Prospect Report: Cubs and Rays Capture Titles, Norby Continues To Hit

Owen Caissie, OF, Cubs: Caissie connected for a three-run blast in the fourth inning of the deciding third game of the Midwest League Championship series to help South Bend capture the title over Lake County. Caissie finished the season with a .254/.349/.402 slash line with 11 home runs and 11 steals. After a rough first month that saw Caissie hit .122/.173/163, the outfielder performed well the remainder of the season. 

Austin Vernon, RHP, Rays: The Rays organization continues to dominate the minor league standings and collect league titles along the way. Rays affiliates made the Florida Complex League title game, won the Carolina League championship and last night Bowling Green secured the South Atlantic League title. Vernon, a 2021 11th-round pick, led the way, as the big-bodied righthander tossed 3.1 scoreless frames, striking out four batters along the way. The 6-foot-8 righthander wrapped up his season with a 9-4, 2.40 mark and 114 strikeouts to 41 walks across 78.2 innings. 

Connor Norby, 2B, Orioles: Pop quiz! Who leads the Orioles organization in home runs this season? If you guessed Anthony Santander, Gunnar Henderson or Adley Rutschman you’d be incorrect. The right answer is Connor Norby. The 2021 second-round pick has climbed the three highest levels of the minors in 2022, hitting a robust .278/.360/.523. Norby is part of the next wave of Orioles prospects that could contribute as early as next season for Baltimore. 

Colton Cowser, OF, Orioles: Cowser, like Norby, climbed three levels of the minors this season, finishing at Triple-A by season’s end. Cowser went 2-for-5 in Wednesday’s game, connecting for a monster blast that hit the roof of the restaurant located beyond the left field bleachers in Durham. Cowser has turned it on after a slow start at High-A Aberdeen to begin the season. 

Ezequiel Tovar, SS, Rockies: The shortstop went 2-for-4 for Albuquerque on Wednesday in what could be his final minor league game. Tovar was promoted to the big league club on Wednesday night and will join the Rockies this afternoon in Denver, marking a truly impressive rise by the shortstop, who began the 2021 season in Low-A. A standout defender with strong bat-to-ball skills and the bat speed to punish mistakes, Tovar is one of the most exciting middle infield prospects on both sides of the ball.

ORG CLASS RANK PLAYER AB R H RBI AVG NOTES
ARI MAJ #1 Corbin Carroll, OF 5 0 1 3 0.303 2B (28),
ARI MAJ #3 Alek Thomas, OF 4 0 0 0 0.244  
ARI MAJ #4 Geraldo Perdomo, SS 4 1 1 0 0.180  
ARI MAJ #15 Jake McCarthy, OF 3 2 0 0 0.318 BB (42), SB (30),
ARI AAA #16 Dominic Canzone, OF 4 0 0 0 0.298  
ARI MAJ #30 Emmanuel Rivera, 3B 3 0 1 1 0.248  
