Baseball America Prospect Report -- September 26, 2018

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Tuesday’s Stars

Ryan O’Hearn, 1B, Royals. The conundrum of O’Hearn is becoming even more confusing, which is a good thing for the Royals. O’Hearn went 2-for-4 with a double and a home run yesterday. He now has 12 home runs in just 133 at-bats and is hitting .271/.366/.639 for the Royals. There’s no doubt O’Hearn is hitting better than his actual ability so far — his slugging percentage is not only 168 points better than his career minor league numbers, it’s also better than any batting qualifier in the majors. But even though it’s only 40 games, O’Hearn has been good enough in a lengthy enough big league stint that he’s logically the Royals first baseman for 2019. There were scouts who believed O’Hearn could be a solid everyday first baseman when he was coming up through the minors, even if his minor league stats didn’t always match those expectations.

Brandon Lowe, 2B, Rays. If O’Hearn’s start is a story to remember about not getting too excited about a great first 50 games. Lowe is a reminder that we also shouldn’t get too concerned when a rookie gets off a horrendous start. Lowe went hitless in his first six big league games, going 0-for-19. But he has settled in since then. Lowe went 3-for-3 yesterday with two doubles. He’s hitting .279/.343/.672 this month and is hitting .248/.349/.505 overall in the major leagues.

Miguel Andujar, 3B, Yankees. Andujar hit his 26th home run of the season yesterday. Andujar has 71 extra-base hits this season, showing consistent power throughout an excellent rookie season.

Hunter Dozier, 3B, Royals. Dozier hit his 11th home run yesterday. Dozier has hit a little better this month, but he still is hitting .228/.247/.468 in September. His inability to hit for average and get-on base this year has to be a concern for the Royals as they try to figure out their 2019 lineup.

— BATTERS —

TEAM	CLASS	PLAYER, POS	AB	R	H	BI	AVG
ARI	MAJ	Brito, Socrates PH	1	0	0	0	.167
ARI	MAJ	Vargas, Ildemaro PH	1	0	1	1	.143
ATL	MAJ	Acuna, Ronald LF	4	0	1	2	.289
ATL	MAJ	Toussaint, Touki P	2	0	0	0	.100
CHC	MAJ	Bote, David 3B	1	0	0	0	.236
CHC	MAJ	Mills, Alec P	0	0	0	0	.333
CIN	MAJ	Ervin, Phillip RF	4	1	2	1	.257	SB (6)
CLE	MAJ	Allen, Greg PR-LF	0	0	0	0	.247	SB (19)
COL	MAJ	Almonte, Yency P	0	0	0	0	.000
COL	MAJ	McMahon, Ryan PH	1	0	0	0	.233
COL	MAJ	Musgrave, Harrison P	0	0	0	0	.000
DET	MAJ	Lugo, Dawel 2B	4	0	0	0	.188
DET	MAJ	Reyes, Victor PR-LF	0	1	0	0	.228
DET	MAJ	Stewart, Christin LF	3	0	0	0	.226	BB (8)
KC	MAJ	Dozier, Hunter 3B	4	1	1	1	.228	HR (11)
KC	MAJ	O’Hearn, Ryan 1B	4	1	2	2	.271	2B (9), HR (12)
KC	MAJ	Phillips, Brett RF	4	0	0	0	.196
KC	MAJ	Skoglund, Eric P	1	0	0	0	.000
LAA	MAJ	Ohtani, Shohei DH	4	1	1	1	.280
LAA	MAJ	Ward, Taylor 3B	2	0	0	1	.165	BB (8)
LAD	MAJ	Buehler, Walker P	1	0	0	0	.146	BB (1)
LAD	MAJ	Locastro, Tim PR	0	1	0	0	.182
LAD	MAJ	Verdugo, Alex PH	1	0	0	0	.267
MIA	MAJ	Anderson, Brian 3B	4	0	1	1	.272	2B (33)
MIA	MAJ	Brigham, Jeff P	0	0	0	0	.333
MIA	MAJ	Brinson, Lewis CF	4	1	1	0	.201
MIA	MAJ	Sierra, Magneuris RF	4	0	1	0	.196
MIL	MAJ	Woodruff, Brandon P	0	0	0	0	.250
NYM	MAJ	Bashlor, Tyler P	0	0	0	0	.000
NYM	MAJ	Nido, Tomas C	3	0	0	1	.171
NYM	MAJ	Rhame, Jacob P	0	0	0	0	.000
NYY	MAJ	Andujar, Miguel 3B	4	1	1	2	.298	HR (26)
NYY	MAJ	Voit, Luke 1B	4	1	1	1	.302	2B (4), BB (13)
NYY	MAJ	Wade, Tyler 2B	0	0	0	0	.180
OAK	MAJ	Laureano, Ramon CF	5	1	1	1	.295	BB (15)
PHI	MAJ	Cozens, Dylan LF	4	1	1	0	.111
PHI	MAJ	De Los Santos, Enyel P	0	0	0	0	.000
PHI	MAJ	Kingery, Scott SS	4	1	2	1	.228	2 2B (22)
PHI	MAJ	Quinn, Roman CF	4	0	2	0	.289
PIT	MAJ	Kramer, Kevin PH	1	0	0	0	.111
PIT	MAJ	Moran, Colin 3B	2	0	0	0	.275
PIT	MAJ	Newman, Kevin SS	5	0	1	0	.182
SEA	MAJ	Vogelbach, Daniel PH	0	0	0	0	.213	BB (12)
SF	MAJ	Garcia, Aramis 1B	5	0	0	0	.300
SF	MAJ	Moronta, Reyes P	0	0	0	0	.000
SF	MAJ	Shaw, Chris PH	1	0	0	0	.204
SF	MAJ	Slater, Austin LF	3	0	0	0	.250
STL	MAJ	Bader, Harrison CF	4	0	0	0	.268
STL	MAJ	Gomber, Austin P	1	0	0	0	.211
STL	MAJ	Sosa, Edmundo PH	1	0	0	0	.000
TB	MAJ	Adames, Willy SS	3	0	0	0	.268	BB (30)
TB	MAJ	Bauers, Jake 1B	2	0	0	0	.194
TB	MAJ	Lowe, Brandon 2B	3	0	3	2	.248	2 2B (6), BB (15)
TB	MAJ	Meadows, Austin LF	0	0	0	0	.250
TEX	MAJ	Guzman, Ronald 1B	3	0	1	0	.237
TOR	MAJ	Alford, Anthony CF	0	0	0	0	.125
TOR	MAJ	Jansen, Danny C	2	0	0	0	.260
TOR	MAJ	McKinney, Billy RF	4	1	1	1	.269	HR (6)
TOR	MAJ	Tellez, Rowdy 1B	4	0	0	0	.339
TOR	MAJ	Urena, Richard 2B	2	0	1	0	.294	BB (6)
WAS	MAJ	Robles, Victor CF	1	0	0	0	.217
WAS	MAJ	Soto, Juan LF	3	1	0	0	.293	2 BB (76)
WAS	MAJ	Stevenson, Andrew PH-RF	0	0	0	0	.257	BB (6)

