Baseball America Prospect Report—May 19, 2021, Presented By OOTP 22

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Austin Allen, Triple-A Las Vegas—Allen, who has bounced between the majors and minors in 2021, hit his first Triple-A homer of the season in a loss to Reno. The 27-year-old catcher is 1-for-9 in two games since getting optioned on May 12.

Brett Baty, High-A Brooklyn—Baty has collected at least one hit in eight of 10 games to start the season. The 2019 first-rounder singled twice and scored once in a loss to Hudson Valley, bringing his slash line to .371/.489/.486 in 35 at-bats.

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Jonathan Bowlan, Double-A Northwest Arkansas—Bowlan turned in his third straight strong start, striking out seven in 5.1 innings of one-run ball. The 24-year-old righthander allowed five hits and two walks in the win over Springfield.

Aaron Bracho and Brayan Rocchio, High-A Lake County—The toolsy 20-year-old middle infielders combined for three hits and four runs scored in a win over Great Lakes. Bracho drove in two and hit his first home run of the season, while Rocchio collected his fourth multi-hit game and stole his fourth base.

Jair Camargo and Blayne Enlow, High-A Cedar Rapids—Camargo turned in a three-hit day, including two home runs, and scored twice in a win over Beloit. Enlow picked up the win with 5.2 innings of one-run ball. The 22-year-old righthander struck out 10 while allowing three hits and walking three.

Evan Carter, Low-A Down East—The 2020 second-rounder hit his first professional home run, a solo shot, in a loss to Charleston.

Roansy Contreras, Double-A Altoona—Contreras has found himself on Baseball America's Hot Sheet in back-to-back weeks to start the season and he very well could extend the run to three weeks. In his latest showing he pitched a season-high 6.2 innings, allowing no runs on two hits and a walk and striking out six to earn the win. The 21-year-old righthander, who was acquired from the Yankees in the Jameson Taillon deal, is 2-0, 0.00 with 28 strikeouts and three walks in 17.2 innings.

Zach Daniels, Low-A Fayetteville—The 2020 fourth-rounder turned in another encouraging performance as part of an impressive start to his professional career. Daniels went 2-for-6 with a double, a solo home run, three RBIs and two runs scored in a win over Augusta.

Reid Detmers, Double-A Rocket City—Detmers turned in the best performance of his brief pro career, striking out six in five innings of two-run (one earned) ball, allowing six hits and walking one.

Jarren Duran, Triple-A Worcester—Duran made swing adjustments at the alternate training site, leading to a surge in power that has carried over to the 2021 season. He hit his fifth home run, a two-run shot, in a win over Buffalo. Through 12 games, Duran is hitting .280/.390/.640 with nine RBIs.

Gilberto Jimenez, Low-A Salem—Jimenez extended his hit streak to nine games, a stretch that includes four consecutive multi-hit performances, in a victory over winless Fredericksburg. The 20-year-old outfielder went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs scored, a walk and an RBI.

Ketel Marte and Seth Beer, Triple-A Reno—After going 0-for-3 in his first game in a rehab assignment for a right hamstring strain, Marte turned in a two-hit performance on Tuesday. The 2019 all-star singled twice, scored twice and drove in two in a win over Las Vegas. Since getting drafted in the first round in 2018 from Clemson, Beer has put up big numbers. On Tuesday he turned in his 10th extra-base hit this season, and is hitting .320/.352/.640 in 50 at-bats.

Max Meyer, Double-A Pensacola—In a matchup of 2020 first-rounders, Meyer slightly edged out lefthander Reid Detmers. The third overall pick struck out nine in 5.2 scoreless innings, allowing five hits and walking one.

Quinn Priester, High-A Greensboro—The Pirates top pitching prospect struggled in his first two starts, but cruised in his third to earn the win. The 20-year-old righthander struck out four and walked one in five scoreless innings while allowing three hits.

Agustin Ruiz, High-A Fort Wayne—Ruiz turned in an incredible performance in a win over Lansing. The 21-year-old outfielder went 3-for-5 with two home runs, a three-run shot and a grand slam, eight RBIs and three runs scored.

Jesús Sánchez and Nick Neidert, Triple-A Jacksonville—Sanchez continues to put up the kind of numbers that are normally achieved from playing on Rookie mode in MLB The Show's Road To The Show. He hit his sixth home run in a win over Norfolk, and has tallied at least one hit in 10 of 11 games. The 23-year-old outfielder is hitting .477/.511/1.045 with 18 RBIs in 44 at-bats. Neidert cruised to the win in relief, striking out four in six scoreless innings while allowing six hits and walking none.

Bryson Stott, High-A Jersey Shore—Stott hit six home runs in 48 games in his first pro season in 2019, but already has four in 12 games in 2021. His latest homer, a two-run shot, came as part of a 2-for-4 day with two runs scored in a win over Winston-Salem. Stott is hitting .263/.462/.605 in 38 at-bats.

Drew Strotman, Triple-A Durham—Although Strotman's scoreless inning streak to start the season was halted at 13.1 innings, he cruised to a win over Charlotte. The 24-year-old righthander struck out eight in six innings of one-run ball, allowing two hits and walking none. Strotman is 3-0, 0.56 with 18 strikeouts in 16 innings while allowing six hits and walking seven.

Drew Waters, Triple-A Gwinnett—Waters turned in his best game of the season with a 3-for-5 day in a loss to Nashville. The 22-year-old outfielder hit his first two home runs, drove in three and scored three times.

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