Spring Training MLB Prospect Report—March 15, 2021
Bobby Witt Jr., SS/2B, Royals — There have been plenty of standouts this spring, but has there been anyone more fun than Witt? He’s rounded the bases on an inside-the-park error. He’s hit a 484-foot home run. He’s made excellent defensive plays.
On Sunday night, he hit his third home run of the spring and also drew a walk. He’s now hitting .333/.379/.667 this spring. Witt is working on a six-game hitting streak. He has a hit in every game this spring where he’s gotten more than one at-bat.
Gavin Lux, 2B, Dodgers — Lux is sliding under the radar this spring, but he’s having an excellent March. Lux’s 2-for-2 day meant he’s now hitting .381/.381/.429.
Brent Rooker, LF, Twins — Rooker went 3-for-3 with a double on Sunday. On a Twins team with plenty of lefthanded hitters, Rooker’s righthander power could be quite useful. He’s hitting .400/.412/.733.
Wander Franco, 3B, Rays — Franco singled and was caught stealing on Sunday, but what was much more important was where he played. This was Franco’s first official game at third base, whether in spring training, the minors or winter ball. He handled all three chances with no problems. Franco’s clearest path to a spot in Tampa Bay right now may be third base, since Brandon Lowe and Willy Adames are relatively entrenched at second base and shortstop.
“It felt very comfortable like I’d been playing there before,” Franco said after the game through an interpreter. “Yesterday I was able to get some work in there . . . If you have the confidence, regardless of where you play, you have to make the play.
Alek Manoah, RHP, Blue Jays — Manoah was outstanding on Sunday. He struck out seven of the nine batters he faced in three perfect innings. His fastball sat 94-96 mph but his slider was even better and he recorded strikeouts with his fastball, slider and changeup.
BATTERS
| TEAM | CLASS | RANK | PLAYER, POS | AB | R | H | BI | AVG | NOTES |
| ARI | MAJ | #14 | Seth Beer 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | |
| ARI | MAJ | #29 | Stuart Fairchild RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | |
| ARI | MAJ | #3 | Geraldo Perdomo SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | BB (3) |
| ARI | MAJ | #9 | Pavin Smith RF-LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .269 | 2 BB (4) |
| ARI | MAJ | #2 | Daulton Varsho C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .138 | |
| ATL | MAJ | #18 | Bryce Ball PR-1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | |
| ATL | MAJ | #4 | Shea Langeliers C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .182 | HR (1) |
| ATL | MAJ | #8 | Braden Shewmake SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | |
| BAL | MAJ | #16 | Jahmai Jones 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .118 | |
| BAL | MAJ | #23 | Ryan McKenna CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | BB (6), SB (1) |
| BAL | MAJ | #5 | Ryan Mountcastle LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .182 | 2 2B (3) |
| BAL | MAJ | #29 | Tyler Nevin RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | |
| BAL | MAJ | #1 | Adley Rutschman DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | |
| BOS | MAJ | #1 | Triston Casas PH-DH-PH-1B-3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| BOS | MAJ | #2 | Jeter Downs SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | |
| BOS | MAJ | #5 | Jarren Duran CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 | |
| BOS | MAJ | #7 | Gilberto Jimenez LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | BB (1) |
| BOS | MAJ | #15 | Connor Wong C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 | BB (5) |
| CHC | MAJ | #9 | Chase Strumpf 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | |
| CIN | MAJ | #22 | T.J. Friedl CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .100 | 2B (1) |
| CIN | MAJ | #1 | Jose Garcia SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| CIN | MAJ | #4 | Tyler Stephenson C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | |
| COL | MAJ | #15 | Jameson Hannah RF-CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .571 | |
| COL | MAJ | #10 | Ryan Vilade PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | |
| COL | MAJ | #7 | Colton Welker 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .350 | |
| CWS | MAJ | #17 | Jake Burger 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 | |
| CWS | MAJ | #27 | Zack Collins C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .375 | |
| CWS | MAJ | #12 | Blake Rutherford PR-LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | CS (1) |
| CWS | MAJ | #10 | Gavin Sheets LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .067 | |
| CWS | MAJ | #1 | Andrew Vaughn DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | |
| DET | MAJ | #17 | Akil Baddoo CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .400 | HR (2) |
| DET | MAJ | #18 | Kody Clemens PR-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | |
| DET | MAJ | #5 | Riley Greene RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | |
| DET | MAJ | #20 | Jake Rogers PR-C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | |
| DET | MAJ | #30 | Zack Short SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .600 | HR (1) |