ARI AAA #33 Buddy Kennedy, 3B 2 0 0 0 0.255 2 BB (58),
ARI AAA #35 Dominic Fletcher, OF 4 1 1 2 0.311 HR (12), E (7),
ATL MAJ #1 Michael Harris, OF 4 0 2 0 0.307  
ATL MAJ #9 Vaughn Grissom, SS 3 0 1 0 0.320 BB (46), CS (7),
ATL AAA #32 Justyn-Henry Malloy, 3B 4 0 1 0 0.290  
BAL MAJ #1 Adley Rutschman, C 5 1 1 2 0.260  
BAL MAJ #4 Gunnar Henderson, SS 5 0 2 1 0.302  
BAL AAA #5 Colton Cowser, OF 5 2 2 2 0.281 HR (17),
BAL AAA #6 Jordan Westburg, SS 5 1 1 0 0.265  
BAL MAJ #7 Kyle Stowers, OF 4 2 2 3 0.264 HR (21),
BAL AAA #12 Connor Norby, 2B 6 2 3 3 0.279 HR (27),
BAL MAJ #14 Terrin Vavra, 2B 2 1 1 0 0.301 2 BB (42),
BAL AAA #16 Joey Ortiz, SS 5 1 1 0 0.281 3B (5),
BAL AAA #38 Robert Neustrom, OF 5 0 0 0 0.232  
BOS MAJ #2 Triston Casas, 1B 3 0 0 0 0.260  
BOS AAA #4 Jarren Duran, OF 4 0 1 0 0.254 SB (21),
BOS AAA #27 Ronaldo Hernandez, C 4 0 0 0 0.257  
CHC AAA #1 Brennen Davis, OF 3 0 0 0 0.184 BB (23),
CHC AAA #20 Alexander Canario, OF 3 1 2 0 0.252 2 BB (53),
CHC MAJ #29 Christopher Morel, OF 3 1 0 0 0.247 BB (45),
CIN MAJ #22 T.J. Friedl, OF 3 1 0 0 0.267 BB (43),
CIN MAJ #26 Alejo Lopez, 2B 3 0 0 0 0.264  
CIN AAA #28 Mark Kolozsvary, C 3 1 0 0 0.168  
CLE AAA #3 Brayan Rocchio, SS 4 1 1 0 0.256  
CLE AAA #4 George Valera, SS 4 0 0 0 0.254  
CLE AAA #6 Nolan Jones, 3B 4 1 1 2 0.262 HR (9),
CLE AAA #16 Bryan Lavastida, C 4 1 1 0 0.203 E (5),
CLE MAJ #27 Steven Kwan, OF 5 2 3 1 0.295 HR (5), SB (16),
CLE MAJ #39 Will Brennan, OF 4 0 2 1 0.314  
COL MAJ #2 Michael Toglia, 1B 4 0 0 0 0.244  
COL AAA #7 Brenton Doyle, OF 4 2 2 1 0.249 HR (24),
COL MAJ #8 Elehuris Montero, 3B 2 1 1 1 0.286 HR (21),
COL AAA #9 Ezequiel Tovar, SS 4 0 2 0 0.316 E (8),
COL AAA #34 Willie MacIver, C 4 0 0 0 0.228  
CWS MAJ #15 Romy Gonzalez, SS 3 0 0 0 0.242  
CWS AAA #16 Yolbert Sanchez, 2B 4 1 1 0 0.292 SB (11), E (13),
CWS AAA #17 Lenyn Sosa, SS 3 0 2 0 0.299 BB (37), SB (3), CS (4),
CWS AAA #21 Blake Rutherford, OF 2 1 0 1 0.266 BB (20),
DET MAJ #1 Riley Greene, OF 4 0 0 0 0.250  
DET MAJ #2 Spencer Torkelson, 1B 3 0 0 0 0.214  
DET AAA #17 Kody Clemens, 2B 4 0 0 0 0.234  
DET AAA #30 Andre Lipcius, 3B 3 1 2 1 0.282  
DET AAA #33 Brendon Davis, 3B 4 0 1 0 0.232  
HOU MAJ #2 Jeremy Pena, SS 5 2 1 0 0.245 2B (19), SB (11),
HOU AAA #4 Pedro Leon, OF 4 0 0 0 0.236  
HOU AAA #5 Joe Perez, 3B 3 1 2 0 0.267 BB (28), E (11),
HOU AAA #36 Justin Dirden, OF 4 0 0 0 0.299  
HOU AAA #37 Corey Julks, 3B 4 1 2 2 0.273 HR (29),
HOU AAA #40 Scott Manea, C 3 0 0 0 0.198  
KC MAJ #1 Bobby Witt, SS 4 2 2 1 0.250 E (20),
KC MAJ #3 M.J. Melendez, C 4 1 1 1 0.212 HR (19),
KC AAA #4 Nick Pratto, 1B 3 1 2 0 0.220  
KC MAJ #10 Vinnie Pasquantino, 1B 3 0 1 0 0.274 2B (27), BB (68), E (2),
KC AAA #12 Nick Loftin, SS 2 1 0 0 0.250 E (14),
KC MAJ #15 Michael Massey, 2B 4 0 0 0 0.292  
