Baseball America Prospect Report — September 26, 2018

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Tuesday’s Stars

Ryan O’Hearn, 1B, Royals. The conundrum of O’Hearn is becoming even more confusing, which is a good thing for the Royals. O’Hearn went 2-for-4 with a double and a home run yesterday. He now has 12 home runs in just 133 at-bats and is hitting .271/.366/.639 for the Royals. There’s no doubt O’Hearn is hitting better than his actual ability so far — his slugging percentage is not only 168 points better than his career minor league numbers, it’s also better than any batting qualifier in the majors. But even though it’s only 40 games, O’Hearn has been good enough in a lengthy enough big league stint that he’s logically the Royals first baseman for 2019. There were scouts who believed O’Hearn could be a solid everyday first baseman when he was coming up through the minors, even if his minor league stats didn’t always match those expectations.

Brandon Lowe, 2B, Rays. If O’Hearn’s start is a story to remember about not getting too excited about a great first 50 games. Lowe is a reminder that we also shouldn’t get too concerned when a rookie gets off a horrendous start. Lowe went hitless in his first six big league games, going 0-for-19. But he has settled in since then. Lowe went 3-for-3 yesterday with two doubles. He’s hitting .279/.343/.672 this month and is hitting .248/.349/.505 overall in the major leagues.

Miguel Andujar, 3B, Yankees. Andujar hit his 26th home run of the season yesterday. Andujar has 71 extra-base hits this season, showing consistent power throughout an excellent rookie season.

Hunter Dozier, 3B, Royals. Dozier hit his 11th home run yesterday. Dozier has hit a little better this month, but he still is hitting .228/.247/.468 in September. His inability to hit for average and get-on base this year has to be a concern for the Royals as they try to figure out their 2019 lineup.

— BATTERS —
TEAM		CLASS		PLAYER, POS		AB		R		H		BI		AVG
ARI		MAJ		Brito, Socrates PH		1		0		0		0		.167
ARI		MAJ		Vargas, Ildemaro PH		1		0		1		1		.143
ATL		MAJ		Acuna, Ronald LF		4		0		1		2		.289
ATL		MAJ		Toussaint, Touki P		2		0		0		0		.100
CHC		MAJ		Bote, David 3B		1		0		0		0		.236
CHC		MAJ		Mills, Alec P		0		0		0		0		.333
CIN		MAJ		Ervin, Phillip RF		4		1		2		1		.257		SB (6)
CLE		MAJ		Allen, Greg PR-LF		0		0		0		0		.247		SB (19)
COL		MAJ		Almonte, Yency P		0		0		0		0		.000
COL		MAJ		McMahon, Ryan PH		1		0		0		0		.233
COL		MAJ		Musgrave, Harrison P		0		0		0		0		.000
DET		MAJ		Lugo, Dawel 2B		4		0		0		0		.188
DET		MAJ		Reyes, Victor PR-LF		0		1		0		0		.228
DET		MAJ		Stewart, Christin LF		3		0		0		0		.226		BB (8)
KC		MAJ		Dozier, Hunter 3B		4		1		1		1		.228		HR (11)
KC		MAJ		O’Hearn, Ryan 1B		4		1		2		2		.271		2B (9), HR (12)
KC		MAJ		Phillips, Brett RF		4		0		0		0		.196
KC		MAJ		Skoglund, Eric P		1		0		0		0		.000
LAA		MAJ		Ohtani, Shohei DH		4		1		1		1		.280
LAA		MAJ		Ward, Taylor 3B		2		0		0		1		.165		BB (8)
LAD		MAJ		Buehler, Walker P		1		0		0		0		.146		BB (1)
LAD		MAJ		Locastro, Tim PR		0		1		0		0		.182
LAD		MAJ		Verdugo, Alex PH		1		0		0		0		.267
MIA		MAJ		Anderson, Brian 3B		4		0		1		1		.272		2B (33)
MIA		MAJ		Brigham, Jeff P		0		0		0		0		.333
MIA		MAJ		Brinson, Lewis CF		4		1		1		0		.201
MIA		MAJ		Sierra, Magneuris RF		4		0		1		0		.196
MIL		MAJ		Woodruff, Brandon P		0		0		0		0		.250
NYM		MAJ		Bashlor, Tyler P		0		0		0		0		.000
NYM		MAJ		Nido, Tomas C		3		0		0		1		.171
NYM		MAJ		Rhame, Jacob P		0		0		0		0		.000
NYY		MAJ		Andujar, Miguel 3B		4		1		1		2		.298		HR (26)
NYY		MAJ		Voit, Luke 1B		4		1		1		1		.302		2B (4), BB (13)
NYY		MAJ		Wade, Tyler 2B		0		0		0		0		.180
OAK		MAJ		Laureano, Ramon CF		5		1		1		1		.295		BB (15)
PHI		MAJ		Cozens, Dylan LF		4		1		1		0		.111
PHI		MAJ		De Los Santos, Enyel P		0		0		0		0		.000
PHI		MAJ		Kingery, Scott SS		4		1		2		1		.228		2 2B (22)
PHI		MAJ		Quinn, Roman CF		4		0		2		0		.289
PIT		MAJ		Kramer, Kevin PH		1		0		0		0		.111
PIT		MAJ		Moran, Colin 3B		2		0		0		0		.275
PIT		MAJ		Newman, Kevin SS		5		0		1		0		.182
SEA		MAJ		Vogelbach, Daniel PH		0		0		0		0		.213		BB (12)
SF		MAJ		Garcia, Aramis 1B		5		0		0		0		.300
SF		MAJ		Moronta, Reyes P		0		0		0		0		.000
SF		MAJ		Shaw, Chris PH		1		0		0		0		.204
SF		MAJ		Slater, Austin LF		3		0		0		0		.250
STL		MAJ		Bader, Harrison CF		4		0		0		0		.268
STL		MAJ		Gomber, Austin P		1		0		0		0		.211
STL		MAJ		Sosa, Edmundo PH		1		0		0		0		.000
TB		MAJ		Adames, Willy SS		3		0		0		0		.268		BB (30)
TB		MAJ		Bauers, Jake 1B		2		0		0		0		.194
TB		MAJ		Lowe, Brandon 2B		3		0		3		2		.248		2 2B (6), BB (15)
TB		MAJ		Meadows, Austin LF		0		0		0		0		.250
TEX		MAJ		Guzman, Ronald 1B		3		0		1		0		.237
TOR		MAJ		Alford, Anthony CF		0		0		0		0		.125
TOR		MAJ		Jansen, Danny C		2		0		0		0		.260
TOR		MAJ		McKinney, Billy RF		4		1		1		1		.269		HR (6)
TOR		MAJ		Tellez, Rowdy 1B		4		0		0		0		.339
TOR		MAJ		Urena, Richard 2B		2		0		1		0		.294		BB (6)
WAS		MAJ		Robles, Victor CF		1		0		0		0		.217
WAS		MAJ		Soto, Juan LF		3		1		0		0		.293		2 BB (76)
WAS		MAJ		Stevenson, Andrew PH-RF		0		0		0		0		.257		BB (6)

