Baseball America Prospect Report — September 24, 2021

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Adley Rutschman, Triple-A Norfolk (Orioles) — Rutschman hit his 23rd home run of the year and fifth since being promoted to Triple-A in his team’s game with Charlotte. The minor leagues’ top prospect put a ribbon on his first official full season as a pro by bumping his overall average .283 and overall OPS to .912 in a year played exclusively at the upper levels.

M.J. Melendez, Triple-A Omaha (Royals) — Melendez pushed his MiLB-leading home run total to 39, furthering one of the best comeback seasons in the game. After a dismal 2019 campaign, Melendez emerged renewed and has placed himself not only among the best prospects in Kansas City’s system, but in the game overall. His home run total this season is seven more than his career total entering the year.

Josh Jung, Triple-A (Rangers) — Jung, the Rangers’ best position-player prospect and No. 2 in the system behind first-rounder Jack Leiter, went deep on Thursday night. His three-run blast in the eighth inning against Tacoma halved what had been a six-run deficit. That proved crucial an inning later, when Round Rock struck for three more runs to walk off winners.

Jeremy Peña, Triple-A Sugar Land (Astros) — It’s fitting that Peña plays for Sugar Land, because his tenure in Triple-A has been sweet. Injured for most of the season, he’s hit five home runs in the last three games. That total includes a blast on Thursday as part of a three-hit game in which Peña finished a single shy of the cycle.  

