Baseball America Prospect Report — September 24, 2021
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Adley Rutschman, Triple-A Norfolk (Orioles) — Rutschman hit his 23rd home run of the year and fifth since being promoted to Triple-A in his team’s game with Charlotte. The minor leagues’ top prospect put a ribbon on his first official full season as a pro by bumping his overall average .283 and overall OPS to .912 in a year played exclusively at the upper levels.
M.J. Melendez, Triple-A Omaha (Royals) — Melendez pushed his MiLB-leading home run total to 39, furthering one of the best comeback seasons in the game. After a dismal 2019 campaign, Melendez emerged renewed and has placed himself not only among the best prospects in Kansas City’s system, but in the game overall. His home run total this season is seven more than his career total entering the year.
Josh Jung, Triple-A (Rangers) — Jung, the Rangers’ best position-player prospect and No. 2 in the system behind first-rounder Jack Leiter, went deep on Thursday night. His three-run blast in the eighth inning against Tacoma halved what had been a six-run deficit. That proved crucial an inning later, when Round Rock struck for three more runs to walk off winners.
Jeremy Peña, Triple-A Sugar Land (Astros) — It’s fitting that Peña plays for Sugar Land, because his tenure in Triple-A has been sweet. Injured for most of the season, he’s hit five home runs in the last three games. That total includes a blast on Thursday as part of a three-hit game in which Peña finished a single shy of the cycle.
HITTERS
| ORG | CLASS | RANK | PLAYER | AB | R | H | RBI | AVG | NOTES |
| ARI | AAA | #3 | Alek Thomas, OF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.310 | 2B (29), 2 BB (50), CS (8), |
| ARI | AAA | #18 | Drew Ellis, 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.266 | HR (21), |
| ARI | MAJ | #22 | Jake McCarthy, OF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.249 | 2B (17), |
| ARI | R | #25 | Manuel Pena, SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.256 | SB (10), E (10), |
| ARI | AAA | #27 | Stuart Fairchild, OF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.297 | 2B (9), |
| ATL | AAA | #1 | Cristian Pache, OF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.241 | BB (32), |
| ATL | AAA | #2 | Drew Waters, OF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.245 | SB (28), |
| ATL | AAA | #2 | Drew Waters, OF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.245 | |
| BAL | AAA | #1 | Adley Rutschman, C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.283 | HR (23), |
| BAL | AAA | #1 | Adley Rutschman, C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.283 | BB (74), |
| BAL | MAJ | #14 | Jahmai Jones, 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.236 | |
| BAL | AAA | #17 | Kyle Stowers, OF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.279 | BB (67), |
| BAL | AAA | #17 | Kyle Stowers, OF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.279 | 2B (23), |
| BAL | AAA | #19 | Yusniel Diaz, OF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.163 | |
| BOS | AAA | #1 | Triston Casas, 1B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.283 | 3B (3), BB (50), SB (7), |
| BOS | AAA | #2 | Jarren Duran, CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.252 | 2B (14), BB (35), 2 SB (20), |
| BOS | AAA | #4 | Jeter Downs, 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.186 | |
| BOS | R | #20 | Miguel Bleis, OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.260 | |
| CHC | AAA | #1 | Brennen Davis, OF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.267 | BB (44), |
| CHC | AAA | #21 | Christopher Morel, SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.224 | BB (43), SB (18), |
| CIN | MAJ | #1 | Jose Barrero, SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.292 | |
| CIN | R | #17 | Ariel Almonte, OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.271 | BB (15), |
| CIN | R | #18 | Malvin Valdez, OF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.219 | SB (13), |
| CIN | AAA | #20 | Mark Kolozsvary, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.221 | |
| CIN | AAA | #21 | Alejo Lopez, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.322 | |
| CIN | AAA | #21 | Alejo Lopez, SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.322 | |
| CIN | MAJ | #22 | T.J. Friedl, OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.266 | |
| CLE | AAA | #6 | Gabriel Arias, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.283 | |
| CLE | MAJ | #15 | Owen Miller, SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.249 | 2B (19), |
| CLE | AAA | #16 | Richard Palacios, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.296 | 3B (4), |
| CLE | AAA | #29 | Oscar Gonzalez, OF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.294 | |
| COL | AAA | #5 | Elehuris Montero, 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.270 | 2B (16), |
| COL | R | #27 | Yanquiel Fernandez, OF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.313 | |
