Only four affiliates were in action, so let me point you to James Fegan's profile of Andrew Vaughn:
Guys like Vaughn think Madrigal and his ability to make hard contact with anything within a foot of the strike zone is the real freak of nature, since his approach is tailored around eliminating the edges and the lower fourth of the zone until a two-strike count arrives. Vaughn spits on anything on the edges or not elevated so that he can drive until he’s called to protect. And betting against pitchers’ ability to paint the corners has worked well enough for Vaughn to set a school record for walks as a junior (60 in 245 plate appearances, a 24.4 percent rate) and draw them steadily (11.7 percent) during what has been a slow start (by his standards) as a professional.
If that seems like a mindset that will get exposed in the majors, similar to the way Yoán Moncada had to accept that pitchers would consistently clip the edges on him, there’s plenty of belief that the hype of Vaughn’s ballyhooed approach is a bit misguided. It’s in the sense that his walks are not so much about his passivity and patience as they are about pitchers avoiding him because they’ve seen how consistently he executes when he gets something in his hitting zone.
Pensacola 7, Birmingham 4
- Luis Basabe went 1-for-4 with a walk and two strikeouts.
- Gavin Sheets was 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Ti'Quan Forbes went 1-for-3 with a walk, but was picked off/caught stealing.
- Luis Gonzalez and Laz Rivera both were 1-for-4.
Kannapolis 9, Lexington 5
- Lenyn Sosa went 4-for-5 with two doubles.
- Romy Gonzalez, 0-for-5.
- Amado Nunez went 2-for-3 with a homer, sac fly and stolen base.
- Jason Bilous: 5.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 1 WP
AZL White Sox 2, AZL Athletics Green 1 (10 innings)
- Samil Polanco went 2-for-4 with a strikeout and a stolen base.
- Bryce Bush went 0-for-3 with a strikeout.
- Logan Glass replaced him, going 0-for-1 with a walk.
- Jose Rodriguez went 1-for-5 with a strikeout.
- DJ Gladney struck out thrice during an 0-for-5 night.
- Bryan Ramos went 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Josue Guerrero is on a roll, going 2-for-4 with a K.
- Sidney Pimentel was 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.
- Victor Torres went 1-for-3 with a sac fly and a stolen base.
- Misael Gonzalez was 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
DSL White Sox 8, DSL Padres 4
- Wilber Sanchez went 1-for-4 with a double.
- Yolbert Sanchez was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk.
- Benyamin Bailey went 2-for-5 with his second homer and a strikeout.
- Jefferson Mendoza was 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Elijah Tatis went 0-for-3 with a sac fly and a strikeout.
