Spring Training MLB Prospect Report—March 22, 2021

Akil Baddoo, OF, Tigers. A couple of years ago, the Tigers drafted Victor Reyes in the Rule 5 draft. The Reyes’ pick paid off, as he’s proven to be a useful addition to the rebuilding Tigers outfield. Now, it looks like the Tigers are succeeding again in the Rule 5 draft. Detroit nabbed Baddoo out of the Twins organization in last December’s Rule 5 draft. He’s proven to be one of the team’s best hitters this spring. He hit his fourth home run on Sunday. Maybe as impressively he has eight walks this spring, which explains his .357/.500/.857 slash line. Baddoo has never played above high Class A, and even that high Class A stint was a short one because of a elbow injury that required Tommy John surgery. That said, he’s showing polish to go with his impressive tools.

Jeremy Pena, SS, Astros. Pena hit his second home run of the spring for Houston. The Astros’ No. 3 prospect has had an up-and-down spring. He’s hitting .167/.200/.500, as he has flashed his power potential.

Jonathan India, 2B, Reds. India went 1-for-2 on Sunday, raising his spring stats to .344/.475/.625. India played both second and third base early in the spring, but the Reds are clearly trying to settle him in at second base now. He’s playing regularly there now, getting 16 plate appearances in the past week.

Julio Rodriguez and Jarred Kelenic, OFs, Mariners. The future of the Mariners lineup gave a nice sneak peek on Sunday as both homered. It was the second home run of the spring for each of the Mariners’ top two prospects.

Garrett Mitchell, OF, Brewers. If you’re looking for what 2020 draft pick has had the most impressive spring, it’s hard to top Mitchell. He went 1-for-1 on Sunday to improve his slash line to .500/.545/.700. He’s shown the ability to stay in against lefties. He’s shown some power and he’s also showed off his top-of-the-scale speed with a 3.95 second home-to-first time on an infield single.

Andrew Vaughn, 1B, White Sox. Speed is not supposed to be one of the reasons Vaughn has a shot to earn a regular role in Chicago. But the smooth-swinging first baseman/DH cranked a triple on Sunday. In his 160 games over three years at California and his 55 pro games, Vaughn had hit one triple, so this is a rarity to remember.

