Baseball America Prospect Report — July 6, 2021
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Jarred Kelenic, OF, Triple-A Tacoma (Mariners) — Kelenic has quickly put to rest any worries that his rough major league debut would sidetrack him. The 21-year-old outfielder went 4 for 5 with two doubles, two runs scored and two RBIs to lead Triple-A Tacoma to a 15-7 rout of Reno on Monday night. After going 8-for-83 (.096) in his first stint in the majors, Kelenic went 0-for-8 in his first two games back with Tacoma. Since then, he’s batting .333 with seven doubles, seven home runs, 22 RBIs and as many walks (12) as strikeouts in his last 21 games.
Ryan Hartman, LHP, Triple-A Sugar Land (Astros) — The soft-tossing Hartman made his major league debut last week with 2.1 innings of relief against the Orioles. He returned to Triple-A Sugar Land and shined in his first outing back with the Skeeters, tossing five innings with one hit and one run allowed, one walk and five strikeouts to pick up the win against Round Rock. The 27-year-old won’t light up a radar gun with a fastball that sits in the upper-80s and tops out at 91, but he throws strikes, effectively works the edges of the zone and knows how to set hitters up. Despite his lack of velocity, he’s averaged 9.3 K/9 in his minor league career and has already shown he’s a major league option for the Astros.
Jake McCarthy, OF, Triple-A Reno (D-backs) — It’s been a tough year for McCarthy, but the former supplemental first-rounder at least had a good day Monday. The 23-year-old went 3 for 5 with a double, a home run and two runs scored for Triple-A Reno. The big day snapped an 0-for-11 slump and raised his average 54 points in one game. McCarthy is batting just .227/.319/.453 between Double-A Amarillo and Triple-A Reno this year—two hitter-friendly parks—and still has a ways to go to become a major leaguer, but his latest effort was at least a step in the right direction.
Michael Stefanic, 2B/3B, Triple-A Salt Lake (Angels) — A nondrafted free agent signing in 2018 out of Division III Westmont (Calif.), Stefanic is the stereotypical good ballplayer who keeps outperforming—and ultimately has a better career—than many toolsier, athletic types. Stefanic went 2 for 4 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and three RBIs to lead Triple-A Salt Lake to a 5-4 win over Oklahoma City on Monday. The 25-year-old is now batting .315/.396/.470 on the season between Double-A Mobile and Triple-A. Stefanic is capable of playing both second base and third base and can stand in at shortstop as needed. Between his defensive versatility, knack for contact and advanced baseball instincts, he has a legitimate chance to find himself in the majors in the near future.
HITTERS
| ORG | CLASS | RANK | PLAYER | AB | R | H | RBI | AVG | NOTES |
| ARI | AAA | #14 | Seth Beer, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.281 | |
| ARI | AAA | #19 | Jake McCarthy, OF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.227 | 2B (10), HR (7), CS (2), |
| ARI | AAA | #29 | Stuart Fairchild, OF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.328 | HR (6), |
| ATL | MAJ | #6 | William Contreras, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.204 | |
| BOS | MAJ | #3 | Bobby Dalbec, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.217 | |
| CIN | MAJ | #4 | Tyler Stephenson, C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.272 | 2B (13), BB (25), |
| CLE | MAJ | #22 | Bobby Bradley, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.215 | |
| COL | AAA | #10 | Ryan Vilade, OF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.272 | BB (18), 2 SB (8), |
| CWS | MAJ | #1 | Andrew Vaughn, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.246 | 2B (17), |
| CWS | MAJ | #10 | Gavin Sheets, OF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.296 | 2B (11), |
| CWS | MAJ | #17 | Jake Burger, 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.322 | |
| CWS | MAJ | #27 | Zack Collins, C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.225 | |
| DET | MAJ | #17 | Akil Baddoo, OF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.274 | |
| DET | MAJ | #30 | Zack Short, SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.234 | HR (8), |
| LAA | AAA | #1 | Jo Adell, OF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.262 | 2B (11), |
| LAD | AAA | #1 | Keibert Ruiz, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.282 | BB (19), |
| LAD | MAJ | #11 | Zach McKinstry, UTL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.256 | E (4), |
| LAD | AAA | #11 | Sheldon Neuse, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.241 | BB (16), |
