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Spring Training MLB Prospect Report—March 11, 2021



Baltimore Orioles

—No. 29 prospect Tyler Nevin collected his first two hits of the spring against the Blue Jays and knocked in a run in the sixth inning. The 23-year-old first baseman arrived in Baltimore with shortstop Terrin Vavra and a player to be named later in the trade that netted the Rockies righthander Mychal Givens in late August.

Boston Red Sox

—No. 3 prospect Bobby Dalbec has played in seven games this spring and already has four home runs. His latest long ball was a grand slam in the sixth inning against the Braves. The 25-year-old masher has eight RBIs and has scored six times.

Cleveland Indians

—No. 1 prospect Triston McKenzie struck out two and walked one in three innings of one-run ball while allowing three hits. The 23-year-old righthander was excellent in 2020 and will assume a spot in the rotation again this season.

Colorado Rockies

—No. 7 prospect Colton Welker crushed his first home run of the spring, a three-run shot to left field in the sixth inning against the Padres.

Detroit Tigers

—No. 6 prospect Isaac Paredes hit his first home run of the spring, a two-run shot in the first inning against the Phillies. After struggling to a .220/.278/.290 slash line in 100 at-bats in 2020, Paredes will look to get back on track in his second taste of the big leagues this season.

Miami Marlins

—No. 15 prospect Nick Neidert made his third appearance of the spring, striking out four batters, allowing a hit and a walk in three innings. Neidert has struck out eight in seven innings while allowing four hits and two walks.

Minnesota Twins

—No. 4 prospect Ryan Jeffers knocked in his first run this spring with an RBI double in the fifth inning against the Rays. The 23-year-old catcher impressed in 26 games as a rookie in 2020 and solidified himself as the Twins starting backstop moving forward.

Oakland Athletics

—No. 17 prospect Austin Allen picked up his first hit of the spring in a big way with a solo home run in the third inning against the Brewers. The 27-year-old catcher is competing to win a role as the backup to Sean Murphy after appearing in 14 games in 2020.

San Diego Padres

—No. 14 prospect Joshua Mears crushed a two-run home run off the bat at 117.3 mph to left field in the seventh inning against the Rockies. The athletic 20-year-old outfielder has impressive power, but must show he can get to it consistently. He should make his full-season debut in 2021.

Tampa Bay Rays

—No. 3 prospect Luis Patino pitched a scoreless inning of work against the Twins. The 21-year-old righthander, who was acquired with righthander Cole Wilcox and catchers Blake Hunt and Francisco Mejia from the Padres for all-star lefthander Blake Snell in the offseason, will likely be used in a variety of roles by the Rays this season.

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2021 Baseball America MLB All-Rookie Team

One area of strength for the 2021 rookie crop was starting pitching.

