Baseball America Prospect Report – September 7, 2018

Image credit: Francisco Mejia

Thursday’s Stars

Ryan Jeffers, DH, Twins. Jeffers went 3-for-4 with two home runs, three runs scored and three RBIs. He provided more than enough offense by himself as Cedar Rapids beat Beloit 10-1. Jeffers, a surprise second round pick out of UNC Wilmington, had an excellent pro debut this year, hitting .344/.444/.502 between Rookie-level Elizabethton and low Class A Cedar Rapids.

Francisco Mejia, C, Padres. Mejia made his first start for the Padres yesterday and it’s hard to imagine how it could have gone much better. Mejia homered twice. He caught up top 96 and 97 mph fastballs to hit them out. Mejia faces questions about his over-aggressiveness at the plate, but there has never been any doubt as to his ability to catch up to quality fastballs.

Rowdy Tellez, 1B, Blue Jays. Tellez adjustment to the major leagues could not be going any better. He went 3-for-4 yesterday with three doubles. That gives him four doubles in just five big league at-bats for a .800/.800/1.600 slash line. Tellez put up modest numbers this year in Triple-A, but he’s giving Toronto something to remember in his first two MLB games.

Harold Ramirez, OF, Blue Jays. Ramirez went 3-for-4 with a triple and a walk for Double-A New Hampshire in the playoffs. 

Vidal Brujan, 2B, Rays. Brujan was sent back to low Class A Bowling Green to help his old club in the playoffs. He went 2-for-3 with a triple and a walk and three runs scored as the Hot Rods beat Lansing in the Midwest League playoffs.

Corbin Martin, RHP, Astros. Martin’s outstanding first full pro season just keeps getting better. He retired the first 11 batters in order and allowed only one hit and one walk over 5.1 scoreless innings while striking out nine. Martin’s excellent outing helped Corpus Christi jump out to a 2-0 lead in their playoff series against San Antonio.

Nestor Cortes, LHP, Yankees. Cortes was even better than Martin as he helped Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to a 2-0 lead in their playoff series against Lehigh Valley. Cortes allowed a first-inning walk, then retired 20 batters in a row. He carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning as he held Scranton scoreless over eight innings.

Jhoan Duran, RHP, Twins. Duran has been great for Cedar Rapids ever since he was acquired from the D-Backs in the Eduardo Escobar trade in July. Duran struck out 10 in six innings, allowing one run while walking three and allowing three hits.

                                                                                                                                                                                        

