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Baseball America Prospect Report—September 8, 2021

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Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson, Triple-A Toledo (Tigers)—The most exciting duo in the minor leagues struck again on Tuesday, collecting four hits and driving in three in a win over Iowa. Greene, who is having an excellent season in the upper minors at just 20 years old, hit his 21st homer and raised his slash line to .296/.380/.532 in 406 at-bats. Torkelson has struggled since arriving in Triple-A, with a .221 average, but he's begun to heat up in September, with five home runs and eight hits in 26 at-bats.

Vaughn Grissom, SS, High-A Rome (Braves)—Grissom had questions surrounding his hit tool coming out of high school in 2019, but thus far he's allayed any concerns in his first year of full-season ball. On Tuesday he hit a solo home run and drove in five in a loss to Asheville, raising his season slash line to .320/.411/.473 with seven homers and 14 stolen bases.

Evan Lee, LHP, High-A Wilmington (Nationals)—Lee tied his season high with nine strikeouts over five innings to earn the win against Aberdeen. The 24-year-old lefty walked one and allowed one run on five hits to improve his record to 3-3, 4.25 with 100 strikeouts and 28 walks in 72 innings.

Kevin Made, SS, Low-A Myrtle Beach (Cubs)—Made, one of the top signings in the 2019-2020 international class, hit his first professional home run, a grand slam, in a win over Charleston. Despite being just 18 years old, Made has not looked out of place in full-season ball, with a .276/.302/.369 slash line and 15 extra-base hits in 217 at-bats.

Benny Montgomery, OF, Arizona Complex League Rockies—Montgomery collected three hits in five at-bats, drove in two and stole his fifth base in a win over the Cubs. The 2021 first-rounder has some of the best pure tools in the draft class, including plus power and plus-plus running ability, and he and 2020 first-rounder Zac Veen make up an exciting young core for the Rockies.

Ryne Nelson, RHP, Double-A Amarillo (Diamondbacks)—The 23-year-old righthander turned in his longest outing of the season to earn the win against Tulsa. Nelson struck out nine, walked none and allowed one run on five hits to collect his seventh win. Nelson, one of the biggest risers in the D-backs system this season, has pitched to a 7-4, 3.02 mark with 148 strikeouts and 38 walks in 104.1 innings between High-A and Double-A.

Geraldo Perdomo, SS, Double-A Amarillo (D-backs)—Perdomo hit his fourth homer of the season, a solo shot, and finished with two hits and three RBIs in a win over Tulsa. The 21-year-old shortstop has struggled in his first season above the Class A levels, with a career-worst .216/.347/.327 slash line in 72 games.

Jordan Walker, 3B, High-A Peoria (Cardinals)—The 2020 first-rounder from Decatur High in Stone Mountain, Ga., has been remarkably consistent in his first pro season, hitting .278 or better in every month, including a .381 average in five September games. On Tuesday he hit his first homer of the month, a three-run shot, and drove in five in a win over Quad Cities. The 19-year-old third baseman is hitting .322/.394/.526 with 10 homers and 12 stolen bases between the Class A levels.

Joey Wiemer, OF, High-A Wisconsin (Brewers)—The 2020 fourth-rounder from Cincinnati added four more hits, including a home run, in a win over Cedar Rapids to raise his season slash line to .296/.395/.541 with 22 homers and 28 stolen bases between the Class A levels.