BATTERS

TEAMCLASSRANKPLAYER, POSABRHBIAVGNOTES
ARIMAJ#14Seth Beer PH-DH1000.250
ARIMAJ#29Stuart Fairchild LF-RF1000.300
ARIMAJ#19Jake McCarthy LF0000.143
ARIMAJ#3Geraldo Perdomo SS0000.167
ARIMAJ#9Pavin Smith 1B3010.278
ARIMAJ#2Daulton Varsho CF2100.211
ATLMAJ#18Bryce Ball 1B1000.167
ATLMAJ#6William Contreras C3000.333
ATLMAJ#11Michael Harris CF1000.333
ATLMAJ#25Trey Harris LF1000.500
ATLMAJ#4Shea Langeliers C1000.125
ATLMAJ#1Cristian Pache CF3000.182
BALMAJ#7Yusniel Diaz PR-DH1000.267
BALMAJ#16Jahmai Jones 2B3000.167
BALMAJ#23Ryan McKenna LF-CF3000.286
BALMAJ#29Tyler Nevin 1B3021.200
BALMAJ#1Adley Rutschman C0100.250BB (3)
BOSMAJ#21Jonathan Arauz 2B0000.313BB (1)
BOSMAJ#3Bobby Dalbec 1B3114.313HR (4)
BOSMAJ#5Jarren Duran LF-CF2000.357BB (2)
BOSMAJ#7Gilberto Jimenez PH-CF1000.333
BOSMAJ#15Connor Wong C1100.143BB (3)
CHCMAJ#3Miguel Amaya C2110.250
CHCMAJ#2Brennen Davis CF2000.000
CHCMAJ#8Christopher Morel 3B1010.167
CHCMAJ#23Alfonso Rivas 1B2012.1252B (1)
CINMAJ#22T.J. Friedl CF1000.000
CINMAJ#1Jose Garcia SS1000.000
CINMAJ#3Jonathan India 2B4010.286
CINMAJ#4Tyler Stephenson C3010.273
CLEMAJ#24Ernie Clement LF0000.500
CLEMAJ#4Tyler Freeman 2B0000.500
CLEMAJ#3Andres Gimenez SS3000.333
CLEMAJ#5Bo Naylor C1111.500HR (1)
CLEMAJ#8Brayan Rocchio SS0000--
COLMAJ#15Jameson Hannah RF0100.750BB (1)
COLMAJ#8Elehuris Montero 3B0000.200
COLMAJ#1Brendan Rodgers 2B3120.389
COLMAJ#10Ryan Vilade PH-DH1110.364
COLMAJ#7Colton Welker 3B-1B1113.438HR (1)
DETMAJ#17Akil Baddoo CF1000.357BB (6)
DETMAJ#18Kody Clemens 2B1000.250BB (3)
DETMAJ#5Riley Greene RF3000.182
DETMAJ#21Derek Hill PH-CF2100.200SB (3)
DETMAJ#6Isaac Paredes 3B3112.333HR (1)
DETMAJ#20Jake Rogers C2000.083
HOUMAJ#7Korey Lee C1000.333
HOUMAJ#3Jeremy Pena PH-SS2000.000
KCMAJ#6Kyle Isbel RF-CF1111.500HR (1), BB (2)
KCMAJ#24Seuly Matias RF1000.300
KCMAJ#16M.J. Melendez PH-C2000.000
KCMAJ#13Nick Pratto 1B1000.400BB (2)
LAAMAJ#1Jo Adell RF1000.200
LAAMAJ#6Jeremiah Jackson SS0000.000
LAAMAJ#2Brandon Marsh PH-DH1000.200
LADMAJ#12Jacob Amaya SS0000.333BB (2)
LADMAJ#3Michael Busch 2B1000.222
LADMAJ#11Sheldon Neuse 3B1000.357BB (1)
LADMAJ#14DJ Peters CF2000.308
LADMAJ#26Luke Raley RF2100.083
LADMAJ#30Zach Reks LF2010.091
LADMAJ#7Edwin Rios DH2000.182
MIAMAJ#4Jazz Chisholm 2B2000.154
MIAMAJ#10Jose Devers SS1000.200
MIAMAJ#7Lewin Diaz 1B1000.214
MIAMAJ#18Jerar Encarnacion PH-DH1010.333CS (1)
MIAMAJ#11Monte Harrison LF0000.000BB (2), SB (1)
MILMAJ#7Mario Feliciano C1010.6252B (2)
MILMAJ#28Tristen Lutz RF1000.000
MILMAJ#25Corey Ray LF0000.250
MILMAJ#1Brice Turang SS2000.083
MINMAJ#25Travis Blankenhorn 2B1000.143
MINMAJ#10Gilberto Celestino CF3000.222
MINMAJ#4Ryan Jeffers C3011.3002B (1)
MINMAJ#12Brent Rooker DH3000.222
NYYMAJ#11Ezequiel Duran 2B1001.000BB (1)
NYYMAJ#6Oswald Peraza SS1000.000
OAKMAJ#17Austin Allen C2111.100HR (1)
OAKMAJ#6Nick Allen SS1110.077
OAKMAJ#7Luis Barrera LF2000.222
OAKMAJ#25Skye Bolt LF2000.000
OAKMAJ#30Seth Brown PR-1B1100.083
OAKMAJ#9Greg Deichmann PR-RF1000.100
PHIMAJ#6Luis Garcia 2B1000.167
PHIMAJ#10Nick Maton SS1000.231
PHIMAJ#13Mickey Moniak LF1000.500
PHIMAJ#9Johan Rojas PR-CF1000.000SB (2)
PITMAJ#11Ji-Hwan Bae PH-SS2000.222
PITMAJ#2Oneil Cruz SS3000.077
PITMAJ#21Mason Martin PH-1B1000.143
PITMAJ#25Cal Mitchell RF0000.000BB (1)
PITMAJ#26Jared Oliva RF2111.333HR (1)
PITMAJ#27Canaan Smith LF1000.000
PITMAJ#14Travis Swaggerty PH-CF1000.111
SDMAJ#2CJ Abrams PH-2B3000.211
SDMAJ#3Luis Campusano DH2010.222
SDMAJ#8Tucupita Marcano SS1000.500
SDMAJ#15Jorge Mateo CF2010.286BB (4), CS (1)
SDMAJ#14Joshua Mears RF2112.143HR (1)
SDMAJ#10Jorge Ona LF1000.167
SDMAJ#28Eguy Rosario 3B1000.300BB (4)
SEAMAJ#23Jake Fraley DH2001.000BB (5)
SEAMAJ#29Sam Haggerty 2B3000.188
SEAMAJ#1Julio Rodriguez LF2110.2862B (1)
SEAMAJ#6Taylor Trammell CF2000.308BB (2)
SFMAJ#2Joey Bart PH-DH0100.5002 BB (2), SB (2)
SFMAJ#3Heliot Ramos RF1001.389BB (1)
SFMAJ#16LaMonte Wade LF1000.200BB (2)
SFMAJ#10Will Wilson SS1000.077
SFMAJ#15Logan Wyatt 1B2010.286
STLMAJ#1Dylan Carlson RF3000.200
STLMAJ#8Andrew Knizner C2010.375
STLMAJ#30John Nogowski 1B1001.167
STLMAJ#27Edmundo Sosa 3B1000.000
STLMAJ#9Lane Thomas DH2000.294
TBMAJ#4Vidal Brujan 2B2000.222
TBMAJ#8Xavier Edwards PR-DH1000.400
TBMAJ#14Greg Jones SS0000.000BB (1)
TBMAJ#20Kevin Padlo PH-3B2000.250
TEXMAJ#13Sherten Apostel 1B1000.250
TEXMAJ#10Anderson Tejeda SS2111.500BB (1)
TEXMAJ#27Bubba Thompson LF1000.000
TEXMAJ#16Steele Walker RF1000.250
TEXMAJ#15Davis Wendzel 3B1210.250BB (2)
TORMAJ#21Santiago Espinal PH-SS2010.222
TORMAJ#6Orelvis Martinez PR-3B1010.500
WASMAJ#4Yasel Antuna SS1000.286
WASMAJ#11Jackson Cluff 2B1000.000

