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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" > <channel> <title>Page not found — College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America</title> <atom:link href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?feed=rss2" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.baseballamerica.com/</link> <description>Baseball America is the authority on the MLB Draft, MLB prospects, college baseball, high school baseball, international free agents. Baseball America finds the future of the game of baseball.</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 19:53:27 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3</generator> <image> <url>https://www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/bba-favicon-32x32-1.bmp</url> <title>Page not found — College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America</title> <link>https://www.baseballamerica.com/</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height></image> <item> <title>2024 High School Baseball Rankings</title> <link>https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2024-high-school-baseball-team-rankings/</link> <comments>https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2024-high-school-baseball-team-rankings/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[BA Staff]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 19:53:26 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.baseballamerica.com/?p=1354293</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Our latest high school ranking in partnership with the NHBCA is led by programs in Alabama, Texas and Mississippi. </p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2024-high-school-baseball-team-rankings/">2024 High School Baseball Rankings</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com">College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Baseball America’s team high baseball rankings are selected through a poll of representatives from the <a href="https://www.baseballcoaches.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">National High School Baseball Coaches Association</a>. The country is split into 10 different regions, with region chairs nominating teams from their geographic areas for consideration for the rankings nationwide.</em> <em>Below are the top 35 teams in the country. You can find Baseball America’s 2024 MLB Draft rankings <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/rankings/2024-top-mlb-draft-prospects/">here</a>. </em></p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">High School Baseball Top 35 Teams</h2> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>RANKING</td><td>STATE</td><td>CITY</td><td>COACH</td><td>Previous Rank</td></tr><tr><td>1. Central</td><td>AL</td><td>Phenix City</td><td>AJ Kehoe</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>2. Flower Mound</td><td>TX</td><td>Flower Mound</td><td>Danny Wallace</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>3. Jackson Prep</td><td>MS</td><td>Flowood</td><td>Brent Heavener</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>4. Corona</td><td>CA</td><td>Corona</td><td>Andy Wise</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>5. Pensacola Catholic</td><td>FL</td><td>Pensacola</td><td>Richard LaBounty</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>6. Barbe</td><td>LA</td><td>Lake Charles</td><td>Glenn Cecchini</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>7. Doral Academy</td><td>FL</td><td>Doral</td><td>Ralph Suarez</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>8. Orange Lutheran</td><td>CA</td><td>Orange</td><td>Eric Borba</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>9. Catawba Ridge</td><td>SC</td><td>Fort Mill</td><td>Stas Swerdzewski</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>10. Catholic</td><td>LA</td><td>Baton Rouge</td><td>Brad Bass</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>11. Brophy College Prep</td><td>AZ</td><td>Phoenix</td><td>Josh Garcia</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>12. Lowndes County</td><td>GA</td><td>Valdosta</td><td>Tryan Page</td><td>35</td></tr><tr><td>13.Archbishop Moeller</td><td>OH</td><td>Cincinnati</td><td>Tim Held</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>14. Harvard-Westlake</td><td>CA</td><td>Studio City</td><td>Jared Halpert</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>15. Hamilton</td><td>AZ</td><td>Chandler</td><td>Mike Woods</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>16. Parkview</td><td>GA</td><td>Lilburn</td><td>Chan Brown</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>17. Malvern Prep</td><td>PA</td><td>Malvern</td><td>Fred Hilliard</td><td>29</td></tr><tr><td>18. Lincoln East</td><td>NE</td><td>Lincoln</td><td>Mychal Lanik</td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td>19. TomBall</td><td>TX</td><td>Tomball</td><td>Doug Rush</td><td>NR</td></tr><tr><td>20. Harlem</td><td>GA</td><td>Harlem</td><td>Jimmie Lewis</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>21.South Salem</td><td>OR</td><td>Salem</td><td>Max Price</td><td>19</td></tr><tr><td>22. Granada</td><td>CA</td><td>Livermore</td><td>Corrigan Willis</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td>23. Paloma</td><td>CA</td><td>Menifee</td><td>Jason Berni</td><td>NR</td></tr><tr><td>24. Venice</td><td>FL</td><td>Venice</td><td>Craig Faulkner</td><td>NR</td></tr><tr><td>25. Olathe East</td><td>KS</td><td>Olathe</td><td>Blake Iles</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><td>26. St. Peters</td><td>NY</td><td>Staten Island</td><td>Bobby Glennerster</td><td>24</td></tr><tr><td>27. ST. Paul VI Catholic</td><td>VA</td><td>Chantilly</td><td>William Emerson</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>28. Valley Christian</td><td>CA</td><td>San Jose</td><td>John Diatte</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>29. Magnolia Heights</td><td>MS</td><td>Senatobia</td><td>Chris McMinn</td><td>NR</td></tr><tr><td>30.Richland</td><td>WA</td><td>Richland</td><td>Grant Richardson</td><td>NR</td></tr><tr><td>31.Brother Rice</td><td>MI</td><td>Troy</td><td>Bob Riker</td><td>NR</td></tr><tr><td>32.Bob Jones</td><td>AL</td><td>Madison</td><td>Jared Smith</td><td>NR</td></tr><tr><td>33.Grapevine</td><td>TX</td><td>Grapevine</td><td>Jimmy Webster</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>34. James Island</td><td>SC</td><td>Charleston</td><td>Matt Spivey</td><td>NR</td></tr><tr><td>35 Lincoln Way West</td><td>IL</td><td>New Lenox</td><td>Jake Zajc</td><td>NR</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Teams That Fell Out</h2> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>TEAM</td><td>STATE</td><td>CITY</td><td>COACH</td><td>Previous Rank</td></tr><tr><td>6. Arnold</td><td>FL</td><td>Panama City Beach</td><td>Chris Jones</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>21. St. John’s College</td><td>DC</td><td>Washington</td><td>Mark Gibbs</td><td>21</td></tr><tr><td>22. Prosper</td><td>TX</td><td>Prosper</td><td>Scott Holder</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td>25.. Starr’s Mill</td><td>GA</td><td>Fayetteville</td><td>Brent Mosely</td><td>25</td></tr><tr><td>27. Granite Bay</td><td>CA</td><td>Granite Bay</td><td>Pat Esposito</td><td>27</td></tr><tr><td>28. Castle View</td><td>CO</td><td>Castle Rock</td><td>Troy Spahn</td><td>28</td></tr><tr><td>30. Puyallup</td><td>WA</td><td>Puyallup</td><td>Marc Wiese</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td>31. Joliet Catholic</td><td>IL</td><td>Joliet</td><td>Jared Voss</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td>33. Hewitt Trusville</td><td>AL</td><td>Trussville</td><td>Jeff Mauldin</td><td>33</td></tr><tr><td>35. Baylor</td><td>TN</td><td>Chattanooga</td><td>Greg Elie & Mike Kinney</td><td>35</td></tr></tbody></table></figure><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2024-high-school-baseball-team-rankings/">2024 High School Baseball Rankings</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com">College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2024-high-school-baseball-team-rankings/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Brewers, Royals Top Early MiLB Organization Standings</title> <link>https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/brewers-royals-top-early-milb-organization-standings/</link> <comments>https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/brewers-royals-top-early-milb-organization-standings/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[J.J. Cooper]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 14:41:12 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Minors]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.baseballamerica.com/?p=1380806</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>As we head into the final week of the first month of the minor league season, the Milwaukee Brewers are impressively dominating across the minor…</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/brewers-royals-top-early-milb-organization-standings/">Brewers, Royals Top Early MiLB Organization Standings</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com">College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As we head into the final week of the first month of the minor league season, the Milwaukee Brewers are impressively dominating across the minor leagues.</p> <p>The Brewers’ Low-A Carolina Mudcats club’s 12-3 record is tied for the best record in the minors and every Brewers’ MiLB team has a winning record. Milwaukee’s +121 run differential in the minor leagues is also best in the minors.</p> <p>This isn’t a surprising development for the Brewers. Milwaukee ranked second in our preseason farm system rankings. Who ranks right behind them is probably more notable.