Baseball America Spring Training Prospect Report — March 2, 2020

Image credit: Brayan Rocchio (Photo by Bill Mitchell)

Sunday’s Stars

Brayan Rocchio, SS, Indians — Rocchio is a teenager who hasn’t played in full-season ball yet, but he certainly didn’t look overmatched in big league camp. Rocchio went 3-for-3 with an opposite-field home run, showing why he’s a strong candidate to jump into the Top 100 at some point.

George Valera, OF, Indians — Rocchio wasn’t the only 19-year-old who yet to make his full-season debut to play yesterday. Valera joined Rocchio in the starting lineup for the Indians’ split-squad game and showed off his combination of patience and power by hitting a home run and drawing two walks. Both Rocchio and Valera could be Top 100 prospects by the end of the year.

Nate Pearson, RHP, Blue Jays — Pearson came out firing his usual upper-90s fastballs, striking out three of the six batters he faced in two perfect innings. It’s possible the Blue Jays might keep Pearson in the minors to start the year to delay his service time, but he has a chance to be a frontline starter as soon as he gets to Toronto.

Oneil Cruz, SS, Pirates — When the 6-foot-7 Cruz is able to get his arms extended and barrel the ball, he is able to drive the ball with as much impact as nearly any hitter in the minors. That’s what happened yesterday, when Cruz went 1-for-2 with a home run drilled to the middle of the park.

Sam Huff, C, Rangers — Huff has 70 raw power on the 20-80 scale, an impact tool he showed off yesterday by hitting a home run that nearly cleared the batter’s eye in center field. The Rangers’ No. 2 prospect has the pure power to be a 30-homer threat, though he will have to improve his overaggressive offensive approach.

Kyle Wright, RHP, Braves — The Braves’ No. 4 prospect, Wright struck out five of the 10 batters he faced, allowing only one hit with no walks in three scoreless innings.

Jesus Luzardo, LHP, Athletics — The No. 9 prospect in baseball and the second-best lefthanded pitching prospect in the game, behind MacKenzie Gore of the Padres, Luzardo struck out three with no walks and one hit allowed in three scoreless innings. Durability is still a concern with Luzardo, but if he stays healthy, he’s a strong candidate to be in the mix for American League Rookie of the Year honors.