KC AAA #28 Maikel Garcia, SS 2 0 0 0 0.289 BB (54),
KC AAA #32 Clay Dungan, SS 3 0 0 0 0.211  
KC MAJ #35 Nathan Eaton, 3B 3 1 2 0 0.283 SB (33),
LAA AAA #19 Orlando Martinez, OF 5 1 1 1 0.276  
LAA MAJ #21 Mickey Moniak, OF 2 0 0 0 0.250  
LAA MAJ #31 Livan Soto, SS 2 0 0 0 0.280 E (12),
LAA AAA #37 Monte Harrison, OF 2 2 1 0 0.230 3 BB (40), 3 SB (28),
LAD MAJ #3 Miguel Vargas, 3B 3 0 0 0 0.296  
LAD AAA #4 Michael Busch, 2B 5 0 1 0 0.277 2B (36),
LAD AAA #14 Jacob Amaya, SS 5 1 1 0 0.262 2B (20),
LAD AAA #15 James Outman, OF 3 0 1 0 0.299 2 BB (69),
LAD AAA #27 Devin Mann, 2B 1 0 0 0 0.267  
LAD AAA #38 Ryan Noda, 1B 2 1 0 1 0.259 3 BB (86),
LAD AAA #40 Drew Avans, OF 4 2 2 2 0.287 BB (57), 2 SB (36),
MIA MAJ #4 Jordan Groshans, SS 4 0 1 0 0.268  
MIA AAA #7 Peyton Burdick, OF 3 0 0 0 0.202  
MIA MAJ #10 JJ Bleday, OF 4 0 0 0 0.205  
MIA MAJ #21 Nick Fortes, C 4 1 2 2 0.251 2B (10), HR (11),
MIL AAA #2 Brice Turang, SS 4 1 2 1 0.285 2B (21), SB (33),
MIL AAA #3 Sal Frelick, OF 4 1 1 3 0.329 HR (10), BB (51),
MIL MAJ #4 Garrett Mitchell, OF 2 0 2 0 0.280  
MIL AAA #33 Esteury Ruiz, OF 4 1 0 0 0.322 2 BB (66),
MIN MAJ #5 Jose Miranda, 3B 4 0 0 0 0.265  
MIN MAJ #19 Gilberto Celestino, OF 4 0 1 0 0.238  
MIN MAJ #24 Matt Wallner, OF 4 0 2 2 0.279 2B (34),
MIN MAJ #28 Jermaine Palacios, SS 3 0 0 0 0.262  
NYM AAA #1 Francisco Alvarez, C 4 0 2 1 0.258 2B (21),
NYM AAA #7 Khalil Lee, OF 4 1 1 0 0.220  
NYM AAA #26 Jake Mangum, OF 5 1 1 1 0.299  
NYY AAA #1 Anthony Volpe, SS 5 0 0 0 0.247  
NYY MAJ #2 Oswald Peraza, SS 1 0 0 0 0.254  
NYY MAJ #8 Oswaldo Cabrera, 2B 4 2 2 5 0.252 2B (18), HR (11),
NYY AAA #20 Josh Breaux, C 4 0 1 0 0.213  
NYY AAA #34 Ben Rortvedt, C 4 1 2 1 0.224 HR (6),
OAK AAA #1 Tyler Soderstrom, C 4 0 1 1 0.263 2B (21),
OAK MAJ #3 Cristian Pache, OF 3 0 1 0 0.198  
OAK AAA #5 Zack Gelof, 3B 4 0 0 0 0.270  
OAK MAJ #6 Nick Allen, SS 3 0 0 0 0.233  
OAK AAA #7 Kevin Smith, SS 5 1 3 1 0.239 3B (3), HR (11), E (11),
OAK MAJ #19 Jordan Diaz, 1B 2 1 2 0 0.322 BB (29),
OAK AAA #24 Luis Barrera, OF 2 0 0 0 0.260 2 BB (34), SB (11),
OAK AAA #26 Cody Thomas, OF 4 0 0 0 0.231  
OAK MAJ #28 Jonah Bride, 1B 3 0 0 0 0.278  
OAK AAA #32 Mickey McDonald, OF 3 1 0 0 0.291 BB (38),
OAK MAJ #40 Dermis Garcia, 1B 4 0 0 0 0.255  
PHI MAJ #3 Bryson Stott, SS 4 0 0 0 0.243 E (6),
PHI MAJ #8 Matt Vierling, OF 5 0 5 1 0.251  
PHI AAA #9 Rafael Marchan, C 4 0 1 0 0.237  
PHI MAJ #20 Nick Maton, SS 2 0 0 0 0.269  
PIT MAJ #1 Oneil Cruz, SS 2 0 0 0 0.224 BB (52),
PIT AAA #7 Endy Rodriguez, C 4 1 3 4 0.325 2B (39),
PIT AAA #17 Malcom Nunez, 3B 3 1 2 1 0.264 HR (23), BB (66),
PIT MAJ #20 Rodolfo Castro, 2B 4 2 2 0 0.244 3B (6),
PIT MAJ #24 Jack Suwinski, OF 4 0 0 0 0.213  
PIT AAA #25 Ji-Hwan Bae, 2B 1 1 0 0 0.287 3 BB (48),