— BATTERS —
TEAM		CLASS		PLAYER, POS		AB		R		H		BI		AVG
ARI		MAJ		Brito, Socrates RF		1		0		0		0		.105
ARI		MAJ		Vargas, Ildemaro PH		1		0		0		0		.000
ARI		MAJ		Walker, Christian PH		1		1		1		0		.233		2B (2)
ARI		R		Robinson, Kristian LF		3		0		1		0		.300		BB (11), CS (3)
ARI		R		Thomas, Alek CF		4		2		1		0		.341		2B (11)
ATL		MAJ		Acuna, Ronald LF		5		0		0		0		.285		BB (34)
CHC		MAJ		Bote, David 2B		1		1		1		1		.254		2B (8)
CHC		MAJ		Caratini, Victor C		1		0		0		0		.241
CIN		MAJ		Ervin, Phillip LF		4		0		0		0		.265
CIN		R		Ruiz, Victor PH-C		1		0		1		1		.278
CIN		R		Spillane, Bren DH		2		0		0		1		.240		BB (29)
CLE		MAJ		Allen, Greg CF		4		1		2		1		.242		2B (7)
COL		R		Lavigne, Grant DH		2		1		1		0		.350		3 BB (45)
CWS		R		Sosa, Lenyn SS		5		1		1		0		.293
LAA		R		Jackson, Jeremiah SS		3		2		2		0		.198		2B (6), BB (8)
LAA		R		Knowles, D’Shawn CF		4		1		1		1		.321		2B (9)
LAA		R		Maitan, Kevin 3B		3		1		2		2		.248		2 2B (13), BB (19)
MIL		R		Turang, Brice 2B		3		0		0		0		.268		BB (22), CS (1)
SD		MAJ		Lauer, Eric P		1		0		0		0		.080
SD		MAJ		Mejia, Francisco C		4		2		2		4		.400		2 HR (2)
SD		MAJ		Urias, Luis 2B		4		0		0		1		.171
SD		MAJ		Wingenter, Trey P		0		0		0		0		—
TOR		MAJ		Gurriel, Lourdes SS		3		1		1		0		.294		BB (6)
TOR		MAJ		McGuire, Reese C		4		0		1		0		.250		2B (1)
TOR		MAJ		McKinney, Billy RF		3		0		1		0		.351
TOR		MAJ		Tellez, Rowdy 1B		4		1		3		1		.800		3 2B (4)
TOR		MAJ		Urena, Richard PH		1		0		0		0		.255
WAS		MAJ		Robles, Victor PH-CF		2		0		0		0		.250		CS (1)
WAS		MAJ		Severino, Pedro C		0		0		0		0		.168
WAS		MAJ		Soto, Juan LF		5		0		2		0		.300		2B (21)
WAS		MAJ		Stevenson, Andrew PH		1		0		0		0		.246
ARI		AA		Leyba, Domingo 2B		5		0		2		1		.500		2B (1)
ARI		HiA		Chisholm, Jazz SS		3		1		1		1		.250		2 BB (2)
ARI		HiA		Ellis, Drew 3B		4		1		1		0		.143		BB (3)
ARI		HiA		Grier, Anfernee LF		3		1		1		0		.167		BB (2), CS (1)
ARI		HiA		Smith, Pavin 1B		5		0		3		2		.500
ARI		HiA		Varsho, Daulton DH		5		1		1		0		.200
ARI		HiA		Wilson, Marcus CF		2		2		1		3		.429		HR (2), 3 BB (3)
ARI		SS		Kennedy, Buddy DH		3		0		1		0		.143		BB (1)
ARI		SS		McCarthy, Jake CF		4		1		1		0		.286		2B (1)
ARI		SS		Rose, Joey 3B		4		0		0		1		.125
ARI		SS		Yerzy, Andy C		3		0		0		0		.286		BB (1)
CHC		SS		Sierra, Jonathan RF		2		0		0		0		.000		BB (1), CS (1)
CHC		SS		Velazquez, Nelson LF		4		1		1		1		.125		SB (1)
CIN		AA		Aquino, Aristides RF		4		0		1		0		.111
CIN		AA		Friedl, T.J. LF		3		1		1		0		.250		BB (1)
CIN		AA		Gutierrez, Vladimir P		3		0		1		2		.333		2B (1)
CIN		AA		LaValley, Gavin 1B		3		1		2		0		.500		BB (1), CS (1)
CIN		AA		Long, Shed 2B		3		0		0		1		.125
CIN		AA		Siri, Jose CF		4		1		1		0		.125		2B (1)
CIN		HiA		Fairchild, Stuart RF		5		0		0		0		.200
CIN		HiA		Isabel, Ibandel DH		4		1		1		2		.091		HR (1)
CIN		HiA		Rodriguez, Alfredo SS		3		0		1		0		.300		BB (2)
CIN		HiA		Stephenson, Tyler C		4		1		2		0		.333
CIN		HiA		Trammell, Taylor CF		3		0		0		0		.364		BB (2)
CLE		AA		Clement, Ernie SS		4		0		0		0		.250
CLE		AA		Krieger, Tyler DH		4		0		0		0		.286
CLE		AA		Mathias, Mark 2B		3		0		0		0		.000
CLE		HiA		Collins, Gavin DH		4		0		2		1		.375		2 2B (2)
CLE		HiA		Jones, Nolan 3B		5		0		0		0		.250
CLE		SS		Freeman, Tyler SS		4		0		1		0		.250
CLE		SS		Kwan, Steven CF		4		2		2		1		.571		2B (2)
COL		HiA		Boswell, Bret DH		4		1		1		0		.375		2B (1)
COL		HiA		Fernandez, Vince RF		3		2		1		0		.286		2B (2)
COL		HiA		Nevin, Tyler 1B		4		0		0		0		.250
COL		HiA		Welker, Colton 3B		4		1		2		0		.286
CWS		HiA		Gonzalez, Luis LF		4		1		1		0		.286		3B (1)
CWS		HiA		Madrigal, Nick 2B		4		0		1		1		.143
CWS		HiA		Robert, Luis CF		4		0		0		0		.000
CWS		HiA		Rutherford, Blake RF		4		0		0		0		.125
CWS		HiA		Sheets, Gavin 1B		3		0		0		0		.143
DET		AAA		Cameron, Daz CF		3		1		1		1		.667		3B (1), BB (2)
DET		AAA		Castro, Willi SS		4		2		3		2		.625		2B (1), HR (1)
DET		AAA		Stewart, Christin LF		4		0		1		0		.111
HOU		AAA		Reed, AJ 1B		4		0		1		0		.125		BB (1)
HOU		AAA		Straw, Myles CF		5		0		1		1		.200
HOU		AAA		Stubbs, Garrett PH-C		2		0		1		2		.500
