Prospect Report: Nolan Gorman Continues To Crush For Cardinals

Monday's Prospect Performers

Nolan Gorman, 2B, Cardinals – When it comes to first impressions, it’s hard to outdo what Gorman has done in his first 10 games as a major leaguer. The Cardinals No. 2 prospect continued his red-hot start to his big league career by going 3-for-3 with a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored to lead the Cardinals to a 6-3 win over the Padres. Gorman’s two-run shot off Nick Martinez left his bat at 105.7 mph and traveled 403 feet over the Cardinals bullpen into the right-field bleachers. His first-inning single was smoked, too—that one left his bat at 105.4 mph. Overall, Gorman is batting .387 with a 1.149 OPS in 10 games since getting the call on May 20.

Aaron Ashby, LHP, Brewers – Ashby is clearly enjoying his move to the starting rotation. The 24-year-old lefthander pitched six innings with five hits and one run allowed, two walks and a career-high 12 strikeouts to lead the Brewers to a 3-1 win over the Cubs in the nightcap of the doubleheader. The performance earned Ashby his first win of the season and just the second of his career as a starting pitcher.

Spencer Torkelson, 1B, Tigers – It’s been a rough start for Torkelson, but the Tigers No. 1 prospect showed signs of hope on Monday. Torkelson went 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored to lead the Tigers to a 7-5 win over the Twins. It was Torkelson’s first three-hit game of his career and snapped a 3-for-19 slump over his previous six games.

Nick Plummer, OF, Mets – The 2015 first-round pick has resurrected his career and is rapidly ingratiating himself to Mets fans. After hitting the game-tying home run in the bottom of the ninth on Sunday in his first career start, Plummer went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, four RBIs and three runs scored in the Mets 13-5 win over the Nationals. Plummer’s double and home run both left the bat at over 100 mph, per Statcast, and helped the Mets turn it into a rout early.

Ryan Feltner, RHP, Rockies – After getting rocked in his major league debut last year, Feltner has come back much sharper this year. The 2018 fourth-rounder out of Ohio State pitched seven innings with four hits, one run allowed, one walk and six strikeouts against the Marlins to pick up his first career win on Monday. He needed only 94 pitches to complete his seven innings of work and stayed strong through the end, retiring 12 of the final 13 batters he faced. Overall, Feltner is 1-1, 3.71 in three starts compared to the eight earned runs he gave up in 6.1 innings across two starts last year in his debut.

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