 4 8 40 14 1 2B Angel Rojas, Yankees 17 .285 .377 .486 55 214 61 10 9 5 30 60 15 3B Malcom Nunez, Cardinals 17 .415 .497 .774 44 164 68 16 2 13 26 29 3 SS Osleivis Basabe, Rangers 17 .344 .414 .474 52 192 66 16 3 1 23 25 12 OF Julio Rodriguez, Mariners 17 .315 .404 .525 59 219 69 13 9 5 30 40 10 OF Joerlin de los Santos, Cardinals 17 .359 .459 .500 64 234 84 18 6 1 41 36 30 OF Adanson Cruz, Cardinals 17 .300 .406 .438 67 240 72 15 6 2 38 64 11 DH Luis Toribio, Giants 17 .270 .423 .479 64 215 58 13 1 10 51 62 4 Pos Pitcher, Team (Organization) Age W L ERA G GS SV IP H BB SO AVG SO/9 SP Luis Palacios, Marlins 18 8 0 0.85 15 4 0 64 34 4 62 .155 8.7 SP Luis Rodriguez, Cubs 18 5 0 0.73 15 10 1 61 38 7 61 .174 9.0 SP Ronny Henriquez, Rangers 18 5 0 1.55 11 11 0 58 37 8 79 .177 12.3 SP Rodolfo Fajardo, Tigers 18 3 0 1.07 14 13 0 59 39 10 67 .183 10.2 SP Jose Salvador, Reds 18 3 0 1.18 14 12 0 63 28 20 72 .155 10.3 RP Manuel Daza, Orioles 21 4 1 1.03 19 0 2 44 24 12 55 .161 11.3 Player of the Year: Malcom Nunez, Cardinals Pitcher of the Year: Luis Palacios, Marlins

ROOKIE (GCL/AZL/Pio/Appy) Pos Player, Team (Organization) Age AVG OBP SLG G AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB C Ryan Jeffers, Elizabethton (Twins) 21 .422 .543 .578 28 102 43 7 0 3 20 16 0 1B Grant Lavigne, Grand Junction (Rockies) 18 .343 .457 .512 56 201 69 12 2 6 37 40 10 2B Blaze Alexander, Missoula (D-backs) 19 .345 .436 .563 52 197 68 18 5 5 31 48 10 3B Nolan Gorman, Johnson City (Cardinals) 18 .350 .443 .664 38 143 50 10 1 11 24 37 1 SS Wander Franco, Princeton (Rays) 17 .351 .418 .587 61 242 85 10 7 11 27 19 4 OF Antonio Cabello, GCL Yankees 17 .321 .456 .555 137 137 44 9 4 5 21 34 5 OF Jonah Davis, Bristol (Pirates) 20 .306 .398 .612 51 206 63 15 6 12 27 59 6 OF Jordan Qsar, Princeton (Rays) 22 .350 .471 .672 40 137 48 8 3 10 32 45 4 DH Leandro Cedeno, Johnson City (Cardinals) 19 .336 .419 .592 59 223 75 13 1 14 22 69 2 Pos Pitcher, Team (Organization) Age W L ERA G GS SV IP H BB SO AVG SO/9 SP Eric Pardinho, Bluefield (Blue Jays) 17 4 3 2.88 11 11 0 50 37 16 64 .199 11.5 SP Matthew Liberatore, Princeton (Rays) 18 2 2 1.38 9 9 0 33 21 13 37 .189 10.1 SP Josiah Gray, Greeneville (Reds) 20 2 2 2.58 12 12 0 52 29 17 59 .155 10.2 SP Luis Gil, Pulaski (Yankees) 20 2 1 1.37 10 10 0 39 21 25 58 .154 13.4 SP Marcelo Martinez, Burlington (Royals) 21 5 4 2.57 12 10 0 63 50 13 81 .214 11.6 RP Rigo Fernandez, Great Falls (White Sox) 20 2 0 2.19 17 0 8 37 25 15 40 .189 9.7 Player of the Year: Wander Franco, Princeton (Rays) Pitcher of the Year: Eric Pardinho, Bluefield (Blue Jays)

SHORT-SEASON (NEW YORK-PENN/NORTHWEST) Pos Player, Team (Organization) Age AVG OBP SLG G AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB C Joey Bart, Salem-Keizer (Giants) 21 .298 .369 .613 45 181 54 14 2 13 12 40 2 1B Curtis Terry, Spokane (Rangers) 21 .337 .434 .606 67 246 83 17 2 15 32 64 1 2B Jarren Duran, Lowell (Red Sox) 21 .348 .393 .548 37 155 54 5 10 2 11 26 12 3B Disobel Arias, Spokane (Rangers) 21 .366 .451 .491 61 224 82 15 2 3 33 39 5 SS Tyler Freeman, Mahoning Valley (Indians) 19 .352 .405 .511 72 270 95 29 4 2 8 22 14 OF Alex McKenna, Tri-City (Astros) 