HOU		AAA		Tucker, Kyle DH		4		1		2		0		.250		BB (2), SB (1)
HOU		HiA		Arauz, Jonathan SS		3		0		0		0		.143
HOU		HiA		Beer, Seth DH		3		0		1		1		.167		2B (1)
HOU		HiA		Matijevic, J.J. LF		4		1		1		0		.167
LAD		AA		Jackson, Drew 2B		5		0		1		0		.111		SB (1)
LAD		AA		Lux, Gavin SS		5		0		1		0		.200
LAD		AA		Peters, DJ CF		4		1		2		0		.250		2B (1)
LAD		AA		Robinson, Errol 3B		0		0		0		0		—
LAD		AA		Ruiz, Keibert C		5		1		3		1		.667		SB (1)
LAD		AAA		Beaty, Matt PH		1		0		0		0		.000
LAD		AAA		Rios, Edwin 3B		3		0		0		0		.200
LAD		AAA		Sborz, Josh P		0		0		0		0		—
LAD		AAA		Smith, Will C		3		0		0		0		.000
LAD		HiA		Kendall, Jeren CF		4		1		1		0		.286		2B (1)
LAD		HiA		Santana, Cristian 3B		3		1		0		0		.143		BB (1)
LAD		HiA		Wong, Connor C		4		1		2		1		.375		2B (1)
MIL		AA		Erceg, Lucas 3B		4		0		1		1		.222		2B (1)
MIL		AA		Grisham, Trent RF		4		0		0		0		.222
MIL		AA		Hiura, Keston 2B		4		0		1		0		.200
MIL		AA		Ray, Corey CF		4		0		1		0		.222		2B (1)
NYY		AAA		Ford, Mike DH		4		0		1		0		.143
OAK		HiA		Merrell, Kevin SS		5		1		1		0		.222
PHI		HiA		Brito, Daniel 2B		4		0		1		1		.364		2B (1)
PHI		HiA		Gamboa, Arquimedes SS		4		0		0		0		.167
PHI		HiA		Moniak, Mickey CF		4		1		1		0		.154		SB (1)
PIT		AA		Alemais, Stephen 2B		3		0		0		0		.000
PIT		AA		Craig, Will 1B		4		0		1		0		.143
PIT		AA		Hayes, Ke’Bryan 3B		4		0		2		0		.375
PIT		AA		Reynolds, Bryan CF		3		0		0		0		.000		BB (1), CS (1)
PIT		AA		Tucker, Cole SS		4		1		2		1		.429		HR (1)
SD		AA		Allen, Austin C		4		1		2		1		.286		HR (1)
SD		AA		Miller, Owen SS		3		0		0		0		.143		BB (1)
SD		AA		Naylor, Josh LF		4		0		1		0		.125
SD		AA		Potts, Hudson 3B		4		0		0		0		.143
SEA		AA		Filia, Eric RF		4		0		1		0		.250
SEA		AA		Lewis, Kyle CF		3		0		0		0		.286		BB (1)
SEA		SS		Raleigh, Cal C		3		1		0		1		.000		2 BB (4)
SEA		SS		Stowers, Josh CF		4		1		0		1		.111
STL		AAA		Arozarena, Randy LF		2		0		2		2		1.000		BB (1), SB (1)
STL		AAA		Edman, Tommy 2B		4		0		1		0		.375
STL		AAA		Greene, Conner P		0		0		0		0		—
STL		AAA		Knizner, Andrew C		3		1		0		0		.000		BB (1)
STL		AAA		Schrock, Max PH		0		0		0		0		1.000		BB (3), SB (1)
STL		AAA		Sosa, Edmundo 3B		3		0		0		0		.000
STL		AAA		Williams, Justin PH		1		0		0		0		.000
TB		AA		Fox, Lucius SS		3		0		0		0		.000		BB (1), CS (1)
TB		AA		Sanchez, Jesus RF		3		0		2		2		.500		2B (2), BB (2)
TB		AA		Solak, Nick 2B		4		2		1		0		.429
TB		AAA		Cronenworth, Jake SS		4		1		1		0		.250
TB		AAA		McCarthy, Joe LF		5		2		2		0		.333		3B (1)
TB		AAA		Meadows, Austin CF		4		0		0		0		.000		BB (1)
TB		SS		Dodson, Tanner DH		4		1		1		0		.250		BB (1), SB (1)
TB		SS		Proctor, Ford SS		4		1		2		2		.625		2B (1), BB (2), SB (1)
TOR		AA		Bichette, Bo SS		3		4		3		0		.625		BB (1), SB (1)
TOR		AA		Pentecost, Max C		4		1		1		3		.375		HR (1), BB (1)
TOR		AA		Ramirez, Harold RF		4		2		3		2		.625		3B (1), BB (2)
TOR		AA		Wall, Forrest CF		4		1		1		0		.143
WAS		HiA		Agustin, Telmito LF		4		1		1		1		.250		2B (1)
WAS		HiA		Garcia, Luis SS		5		0		2		0		.444		2B (3)
WAS		HiA		Reetz, Jakson C		4		0		0		0		.000
WAS		SS		Sanchez, Jose SS		2		1		1		0		.400		BB (2)
DET		LoA		Morgan, Joey C		3		0		0		0		.000
DET		LoA		Perez, Wenceel DH		5		0		1		0		.222
HOU		LoA		McKenna, Alex CF		4		0		1		0		.167		2B (1)
HOU		LoA		Sierra, Miguelangel 2B		4		0		0		0		.125
LAD		LoA		Mann, Devin 1B		4		0		1		0		.143
MIN		LoA		Baddoo, Akil CF		4		0		1		0		.250		BB (1), SB (1)
MIN		LoA		Banuelos, David C		4		0		0		0		.000
MIN		LoA		Jeffers, Ryan DH		4		3		3		3		.750		2 HR (2), BB (1)
MIN		LoA		Larnach, Trevor RF		4		2		1		1		.250		BB (1)
MIN		LoA		Maciel, Gabriel LF		4		2		1		2		.250		HR (1), BB (1), SB (1)
OAK		LoA		Allen, Nick SS		4		0		0		0		.000
OAK		LoA		Armenteros, Lazaro LF		4		0		0		0		.000
OAK		LoA		Beck, Austin CF		3		0		1		0		.333		BB (1)
STL		LoA		Baker, Luken DH		3		1		1		1		.333		2 BB (2)
STL		LoA		Dunn, Nick 2B		4		0		0		0		.286		BB (2)
STL		LoA		Gorman, Nolan 3B		5		1		1		2		.111		SB (1)
TB		LoA		Brujan, Vidal 2B		3		3		2		0		.375		3B (1), BB (1)
TB		LoA		Hernandez, Ronaldo C		3		0		0		0		.143		BB (1)
TOR		LoA		Noda, Ryan 1B		3		1		1		1		.143

