Prospect Report: Nick Pratto Homers Twice

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Thursday’s Prospect Performers

Spencer Strider, RHP, Braves: Strider made a pretty strong declaration that he could be a valuable part of the Braves big league bullpen. Strider struck out five of the six batters he faced last night. He sat at 99 mph and touched 100.3 mph. In just 24 pitches, he got eight swings and misses (7 on his fastball and one on his slider).

Nick Pratto, 1B, Royals: Triple-A Omaha’s Wednesday game was rained out, so they played a doubleheader on Thursday. Pratto homered on both ends of the doubleheader.

His first was a shot to straight center field.

And his second went out to right field.

Bobby Witt Jr., 3B, Royals: Speaking of Royals prospects, Witt made his MLB debut on Opening Day. His first MLB hit was an eighth-inning RBI double that proved to be the game winner.

Hawkeye Standouts

Hitting: Padres/El Paso 1B Aderlin Rodriguez had a 116.1 mph exit velocity on a single–the best in Triple-A so far this season. Round Rock OF Bubba Thompson (Rangers) and C Sam Huff (Rangers) both had hits over 110 mph. Sugar Land CF Pedro Leon (Astros) had an 111 mph exit velocity on a single.

Pitching: Oklahoma City RHP  (Dodgers) generated an exceptional 25+ inches of induced vertical break on multiple fastballs.

Baserunning: Thompson continues to demonstrate his well-rounded toolset. In addition to having a 110 mph hit, Thompson posted sprint speeds of 30.8 and 30.5 feet per second while stealing two bases on Thursday. That 30.8 ft/second sprint speed is the third time he has posted that so far this year. Very few big leaguers posted sprint speeds better than that in 2021.