20 .328 .423 .534 32 116 38 7 1 5 11 24 6 OF Gilberto Celestino, Tri-City (Astros) 19 .323 .387 .480 34 127 41 8 0 4 10 25 14 OF Diego Rincones, Salem-Keizer (Giants) 19 .315 .357 .455 61 257 81 15 0 7 10 32 0 DH Cal Raleigh, Everett (Mariners) 21 .288 .367 .534 38 146 42 10 1 8 18 29 1 Pos Pitcher, Team (Organization) Age W L ERA G GS SV IP H BB SO AVG SO/9 SP Luis Oviedo, Mahoning Valley (Indians) 19 4 2 1.88 9 9 0 48 34 10 61 .192 11.4 SP Hans Crouse, Spokane (Rangers) 19 5 1 2.37 8 8 0 38 25 11 47 .179 11.1 SP Juan De Paula, Staten Island (Yankees) 20 2 2 1.71 10 9 0 47 35 26 46 .207 8.8 SP Ethan Lindow, Williamsport (Phillies) 19 3 2 2.19 13 13 0 70 58 19 63 .227 8.1 SP Jaison Vilera, Brooklyn (Mets) 21 5 2 1.83 13 13 0 74 50 22 78 .191 9.5 RP Simon Rosenblum-Larson, H. Valley (Rays) 21 1 1 0 9 0 5 21 11 4 33 .159 14.1 Player of the Year: Joey Bart, Salem-Keizer (Giants) Pitcher of the Year: Luis Oviedo, Mahoning Valley (Indians)

LOW CLASS A (MIDWEST/SOUTH ATLANTIC) Pos Player, Team (Organization) Age AVG OBP SLG G AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB C Ronaldo Hernandez, Bowling Green (Rays) 20 .284 .339 .494 109 405 115 20 1 21 31 69 10 1B Chad Spanberger, Asheville/Lansing (Rockies/Blue Jays) 22 .312 .356 .571 101 385 120 20 4 24 21 88 17 2B Vidal Brujan, Bowling Green (Rays) 20 .313 .395 .427 95 377 118 18 5 5 48 53 43 3B Elehuris Montero, Peoria (Cardinals) 19 .322 .381 .529 103 382 123 28 3 15 33 81 2 SS Royce Lewis, Cedar Rapids (Twins) 19 .315 .368 .485 75 295 93 23 0 9 24 49 22 OF Alex Kirilloff, Cedar Rapids (Twins) 20 .333 .391 .607 65 252 84 20 5 13 24 47 1 OF Drew Waters, Rome (Braves) 19 .303 .353 .513 84 337 102 32 6 9 21 72 20 OF Moises Gomez, Bowling Green (Rays) 19 .280 .328 .503 122 471 132 34 7 19 34 137 4 DH Casey Golden, Asheville (Rockies) 23 .278 .359 .562 124 461 128 23 3 34 38 180 24 Pos Pitcher, Team (Organization) Age W L ERA G GS SV IP H BB SO AVG SO/9 SP Luis Patino, Fort Wayne (Padres) 18 6 3 2.16 17 17 0 83 65 24 98 .220 10.6 SP D.L. Hall, Delmarva (Orioles) 19 2 7 2.10 22 20 0 94 68 42 100 .203 9.6 SP David Parkinson, Lakewood (Phillies) 22 8 1 1.51 17 17 0 95 74 26 115 .210 10.9 SP Denyi Reyes, Greenville (Red Sox) 21 10 3 1.89 21 18 0 124 92 13 122 .201 8.9 SP Tyler Phillips, Hickory (Rangers) 20 11 5 2.67 22 22 0 128 117 14 124 .239 8.7 RP Brian Glowicki, South Bend (Cubs) 23 5 5 1.20 45 0 18 68 52 24 66 .211 8.7 Player of the Year: Alex Kirilloff, Cedar Rapids (Twins) Pitcher of the Year: David Parkinson, Lakewood (Phillies)

HIGH CLASS A (CALIFORNIA/CAROLINA/FLORIDA STATE) Pos Player, Team (Organization) Age AVG OBP SLG G AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB C Dominic Miroglio, Visalia (D-backs) 23 .327 .394 .460 76 278 91 23 1 4 20 42 5 1B Roberto Ramos, Lancaster (Rockies) 23 .304 .411 .640 60 214 65 15 3 17 32 65 3 2B Keston Hiura, Carolina (Brewers) 21 .320 .382 .529 50 206 66 16 3 7 14 47 4 3B Bobby Dalbec, Salem (Red Sox) 23 .256 .372 .573 100 344 88 27 2 26 60 130 3 SS Gavin Lux, Rancho Cucamonga (Dodgers) 20 .324 .396 .520 88 358 116 23 7 11 43 68 11 OF Alex Kirilloff, Fort Myers (Twins) 20 .362 .393 .550 65 260 94 24 2 7 14 39 3 