                                                                                                                                                                                        

— PITCHERS —
TEAM		CLASS		CARD CODE		IP		H		R		ER		BB		K
CIN		R		Marinan, James		4.2		8		2		2		2		6
CLE		MAJ		Bieber, Shane		6.1		7		4		3		1		6
KC		R		Luciano, Elvis		5.0		2		0		0		1		9
SD		MAJ		Lauer, Eric		4.0		2		0		0		3		8
SD		MAJ		Wingenter, Trey		1.0		2		2		2		0		2
TOR		MAJ		Paulino, David		1.0		1		0		0		0		2
ARI		AA		Duplantier, Jon		3.2		1		3		1		4		3
ARI		AA		Miller, Jared		1.2		0		0		0		0		3
ARI		SS		Goddard, Jackson		1.2		3		3		3		0		1
ARI		SS		Mercer, Matt		4.0		0		0		0		0		6
CIN		AA		Gutierrez, Vladimir		7.1		5		1		1		0		3
CWS		HiA		Henzman, Lincoln		5.0		3		1		1		1		3
HOU		AA		Martin, Corbin		5.2		1		0		0		1		9
HOU		AAA		Ferrell, Riley		1.1		0		0		0		1		3
LAD		AAA		Sborz, Josh		2.0		0		0		0		1		1
NYY		AAA		Adams, Chance		1.0		0		0		0		0		2
NYY		AAA		Cortes, Nestor		8.0		1		0		0		1		7
PHI		HiA		Llovera, Mauricio		6.0		3		2		2		3		6
SD		AAA		Allen, Logan		4.1		10		3		3		1		4
SEA		AA		Misiewicz, Anthony		3.1		8		4		4		1		4
STL		AAA		Greene, Conner		1.0		0		0		0		0		1
TB		AA		Krook, Matt		1.2		2		1		0		1		4
TB		AAA		Gibaut, Ian		0.0		2		2		2		2		0
TB		AAA		Poche, Colin		1.0		0		0		0		0		2
TOR		AA		Perez, Hector		3.1		6		3		3		2		3
DET		LoA		Hernandez, Wilkel		5.0		4		1		1		2		4
LAD		LoA		Rooney, John		2.2		0		0		0		1		3
MIN		LoA		Duran, Jhoan		6.0		3		1		1		3		10
TB		LoA		Romero, Tommy		7.0		4		1		1		1		6