Baseball America Spring Training Prospect Report — Feb. 26, 2020
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Tuesday’s Stars
Nate Pearson, RHP, Blue Jays — The Blue Jays’ top pitching prospect was electric in his spring training debut on Tuesday. The righthander with the 80-grade fastball (which has touched 104 mph) whiffed all three hitters he faced against the Yankees. His victims were all established major leaguers, too: Tyler Wade, Mike Tauchman and Miguel Andujar. After a season with a partially managed workload (he alternated between starts of two and five innings for the first half of 2019) the reins should come off this year. Pearson will likely start in Triple-A Buffalo but is poised to join Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette and Cavan Biggio as part of Toronto’s fantastic youth movement.
Jesus Luzardo, LHP, Athletics — Luzardo is going to be good. Like, really, really good. Though his 2019 was stymied by health issues, Luzardo still managed to make it to the big leagues and showed enough to earn a spot on Oakland’s playoff roster for the Wild Card Game against the Rays. The Florida high school product and former Nationals farmhand pairs a plus fastball with a double-plus changeup as his two primary weapons and rounds out his arsenal with an above-average curveball. He threw two scoreless innings on Tuesday.
Riley Greene, OF, Tigers — Detroit’s system is more than an arm farm. Greene, the Tigers’ first-rounder in 2019 out of high school in Florida, tore up the lower levels and made it all the way to low Class A West Michigan. He ranked No. 2 in the New York-Penn League and checked in as the No. 48 prospect in the initial 2020 Top 100. Greene has a chance to be a plus hitter with plus power and has started his inaugural Grapefruit League campaign by going 2-for-2 with two home runs. Now that’s what we’d call starting your season with a roar.
Jose Garcia, SS, Reds — One of the most intriguing risers in the Reds system in 2019, Garcia tore up the Florida State League relatively anonymously. The 21-year-old hit .280 with 37 doubles, which led the Florida State League and tied him for fifth in the minors. He socked two home runs on Tuesday against big leaguers Keynan Middleton and Cam Bedrosian. He’s an excellent defender as well, so if his bat continues to play he could rise even higher on the Reds’ Top 30.
BATTERS
| TEAM | CLASS | PLAYER | AB | R | H | BI | AVG | NOTES |
| ARI | MAJ | Perdomo, Geraldo SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | BB (1) |
| ARI | MAJ | Smith, Pavin LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | |
| ARI | MAJ | Varsho, Daulton C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| ATL | MAJ | Jenista, Greyson RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | |
| ATL | MAJ | Langeliers, Shea C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .500 | HR (1) |
| ATL | MAJ | Shewmake, Braden PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| BAL | MAJ | Bannon, Rylan 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .429 | HR (1) |
| BAL | MAJ | Hays, Austin CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| BAL | MAJ | McCoy, Mason SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | |
| BAL | MAJ | McKenna, Ryan CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | BB (1) |
| BAL | MAJ | Mountcastle, Ryan LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 | |
| BAL | MAJ | Rutschman, Adley C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| BAL | MAJ | Urias, Ramon 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| BOS | MAJ | Dalbec, Bobby 3B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .167 | BB (1) |
| CHC | MAJ | Amaya, Miguel C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | |
| CHC | MAJ | Short, Zack SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | 2 BB (3) |
| CIN | MAJ | Fairchild, Stuart LF-CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | |
| CIN | MAJ | Garcia, Jose SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .400 | 2 HR (2) |
| CIN | MAJ | India, Jonathan 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| CIN | MAJ | Stephenson, Tyler DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | |
| CLE | MAJ | Chang, Yu SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | BB (1) |
| CLE | MAJ | Clement, Ernie 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | |
| CLE | MAJ | Jones, Nolan PH-DH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 BB (2) |
| COL | MAJ | Daza, Yonathan RF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .429 | BB (1) |
| COL | MAJ | Fuentes, Josh 3B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .375 | |
| COL | MAJ | Hilliard, Sam PH-CF-RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 | 2B (1) |
| COL | MAJ | Vilade, Ryan PH-DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | BB (1) |
| COL | MAJ | Welker, Colton 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | 2 BB (4) |
| CWS | MAJ | Adolfo, Micker RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | BB (1) |
| CWS | MAJ | Basabe, Luis Alexander CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | |
| CWS | MAJ | Collins, Zack DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | BB (1) |
| CWS | MAJ | Gonzalez, Luis LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| CWS | MAJ | Madrigal, Nick 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | |
| CWS | MAJ | Mendick, Danny 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | |
| CWS | MAJ | Robert, Luis CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .200 | 3B (1) |
| CWS | MAJ | Rutherford, Blake RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| CWS | MAJ | Sheets, Gavin 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .400 | BB (1) |
| CWS | MAJ | Vaughn, Andrew 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | |
| DET | MAJ | Cameron, Daz PH-DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | |
| DET | MAJ | Castro, Willi PR-SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | |
| DET | MAJ | Greene, Riley PR-RF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.000 | HR (2), BB (3) |