OF Buddy Reed, Lake Elsinore (Padres) 23 .324 .371 .549 79 315 102 21 7 12 24 84 33 OF Ryan McKenna, Frederick (Orioles) 21 .377 .467 .556 67 257 97 18 2 8 37 45 5 DH Ibandel Isabel, Daytona (Reds) 23 .257 .332 .562 110 397 102 13 0 36 38 161 1 Pos Pitcher, Team (Organization) Age W L ERA G GS SV IP H BB SO AVG SO/9 SP Chris Paddack, Lake Elsinore (Padres) 22 4 1 2.24 10 10 0 52 43 4 83 .223 14.4 SP Jonathan Hernandez, Down East (Rangers) 22 4 2 2.20 10 10 0 57 37 17 77 .184 12.2 SP Ian Anderson, Florida (Braves) 20 2 6 2.52 20 20 0 100 73 40 118 .198 10.6 SP Emilio Vargas, Visalia (Diamondbacks) 21 8 5 2.50 20 19 0 108 92 41 140 .230 11.7 SP Patrick Murphy, Dunedin (Blue Jays) 23 10 5 2.64 26 26 0 147 126 50 135 .233 8.3 RP Reid Humphreys, Lancaster (Rockies) 23 2 0 1.83 35 0 22 34 22 13 51 .179 13.5 Player of the Year: Gavin Lux, Rancho Cucamonga (Dodgers) Pitcher of the Year: Jonathan Hernandez, Down East (Rangers)

DOUBLE-A (EASTERN/SOUTHERN/TEXAS) Pos Player, Team (Organization) Age AVG OBP SLG G AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB C Austin Allen, San Antonio (Padres) 23 .290 .351 .506 119 451 131 31 0 22 37 97 0 1B Nate Lowe, Montgomery (Rays) 22 .340 .444 .606 51 188 64 11 0 13 35 30 1 2B Jeff McNeil, Binghamton (Mets) 26 .327 .402 .626 57 214 70 16 3 14 22 23 3 3B Vladimir Guerrero Jr., New Hampshire (Blue Jays) 19 .402 .449 .671 61 234 94 19 1 14 21 27 3 SS Fernando Tatis Jr., San Antonio (Padres) 19 .286 .355 .507 88 353 101 22 4 16 33 109 16 OF Eloy Jimenez, Birmingham (White Sox) 21 .317 .368 .556 53 205 65 15 2 10 18 39 0 OF Cedric Mullins, Bowie (Orioles) 23 .313 .362 .512 49 201 63 12 5 6 15 28 9 OF Jason Martin, Altoona (Pirates) 22 .325 .392 .522 68 255 83 13 5 9 28 61 7 DH Peter Alonso, Binghamton (Mets) 23 .314 .440 .573 65 220 69 12 0 15 43 50 0 Pos Pitcher, Team (Organization) Age W L ERA G GS SV IP H BB SO AVG SO/9 SP Jesus Luzardo, Midland (Athletics) 20 7 3 2.29 16 16 0 79 58 18 86 .204 9.8 SP Taylor Widener, Jackson (D-backs) 23 5 8 2.75 26 25 0 137 99 43 176 .197 11.6 SP Logan Allen, San Antonio (Padres) 21 10 6 2.75 20 19 0 121 89 38 125 .205 9.3 SP Ryan Hartman, Corpus Christi (Astros) 24 11 4 2.69 25 18 0 121 104 26 143 .235 10.6 SP Zack Brown, Biloxi (Brewers) 23 9 1 2.44 22 21 0 126 95 36 116 .207 8.3 RP Travis Bergen, New Hampshire (Blue Jays) 24 4 1 0.50 27 0 7 36 26 9 43 .195 10.8 Player of the Year: Vladimir Guerrero Jr, New Hampshire (Blue Jays) Pitcher of the Year: Taylor Widener, Jackson (Diamondbacks)

Now by Class TRIPLE-A (INTERNATIONAL/PACIFIC COAST) Pos Player, Team (Organization) Age AVG OBP SLG G AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB C Danny Jansen, Buffalo (Blue Jays) 23 .275 .390 .473 88 298 82 21 1 12 44 49 5 1B Dan Vogelbach, Tacoma (Mariners) 25 .290 .434 .545 84 297 86 16 0 20 77 59 0 2B Brandon Lowe, Durham (Rays) 23 .304 .380 .613 46 181 55 14 0 14 22 47 0 3B Taylor Ward, Salt Lake (Angels) 24 .352 .442 .537 60 227 80 18 0 8 36 61 10 SS Kevin Newman, Indianapolis (Pirates) 24 .302 .350 .407 109 437 132 30 2 4 31 50 28 OF Eloy Jimenez, Charlotte (White Sox) 21 .355 .399 .597 55 211 75 13 1 12 14 30 0 OF Tyler O’Neill, Memphis (Cardinals) 23 .311 .385 .693 64 238 74 9 2 26 29 68 3 OF Kyle Tucker, Fresno (Astros) 21 .332 .400 .590 100 407 135 27 3 24 48 84 20 DH Franmil Reyes, El Paso (Padres) 22 .324 .428 .614 58 210 68 11 1 16 37 59 0 Pos Pitcher, Team (Organization) Age W L ERA G GS SV IP H BB SO AVG SO/9 SP Enyel de los Santos, Lehigh Valley (Phillies) 22 10 5 2.63 22 22 0 127 104 43 110 .226 7.8 SP Dakota Hudson, Memphis (Cardinals) 23 13 3 2.50 19 19 0 112 107 38 87 .254 7 SP Michael Kopech, Charlotte (White Sox) 22 7 7 3.70 24 24 0 126 101 60 170 .219 12.1 SP Stephen Gonsalves, Rochester (Twins) 23 9 3 2.96 19 18 0 100 65 55 95 .187 8.6 SP Cole Irvin, Lehigh Valley (Phillies) 24 14 4 2.57 26 25 0 161 135 35 131 .227 7.3 RP Colin Poche, Durham (Rays) 24 5 0 1.08 28 2 1 50 29 17 78 .172 14 Player of the Year: Kyle Tucker, Fresno (Astros) Pitcher of the Year: Dakota Hudson, Memphis (Cardinals)

FIRST TEAM Pos Player (Highest Level) Age AVG OBP SLG AB R H HR RBI BB SO SB C Danny Jansen, Blue Jays (AAA) 23 .275 .390 .473 298 45 82 12 58 44 49 5 1B Peter Alonso, Mets (AAA) 23 .285 .395 .579 478 92 136 36 119 76 128 0 2B Gavin Lux, Dodgers (AA) 20 .324 .399 .514 463 85 150 15 57 57 88 13 SS Wander Franco, Rays ® 17 .351 .418 .587 242 46 85 11 57 27 19 4 3B Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays (AAA) 19 .381 .437 .636 357 67 136 20 78 37 38 3 OF Kyle Tucker, Astros (AAA) 21 .332 .400 .590 407 86 135 24 93 48 84 20 OF Jo Adell, Angels (AA) 19 .290 .355 .543 396 83 115 20 77 32 111 15 OF Alex Kirilloff, Twins (HiA) 20 .348 .392 .578 512 75 178 20 101 38 86 4 DH Eloy Jimenez, White Sox (AAA) 21 .337 .384 .577 416 64 140 22 75 32 69 0 Pos Player (Highest Level) Age W L ERA G GS IP H BB SO AVG WHIP SP Dylan Cease, White Sox (AA) 22 12 2 2.40 23 23 124 82 50 160 .189 1.06 SP Touki Toussaint, Braves (AAA) 22 9 6 2.38 24 24 136 101 53 163 .202 1.13 SP Justus Sheffield, Yankees (AAA) 22 7 6 2.48 25 20 116 82 50 123 .195 1.14 SP Ian Anderson, Braves (AA) 20 4 7 2.49 24 24 119 87 49 142 .199 1.14 SP Jesus Luzardo, Athletics (AAA) 20 10 5 2.88 23 23 109 89 30 129 .220 1.09 RP Colin Poche, Rays (AAA) 24 6 0 0.82 40 2 66 33 19 119 .151 0.79 SECOND TEAM Pos Player (Highest Level) Age AVG OBP SLG AB R H HR RBI BB SO SB C Austin Allen, Padres (AA) 24 .290 .351 .506 451 59 131 22 56 37 97 0 1B Nate Lowe, Rays (AAA) 22 .330 .416 .578 482 93 159 27 102 68 90 1 2B Brandon Lowe, Rays (AAA) 24 .297 .391 .558 380 73 113 22 76 57 102 8 SS Royce Lewis, Twins (HiA) 19 .292 .352 .451 483 83 141 14 74 43 84 28 3B Taylor Ward, Angels (AAA) 24 .349 .446 .531 375 68 131 14 60 65 94 18 OF Yordan Alvarez, Astros (AAA) 21 .293 .369 .534 335 63 98 20 74 42 92 6 OF Alex Verdugo, Dodgers (AAA) 22 .329 .391 .472 343 44 113 10 44 34 47 8 OF Tyler O’Neill, Cardinals (AAA) 23 .311 .385 .693 238 61 74 26 63 29 68 3 DH Franmil Reyes, Padres (AAA) 22 .324 .428 .614 210 50 68 16 52 37 59 0 Pos Player (Highest Level) Age W L ERA G GS IP H BB SO AVG WHIP SP Logan Allen, Padres (AAA) 21 14 6 2.54 25 24 149 110 51 151 .205 1.05 SP Corbin Martin, Astros (AA) 22 9 2 2.51 25 21 122 88 35 122 .199 1.01 SP Taylor Widener, D-backs (AA) 23 5 8 2.75 26 25 137 99 43 176 .197 1.03 SP Michael King, Yankees (AAA) 23 11 5 1.79 25 24 161 118 29 152 .202 0.91 SP Patrick Sandoval, Angels (AA) 22 11 1 2.06 26 20 122 88 29 145 .196 0.96 RP Tommy Eveld, Marlins (AA) 24 4 3 1.07 45 0 50 36 11 61 .198 0.93