| HOU | MAJ | #7 | Korey Lee C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | |
| HOU | MAJ | #18 | Freudis Nova 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | |
| HOU | MAJ | #3 | Jeremy Pena SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| KC | MAJ | #6 | Kyle Isbel RF-CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | |
| KC | MAJ | #7 | Erick Pena PH-LF-RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| KC | MAJ | #13 | Nick Pratto 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .467 | 2B (3) |
| KC | MAJ | #1 | Bobby Witt 2B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .333 | HR (3), BB (2) |
| LAA | MAJ | #2 | Brandon Marsh PR-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | |
| LAD | MAJ | #12 | Jacob Amaya SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | |
| LAD | MAJ | #3 | Michael Busch PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | |
| LAD | MAJ | #11 | Sheldon Neuse 3B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .412 | BB (2), SB (1) |
| LAD | MAJ | #14 | DJ Peters CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | |
| LAD | MAJ | #26 | Luke Raley RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .067 | |
| LAD | MAJ | #30 | Zach Reks LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .267 | |
| LAD | MAJ | #1 | Keibert Ruiz C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| MIL | MAJ | #28 | Tristen Lutz LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| MIL | MAJ | #2 | Garrett Mitchell LF-CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .571 | CS (2) |
| MIL | MAJ | #25 | Corey Ray RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | |
| MIL | MAJ | #1 | Brice Turang 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 | |
| MIN | MAJ | #25 | Travis Blankenhorn PR-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | |
| MIN | MAJ | #10 | Gilberto Celestino CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | |
| MIN | MAJ | #12 | Brent Rooker LF | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 2B (2) |
| MIN | MAJ | #26 | Ben Rortvedt C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| NYM | MAJ | #9 | Khalil Lee PH-LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| NYY | MAJ | #10 | Estevan Florial CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | SB (1) |
| NYY | MAJ | #6 | Oswald Peraza SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | |
| NYY | MAJ | #24 | Anthony Seigler PR-DH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| OAK | MAJ | #6 | Nick Allen SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | |
| OAK | MAJ | #7 | Luis Barrera LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | |
| OAK | MAJ | #25 | Skye Bolt CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | |
| OAK | MAJ | #30 | Seth Brown 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | |
| OAK | MAJ | #9 | Greg Deichmann RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 | |
| PHI | MAJ | #6 | Luis Garcia 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | |
| PHI | MAJ | #10 | Nick Maton 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | |
| PHI | MAJ | #13 | Mickey Moniak CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .429 | 2B (2) |
| PHI | MAJ | #9 | Johan Rojas LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| PHI | MAJ | #3 | Bryson Stott SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | SB (1) |
| PIT | MAJ | #29 | Rodolfo Castro 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .176 | HR (2) |
| PIT | MAJ | #2 | Oneil Cruz SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .053 | BB (2) |
| PIT | MAJ | #26 | Jared Oliva CF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 | BB (2) |
| PIT | MAJ | #27 | Canaan Smith LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| SD | MAJ | #2 | CJ Abrams SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .259 | |
| SD | MAJ | #3 | Luis Campusano C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .313 | BB (2) |
| SD | MAJ | #25 | Ivan Castillo 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .077 | |
| SD | MAJ | #8 | Tucupita Marcano CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .368 | BB (2) |
| SD | MAJ | #15 | Jorge Mateo RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .375 | 2 2B (3), SB (2) |
| SD | MAJ | #14 | Joshua Mears PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | |
| SD | MAJ | #28 | Eguy Rosario DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .250 | HR (2) |
| SEA | MAJ | #29 | Sam Haggerty RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .150 | BB (3), SB (3) |
| SEA | MAJ | #6 | Taylor Trammell LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | |
| SF | MAJ | #7 | Patrick Bailey C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | |
| SF | MAJ | #2 | Joey Bart PH-DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | |
| SF | MAJ | #1 | Marco Luciano SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .063 | |
| SF | MAJ | #10 | Will Wilson 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .190 | BB (2) |
| SF | MAJ | #15 | Logan Wyatt 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | |
| STL | MAJ | #1 | Dylan Carlson RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | |
| STL | MAJ | #3 | Nolan Gorman 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .063 | |
