Baseball America Prospect Report — October 1, 2021

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Cristian Pache, Triple-A Gwinnett (Braves) — Pache’s season has not gone as expected. If things were going to plan, he’d likely be in the big leagues now, popping Champagne corks with his Braves teammates in celebration of winning the NL East. Instead, he’s the bulk of the year in Triple-A, where he started slowly but came on late in the year. His strong September continued on Thursday, when he swatted his 11th homer of the year and put a bow on a torrid two-month stretch. Since Aug. 1, Pache has slashed .307/.361/.458 with five home runs and 22 RBIs.

Oneil Cruz, Triple-A Indianapolis (Pirates) — Cruz’s lefthanded power is some of the most jaw-dropping in the minor leagues. He showed it again on Thursday when he slammed a 423-foot home run to dead center field off of Nashville lefty Ethan Small, one of the Brewers’ finest pitching prospects. The sample size is small, but Cruz has shown no issue adjusting to Triple-A. He’s gone 11 for his first 21 in Indianapolis, with a double and five home runs. He missed a large portion of the season with a forearm injury, but still managed to crush (so far) 17 home runs in just 62 games. 

Riley Greene, Triple-A Toledo (Tigers) — Riley Greene: Hitting machine. The 21-year-old Tigers prodigy continued his spectacular season on Thursday, collecting three hits (half of his team’s total) in a loss to St. Paul. The afternoon pushed his slash line with Toledo to .307/.389/.536. In September, Greene hit .327/.386/.587 with five home runs and 17 RBIs. 

Gabriel Gonzalez, DSL Mariners — Gonzalez is one of the Mariners’ biggest risers this season, and he continued his stellar pro debut on Thursday with his seventh home run of the season. The powerful outfielder has a .907 OPS thus far, and more RBIs (36) than strikeouts (35). 

Jean Cabrera, DSL Phillies White — Phillies fans became familiar with Cabrera very recently, when the 19-year-old righthander took home the Paul Owens Award, given annually to the system’s top hitter and pitcher (Bryson Stott got it for the hitters). Cabrera continued his strong campaign on Thursday with four hitless innings in his team’s one-hitter against the DSL Brewers. The outing lowered his season ERA to 1.54 and upped his strikeout total to 61 in 52.2 innings. 