| DET | MAJ | Hill, Derek PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | |
| HOU | MAJ | Kessinger, Grae 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | BB (1) |
| HOU | MAJ | Pena, Jeremy SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | 2B (1) |
| HOU | MAJ | Stubbs, Garrett C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | BB (1) |
| KC | MAJ | Guzman, Jeison SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| KC | MAJ | Hicklen, Brewer RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 2B (1) |
| KC | MAJ | Isbel, Kyle LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .200 | 3B (1) |
| LAA | MAJ | Adell, Jo CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | |
| LAA | MAJ | Jones, Jahmai PH-2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | |
| LAA | MAJ | Martinez, Orlando PR-LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| LAD | MAJ | Amaya, Jacob SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| LAD | MAJ | Estevez, Omar 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | |
| LAD | MAJ | Lux, Gavin 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | |
| LAD | MAJ | McKinstry, Zach 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | |
| LAD | MAJ | Peters, DJ CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | |
| LAD | MAJ | Raley, Luke DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | |
| LAD | MAJ | Rios, Edwin PR-3B-1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .125 | |
| MIA | MAJ | Chisholm, Jazz SS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 BB (3) |
| MIA | MAJ | Devers, Jose 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| MIA | MAJ | Diaz, Lewin 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | |
| MIA | MAJ | Encarnacion, Jerar PH-DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .500 | HR (2) |
| MIA | MAJ | Harrison, Monte RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | |
| MIA | MAJ | Mesa, Victor Victor LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | |
| MIA | MAJ | Miller, Brian RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | |
| MIL | MAJ | Feliciano, Mario C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | |
| MIL | MAJ | Henry, Payton C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | BB (1) |
| MIL | MAJ | Turang, Brice SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| MIN | MAJ | Blankenhorn, Travis 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| MIN | MAJ | Celestino, Gilberto CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | |
| MIN | MAJ | Jeffers, Ryan C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | |
| MIN | MAJ | Larnach, Trevor DH | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .333 | HR (1), BB (1), SB (1) |
| MIN | MAJ | Rooker, Brent RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | |
| MIN | MAJ | Wade, LaMonte LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | |
| NYM | MAJ | Brodey, Quinn RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | |
| NYM | MAJ | Gimenez, Andres SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | SB (1) |
| OAK | MAJ | Allen, Austin PH-C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .222 | HR (1) |
| OAK | MAJ | Barrera, Luis RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .417 | |
| OAK | MAJ | Bolt, Skye CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | |
| OAK | MAJ | Brown, Seth 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | |
| OAK | MAJ | Deichmann, Greg RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | |
| OAK | MAJ | Heim, Jonah PR-DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 | |
| OAK | MAJ | Neuse, Sheldon 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | BB (2) |
| PHI | MAJ | Bohm, Alec DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .571 | |
| PHI | MAJ | Gutierrez, Abrahan C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| PHI | MAJ | Guzman, Jonathan SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| PHI | MAJ | Maton, Nick 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | |
| PHI | MAJ | Moniak, Mickey LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | |
| PHI | MAJ | Muzziotti, Simon CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | BB (1) |
| PHI | MAJ | Nava, Andrick PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| PHI | MAJ | Ortiz, Jhailyn RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .333 | HR (1) |
| PIT | MAJ | Bae, Ji-Hwan SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 2B (1) |
| PIT | MAJ | Craig, Will 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | |
| PIT | MAJ | Kramer, Kevin 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| PIT | MAJ | Mitchell, Cal RF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| PIT | MAJ | Oliva, Jared CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | BB (1), SB (1) |
| PIT | MAJ | Sanchez, Lolo CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | |
| SD | MAJ | Arias, Gabriel SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
| SD | MAJ | Cronenworth, Jake DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| SD | MAJ | Miller, Owen PR-SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | |
| SD | MAJ | Olivares, Edward PR-RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .600 | CS (1) |
| SD | MAJ | Ona, Jorge LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | |
| SD | MAJ | Potts, Hudson PR-1B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .250 | 2B (1) |
| SD | MAJ | Trammell, Taylor CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | BB (1) |
| SEA | MAJ | Bishop, Braden CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| SEA | MAJ | Kelenic, Jarred RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| SEA | MAJ | Lewis, Kyle LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| SEA | MAJ | Siri, Jose PR-DH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| SEA | MAJ | Walton, Donnie SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | BB (1), SB (1) |
| SEA | MAJ | White, Evan DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 2B (1) |