| CWS | MAJ | #8 | Gavin Sheets, 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.271 | |
| CWS | MAJ | #8 | Gavin Sheets, 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.271 | |
| CWS | AAA | #9 | Jake Burger, 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.277 | HR (19), BB (25), |
| CWS | AAA | #9 | Jake Burger, 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.277 | BB (25), |
| CWS | AAA | #18 | Micker Adolfo, OF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.255 | 2B (24), SB (4), |
| CWS | AAA | #18 | Micker Adolfo, OF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.255 | HR (25), BB (29), |
| CWS | AAA | #20 | Blake Rutherford, OF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.249 | BB (21), |
| CWS | AAA | #20 | Blake Rutherford, OF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.249 | |
| DET | AAA | #1 | Spencer Torkelson, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.259 | BB (71), |
| DET | AAA | #1 | Spencer Torkelson, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.259 | 2B (24), |
| DET | AAA | #2 | Riley Greene, OF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.297 | 2B (22), BB (58), |
| DET | AAA | #2 | Riley Greene, OF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.297 | |
| DET | AAA | #12 | Ryan Kreidler, IF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.279 | HR (22), |
| DET | AAA | #12 | Ryan Kreidler, IF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.279 | HR (22), E (14), |
| DET | AAA | #19 | Zack Short, SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.191 | BB (51), |
| DET | AAA | #19 | Zack Short, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.191 | |
| DET | R | #21 | Abel Bastidas, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.161 | |
| DET | AAA | #22 | Kody Clemens, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.249 | |
| DET | AAA | #22 | Kody Clemens, SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.249 | |
| DET | AAA | #27 | Jacob Robson, OF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.292 | BB (58), |
| HOU | AAA | #1 | Korey Lee, C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.284 | 2 2B (16), |
| HOU | AAA | #2 | Jeremy Pena, SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.371 | 2B (4), 3B (3), HR (9), BB (7), |
| HOU | AAA | #3 | Pedro Leon, SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.237 | BB (34), |
| HOU | MAJ | #8 | Jake Meyers, OF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.319 | BB (34), SB (13), |
| KC | AAA | #1 | Bobby Witt, SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.299 | 2B (35), |
| KC | AAA | #4 | Nick Pratto, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.261 | |
| KC | AAA | #6 | M.J. Melendez, C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.280 | HR (38), |
| KC | AAA | #24 | Lucius Fox, SS | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.223 | 2B (11), BB (33), SB (18), |
| LAA | MAJ | #2 | Brandon Marsh, OF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.267 | BB (36), |
| LAA | AAA | #27 | Michael Stefanic, OF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.342 | |
| LAD | AAA | #23 | Zach Reks, OF | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0.276 | 2 2B (24), HR (17), |
| MIA | AAA | #16 | Peyton Burdick, OF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.231 | 2B (19), |
| MIA | AAA | #17 | Monte Harrison, OF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.237 | 2 BB (32), SB (25), |
| MIL | AAA | #2 | Brice Turang, SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.257 | 2 BB (55), |
| MIL | AAA | #12 | Mario Feliciano, SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0.233 | HR (3), |
| MIN | AAA | #8 | Jose Miranda, 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.337 | E (12), |
| MIN | MAJ | #11 | Nick Gordon, OF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.273 | HR (7), |
| MIN | AAA | #15 | Gilberto Celestino, OF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.255 | |
| MIN | MAJ | #19 | Brent Rooker, OF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.230 | 2B (18), BB (52), |
| OAK | AAA | #3 | Nick Allen, SS | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.280 | 2B (14), |
| OAK | AAA | #7 | Luis Barrera, OF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.264 | HR (4), BB (37), |
| PHI | AAA | #3 | Bryson Stott, SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.304 | BB (60), |
| PHI | AAA | #8 | Rafael Marchan, C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.216 | 2 BB (26), |
| PHI | MAJ | #10 | Matt Vierling, OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.282 | BB (39), |
| PHI | AAA | #11 | Simon Muzziotti, OF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.314 | |
| PHI | AAA | #13 | Mickey Moniak, OF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.237 | BB (34), |
| PIT | AAA | #1 | Oneil Cruz, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.290 | |
| PIT | AAA | #20 | Cal Mitchell, OF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.278 | |
| PIT | AAA | #23 | Rodolfo Castro, 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.237 | 2 HR (19), |