HITTERS

ORGCLASSRANKPLAYERABRHRBIAVGNOTES
ARIAAA#3Alek Thomas, OF50100.2902B (22),
ARIAA#8Geraldo Perdomo, SS32230.212HR (4), BB (47), SB (5),
ARIAAA#17Seth Beer, 1B40100.2842B (33),
ARILoA#23Wilderd Patino, OF40110.205
ARIR#24Alberto Ciprian, 3B30110.2692B (4),
ARIR#25Manuel Pena, SS31100.2132B (1),
ARIAAA#27Stuart Fairchild, OF30000.2742 BB (14), SB (4),
ARIR#29Juan Corniel, SS30010.269BB (10),
ARILoA#30Ryan Bliss, 2B31100.2462B (7), 2 BB (10), 2 SB (10), E (5),
ATLAAA#1Cristian Pache, OF43310.2402B (17), HR (11), BB (30), SB (9),
ATLAAA#2Drew Waters, OF50000.234
ATLHiA#3Michael Harris, OF32210.2982B (21), 2 BB (30), SB (24),
ATLAA#4Shea Langeliers, C40000.252
ATLAA#7Braden Shewmake, SS40000.230
ATLHiA#12Jesse Franklin, OF52200.2462B (22),
ATLHiA#15Vaughn Grissom, SS52350.3202B (16), HR (6), 2 E (13),
ATLLoA#22Cal Conley, SS40000.220
ATLAA#26Justin Dean, OF31200.2432B (13), BB (40),
ATLAA#27Trey Harris, OF20000.241
ATLAA#28Luke Waddell, SS40110.296SB (2),
BALAAA#1Adley Rutschman, C51110.288HR (20),
BALHiA#4Gunnar Henderson, SS40110.2633B (4),
BALLoA#5Colton Cowser, OF51200.355SB (4),
BALAA#7Jordan Westburg, SS20010.276BB (57),
BALLoA#10Connor Norby, 2B50000.276E (5),
BALR#11Maikol Hernandez, SS30000.183
BALMAJ#14Jahmai Jones, 2B30100.235
BALLoA#15Coby Mayo, 3B42200.314BB (13), SB (3),
BALR#16Samuel Basallo, C21000.274BB (8), E (6),
BALAAA#17Kyle Stowers, OF30000.278BB (61),
BALLoA#20Reed Trimble, OF50000.235
BALAA#22Terrin Vavra, 2B20100.2782B (12),
BALLoA#24Darell Hernaiz, SS41100.2742B (10), SB (20),
BALHiA#25Adam Hall, SS50110.2502B (12),
BALLoA#26John Rhodes, OF40100.273BB (7), SB (3),
BOSR#3Marcelo Mayer, SS30000.230E (8),
BOSAAA#4Jeter Downs, 2B40200.1772 SB (16),
BOSHiA#8Nick Yorke, 2B51200.3292B (17),
BOSLoA#10Gilberto Jimenez, OF31130.309HR (3), BB (18),
BOSLoA#17Brainer Bonaci, SS50100.233
BOSLoA#18Matthew Lugo, SS50100.256E (33),
BOSAAA#19Connor Wong, C50210.2622B (12),
BOSR#20Miguel Bleis, OF40210.258
BOSHiA#23Brandon Howlett, 3B51220.248HR (16),
BOSLoA#25Ceddanne Rafaela, SS42200.251BB (24),
CHCAA#1Brennen Davis, OF30000.266BB (39),
CHCHiA#8Yohendrick Pinango, OF50200.280
CHCAAA#11Greg Deichmann, OF41100.2732B (20),
CHCLoA#13Kevin Made, SS52240.333HR (1),
CHCHiA#14Alexander Canario, OF40000.240
CHCR#19Kevin Alcantara, OF41100.3523B (2),
CHCAA#21Christopher Morel, SS41100.2162B (15),
CHCLoA#23Owen Caissie, OF41120.306BB (32),
CHCAA#24Nelson Velazquez, OF40000.270
CHCR#26James Triantos, 3B41110.3453B (1),
CINHiA#4Matt McLain, SS30000.297BB (11), E (3),
CINLoA#10Elly De La Cruz, 3B30000.297BB (9), CS (3),
CINHiA#15Ivan Johnson, 2B40100.2572B (18),
CINR#17Ariel Almonte, OF30100.271
CINR#18Malvin Valdez, OF20000.2092 BB (16),
CINHiA#19Mike Siani, OF40100.215
CINAAA#21Alejo Lopez, SS51110.325
CINAAA#22T.J. Friedl, OF31100.2572B (13), 2 BB (42),