BA Minor League All stars. C Danny Jansen | Blue Jays Triple-A Buffalo (International) Jansen proved last year’s breakout was no fluke with another excellent campaign. His .863 OPS led all minor league catchers with at least 300 plate appearances, and he was rewarded with his first big league callup on Aug. 13. He immediately took over as the Blue Jays’ starting catcher and reached base in each of his first eight games. Defensively, Jansen made five errors and allowed just five passed balls, but he threw out just 24 percent of basestealers. 1B Peter Alonso | Mets Triple-A Las Vegas (Pacific Coast) The hulking Florida product took his power production to a new level in his second full season. Alonso finished tied for first in the minors in home runs (36), first in RBIs (119), third in extra-base hits (67) and third in total bases (272) as he mashed his way up to Triple-A. He crushed both righthanders (.285 average, .982 OPS) and lefthanders (.283, .956) and, importantly, became much more reliable defensively. After making 19 errors in 83 games at first base last year, Alonso committed nine errors in 110 games this year. 2B Gavin Lux | Dodgers Double-A Tulsa (Texas) Lux used a disappointing first full season as motivation to transform his body last winter. The result was a bigger, stronger, faster Lux and a breakout season. The 2016 first-round pick led all full-season shortstops in batting average (.324), on-base percentage (.399) and slugging percentage (.514) while advancing to Double-A as a 20-year-old. He was in the mix for the California League batting and OPS titles when he was promoted to Double-A and didn’t miss a beat, recording a hit in 22 of 28 games in the Texas League. An everyday shortstop with plus athleticism, Lux also played 17 games at second base. SS Wander Franco | Rays Rookie-level Princeton (Appalachian) The top prospect in the 2017 international class lived up to the hype and then some in his pro debut. Just 17 years old, Franco skipped over the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League, went straight to the Appalachian League and hit .351 with 11 home runs and 46 RBIs in 61 games. He had more walks (27) than strikeouts (19), and his ability to get to his power without swinging and missing was particularly uncanny. Franco’s 7 percent strikeout rate was the lowest of any minor league shortstop with at least 250 plate appearances. His .587 slugging percentage, meanwhile, was the highest. 3B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | Blue Jays Triple-A Buffalo (International) The year his father was inducted into to the Hall of Fame, Vlad Jr. added to his own growing legend. Guerrero’s .382 batting average led the minors by more than 30 points. He also led the minors with a .638 slugging percentage. Despite missing almost two months with a knee injury, he still hit a career-high 20 home runs. A promotion to Triple-A coming off his injury was supposed to be a challenge, but