Baseball America Prospect Report—August 10, 2021
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Austin Allen, C, Triple-A Las Vegas (Athletics) – Few players in the minor leagues have been as hot as Allen since the calendar turned to August. The 27-year-old catcher went 4-for-5 with three home runs and five RBIs in Triple-A Las Vegas’ 14-5 win over Salt Lake. Allen hit a two-run homer in the third inning, a solo shot in the fifth and added a final two-run blast in the eighth. He is now 18-for-29 with five doubles and five home runs since August began.
Ryan Vilade, OF, Triple-A Albuquerque (Rockies) – Vilade struggled with the jump to Triple-A at the start of the year but has begun to hit his stride. Vilade hit .307 with an .804 OPS in July and is now batting .389 in August after going 1-for-4 with a home run, three RBIs and two runs scored in Triple-A Albuquerque’s 11-6 win over Oklahoma City. Traditionally a slow starter, Vilade has shown the ability to make midseason adjustments at every step of his career and is doing so again this season.
Michael Stefanic, 2B/SS, Triple-A Salt Lake (Angels) – The Angels have called up Reid Detmers, Jo Adell, Brandon Marsh and Chris Rodriguez from Salt Lake since the month began. Stefanic is making a strong case to join his former Bees teammates in Anaheim. The undrafted free agent signee went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs on Monday and is now batting .334/.405/.487 in 87 games between Double-A and Triple-A. Stefanic still needs to work on his lateral agility defensively, but his bat alone is pushing him closer and closer to the majors.
Jose Godoy, C, Triple-A Tacoma (Mariners) – Godoy made history earlier this season when he became exactly the 20,000th player to ever play in MLB. He returned to Triple-A Tacoma shortly after the feat and has been on a hot streak recently. He went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two RBIs and two runs scored in Tacoma’s 9-3 win over Reno. He is now 16-for-32 (.500) in his last seven games and has a hit in five straight.
HITTERS
| ORG | CLASS | RANK | PLAYER | AB | R | H | RBI | AVG | NOTES |
| ARI | AAA | #14 | Seth Beer, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.283 | BB (32), |
| ARI | AAA | #19 | Jake McCarthy, OF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.234 | |
| ARI | R | #20 | Wilderd Patino, OF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.136 | CS (2), |
| ARI | R | #26 | Jeferson Espinal, OF | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.251 | 2B (11), 3B (1), BB (22), 2 SB (13), E (6), |
| BAL | R | #28 | Coby Mayo, 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.400 | E (2), |
| CHC | R | #12 | Kevin Alcantara, OF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.383 | HR (2), |
| CHC | R | #15 | Ismael Mena, OF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.241 | CS (2), |
| CIN | MAJ | #3 | Jonathan India, 2B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.277 | 2B (18), BB (53), SB (8), |
| CIN | MAJ | #4 | Tyler Stephenson, C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.283 | |
| CIN | R | #8 | Rece Hinds, 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.239 | 3B (2), |
| CLE | MAJ | #3 | Andres Gimenez, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.255 | |
| CLE | MAJ | #19 | Owen Miller, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.248 | |
| COL | AAA | #7 | Colton Welker, 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.214 | 2B (2), |
| COL | AAA | #10 | Ryan Vilade, OF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.290 | HR (5), BB (25), |
| COL | R | #28 | Yanquiel Fernandez, OF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.500 | |
| CWS | R | #24 | Benyamin Bailey, OF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.165 | E (3), |
| HOU | R | #21 | Dauri Lorenzo, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.229 | |
| HOU | R | #27 | Richi Gonzalez, OF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.125 | HR (1), |
| KC | R | #7 | Erick Pena, OF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.136 | |
| KC | MAJ | #19 | Edward Olivares, OF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.306 | |
| LAA | R | #13 | Arol Vera, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.245 | |
| LAA | R | #18 | Adrian Placencia, SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.171 | BB (9), |
| LAA | R | #24 | David Calabrese, OF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.056 | |
| LAD | R | #4 | Kody Hoese, 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.174 | |
| LAD | AAA | #11 | Sheldon Neuse, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.254 | BB (23), E (6), |
| LAD | AAA | #19 | Omar Estevez, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.211 | |
| MIA | MAJ | #17 | Alex Jackson, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.232 | |
