Baseball America Prospect Report -- April 22, 2019

Image credit: Yonathan Daza (Photo by Bill Mitchell)

Yonathan Daza, OF, Rockies. The leadoff hitter for Triple-A Albuquerque had four hits including two doubles and four runs scored. The Rockies’ No. 19 prospect is now batting .394/.417/.576. While not a home run hitter, Daza has value as a tough out at the plate and boasts elite defensive skills in center field.

Brian Miller, OF, Marlins. Miller fell a home run short of the cycle for Double-A Jacksonville on Saturday. He collected five hits, including a double and a triple. The Marlins’ No. 14 prospect doesn’t have much power, but has other solid tools that will help him to profile as a fourth outfielder.

Mitch Keller, RHP, Pirates. The Pirates’ top prospect tossed six scoreless innings for Triple-A Indianapolis, allowing two hits and three walks. Keller collected eight strike outs, including five of his first seven outs recorded. The righthander made the most of his curveball, throwing it for strikes and using it to keep hitters off his heater.

Isan Diaz, 2B, Marlins. Diaz had a three-hit day from the second spot in the lineup for Triple-A New Orleans. The Marlins’ No. 9 prospect had two singles and a double while driving in four runs. The offensive-minded Diaz should get some at-bats with the big league club this season.

Jazz Chisholm, SS, Diamondbacks. Chisholm busted out of a 3-for-41 skid with two home runs and a walk for Double-A Jackson on Saturday. The Diamondbacks’ top prospect had a solo home run in the second inning, followed by a two-run shot to right field in the seventh inning. While he does have some swing and miss to his game, Chisholm has the tools to be a 20-home run, 20-stolen base threat in the future.

Keury Mella, RHP, Reds. Mella was on his game for Triple-A Louisville. The Reds’ No. 15 prospect threw seven scoreless innings, scattering four hits and striking out seven batters. With one option remaining, 2019 will be a make-or-break year for the righthander. Mella may be best suited for bullpen work if he can further improve his slider or changeup to go with his already plus fastball.

Josh Naylor, OF, Padres. Naylor and his teammate Ty France hit back-to-back home runs twice for Triple-A El Paso. He is now batting .270/.360/.541.The Padres’ No. 9 prospect has a good enough bat to be a plus hitter with power but lacks a true position in the field.