</p> <div class="bba-core-html-block--content-wrap"><iframe src="https://embeds.beehiiv.com/199b6278-cda3-4660-8f4b-dbf4a786e9af" data-test-id="beehiiv-embed" width="100%" height="320" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="border-radius: 4px; border: 2px solid #e5e7eb; margin: 0; background-color: transparent;"></iframe></div> <p>The Kansas City Royals rank second in winning percentage (52-35, .598) and second in run differential (+115). That’s a dramatic improvement from last year, where the 66-65 Columbia Fireflies were the only full-season club in the Royals’ farm system to have a winning record. As a team, the Royals were 335-375 in the minors with a -401 run differential last year. Kansas City has not finished with a winning record across the minors since 2021.</p> <p>The Minnesota Twins have the worst MiLB winning percentage currently, with a 31-53 record (.369). The A’s -120 run differential is worst among all 30 organizations.</p> <p>Here is the complete list of current MiLB organization standings.</p> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Organization</strong></td><td><strong>W</strong></td><td><strong>L</strong></td><td><strong>PCT</strong></td><td><strong>RA</strong></td><td><strong>RS</strong></td><td><strong>Diff.</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Brewers</td><td>57</td><td>29</td><td>.663</td><td>327</td><td>448</td><td>121</td></tr><tr><td>Royals</td><td>52</td><td>35</td><td>.598</td><td>323</td><td>438</td><td>115</td></tr><tr><td>Tigers</td><td>49</td><td>38</td><td>.563</td><td>363</td><td>392</td><td>29</td></tr><tr><td>Yankees</td><td>48</td><td>38</td><td>.558</td><td>396</td><td>400</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Dodgers</td><td>49</td><td>39</td><td>.557</td><td>410</td><td>494</td><td>84</td></tr><tr><td>Phillies</td><td>47</td><td>38</td><td>.553</td><td>404</td><td>417</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>Mariners</td><td>47</td><td>39</td><td>.547</td><td>368</td><td>438</td><td>70</td></tr><tr><td>Giants</td><td>48</td><td>40</td><td>.545</td><td>401</td><td>393</td><td>-8</td></tr><tr><td>Nationals</td><td>45</td><td>38</td><td>.542</td><td>381</td><td>403</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td>Cardinals</td><td>47</td><td>40</td><td>.540</td><td>359</td><td>389</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td>Blue Jays</td><td>47</td><td>40</td><td>.540</td><td>419</td><td>450</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td>Guardians</td><td>45</td><td>41</td><td>.523</td><td>377</td><td>417</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>Padres</td><td>45</td><td>42</td><td>.517</td><td>444</td><td>465</td><td>21</td></tr><tr><td>Braves</td><td>42</td><td>41</td><td>.506</td><td>362</td><td>374</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>Mets</td><td>42</td><td>42</td><td>.500</td><td>380</td><td>374</td><td>-6</td></tr><tr><td>Rangers</td><td>43</td><td>44</td><td>.494</td><td>431</td><td>400</td><td>-31</td></tr><tr><td>Rays</td><td>43</td><td>45</td><td>.489</td><td>410</td><td>440</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td>Cubs</td><td>42</td><td>44</td><td>.488</td><td>462</td><td>421</td><td>-41</td></tr><tr><td>Marlins</td><td>42</td><td>46</td><td>.477</td><td>444</td><td>375</td><td>-69</td></tr><tr><td>Red Sox</td><td>41</td><td>45</td><td>.477</td><td>404</td><td>408</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Rockies</td><td>40</td><td>44</td><td>.476</td><td>473</td><td>439</td><td>-34</td></tr><tr><td>Astros</td><td>41</td><td>47</td><td>.466</td><td>467</td><td>455</td><td>-12</td></tr><tr><td>Orioles</td><td>40</td><td>46</td><td>.465</td><td>447</td><td>466</td><td>19</td></tr><tr><td>Reds</td><td>39</td><td>47</td><td>.453</td><td>414</td><td>363</td><td>-51</td></tr><tr><td>Pirates</td><td>39</td><td>47</td><td>.453</td><td>429</td><td>381</td><td>-48</td></tr><tr><td>Diamondbacks</td><td>38</td><td>49</td><td>.437</td><td>469</td><td>463</td><td>-6</td></tr><tr><td>Athletics</td><td>36</td><td>49</td><td>.424</td><td>462</td><td>342</td><td>-120</td></tr><tr><td>White Sox</td><td>33</td><td>52</td><td>.388</td><td>434</td><td>330</td><td>-104</td></tr><tr><td>Angels</td><td>33</td><td>53</td><td>.384</td><td>419</td><td>353</td><td>-66</td></tr><tr><td>Twins</td><td>31</td><td>53</td><td>.369</td><td>424</td><td>375</td><td>-49</td></tr></tbody></table></figure><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/brewers-royals-top-early-milb-organization-standings/">Brewers, Royals Top Early MiLB Organization Standings</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com">College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/brewers-royals-top-early-milb-organization-standings/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Brody Brecht, Charlie Condon Highlight NCAA Week 10 Standouts (Hot Sheet)</title> <link>https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/brody-brecht-charlie-condon-highlight-ncaa-week-10-standouts-hot-sheet/</link> <comments>https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/brody-brecht-charlie-condon-highlight-ncaa-week-10-standouts-hot-sheet/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Flaherty]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 14:10:05 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[College]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Draft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[College Baseball]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MLB Draft]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.baseballamerica.com/?p=1382378</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Evaluating 20 top performers from college baseball’s 10th week of the regular season.</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/brody-brecht-charlie-condon-highlight-ncaa-week-10-standouts-hot-sheet/">Brody Brecht, Charlie Condon Highlight NCAA Week 10 Standouts (Hot Sheet)</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com">College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The College Hot Sheet has returned for the 2024 season. Like our pro Hot Sheet that runs during the minor league season, we’re recognizing some of the top performers from around the country in college baseball after each weekend of play. Carlos Collazo and Peter Flaherty contributed to the College Hot Sheet this week. Players are listed in alphabetical order.</p> <p>You can find our updated 2024 draft rankings <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/rankings/2024-top-mlb-draft-prospects/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>. All of our college coverage each week during the season can be found <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/competition/college/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.</p> <div class="bba-core-html-block--content-wrap"><iframe src="https://embeds.beehiiv.com/199b6278-cda3-4660-8f4b-dbf4a786e9af" data-test-id="beehiiv-embed" width="100%" height="320" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="border-radius: 4px; border: 2px solid #e5e7eb; margin: 0; background-color: transparent;"></iframe></div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <p><strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/8928-brody-brecht/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Brody Brecht</a>, RHP, Iowa</strong></p> <p><strong>Class: </strong>2024</p> <p><strong>What He Did:</strong> 7.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R (0 ER), 3 BB 12 K</p> <p>Brecht had his best outing of the season last weekend against Rutgers when he struck out a season-high 12 batters in 7.2 innings. He generated an astounding 31 whiffs in the game, with most of those coming on his slider and changeup. Brecht has two breaking ball shapes this spring after working on the pitch over the offseason, but his slider accounted for 18 whiffs while his 90 mph changeup accounted for 10 more. His location of the changeup was impressive, as he did a nice job keeping the ball down but in the strike zone. Brecht’s pitch usage in this game was also a bit different as he threw his 97-mph fastball just 33% of the time—instead relying on his slider as the primary pitch he worked off of. 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We recently <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/mlb-mock-draft-2024-version-2-0-first-round-picks-for-every-team/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">mocked Condon as the 1-1 pick to the Guardians</a> and he has simply been phenomenal in all phases. He’s played all over the field this season but spent the entirety of last weekend at the hot corner—where scouts are increasingly encouraged by his glovework—and now leads the country in average (.483), slugging percentage (1.119), OPS (1.703), hits (73) and wRC+ (254). –<em>CC</em></p> <p><strong>Zac Cowan, RHP, Wofford</strong></p> <p><strong>Class:</strong> 2025</p> <p><strong>What He Did:</strong> 9 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 14 K</p> <p>After making all but one appearance in relief last year, Cowan this year has jumped into the Friday starter role. He has turned in a handful of quality starts, but last Friday was the best of his career as he spun his first-ever complete game and notched a career-high 14 strikeouts. Cowan generated 25 swings and misses, with 20 coming against his changeup which is a pitch the sophomore righthander relies heavily on. He doesn’t overwhelm opposing hitters with velocity or pure stuff, but Cowan has plus command and control of his arsenal. His changeup plays well off his high-80s-to-low-90s fastball and flashes plenty of tumbling life as well as some fade to the arm side. Cowan this season has pitched his way to a 3.29 ERA with a career-best 79 strikeouts to just 18 walks across 63 innings. <em>-PF</em></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/20732-ryan-gallagher/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ryan Gallagher</a>, RHP, UC Santa Barbara</strong></p> <p><strong>Class: </strong>2024</p> <p><strong>What He Did:</strong> 9 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K</p> <p>Gallagher followed up his seven inning, 12 strikeout performance last week by twirling a complete-game shutout in which he allowed just two hits—both of which were singles—walked none and struck out seven. After an error in the fifth inning, Gallagher retired the last 14 hitters of the game in order. He has an abbreviated arm stroke and attacks from a near over-the-top slot while featuring a fastball, changeup, slider and an