CINHiA#24Allan Cerda, OF40000.238
CINLoA#26Jose Torres, SS30010.288
CINLoA#30JT Thompson, OF40100.245
CLEAA#4George Valera, OF50120.2522B (3),
CLEAA#5Bo Naylor, C40000.178BB (34),
CLEAAA#6Gabriel Arias, SS40100.2762B (23),
CLEAA#7Brayan Rocchio, SS42200.2703B (4),
CLELoA#9Angel Martinez, SS41000.254
CLELoA#14Gabriel Rodriguez, SS41300.236
CLEMAJ#15Owen Miller, SS40100.251
CLEAAA#16Richard Palacios, 2B10100.2942B (30), 2 BB (44), SB (16), E (9),
CLEHiA#20Jose Tena, IF31100.288BB (24),
CLEHiA#21Aaron Bracho, 2B40000.184
CLER#22Isaiah Greene, OF30000.280BB (26),
CLEAAA#23Bryan Lavastida, C30000.297BB (37),
CLEHiA#25Jhonkensy Noel, 1B42350.3712B (13), 2 HR (17),
CLEAAA#29Oscar Gonzalez, OF40110.314E (5),
COLLoA#1Zac Veen, OF32110.3072B (25), 2 BB (61),
COLR#2Benny Montgomery, OF51320.385SB (5),
COLAA#3Michael Toglia, 1B30000.222
COLAAA#5Elehuris Montero, 3B51200.2762B (12),
COLHiA#6Aaron Schunk, 3B51200.226
COLHiA#9Brenton Doyle, OF51210.272
COLAAA#10Ryan Vilade, OF51100.289
COLHiA#11Ezequiel Tovar, SS51320.2942B (28), SB (23),
COLR#14Adael Amador, SS51200.280
COLLoA#15Warming Bernabel, SS51110.310SB (7),
COLLoA#16Drew Romo, C42330.326BB (18), 4 SB (22),
COLAA#19Willie MacIver, C40100.228
COLAA#21Jameson Hannah, OF40100.268
COLHiA#22Grant Lavigne, 1B50000.270
COLLoA#26Eddy Diaz, SS43310.263BB (33), SB (57), E (12),
COLR#27Yanquiel Fernandez, OF31110.348BB (8),
COLLoA#28Julio Carreras, 3B40010.254BB (21),
COLLoA#29Bladimir Restituyo, SS41110.264SB (31),
CWSR#1Colson Montgomery, SS30110.273BB (12), E (5),
CWSR#3Wes Kath, 3B40000.215
CWSMAJ#8Gavin Sheets, 1B51210.277
CWSAAA#9Jake Burger, 3B41200.2872B (19),
CWSHiA#10Jose Rodriguez, SS51210.3063B (5),
CWSLoA#14Bryan Ramos, 3B40000.236
CWSAA#16Lenyn Sosa, SS40100.281
CWSAAA#18Micker Adolfo, OF30100.2602B (22), BB (25),
CWSAAA#20Blake Rutherford, OF40100.241
CWSR#25Jefferson Mendoza, C42110.244HR (5),
CWSLoA#26Wilber Sanchez, SS40000.205
CWSLoA#27Misael Gonzalez, OF30000.262
DETAAA#1Spencer Torkelson, 3B32210.266HR (25), BB (65), E (12),
DETAAA#2Riley Greene, OF42220.299HR (21), BB (51), SB (14),
DETAA#5Dillon Dingler, C40000.250E (1),
DETHiA#6Gage Workman, SS51110.243HR (10),
DETAAA#11Daz Cameron, OF41100.242BB (21),
DETAAA#12Ryan Kreidler, IF30110.271BB (42), SB (12),
DETAA#14Daniel Cabrera, OF41000.236SB (8),
DETHiA#15Parker Meadows, OF41100.204
DETHiA#16Colt Keith, IF41110.298BB (38),
DETMAJ#18Derek Hill, OF41110.2913B (4),
DETAAA#19Zack Short, SS51140.191HR (13),
DETR#21Abel Bastidas, SS30010.130
DETAAA#22Kody Clemens, SS42100.262BB (30),
DETAA#23Andre Lipcius, IF40100.236
HOUAAA#2Jeremy Pena, SS51210.264HR (1),
HOUMAJ#8Jake Meyers, OF10000.336E (1),
HOUR#11Tyler Whitaker, OF10000.203
HOUR#11Tyler Whitaker, OF32100.203BB (7), SB (5),
HOULoA#15Jordan Brewer, OF42310.262BB (30), SB (17),
