Prospect Report: Christopher Morel, Nelson Velazquez Go Yard For Cubs

Christopher Morel, 3B/2B, Cubs – Morel continues to be a bright spot in the Cubs rebuild. The 23-year-old rookie went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored to lead the Cubs to a 6-3 win over the Nationals on Monday. His home run off veteran Anibal Sanchez left his bat at 109.4 mph and traveled 399 feet into the left-center bleachers at Wrigley Field. Morel is now batting .263 with 10 home runs, 31 RBIs and nine stolen bases in 63 games this season and is firmly solidifying his place as a part of the Cubs future.

Nelson Velazquez, OF, Cubs – The Cubs other big midseason callup, Velazquez got the scoring started with a solo home run in the third inning of the Cubs win over the Nationals. He finished 3-for-4 and boosted his OPS to .796 on the season.

Jose Barrero, SS, Reds – Barrero missed the start of the season after having surgery to remove a broken hamate bone and struggled initially when he returned, but those struggles appear to be a thing of the past. After hitting the first two home runs of his career in the same game Aug. 6, Barrero added another multi-hit game by going 2-for-4 in the Reds 5-1 loss to the Mets. He also stole a base, his first of the season and third of his young career.

ORG CLASS RANK PLAYER AB R H RBI AVG NOTES
ARI MAJ #3 Alek Thomas, OF 4 0 1 0 0.260 CS (5),
ARI MAJ #4 Geraldo Perdomo, SS 3 2 1 0 0.192 SB (5),
ARI MAJ #15 Jake McCarthy, OF 2 0 0 0 0.315 BB (30), SB (17),
ARI MAJ #21 Seth Beer, 1B 3 0 1 0 0.232  
ATL R #26 Ambioris Tavarez, SS 5 0 1 0 0.316 SB (1),
BAL MAJ #1 Adley Rutschman, C 2 2 0 0 0.263 2 BB (44),
BOS R #20 Miguel Bleis, OF 5 0 3 2 0.315 2 2B (12), SB (14),
BOS R #38 Juan Chacon, OF 4 1 1 0 0.225 BB (12),
CHC R #14 Reggie Preciado, 3B 3 0 0 0 0.207 BB (10),
CHC MAJ #15 Nelson Velazquez, OF 4 1 3 1 0.237 HR (19),
CHC MAJ #29 Christopher Morel, OF 4 2 2 2 0.270 HR (17), E (10),
CHC R #38 Ismael Mena, OF 4 0 0 0 0.250  
CIN MAJ #1 Jose Barrero, SS 4 0 2 0 0.214 SB (6),
CIN R #23 Ariel Almonte, OF 3 0 2 1 0.296 E (5),
CIN R #29 Leonardo Balcazar, SS 3 0 1 1 0.318  
DET R #27 Abel Bastidas, SS 2 1 0 0 0.287 2 BB (19),
DET R #32 Danuerys De La Cruz, C 3 0 0 1 0.197  
HOU R #21 Dauri Lorenzo, SS 4 0 1 0 0.230  
LAD R #21 Rayne Doncon, SS 3 0 0 0 0.248 BB (8),
MIA R #19 Jordan McCants, SS 4 2 1 0 0.246 2B (6), BB (15), SB (4),
MIA R #28 Ronald Hernandez, C 1 1 1 1 0.263  
MIA R #30 Cristhian Rodriguez, SS 3 1 1 0 0.201  
MIL R #26 Gregory Barrios, SS 5 1 2 1 0.277  
MIL R #36 Luis Medina, OF 3 0 1 0 0.273  
MIL R #39 Jesus Parra, 3B 5 0 1 1 0.225 SB (3),
MIL R #40 Ernesto Martinez, 1B 3 1 1 1 0.214 HR (3),
NYM R #23 Vincent Perozo, C 2 1 1 2 0.225 HR (2),
OAK MAJ #6 Nick Allen, SS 3 0 0 0 0.239  
OAK R #22 Robert Puason, SS 4 1 1 0 0.218  
OAK R #26 Cody Thomas, OF 1 0 0 0 0.000 2 BB (2),
OAK MAJ #28 Jonah Bride, 1B 4 0 1 0 0.303  
OAK R #39 Carlos Amaya, C 4 0 0 0 0.241  
PHI R #13 Jordan Viars, OF 5 1 4 0 0.230 2B (5), SB (3),
PIT MAJ #1 Oneil Cruz, SS 3 0 0 0 0.220  
PIT R #3 Nick Gonzales, 2B 4 1 2 2 0.248 3B (1), SB (5),
PIT MAJ #27 Tucupita Marcano, 2B 3 0 0 0 0.291 BB (36),
PIT MAJ #32 Cal Mitchell, OF 2 0 0 0 0.275  
PIT R #40 Lolo Sanchez, OF 4 1 0 1 0.241 BB (27),
SEA R #18 Starlin Aguilar, 3B 3 0 0 0 0.289 E (4),
SEA R #22 George Feliz, OF 4 1 2 0 0.212 2 SB (7),
SEA R #31 Luis Bolivar, OF 3 0 0 0 0.178  
SF R #1 Marco Luciano, SS 3 1 1 2 0.289 2B (9), BB (16),
SF MAJ #2 Joey Bart, C 3 0 1 0 0.228 BB (21),
SF R #23 Diego Velasquez, SS 3 2 1 1 0.265  
STL R #33 Carlos Carmona, OF 4 1 1 0 0.266 3B (1),
TEX R #29 Danyer Cueva, SS 4 1 1 0 0.321  
TOR R #8 Manuel Beltre, SS 4 1 2 2 0.220 3B (1),
TOR R #23 Yhoangel Aponte, OF 4 0 0 0 0.252  
TOR R #25 Alex De Jesus, SS 3 1 1 2 0.269 HR (12),
WAS MAJ #1 Keibert Ruiz, C 4 0 1 0 0.246  
WAS R #24 Roismar Quintana, OF 4 1 1 2 0.308 HR (4),
WAS MAJ #30 Josh Palacios, OF 1 0 0 0 0.286  
ORG CLASS RANK PLAYER IP H R ER BB K ERA NOTES
ATL R #34 Adam Shoemaker, LHP 3.0 4 3 3 3 2 9.00 L (0-5)
BAL MAJ #37 Felix Bautista, RHP 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 1.96 Sv (5)
NYM R #22 Javier Atencio, LHP 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 2.12  
SEA MAJ #4 Matt Brash, RHP 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 4.75  
SEA R #16 Juan Then, RHP 1.0 2 1 0 0 2 0.00  
SEA MAJ #29 Penn Murfee, RHP 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 1.96  
SF MAJ #12 Camilo Doval, RHP 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 2.93 Sv (15)

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