| LAD | AAA | #19 | Omar Estevez, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.184 | BB (14), |
| LAD | AAA | #30 | Zach Reks, OF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.316 | 2B (16), BB (23), |
| MIA | MAJ | #4 | Jazz Chisholm, SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.263 | CS (6), |
| MIA | MAJ | #8 | Jesus Sanchez, OF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.307 | |
| MIN | MAJ | #1 | Alex Kirilloff, OF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.271 | 2B (11), |
| MIN | MAJ | #3 | Trevor Larnach, OF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.260 | BB (21), SB (1), |
| MIN | MAJ | #26 | Ben Rortvedt, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.175 | BB (5), |
| OAK | AAA | #13 | Austin Beck, OF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.147 | HR (3), |
| OAK | AAA | #17 | Austin Allen, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.284 | 2B (9), |
| PIT | MAJ | #1 | Ke’Bryan Hayes, 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.252 | HR (6), |
| PIT | MAJ | #26 | Jared Oliva, OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.150 | |
| PIT | MAJ | #30 | John Nogowski, 1B | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.187 | BB (17), |
| SD | AAA | #3 | Luis Campusano, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.243 | E (5), |
| SD | MAJ | #5 | Ha-Seong Kim, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.208 | 2B (7), |
| SD | AAA | #8 | Tucupita Marcano, 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.272 | |
| SD | AAA | #25 | Ivan Castillo, 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.263 | |
| SEA | AAA | #2 | Jarred Kelenic, OF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.229 | 2 2B (10), |
| SF | AAA | #2 | Joey Bart, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.341 | 2B (9), BB (10), |
| SF | MAJ | #16 | LaMonte Wade, OF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.256 | |
| STL | MAJ | #1 | Dylan Carlson, OF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.256 | 2 BB (36), |
| STL | MAJ | #27 | Edmundo Sosa, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.241 | |
| TB | MAJ | #1 | Wander Franco, SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.295 | E (7), |
| TB | MAJ | #2 | Randy Arozarena, OF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.252 | |
| TEX | AAA | #3 | Leody Taveras, OF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.215 | HR (11), |
| TEX | MAJ | #8 | Jonah Heim, C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.220 | HR (4), |
PITCHERS
| ORG | CLASS | RANK | PLAYER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | NOTES |
| CHC | MAJ | #27 | Keegan Thompson, RHP | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.74 | |
| CIN | MAJ | #14 | Vladimir Gutierrez, RHP | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4.11 | W (6-3) |
| CLE | MAJ | #14 | Logan Allen, LHP | 3.1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10.49 | |
| CLE | MAJ | #15 | Emmanuel Clase, RHP | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | L (3-4) | |
| CWS | MAJ | #4 | Garrett Crochet, LHP | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.81 | |
| HOU | AAA | #11 | Enoli Paredes, RHP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.02 | |
| HOU | AAA | #30 | Austin Hansen, RHP | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5.40 | |
| LAA | AAA | #30 | Austin Warren, RHP | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7.66 | |
| LAD | MAJ | #15 | Victor Gonzalez, LHP | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.57 | L (3-1) |
| LAD | MAJ | #23 | Edwin Uceta, RHP | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.46 | |
| MIA | MAJ | #6 | Trevor Rogers, LHP | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2.22 | |
| NYM | MAJ | #28 | Tylor Megill, RHP | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.46 | |
| OAK | AAA | #28 | Miguel Romero, RHP | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8.10 | |
| PHI | MAJ | #23 | Connor Brogdon, RHP | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.13 | W (5-2) |
| SF | AAA | #22 | Kervin Castro, RHP | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.22 | |
| STL | MAJ | #7 | Kwang-Hyun Kim, LHP | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.39 | W (3-5) |
| TB | MAJ | #13 | Drew Rasmussen, RHP | 1.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3.60 | |
| TEX | MAJ | #18 | Dennis Santana, RHP | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.88 |
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