HOUR#21Dauri Lorenzo, SS10000.250
HOUHiA#22Zach Daniels, OF51110.214HR (8),
HOUHiA#27Freudis Nova, SS50200.2092 2B (12),
KCAAA#1Bobby Witt, SS41200.3012 2B (31),
KCAAA#4Nick Pratto, 1B41120.269HR (29),
KCAAA#6M.J. Melendez, C30000.283BB (58),
KCAAA#7Kyle Isbel, OF40000.271
KCHiA#12Nick Loftin, SS31200.2682 BB (39), SB (9),
KCLoA#22Darryl Collins, OF30000.237BB (51),
KCR#23Carter Jensen, C41000.368BB (6), SB (1),
KCAAA#24Lucius Fox, SS50100.2002B (8),
KCAA#29Vinnie Pasquantino, 1B40000.312
LAAMAJ#2Brandon Marsh, OF40000.269
LAAR#7Jeremiah Jackson, SS41210.2582B (14), HR (10),
LAALoA#8Arol Vera, SS51100.2932 SB (9),
LAAAA#10Orlando Martinez, OF40000.262
LAAR#11Adrian Placencia, 2B40000.180E (10),
LAALoA#12D'Shawn Knowles, OF32200.2312 BB (25), 2 SB (30),
LAALoA#17Alexander Ramirez, OF40000.206
LAAMAJ#23Kean Wong, UTL10000.307
LAAAAA#27Michael Stefanic, OF40100.337
LADAA#3Michael Busch, 2B30100.261BB (67),
LADAA#5Miguel Vargas, 3B41200.3132B (23),
LADHiA#6Andy Pages, OF62440.2612B (23),
LADAA#11Kody Hoese, 3B30000.197
LADHiA#13Leonel Valera, SS43340.2302 2B (14), HR (16), BB (32),
LADAA#19Jacob Amaya, SS30000.221
LADHiA#20Carson Taylor, C31110.277BB (42),
LADAAA#23Zach Reks, OF40000.273
LADHiA#27Eddys Leonard, SS52230.301HR (22), BB (50), E (14),
LADHiA#28Ryan Ward, OF50000.289
LADLoA#29Jose Ramos, OF51110.314HR (9),
LADHiA#30Jorbit Vivas, 2B42210.314HR (14), 2 BB (30),
MIAMAJ#3Jesus Sanchez, OF50110.285
MIAAA#10JJ Bleday, OF30110.198
MIAAAA#11Lewin Diaz, 1B40100.235
MIAAA#15Kameron Misner, OF40200.250
MIAAA#16Peyton Burdick, OF30100.230BB (73),
MIAAAA#17Monte Harrison, OF31120.234HR (11),
MIAAA#19Griffin Conine, OF40100.223
MIALoA#25Jose Salas, SS30110.3222B (13), BB (17),
MIALoA#27Cody Morissette, SS30000.2002 BB (17),
MIAAAA#29Payton Henry, C30000.260
MIAMAJ#30Bryan De La Cruz, OF50100.329
MILAAA#2Brice Turang, SS52300.2632 2B (20),
MILHiA#3Sal Frelick, OF50010.385
MILLoA#5Hedbert Perez, OF51100.264
MILHiA#9Joe Gray, OF41000.259BB (50), SB (23),
MILHiA#11Freddy Zamora, SS30310.301BB (49),
MILAAA#12Mario Feliciano, SS40220.223
MILHiA#13Zavier Warren, C41000.262BB (43),
MILLoA#14Eduardo Garcia, SS30100.259BB (8),
MILAA#15David Hamilton, SS50200.2472B (17),
MILR#16Jheremy Vargas, UTL41300.236SB (8), E (2),
MILLoA#20Alex Binelas, 3B41100.301BB (14),
MILHiA#22Felix Valerio, IF51100.3072B (33),
MILHiA#27Joey Wiemer, OF52420.2962B (17), HR (21), SB (27),
MINAA#1Austin Martin, OF40110.272
MINAAA#8Jose Miranda, 3B51200.330
MINR#13Emmanuel Rodriguez, OF40000.177BB (17), SB (6),
MINAAA#15Gilberto Celestino, OF51320.2412B (17),
MINMAJ#19Brent Rooker, OF31110.232HR (27),
MINLoA#22Misael Urbina, OF31000.187BB (52),
MINHiA#24Aaron Sabato, 1B51200.192
MINLoA#26Alerick Soularie, OF40100.258BB (15), SB (7),
MINAA#27Spencer Steer, 2B40100.257