— BATTERS —

TEAM	CLASS	PLAYER, POS	AB	R	H	BI	AVG	Notes
ARI	AA	Chisholm, Jazz SS	4	1	1	0	.122	BB (10)
ARI	AA	Miroglio, Dominic DH	5	1	2	0	.222
ARI	AA	Smith, Pavin 1B	5	1	2	0	.261	2B (2)
ARI	AA	Varsho, Daulton C	3	0	0	1	.189	BB (6)
ARI	AA	Young, Andy 2B	5	1	2	1	.320	HR (2)
ARI	AAA	Leyba, Domingo 2B	3	1	1	1	.313	BB (3)
ARI	MAJ	Kelly, Carson C	3	0	0	0	.211
ARI	MAJ	Lopez, Yoan P	0	0	0	0	—
ATL	AA	Didder, Ray-Patrick SS	4	1	2	1	.128	2B (1)
ATL	AA	Waters, Drew CF	5	2	3	3	.329	2 2B (10), HR (1), BB (6)
ATL	AAA	Jackson, Alex C	4	1	1	2	.176	HR (1)
ATL	AAA	Riley, Austin 3B	4	1	1	0	.209
BAL	AAA	Mountcastle, Ryan 1B	4	0	0	0	.304
BAL	AAA	Stewart, DJ LF	3	0	0	0	.258	BB (11)
BAL	MAJ	Martin, Richie PR	0	0	0	0	.204
BOS	AAA	Ockimey, Josh 1B	4	0	1	0	.224	3B (1), BB (11)
BOS	AAA	Travis, Sam DH	5	0	0	0	.180
BOS	HiA	Castellanos, Pedro 1B	4	1	0	0	.210
BOS	HiA	Duran, Jarren CF	3	1	1	1	.406	HR (1), BB (6), CS (2)
BOS	MAJ	Chavis, Michael 2B	4	0	0	0	.200	BB (1)
CHC	HiA	Amaya, Miguel C	3	1	2	0	.245	2B (5), BB (7)
CHC	HiA	Herron, Jimmy CF	4	0	0	0	.190
CHC	HiA	Wilson, D.J. RF	4	0	1	0	.163
CIN	AAA	Aquino, Aristides PH	1	0	0	0	.286
CIN	AAA	Mella, Keury P	1	0	1	0	.333	2B (1)
CLE	AAA	Bradley, Bobby 1B	5	0	2	2	.286	2B (7)
CLE	AAA	Mercado, Oscar CF	4	1	1	1	.321	BB (8), CS (2)
CLE	HiA	Gonzalez, Oscar RF	4	2	3	4	.375	3B (2), SB (3)
CLE	HiA	Jones, Nolan 3B	3	2	2	0	.333
COL	AAA	Daza, Yonathan CF	6	4	4	2	.394	2 2B (4)
COL	AAA	Fuentes, Josh 3B	5	2	2	3	.318	2B (3)
COL	AAA	Hilliard, Sam RF	6	2	2	3	.221	HR (7)
COL	AAA	Ramos, Roberto DH	6	2	4	8	.328	2 2B (4), HR (5)
COL	MAJ	Hampson, Garrett 2B	3	0	0	0	.183
CWS	AA	Adolfo, Micker DH	5	0	2	1	.200	2B (5)
CWS	AA	Booker, Joel LF	4	2	3	0	.386	2B (4), 2 SB (6)
CWS	AA	Gonzalez, Luis CF	4	1	1	2	.212	2B (1), BB (5)
CWS	AA	Rivera, Laz SS	5	2	2	2	.200
CWS	AA	Rutherford, Blake RF	3	1	0	0	.093	BB (2)
CWS	AA	Sheets, Gavin 1B	4	2	2	3	.250	HR (2), BB (8)
CWS	AAA	Collins, Zack DH	4	2	1	3	.244	2B (3), BB (9)
CWS	AAA	Zavala, Seby C	5	1	1	2	.228	2B (6)
CWS	HiA	Madrigal, Nick DH	3	0	1	1	.268
CWS	MAJ	Jimenez, Eloy LF	4	0	0	0	.231
DET	AAA	Lugo, Dawel 3B	5	2	2	0	.315	SB (2)
DET	AAA	Robson, Jacob RF	5	1	2	0	.222
DET	AAA	Woodrow, Danny LF	5	0	1	0	.268
HOU	AAA	Alvarez, Yordan 1B	4	1	2	2	.298	2B (3), HR (9)
HOU	AAA	Straw, Myles SS	5	1	2	0	.300	SB (6)
HOU	AAA	Stubbs, Garrett C	4	1	1	1	.242	HR (2)
HOU	AAA	Tucker, Kyle LF	4	0	1	0	.133
HOU	HiA	Arauz, Jonathan SS	4	0	0	0	.196
HOU	HiA	Beer, Seth 1B	4	1	1	0	.318
KC	AAA	Gutierrez, Kelvin 3B	4	0	2	0	.351
KC	AAA	Lopez, Nicky SS	4	0	1	0	.323	CS (1)
KC	HiA	Hicklen, Brewer CF	4	0	1	0	.214
KC	HiA	Matias, Seuly RF	3	0	0	0	.238	2 BB (6)
KC	HiA	Perkins, Blake DH	4	0	0	0	.146	BB (19)
KC	HiA	Pratto, Nick 1B	3	0	2	1	.175	BB (6)
LAA	AA	Jones, Jahmai DH	5	1	1	1	.156
LAA	AA	Marsh, Brandon RF	5	1	1	2	.209	HR (1)
LAA	AAA	Briceno, Jose C	4	0	0	1	.281
LAA	AAA	Lund, Brennon CF	4	0	1	0	.167
LAA	AAA	Rengifo, Luis 2B	4	0	1	1	.243	3B (1), BB (5)
LAA	AAA	Rojas, Jose DH	3	1	2	0	.286	BB (6)
LAA	AAA	Thaiss, Matt 3B	4	0	1	0	.219	2B (3), BB (9)
LAA	AAA	Walsh, Jared RF	4	0	2	0	.269
LAD	AAA	Beaty, Matt LF	4	1	1	0	.286	3B (1)
