Baseball America Prospect Report—September 23, 2021

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Patrick Bailey, C, Low-A San Jose (Giants)—Bailey has struggled mightily in his pro debut, dealing with injury and underperforming at High-A, but he saved the best game of his pro career for the right time. The 2020 first-rounder from NC State went 3-for-4 with two home runs including a go-ahead solo shot in the seventh inning to help the Giants take a 2-0 lead over Fresno in the best-of-five playoff series.

Brennen Davis, OF, Triple-A Iowa (Cubs)—Davis has been on a tear since receiving a promotion to Iowa on Sept. 14. The 21-year-old outfielder is riding a seven-game hit streak and is 12-for-27 with nine RBIs during that span. On Wednesday he hit a three-run homer, his 19th of the season. Davis’ breakout year vaulted him to the No. 1 spot in the Cubs’ system, as his in-game performance caught up to his lofty tools.

Gunnar Henderson, SS, Double-A Bowie (Orioles)—Henderson crushed a solo home run in the second inning of the team’s loss to Akron. The RubberDucks, who chased Grayson Rodriguez out of the game in the third inning, are one win away from winning the Double-A Northeast title.

Chris McMahon, RHP, High-A Spokane (Rockies)—McMahon turned in the best start of his pro career in his High-A playoffs debut, pitching more than six scoreless innings for the first time. The 22-year-old righthander struck out seven, walked two and allowed four hits in 6.1 innings, but the Indians were unable to provide him with any run support en route to a 3-0 loss to Eugene.

Bobby Witt Jr., SS, Triple-A Omaha (Royals)—Witt has arguably been the most impressive player in the minor leagues this season in his first year of full-season ball. He skipped the Class A levels to start the season at Double-A Northwest Arkansas before hitting his way to Triple-A in late July. Since arriving in Omaha, he’s been even better, with a .296/.364/.614 slash line, 16 home runs and 43 RBIs in 55 games. Witt on Wednesday added three more hits, two stolen bases and an RBI in a win over Indianapolis.