ORG CLASS RANK PLAYER AB R H RBI AVG NOTES
ARI AAA #3 Alek Thomas, OF 4 1 0 0 .231 BB (2),
ARI MAJ #4 Geraldo Perdomo, SS 2 0 0 0 .000 BB (1),
ARI MAJ #21 Seth Beer, 1B 4 1 2 3 .500 HR (1),
ATL AAA #5 Braden Shewmake, SS 4 0 0 0 .417  
ATL AAA #22 Greyson Jenista, 1B 4 1 2 1 .222 HR (1),
ATL AAA #28 Justin Dean, OF 3 0 1 0 .125 SB (1),
BAL AAA #14 Terrin Vavra, 2B 5 0 0 0 .154 E (1),
BAL AAA #19 Jahmai Jones, 2B 5 2 3 2 .462 HR (1),
BAL AAA #23 Yusniel Diaz, OF 5 2 2 4 .417 2 HR (2),
BAL AAA #38 Robert Neustrom, OF 5 0 1 0 .250  
BOS AAA #2 Triston Casas, 1B 4 0 0 0 .083  
BOS AAA #27 Ronaldo Hernandez, C 4 0 1 0 .125  
CIN AAA #22 T.J. Friedl, OF 2 1 0 0 .125 BB (3),
CIN AAA #26 Alejo Lopez, 2B 4 0 1 1 .200  
CLE MAJ #27 Steven Kwan, OF 2 0 1 0 .500 2 BB (2),
COL AAA #6 Ryan Vilade, OF 4 0 2 0 .200 BB (4),
COL AAA #8 Elehuris Montero, 3B 3 0 0 0 .273 2 BB (3),
COL AAA #14 Colton Welker, 3B 3 0 1 1 .333 BB (1), E (1),
DET AAA #7 Ryan Kreidler, SS 6 0 1 0 .385  
DET AAA #17 Kody Clemens, 2B 6 1 1 2 .333 HR (1),
DET AAA #36 Jacob Robson, OF 4 0 1 0 .273 BB (2), CS (1),
HOU AAA #1 Korey Lee, C 4 0 0 0 .091  
HOU MAJ #2 Jeremy Pena, SS 4 0 0 0 .000 E (1),
HOU AAA #4 Pedro Leon, OF 4 0 1 0 .417  
HOU AAA #37 Corey Julks, 3B 4 0 0 0 .250  
HOU AAA #40 Scott Manea, C 3 0 0 0 .000  
KC MAJ #1 Bobby Witt, 3B 4 1 1 1 .250 2B (1),
KC AAA #3 M.J. Melendez, C 3 0 0 0 .143 BB (2),
KC AAA #4 Nick Pratto, 1B 4 1 1 3 .250 HR (1), E (1),
KC AAA #4 Nick Pratto, 1B 4 1 2 3 .250 HR (2),
KC AAA #10 Vinnie Pasquantino, 1B 2 0 1 0 .300 BB (2),
KC AAA #10 Vinnie Pasquantino, 1B 4 2 2 1 .300 2B (1),
KC AAA #30 Emmanuel Rivera, 3B 1 0 0 0 .294 2 BB (2),
KC AAA #32 Clay Dungan, SS 3 1 0 0 .182 BB (1),
KC AAA #32 Clay Dungan, SS 3 1 0 0 .182 BB (2),
LAA AAA #22 Michael Stefanic, 2B 6 1 2 1 .333 SB (1),
LAA AAA #33 Brendon Davis, 3B 5 2 3 1 .417 2B (1),
LAA AAA #37 Monte Harrison, OF 4 2 1 0 .429 2B (1), BB (2), SB (1),
LAD AAA #3 Miguel Vargas, 3B 3 1 1 0 .143 BB (2),
LAD AAA #38 Ryan Noda, 1B 3 0 2 0 .300 BB (3),
MIA AAA #7 Peyton Burdick, OF 3 2 1 0 .200 BB (2),
MIA AAA #10 JJ Bleday, OF 4 0 0 0 .100  
MIA AAA #38 Bryson Brigman, 2B 3 1 2 3 .375 HR (1), BB (1),
MIN AAA #5 Jose Miranda, 3B 5 0 1 0 .200  
MIN AAA #28 Jermaine Palacios, SS 3 0 1 0 .182 BB (1), SB (1),
MIN AAA #39 Mark Contreras, OF 4 1 1 0 .250 BB (2), SB (2),
OAK AAA #2 Shea Langeliers, C 4 1 2 0 .364  
OAK AAA #6 Nick Allen, SS 4 1 2 0 .417 BB (2),
OAK AAA #24 Luis Barrera, OF 4 0 1 0 .500  
PIT AAA #1 Oneil Cruz, SS 3 1 1 0 .167 SB (1),
PIT AAA #15 Travis Swaggerty, OF 3 0 0 0 .125 BB (1), SB (1),
PIT MAJ #16 Diego Castillo, 2B 3 0 0 0 .000  
PIT AAA #20 Rodolfo Castro, 2B 2 1 2 1 .333 3B (1), SB (1),
PIT AAA #20 Rodolfo Castro, 2B 3 0 1 0 .333 2B (1), BB (1),
PIT AAA #25 Ji-Hwan Bae, 2B 4 1 1 1 .300  
PIT AAA #25 Ji-Hwan Bae, 2B 3 0 1 0 .300 2B (1), BB (2), SB (1),
PIT AAA #28 Canaan Smith-Njigba, OF 2 0 0 0 .333  
PIT AAA #28 Canaan Smith-Njigba, OF 3 1 1 0 .333 2B (1),
PIT AAA #31 Mason Martin, 1B 4 1 1 0 .364 2B (1),
PIT AAA #31 Mason Martin, 1B 3 0 1 1 .364 3B (1),
PIT AAA #32 Cal Mitchell, OF 2 1 1 1 .444 BB (1), 2 SB (2),
PIT AAA #32 Cal Mitchell, OF 3 0 2 1 .444 2B (1),
SD AAA #17 Eguy Rosario, 2B 4 0 0 1 .286 BB (2),
SD AAA #39 Taylor Kohlwey, 1B 3 0 1 2 .333 2B (1), 2 BB (4),
SEA AAA #23 Kevin Padlo, 3B 3 0 2 0 .200 2B (1), BB (2), SB (2),
SF AAA #4 Heliot Ramos, OF 4 1 1 2 .250 2B (1), BB (3),
SF AAA #24 Ricardo Genoves, C 3 0 0 0 .333 BB (3),
SF AAA #33 David Villar, 3B 3 1 1 2 .300 HR (2), BB (3),
STL AAA #2 Nolan Gorman, 3B 3 0 0 0 .000  
STL AAA #5 Ivan Herrera, C 4 0 0 1 .000  
STL AAA #9 Juan Yepez, 1B 4 0 0 0 .000  
STL AAA #10 Alec Burleson, OF 4 1 2 0 .429 2B (1),
STL AAA #13 Brendan Donovan, 2B 1 0 1 0 .333  
STL AAA #38 Luken Baker, 1B 4 1 2 0 .429  
STL AAA #40 Kramer Robertson, SS 2 0 0 0 .250 BB (2),
TB AAA #20 Jonathan Aranda, 2B 5 0 0 0 .286  
TB AAA #22 Rene Pinto, C 3 0 0 0 .000 BB (2),
TB AAA #26 Ford Proctor, C 4 0 3 1 .556 2B (1),
TB AAA #37 Miles Mastrobuoni, 3B 3 1 1 0 .167 2B (1), BB (1), CS (1),
TEX AAA #9 Josh Smith, SS 4 1 0 0 .000 BB (2),
TEX AAA #11 Sam Huff, C 4 0 1 2 .182 2B (1),
TEX AAA #28 Yohel Pozo, C 4 1 1 2 .182 2B (1),
TEX AAA #31 Davis Wendzel, 3B 4 0 1 1 .100 E (2),
TEX AAA #32 Bubba Thompson, OF 5 2 3 0 .308 2 SB (2),
WAS MAJ #1 Keibert Ruiz, C 4 0 2 0 .500 2B (1),
WAS AAA #16 Donovan Casey, OF 5 1 1 1 .231 3B (2),