BATTERS

TEAM CLASS RANK PLAYER, POS AB R H BI AVG NOTES
BAL MAJ #7 Yusniel Diaz RF 0 0 0 0 .261  
BAL MAJ #16 Jahmai Jones PR-2B 1 0 0 0 .150  
BAL MAJ #23 Ryan McKenna CF 3 1 1 0 .238  
BAL MAJ #5 Ryan Mountcastle LF 4 2 2 2 .207 2B (4), HR (2)
BAL MAJ #29 Tyler Nevin 1B 1 0 0 0 .250  
BOS MAJ #21 Jonathan Arauz 2B 2 0 0 0 .310  
BOS MAJ #1 Triston Casas 1B 1 0 0 1 .000  
BOS MAJ #5 Jarren Duran CF 2 0 0 0 .318  
BOS MAJ #7 Gilberto Jimenez PR-RF 0 1 0 0 .200 BB (2)
CLE MAJ #30 Yu Chang SS 0 0 0 0 .273  
CLE MAJ #3 Andres Gimenez SS 3 0 0 0 .333  
CLE MAJ #19 Owen Miller 2B 1 0 0 0 .238  
COL MAJ #15 Jameson Hannah CF 1 0 0 0 .444  
COL MAJ #8 Elehuris Montero 3B 0 0 0 0 .143  
COL MAJ #10 Ryan Vilade LF 2 0 0 0 .263  
COL MAJ #7 Colton Welker 1B 1 0 0 0 .333  
DET MAJ #17 Akil Baddoo CF 3 1 1 2 .385 HR (4), SB (2)
DET MAJ #18 Kody Clemens 1B 1 0 0 0 .214  
DET MAJ #6 Isaac Paredes 3B 3 0 1 0 .174  
DET MAJ #20 Jake Rogers C 3 1 1 0 .143  
DET MAJ #30 Zack Short 3B 1 0 0 0 .375  
HOU MAJ #9 Colin Barber PH-DH 1 0 0 0 .000  
HOU MAJ #12 Chas McCormick LF 3 0 0 0 .111  
HOU MAJ #3 Jeremy Pena SS 2 1 1 2 .176 HR (2)
KC MAJ #6 Kyle Isbel PH-RF 1 1 0 0 .316 BB (4), SB (2)
KC MAJ #13 Nick Pratto PH-1B 2 0 0 0 .389  
LAD MAJ #12 Jacob Amaya SS 1 0 0 0 .200  
LAD MAJ #19 Omar Estevez SS-LF 2 0 1 0 .214 BB (4)
LAD MAJ #11 Zach McKinstry RF 3 0 1 0 .409  
LAD MAJ #11 Sheldon Neuse 3B 3 0 0 0 .304  
LAD MAJ #14 DJ Peters CF 1 0 0 0 .286  
LAD MAJ #1 Keibert Ruiz C 2 0 2 3 1.000  
MIA MAJ #2 JJ Bleday RF 0 1 0 0 .200 2 BB (4)
MIA MAJ #4 Jazz Chisholm 2B 2 1 2 2 .273 HR (2)
MIL MAJ #7 Mario Feliciano C 1 0 0 0 .500  
MIL MAJ #2 Garrett Mitchell CF 1 0 1 0 .529 SB (2)
MIL MAJ #3 Hedbert Perez RF 2 0 0 0 .000  
MIN MAJ #4 Ryan Jeffers C 4 1 1 0 .222  
MIN MAJ #1 Alex Kirilloff LF 3 1 0 0 .120  
MIN MAJ #3 Trevor Larnach RF 1 1 1 2 .286 HR (1)
PHI MAJ #6 Luis Garcia 2B 1 0 0 0 .154  
PHI MAJ #13 Mickey Moniak PH-DH 1 0 0 0 .316 BB (2)
PHI MAJ #9 Johan Rojas LF 1 0 0 0 .083  
PHI MAJ #3 Bryson Stott SS 1 0 0 0 .143  
PIT MAJ #11 Ji-Hwan Bae 2B 1 0 0 0 .167  
PIT MAJ #2 Oneil Cruz PR-DH 1 1 0 0 .048  
PIT MAJ #1 Ke’Bryan Hayes 3B 4 0 2 2 .429 3B (2)
PIT MAJ #21 Mason Martin 1B 0 0 0 0 .222  
PIT MAJ #25 Cal Mitchell LF 0 0 0 0 .000  
PIT MAJ #5 Liover Peguero SS 1 0 0 0 .000  
PIT MAJ #14 Travis Swaggerty CF 1 0 0 0 .143  
SEA MAJ #23 Jake Fraley LF 3 0 2 0 .214 2B (2), SB (1)
SEA MAJ #29 Sam Haggerty 2B 4 0 0 0 .233  
SEA MAJ #2 Jarred Kelenic CF 3 1 1 1 .273 HR (2), CS (1)
SEA MAJ #1 Julio Rodriguez RF 3 1 1 1 .320 HR (2)
SF MAJ #1 Marco Luciano SS 1 0 0 0 .053  
SF MAJ #3 Heliot Ramos CF 1 0 0 0 .400  
SF MAJ #10 Will Wilson PH-3B 2 0 0 0 .167  
SF MAJ #15 Logan Wyatt PH-1B 1 1 0 0 .214 BB (3)
TEX MAJ #13 Sherten Apostel 3B 0 0 0 0 .200 BB (1)
TEX MAJ #27 Bubba Thompson PR-LF 1 0 0 0 .111  
TEX MAJ #16 Steele Walker CF 1 0 0 0 .273  
TEX MAJ #15 Davis Wendzel 2B-SS 4 0 0 0 .111  


PITCHERS

TEAM CLASS RANK PLAYER IP H R ER BB K ERA NOTES
COL MAJ #17 Ben Bowden 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 1.93  
DET MAJ #4 Matt Manning 2.0 3 2 2 2 2 3.38  
HOU MAJ #11 Enoli Paredes 1.2 1 2 2 2 0 4.91 L (0-1)
HOU MAJ #15 Jairo Solis 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 9.82  
KC MAJ #4 Jackson Kowar 3.0 3 0 0 0 2 6.97 W (2-0)
LAD MAJ #15 Victor Gonzalez 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00  
LAD MAJ #18 Dennis Santana 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0.00  
MIA MAJ #6 Trevor Rogers 5.0 2 2 2 1 6 4.05  
MIL MAJ #13 Drew Rasmussen 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 3.00  
MIN MAJ #14 Jorge Alcala 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 1.50  
PHI MAJ #20 JoJo Romero 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 1.80  
PHI MAJ #24 Ramon Rosso 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00  
PIT MAJ #20 Wil Crowe 3.2 4 1 1 1 2 0.93 W (1-0)

 

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