occasional curveball. Gallagher’s fastball is not overwhelming from a velocity standpoint, but it plays up due to its riding life. While his slider gets plenty of swing-and-miss, his changeup is his best secondary offering. It averages over 12 MPH off his changeup and Gallagher does an outstanding job of killing spin. It seemingly falls off a table as it approaches the plate and consistently keeps opposing hitters off balance. After missing all of last year due to an injury, Gallagher this year has worked a 2.49 ERA with 54 strikeouts to 14 walks in 47 innings. <em>-PF</em></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/18780-mac-guscette/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mac Guscette</a>, C, Alabama</strong></p> <p><strong>Class: </strong>2024</p> <p><strong>What He Did:</strong> 8-for-12 (.750), 3 R, 11 RBI, 2 HR, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K</p> <p>The veteran backstop was one of the Crimson Tide’s bright spots in their series loss to top-ranked Texas A&M. Guscette blasted a grand slam on both Friday and Saturday and collected multiple hits in each game. He has a simple setup in the box with minimal moving parts, a compact swing and quickness in his hands. Guscette this year has flashed advanced contact skills to the tune of a 90% in-zone contact rate. He is on track for a potentially career year and is slashing .330/.419/.443 with seven extra-base hits and 29 RBIs. <em>-PF</em></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/743642-colby-guy/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Colby Guy</a>, RHP, UNC Asheville</strong></p> <p><strong>Class:</strong> 2024</p> <p><strong>What He Did:</strong> 8 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 11 K</p> <p>Guy turned in his second quality start in as many weeks and spun eight shutout innings in which he allowed just three hits and struck out 11. He started his day with three perfect innings before ending it by facing the minimum between the sixth and eighth innings. Guy racked up an impressive 25 whiffs between his fastball, slider and changeup. His fastball was up to 96 with life in the top-half of the zone, while his slider and changeup—which this season have miss rates of 51% and 42%, respectively—garnered a combined 14 swings and misses. An athletic righthander, Guy attacks from a low-three quarter slot with above-average arm speed. His fastball does not miss a ton of bats, but his secondary offerings are his bread-and-butter. Guy this year has a 4.13 ERA with 47 strikeouts to 23 walks in 52.1 innings. <em>-PF</em></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/8681-gage-jump/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Gage Jump</a>, LHP, LSU</strong></p> <p><strong>Class:</strong> 2024</p> <p><strong>What He Did: </strong>7 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 14 K</p> <p>Jump was named the SEC pitcher of the week after he struck out a season-high 14 batters in a seven-inning complete game blowout win over Missouri. He pounded the zone with his 92-93 mph fastball and used the pitch to rack up 18 swings and misses and also used the heater to finish off nine of his 14 strikeouts. Jump’s slider and changeup were also effective strike pitches in this game and he was a bit more scattered with his upper-70s curveball. On the season, Jump has a 4.22 ERA over nine starts and 42.2 innings with an impressive 31% miss rate on his riding fastball. –<em>CC</em></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/678229-louis-philippe-langevin/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">LP Langevin</a>, RHP, Louisiana</strong></p> <p><strong>Class: </strong>2024</p> <p><strong>What He Did: </strong>5 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 10 K</p> <p>Langevin has been mostly used as a reliever with Louisiana this season, but he’s been a multi-inning pitcher and also has three starts under his belt. He had an excellent long relief outing last weekend against Coastal Carolina when he threw five shutout and no-hit innings with 10 strikeouts and no walks. Langevin spent two seasons in junior college but in his first stint in D-I baseball he has posted a 2.53 ERA with a 42.3% strikeout rate, 12% walk rate and is averaging 93-94 mph on a fastball that has an absurd 47% miss rate. That’s a ludicrous miss rate for a fastball and is likely one of the best in the country. He throws the pitch with a flat approach angle and does a nice job spotting it at the top of the zone where it does the most damage and features both excellent riding life and arm-side run. It’s a special pitch. –<em>CC</em></p> <p><strong>Dillon Lewis, OF, Queens</strong></p> <p><strong>Class:</strong> 2024</p> <p><strong>What He Did:</strong> 9-for-17 (.529), 9 R, 12 RBI, 5 HR, 2 2B, 3 BB, 1 K</p> <p>Lewis enjoyed his most productive week in what has been a fantastic season. He started the week strong by going 2-for-4 with a double, but exploded for five home runs and 12 RBIs between Friday and Saturday. In game one of Saturday’s doubleheader, the junior outfielder went 5-for-6 with three home runs and eight RBIs. Lewis this year has been consistently on the barrel and has shown the ability to drive the baseball with authority to all fields. He is hitting .401/.464/.753 with 12 doubles, 15 home runs and 47 RBIs. <em>-PF</em></p> <p><strong>Zach MacDonald, OF Miami OH</strong></p> <p><strong>Class: </strong>2024</p> <p><strong>What He Did:</strong> 7-for-14 (.500), 7 R, 11 RBI, 4 HR, 5 BB, 1 K</p> <p>MacDonald continued what has been a highly successful 2024 season by homering in each of his three games this weekend. He started his series with a bang, going 2-for-4 with a pair of home runs and four RBIs. MacDonald on Saturday blasted a three-run home run and finished his weekend by going 3-for-4 with a two-run single and his fourth long ball of the weekend. He has cut down his swing-and-miss this season which has helped MacDonald to maximize his production. The junior outfielder is hitting .359/.486/.747 with 22 extra-base hits, and his 15 home runs and 45 RBIs are both new career-highs. <em>-PF</em></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/17990-lyle-miller-green/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lyle Miller-Green</a>, OF, Austin Peay</strong></p> <p><strong>Class:</strong> 2024</p> <p><strong>What He Did: </strong>11-for-19 (.579), 9 RBI, 7 R, 2 HR, 2 2B, 4 BB, 3 K</p> <p>Miller-Green continues to be one of the more impressive home run hitters in the country and added his 19th and 20th of the season last week. He had a six-hit game against Florida Gulf Coast on Sunday and is now slashing .380/.502/.861 with a career-best 11.4% strikeout rate and a 15.4% walk rate. He became only the third Austin Peay hitter to have a 6-for-6 game and he has also gone to the mound and started seven games this season—though he’s had more success as a hitter. –<em>CC</em></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/20665-christian-moore/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Christian Moore</a>, 2B, Tennessee</strong></p> <p><strong>Class:</strong> 2024</p> <p><strong>What He Did:</strong> 9-for-15 (.600), 5 R, 9 RBI, 4 HR, 1 2B, 0 BB, 2 K</p> <p>Consistency is the name of the game with Moore. He’s been a regular producer for three straight years with the Volunteers and is having a career-best season in 2024. He had a pair of four-hit games last weekend against Kentucky, including a three-homer effort in the series finale to pass his 2023 home run total of 17 in just 39 games. He now has 19 homers and is slashing .376/.443/.822 with a 17% strikeout rate and 10.2% walk rate. He feels like a safe day one pick and is inching further and further up draft boards. –<em>CC</em></p> <p><strong>Arnad Mulamekic, LHP, Siena</strong></p> <p><strong>Class: </strong>2024</p> <p><strong>What He Did:</strong> 8.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 8 K</p> <p>Mulamekic bounced back from a rough start last week by holding Niagara to two singles across 8.1 scoreless innings. The 6-foot-6 southpaw began his outing with seven no-hit innings before a leadoff bunt single ended his bid at history. Mulamekic features a three-pitch mix that includes a high-80s fastball, a mid-70s slider and an effective high-70s changeup. His heater will flash some carry through the zone and is at its best when elevated and on the arm side, while his fading changeup is his go-to swing-and-miss pitch. Mulamekic tanked his ERA by over two runs to 6.81, and has 38 strikeouts across 35.2 innings. <em>-PF</em></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/16696-jimmy-obertop/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jimmy Obertop</a>, C, Clemson</strong></p> <p><strong>Class:</strong> 2024</p> <p><strong>What He Did:</strong> 8-for-18 (.444), 6 R, 7 RBI, 5 HR, 7 K</p> <p>Obertop slugged his way to an excellent week and was a key reason as to why Clemson was able to capture a series win over Pittsburgh. The fifth-year catcher notched multiple hits in each of his three games, but bookended his weekend with multi-home run performances. On Friday, Obertop launched two solo home runs before going 3-for-5 with three long balls in Sunday’s series-clinching victory. He is a strong, physical player who has a quiet setup in the box and does a nice job of hitting against a strong front side. Obertop this year has demonstrated an advanced approach and has shown the ability to drive the baseball to all fields, but his highest quality of contact has come to the pull side. He is now hitting .305/.468/.657 with four doubles, 14 home runs—two away from a new career-high—and 31 RBIs. <em>-PF</em></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/327578-caleb-riedel/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Caleb Riedel</a>, LHP, Omaha</strong></p> <p><strong>Class: </strong>2024</p> <p><strong>What He Did:</strong> 7 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 11 K</p> <p>Riedel was named the Summit League pitcher of the week after he threw seven no-hit innings against Northern Colorado and struck out a season-high 11 batters. Riedel is a soft-tossing lefthander who only throws his fastball in the mid-to-upper 80s and scrapes a 90 here and