MINHiA#28Edouard Julien, 2B22110.261HR (12), 3 BB (100), SB (33),
MINHiA#29Matt Wallner, OF51340.2652B (12), HR (12),
NYMHiA#1Francisco Alvarez, C31100.266SB (8), CS (5),
NYMHiA#3Ronny Mauricio, SS41120.241HR (18),
NYMAAA#11Khalil Lee, OF40000.234
NYMHiA#14Jaylen Palmer, UTL41000.261
NYMMAJ#20Patrick Mazeika, C41000.257
NYMAAA#21Travis Blankenhorn, 2B30200.2172B (10), BB (25),
NYMHiA#25Luke Ritter, 2B40000.237
NYYLoA#1Jasson Dominguez, OF41100.264
NYYHiA#2Anthony Volpe, SS52120.2902B (31), SB (29),
NYYAA#3Oswald Peraza, SS40000.299
NYYLoA#6Trey Sweeney, SS52210.258HR (7),
NYYHiA#10Austin Wells, C30210.2692 2B (22), BB (65),
NYYAAA#13Estevan Florial, OF31100.216BB (43), CS (7),
NYYAA#16Oswaldo Cabrera, SS40100.2542B (27), E (10),
NYYHiA#18Everson Pereira, OF51130.329HR (15),
NYYAAA#24Donny Sands, C41120.250HR (17),
OAKAAA#3Nick Allen, SS30000.279BB (24),
OAKAAA#7Luis Barrera, OF40310.250SB (8),
OAKLoA#11Robert Puason, SS30000.204
OAKLoA#12Zack Gelof, 3B41220.321HR (4), SB (11),
OAKLoA#15Junior Perez, OF31110.204HR (7),
OAKAAA#30Buddy Reed, OF30000.255
PHIHiA#4Johan Rojas, OF42100.249BB (30),
PHILoA#5Ethan Wilson, OF51100.235
PHIMAJ#8Rafael Marchan, C30000.202E (5),
PHIMAJ#10Matt Vierling, OF30100.283
PHIHiA#11Simon Muzziotti, OF31110.3132B (2), 2 BB (3),
PHIAAA#13Mickey Moniak, OF41000.240BB (32), SB (5),
PHIAAA#15Nick Maton, 2B31120.225HR (6), 2 BB (37),
PHIHiA#18Luis Garcia, SS41210.2482B (17), BB (57), SB (14),
PHILoA#30Kendall Simmons, OF51210.211HR (6),
PITAA#1Oneil Cruz, SS31100.292BB (19), SB (15), CS (3),
PITHiA#4Nick Gonzales, 2B31100.3012 BB (30),
PITAAA#7Tucupita Marcano, UTL41210.244BB (53),
PITLoA#9Hudson Head, OF71230.2112 2B (16),
PITLoA#17Endy Rodriguez, C72240.2812B (22),
PITAA#19Ji-Hwan Bae, SS31000.279BB (34),
PITAA#23Rodolfo Castro, 2B40210.2512B (15),
PITAA#26Matt Fraizer, OF40000.304
PITR#30Rodolfo Nolasco, OF41140.262HR (6),
SDR#6Jackson Merrill, SS30100.3012B (7), BB (10),
SDAA#19Eguy Rosario, 2B61320.288SB (29),
SDLoA#23Max Ferguson, 2B63310.2472B (4), 2 SB (12),
SEAAA#1Julio Rodriguez, OF50000.343
SEAHiA#2Noelvi Marte, SS40220.277
SEAR#6Harry Ford, C42200.2732B (6), BB (8), SB (3),
SEAAA#8Zach DeLoach, OF12010.2763 BB (56),
SEAR#13Edwin Arroyo, SS32220.2252B (2), 2 BB (7), SB (3),
SEAR#14Starlin Aguilar, 3B51100.231
SEAHiA#16Victor Labrada, OF50000.271
SEALoA#17Milkar Perez, 3B40100.305BB (35), CS (2), E (6),
SEAAA#22Kaden Polcovich, UTL30010.220BB (60), CS (4),
SEAHiA#23Alberto Rodriguez, OF40100.293
SEAAAA#25Luis Liberato, OF30000.242BB (26),
SEAHiA#28Cade Marlowe, OF52340.276HR (24),
SFHiA#1Marco Luciano, SS30000.260
SFAAA#3Heliot Ramos, OF40100.248
SFLoA#4Luis Matos, OF40000.296
SFHiA#8Jairo Pomares, OF41210.3562 2B (27),
SFAA#10Will Wilson, SS40000.229E (16),
SFLoA#12Luis Toribio, 3B31000.236BB (56),
