Spring Training MLB Prospect Report—March 31, 2021

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Arizona Diamondbacks 

—No. 9 prospect Pavin Smith hit his fifth double of the spring against the Indians, raising his average to .283 in 60 at-bats.

—No. 25 prospect J.B. Bukauskas turned in his eighth consecutive scoreless appearance to close out the spring. The 24-year-old righthander struck out 14, issued no walks and allowed three hits in 7.2 innings. 

Atlanta Braves

—No. 1 prospect Cristian Pache collected an RBI double, scored, stole a base and made a nifty diving, backhand catch against the Red Sox. The 22-year-old outfielder this spring hit .184/.289/.289 with three RBIs in 38 at-bats.

 

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Boston Red Sox

—No. 5 prospect Jarren Duran had another impressive showing, hitting a solo home run, collecting his sixth double and scoring twice against the Braves. The 2018 seventh-rounder from Long Beach State this spring hit .340 with three home runs in 47 at-bats.

 

 

 

Chicago White Sox

—No. 1 prospect Andrew Vaughn collected his sixth RBI of the spring on a sacrifice fly and singled against the Rockies. The 22-year-old first baseman finished Cactus League play with a .279/375/.459 slash line and two home runs in 61 at-bats.

Detroit Tigers

—No. 3 prospect Casey Mize turned in his longest Grapefruit League start of 2021 against the Rays. The 23-year-old righthander pitched 4.2 innings, allowing two runs on five hits and a walk and striking out six. Mize finished the spring with 27 strikeouts in 18.2 innings, but allowed 15 runs (7.23 ERA) in that span.

Pittsburgh Pirates

—No. 1 prospect Ke’Bryan Hayes rounded out the spring circuit with a first-inning solo home run against the Blue Jays. The 24-year-old third baseman this spring led all hitters in average (.431) and was third in OPS (1.208).

—No. 16 prospect JT Brubaker turned in his best start of the spring, allowing a run on a hit and two walks while striking out four in five innings. 

BATTERS

TEAM CLASS RANK PLAYER, POS AB R H BI AVG NOTES
ARI MAJ #19 Jake McCarthy LF-1B 1 0 1 2 .200 BB (4), SB (1)
ARI MAJ #9 Pavin Smith RF 3 0 1 0 .291 2B (5)
ATL MAJ #6 William Contreras PH 1 0 1 1 .350 2B (3)
ATL MAJ #17 Alex Jackson PH-C 1 0 1 0 .222 2B (2)
ATL MAJ #1 Cristian Pache CF 1 2 1 1 .206 2B (2), 2 BB (5), SB (1)
BOS MAJ #1 Triston Casas 1B 0 0 0 0 .000 BB (2)
BOS MAJ #3 Bobby Dalbec 1B 2 0 0 0 .302  
BOS MAJ #2 Jeter Downs SS 2 0 0 0 .278  
BOS MAJ #5 Jarren Duran CF 2 2 2 1 .300 2B (5), HR (3)
BOS MAJ #7 Gilberto Jimenez PR-DH 0 0 0 0 .167 BB (3)
CLE MAJ #30 Yu Chang 2B-1B 1 0 0 0 .282  
CLE MAJ #4 Tyler Freeman SS 0 0 0 0 .478  
CLE MAJ #3 Andres Gimenez SS 3 0 0 0 .267  
CLE MAJ #19 Owen Miller 2B 1 0 0 0 .351  
COL MAJ #10 Ryan Vilade LF 1 0 0 0 .281  
COL MAJ #7 Colton Welker 3B 0 0 0 0 .356  
CWS MAJ #25 Yolbert Sanchez PR 0 0 0 0  
CWS MAJ #1 Andrew Vaughn LF 2 0 1 1 .268  
DET MAJ #8 Daz Cameron PR-CF 0 0 0 0 .091  
DET MAJ #5 Riley Greene PR-LF-RF 1 0 0 0 .261  
DET MAJ #13 Parker Meadows PH 1 0 0 0 .000  
DET MAJ #6 Isaac Paredes 2B 0 0 0 0 .143  
DET MAJ #30 Zack Short SS 1 0 0 0 .263  
LAD MAJ #3 Michael Busch 2B 1 0 0 0 .154  
LAD MAJ #11 Zach McKinstry 2B-SS 1 0 0 0 .314  
LAD MAJ #14 DJ Peters CF 1 0 0 0 .273  
LAD MAJ #26 Luke Raley 1B 1 0 0 0 .063  
LAD MAJ #30 Zach Reks LF 1 0 1 0 .263  
LAD MAJ #7 Edwin Rios 3B 1 0 0 0 .120  
LAD MAJ #1 Keibert Ruiz PH-DH 0 0 0 0 .833 BB (1)
MIL MAJ #2 Garrett Mitchell PH-LF 1 0 0 0 .357  
MIL MAJ #25 Corey Ray CF 2 0 0 0 .136  
MIL MAJ #1 Brice Turang PR-2B-SS 2 1 0 0 .167  
MIN MAJ #4 Ryan Jeffers C 1 0 0 0 .250  
MIN MAJ #3 Trevor Larnach PH-DH 1 0 0 0 .286  
MIN MAJ #12 Brent Rooker RF 1 0 0 0 .229  
PIT MAJ #29 Rodolfo Castro 3B 0 0 0 0 .143  
PIT MAJ #1 Ke’Bryan Hayes 3B 2 1 1 1 .422 HR (2)
PIT MAJ #21 Mason Martin 1B 0 0 0 0 .200  
PIT MAJ #25 Cal Mitchell RF 0 0 0 0 .000  
PIT MAJ #5 Liover Peguero SS 1 0 0 0 .400  
PIT MAJ #27 Canaan Smith LF 1 0 0 0 .000  
TB MAJ #2 Randy Arozarena RF 1 0 0 0 .237  
TB MAJ #8 Xavier Edwards 2B 2 1 1 0 .333 SB (3)
TB MAJ #1 Wander Franco PH-3B 1 1 0 0 .267 BB (1)
TB MAJ #22 Moises Gomez PH-RF 2 0 1 1 .370  
TB MAJ #26 Blake Hunt PR-DH 0 1 0 0 .300 BB (1)
TEX MAJ #8 Jonah Heim C 3 0 0 0 .167  
TEX MAJ #3 Leody Taveras CF 1 0 0 0 .222  
TEX MAJ #10 Anderson Tejeda SS 3 0 0 0 .348  


PITCHERS

TEAM CLASS RANK PLAYER IP H R ER BB K ERA NOTES
ARI MAJ #25 J.B. Bukauskas 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 Sv (1)
CLE MAJ #15 Emmanuel Clase 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3.68  
DET MAJ #4 Matt Manning 1.0 1 2 2 2 1 5.00  
DET MAJ #3 Casey Mize 4.2 5 2 2 1 6 6.00 L (1-2)
LAD MAJ #15 Victor Gonzalez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00  
LAD MAJ #28 Andre Jackson 0.1 3 3 2 1 0 7.71  
LAD MAJ #16 Mitchell White 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 4.50  
MIL MAJ #29 Phil Bickford 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 1.93  
MIL MAJ #13 Drew Rasmussen 0.2 1 1 1 0 2 4.00  
PIT MAJ #16 JT Brubaker 5.0 1 1 1 2 4 5.40  

 

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