there, but he confounded hitters last weekend and lowered his season EAR to 4.62. He’s managing a 26.6% strikeout rate despite his limited velocity and has some feel for an upper-70s changeup. –<em>CC</em></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/20612-payton-tolle/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Payton Tolle</a>, LHP, TCU</strong></p> <p><strong>Class:</strong> 2024</p> <p><strong>What He Did:</strong> 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K</p> <p>Tolle threw his second shutout outing of the season last weekend against Texas. It wasn’t quite the nine-inning, 15-strikeout game he previously had against Oklahoma State but he still held the Longhorns to just four hits and a pair of walks while striking out seven on 111 pitches. Tolle is an up-arrow prospect on draft boards thanks to his consistency on the bump through conference play and on the season he has a 3.43 ERA through 10 starts and 57.2 innings with a 37.1% strikeout rate and 10.1% walk rate. –<em>CC</em></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/21816-ryan-waldschmidt/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ryan Waldschmidt</a>, OF, Kentucky</strong></p> <p><strong>Class:</strong> 2024</p> <p><strong>What He Did:</strong> 10-for-18 (.556), 7 R, 11 RBI, 4 HR, 3 2B, 1 BB, 3 K</p> <p>Another 2024 prospect trending up draft boards, Waldschmidt is currently riding a six-game multi-hit streak and added exactly half of the eight home runs he has hit this season last week. The righthanded hitter has a solid power/speed combination and is now slashing .358/.506/.634 with 14 stolen bases in what is shaping up to be a career year. –<em>CC</em></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/737027-kyle-walker/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kyle Walker</a>, 2B, Grambling</strong></p> <p><strong>Class:</strong> 2024</p> <p><strong>What He Did:</strong> 7-for-9 (.778), 7 R, 3 RBI, 1 HR, 1 3B, 3 2B</p> <p>Walker was a near-impossible out this weekend and has now collected at least one hit in 15 of his last 16 games. He began his weekend by going 4-for-4 and hitting for the cycle before punctuating by going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Walker has a hitterish look in the box with quick hands and a sound approach. He feasts particularly on fastballs to the tune of an impressive 94% in-zone contact rate. After a standout 2023 campaign, Walker this season is hitting .352/.482/.578 with six doubles, a career-high seven home runs and 23 RBIs. <em>-PF</em></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/21736-jacob-walsh/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jacob Walsh</a>, 1B, Oregon</strong></p> <p><strong>Class:</strong> 2024</p> <p><strong>What He Did:</strong> 12-for-17 (.706), 8 R, 8 RBI, 4 HR, 4 2B, 3 BB, 2 K</p> <p>Walsh collected multiple hits—and least one extra-base hit—in each of his four games last week. In Tuesday’s midweek win over Gonzaga, the 6-foot-4 first baseman went 4-for-5 with two home runs, a double and four RBIs. While the Ducks lost their series against Stanford, Walsh continued his hot hitting and belted a home run on both Saturday and Sunday. There is some swing-and-miss to his game, especially against spin, but Walsh has comfortably plus power. He has a steep bat path and his swing is geared towards getting the ball up in the air. Walsh is slashing .322/.415/.734 with 11 doubles, 16 home runs and a career-best 45 RBIs. He profiles as a day two pick this July. <em>-PF</em></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/282321-brylan-west/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Brylan West</a>, 1B, Florida International</strong></p> <p><strong>Class:</strong> 2024</p> <p><strong>What He Did: </strong>10-for-20 (.500), 8 R, 10 RBI, 3 HR, 1 3B, 3 2B, 1 BB, 6 K</p> <p>West is a big and physical 6-foot-4, 242-pound first baseman who has had no problems translating his bat to Conference USA competition after spending two years with South Florida State JC. He put together three multi-hit games in a series against New Mexico State including a 4-for-5 effort in the finale where he homered twice. Despite his size West has actually been a bit more of a contact hitter than a true slugger this season and he is just now up to seven homers on the season. In total he’s slashing .344/.469/.618 with a 19.8% strikeout rate and 11.7% walk rate. –<em>CC</em></p> </div><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/brody-brecht-charlie-condon-highlight-ncaa-week-10-standouts-hot-sheet/">Brody Brecht, Charlie Condon Highlight NCAA Week 10 Standouts (Hot Sheet)</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com">College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/brody-brecht-charlie-condon-highlight-ncaa-week-10-standouts-hot-sheet/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Fantasy Podcast: Identifying Trade Targets After The First Month</title> <link>https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/fantasy-podcast-identifying-trade-targets-after-the-first-month/</link> <comments>https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/fantasy-podcast-identifying-trade-targets-after-the-first-month/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Pontes]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:14:29 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Fantasy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Podcasts]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.baseballamerica.com/?p=1382896</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>On the latest episode of the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast, Geoff Pontes and Dylan White run through the news of the week before going over…</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/fantasy-podcast-identifying-trade-targets-after-the-first-month/">Fantasy Podcast: Identifying Trade Targets After The First Month</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com">College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On the latest episode of the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast, Geoff Pontes and Dylan White run through the news of the week before going over six trade targets they’re chasing after the first month.</p> <p><strong>Time Stamps</strong></p> <p>0:00 – 2:00 – Opening<br>2:00 – 6:00 – Triston Casas and Francisco Alvarez injuries<br>6:00 – 9:00 – Jackson Holliday struggles<br>9:00 – 12:00 – Don’t panic on Wyatt Langford<br>12:00 – 15:00 – Ricky Tiedemann injury<br>15:00 – 22:00 – Peter Fairbanks injury and Jason Adam<br>22:00 – 24:00 – Victor Scott sent down<br>24:00 – 27:00 – Heston Kjerstad promotion<br>27:00 – 30:00 – Andy Pages promotion<br>21:00 – 45:00 – Trade targets</p> <div class="bba-core-html-block--content-wrap"><script async defer onload="redcircleIframe();" src="https://api.podcache.net/embedded-player/sh/54051e90-c6e1-43ac-9a01-4c8fc92bc79d/ep/4807ffeb-d13c-4f26-9f76-2707a8e8091b"></script> <div class="redcirclePlayer-4807ffeb-d13c-4f26-9f76-2707a8e8091b"></div> <style> .redcircle-link:link { color: #ea404d; text-decoration: none; } .redcircle-link:hover { color: #ea404d; } .redcircle-link:active { color: #ea404d; } .redcircle-link:visited { color: #ea404d; }</style><p style="margin-top:3px;margin-left:11px;font-family: sans-serif;font-size: 10px; color: gray;">Powered by <a class="redcircle-link" href="https://redcircle.com?utm_source=rc_embedded_player&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=embedded_v1">RedCircle</a></p></div> <p>Want more podcasts like this one? Subscribe below!</p> <p><strong><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/baseball-america/id201539011?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2o8Ih6zootYEy8XlFAsjCf?si=INR_M2hjTbe4fQ1uSBFWOg">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://player.fm/series/baseball-america-2150939">Player FM</a></strong></p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/fantasy-podcast-identifying-trade-targets-after-the-first-month/">Fantasy Podcast: Identifying Trade Targets After The First Month</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com">College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/fantasy-podcast-identifying-trade-targets-after-the-first-month/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Hot Sheet MLB Prospects Chat (4/23/24)</title> <link>https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/hot-sheet-mlb-prospects-chat-4-23-24/</link> <comments>https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/hot-sheet-mlb-prospects-chat-4-23-24/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[BA Staff]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 11:27:42 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Minors]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chats]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.baseballamerica.com/?p=1382887</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Answering all of your prospect-related questions beginning at 2 p.m. ET. </p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/hot-sheet-mlb-prospects-chat-4-23-24/">Hot Sheet MLB Prospects Chat (4/23/24)</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com">College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Blue Jays prospect Orelvis Martinez headlines this week’s Hot Sheet, which ranks the 20 hottest prospects in baseball. We’re hosting our weekly prospects chat today at 2 p.m. ET. Have a question about a prospect in baseball? You can submit it below. </p> <p>We’re also streaming our new weekly Hot Sheet show <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@baseballamerica" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">live on YouTube</a> at 3 p.m. ET.