HITTERS

ORG CLASS RANK PLAYER AB R H RBI AVG NOTES
ARI AAA #3 Alek Thomas, OF 3 1 1 0 0.310 2B (29), 2 BB (50), CS (8),
ARI AAA #18 Drew Ellis, 3B 5 1 1 1 0.266 HR (21),
ARI MAJ #22 Jake McCarthy, OF 2 1 1 0 0.249 2B (17),
ARI R #25 Manuel Pena, SS 3 1 1 0 0.256 SB (10), E (10),
ARI AAA #27 Stuart Fairchild, OF 4 0 2 1 0.297 2B (9),
ATL AAA #1 Cristian Pache, OF 2 0 0 0 0.241 BB (32),
ATL AAA #2 Drew Waters, OF 3 0 1 0 0.245 SB (28),
ATL AAA #2 Drew Waters, OF 4 0 1 0 0.245  
BAL AAA #1 Adley Rutschman, C 4 1 1 3 0.283 HR (23),
BAL AAA #1 Adley Rutschman, C 3 2 1 0 0.283 BB (74),
BAL MAJ #14 Jahmai Jones, 2B 3 0 1 0 0.236  
BAL AAA #17 Kyle Stowers, OF 3 1 0 0 0.279 BB (67),
BAL AAA #17 Kyle Stowers, OF 4 2 3 1 0.279 2B (23),
BAL AAA #19 Yusniel Diaz, OF 3 0 0 0 0.163  
BOS AAA #1 Triston Casas, 1B 4 2 1 3 0.283 3B (3), BB (50), SB (7),
BOS AAA #2 Jarren Duran, CF 3 2 1 0 0.252 2B (14), BB (35), 2 SB (20),
BOS AAA #4 Jeter Downs, 2B 4 0 2 1 0.186  
BOS R #20 Miguel Bleis, OF 1 0 0 0 0.260  
CHC AAA #1 Brennen Davis, OF 4 1 0 0 0.267 BB (44),
CHC AAA #21 Christopher Morel, SS 3 1 2 1 0.224 BB (43), SB (18),
CIN MAJ #1 Jose Barrero, SS 3 0 1 0 0.292  
CIN R #17 Ariel Almonte, OF 1 0 0 1 0.271 BB (15),
CIN R #18 Malvin Valdez, OF 3 0 1 0 0.219 SB (13),
CIN AAA #20 Mark Kolozsvary, C 3 0 0 0 0.221  
CIN AAA #21 Alejo Lopez, SS 4 0 0 0 0.322  
CIN AAA #21 Alejo Lopez, SS 4 1 0 0 0.322  
CIN MAJ #22 T.J. Friedl, OF 1 0 0 0 0.266  
CLE AAA #6 Gabriel Arias, SS 4 0 0 0 0.283  
CLE MAJ #15 Owen Miller, SS 3 0 2 2 0.249 2B (19),
CLE AAA #16 Richard Palacios, 2B 4 0 1 0 0.296 3B (4),
CLE AAA #29 Oscar Gonzalez, OF 4 0 0 0 0.294  
COL AAA #5 Elehuris Montero, 3B 5 1 1 1 0.270 2B (16),
COL R #27 Yanquiel Fernandez, OF 2 0 1 0 0.313  
CWS MAJ #8 Gavin Sheets, 1B 3 1 1 0 0.271  
CWS MAJ #8 Gavin Sheets, 1B 2 0 0 0 0.271  
CWS AAA #9 Jake Burger, 3B 3 2 1 3 0.277 HR (19), BB (25),
CWS AAA #9 Jake Burger, 3B 2 1 0 0 0.277 BB (25),
CWS AAA #18 Micker Adolfo, OF 3 1 2 1 0.255 2B (24), SB (4),
CWS AAA #18 Micker Adolfo, OF 3 1 1 3 0.255 HR (25), BB (29),
CWS AAA #20 Blake Rutherford, OF 3 0 2 0 0.249 BB (21),
CWS AAA #20 Blake Rutherford, OF 3 0 2 2 0.249  
DET AAA #1 Spencer Torkelson, 3B 3 0 0 0 0.259 BB (71),
DET AAA #1 Spencer Torkelson, 3B 4 1 1 0 0.259 2B (24),
DET AAA #2 Riley Greene, OF 3 0 1 1 0.297 2B (22), BB (58),
DET AAA #2 Riley Greene, OF 4 0 0 0 0.297  
DET AAA #12 Ryan Kreidler, IF 3 2 2 1 0.279 HR (22),
DET AAA #12 Ryan Kreidler, IF 4 1 2 2 0.279 HR (22), E (14),
DET AAA #19 Zack Short, SS 2 1 0 0 0.191 BB (51),
DET AAA #19 Zack Short, SS 3 0 0 0 0.191  
DET R #21 Abel Bastidas, SS 4 0 0 0 0.161  
DET AAA #22 Kody Clemens, SS 4 0 1 0 0.249  
DET AAA #22 Kody Clemens, SS 4 1 1 0 0.249  
DET AAA #27 Jacob Robson, OF 3 0 0 0 0.292 BB (58),
HOU AAA #1 Korey Lee, C 5 1 2 1 0.284 2 2B (16),
HOU AAA #2 Jeremy Pena, SS 4 1 3 1 0.371 2B (4), 3B (3), HR (9), BB (7),
HOU AAA #3 Pedro Leon, SS 4 1 0 0 0.237 BB (34),
HOU MAJ #8 Jake Meyers, OF 2 0 0 0 0.319 BB (34), SB (13),
KC AAA #1 Bobby Witt, SS 4 1 2 0 0.299 2B (35),
KC AAA #4 Nick Pratto, 1B 3 0 0 2 0.261  
KC AAA #6 M.J. Melendez, C 3 1 2 1 0.280 HR (38),
KC AAA #24 Lucius Fox, SS 3 3 2 0 0.223 2B (11), BB (33), SB (18),
LAA MAJ #2 Brandon Marsh, OF 3 1 1 0 0.267 BB (36),
LAA AAA #27 Michael Stefanic, OF 5 1 0 0 0.342  
LAD AAA #23 Zach Reks, OF 5 1 4 3 0.276 2 2B (24), HR (17),
MIA AAA #16 Peyton Burdick, OF 5 1 2 1 0.231 2B (19),
MIA AAA #17 Monte Harrison, OF 3 1 1 1 0.237 2 BB (32), SB (25),
MIL AAA #2 Brice Turang, SS 3 2 1 0 0.257 2 BB (55),
MIL AAA #12 Mario Feliciano, SS 4 2 2 3 0.233 HR (3),
MIN AAA #8 Jose Miranda, 3B 3 1 1 0 0.337 E (12),
MIN MAJ #11 Nick Gordon, OF 4 1 3 4 0.273 HR (7),
MIN AAA #15 Gilberto Celestino, OF 3 0 0 0 0.255  
MIN MAJ #19 Brent Rooker, OF 3 2 1 0 0.230 2B (18), BB (52),
OAK AAA #3 Nick Allen, SS 4 0 3 1 0.280 2B (14),
OAK AAA #7 Luis Barrera, OF 4 1 2 1 0.264 HR (4), BB (37),
PHI AAA #3 Bryson Stott, SS 3 1 1 0 0.304 BB (60),
PHI AAA #8 Rafael Marchan, C 2 0 1 1 0.216 2 BB (26),
PHI MAJ #10 Matt Vierling, OF 1 1 0 0 0.282 BB (39),
PHI AAA #11 Simon Muzziotti, OF 3 0 0 0 0.314  
PHI AAA #13 Mickey Moniak, OF 3 0 0 0 0.237 BB (34),
PIT AAA #1 Oneil Cruz, SS 4 0 0 0 0.290  
PIT AAA #20 Cal Mitchell, OF 4 0 1 0 0.278  
PIT AAA #23 Rodolfo Castro, 2B 4 2 2 2 0.237 2 HR (19),
PIT AAA #29 Canaan Smith-Njigba, OF 4 0 1 0 0.269  
SEA MAJ #5 Cal Raleigh, C 4 1 2 2 0.261 2B (32), HR (11),
SEA R #14 Starlin Aguilar, 3B 3 1 1 0 0.241 2B (7), BB (18),
SEA AAA #25 Luis Liberato, OF 4 1 2 1 0.265 3B (4), SB (3),
SEA AAA #27 Donnie Walton, UTL 4 1 1 1 0.287 BB (37),
SEA R #30 Gabriel Gonzalez, OF 2 0 0 1 0.275 CS (1),
SF AAA #3 Heliot Ramos, OF 5 0 0 0 0.247  
STL AAA #3 Nolan Gorman, 2B 3 0 1 1 0.285 2B (19),
STL AAA #13 Justin Williams, OF 4 1 1 4 0.181 HR (8),
STL AAA #15 Brendan Donovan, 2B 3 1 0 0 0.312 BB (49),
STL AAA #18 Alec Burleson, OF 1 1 1 0 0.273  
STL AAA #27 Nick Plummer, OF 4 0 1 0 0.276  
TB AAA #2 Vidal Brujan, 2B 3 0 0 0 0.254  
TB AAA #2 Vidal Brujan, 2B 3 0 0 0 0.254 E (10),
TB AAA #5 Josh Lowe, OF 3 1 1 0 0.296 2B (27),
TB AAA #5 Josh Lowe, OF 1 0 0 0 0.296 2 BB (56),
TB AAA #28 Miles Mastrobuoni, UTL 2 0 2 2 0.307 2 2B (24),
TEX AAA #2 Josh Jung, 3B 2 1 1 3 0.314 HR (16), 2 BB (28),
TEX AAA #9 Sam Huff, C 1 0 1 1 0.243 2B (8),
TEX R #13 Bayron Lora, OF 4 0 0 0 0.284  
TEX AAA #27 Steele Walker, OF 4 1 0 0 0.250  
TOR AAA #7 Otto Lopez, 2B 3 0 0 0 0.317 E (10),
TOR R #10 Manuel Beltre, SS 3 0 1 0 0.260  
TOR R #13 Yhoangel Aponte, OF 1 0 0 0 0.203 2 BB (13),
WAS MAJ #1 Keibert Ruiz, C 4 0 1 0 0.301 2B (27),
WAS AAA #14 Donovan Casey, OF 4 0 0 1 0.279  
WAS AAA #23 Tres Barrera, C 4 1 1 1 0.224  