instead Guerrero posted more walks (15) and extra-base hits (13) than strikeouts (10). Guerrero won not only the minor league batting title, but his 1.073 OPS led the minors as well. Twins outfielder Alex Kirilloff had no problems bouncing back form Tommy John. OF Alex Kirilloff | Twins High Class A Fort Myers (Florida State) Kirilloff returned from Tommy John surgery and dominated both low Class A and high Class A in a brilliant full-season debut. The 2016 first-round pick finished first in the minors in total bases (296), second in hits (178), third in batting average (.348) and seventh in RBIs (101), and he would have won both the Midwest and Florida State league batting titles with enough plate appearances to qualify. Kirilloff also notched seven assists from the outfield, an encouraging sign for his surgically repaired left elbow. OF Jo Adell | Angels Double-A Mobile (Southern) Last year’s No. 10 overall draft pick blitzed through three levels to reach Double-A as a teenager in his first full season, showing a tantalizing blend of power, contact and speed. Adell’s .897 OPS was the highest of any teenager in full-season ball outside of Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and overall he compiled 32 doubles, 20 home runs and 15 stolen bases while playing older competition at every level. Adell did that while playing a solid center field and impressing at all three outfield positions, showing off both plus speed and plus arm strength. OF Kyle Tucker | Astros Triple-A Fresno (Pacific Coast) Tucker opened the year as the second-youngest everyday player in the Pacific Coast League and more than held his own. The 2015 first-round pick delivered his second straight 20-20 season with 24 home runs and 20 stolen bases, finished third in the minors with a .989 OPS and earned his first big league callup in July. Tucker impressed on the other side of the ball as well, notching 10 outfield assists while seeing time at all three outfield spots. DH Eloy Jimenez | White Sox Triple-A Charlotte (International) Jimenez gave White Sox fans something to get excited about while the South Siders struggled through a miserable season in the American League. Jimenez destroyed all comers in both Double-A and Triple-A, finishing with a combined .337/.384/.577 line with 22 home runs and 75 RBIs. Injuries again limited Jimenez—he missed the first two weeks of the season with a pectoral strain and two more weeks in July with a strained abductor muscle—but once he got healthy he was just about unstoppable. After returning from his abductor strain in mid-July, Jimenez hit .371/.403/.629 the rest of the season. SP Dylan Cease | White Sox Double-A Birmingham (Southern) The White Sox acquired Cease with Eloy Jimenez from the Cubs in last year’s trade for Jose Quintana, and the fireballing righthander turned a corner in his first full season as a member of the White Sox organization. Armed with a 98 mph fastball and hammer curveball, Cease went 12-2, 2.40 and struck out 32.5 percent of the batters he faced, fourth-highest in the minors among qualified starters. His .187 opponent average was good for fifth in the minors as well, and he