PITCHERS

TEAMCLASSRANKPLAYERIPHRERBBKERANOTES
ATLMAJ#21William Woods1.0000034.50
BALMAJ#10Keegan Akin1.2322347.36
BOSMAJ#8Tanner Houck3.0100137.36W (1-0)
CHCMAJ#30Manuel Rodriguez1.0000310.00
CINMAJ#20Jose De Leon3.0322385.63
CLEMAJ#1Triston McKenzie3.0311125.40
DETMAJ#4Matt Manning2.0311022.25
DETMAJ#27Franklin Perez1.0000100.00
HOUMAJ#14Brett Conine2.0211014.50
HOUMAJ#29Peter Solomon2.0100030.00
KCMAJ#21Jon Heasley1.0000000.00
KCMAJ#4Jackson Kowar2.03220311.81
LADMAJ#15Victor Gonzalez1.0000210.00
LADMAJ#18Dennis Santana1.0000020.00
MIAMAJ#15Nick Neidert3.0100140.00
MIAMAJ#6Trevor Rogers2.1533156.23
MILMAJ#27Clayton Andrews1.1311115.40
MINMAJ#14Jorge Alcala1.0000213.00
MINMAJ#20Cody Stashak1.0100119.00
NYYMAJ#25Michael King2.0000224.50W (1-1)
PHIMAJ#1Spencer Howard2.0222046.00
PHIMAJ#21Damon Jones1.0100130.00Sv (1)
PITMAJ#28Blake Cederlind0.2111226.75L (0-1)
SDMAJ#1MacKenzie Gore2.0422144.50
SDMAJ#16Reiss Knehr1.0000030.00
SDMAJ#17Mason Thompson1.04441018.00L (0-1)
SFMAJ#20Camilo Doval1.0111113.00
SFMAJ#13Sean Hjelle1.0100000.00
STLMAJ#10Johan Oviedo2.0211034.50
TBMAJ#3Luis Patino1.0000000.00
TBMAJ#12Joe Ryan1.0000020.00
TEXMAJ#9Hans Crouse1.0000029.00
TEXMAJ#29Yerry Rodriguez1.0000200.00
TORMAJ#20Anthony Kay3.0222135.14
TORMAJ#28Yosver Zulueta1.0000019.00
WASMAJ#17Ben Braymer1.0111003.00Sv (1)

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