| MIA | R | #21 | Jose Salas, SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.385 | |
| MIA | R | #21 | Jose Salas, SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.385 | 2B (3), |
| MIL | R | #3 | Hedbert Perez, OF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.327 | HR (5), |
| MIL | R | #10 | Jeferson Quero, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.279 | BB (9), CS (2), |
| MIL | R | #11 | Eduardo Garcia, SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.265 | HR (2), |
| MIL | R | #19 | Luis Medina, OF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.186 | |
| MIL | R | #23 | Jheremy Vargas, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.283 | |
| MIN | MAJ | #3 | Trevor Larnach, OF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.231 | |
| MIN | MAJ | #4 | Ryan Jeffers, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.214 | |
| MIN | MAJ | #12 | Brent Rooker, OF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.225 | |
| MIN | R | #17 | Alerick Soularie, OF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.556 | 2B (1), |
| NYY | R | #13 | Alexander Vargas, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | |
| NYY | R | #21 | Raimfer Salinas, OF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.296 | E (2), |
| NYY | R | #22 | Antonio Gomez, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.320 | |
| OAK | AAA | #7 | Luis Barrera, OF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.224 | 3B (4), |
| OAK | AAA | #17 | Austin Allen, C | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0.322 | 3 HR (18), |
| OAK | AAA | #25 | Skye Bolt, OF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.311 | HR (7), |
| SD | AAA | #3 | Luis Campusano, C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.259 | 2 BB (29), |
| SD | AAA | #25 | Ivan Castillo, 2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.284 | 2B (9), |
| SEA | R | #19 | Milkar Perez, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.278 | |
| SF | AAA | #3 | Heliot Ramos, OF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.239 | BB (36), |
| SF | R | #6 | Hunter Bishop, OF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.120 | |
| SF | R | #17 | Aeverson Arteaga, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.297 | |
| SF | R | #25 | Adrian Sugastey, C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.314 | |
| SF | R | #30 | Alexander Suarez, OF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.328 | |
| TEX | AAA | #3 | Leody Taveras, OF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.231 | |
| TEX | R | #12 | Bayron Lora, OF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.250 | |
| TEX | AAA | #13 | Sherten Apostel, 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.250 | 2B (11), |
| TEX | AAA | #16 | Steele Walker, OF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.250 | SB (9), |
| TEX | R | #20 | Antonio Cabello, OF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.190 | HR (4), |
| TOR | R | #17 | Victor Mesia, C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.290 | 2B (2), |
| TOR | R | #18 | Rikelvin De Castro, SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.233 | 2B (3), BB (9), CS (1), E (4), |
| WAS | R | #26 | Andry Arias, OF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.133 | BB (3), |
PITCHERS
| ORG | CLASS | RANK | PLAYER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | NOTES |
| ARI | AAA | #16 | Jordan Weems, RHP | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9.45 | |
| ARI | AAA | #24 | Humberto Mejia, RHP | 4.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5.58 | L (4-8) |
| CLE | MAJ | #23 | Sam Hentges, LHP | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.59 | |
| COL | AAA | #12 | Ryan Castellani, RHP | 4.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6.99 | |
| CWS | MAJ | #4 | Garrett Crochet, LHP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.94 | |
| HOU | AAA | #22 | Brandon Bielak, RHP | 3.2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4.60 | |
| KC | MAJ | #15 | Carlos Hernandez, RHP | 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.98 | |
| KC | R | #25 | Scott Blewett, RHP | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.24 | |
| MIN | MAJ | #19 | Beau Burrows, RHP | 2.0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7.54 | L (2-2) |
| OAK | AAA | #3 | Daulton Jefferies, RHP | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5.01 | W (5-1) |
| SD | AAA | #17 | Sam McWilliams, RHP | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10.27 | |
| SF | AAA | #22 | Kervin Castro, RHP | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.27 | |
| TEX | R | #30 | Jose Corniell, RHP | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10.22 | |
| WAS | R | #5 | Andry Lara, RHP | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7.84 |
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