</p> <p>Here’s the latest from Baseball America. </p> <ul><li><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/roboscouts-mlb-prospects-with-intriguing-april-data/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RoboScout identifies early potential sleepers at every level</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/orelvis-martinez-junior-caminero-headline-10-statcast-standouts-april-22/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10 Statcast Standouts from last week</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/minor-league-transactions-march-29-april-15-2024/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">MiLB transactions from the first two weeks of the season</a></li></ul> <div class="bba-core-html-block--content-wrap"><iframe src="https://app.sli.do/event/oaGTUDonsus5WbuAXytVnY" height="100%" width="100%" frameBorder="0" style="min-height: 1000px;" title="Slido"></iframe></div><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/hot-sheet-mlb-prospects-chat-4-23-24/">Hot Sheet MLB Prospects Chat (4/23/24)</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com">College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/hot-sheet-mlb-prospects-chat-4-23-24/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Ranking The 20 Hottest MLB Prospects | Hot Sheet (4/23/24)</title> <link>https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/ranking-the-20-hottest-mlb-prospects-hot-sheet-4-23-24/</link> <comments>https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/ranking-the-20-hottest-mlb-prospects-hot-sheet-4-23-24/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[BA Staff]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 11:18:17 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Minors]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hot Sheet]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.baseballamerica.com/?p=1382877</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Touching on notable AL East performers, an impressive Angels pitcher, plus two sleepers from the Rangers and Yankees. </p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/ranking-the-20-hottest-mlb-prospects-hot-sheet-4-23-24/">Ranking The 20 Hottest MLB Prospects | Hot Sheet (4/23/24)</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com">College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Baseball America’s Hot Sheet ranks the 20 hottest prospects from the previous week. This installment of the Prospect Hot Sheet considers how minor league players performed through April 22. Contributing this week were Baseball America staffers Josh Norris, Geoff Pontes, J.J. Cooper and Matt Eddy.</em></p> <p><em>This simply recognizes how the hottest prospects in the minors did in the past week—it’s not a re-ranking of the </em><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/rankings/2023-top-100-prospects/"><em>B</em></a><em><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/rankings/2024-top-100-prospects/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">aseball America Top 100 Prospects</a>.</em></p> <p><em>Our weekly Hot Sheet chat <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/hot-sheet-mlb-prospects-chat-4-23-24/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">begins at 2 p.m. ET</a>. We also host a weekly Hot Sheet show at 3 p.m. ET on YouTube. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@baseballamerica" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Check out our channel here</a>. </em></p> <div class="bba-core-html-block--content-wrap"><iframe loading="lazy" width="738" height="347" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2wFaPEVVkGU" title="James Wood joins; Heston Kjerstad promoted & Mock Draft 2.0 unveiled | Hot Sheet" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>1. <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/8084-orelvis-martinez/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Orelvis Martinez</a>, 2B, Blue Jays</strong></h5> <p><strong>Team:</strong> Triple-A Buffalo (International) <br><strong>Age:</strong> 22</p> <p><strong>Why He’s Here:</strong> .357/.419/.929 (10-for-28), 8 R, 1 2B, 0 3B, 5 HR, 13 RBIs, 3 BB, 8 SO, 0-for-0 SB</p> <p><strong>The Scoop: </strong>The Columbus Clippers pitching staff was likely extremely pleased to know Martinez had left the building after this past week’s series. The <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2023-toronto-blue-jays/prospects/?season=2024&ranking=preseason" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Blue Jays’ No. 2 prospect</a> slugged five home runs over the course of the series and drove in 13 RBIs. The highlight of the week came on Wednesday when he hit a 469-foot go-ahead grand slam in the top of the 10th. Dating back to last week, Martinez has six home runs in his last seven games. He’s in the midst of a 15-game hitting streak and is hitting .333/.392/.681 through 18 games. (GP) </p> <div class="piano-container piano-container--post-id-1382877"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="icon icon--ba-plus-badge"><use xlink:href="#svg-ba-plus-badge" href="#svg-ba-plus-badge" /></svg> <h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>2. <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/8923-kyle-manzardo/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kyle Manzardo</a>, 1B, Guardians</strong></h5> <p><strong>Team:</strong> Triple-A Columbus (International)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 23</p> <p><strong>Why He’s Here:</strong> .400/.483/.880 (10-for-25), 8 R, 3 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 4 RBIs, 4 BB, 4 SO</p> <p><strong>The Scoop: </strong>Cleveland’s system is not typically littered with big boppers, so Manzardo might be just what the doctor ordered. The 2023 trade import from the Rays clubbed three home runs this past week, giving him four for the season and 10 in 39 games (not counting his performance in the Arizona Fall League) since changing organizations. He’s also continued to show his signature dose of patience at the plate, with nearly as many walks (12) as strikeouts (14) so far this season. (JN)</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>3. <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/20209-ben-rice/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ben Rice</a>, C, Yankees</strong></h5> <p><strong>Team:</strong> Double-A Somerset (Eastern) <br><strong>Age:</strong> 25</p> <p><strong>Why He’s Here:</strong> .375/.423/.917 (9-for-24), 7 R, 1 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 7 RBIs, 1 BB, 6 SO, 0-for-0 SB</p> <p><strong>The Scoop: </strong>After a breakout season in 2023, Rice enters a “prove it” year. Entering Somerset’s home series with Hartford this week, Rice was 7-for-35 with 11 strikeouts to four walks over eight games. Those memories were left in the dust this week as Rice ran off four consecutive multi-hit games, homering in each contest. From Wednesday to Saturday, Rice scored seven times, drove in seven runs and reached base 11 times. Rice struggled with breaking balls and offspeed to open the year, but looks like he’s turned a corner this week. Rice brings solid plate skills with strength-driven power. (GP) </p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>4. <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/8840-caden-dana/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Caden Dana</a>, RHP, Angels</strong></h5> <p><strong>Team:</strong> Double-A Rocket City (Southern)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 20</p> <p><strong>Why He’s Here:</strong> 1-1, 0.66, 13.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 12 SO, 1 HR</p> <p><strong>The Scoop: </strong>After just 11 starts in High-A in 2023, Dana jumped to Double-A Rocket City in 2024 and has had no trouble adjusting. The righthander drew the two-start slate this past week and dominated Pensacola on both occasions, finishing with a dozen strikeouts over 13.2 innings, including seven innings of two-hit shutout ball to conclude the series on Sunday. The second-youngest pitcher in Double-A (Padres prospect Robby Snelling has him by two days) pairs a mid-90s fastball with a filthy slider and has 19 strikeouts in 18.1 innings so far this season. (JN)</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading">5. <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/14290-johnathan-rodriguez/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Johnathan Rodriguez</a>, OF, Guardians</h5> <p><strong>Team:</strong> Triple-A Columbus<br><strong>Age:</strong> 24</p> <p><strong>Why He’s Here:</strong> .370/.414/.778 (10-for-27), 7 R, 2 2B, 3 HR, 10 RBIs, 2 BB, 8 SO, 1 SB.</p> <p><strong>The Scoop:</strong> Rodriguez has been one of the most consistent sluggers in the minors over the past few years. From the beginning of the 2022 season to now, his 59 home runs are eighth most in the minors (Hunter Goodman’s 76 home runs leads that list). When Rodriguez gets his arms extended, the ball flies. His profile is somewhat limited because he’s a corner outfielder whose value is based largely around his power, but the power is legit. (JC)</p> <p><strong>6. <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/77591-jeral-perez/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jeral Perez</a>, 2B, Dodgers</strong></p> <p><strong>Team:</strong> Low-A Rancho Cucamonga (California)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 19</p> <p><strong>Why He’s Here:</strong> .360/.467/.800 (9-for-25), 6 R, 2 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 6 RBIs, 5 BB, 4 SO, 1-for-2 SB</p> <p><strong>The Scoop: </strong>If you read Dylan White’s <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/roboscouts-mlb-prospects-with-intriguing-april-data/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">weekly RoboScout article on Monday</a>, then you already know about the arrow pointing up on Perez. He’s been one of the best ball-strikers in the minors in the early going, posting an average exit velocity of 91.2 mph, which is the same figure fellow Hot Sheeter Orelvis Martinez has produced so far this season. The power should come as no surprise, given that his 11 home runs in the Arizona Complex League in 2023 were tied with Rangers prospect Echedry Vargas for the most on the circuit. (JN)</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading">7. <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/9016-cam-collier/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Cam Collier</a>, 3B, Reds</h5> <p><strong>Team:</strong> High-A Dayton (Midwest)<br><strong>Age: </strong>19</p> <p><strong>Why He’s Here:</strong> .292/.346/.833 (7-for-24) 7 R, 1 2B, 4 HR, 7 RBIs, 2 BB, 6 SO.