BATTERS

TEAM CLASS PLAYER, POS AB R H BI AVG NOTES
ATL MAJ Ball, Bryce 1B 2 0 0 0 .000  
ATL MAJ Dean, Justin CF 1 0 0 0 .000  
ATL MAJ Harris, Trey LF 1 0 0 0 .000  
ATL MAJ Jackson, Alex C 2 0 0 0 .000  
ATL MAJ Jenista, Greyson RF 0 1 0 0 .000 BB (1)
ATL MAJ Langeliers, Shea C 1 0 0 1 .400 BB (1)
ATL MAJ Shewmake, Braden SS 2 0 1 1 .333  
BAL MAJ McKenna, Ryan CF 1 0 0 0 .000  
BAL MAJ Mountcastle, Ryan LF 4 0 0 0 .154  
BAL MAJ Rutschman, Adley C 1 0 0 0 .000  
BAL MAJ Urias, Ramon 2B 2 0 0 0 .000  
BOS MAJ Downs, Jeter SS 2 0 1 0 .250  
CLE MAJ Bradley, Bobby 1B 0 1 0 0 .000 BB (1)
CLE MAJ Clement, Ernie PR-SS 2 0 2 2 .400  
COL MAJ Daza, Yonathan LF 1 1 1 0 .667  
COL MAJ Hilliard, Sam CF 2 0 0 0 .200  
COL MAJ Vilade, Ryan PR-DH 0 0 0 0 .200  
COL MAJ Welker, Colton PR-3B-1B 1 0 0 0 .000  
CWS MAJ Adolfo, Micker RF 2 0 0 0 .000  
CWS MAJ Basabe, Luis Alexander CF 1 0 0 0 .250  
CWS MAJ Collins, Zack C 0 0 0 0 .000 2 BB (3)
CWS MAJ Gonzalez, Luis LF 2 1 1 0 .200 BB (2)
CWS MAJ Madrigal, Nick 2B 4 1 1 1 .125  
CWS MAJ Rutherford, Blake LF 1 0 0 0 .000  
CWS MAJ Sheets, Gavin PR-1B 1 0 0 0 .500  
CWS MAJ Vaughn, Andrew 1B 4 0 1 1 .286  
DET MAJ Alcantara, Sergio 2B 2 2 2 0 .750 2B (1)
DET MAJ Azocar, Jose LF 1 1 0 0 .333 BB (1)
DET MAJ Cameron, Daz RF 2 0 0 0 .200  
DET MAJ Castro, Willi SS 2 0 0 0 .286  
DET MAJ Greene, Riley RF 1 2 1 1 1.000 BB (2)
DET MAJ Hill, Derek CF 2 1 1 1 .333  
KC MAJ Gutierrez, Kelvin 1B 0 0 0 0 .200 BB (1)
KC MAJ Guzman, Jeison 2B 1 0 1 0 .333  
KC MAJ Heath, Nick CF 1 0 0 0 .333  
KC MAJ Isbel, Kyle RF 4 0 0 0 .111  
KC MAJ Melendez, M.J. C 3 0 1 1 .500 2B (1)
LAA MAJ Adams, Jordyn CF 2 0 0 0 .000  
LAA MAJ Adell, Jo RF 3 0 0 0 .000  
LAA MAJ Jones, Jahmai 2B 1 1 1 1 .250 HR (1)
LAA MAJ Knowles, D’Shawn CF 2 0 1 0 .333  
LAA MAJ Martinez, Orlando LF 1 0 0 0 .000  
LAA MAJ Soto, Livan PR-SS 1 0 0 0 .000  
LAA MAJ Walsh, Jared PH-DH 2 0 0 0 .250  
MIA MAJ Chisholm, Jazz PR-SS 1 0 0 0 .667  
MIA MAJ Devers, Jose 2B 1 0 0 0 .000  
MIA MAJ Diaz, Lewin PR-1B 1 2 1 1 .400 2B (1)
MIA MAJ Harrison, Monte PH-DH 1 0 0 0 .167  
MIA MAJ Miller, Brian PR-RF 0 1 0 0 .200 BB (1)
MIN MAJ Lewis, Royce SS 2 1 1 2 .167 HR (1)
MIN MAJ Rooker, Brent LF 2 0 0 0 .200  
MIN MAJ Wade, LaMonte CF 1 1 1 0 .500 2B (2), BB (2), CS (1)
NYY MAJ Volpe, Anthony PH-DH 1 0 0 0 .000  
OAK MAJ Allen, Austin C 2 1 1 1 .222  
OAK MAJ Barrera, Luis LF 3 0 1 2 .273  
OAK MAJ Beck, Austin CF 3 0 0 0 .000  
OAK MAJ Brown, Seth 1B 3 1 2 4 .333 HR (1)
OAK MAJ Deichmann, Greg PR-RF 2 1 0 0 .200 BB (1)
OAK MAJ Eierman, Jeremy PR-2B 1 2 1 1 1.000 HR (1)
OAK MAJ Mateo, Jorge SS 3 0 0 0 .222  
OAK MAJ Neuse, Sheldon 2B 4 0 2 0 .500  
OAK MAJ Reed, Buddy CF 1 1 0 0 .000 BB (1)
PHI MAJ Grullon, Deivy PH-DH 1 0 0 0 .000  
PHI MAJ Maton, Nick 2B 1 0 0 1 .286 BB (1)
PHI MAJ Moniak, Mickey CF 0 0 0 0 .250 BB (1)
PIT MAJ Craig, Will 1B 2 0 0 0 .000  
PIT MAJ Cruz, Oneil SS 2 1 1 2 .333 HR (1)
PIT MAJ Kramer, Kevin 2B 2 0 0 0 .000  
PIT MAJ Martin, Mason PH-DH 0 0 0 0 .000 BB (1)
PIT MAJ Mitchell, Cal RF 2 0 1 0 .600  
PIT MAJ Oliva, Jared RF 3 0 1 0 .250  
PIT MAJ Sanchez, Lolo CF 2 2 1 1 .250 HR (1), SB (1)
STL MAJ Gorman, Nolan DH 4 0 1 0 .200 2B (1)
STL MAJ Knizner, Andrew C 3 0 0 0 .167  
STL MAJ Montero, Elehuris 3B 4 0 1 0 .125  
STL MAJ Sosa, Edmundo SS 1 0 0 0 .000  
STL MAJ Williams, Justin RF 3 0 0 0 .000 BB (1)
TB MAJ Arozarena, Randy RF 1 0 0 0 .750 BB (1)
TB MAJ Fox, Lucius SS 2 0 1 0 .500  
TB MAJ Tsutsugo, Yoshitomo LF 3 0 0 0 .250  
TOR MAJ Alford, Anthony LF 3 1 1 0 .250 3B (1)
TOR MAJ Kirk, Alejandro C 0 0 0 0 .500 BB (1)
TOR MAJ McGuire, Reese C 3 0 0 0 .000  
TOR MAJ Smith, Kevin SS 2 0 1 0 .333  

