Baseball America Prospect Report—April 7, 2021
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Chicago Cubs
—No. 6 prospect Adbert Alzolay struggled in his first start of the season, allowing four runs on four hits and two walks in five innings while striking out four. The 25-year-old righthander averaged 92.9 mph on his fastball and induced eight swings and misses, five with his heater and three with his plus slider.
Chicago White Sox
—No. 4 prospect Garrett Crochet made his second appearance in the team’s win over the Mariners. The 21-year-old lefty averaged 96.1 mph on his fastball and got two swings and misses with the 80-grade pitch. Crochet struck out two and allowed a walk and a hit in an inning of work.
—No. 29 prospect Zack Collins crushed his first homer of the season off the bat at 98.8 mph. In addition to his three-run shot, Collins also let loose on a double that left the bat at 103.4 mph. The 26-year-old catcher has three hits in 12 at-bats thus far.
Cincinnati Reds
—No. 3 prospect Jonathan India collected three hits in four at-bats in the team’s win against the Pirates. The 24-year-old second baseman/third baseman drove in four runs, tripled for the first time in his career and scored three times. India is 9-for-19 with seven RBIs and four runs.
Detroit Tigers
—No. 3 prospect Casey Mize struck out four batters in four innings of work, allowing a run on five hits and two walks in the team’s win over the Twins. The 23-year-old righthander averaged 96 mph on his fastball and got five swings and misses, including two with his fastball.
—No. 14 prospect Akil Baddoo entered the game as a pinch runner in the eighth inning and delivered the game-winning run on a single in the 10th to continue his impressive start to the season. Baddoo, one of 14 Rule 5 draftees to make an Opening Day roster, is 4-for-8 with two home runs and six RBIs.
Miami Marlins
—No. 4 prospect Jazz Chisholm plated one on his first double of the season in the team’s loss to the Cardinals. The 23-year-old middle infielder is 3-for-13 with an RBI and two stolen bases.
St. Louis Cardinals
—No. 1 prospect Dylan Carlson crushed a solo home run in the ninth inning off the bat at 102.1 mph to help give the Cardinals some insurance in their win over the Marlins. The 22-year-old outfielder has two hits, both home runs, in 15 at-bats.
Tampa Bay Rays
—No. 2 prospect Randy Arozarena crushed a single off the bat at 95.8 mph in the team’s win over the Red Sox. The 2020 ALCS MVP is off to a strong start to the season, with five hits in 16 at-bats and a run scored.
Texas Rangers
—No. 4 prospect Dane Dunning earned the win in his first start of the season, striking out six batters in five innings while allowing a run on three hits. The 26-year-old righthander induced 10 swings and misses, including six with his sinker and two each with his slider and changeup.
BATTERS
| TEAM | CLASS | RANK | PLAYER, POS | AB | R | H | BI | AVG | NOTES |
| ARI | MAJ | #3 | Geraldo Perdomo SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .111 | BB (2) |
| ARI | MAJ | #9 | Pavin Smith RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | |
| ATL | MAJ | #1 | Cristian Pache CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | |
| BAL | MAJ | #5 | Ryan Mountcastle LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .208 | |
| CIN | MAJ | #3 | Jonathan India 2B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | .474 | 3B (1) |
| CWS | MAJ | #27 | Zack Collins C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .250 | 2B (1), HR (1) |
| CWS | MAJ | #3 | Nick Madrigal 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .222 | SB (1) |
| CWS | MAJ | #1 | Andrew Vaughn LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .091 | 2B (1), 2 BB (3) |
| DET | MAJ | #17 | Akil Baddoo PR-RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
| HOU | MAJ | #12 | Chas McCormick PR-DH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | |
| LAD | MAJ | #11 | Zach McKinstry RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | |
| LAD | MAJ | #7 | Edwin Rios 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .231 | HR (1) |
| MIA | MAJ | #4 | Jazz Chisholm 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .231 | 2B (1) |
| MIN | MAJ | #4 | Ryan Jeffers C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | BB (2) |
| MIN | MAJ | #12 | Brent Rooker LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | |
| SD | MAJ | #8 | Tucupita Marcano PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | |
| SEA | MAJ | #23 | Jake Fraley LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .100 | SB (1) |
| SEA | MAJ | #6 | Taylor Trammell CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 | BB (4) |
| STL | MAJ | #1 | Dylan Carlson CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .133 | HR (2) |
| STL | MAJ | #30 | John Nogowski PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | BB (1) |
| STL | MAJ | #15 | Justin Williams PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| TB | MAJ | #2 | Randy Arozarena RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .313 | |
| TB | MAJ | #20 | Kevin Padlo 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| TEX | MAJ | #8 | Jonah Heim C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .286 | HR (1) |
| TEX | MAJ | #3 | Leody Taveras CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .063 | |
| TOR | MAJ | #5 | Alejandro Kirk C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
PITCHERS
| TEAM | CLASS | RANK | PLAYER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | NOTES |
| BAL | MAJ | #9 | Dean Kremer | 3.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9.00 | L (0-1) |
| BOS | MAJ | #8 | Tanner Houck | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.00 | |
| CHC | MAJ | #5 | Adbert Alzolay | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7.20 | L (0-1) |
| COL | MAJ | #17 | Ben Bowden | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15.43 | L (0-1) |
| CWS | MAJ | #4 | Garrett Crochet | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 | |
| CWS | MAJ | #11 | Codi Heuer | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.45 | |
| DET | MAJ | #3 | Casey Mize | 4.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.25 | |
| MIN | MAJ | #20 | Cody Stashak | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9.00 | |
| OAK | MAJ | #16 | Jordan Weems | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | |
| SEA | MAJ | #21 | Anthony Misiewicz | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | |
| TB | MAJ | #25 | Ryan Thompson | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | L (1-1) |
| TEX | MAJ | #4 | Dane Dunning | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.80 | W (1-0) |
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