| TB | MAJ | #4 | Vidal Brujan RF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .308 | 2B (1) |
| TB | MAJ | #8 | Xavier Edwards 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | |
| TB | MAJ | #1 | Wander Franco 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .294 | CS (1) |
| TB | MAJ | #22 | Moises Gomez LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .300 | HR (2) |
| TB | MAJ | #16 | Josh Lowe CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | |
| TB | MAJ | #20 | Kevin Padlo 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | |
| TEX | MAJ | #13 | Sherten Apostel 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | |
| TEX | MAJ | #1 | Josh Jung 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | |
| TEX | MAJ | #3 | Leody Taveras CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | |
| TEX | MAJ | #27 | Bubba Thompson CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .167 | HR (1) |
| TEX | MAJ | #15 | Davis Wendzel SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | |
| TOR | MAJ | #21 | Santiago Espinal SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | |
| TOR | MAJ | #3 | Jordan Groshans 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .111 | |
| TOR | MAJ | #12 | Otto Lopez 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | BB (1) |
| TOR | MAJ | #2 | Austin Martin CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | BB (3), SB (2) |
| TOR | MAJ | #6 | Orelvis Martinez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | |
| TOR | MAJ | #8 | Gabriel Moreno C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| WAS | MAJ | #15 | Tres Barrera C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | |
| WAS | MAJ | #11 | Jackson Cluff PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | |
| WAS | MAJ | #10 | Drew Mendoza 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | BB (4) |
PITCHERS
| TEAM | CLASS | RANK | PLAYER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | NOTES |
| ATL | MAJ | #20 | Freddy Tarnok | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | W (1-0) |
| ATL | MAJ | #19 | Victor Vodnik | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | |
| ATL | MAJ | #21 | William Woods | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 | |
| BAL | MAJ | #9 | Dean Kremer | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4.70 | |
| BAL | MAJ | #14 | Bruce Zimmermann | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.00 | |
| BOS | MAJ | #17 | Garrett Whitlock | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.50 | |
| CIN | MAJ | #6 | Tejay Antone | 2.2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.17 | L (0-1) |
| CIN | MAJ | #7 | Nick Lodolo | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4.50 | |
| COL | MAJ | #29 | Yoan Aybar | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | |
| COL | MAJ | #17 | Ben Bowden | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.08 | |
| CWS | MAJ | #11 | Codi Heuer | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | W (1-0) |
| HOU | MAJ | #11 | Enoli Paredes | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | |
| LAD | MAJ | #15 | Victor Gonzalez | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | |
| MIL | MAJ | #26 | Angel Perdomo | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 | |
| NYM | MAJ | #21 | Yennsy Diaz | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 | Sv (1) |
| NYM | MAJ | #8 | David Peterson | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4.50 | |
| NYY | MAJ | #2 | Deivi Garcia | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.25 | |
| NYY | MAJ | #26 | Nick Nelson | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | |
| OAK | MAJ | #16 | Jordan Weems | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | |
| PHI | MAJ | #23 | Connor Brogdon | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | |
| PHI | MAJ | #20 | JoJo Romero | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | Sv (2) |
| PIT | MAJ | #10 | Miguel Yajure | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5.40 | |
| SD | MAJ | #17 | Mason Thompson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15.43 | |
| SD | MAJ | #6 | Ryan Weathers | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5.14 | |
| SEA | MAJ | #20 | Joey Gerber | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.40 | Sv (1) |
| SEA | MAJ | #15 | Wyatt Mills | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21.60 | |
| SF | MAJ | #20 | Camilo Doval | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.25 | Sv (1) |
| STL | MAJ | #24 | Jake Woodford | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| TEX | MAJ | #25 | A.J. Alexy | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | Sv (1) |
| TOR | MAJ | #9 | Adam Kloffenstein | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | |
| TOR | MAJ | #7 | Alek Manoah | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.00 | |
| TOR | MAJ | #11 | C.J. Van Eyk | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | -- | |
| TOR | MAJ | #4 | Simeon Woods Richardson | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | |
| WAS | MAJ | #17 | Ben Braymer | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7.36 |
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