PIT AAA #31 Mason Martin, 1B 4 0 0 0 0.215  
PIT MAJ #32 Cal Mitchell, OF 2 0 0 0 0.288  
PIT AAA #35 Carter Bins, C 4 1 1 0 0.196 3B (4),
SD AAA #17 Eguy Rosario, 2B 2 1 0 0 0.284 2 BB (59),
SD MAJ #31 Jose Azocar, OF 3 0 1 0 0.294  
SD AAA #39 Taylor Kohlwey, 1B 3 1 2 1 0.297 3B (4), BB (62),
SEA MAJ #1 Julio Rodriguez, OF 4 0 2 0 0.279  
SEA AAA #27 Cade Marlowe, OF 4 1 2 1 0.288 2B (21), HR (21),
SF AAA #4 Heliot Ramos, OF 4 0 0 0 0.217 BB (40),
SF AAA #26 Ford Proctor, C 4 2 1 2 0.225 HR (12), BB (67),
SF AAA #33 Steele Walker, OF 4 0 2 1 0.245  
SF MAJ #33 David Villar, 3B 5 0 1 1 0.260  
SF AAA #39 Patrick Mazeika, C 5 1 3 0 0.237 2B (8),
STL AAA #2 Nolan Gorman, 3B 4 0 0 0 0.250  
STL AAA #5 Ivan Herrera, C 2 1 2 0 0.266 2 BB (36),
STL MAJ #9 Juan Yepez, 1B 3 0 1 0 0.264  
STL AAA #25 Delvin Perez, SS 4 0 0 0 0.226  
STL AAA #38 Luken Baker, 1B 3 2 2 1 0.234 BB (37),
STL AAA #40 Kramer Robertson, SS 5 0 0 0 0.235  
TB AAA #2 Josh Lowe, OF 4 0 0 0 0.275 BB (56),
TB AAA #3 Vidal Brujan, 2B 5 1 3 3 0.240 HR (7), CS (17),
TB MAJ #20 Jonathan Aranda, 2B 3 0 0 0 0.311 BB (50),
TB MAJ #22 Rene Pinto, C 4 0 1 0 0.242 2B (22),
TB AAA #37 Miles Mastrobuoni, 3B 3 1 2 1 0.299 2B (32), 2 BB (60),
TEX MAJ #2 Josh Jung, 3B 4 0 0 0 0.250  
TEX AAA #4 Ezequiel Duran, 2B 5 2 5 3 0.276 2B (42), 2 HR (20), SB (16),
TEX MAJ #9 Josh Smith, SS 4 1 1 2 0.251 HR (8),
TEX MAJ #11 Sam Huff, C 4 0 0 0 0.253  
TEX MAJ #32 Bubba Thompson, OF 3 0 1 0 0.292  
TOR AAA #6 Otto Lopez, 2B 4 0 3 0 0.281 BB (43),
TOR AAA #39 Addison Barger, SS 5 1 2 0 0.306  
WAS MAJ #1 CJ Abrams, SS 4 0 0 0 0.262  
WAS MAJ #25 Tres Barrera, C 4 0 2 0 0.248  
WAS MAJ #30 Josh Palacios, OF 1 1 0 0 0.281  
ORG CLASS RANK PLAYER IP H R ER BB K ERA NOTES
ARI AAA #23 Justin Martinez, RHP 2.0 1 1 0 0 3 3.18  
ATL AAA #2 Kyle Muller, LHP 6.0 8 5 5 2 9 3.80  
ATL MAJ #6 Bryce Elder, RHP 5.2 4 1 1 2 6 4.16  
BAL AAA #2 Grayson Rodriguez, RHP 3.2 6 3 3 3 7 2.70  
BOS MAJ #21 Connor Seabold, RHP 5.0 6 4 4 1 4 4.46 L (8-5)
CIN MAJ #25 Alexis Diaz, RHP 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1.83 Sv (8)
CIN MAJ #30 Reiver Sanmartin, LHP 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 6.69  
CIN AAA #34 Daniel Duarte, RHP 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00  
CLE AAA #26 Carlos Vargas, RHP 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 4.20  
CLE AAA #36 Hunter Gaddis, RHP 5.2 4 4 2 0 7 4.98 L (7-8)
COL MAJ #30 Gavin Hollowell, RHP 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 3.42  
CWS AAA #13 Jonathan Stiever, RHP 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00  
CWS AAA #26 Bennett Sousa, LHP 1.0 1 2 0 1 1 6.07 Sv (7)
CWS AAA #31 Kade McClure, RHP 3.0 0 0 0 0 4 5.20 W (4-4)
DET MAJ #21 Jason Foley, RHP 1.0 5 3 3 0 1 3.69  
