Baseball America Spring Training Prospect Report — March 11, 2020

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Tuesday’s Stars

Ian Anderson, RHP, Braves — The next in the Braves’ endless wave of young arms, Anderson reached Triple-A last season and is knocking on the door to the majors this year. The Braves No. 3 prospect tossed three perfect innings in his start against the Orioles on Tuesday. He induced three groundouts, two popups, two flyouts and two strikeouts in the dominant effort, lowering his Grapefruit League ERA to 1.59.

Logan Gilbert, RHP, Mariners — The Mariners’ top pitching prospect continues to open eyes in the Cactus League. Gilbert pitched two perfect innings with three strikeouts in his start against the Angels, including strikeouts of Shohei Ohtani and Jo Adell. The No. 59 prospect on the BA Top 100 hasn’t allowed a run in either of his two starts this spring.

Santiago Espinal, SS, Blue Jays — The Blue Jays No. 21 prospect delivered a pinch-hit, tiebreaking two run homer in the top of the ninth inning against the Yankees and now has a hit in three consecutive games. Espinal, who was acquired from the Red Sox for Steve Pearce in 2018, is batting .350 with a 1.259 OPS in Grapefruit League play and is showing he can be an option for Toronto this season after reaching Triple-A last year.

Nico Hoerner, 2B, Cubs — Hoerner went 2-for-2 with a walk and two runs scored in the Cubs’ 16-3 win over the Giants. The Cubs’ No. 2 prospect is in the mix for the starting second base job and is making a strong case with a .310 batting average and .842 OPS in the Cactus League.

Foster Griffin, LHP, Royals — After struggling at the start of spring training, the 2014 first-rounder has rebounded with two straight scoreless appearances. Griffin struck out four of the seven batters he faced Tuesday en route to pitching 1.2 scoreless innings of relief, including punchouts of Marcus SemienMatt Olson and Khris Davis.

HITTERS

TEAM CLASS PLAYER, POS AB R H BI AVG NOTES
ARI MAJ Fletcher, Dominic RF 1 0 0 0 .000  
ARI MAJ Perdomo, Geraldo SS 1 0 0 0 .000  
ARI MAJ Thomas, Alek CF 2 0 0 0 .000  
ATL MAJ Contreras, William PH-C 1 0 1 0 .500  
ATL MAJ Dean, Justin CF 1 0 0 0 .000  
ATL MAJ Graffanino, AJ SS 1 0 0 0 .000  
ATL MAJ Harris, Trey PR-LF 1 0 1 0 .300 CS (1)
ATL MAJ Jackson, Alex C 2 0 0 0 .000  
ATL MAJ Pache, Cristian CF 3 1 1 3 .318 HR (2)
ATL MAJ Ramos, Jefrey LF 1 0 0 0 .333  
ATL MAJ Shewmake, Braden SS 0 0 0 0 .200  
ATL MAJ Waters, Drew CF 1 0 0 0 .235  
BAL MAJ Diaz, Yusniel PR-CF 1 1 1 1 .294 3B (2)
BAL MAJ Hays, Austin CF 3 0 1 0 .192  
BOS MAJ Duran, Jarren PH-DH 1 0 0 0 .118  
CHC MAJ Hoerner, Nico 2B 2 2 2 0 .360 BB (4), SB (1)
CHC MAJ Rivas, Alfonso 1B 1 1 0 0 .333 BB (3)
CIN MAJ Fairchild, Stuart CF 1 0 0 0 .053  
CIN MAJ Garcia, Jose SS 2 1 1 1 .250 HR (4)
CIN MAJ India, Jonathan 2B 1 0 1 0 .278  
CIN MAJ Isabel, Ibandel 1B 1 0 0 0 .333  
CIN MAJ Siani, Mike CF 1 0 0 1 .250 CS (1)
CIN MAJ Stephenson, Tyler C 1 0 1 0 .333  
COL MAJ Daza, Yonathan CF-LF 2 1 1 0 .500  
COL MAJ Fuentes, Josh 1B 2 0 0 0 .364  
COL MAJ Hilliard, Sam RF 2 0 0 0 .231  
COL MAJ Rodgers, Brendan PR-2B 1 0 1 1 .429  
CWS MAJ Adolfo, Micker PH-DH 1 0 0 0 .000  
CWS MAJ Basabe, Luis Alexander PR-CF 1 0 0 0 .182  
CWS MAJ Collins, Zack C 1 0 1 1 .353  
CWS MAJ Gonzalez, Luis RF 0 0 0 0 .429 BB (3)
CWS MAJ Mendick, Danny SS 1 1 0 0 .222 BB (2)
CWS MAJ Robert, Luis CF 3 0 0 0 .320  
CWS MAJ Sheets, Gavin PR-1B 0 0 0 1 .235  
CWS MAJ Vaughn, Andrew DH 2 0 0 0 .300 BB (3)
DET MAJ Azocar, Jose CF 1 0 0 0 .188  
DET MAJ Castro, Willi SS 1 0 1 1 .333 2B (3)
DET MAJ Clemens, Kody 2B 1 0 0 0 .364  
DET MAJ Rogers, Jake C 1 0 0 0 .429  
HOU MAJ Kessinger, Grae PR-3B 1 0 0 0 .000  
HOU MAJ Pena, Jeremy SS 1 0 1 0 .182  
HOU MAJ Stubbs, Garrett C 2 0 0 0 .400  
HOU MAJ Toro, Abraham 3B 3 0 1 0 .150  
KC MAJ Gutierrez, Kelvin DH 4 0 0 0 .200  
KC MAJ Guzman, Jeison SS 0 1 0 0 .143 BB (2), SB (1)
KC MAJ Heath, Nick LF 3 1 1 0 .143 BB (2), 2 SB (2)
KC MAJ Isbel, Kyle LF 1 0 0 0 .217  
KC MAJ Lee, Khalil RF 4 0 0 0 .185  
KC MAJ Melendez, M.J. C 3 0 0 0 .167  
LAA MAJ Adams, Jordyn CF 1 0 0 0 .125  
LAA MAJ Adell, Jo CF 3 0 0 0 .211  
LAA MAJ Martinez, Orlando PR-LF 0 1 0 0 .125  
LAA MAJ Soto, Livan 2B 1 0 0 0 .200 SB (1)
LAA MAJ Walsh, Jared 1B 3 0 0 0 .158  
MIA MAJ Harrison, Monte CF 0 1 0 0 .308 BB (5), SB (4)
MIA MAJ Miller, Brian PH-DH 1 0 0 0 .200  
MIL MAJ Gray, Joe RF 1 0 0 1 .667  
MIN MAJ Kirilloff, Alex 1B 3 0 1 0 .471 2B (2)
MIN MAJ Larnach, Trevor DH 2 0 0 0 .333 BB (3)
MIN MAJ Lewis, Royce SS 3 1 1 1 .217 HR (2)
MIN MAJ Rooker, Brent LF 3 0 2 0 .333  
MIN MAJ Wade, LaMonte RF 3 0 0 0 .267  
NYM MAJ Cortes, Carlos PH-DH 1 0 0 0 .000  
NYM MAJ Gimenez, Andres SS 2 1 0 0 .261 BB (2)
OAK MAJ Allen, Austin C 3 0 2 1 .407  
OAK MAJ Deichmann, Greg RF 4 0 1 0 .211  
OAK MAJ Heim, Jonah PH-DH 1 0 0 0 .273  
OAK MAJ Mateo, Jorge SS 1 0 0 0 .238  
OAK MAJ Reed, Buddy CF 1 0 0 0 .000  
PHI MAJ Howard, Spencer P 0 0 0 0  
PHI MAJ Moniak, Mickey CF 1 0 0 0 .333  
PIT MAJ Oliva, Jared LF 2 0 0 0 .227 BB (2)
SEA MAJ Fraley, Jake CF 3 1 1 0 .238 2B (2)
SEA MAJ Kelenic, Jarred LF 3 0 1 0 .208  
SEA MAJ Walton, Donnie PR-SS 0 0 0 0 .286  
SF MAJ Davis, Jaylin LF 2 1 1 0 .273 2B (3), BB (3)
SF MAJ Jimenez, Dany P 0 0 0 0  
STL MAJ Carlson, Dylan RF 3 0 0 0 .296  
STL MAJ Gorman, Nolan 3B 1 0 1 0 .200  
STL MAJ Knizner, Andrew DH 1 0 0 0 .211 BB (2)
STL MAJ Thomas, Lane PR 0 0 0 0 .261 SB (1)
TEX MAJ Apostel, Sherten 3B 1 1 1 0 .250 2B (3)
TEX MAJ Taveras, Leody CF 2 0 0 0 .353  
TOR MAJ Alford, Anthony CF 1 0 0 0 .158  
TOR MAJ Conine, Griffin RF 1 0 0 0 .167  
TOR MAJ Espinal, Santiago SS 1 1 1 2 .333 HR (2)
TOR MAJ McGuire, Reese C 2 0 1 1 .188  
TOR MAJ Smith, Kevin 2B 1 0 0 0 .150  
WAS MAJ Barrera, Tres C 0 0 0 0 .000  
WAS MAJ Garcia, Luis 2B 0 0 0 0 .438 BB (1)
WAS MAJ Kieboom, Carter 3B 3 0 0 0 .250  

