Baseball America Prospect Report—June 29, 2021, Presented By OOTP 22

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J.P. France, RHP, Triple-A Sugar Land (Astros) – A 14th-round pick out of Mississippi State in 2018, France has been a breakout prospect for the Astros this season. After striking out 13.4 batters per nine innings at Double-A Corpus Christi, France got promoted to Triple-A Sugar Land last week and has continued to miss bats for the Skeeters. France struck out nine over 4.2 innings on Monday, giving him 63 strikeouts in 38.1 total innings this season. France’s fastball sits just 88-90 mph, but his slider and changeup have both been out pitches that draw swings and misses and weak contact. 

Drew Ellis, 3B, Triple-A Reno (D-backs) — Ellis has largely disappointed since the D-backs drafted him in the second round of the 2017 draft, but he keeps doing just enough to rise and is taking advantage of the hitter-friendly conditions of Reno this season. Ellis went 2 for 4 with a double and a home run in Reno’s 6-5 win over Sacramento, raising his season slash line to .294/.384/.506. 

Curtis Terry, 1B, Triple-A Round Rock (Rangers) – Another day, another standout offensive performance for Terry. The hulking slugger went 2 for 4 with two doubles and three RBIs to lead Triple-A Round Rock to a 9-4 win over El Paso on Monday. After impressing during both instructional league last fall and spring training this year in addition to mashing during the season, Terry is quietly putting together a strong track record of performance and positioning himself for his first big league callup. 

Luis Liberato, OF, Triple-A Tacoma (Mariners) – Long known as a standout defender with a light bat, Liberato stood out on both sides of the ball playing for the Dominican Republic in Olympic qualifying and has been heating up at the plate since returning to Tacoma. Liberato went 2 for 4 with a double, a home run and a walk in Tacoma’s 6-5 win over Albuquerque. He now has a hit in eight of his last 10 games, including two doubles, a triple and three home runs in that stretch. 

Brian Howard, RHP, Triple-A Las Vegas (Athletics) – The 6-foot-9 Howard has struggled to deal with the elements of the former Pacific Coast League like most pitchers, but he had a sharp outing in unforgiving Salt Lake on Monday. Howard pitched 5.2 innings with only two hits and one (unearned) run allowed, walked three and struck out five in the Aviators’ 3-1 loss to the Bees. After posting a 6.38 ERA in May, Howard wrapped up June with a perfectly respectable 4.68 ERA over five starts. 

C.J. Hinojosa, 3B, Triple-A Sugar Land (Astros) – Once considered a rising prospect in the Giants organization, Hinojosa has had a long and winding road bur appears to have found a groove after signing with the Astros as a minor league free agent last offseason. Hinojosa went 3 for 5 with a double to lead in Triple-A Sugar Land’s 5-4 loss to Oklahoma City on Monday. He is now batting .309/.348/.443 and has a hit in 14 of his last 15 games. 

HITTERS

ORG CLASS RANK PLAYER AB R H RBI AVG NOTES
ARI MAJ #2 Daulton Varsho, C 2 0 0 0 0.246 2 BB (14),
ARI MAJ #9 Pavin Smith, 1B 4 0 1 0 0.275  
ARI AAA #19 Jake McCarthy, OF 4 1 0 0 0.230 BB (21),
BAL MAJ #5 Ryan Mountcastle, OF 3 2 2 3 0.269 HR (14), 2 BB (15),
BAL MAJ #23 Ryan McKenna, OF 5 1 1 1 0.246  
BOS MAJ #3 Bobby Dalbec, 1B 4 2 2 1 0.211 HR (10),
CHC MAJ #24 Sergio Alcantara, SS 3 0 0 0 0.256 BB (26),
CIN MAJ #3 Jonathan India, 2B 5 1 1 1 0.264  
CIN MAJ #4 Tyler Stephenson, C 2 1 1 0 0.270  
CLE MAJ #22 Bobby Bradley, 1B 5 1 2 0 0.216 2B (4),
CLE MAJ #24 Ernie Clement, SS 4 3 2 0 0.289  
COL MAJ #1 Brendan Rodgers, SS 3 0 0 0 0.291 BB (9),
DET MAJ #8 Daz Cameron, OF 4 0 0 0 0.276  
DET MAJ #17 Akil Baddoo, OF 4 0 0 0 0.269  
DET MAJ #20 Jake Rogers, C 3 1 1 2 0.214 HR (4),
LAA AAA #1 Jo Adell, OF 2 0 0 0 0.268 2 BB (13),
LAD AAA #1 Keibert Ruiz, C 2 0 0 0 0.268 3 BB (16),
LAD AAA #11 Sheldon Neuse, 3B 5 0 1 2 0.238  
LAD AAA #14 DJ Peters, OF 5 1 1 0 0.205  
LAD AAA #19 Omar Estevez, 2B 5 1 1 0 0.183  
OAK AAA #7 Luis Barrera, OF 1 0 0 0 0.236  
OAK AAA #9 Greg Deichmann, OF 4 1 2 0 0.331 2B (8),
PIT MAJ #1 Ke’Bryan Hayes, 3B 4 0 0 0 0.277  
SD AAA #3 Luis Campusano, C 3 0 0 0 0.232 BB (20),
SD AAA #8 Tucupita Marcano, 3B 2 1 0 1 0.275 2 BB (26),
SD AAA #25 Ivan Castillo, 2B 2 1 1 1 0.241 BB (10),
SEA AAA #2 Jarred Kelenic, OF 3 0 1 0 0.202 2 BB (20), CS (1),
SEA AAA #8 Cal Raleigh, C 4 0 0 0 0.333  
SF MAJ #16 LaMonte Wade, OF 4 1 2 1 0.268 HR (9),
STL MAJ #1 Dylan Carlson, OF 5 1 2 2 0.267 3B (3),
STL MAJ #27 Edmundo Sosa, SS 4 2 2 0 0.252 2B (4),
TEX AAA #3 Leody Taveras, OF 4 1 1 0 0.224 2B (10),

PITCHERS

ORG CLASS RANK PLAYER IP H R ER BB K ERA NOTES
BAL MAJ #13 Hunter Harvey, RHP 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 4.20  
DET MAJ #4 Matt Manning, RHP 3.2 9 9 9 0 2 8.10 L (2-5)
HOU MAJ #22 Brandon Bielak, RHP 1.1 4 5 5 1 3 6.25 L (3-3)
HOU MAJ #25 Blake Taylor, LHP 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 3.86  
KC MAJ #15 Carlos Hernandez, RHP 2.0 1 0 0 2 3 4.78  
LAA AAA #30 Austin Warren, RHP 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 5.96  
LAD MAJ #15 Victor Gonzalez, LHP 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 2.10  
NYY MAJ #25 Michael King, RHP 4.1 6 3 2 2 4 4.06 L (0-4)
OAK AAA #16 Jordan Weems, RHP 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 7.11 L (0-2)
PHI MAJ #1 Spencer Howard, RHP 2.1 4 2 2 1 1 4.40  
PHI MAJ #15 Enyel De Los Santos, RHP 0.2 4 6 2 1 1 4.50  
SEA AAA #15 Wyatt Mills, RHP 2.2 0 0 0 0 4 6.00 W (2-1)
TEX AAA #23 Joe Palumbo, LHP 0.0 1 4 4 3 0   L (1-2)

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