</p> <p><strong>The Scoop:</strong> Last year, Collier showed an ability to hit the ball hard, but an inability to pull the ball in the air. His swing led to a lot of hard ground balls, which isn’t ideal for a power hitter. It’s early, but there are very encouraging signs that Collier is learning how to better drive the ball in the air to his pull side. He’s already matched his 2023 home run total, and that doesn’t count another home run he was robbed of by a great over-the-fence catch by Cedar Rapids’ Gabriel Gonzalez. Collier still has some less-than-ideal swings, but these are encouraging signs that Collier is figuring out how to more consistently tap into his power. (JC)</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading">8. <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/20364-gregory-barrios/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Gregory Barrios</a>, SS, Brewers</h5> <p><strong>Team: </strong>High-A Wisconsin (Midwest)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 20</p> <p><strong>Why He’s Here:</strong> .722/.762/1.056 (13-for-18), 4 R, 6 2B, 8 RBIs, 2 BB, 1 SO, 1-for-1 SB</p> <p><strong>The Scoop: </strong>Barrios led all minor league hitters with 13 hits and six doubles last week. It was an encouraging sign of growth for a player who scuffled mightily at Low-A Carolina last season as a teenager. The Brewers signed Barrios out of Venezuela in 2021 on the strength of his shortstop glove and line-drive bat. Those attributes have been on display in the early stages of the season in the pitcher-friendly Midwest League. (ME)</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading">9. <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/8795-blade-tidwell/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Blade Tidwell</a>, RHP, Mets</h5> <p><strong>Team:</strong> Double-A Binghamton (Eastern)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 22</p> <p><strong>Why He’s Here:</strong> 1-1, 3.00, 9 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 13 SO, 0 HR</p> <p><strong>The Scoop:</strong> Tidwell played to his strengths in a pair of home appearances at Double-A versus Reading last week. In both he piggybacked with a rehabbing Max Kranick. Tidwell struck out 13 of 35 batters faced, walked four and didn’t allow a home run. In his first appearance last week, Tidwell generated 14 whiffs on his way to 10 strikeouts. He has consistently shown swing-and-miss stuff since the Mets drafted him out of Tennessee in the second round in 2022. (ME)</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>10. <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/7425-addison-barger/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Addison Barger</a>, SS, Blue Jays </strong></h5> <p><strong>Team:</strong> Triple-A Buffalo (International) <br><strong>Age:</strong> 24</p> <p><strong>Why He’s Here:</strong> .364/.481/.818 (8-for-22), 5 R, 4 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 5 RBIs, 5 BB, 7 SO, 0-for-0 SB</p> <p><strong>The Scoop:</strong> If the Blue Jays have any need for reinforcements in their infield, Buffalo’s current lineup offers a dynamic duo in the aforementioned Orelvis Martinez and Barger. The versatile Barger has seen time in right field and his native third base this season and has shown an excellent combination of plate skills and power in the early going. Last week in Columbus, Barger reached base in five out of six contests and reached base six times on Saturday and Sunday. Barger had six total extra-base hits in the series versus Columbus and is now slugging .586 on the season. (GP) </p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>11. <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/19383-frederick-bencosme/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Frederick Bencosme</a>, SS, Orioles</strong></h5> <p><strong>Team:</strong> Double-A Bowie (Eastern)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 21</p> <p><strong>Why He’s Here:</strong> .391/.391/.783 (9-for-23), 7 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 7 RBIs, 0 BB, 3 SO</p> <p><strong>The Scoop: </strong>After a down year in 2023 at High-A Aberdeen, Bencosme has found Double-A Bowie much more to his liking. The biggest change in his game appears to be that he’s getting the ball in the air much more often. In 2023, Bencosme’s flyball rate was 31%. This year, in an obviously short sample, that mark is up to 41.3%. He doesn’t hit the ball particularly hard and his impact is almost exclusively to the pull side, but now his balls in play—in addition to being more evenly spread around the diamond—are going over infielders’ heads instead of into their gloves. He also has bunted for two hits this season. (JN)</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>12. <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/6927-kevin-alcantara/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kevin Alcantara</a>, OF, Cubs </strong></h5> <p><strong>Team:</strong> Double-A Tennessee (Southern) <br><strong>Age:</strong> 21</p> <p><strong>Why He’s Here:</strong> .476/.500/.810 (10-for-21), 3 R, 1 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 3 RBIs, 1 BB, 3 SO, 1-for-2 SB</p> <p><strong>The Scoop: </strong>Few prospects are as easy to dream on as Alcantara, a 6-foot-6 center fielder with plus power and speed. After a tough opening seven games that saw Alcantara go 0-for-26, the 21-year-old snapped out of his funk last week going 10-for-21. Alcantara collected hits in all five games he started, including three multi-hit games in the series against Montgomery. In Thursday’s game, Alcantara went 4-for-4 his first four-hit game in Double-A. Alcantara has shown big power and improving plate skills over the last few seasons. After a slow start, Alcantara looks to be headed in the right direction. (GP) </p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading">13. <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/8706-tyler-black/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tyler Black</a>, 1B, Brewers</h5> <p><strong>Team: </strong>Triple-A Nashville (International)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 23</p> <p><strong>Why He’s Here:</strong> .304/.360/.739 (7-for-23), 5 R, 2 3B, 2 HR, 8 RBIs, 2 BB, 3 SO, 1-for-1 SB</p> <p><strong>The Scoop: </strong>Not many minor league hitters reach base more often than Black. He carries a .414 on-base percentage through four pro seasons, and he has an exemplary 11-to-12 walk-to-strikeout ratio through 19 Triple-A games this season. Black has played second base and center field in the past but is strictly a corner infielder this season, with all but one start coming at first base or DH. (ME)</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading">14. <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/7725-heston-kjerstad/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Heston Kjerstad</a>, 1B, Orioles</h5> <p><strong>Team:</strong> Triple-A Norfolk (International)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 25</p> <p><strong>Why He’s Here:</strong> .320/.414/.680 (8-for-25), 7 R, 3 HR, 3 RBIs, 3 BB, 6 SO, 1 SB.</p> <p><strong>The Scoop:</strong> Kjerstad had another one of his big weeks thanks to a couple of big games. He had his third two-home run game of the young season this past week. Kjerstad just missed a fourth home run on a long fly ball that easily cleared the fence but fell a few feet foul of the left field foul pole. But he also managed to hit a 327-foot home run just over the low right field fence just a few feet inside the foul pole at 121 Financial Ballpark. Kjerstad’s frequency in using the opposite field is notable. If a righthander tries to work down and in on him, he’ll drop the bat head and yank a ball down the line, but otherwise he has an up-the-middle approach that leads to a lot of long fly balls to center and left field. He’s now expected to bring that approach to Baltimore, as the Orioles reportedly plan to recall Kjerstad on Tuesday. (JC)</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading">15. <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/9034-owen-murphy/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Owen Murphy</a>, RHP, Braves</h5> <p><strong>Team:</strong> High-A Rome (South Atlantic)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 20</p> <p><strong>Why He’s Here:</strong> 1-0, 3.60, 1 GS, 5 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 HR, 2 BB, 11 SO</p> <p><strong>The Scoop:</strong> Pitching in Asheville is never easy, but Murphy showed that you can succeed if you just keep hitters from ever making contact. He struck out the side in the first. Murphy gave up a solo homer to Cam Fisher to start the second, but then struck out the next three batters. He struck out the first batter of the third as well, which meant he’d picked up seven strikeouts in his first seven outs. Murphy slowed down on the whiff rate over the final half of his outing, but he once again looked largely unhittable. He’s posted a 40% strikeout rate so far this season, and has been one of the bright spots of the Braves’ farm system so far. (JC)</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>16. <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/8345-carson-palmquist/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Carson Palmquist</a>, LHP, Rockies</strong></h5> <p><strong>Team:</strong> Double-A Hartford (Eastern)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 23</p> <p><strong>Why He’s Here:</strong> 0-0, 0.00, 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 SO, 0 HR</p> <p><strong>The Scoop: </strong>In a time when high-velocity throwers come with an expiration date, Carson Palmquist offers a different approach. He’s a sidearming lefthander that sits 91-93 mph on his fastball mixing a slider at 76-77 mph as his primary secondary. Palmquist has had a tremendous start to the season, as he’s one of nine qualified pitchers who’s yet to allow an earned run in 2024. In his start this week at Somerset, Palmquist was one half of arguably the best pitching dual of 2024. While Somerset’s starter Trystan Vrieling spun 7.2 hitless innings, Palmquist hung