| SF | MAJ | Bishop, Hunter PH-DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| SF | MAJ | Canario, Alexander RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| SF | MAJ | Ramos, Heliot CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| STL | MAJ | Carlson, Dylan RF-CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | BB (1) |
| STL | MAJ | Gorman, Nolan 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | |
| STL | MAJ | Herrera, Ivan PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| STL | MAJ | Montero, Elehuris 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| STL | MAJ | Williams, Justin RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| TB | MAJ | Arozarena, Randy RF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| TB | MAJ | Brujan, Vidal 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | 2B (1) |
| TB | MAJ | Walls, Taylor SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .143 | |
| TEX | MAJ | Apostel, Sherten DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | 2B (1) |
| TEX | MAJ | Huff, Sam C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| TEX | MAJ | Jung, Josh PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| TEX | MAJ | Taveras, Leody CF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | BB (3) |
| TOR | MAJ | Alford, Anthony CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | |
| TOR | MAJ | Conine, Griffin LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| TOR | MAJ | Espinal, Santiago SS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .750 | HR (1), CS (1) |
| TOR | MAJ | Lopez, Otto 2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 2 2B (2) |
| TOR | MAJ | McGuire, Reese C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| TOR | MAJ | Moreno, Gabriel PH-DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| TOR | MAJ | Smith, Kevin 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .200 | HR (1) |
| WAS | MAJ | Garcia, Luis SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | |
| WAS | MAJ | Kieboom, Carter 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | BB (2) |
| WAS | MAJ | Reetz, Jakson PR-C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | BB (2) |
PITCHERS
| TEAM | CLASS | PLAYER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | NOTES |
| ARI | MAJ | Duplantier, Jon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.00 | W (1-0) |
| ATL | MAJ | Wright, Kyle | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | |
| BAL | MAJ | Lowther, Zac | 1.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 27.00 | |
| BAL | MAJ | Tate, Dillon | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27.00 | |
| CHC | MAJ | Miller, Tyson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | |
| CLE | MAJ | Mejia, Jean Carlos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | |
| CLE | MAJ | Moss, Scott | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.00 | |
| COL | MAJ | Doyle, Tommy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 | |
| COL | MAJ | Rolison, Ryan | 1.2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 | |
| DET | MAJ | Funkhouser, Kyle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | W (1-0) |
| DET | MAJ | Garcia, Bryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| DET | MAJ | Perez, Franklin | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | |
| DET | MAJ | Richan, Paul | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| HOU | MAJ | Bielak, Brandon | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9.00 | |
| HOU | MAJ | Paredes, Enoli | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.50 | |
| HOU | MAJ | Rodriguez, Nivaldo | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | |
| KC | MAJ | Tillo, Daniel | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27.00 | |
| LAD | MAJ | Gonzalez, Victor | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 | L (0-1) |
| LAD | MAJ | Santana, Dennis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | |
| MIA | MAJ | Guzman, Jorge | 1.1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 27.00 | |
| MIA | MAJ | Holloway, Jordan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | W (1-0) |
| MIN | MAJ | Stashak, Cody | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| NYM | MAJ | Gilliam, Ryley | 0.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 27.00 | L (0-1) |
| NYM | MAJ | Smith, Kevin | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | |
| OAK | MAJ | Luzardo, Jesus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | |
| PHI | MAJ | Brogdon, Connor | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13.50 | |
| PHI | MAJ | Jones, Damon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.00 | |
| PHI | MAJ | Russ, Addison | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | |
| PIT | MAJ | Cederlind, Blake | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | |
| SEA | MAJ | Gerber, Joey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | W (1-0) |
| SEA | MAJ | Mills, Wyatt | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9.00 | |
| SEA | MAJ | Sheffield, Justus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | |
| STL | MAJ | Elledge, Seth | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18.00 | |
| STL | MAJ | Oviedo, Johan | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.40 | |
| TB | MAJ | Fairbanks, Peter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | |
| TEX | MAJ | Evans, DeMarcus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | |
| TEX | MAJ | Hearn, Taylor | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.00 | L (0-1) |
| TOR | MAJ | Diaz, Yennsy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | |
| TOR | MAJ | Murphy, Patrick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | |
| TOR | MAJ | Pearson, Nate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | |
| WAS | MAJ | Bourque, James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | |
| WAS | MAJ | German, Jhonatan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18.00 |
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