PITCHERS

ORG CLASS RANK PLAYER IP H R ER BB K ERA NOTES
ATL AAA #14 Bryce Elder, RHP 5.0 2 1 1 2 5 2.76 L (11-5)
ATL AAA #20 Daysbel Hernandez, RHP 1.0 0 1 1 2 1 3.66  
BAL MAJ #9 Michael Baumann, RHP 1.1 1 0 0 2 0 4.28  
BAL AAA #13 Kevin Smith, LHP 2.1 3 5 5 6 3 4.57  
BAL MAJ #27 Zac Lowther, LHP 5.0 3 0 0 2 7 6.57 W (1-8)
BOS AAA #22 Kutter Crawford, RHP 5.0 5 3 3 1 9 4.55 W (6-7)
CIN AAA #28 Riley O’Brien, RHP 5.0 3 1 1 2 5 4.55  
COL AAA #30 Ben Bowden, LHP 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 5.28  
LAA MAJ #30 Austin Warren, RHP 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 4.73 W (4-3)
MIL MAJ #8 Aaron Ashby, LHP 2.0 2 3 2 1 3 4.04 L (8-5)
OAK AAA #24 Brady Feigl, RHP 2.1 5 6 6 2 2 4.71 L (8-9)
PHI MAJ #24 Bailey Falter, LHP 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3.47  
SEA AAA #19 Wyatt Mills, RHP 0.1 3 3 1 1 0 5.01 L (4-2)
SEA MAJ #26 Yohan Ramirez, RHP 0.1 1 1 1 2 1 3.89  
SF AAA #17 Sam Long, LHP 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 3.76  
STL AAA #12 Angel Rondon, RHP 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 4.46  
TB AAA #19 Tommy Romero, RHP 5.0 2 0 0 2 5 2.23 W (7-1)
TEX AAA #3 Cole Winn, RHP 3.0 4 3 3 1 4 2.61  
TEX MAJ #12 Glenn Otto, RHP 5.0 5 2 2 1 7 4.08 L (9-7)
TOR MAJ #21 Thomas Hatch, RHP 1.2 1 3 3 3 1 4.38 L (2-7)
WAS MAJ #10 Mason Thompson, RHP 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 4.50  

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