| PIT | AAA | #29 | Canaan Smith-Njigba, OF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.269 | |
| SEA | MAJ | #5 | Cal Raleigh, C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.261 | 2B (32), HR (11), |
| SEA | R | #14 | Starlin Aguilar, 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.241 | 2B (7), BB (18), |
| SEA | AAA | #25 | Luis Liberato, OF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.265 | 3B (4), SB (3), |
| SEA | AAA | #27 | Donnie Walton, UTL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.287 | BB (37), |
| SEA | R | #30 | Gabriel Gonzalez, OF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.275 | CS (1), |
| SF | AAA | #3 | Heliot Ramos, OF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.247 | |
| STL | AAA | #3 | Nolan Gorman, 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.285 | 2B (19), |
| STL | AAA | #13 | Justin Williams, OF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.181 | HR (8), |
| STL | AAA | #15 | Brendan Donovan, 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.312 | BB (49), |
| STL | AAA | #18 | Alec Burleson, OF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.273 | |
| STL | AAA | #27 | Nick Plummer, OF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.276 | |
| TB | AAA | #2 | Vidal Brujan, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.254 | |
| TB | AAA | #2 | Vidal Brujan, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.254 | E (10), |
| TB | AAA | #5 | Josh Lowe, OF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.296 | 2B (27), |
| TB | AAA | #5 | Josh Lowe, OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.296 | 2 BB (56), |
| TB | AAA | #28 | Miles Mastrobuoni, UTL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.307 | 2 2B (24), |
| TEX | AAA | #2 | Josh Jung, 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.314 | HR (16), 2 BB (28), |
| TEX | AAA | #9 | Sam Huff, C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.243 | 2B (8), |
| TEX | R | #13 | Bayron Lora, OF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.284 | |
| TEX | AAA | #27 | Steele Walker, OF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.250 | |
| TOR | AAA | #7 | Otto Lopez, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.317 | E (10), |
| TOR | R | #10 | Manuel Beltre, SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.260 | |
| TOR | R | #13 | Yhoangel Aponte, OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.203 | 2 BB (13), |
| WAS | MAJ | #1 | Keibert Ruiz, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.301 | 2B (27), |
| WAS | AAA | #14 | Donovan Casey, OF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.279 | |
| WAS | AAA | #23 | Tres Barrera, C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.224 |
PITCHERS
| ORG | CLASS | RANK | PLAYER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | NOTES |
| ATL | AAA | #14 | Bryce Elder, RHP | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.76 | L (11-5) |
| ATL | AAA | #20 | Daysbel Hernandez, RHP | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.66 | |
| BAL | MAJ | #9 | Michael Baumann, RHP | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.28 | |
| BAL | AAA | #13 | Kevin Smith, LHP | 2.1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4.57 | |
| BAL | MAJ | #27 | Zac Lowther, LHP | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6.57 | W (1-8) |
| BOS | AAA | #22 | Kutter Crawford, RHP | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4.55 | W (6-7) |
| CIN | AAA | #28 | Riley O’Brien, RHP | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4.55 | |
| COL | AAA | #30 | Ben Bowden, LHP | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.28 | |
| LAA | MAJ | #30 | Austin Warren, RHP | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.73 | W (4-3) |
| MIL | MAJ | #8 | Aaron Ashby, LHP | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4.04 | L (8-5) |
| OAK | AAA | #24 | Brady Feigl, RHP | 2.1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4.71 | L (8-9) |
| PHI | MAJ | #24 | Bailey Falter, LHP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.47 | |
| SEA | AAA | #19 | Wyatt Mills, RHP | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.01 | L (4-2) |
| SEA | MAJ | #26 | Yohan Ramirez, RHP | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.89 | |
| SF | AAA | #17 | Sam Long, LHP | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.76 | |
| STL | AAA | #12 | Angel Rondon, RHP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.46 | |
| TB | AAA | #19 | Tommy Romero, RHP | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2.23 | W (7-1) |
| TEX | AAA | #3 | Cole Winn, RHP | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.61 | |
| TEX | MAJ | #12 | Glenn Otto, RHP | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4.08 | L (9-7) |
| TOR | MAJ | #21 | Thomas Hatch, RHP | 1.2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4.38 | L (2-7) |
| WAS | MAJ | #10 | Mason Thompson, RHP | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 |
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