— PITCHERS —

TEAM	CLASS	CARD CODE	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
ARI	MAJ	Lopez, Yoan	1.0	1	0	0	0	2
ARI	MAJ	Sherfy, Jimmie	1.2	0	0	0	0	1
ATL	MAJ	Minter, A.J.	1.0	1	0	0	1	1
ATL	MAJ	Toussaint, Touki	5.0	3	2	2	5	6
CHC	MAJ	Maples, Dillon	0.1	0	0	0	0	1
CHC	MAJ	Mills, Alec	0.1	1	1	1	1	1
COL	MAJ	Almonte, Yency	0.1	2	0	0	1	1
COL	MAJ	Musgrave, Harrison	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
CWS	MAJ	Hamilton, Ian	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
DET	MAJ	Jimenez, Joe	0.2	3	1	1	1	1
DET	MAJ	Turnbull, Spencer	6.0	6	1	1	1	5
KC	MAJ	Skoglund, Eric	2.1	1	0	0	0	1
LAA	MAJ	Jerez, Williams	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
LAD	MAJ	Buehler, Walker	6.0	4	2	2	2	5
MIA	MAJ	Brigham, Jeff	4.0	4	3	3	4	2
MIL	MAJ	Woodruff, Brandon	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
MIN	MAJ	Stewart, Kohl	6.0	2	0	0	0	5
NYM	MAJ	Bashlor, Tyler	0.2	1	0	0	0	0
NYM	MAJ	Rhame, Jacob	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
NYM	MAJ	Smith, Drew	0.2	1	0	0	0	2
NYY	MAJ	German, Domingo	2.0	1	0	0	0	4
PHI	MAJ	De Los Santos, Enyel	1.0	2	2	2	2	1
PIT	MAJ	Neverauskas, Dovydas	2.0	1	0	0	0	1
SD	MAJ	Wingenter, Trey	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
SEA	MAJ	Festa, Matt	0.1	3	1	1	1	0
SF	MAJ	Moronta, Reyes	1.1	0	0	0	0	1
STL	MAJ	Gomber, Austin	3.2	7	5	5	0	6
TB	MAJ	Beeks, Jalen	3.2	4	3	3	2	2
TB	MAJ	Hu, Chih-Wei	2.0	0	0	0	2	2
TEX	MAJ	Pelham, C.D.	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
TOR	MAJ	Paulino, David	1.0	1	0	0	0	0