HITTERS

ORG	CLASS	RANK	PLAYER	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	NOTES
ARI	MAJ	#22	Jake McCarthy, OF	3	0	0	0	0.247
BOS	AAA	#1	Triston Casas, 1B	4	1	1	2	0.283	HR (14),
BOS	AAA	#2	Jarren Duran, CF	4	0	1	1	0.252
BOS	AAA	#4	Jeter Downs, 2B	3	0	2	0	0.182	E (11),
BOS	AAA	#19	Connor Wong, C	4	0	0	0	0.251
CHC	AAA	#1	Brennen Davis, OF	3	1	2	3	0.270	HR (19), BB (43),
CHC	AAA	#11	Greg Deichmann, OF	4	0	0	0	0.267
CHC	AAA	#21	Christopher Morel, SS	3	0	0	0	0.220	BB (42), SB (17),
CLE	AAA	#6	Gabriel Arias, SS	4	1	2	0	0.285	BB (38),
CLE	AAA	#16	Richard Palacios, 2B	3	0	2	1	0.296	2B (32),
CLE	AAA	#29	Oscar Gonzalez, OF	5	1	2	0	0.297
HOU	MAJ	#8	Jake Meyers, OF	5	1	1	1	0.321
KC	AAA	#1	Bobby Witt, SS	4	0	3	1	0.297	2 SB (28),
KC	AAA	#4	Nick Pratto, 1B	4	0	2	0	0.263	2B (26),
KC	AAA	#6	M.J. Melendez, C	4	0	1	0	0.277
KC	AAA	#24	Lucius Fox, SS	4	1	1	0	0.217
LAA	MAJ	#2	Brandon Marsh, OF	5	1	1	0	0.266	BB (35), SB (7),
LAA	MAJ	#23	Kean Wong, UTL	3	1	1	1	0.298	BB (16),
LAD	MAJ	#15	Luke Raley, OF	3	1	1	2	0.270	HR (20),
MIA	MAJ	#3	Jesus Sanchez, OF	3	0	1	1	0.284	BB (30),
MIA	MAJ	#11	Lewin Diaz, 1B	4	1	2	1	0.242
MIA	AAA	#16	Peyton Burdick, OF	4	1	1	0	0.229	2B (18),
MIA	AAA	#17	Monte Harrison, OF	3	0	1	2	0.236
MIA	MAJ	#30	Bryan De La Cruz, OF	4	1	1	0	0.323	3B (2),
MIL	AAA	#2	Brice Turang, SS	2	1	0	0	0.256	2 BB (53), CS (9),
MIN	AAA	#8	Jose Miranda, 3B	5	0	3	0	0.337
MIN	MAJ	#11	Nick Gordon, OF	4	1	1	0	0.265	2B (9), SB (17),
MIN	AAA	#15	Gilberto Celestino, OF	3	0	1	0	0.258	BB (35),
MIN	MAJ	#19	Brent Rooker, OF	3	0	0	0	0.229
NYM	AAA	#4	Mark Vientos, 3B	2	0	0	0	0.288
NYM	AAA	#11	Khalil Lee, OF	2	0	0	0	0.252
NYM	AAA	#21	Travis Blankenhorn, 2B	2	0	0	0	0.226
NYY	AAA	#3	Oswald Peraza, SS	2	0	0	0	0.300
NYY	AAA	#16	Oswaldo Cabrera, SS	2	1	2	0	0.260
NYY	AAA	#24	Donny Sands, C	2	1	1	0	0.265
PHI	AAA	#3	Bryson Stott, SS	1	1	1	0	0.304	2 BB (59),
PHI	AAA	#8	Rafael Marchan, C	3	0	1	1	0.214
PHI	MAJ	#10	Matt Vierling, OF	4	1	2	0	0.283
PHI	AAA	#11	Simon Muzziotti, OF	2	0	0	0	0.333
PHI	AAA	#13	Mickey Moniak, OF	2	2	2	1	0.239	3B (8), HR (14), BB (33),
PHI	AAA	#15	Nick Maton, 2B	2	0	0	0	0.221	BB (44),
PIT	AAA	#1	Oneil Cruz, SS	3	1	1	1	0.294	HR (13), BB (21), SB (19), E (14),
PIT	AAA	#7	Tucupita Marcano, UTL	3	0	0	0	0.245
PIT	AAA	#23	Rodolfo Castro, 2B	4	0	1	0	0.234	2B (17),
STL	AAA	#3	Nolan Gorman, 2B	3	0	0	0	0.284
STL	AAA	#15	Brendan Donovan, 2B	3	1	1	1	0.314	HR (12), E (12),
STL	AAA	#18	Alec Burleson, OF	1	0	1	0	0.271	BB (41),
STL	AAA	#27	Nick Plummer, OF	2	0	0	0	0.276
TB	MAJ	#8	Taylor Walls, SS	4	0	1	2	0.231
TOR	AAA	#7	Otto Lopez, 2B	2	0	1	0	0.319
WAS	AAA	#14	Donovan Casey, OF	4	2	2	0	0.282	2B (25),
WAS	AAA	#23	Tres Barrera, C	2	0	1	1	0.223	BB (33),

PITCHERS

ORG	CLASS	RANK	PLAYER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA	NOTES
CHC	AAA	#25	Cory Abbott, RHP	5.2	3	1	1	3	5	6.15	W (5-6)
LAA	MAJ	#29	Andrew Wantz, RHP	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	3.67
MIN	MAJ	#5	Joe Ryan, RHP	5.0	3	2	2	1	11	3.17	W (6-4)
NYY	AAA	#14	Hayden Wesneski, RHP	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	3.20
PIT	AAA	#6	Roansy Contreras, RHP	3.2	4	1	1	1	6	2.64
STL	AAA	#29	Freddy Pacheco, RHP	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	4.09
TB	MAJ	#3	Luis Patino, RHP	3.0	1	0	0	1	1	4.12
TOR	MAJ	#2	Nate Pearson, RHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	4.87
WAS	AAA	#2	Cade Cavalli, RHP	4.0	7	4	4	0	8	3.26	L (6-8)
WAS	MAJ	#3	Josiah Gray, RHP	6.0	6	2	2	1	8	5.28	W (2-3)
WAS	MAJ	#23	Patrick Murphy, RHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3.61