The Minor League Ball Gameday series returns to action for Opening Day as each of the full season leagues get underway.
It's Opening Day again folks! We are back for another season of wacky shenanigans, ridiculous promotions, even more ridiculous ball park food, and the potential to see something done that hasn't been done in decades. Spring Training is firmly in the books, so let's get to the good stuff.
For those of you unfamiliar with the Gameday series, here's a link to one of the Gameday's from last year to give you an idea of what it will look like. We start it off with a link to the Gameday Spreadsheet which contains all the daily line from the game's top prospects. After that we have the probable starters for that day's slate of games. Starting pitchers that are tracked in the spreadsheet will be highlighted in different colors depending on which section they are in. Top 175 players will be highlighted in aqua, the Duels of the Day will be in yellow, pitchers from the "In the Picture" section will be in orange, sleepers and high ceiling alert players are in blue, and international free agents are in purple. Later in the year we'll add more players to the fray with the "Helium Tank" section which will highlight a number of unranked and untracked players off to hot starts. These pitchers will be in green, and once the 2016 draftees get going, they will be in silver.
We'll then come to the Duels of the Day which are the best pitching match-ups of the day, as per the probable starters. As mentioned previously, these match-ups will be highlighted in yellow in the probable starters section. After that we finish it off with links to the previous Gameday's from the week.
Since it's day one, all we are going to have will be the probable starters and Duels of the Day. There are a few more bugs to be worked out in the spreadsheet, but those should be taken care of in the coming days. Until then, enjoy the rest of the goodies the Minor League Ball Gameday will be bringing you every day for the 2016 season.
Today's Schedule
(Probable Starters are as of 3:00 PM EST via MLB.com and MiLB.com)
MLB - American League
No games with rookies starting.
MLB - National League
Away
Home
Time (ET)
Away Probable Starter
Home Probable Starter
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
12:35 PM
Morton, Charlie (0-0, -.--)
Stephenson, Robert (0-0, -.--)
AAA - International League (IL)
Away
Home
Time (ET)
Away Probable Starter
Home Probable Starter
Indianapolis
Columbus
6:35 PM
Williams, Trevor (0-0, -.--)
House, TJ (0-0, -.--)
Charlotte
Durham
6:05 PM
Carroll, Scott (0-0, -.--)
Snell, Blake (0-0, -.--)
Louisville
Toledo
4:05 PM
Morris, A.J. (0-0, -.--)
Boyd, Matt (0-0, -.--)
Gwinnett
Norfolk
7:05 PM
Chacin, Jhoulys (0-0, -.--)
Despaigne, Odrisamer (0-0, -.--)
Rochester
Scranton/WB
7:05 PM
Duffey, Tyler (0-0, -.--)
Green, Chad (0-0, -.--)
Lehigh Valley
Syracuse
PPD
Buffalo
Pawtucket
PPD
AAA - Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Away
Home
Time (ET)
Away Probable Starter
Home Probable Starter
Round Rock
Iowa
4:08 PM
Martinez, Nick (0-0, -.--)
Williams, Ryan (0-0, -.--)
Fresno
Las Vegas
10:05 PM
Peacock, Brad (0-0, -.--)
Montero, Rafael (0-0, -.--)
New Orleans
Omaha
8:05 PM
Nicolino, Justin (0-0, -.--)
Almonte, Miguel (0-0, -.--)
Albuquerque
Tacoma
10:05 PM
Butler, Eddie (0-0, -.--)
Wieland, Joe (0-0, -.--)
Sacramento
Salt Lake
8:35 PM
Blach, Ty (0-0, -.--)
Smith, Nate (0-0, -.--)
Okla. City
Nashville
7:35 PM
Lee, Zach (0-0, -.--)
Smith, Chris (0-0, -.--)
El Paso
Reno
9:35 PM
Guthrie, Jeremy (0-0, -.--)
Bradley, Archie (0-0, -.--)
Col. Springs
Memphis
8:05 PM
Davies, Zach (0-0, -.--)
McGuire, Deck (0-0, -.--)
AA - Eastern League (EL)
Away
Home
Time (ET)
Away Probable Starter
Home Probable Starter
Richmond
Hartford
1:09 PM
Beede, Tyler (0-0, -.--)
Freeland, Kyle (0-0, -.--)
New Hampshire
Binghamton
6:35 PM
Gabryszwski, Jeremy (0-0, -.--)
Gsellman, Robert (0-0, -.--)
Akron
Bowie
6:35 PM
Plutko, Adam (0-0, -.--)
Gunkel, Joe (0-0, -.--)
Portland
Reading
7:05 PM
Wilkerson, Aaron (0-0, -.--)
Asher, Alec (0-0, -.--)
Erie
Trenton
7:00 PM
Riordan, Cory (0-0, -.--)
Lail, Brady (0-0, -.--)
Harrisburg
Altoona
6:00 PM
Simms, John (0-0, -.--)
Creasy, Jason (0-0, -.--)
AA - Southern League (SL)
Away
Home
Time (ET)
Away Probable Starter
Home Probable Starter
Birmingham
Jacksonville
7:05 PM
Danish, Tyler (0-0, -.--)
Esch, Jake (0-0, -.--)
Mobile
Tennessee
7:05 PM
Banda, Anthony (0-0, -.--)
Zastryzny, Rob (0-0, -.--)
Chattanooga
Biloxi
7:40 PM
Wheeler, Jason (0-0, -.--)
Hader, Josh (0-0, -.--)
Montgomery
Jackson
8:05 PM
To Be Announced
Diaz, Edwin (0-0, -.--)
Pensacola
Mississippi
8:00 PM
Travieso, Nick (0-0, -.--)
Sims, Lucas (0-0, -.--)
AA - Texas League (TL)
Away
Home
Time (ET)
Away Probable Starter
Home Probable Starter
Frisco
NW Arkansas
7:25 PM
Lopez, Frank (0-0, -.--)
Mills, Alec (0-0, -.--)
Midland
Arkansas
8:10 PM
Jensen, Chris (0-0, -.--)
McGowin, Kyle (0-0, -.--)
Tulsa
Corpus Christi
8:05 PM
De Jong, Chase (0-0, -.--)
Musgrove, Joe (0-0, -.--)
Springfield
San Antonio
8:05 PM
Mayers, Mike (0-0, -.--)
Castillo, Fabio (0-0, -.--)
A+ - California League (CAL)
Away
Home
Time (ET)
Away Probable Starter
Home Probable Starter
Lancaster
San Jose
10:00 PM
Bostick, Akeem (0-0, -.--)
Suarez, Andrew (0-0, -.--)
Inland Empire
High Desert
9:35 PM
Jewell, Jake (0-0, -.--)
Mendez, Yohander (0-0, -.--)
Lake Elsinore
Rancho Cucamonga
10:05 PM
Lamet, Dinelson (0-0, -.--)
Oaks, Trevor (0-0, -.--)
Modesto
Stockton
10:10 PM
Tinoco, Jesus (0-0, -.--)
Gossett, Daniel (0-0, -.--)
Visalia
Bakersfield
10:15 PM
To Be Announced
Moore, Andrew (0-0, -.--)
A+ - Carolina League (CAR)
Away
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