HITTERS

ORG	CLASS	RANK	PLAYER	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	NOTES
ARI	MAJ	#8	Geraldo Perdomo, SS	3	0	0	1	0.240	BB (54),
ARI	R	#25	Manuel Pena, SS	4	0	0	0	0.257
ATL	AAA	#1	Cristian Pache, OF	5	2	2	3	0.241	HR (12),
ATL	AAA	#2	Drew Waters, OF	5	0	1	0	0.244
BAL	AAA	#1	Adley Rutschman, C	4	0	1	0	0.287
BAL	MAJ	#14	Jahmai Jones, 2B	3	0	0	0	0.230
BAL	AAA	#17	Kyle Stowers, OF	4	0	0	0	0.279
BAL	AAA	#19	Yusniel Diaz, OF	3	0	0	0	0.159
BOS	AAA	#1	Triston Casas, 1B	5	0	2	1	0.281	2 2B (14),
BOS	AAA	#2	Jarren Duran, CF	6	0	1	0	0.248	SB (21),
BOS	AAA	#4	Jeter Downs, 2B	4	1	2	3	0.187	2B (8),
BOS	AAA	#19	Connor Wong, C	5	3	3	1	0.260	2B (14), HR (8),
BOS	R	#20	Miguel Bleis, OF	4	0	0	0	0.250
CHC	MAJ	#11	Greg Deichmann, OF	1	0	0	0	0.263
CHC	AAA	#21	Christopher Morel, SS	1	0	0	0	0.227
CIN	R	#18	Malvin Valdez, OF	2	0	0	0	0.214	2 BB (23), 2 SB (16),
CLE	AAA	#6	Gabriel Arias, SS	3	1	1	1	0.286	HR (12), E (15),
CLE	MAJ	#15	Owen Miller, SS	4	0	1	0	0.249
CLE	AAA	#16	Richard Palacios, 2B	3	0	1	0	0.295
CLE	AAA	#29	Oscar Gonzalez, OF	4	0	0	0	0.292
COL	AAA	#5	Elehuris Montero, 3B	3	0	0	0	0.279
COL	AAA	#10	Ryan Vilade, OF	3	0	0	1	0.283
COL	R	#27	Yanquiel Fernandez, OF	4	1	2	1	0.308
CWS	AAA	#9	Jake Burger, 3B	4	0	2	0	0.277	BB (28),
CWS	AAA	#17	Romy Gonzalez, SS	3	0	1	1	0.280	2B (20), 2 BB (44),
CWS	AAA	#20	Blake Rutherford, OF	5	1	0	0	0.247
DET	AAA	#1	Spencer Torkelson, 3B	4	0	1	0	0.266
DET	AAA	#2	Riley Greene, OF	4	0	3	0	0.303	2B (24),
DET	AAA	#12	Ryan Kreidler, IF	4	0	1	0	0.273	2B (22),
DET	R	#21	Abel Bastidas, SS	4	2	2	4	0.173	2B (3), BB (19), SB (7),
DET	AAA	#22	Kody Clemens, SS	4	0	0	0	0.238
DET	AAA	#27	Jacob Robson, OF	3	0	0	0	0.284	BB (61),
HOU	AAA	#2	Jeremy Pena, SS	4	0	0	0	0.328
HOU	AAA	#3	Pedro Leon, SS	4	0	1	0	0.224
HOU	MAJ	#8	Jake Meyers, OF	3	0	0	0	0.314
KC	AAA	#1	Bobby Witt, SS	1	0	0	0	0.294	BB (50), SB (30),
KC	AAA	#4	Nick Pratto, 1B	2	0	0	0	0.263
KC	AAA	#24	Lucius Fox, SS	2	1	1	1	0.243	SB (20),
LAA	MAJ	#2	Brandon Marsh, OF	5	1	2	0	0.270	SB (8),
LAA	AAA	#27	Michael Stefanic, OF	4	0	2	0	0.342	CS (5),
LAD	AAA	#23	Zach Reks, OF	4	0	0	0	0.272
MIA	MAJ	#3	Jesus Sanchez, OF	2	0	1	0	0.285
MIA	MAJ	#11	Lewin Diaz, 1B	4	0	0	0	0.237
MIA	AAA	#16	Peyton Burdick, OF	4	1	1	0	0.227	2B (20), BB (79),
MIA	MAJ	#30	Bryan De La Cruz, OF	2	0	1	0	0.316
MIL	AAA	#2	Brice Turang, SS	3	0	2	1	0.263	BB (58), SB (19),
MIN	AAA	#8	Jose Miranda, 3B	3	1	1	0	0.343	CS (4),
MIN	MAJ	#11	Nick Gordon, OF	2	0	0	0	0.259
MIN	AAA	#15	Gilberto Celestino, OF	4	0	0	0	0.246
MIN	MAJ	#19	Brent Rooker, OF	3	1	1	1	0.230	HR (29),
NYM	AAA	#4	Mark Vientos, 3B	3	0	0	0	0.282	BB (33),
NYM	AAA	#11	Khalil Lee, OF	4	1	1	1	0.257	HR (14),
NYM	AAA	#21	Travis Blankenhorn, 2B	3	0	0	0	0.232	BB (30),
NYY	AAA	#3	Oswald Peraza, SS	4	1	1	0	0.296	BB (37), CS (10),
NYY	AAA	#16	Oswaldo Cabrera, SS	4	1	1	1	0.268	BB (41),
PHI	AAA	#3	Bryson Stott, SS	4	0	2	1	0.311	BB (65),
PHI	AAA	#7	Logan O’Hoppe, C	4	0	1	1	0.273	2B (19), E (6),
PHI	AAA	#11	Simon Muzziotti, OF	3	2	2	0	0.303	2 BB (7),
PHI	AAA	#13	Mickey Moniak, OF	5	0	0	1	0.230
PHI	AAA	#14	Luke Williams, 2B	4	2	2	2	0.275
PIT	AAA	#1	Oneil Cruz, SS	2	1	1	2	0.311	HR (17), 3 BB (28),
PIT	AAA	#7	Tucupita Marcano, UTL	2	0	0	0	0.246
PIT	AAA	#20	Cal Mitchell, OF	1	0	0	0	0.277
PIT	AAA	#23	Rodolfo Castro, 2B	4	0	0	0	0.239	BB (27),
PIT	AAA	#29	Canaan Smith-Njigba, OF	4	0	1	1	0.260	E (2),
SEA	R	#14	Starlin Aguilar, 3B	4	3	2	1	0.256	2 2B (10), 2 BB (21), CS (1),
SEA	AAA	#25	Luis Liberato, OF	4	0	2	0	0.269
SEA	AAA	#27	Donnie Walton, UTL	5	0	0	0	0.284
SEA	R	#30	Gabriel Gonzalez, OF	5	1	1	2	0.270	HR (4), SB (5),
SF	AAA	#2	Joey Bart, C	2	0	1	0	0.296
SF	AAA	#3	Heliot Ramos, OF	4	0	3	1	0.254
STL	AAA	#3	Nolan Gorman, 2B	4	1	2	0	0.279	2B (20), BB (37),
STL	AAA	#13	Justin Williams, OF	4	1	1	1	0.204	2B (5), BB (19),
STL	AAA	#15	Brendan Donovan, 2B	4	1	1	0	0.306	2B (21), BB (50),
STL	AAA	#18	Alec Burleson, OF	4	1	1	1	0.270
STL	R	#26	Carlos Carmona, OF	5	1	1	0	0.191
STL	AAA	#30	Luken Baker, 1B	4	1	2	1	0.248	2B (21),
TB	AAA	#2	Vidal Brujan, 2B	5	1	1	0	0.252	2B (31), BB (49),
TB	AAA	#5	Josh Lowe, OF	5	0	1	1	0.293	BB (62),
TB	AAA	#8	Taylor Walls, SS	4	0	2	1	0.233	2 BB (62), CS (6),
TEX	AAA	#2	Josh Jung, 3B	4	1	2	0	0.318	2B (22),
TEX	AAA	#9	Sam Huff, C	4	1	2	2	0.243	HR (14),
TEX	AAA	#25	Davis Wendzel, SS	3	0	0	0	0.236
TEX	AAA	#27	Steele Walker, OF	3	0	0	0	0.246
TOR	MAJ	#5	Alejandro Kirk, C	3	0	0	0	0.264	BB (23),
TOR	AAA	#7	Otto Lopez, 2B	3	0	0	0	0.318	2 BB (41), SB (22), E (11),
TOR	R	#10	Manuel Beltre, SS	4	0	0	0	0.238
TOR	AAA	#18	Kevin Smith, SS	4	1	1	0	0.270	BB (47),
WAS	AAA	#14	Donovan Casey, OF	4	0	0	0	0.275
WAS	AAA	#23	Tres Barrera, C	4	0	0	0	0.219