SFHiA#15Ricardo Genoves, C40000.267
SFLoA#16Patrick Bailey, C41220.257HR (9),
SFLoA#21Jimmy Glowenke, SS30000.226
SFAA#24Diego Rincones, OF41210.300HR (15),
SFHiA#28Logan Wyatt, 1B32100.240BB (58),
SFR#29Rayner Santana, C51120.2332B (5), E (3),
STLHiA#2Jordan Walker, 3B41250.323HR (10), BB (30), E (20),
STLAAA#3Nolan Gorman, 2B51130.287HR (22),
STLHiA#6Masyn Winn, SS42000.237BB (46), SB (30), E (24),
STLAA#9Malcom Nunez, OF51310.248
STLAA#14Delvin Perez, SS50100.272E (13),
STLAAA#15Brendan Donovan, 2B41120.305HR (9),
STLAA#16Julio Rodriguez, C41230.234HR (3), E (6),
STLHiA#17Jhon Torres, OF40100.2472B (24), E (5),
STLLoA#19Ryan Holgate, OF40000.211
STLAAA#27Nick Plummer, OF42300.2833B (4), BB (64), SB (12),
STLAA#30Luken Baker, 1B51100.237
TBAA#4Xavier Edwards, 2B40200.285CS (8),
TBAAA#5Josh Lowe, OF30200.283BB (51),
TBR#11Carson Williams, SS40210.4712B (4),
TBHiA#13Curtis Mead, 3B51210.3182 2B (40),
TBR#17Cooper Kinney, 2B30110.333BB (4), SB (1),
TBHiA#20Alika Williams, SS52230.2702B (16), HR (3), E (12),
TBLoA#22Osleivis Basabe, SS50310.2832B (10), CS (4),
TBR#26Ryan Spikes, SS30100.2352B (1),
TBAAA#28Miles Mastrobuoni, UTL30100.307
TBAA#29Jonathan Aranda, 3B30000.340
TBAA#30Ruben Cardenas, OF30200.2982B (10),
TEXAA#4Justin Foscue, 2B21000.2643 BB (23),
TEXHiA#5Ezequiel Duran, 2B50100.263E (13),
TEXAA#6Josh Smith, SS51200.310SB (24),
TEXLoA#7Luisangel Acuna, SS52330.271BB (43), 2 SB (42),
TEXAA#9Sam Huff, C51100.2242B (5),
TEXLoA#11Aaron Zavala, OF43430.3252 2B (4), BB (6), 2 SB (5),
TEXR#13Bayron Lora, OF42110.310BB (11),
TEXHiA#19Dustin Harris, 1B41110.323BB (42), E (8),
TEXR#22Cameron Cauley, SS30110.2782B (3), E (1),
TEXAA#25Davis Wendzel, SS40210.259BB (16),
TEXHiA#26David Garcia, C41300.2622B (13),
TEXAAA#27Steele Walker, OF41110.256
TORMAJ#5Alejandro Kirk, C43320.3042 HR (9),
TORAAA#7Otto Lopez, 2B40100.3203B (4),
TORR#10Manuel Beltre, SS31210.2902B (7), BB (17), CS (4),
TORR#13Yhoangel Aponte, OF40100.2442B (2),
TORLoA#25Leonardo Jimenez, SS21000.3062 BB (36), CS (1), E (6),
TORHiA#26Tanner Morris, SS40110.291E (9),
TORHiA#29Will Robertson, OF30000.238BB (18),
TORLoA#30Dasan Brown, OF31110.205HR (4), BB (13),
WASMAJ#1Keibert Ruiz, C10000.295
WASR#4Brady House, SS52110.368
WASHiA#11Yasel Antuna, SS51100.232
WASLoA#12Jeremy De La Rosa, OF41220.2023B (4), SB (6),
WASAAA#14Donovan Casey, OF40000.291
WASR#17Daylen Lile, OF21000.2503 BB (10),
WASMAJ#18Riley Adams, C30100.2452B (14), BB (24),
WASR#19Sammy Infante, SS41110.176BB (15),
WASHiA#21Drew Mendoza, 1B41110.218HR (9),
WASHiA#22Israel Pineda, C30120.1972B (9), E (6),
WASAAA#23Tres Barrera, C40100.225
WASHiA#28Drew Millas, C31210.269BB (50),
WASLoA#30Branden Boissiere, 1B40010.137
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Ten MLB Players Poised To Break Out In 2023