PITCHERS

TEAM CLASS PLAYER IP H R ER BB K ERA NOTES
ATL MAJ Anderson, Ian 3 0 0 0 0 2 1.59  
ATL MAJ Davidson, Tucker 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.42  
BAL MAJ Akin, Keegan 3 4 3 3 1 4 7.45  
BAL MAJ Tate, Dillon 2 1 0 0 0 2 5.4 W (1-0)
CIN MAJ Lodolo, Nick 1 2 2 2 0 2 18  
CWS MAJ Heuer, Codi 0.2 3 2 2 1 0 3.86  
CWS MAJ Kopech, Michael 1 0 0 0 0 1 0  
HOU MAJ Abreu, Bryan 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0  
HOU MAJ Ivey, Tyler 1 0 0 0 0 2 0  
HOU MAJ Javier, Cristian 1 4 3 0 0 1 3 L (0-1)
KC MAJ Griffin, Foster 1.2 2 1 0 0 4 0  
KC MAJ Lovelady, Richard 1 0 0 0 0 3 0  
MIA MAJ Sharp, Sterling 2 0 0 0 1 2 1.13  
PHI MAJ Howard, Spencer 1 2 0 0 0 1 0  
SEA MAJ Delaplane, Sam 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 Sv (1)
SEA MAJ Gilbert, Logan 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 W (1-0)
SEA MAJ Misiewicz, Anthony 2 2 1 1 0 2 8.31  
SF MAJ Jimenez, Dany 2 1 1 1 1 1 3  
STL MAJ Fernandez, Junior 0.2 1 2 2 3 0 4.5  
STL MAJ Oviedo, Johan 1 2 1 1 0 3 3.18  
STL MAJ Woodford, Jake 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.75  
TOR MAJ Yamaguchi, Shun 3 2 1 1 1 2 9  
WAS MAJ Bourque, James 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 3.38  
WAS MAJ Braymer, Ben 2.1 6 2 2 0 2 6  

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