toe-to-toe, striking out 10 over six scoreless innings. Palmquist generated 13 swinging strikes primarily between his fastball and slider. Palmquist’s fastball has a release height of under four feet creating a flat vertical approach angle and a lot of deception for opposing batters. (GP)</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading">17. <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/8511-dylan-beavers/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dylan Beavers</a>, OF, Orioles</h5> <p><strong>Team: </strong>Double-A Bowie (Eastern)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 22</p> <p><strong>Why He’s Here:</strong> .444/.500/.889 (8-for-18), 6 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBIs, 3 BB, 2 SO, 2-for-2 SB</p> <p><strong>The Scoop: </strong>Beavers went homerless in his first two series before erupting for two bombs and 16 total bases in a six-game set versus Altoona last week. The Orioles drafted the lefthanded-hitting outfielder out of California in the supplemental first round in 2022 and have helped him make higher quality contact. As a pro, Beavers has shown a balance of bat-to-ball skill, power, discipline and speed while rotating around the outfield positions and first base. Beavers appears to be straight out of Orioles central casting when it comes to drafting college outfielders. (ME)</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading">18. <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/20762-ricardo-cabrera/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ricardo Cabrera</a>, 3B, Reds</h5> <p><strong>Team:</strong> Low-A Daytona (Florida State)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 19</p> <p><strong>Why He’s Here:</strong> .500/.565/.800 (10-for-20), 7 R, 3 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBIs, 2 BB, 3 SO, 2 SB, 1 CS.</p> <p><strong>The Scoop:</strong> Ricardo Cabrera can hit. Cabrera hit .350 in the Arizona Complex League. This year, he’s hitting .357 for Low-A Daytona. His .348 batting average in 2023-2024 is eighth best among MiLB hitters with 250+ plate appearances. He already has five multi-hit games in the 12 he’s played this year. Cabrera is being asked to focus almost full-time on third base this year (he has one game at shortstop so far), and his skill set seems better suited for that spot long term. He has good short-order quickness and a strong arm, but his semi-stocky frame projects better at third base than shortstop. (JC)</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>19. <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/7836-victor-mesa/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Victor Mesa Jr</a>., OF, Marlins</strong></h5> <p><strong>Team:</strong> Triple-A Jacksonville (International)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 22</p> <p><strong>Why He’s Here:</strong> .360/.407/.640 (9-for-25), 5 R, 1 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 7 RBIs, 2 BB, 0 SO</p> <p><strong>The Scoop: </strong>Slowly but surely, Mesa is grinding his way to the big leagues. The Cuban outfielder has been solid at the upper levels over the past two seasons and has a blend of skills that should one day help him reach Miami. This past week he made a ton of contact—he is the only hitter on this list without a strikeout on his ledger—and for the season he’s struck out just eight times in 65 plate appearances, good for a 12.3% mark. (JN)</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>20. <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/7863-everson-pereira/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Everson Pereira</a>, OF, Yankees</strong></h5> <p><strong>Team:</strong> Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (International)<br><strong>Age:</strong> 23</p> <p><strong>Why He’s Here:</strong> .375/.412/1.000 (6-for-16), 5 R, 2 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 5 RBIs, 1 BB, 5 SO, 0-for-1 SB</p> <p><strong>The Scoop: </strong>After taking his lumps in the big leagues in 2023, Pereira has returned to Triple-A for more experience this season. So far, he’s making the grade. The outfielder already has six home runs in 2024, exactly one-third of the total he compiled a year ago. Pereira had just six hits this week, but he produced plenty of impact on contact given that five of those hits went for extra bases. (JN)</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">HELIUM</h2> <h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/9023-winston-santos/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Winston Santos</a>, RHP, Rangers</strong></h5> <p>For years, Santos has been an intriguing piece of the Rangers’ system. He had an excellent fastball in the mid 90s, which is always a good start, but didn’t have a reliable offspeed as a complement. His breaking ball was especially lacking. Early this season, that no longer seems to be as much of an issue. Santos has changed the grip on his slider into a gyro version and has seen intriguing results. He struck out a dozen Greensboro hitters in his last start and showed a breaking ball that was far better than its previous iterations. His changeup worked at times as well. All three pitches in concert produced 17 swings and misses over the course of five innings. If he can continue sharpening his offspeeds throughout the summer, he should move up the system’s ranks. (JN)</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/20749-trystan-vrieling/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Trystan Vrieling</a>, RHP, Yankees </strong></h5> <p>The best pitching performance of the season might belong to Vrieling, who pitched 7.2 no-hit innings against a talented Hartford lineup on Friday. The Yankees drafted the Gonzaga product in 2022, but he missed all of 2023 with an elbow fracture. Vrieling struggled in his return to the mound in the Arizona Fall League. This spring, Vrieling was a helium name on the backfields and was then aggressively assigned to Double-A Somerset despite zero affiliated innings. Over his first three starts Vrieling’s numbers speak for themselves. He’s 2-0 with a single earned run and five hits allowed over 18.2 innings. Vrieling has showed a solid four pitch mix, with a four-seam fastball at 92-94 mph, a mid-to-high-80s cutter, a gyro slider at 84-86 mph, a curveball and changeup. Vrieling’s rapid ascent hints at a early 2025 ETA. He’s showing starter traits and the early returns are excellent. (GP)</p> </div><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/ranking-the-20-hottest-mlb-prospects-hot-sheet-4-23-24/">Ranking The 20 Hottest MLB Prospects | Hot Sheet (4/23/24)</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com">College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/ranking-the-20-hottest-mlb-prospects-hot-sheet-4-23-24/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Minor League Transactions: March 29–April 15, 2024</title> <link>https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/minor-league-transactions-march-29-april-15-2024/</link> <comments>https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/minor-league-transactions-march-29-april-15-2024/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Eddy]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 21:33:23 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Minor League Transactions]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.baseballamerica.com/?p=1382367</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Minor League transactions from around baseball for the first two weeks of the season. </p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/minor-league-transactions-march-29-april-15-2024/">Minor League Transactions: March 29–April 15, 2024</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com">College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This installment collects all transactions involving players who aren’t on 40-man rosters for the period March 29 to April 15. As always, transactions are conveyed by Major League Baseball.<br><br>The abbreviation that follows each player listing refers to his minor league level, either <strong>Triple-A</strong> (AAA), <strong>Double-A</strong> (AA), <strong>High-A</strong> (A+), <strong>Low-A</strong> (A), <strong>Rookie-level Complex League</strong> (R) or <strong>Dominican Summer League</strong> (DSL). DFA stands for designated for assignment.</p> <p><strong>Arizona Diamondbacks</strong></p> <p><strong>Signed:</strong> RHP Tyler Chatwood (AAA), LHP Jordan Montgomery (R), 2B Kevin Newman (AAA), 2B Kolten Wong (AAA)<br><strong>Released:</strong> RHP Jose Aguirre (DSL), RHP Lisandro Almonte (R), RHP Francis Diaz (DSL), RHP Jan Pierre Garcia (DSL), RHP Gunnar Groen (AA), RHP Cristhofer Lozoya (DSL), RHP Saul Pascual (DSL), RHP Hamlet Peralta (DSL), RHP Josh Swales (A), C Nick Dalesandro (AA), C Bernardo Zabala (DSL), SS Lewin De La Cruz (DSL), OF Franyel Baez (R), OF Danyer Sanabria (A)<br><strong>Option transferred:</strong> LHP Jordan Montgomery (AAA)<br><strong>Added to 40-man roster:</strong> 2B Kevin Newman<br><strong>Designated for assignment:</strong> RHP Corbin Martin (claimed on waivers by Brewers)<br><strong>Placed on 7-day IL:</strong> RHP Kyle Amendt (A), RHP Casey Anderson (A), RHP Tyler Chatwood (AAA), RHP Josh Green (AAA), RHP Alfred Morillo (A+), RHP Yoscar Pimentel (A), LHP Philip Abner (A), LHP Kyle Backhus (AAA), LHP Jose Castillo (AAA), LHP Liam Norris (AA), LHP Nate Savino (A), 3B Gino Groover (A+), OF Kristian Robinson (AA)<br><strong>Placed on full-season IL:</strong> RHP Vince Sanchez (R), IF Joshua Day (R)<br><strong>Transferred to 60-day IL:</strong> 3B Gino Groover (A+)<br><br><strong>Atlanta Braves</strong></p> <p><strong>Signed:</strong> RHP Carter Rees (R), RHP Jackson Stephens (R), C Sandy Leon (AAA), C Jose Marcano (R), 1B Yuli Gurriel (R)<br><strong>Released:</strong> SS Elian Cortorreal (R), OF Landon Stephens (AA)<br><strong>Added to 40-man roster:</strong> C Chadwick Tromp<br><strong>Placed on 7-day IL:</strong> RHP Blake Burkhalter (A+), RHP Isaac Gallegos (A), RHP Anthony Garcia (A), RHP Seth Keller (A), RHP Justin Militello (A), RHP Austin Smith (AA), RHP Jackson Stephens (AAA), OF Skye Bolt (AAA), OF Eli White (AAA)<br><strong>Placed