We chose 10 breakout players—five hitters and five pitchers—poised to break out in 2023.

PITCHERS

ORGCLASSRANKPLAYERIPHRERBBKERANOTES
ARIAA#7Ryne Nelson, RHP7.0511093.09W (7-4)
ARIAAA#13Luis Frias, RHP4.2522334.65
ATLAAA#5Kyle Muller, LHP5.0522453.48W (6-6)
ATLAA#18Indigo Diaz, RHP2.0100020.64W (6-1)
ATLHiA#23William Woods, RHP3.0311023.52
ATLHiA#25Trey Riley, RHP0.2122103.06L (4-1)
BALMAJ#9Michael Baumann, RHP3.2210113.25W (4-3)
BALMAJ#28Alex Wells, LHP4.0522224.42
CHCMAJ#30Manuel Rodriguez, RHP1.0322122.27
CINAAA#3Hunter Greene, RHP4.0866133.34L (10-7)
CLEAA#10Logan Allen, LHP4.2300272.06
COLAAA#4Ryan Rolison, LHP3.2766245.82L (3-3)
COLHiA#12Noah Davis, RHP3.1221323.60
COLR#20Joe Rock, LHP2.0110020.00
CWSMAJ#12Jimmy Lambert, RHP5.0311225.20W (4-4)
CWSHiA#24McKinley Moore, RHP1.0322013.93W (2-2)
CWSAA#30Caleb Freeman, RHP1.0100002.98Sv (8)
DETAA#9Joey Wentz, LHP4.1422134.50
DETMAJ#17Alex Lange, RHP1.0322114.91L (2-3)
HOUAAA#4Hunter Brown, RHP3.0200114.35
HOUAAA#13Shawn Dubin, RHP3.2211354.34
HOULoA#25Spencer Arrighetti, RHP1.0000002.57W (3-1)
KCMAJ#5Jackson Kowar, RHP6.0566374.33L (9-7)
LAAMAJ#16Packy Naughton, LHP5.0200254.46
LAAR#21Landon Marceaux, RHP2.0211034.50
MIAMAJ#5Edward Cabrera, RHP2.1144413.76
MIAAA#23Kyle Nicolas, RHP3.2833364.21L (6-4)
MILAAA#30Dylan File, RHP5.0544255.36W (2-4)
MINAA#16Cole Sands, RHP6.0410252.86
MINAAA#30Jovani Moran, LHP2.0000222.41
NYYAA#15Ken Waldichuk, LHP5.0311193.15
NYYMAJ#22Albert Abreu, RHP1.2111204.25
NYYLoA#30Tyrone Yulie, RHP4.2455596.42
OAKMAJ#5A.J. Puk, LHP0.1533016.08L (2-6)
OAKMAJ#6Daulton Jefferies, RHP3.1222114.87
PITAA#6Roansy Contreras, RHP3.0110042.29
PITHiA#10Michael Burrows, RHP2.0100102.15
PITAAA#25Max Kranick, RHP6.0411325.38W (5-7)
SDR#9Justin Lange, RHP1.0111117.63
SEAHiA#21Taylor Dollard, RHP5.2766275.47L (10-4)
SEAMAJ#26Yohan Ramirez, RHP0.011000L (1-3)
SFR#7Matt Mikulski, LHP1.0010114.50
SFAAA#17Sam Long, LHP2.0200003.68
STLAAA#1Matthew Liberatore, LHP5.01062154.49L (6-9)
STLAA#29Freddy Pacheco, RHP2.0000144.50W (1-0)
TBAAA#25Tobias Myers, RHP5.04223104.07L (7-6)
TBMAJ#27Louis Head, RHP2.0100012.70
TEXAA#17Cole Ragans, LHP3.0433344.16
TEXHiA#28Justin Slaten, RHP7.0511165.83
WASLoA#6Jackson Rutledge, RHP3.0111129.00
WASAA#7Gerardo Carrillo, RHP4.0432354.64L (3-5)
WASHiA#24Evan Lee, LHP5.0511194.25W (3-3)
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