would have won both the Carolina and Southern league ERA titles if he had enough innings to qualify. SP Touki Toussaint | Braves Triple-A Gwinnett (International) The electric Toussaint finally found some control and put together the best season of his career in 2018. Throwing more strikes than ever, the 22-year-old righthander posted a 2.93 ERA at Double-A, was even better at Triple-A with a 5-0, 1.43 mark, and made his major league debut on Aug. 13. Overall, Toussaint finished tied for eighth in the minors with 163 strikeouts despite missing a few starts when he was in the majors. SP Justus Sheffield | Yankees Triple-A Scranton W-B (International) The 2014 first-round pick keeps getting better every year and now is on the brink of the majors. Sheffield climbed from Double-A to Triple-A this season and dominated the highest levels of the minors, allowing one earned run or fewer in 14 of his 20 starts. Above all else, he proved incredibly difficult to square up. Sheffield allowed just four home runs all season, and his .195 opponent average ranked eighth in the minors overall. SP Ian Anderson | Braves Double-A Mississippi (Southern) The Braves took the reigns off Anderson in his second full season and the righthander soared up to Double-A at age 20. The No. 3 overall pick in 2016, Anderson held opponents to two earned runs or fewer in 19 of his 24 starts, primarily at high Class A Florida, including nine scoreless outings. He allowed just two home runs all season, and he finished in the top 20 in the minors among starters with a 2.49 ERA (20th) and .199 opponent average (15th). SP Jesus Luzardo | Athletics Triple-A Nashville (Pacific Coast) Luzardo’s first full season back from Tommy John surgery couldn’t have gone any better. The precocious 20-year-old got promoted out of high Class A after just three starts, led the Double-A Texas League with a 2.29 ERA during his time there and finished the season in Triple-A. Luzardo’s season highlights included a 28-inning scoreless streak at Double-A, and he was so efficient that he pitched at least five innings in 17 of his 23 starts despite being on a strict pitch count. Overall, Luzardo posted a 2.88 ERA across the three levels all while being significantly younger than his competition at each stop. Colin Poche RP Colin Poche | Rays Triple-A Durham (International) Poche began the year as a Diamondbacks prospect before going to the Rays on May 1 as a player to be named in the Steven Souza trade. No matter where he pitched, Poche was just about untouchable. He began the year on a 20-inning scoreless streak that stretched from Opening Day until May 15, delivered another 16-inning scoreless streak a few weeks later and overall held opponents scoreless in 34 of his 40 appearances on the year. Poche’s 0.82 ERA was lowest in the minors among pitchers with at least 65 innings, and his strikeout rate of 15.0 per nine innings was the highest.

A 31-45 team just won the NWL title with a walk off balk. What was someone saying about increasing the playoffs to 16 teams. The worst part for me is that on Social media it's being praised as a great story.

Need my hits, blocks and minus in one shot