Baseball America Prospect Report—April 5, 2021

Ian Anderson, RHP, Braves — Anderson picked up the loss, but his first start of the season showed every sign that he’s ready to build on an excellent 2020. Anderson did give up a solo home run to Andrew Knapp, but that was the lone run he allowed while striking out seven in five innings of work. He also doubled, as he tried to jump start a Braves’ lineup that failed to score nearly enough runs in a sweep at the hands of the Phillies.

Michael King, RHP, Yankees — The Yankees’ No. 27 prospect made nine appearances with New York last year. He allowed runs in all but one of them, and he only recorded two outs in his lone scoreless appearance. On Sunday, King was much better than that. He entered the game in the fourth with the Yankees trailing 3-0. New York only scored one run, but King kept them in the game with six scoreless innings. Topping out at 96 mph, King’s first 2021 outing will likely ensure he gets many more.

Akil Baddoo, LF, Tigers — The first pitch of Baddoo’s first MLB at-bat landed in the seats beyond the left field wall. Detroit’s 2020 Rule 5 pick’s home run was one of only two hits the Tigers got all day against Cleveland.

Chas McCormick, LF, Astros — The Astros’ No. 11 prospect thrashed Oakland in a four-game season opening series, and McCormick picked up his first MLB home run along the way. His three-run home run in the sixth eliminated whatever drama remained in Houston’s 9-2 win.

Taylor Widener, RHP, D-Backs — Widener was sensational in his first MLB start. After working in relief in 2020, Widener kept the potent Padres lineup off balance for six innings on Sunday. He allowed a double to Eric Hosmer, a pair of singles and walked three, but he kept San Diego off the scoreboard to pick up his first major league win.

BATTERS

TEAM	CLASS	RANK	PLAYER, POS	AB	R	H	BI	AVG	NOTES
ARI	MAJ	#3	Geraldo Perdomo SS	3	0	0	0	.000	BB (1)
ARI	MAJ	#9	Pavin Smith RF	3	0	0	0	.222
ATL	MAJ	#1	Cristian Pache CF	3	0	0	0	.100
BAL	MAJ	#5	Ryan Mountcastle DH	4	1	1	1	.188	2 BB (2)
BOS	MAJ	#3	Bobby Dalbec 1B	4	0	0	0	.000
CIN	MAJ	#3	Jonathan India 2B	4	1	1	1	.455
CIN	MAJ	#4	Tyler Stephenson C	4	3	3	1	.571
CLE	MAJ	#30	Yu Chang 1B	4	1	2	2	.250	2B (1)
CLE	MAJ	#3	Andres Gimenez SS	0	0	0	0	.125
CWS	MAJ	#3	Nick Madrigal 2B	3	1	1	0	.273
DET	MAJ	#17	Akil Baddoo LF	3	1	1	1	.333	HR (1)
HOU	MAJ	#12	Chas McCormick LF	4	1	1	3	.286	HR (1)
KC	MAJ	#6	Kyle Isbel RF	4	0	0	0	.385	SB (1)
LAD	MAJ	#11	Zach McKinstry 2B	4	0	1	0	.429	2B (2)
LAD	MAJ	#7	Edwin Rios PH	1	0	0	0	.200
MIN	MAJ	#4	Ryan Jeffers PH	1	0	1	0	.250
MIN	MAJ	#12	Brent Rooker PH-LF	2	0	0	0	.000
SD	MAJ	#3	Luis Campusano C	4	0	0	0	.143
SD	MAJ	#8	Tucupita Marcano PH	1	0	0	0	.000
SD	MAJ	#15	Jorge Mateo PH	1	0	0	0	.375
STL	MAJ	#1	Dylan Carlson CF	2	0	0	0	.125
STL	MAJ	#8	Andrew Knizner PH-C	2	0	0	0	.000
STL	MAJ	#30	John Nogowski PH-1B	1	0	1	0	.500
STL	MAJ	#27	Edmundo Sosa PH-3B	1	0	0	0	.000
STL	MAJ	#15	Justin Williams RF	3	0	0	0	.000
TEX	MAJ	#8	Jonah Heim C	3	1	1	0	.333	2B (1), BB (1), SB (1)
TEX	MAJ	#3	Leody Taveras CF	3	1	0	0	.000	BB (1)
TOR	MAJ	#5	Alejandro Kirk C	3	0	0	0	.000	BB (1)

PITCHERS

TEAM	CLASS	RANK	PLAYER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA	NOTES
ATL	MAJ	#2	Ian Anderson	5.0	4	1	1	2	7	1.80
BAL	MAJ	#14	Bruce Zimmermann	6.0	4	3	3	1	5	4.50	W (1-0)
BOS	MAJ	#17	Garrett Whitlock	3.1	3	0	0	0	5	0.00
CIN	MAJ	#6	Tejay Antone	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0.00
CLE	MAJ	#15	Emmanuel Clase	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
CWS	MAJ	#15	Matt Foster	0.1	1	2	2	1	1	10.80
CWS	MAJ	#11	Codi Heuer	1.1	3	1	1	0	0	3.00
DET	MAJ	#2	Tarik Skubal	5.1	4	2	2	2	4	3.38
HOU	MAJ	#22	Brandon Bielak	4.2	0	0	0	0	4	0.00	W (1-0)
MIL	MAJ	#13	Drew Rasmussen	1.0	3	4	3	1	1	27.00
MIN	MAJ	#14	Jorge Alcala	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
MIN	MAJ	#20	Cody Stashak	1.0	1	1	1	1	2	4.50
NYY	MAJ	#25	Michael King	6.0	1	0	0	1	3	0.00