PITCHERS

ORG	CLASS	RANK	PLAYER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA	NOTES
ATL	AAA	#20	Daysbel Hernandez, RHP	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	3.92
BAL	AAA	#13	Kevin Smith, LHP	1.2	1	1	1	6	2	4.59	L (3-7)
BAL	MAJ	#28	Alex Wells, LHP	6.0	3	1	1	2	2	4.81	W (8-6)
BOS	AAA	#22	Kutter Crawford, RHP	3.2	4	3	3	2	3	4.66
CHC	MAJ	#20	Justin Steele, LHP	7.0	4	0	0	1	7	3.42	W (6-4)
CLE	MAJ	#30	Sam Hentges, LHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	6.43
COL	AAA	#4	Ryan Rolison, LHP	4.0	7	1	1	0	2	5.27
DET	MAJ	#17	Alex Lange, RHP	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	4.26	W (3-4)
KC	MAJ	#20	Angel Zerpa, LHP	5.0	3	2	0	1	4	4.34	L (4-5)
LAD	AAA	#4	Ryan Pepiot, RHP	2.0	3	2	2	1	4	4.62	W (5-9)
MIA	MAJ	#5	Edward Cabrera, RHP	3.0	2	2	2	2	6	3.90
MIL	AAA	#6	Ethan Small, LHP	5.0	5	2	2	3	4	1.98	W (4-2)
MIN	MAJ	#5	Joe Ryan, RHP	4.2	6	6	6	2	5	3.59
NYY	AAA	#8	Clarke Schmidt, RHP	6.0	3	3	0	1	4	2.84
PIT	MAJ	#16	Miguel Yajure, RHP	2.0	7	7	7	2	1	4.60	L (2-6)
SD	AAA	#30	Steven Wilson, RHP	1.0	1	1	0	0	2	3.38
STL	AAA	#23	Jake Walsh, RHP	1.0	1	2	2	1	2	3.00
TB	AAA	#19	Tommy Romero, RHP	5.0	3	0	0	1	6	2.13	W (8-1)
TEX	MAJ	#12	Glenn Otto, RHP	2.0	6	5	5	1	2	4.39
TOR	MAJ	#2	Nate Pearson, RHP	2.0	0	0	0	1	4	4.43