PITCHERS

TEAM CLASS CARD CODE IP H R ER BB K ERA GameTXT
ATL MAJ Weigel, Patrick 1 0 0 0 1 1 0.00  
ATL MAJ Wright, Kyle 3 1 0 0 0 5 0.00  
ATL MAJ Ynoa, Huascar 1 1 1 1 3 0 9.00  
BAL MAJ Lowther, Zac 1 1 0 0 1 0 15.43  
BOS MAJ Houck, Tanner 3 2 0 0 1 3 0.00  
CLE MAJ Hentges, Sam 0.2 3 4 4 2 1 54.00  
COL MAJ Doyle, Tommy 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 Sv (1)
COL MAJ Rolison, Ryan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.00  
CWS MAJ Heuer, Codi 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00  
DET MAJ Perez, Franklin 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.50  
HOU MAJ Bielak, Brandon 2 1 0 0 1 1 4.50  
HOU MAJ Paredes, Enoli 2 1 0 0 2 0 2.25  
HOU MAJ Rodriguez, Nivaldo 1 1 1 1 0 3 6.00 W (1-0)
KC MAJ Kowar, Jackson 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00  
KC MAJ Singer, Brady 0.2 3 3 3 3 1 40.50  
LAA MAJ Ball, Matt 1.2 4 3 3 2 1 16.20 L (0-1)
LAA MAJ Sandoval, Patrick 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.00  
MIA MAJ Guzman, Jorge 0.1 0 1 1 4 0 27.00  
MIA MAJ Holloway, Jordan 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.00  
NYM MAJ Smith, Kevin 0.2 2 2 2 2 0 13.50  
NYY MAJ Yajure, Miguel 1.1 2 3 3 1 4 20.25  
OAK MAJ Luzardo, Jesus 3 1 0 0 0 3 0.00 W (1-0)
PHI MAJ Jones, Damon 1 0 0 0 0 2 0.00  
PIT MAJ Burdi, Nick 1 1 1 1 0 2 9.00  
STL MAJ Fernandez, Junior 1 1 0 0 0 3 0.00  
STL MAJ Whitley, Kodi 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00  
TB MAJ Ryan, Joe 2 3 2 2 0 2 9.00 W (1-1)
TOR MAJ Pearson, Nate 2 0 0 0 0 3 0.00  

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