LAD	AAA	Jackson, Drew SS	3	0	0	0	.286	BB (7)
LAD	AAA	Joe, Connor 1B	3	0	2	1	.500
LAD	AAA	Rios, Edwin 3B	4	0	0	0	.236
LAD	AAA	Sborz, Josh P	0	0	0	0	—
LAD	MAJ	Verdugo, Alex CF	3	0	0	0	.333	BB (2)
MIA	AA	Brigman, Bryson 2B	4	0	1	0	.200	2B (4)
MIA	AA	Dunand, Joe SS	3	0	0	0	.193
MIA	AA	Miller, Brian CF	4	0	1	0	.274	CS (1)
MIA	AAA	Dean, Austin DH	5	2	2	3	.379	HR (1)
MIA	AAA	Diaz, Isan 2B	5	1	3	4	.206	2B (3)
MIA	AAA	Harrison, Monte CF	3	3	3	0	.370	2 BB (7), SB (3)
MIL	AA	Grisham, Trent CF	5	0	0	0	.197
MIL	AA	Supak, Trey P	2	0	0	0	.000
MIL	AAA	Dubon, Mauricio SS	4	0	1	1	.240	2B (3)
MIL	AAA	Erceg, Lucas 3B	3	0	1	0	.315
MIL	AAA	Hiura, Keston 2B	3	0	0	0	.310
MIL	AAA	Nottingham, Jacob C	3	0	1	0	.220
MIL	AAA	Stokes, Troy LF	3	0	0	0	.308
MIL	HiA	Feliciano, Mario DH	4	1	0	0	.250
MIL	HiA	Henry, Payton C	5	1	1	3	.306	HR (4)
MIL	HiA	Lutz, Tristen CF	5	0	1	0	.150
MIN	AA	Arraez, Luis PH-DH	2	1	2	0	.333	2B (1), 3B (1), BB (7)
NYM	AAA	Nido, Tomas C	2	0	1	1	.385
NYM	MAJ	Alonso, Pete 1B	4	1	2	1	.325	HR (8), BB (11)
NYY	MAJ	Estrada, Thairo PH	0	0	0	0	—
OAK	AAA	Bolt, Skye CF	4	2	2	4	.315	HR (2)
OAK	AAA	Mateo, Jorge SS	5	1	2	1	.372	2B (4), SB (6)
OAK	AAA	Neuse, Sheldon 3B	4	1	1	0	.277
OAK	AAA	Ramirez, Tyler RF	5	0	0	1	.241
PIT	AAA	Craig, Will 1B	3	0	0	0	.220	CS (2)
PIT	AAA	Hayes, Ke’Bryan 3B	3	0	0	0	.250	2 BB (11)
PIT	AAA	Holmes, Clay P	0	0	0	0	—
PIT	AAA	Keller, Mitch P	1	0	0	0	.000
PIT	MAJ	Martin, Jason LF	3	0	0	0	.308
PIT	MAJ	Reynolds, Bryan CF	4	0	3	0	.667	2B (1)
PIT	MAJ	Tucker, Cole SS	4	1	1	0	.286	2B (1)
SD	AAA	Allen, Austin C	2	1	1	1	.333	2B (5), BB (8)
SD	AAA	France, Ty 2B	3	2	2	3	.444	2 HR (9)
SD	AAA	Naylor, Josh LF	4	2	2	2	.275	2 HR (5), BB (11)
SD	AAA	Quantrill, Cal P	2	0	0	0	.000
SD	MAJ	Tatis, Fernando SS	4	0	1	0	.291	CS (2)
SEA	AAA	Bishop, Braden RF	5	0	2	0	.290
SEA	AAA	Curletta, Joey 1B	4	1	1	1	.232	HR (4)
SEA	AAA	Long, Shed 3B	2	0	1	1	.275	2 BB (8)
SEA	MAJ	Vogelbach, Daniel DH	4	0	0	0	.327
SF	AAA	Avelino, Abiatal SS	4	0	3	2	.233
SF	AAA	Garcia, Aramis C	2	1	0	0	.220	2 BB (8)
STL	AAA	Edman, Tommy 2B	4	0	0	0	.344
STL	AAA	Garcia, Adolis RF	3	0	0	1	.226
STL	AAA	Knizner, Andrew C	4	1	2	1	.348
STL	AAA	Schrock, Max DH	3	1	0	0	.255	BB (9)
STL	AAA	Sosa, Edmundo 3B	4	1	2	3	.360	HR (2)
STL	MAJ	Hudson, Dakota P	2	0	0	0	.000
STL	MAJ	Thomas, Lane CF	2	0	0	0	.250
TB	AA	Fox, Lucius SS	5	1	0	0	.204
TB	AA	Lowe, Josh CF	4	3	3	2	.305	2 HR (4), BB (12)
TB	AA	McKay, Brendan DH	3	0	0	1	.200	BB (4)
TB	AAA	Lowe, Nate 1B	4	1	3	3	.308	HR (3)
TB	AAA	Solak, Nick 2B	4	1	0	0	.288	BB (8)
TB	MAJ	Lowe, Brandon PH-RF	2	0	0	0	.280
TEX	AAA	White, Eli CF	2	0	1	0	.246	3B (2)
TEX	HiA	Arias, Diosbel 3B	5	1	3	2	.379	2 2B (7), 3B (1)
TEX	HiA	Martinez, Julio Pablo CF	5	2	2	0	.238
TEX	HiA	Reed, Tyreque 1B	3	1	1	1	.246	2B (6)
TEX	HiA	Taveras, Leody RF	4	1	1	2	.343	3B (2), BB (8)
TOR	MAJ	Jansen, Danny C	3	0	1	0	.179	2B (3), BB (6)
TOR	MAJ	McKinney, Billy RF	3	0	1	0	.246
TOR	MAJ	Tellez, Rowdy DH	2	1	1	1	.241	BB (5)
WAS	AAA	Kieboom, Carter SS	4	2	2	1	.356	BB (13)
WAS	HiA	Agustin, Telmito DH	4	0	0	0	.219
WAS	HiA	Canning, Gage LF	4	2	2	1	.143	3B (1)
WAS	MAJ	Robles, Victor CF	4	0	1	0	.286