— PITCHERS —
TEAM		CLASS		CARD CODE		IP		H		R		ER		BB		K
ARI		MAJ		Lopez, Yoan		1.0		1		0		0		0		2
ARI		MAJ		Sherfy, Jimmie		1.2		0		0		0		0		1
ATL		MAJ		Minter, A.J.		1.0		1		0		0		1		1
ATL		MAJ		Toussaint, Touki		5.0		3		2		2		5		6
CHC		MAJ		Maples, Dillon		0.1		0		0		0		0		1
CHC		MAJ		Mills, Alec		0.1		1		1		1		1		1
COL		MAJ		Almonte, Yency		0.1		2		0		0		1		1
COL		MAJ		Musgrave, Harrison		0.2		0		0		0		0		0
CWS		MAJ		Hamilton, Ian		0.1		0		0		0		0		0
DET		MAJ		Jimenez, Joe		0.2		3		1		1		1		1
DET		MAJ		Turnbull, Spencer		6.0		6		1		1		1		5
KC		MAJ		Skoglund, Eric		2.1		1		0		0		0		1
LAA		MAJ		Jerez, Williams		1.0		0		0		0		0		1
LAD		MAJ		Buehler, Walker		6.0		4		2		2		2		5
MIA		MAJ		Brigham, Jeff		4.0		4		3		3		4		2
MIL		MAJ		Woodruff, Brandon		1.0		0		0		0		0		2
MIN		MAJ		Stewart, Kohl		6.0		2		0		0		0		5
NYM		MAJ		Bashlor, Tyler		0.2		1		0		0		0		0
NYM		MAJ		Rhame, Jacob		1.0		1		0		0		0		1
NYM		MAJ		Smith, Drew		0.2		1		0		0		0		2
NYY		MAJ		German, Domingo		2.0		1		0		0		0		4
PHI		MAJ		De Los Santos, Enyel		1.0		2		2		2		2		1
PIT		MAJ		Neverauskas, Dovydas		2.0		1		0		0		0		1
SD		MAJ		Wingenter, Trey		1.0		0		0		0		0		2
SEA		MAJ		Festa, Matt		0.1		3		1		1		1		0
SF		MAJ		Moronta, Reyes		1.1		0		0		0		0		1
STL		MAJ		Gomber, Austin		3.2		7		5		5		0		6
TB		MAJ		Beeks, Jalen		3.2		4		3		3		2		2
TB		MAJ		Hu, Chih-Wei		2.0		0		0		0		2		2
TEX		MAJ		Pelham, C.D.		1.0		0		0		0		0		0
TOR		MAJ		Paulino, David		1.0		1		0		0		0		0