 

ORG CLASS RANK PLAYER IP H R ER BB K ERA NOTES
ARI AAA #20 Tommy Henry, LHP 4.0 7 3 3 3 2 6.75  
ATL MAJ #3 Spencer Strider, RHP 2.0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00  
BAL AAA #25 Alex Wells, LHP 4.0 1 0 0 1 3 0.00  
BOS AAA #21 Connor Seabold, RHP 3.2 4 2 2 2 2 6.00  
CIN MAJ #17 Dauri Moreta, RHP 1.0 1 2 2 1 2 18.00  
COL AAA #20 Julian Fernandez, RHP 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 9.00  
CWS AAA #12 Jimmy Lambert, RHP 3.0 1 1 1 0 0 3.00  
HOU AAA #24 Jojanse Torres, RHP 0.2 3 5 5 2 2 67.50 L (0-1)
HOU AAA #27 Jonathan Bermudez, LHP 4.1 2 0 0 3 3 0.00  
KC AAA #13 Jon Heasley, RHP 3.0 2 1 1 1 4 3.00  
KC AAA #22 Austin Cox, LHP 4.0 8 5 4 0 4 9.00 L (0-1)
LAA MAJ #11 Austin Warren, RHP 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0.00  
LAA AAA #32 Jhonathan Diaz, LHP 4.0 3 1 1 3 4 2.25  
LAD AAA #9 Andre Jackson, RHP 3.0 0 0 0 4 1 0.00  
MIL MAJ #1 Aaron Ashby, LHP 1.2 3 1 1 1 1 9.00 L (0-1)
MIL AAA #28 Dylan File, RHP 4.0 5 3 3 1 5 6.75  
MIN AAA #15 Cole Sands, RHP 5.0 1 0 0 0 7 0.00  
SD MAJ #13 Robert Suarez, RHP 0.0 0 3 3 2 0   L (0-1)
SEA AAA #24 Wyatt Mills, RHP 1.1 3 2 2 1 0 18.00  
SF AAA #18 Kervin Castro, RHP 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0.00  
SF AAA #20 Sean Hjelle, RHP 3.2 0 0 0 1 5 0.00  
STL AAA #24 Jake Walsh, RHP 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0.00  
TB AAA #21 Tommy Romero, RHP 3.2 1 0 0 2 3 0.00  
TEX AAA #27 A.J. Alexy, RHP 3.0 3 3 3 3 5 9.00  
WAS AAA #2 Cade Cavalli, RHP 4.0 4 3 3 1 4 6.75  

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