— PITCHERS —

TEAM	CLASS	PLAYER	IP	H	R</strong<>>	ER	BB	K
ARI	MAJ	Lopez, Yoan	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
ATL	AA	Wentz, Joey	5.2	4	3	3	4	3
BOS	AAA	Lakins, Travis	2.0	2	0	0	0	2
BOS	AAA	Shawaryn, Mike	5.0	5	4	3	3	3
BOS	HiA	Crawford, Kutter	4.1	6	2	2	1	3
BOS	MAJ	Brewer, Colten	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
CHC	HiA	Lange, Alex	4.0	10	8	6	2	7
CIN	AAA	Mella, Keury	7.0	4	0	0	0	7
COL	AAA	Lambert, Peter	5.0	5	1	1	1	6
COL	AAA	Lawrence, Justin	1.2	3	1	1	1	1
CWS	AA	Thompson, Zach	1.1	0	0	0	1	1
CWS	AAA	Hamilton, Ian	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
DET	AAA	Baez, Sandy	1.0	3	3	3	1	0
DET	AAA	Burrows, Beau	5.0	3	4	4	3	3
HOU	AAA	Whitley, Forrest	4.2	2	1	1	2	5
HOU	MAJ	Valdez, Framber	2.1	1	1	1	3	3
KC	HiA	Singer, Brady	6.0	7	4	3	1	3
LAA	MAJ	Buttrey, Ty	1.0	2	0	0	1	0
LAD	AAA	Sborz, Josh	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
MIL	AA	Supak, Trey	7.0	4	0	0	1	5
MIL	AAA	Brown, Zack	5.0	5	3	3	2	7
MIN	AA	Alcala, Jorge	5.0	6	5	5	1	8
NYM	AAA	Hanhold, Eric	2.0	2	1	0	1	2
OAK	MAJ	Wendelken, J.B.	1.1	2	2	2	0	3
PIT	AAA	Holmes, Clay	1.2	0	1	0	1	2
PIT	AAA	Keller, Mitch	6.0	2	0	0	3	8
SD	AAA	Quantrill, Cal	6.0	6	1	1	1	5
SF	AAA	Beede, Tyler	5.0	3	0	0	1	6
SF	AAA	Coonrod, Sam	1.0	2	2	0	0	0
STL	AAA	Woodford, Jake	7.0	3	1	1	3	4
STL	MAJ	Hudson, Dakota	5.0	5	3	3	2	5
TB	AA	Krook, Matt	0.2	2	4	3	2	0
TB	AA	McWilliams, Sam	4.0	2	2	2	4	2
TEX	AAA	Pelham, C.D.	0.1	0	0	0	0	1
TEX	HiA	Evans, DeMarcus	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
WAS	AAA	Rainey, Tanner	1.1	0	0	0	0	3
WAS	HiA	Johnston, Kyle	5.2	4	1	1	0	3