HOU AAA #11 Shawn Dubin, RHP 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 4.18 W (3-4)
HOU AAA #28 Seth Martinez, RHP 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 2.47  
KC MAJ #19 Dylan Coleman, RHP 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 3.14  
KC AAA #20 Angel Zerpa, LHP 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 3.76  
KC AAA #24 Wyatt Mills, RHP 1.0 0 0 0 3 2 3.45  
KC MAJ #29 Collin Snider, RHP 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 6.23  
LAA MAJ #10 Tucker Davidson, LHP 5.0 5 3 3 0 3 5.41 L (5-14)
LAD AAA #2 Bobby Miller, RHP 2.2 1 1 1 3 4 4.05  
LAD MAJ #22 Justin Bruihl, LHP 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3.96  
LAD AAA #34 Nick Robertson, RHP 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 4.71  
MIN AAA #3 Jordan Balazovic, RHP 3.0 6 5 5 1 4 8.19 L (0-7)
NYM AAA #10 Jose Butto, RHP 7.0 2 0 0 1 11 3.92 W (7-6)
NYY MAJ #21 Ron Marinaccio, RHP 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 2.39  
NYY AAA #24 Stephen Ridings, RHP 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0.00  
NYY MAJ #30 Greg Weissert, RHP 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 2.62  
NYY AAA #31 Albert Abreu, RHP 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2.68  
NYY AAA #36 Matt Krook, LHP 3.0 3 0 0 2 0 4.20  
NYY AAA #37 Jhony Brito, RHP 1.2 3 2 2 0 0 2.95  
OAK MAJ #9 A.J. Puk, LHP 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 3.25  
OAK AAA #17 Brent Honeywell, RHP 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 7.88  
OAK AAA #30 Hogan Harris, LHP 4.1 1 2 2 2 3 3.71 L (1-4)
PHI AAA #12 Griff McGarry, RHP 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3.35  
PIT MAJ #4 Roansy Contreras, RHP 4.2 6 6 6 2 10 3.54 L (6-6)
PIT AAA #6 Quinn Priester, RHP 5.0 2 0 0 2 6 3.03 W (5-4)
PIT MAJ #17 Miguel Yajure, RHP 1.0 2 4 4 2 1 7.11  
SD MAJ #13 Robert Suarez, RHP 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00  
SD AAA #18 Reiss Knehr, RHP 2.2 7 6 6 2 2 6.55  
SD AAA #40 Tom Cosgrove, LHP 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 2.89  
SEA MAJ #10 Andres Munoz, RHP 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 2.59  
SF MAJ #39 Cole Waites, RHP 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 2.05  
STL AAA #19 Kodi Whitley, RHP 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 4.40 W (3-0)
TEX AAA #27 A.J. Alexy, RHP 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 6.34  
TOR AAA #2 Nate Pearson, RHP 1.1 0 0 0 1 4 2.08  
WAS AAA #4 MacKenzie Gore, LHP 4.0 4 1 1 1 4 3.90  
WAS AAA #21 Tommy Romero, RHP 3.0 4 2 2 3 2 3.54 W (10-6)
WAS AAA #36 Zach Brzykcy, RHP 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 1.83  

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