on 60-day IL:</strong> RHP Ronaldo Alesandro (R), OF Jesse Franklin (AA)<br><br><strong>Baltimore Orioles</strong></p> <p><strong>Signed:</strong> SS Livan Soto (AAA)<br><strong>Released:</strong> C Jose Noguera (DSL), IF Diorky Ortiz (DSL), IF Adriam Santos (DSL)<br><strong>Traded:</strong> SS Diego Castillo (AAA) to Twins for cash considerations<br><strong>Added to 40-man roster:</strong> 2B Jackson Holliday<br><strong>Removed from 40-man roster:</strong> 2B Tony Kemp, OF Nick Maton, OF Ryan McKenna<br><strong>Elected free agency: </strong>2B Tony Kemp (AAA)<br><strong>Placed on 7-day IL:</strong> RHP Kelvin LaRoche (A), RHP Kiefer Lord (A), 2B Terrin Vavra (AAA), 3B Maxwell Costes (AA), 3B Max Wagner (AA), SS Leandro Arias (A), IF Greg Cullen (AAA), OF Jake Cunningham (A), OF Hudson Haskin (AAA), OF Nick Maton (AAA)<br><br><strong>Boston Red Sox</strong></p> <p><strong>Released:</strong> RHP Ruben De La Cruz (DSL), RHP Geiser Figueroa (DSL), RHP Aaron Liranzo (DSL), RHP Daury Pena (DSL), RHP Argeny Sanchez (DSL), 3B Angel Pierre (A), SS Nathanael German (DSL), SS Gabriel Mavarez (DSL), OF Jhoan Solarte (DSL)<br><strong>Option transferred:</strong> RHP Wikelman Gonzalez (AA), RHP Luis Perales (A+), RHP Naoyuki Uwasawa (AAA)<br><strong>Placed on 7-day IL:</strong> RHP Bryce Bonnin (A+), RHP Alex Hoppe (AA), RHP Chih-Jung Liu (AA), RHP Andrew Politi (AAA), RHP Luis Talavera (A), LHP Brandon Walter (AAA), LHP Jeremy Wu-Yelland (A+), C Roberto Perez (AAA), 3B Angel Pierre (A), SS Mikey Romero (A+), UT Daniel McElveny (A)<br><br><strong>Chicago Cubs</strong></p> <p><strong>Signed:</strong> RHP Elvis Blanco (DSL), RHP Carl Edwards Jr. (R), RHP Luis Ghisays (DSL), RHP Jordan Henriquez (DSL), RHP Carlos Rangel (DSL), C Ali Sanchez (AAA), OF Leroy Escalante (DSL)<br><strong>Released:</strong> RHP Max Bain (A+), LHP Joel Machado (R), C Yoanis Aleksandrov (DSL), 2B Juan Mora (A), SS Liam Spence (A+), OF Andres Bonolis (DSL), OF KeShun Collier (R), OF Cristian More (R)<br><strong>Traded:</strong> C Joe Hudson (AA) to Mets for cash considerations<br><strong>Option transferred:</strong> RHP Porter Hodge (AAA)<br><strong>Placed on 7-day IL:</strong> RHP Hunter Bigge (AAA), RHP Grant Kipp (A+), RHP Brody McCullough (A+), RHP Grayson Moore (A), RHP Nazier Mule (A), RHP Walker Powell (AAA), RHP Ethan Roberts (AAA), RHP Sam Thoresen (A+), RHP Hunter Viets (A+), RHP JP Wheat (A), C David Avitia (A), C Michael Carico (A), 3B David Bote (AAA), SS Christian Olivo (A), SS Miguel Pabon (A), OF Brennen Davis (AAA), OF Ismael Mena (A), OF David Peralta (AAA)<br><strong>Reinstated from IL:</strong> OF David Peralta (AAA)<br><br><strong>Chicago White Sox</strong></p> <p><strong>Signed:</strong> RHP Cory Abbott (R), RHP Dalton Roach (R), LHP Max Roberts (R), SS Wilmer Difo (R), OF Albertson Asigen (A)<br><strong>Traded:</strong> RHP Jake Cousins (AAA) to Yankees for cash considerations<br><strong>Added to 40-man roster:</strong> RHP Justin Anderson, RHP Nick Nastrini, 1B Zach Remillard, OF Robbie Grossman<br><strong>Designated for assignment:</strong> RHP Alex Speas (sold to Athletics), SS Jose Rodriguez (sold to Phillies)<br><strong>Removed from 40-man roster:</strong> RHP Bryan Shaw<br><strong>Elected free agency:</strong> RHP Bryan Shaw (AAA)<br><strong>Placed on 7-day IL:</strong> RHP Josimar Cousin (AA), RHP Corey Knebel (AAA), RHP Tristan Stivors (AA), LHP Shane Murphy (A), C Ivan Gonzalez (AA), 2B Mario Camilletti (A+), 3B Drake Logan (A)<br><strong>Reinstated from IL:</strong> RHP Josimar Cousin (AA)<br><br><strong>Cincinnati Reds</strong></p> <p><strong>Signed:</strong> C Jorge Puerta (R)<br><strong>Released:</strong> C Hayden Jones (A+), OF Wendell Marrero (A+), OF Alexander Ovalles (AA)<br><strong>Placed on 7-day IL:</strong> RHP Jose Acuna (A+), RHP Connor Overton (AAA), RHP Christian Roa (AAA), LHP Connor Curlis (AA), LHP TJ Sikkema (A+), C Jackson Miller (A), 1B Carter Graham (A), 3B Edwin Rios (AAA), OF Jay Allen (A+), OF Jacob Hurtubise (AAA), OF Malvin Valdez (A)<br><br><strong>Cleveland Guardians</strong></p> <p><strong>Signed:</strong> RHP Rey Feliz (DSL), RHP Jonaikel Meza (DSL), RHP Angel Perez (DSL)<br><strong>Placed on 7-day IL:</strong> RHP Ethan Hankins (AA), RHP Nick Mikolajchak (AAA), RHP Hugo Villalobos (A), LHP Joey Cantillo (AAA), LHP Doug Nikhazy (AA), LHP Shawn Rapp (A+), OF George Valera (AAA)<br><strong>Transferred to full-season IL:</strong> RHP Javi Torres (R)<br><br><strong>Colorado Rockies</strong></p> <p><strong>Released:</strong> RHP Derrik Watson (AA), SS Jorluis Guerra (DSL)<br><strong>Removed from 40-man roster:</strong> 3B Warming Bernabel<br><strong>Placed on 7-day IL:</strong> RHP Chance Adams (AAA), RHP McCade Brown (A), RHP Tanner Gordon (AAA), RHP Gavin Hollowell (AAA), RHP Jacob Kostyshock (AA), RHP Chris McMahon (AA), RHP Carlos Torres (A+), RHP Case Williams (AA), LHP Nick Bush (AA), C Ronaiker Palma (AA), SS Jack Blomgren (AA)<br><strong>Placed on 60-day IL:</strong> RHP Adam McKillican (AA)<br><br><strong>Detroit Tigers</strong></p> <p><strong>Signed:</strong> OF Stephen Scott (AA)<br><strong>Released:</strong> RHP Josbeiker Parra (DSL)<br><strong>Placed on 7-day IL:</strong> RHP Blair Calvo (AA), RHP Rayner Castillo (A), RHP Wilmer Fenelon (A), RHP Garrett Hill (AAA), RHP Freddy Pacheco (AAA), LHP Gabriel Sequeira (A+), LHP Christopher Williams (A), C Bennett Lee (A), 2B Luis Santana (AA), SS Ryan Kreidler (AAA), SS Eddys Leonard (AAA), SS Kevin McGonigle (A)<br><br><strong>Houston Astros</strong></p> <p><strong>Signed:</strong> RHP Miguel Diaz (re-signed; AAA)<br><strong>Released:</strong> RHP Henry Bibieca (DSL), RHP Jonaiker Castellar (DSL), RHP Luis De La Cruz (DSL), RHP Oswald Mori (DSL), RHP Wander Severino (DSL), RHP Mark Washington (AAA), C Daniel Castro (DSL), 1B Jacob Teter (A+), 2B Kobe Kato (AA), OF Andy Colon (DSL), OF Justin Dirden (AAA)<br><strong>Traded:</strong> RHP Valente Bellozo (A+) to Marlins for SS Jacob Amaya (DFA)<br><strong>Added to 40-man roster:</strong> RHP Spencer Arrighetti, RHP Blair Henley, RHP Joel Kuhnel, RHP Wander Suero<br><strong>Removed from 40-man roster:</strong> RHP Miguel Diaz, RHP Wander Suero, OF Cooper Hummel<br><strong>Elected free agency:</strong> RHP Miguel Diaz (AAA)<br><strong>Placed on 7-day IL:</strong> RHP Walker Brockhouse (A+), RHP Luis Contreras (AAA), RHP Nolan DeVos (A+), RHP Jayden Murray (AAA), RHP Alimber Santa (A), RHP Jairo Solis (AAA), RHP Forrest Whitley (AAA), LHP Colton Gordon (AAA), C Fernando Caldera (A), C Nerio Rodriguez (A+), 1B Chris Gittens (AAA), 3B Xavier Casserilla (A), SS Bryan Arias (AA), SS Zach Dezenzo (AA), SS Dixon Machado (AAA), OF Zach Cole (A+), OF Zach Daniels (AAA)<br><strong>Reinstated from IL:</strong> RHP Forrest Whitley (AAA)<br><br><strong>Kansas City Royals</strong></p> <p><strong>Signed:</strong> RHP Zach Davies (R), C Brian O’Keefe (AAA)<br><strong>Released:</strong> RHP Ryan McLinskey (R), LHP Chandler Brierley (R), LHP Ben Wereski (A+)<br><strong>Traded:</strong> LHP Connor Oliver (A) to Pirates for RHP Colin Selby (DFA)<br><strong>Placed on 7-day IL:</strong> RHP Mauricio Veliz (A), LHP Austin Cox (AAA), LHP Rylan Kaufman (AA), C Austin Nola (AAA), SS Shervyen Newton (AA)<br><strong>Placed on full-season IL:</strong> LHP Marlin Willis (A+)<br><strong>Transferred to 60-day IL:</strong> SS Shervyen Newton (AA)<br><br><strong>Los Angeles Angels</strong></p> <p><strong>Signed:</strong> RHP John O’Reilly (R), 3B Cam Williams (R), OF Cole Tucker (R)<br><strong>Added to 40-man roster:</strong> RHP Carson Fulmer, RHP Hunter Strickland<br><strong>Designated for assignment:</strong> SS Livan Soto<br><strong>Removed from 40-man roster:</strong> RHP Zach Plesac<br><strong>Placed on 7-day IL:</strong> RHP Ryan Costeiu (A+), RHP Max Gieg (A), RHP Tayron Guerrero (AAA), RHP Erik Martinez (AA), RHP Benny Thompson (A+), LHP Houston Harding (AA), LHP Will Sandy (A+), C Chad Wallach (AAA), 1B Evan White (AAA), 3B Charles Leblanc (AAA), OF Jason Martin (AAA), OF Orlando Martinez (AAA)<br><strong>Placed on 60-day IL:</strong> LHP Jesus Martinez (A), LHP Samy Natera (A+)<br><br><strong>Los Angeles Dodgers</strong></p> <p><strong>Signed:</strong> LHP Matt Gage (re-signed; AAA)<br><strong>Released:</strong> RHP Liam Doolan (A), RHP Wilkerson Hernandez (DSL), RHP Robbie Peto (AA), LHP Matt Gage (AAA), LHP Matthew Gage (AAA), C Simon Reid (A)<br><strong>Traded:</strong> LHP Benony Robles (R) to Phillies for RHP Connor Brogdon (DFA)<br><strong>Added to 40-man roster:</strong> RHP Nabil Crismatt, RHP Dinelson Lamet<br><strong>Removed from 40-man roster:</strong> RHP Nabil Crismatt, RHP Dinelson Lamet<br><strong>Placed on 7-day IL:</strong> RHP Dailoui Abad (A), RHP River Ryan (AAA), RHP Eriq Swan (A), LHP Matt Gage (AAA), SS Jose Izarra (A+), OF Damon Keith (AA)<br><strong>Transferred to 60-day IL:</strong> RHP River Ryan (AAA), OF Damon Keith (AA)<br><br><strong>Miami Marlins</strong></p> <p><strong>Released:</strong> RHP Yoelvis Burguillos (R), LHP Zach King (A+), LHP Cole Kirschsieper (A), C Jose Estrada (R), OF Kyler Castillo (AA)<br><strong>Traded:</strong> SS Jacob Amaya (DFA) to Astros for RHP Valente Bellozo (A+)<br><strong>Added to 40-man roster:</strong> RHP Matt Andriese, RHP Vladimir Gutierrez, LHP Kent Emanuel, C Jhonny Pereda<br><strong>Removed from 40-man roster:</strong> RHP Matt Andriese, LHP Kent Emanuel<br><strong>Placed on 7-day IL:</strong> RHP Gabe Bierman (A+), RHP Cristian Charle (A+), RHP Breidy Encarnacion (AA), RHP Justin Evans (AA), RHP Jake Schrand (A), LHP Patrick Murphy (AA), LHP Caleb Wurster (AA), OF Kemp Alderman (A), OF Diego Infante (AA), OF Victor Mesa (AAA), OF Jake Thompson (AA)<br><strong>Placed on 60-day IL:</strong> RHP Jesse Bergin (A), RHP Jean Reyes (R)<br><strong>Reinstated from IL:</strong> OF Victor Mesa Jr. (AAA)<br><br><strong>Milwaukee Brewers</strong></p> <p><strong>Signed:</strong> RHP J.B. Bukauskas (AAA), RHP Justin Lugo (DSL), RHP Samuel Valerio (R), C Francisco Mejia (AAA), OF Justin Dirden (R), OF Yhoswar Garcia (A)<br><strong>Released:</strong> RHP Kevin Briceno (R), RHP Nestor Mena (DSL), RHP Henrison Mota (R), RHP Anthony Perez (R), RHP Darling Solano (R), LHP Pedro Quintana (DSL), C Brayan Oropeza (DSL), OF Irving Igualas (DSL), OF Yeison Perez (R)<br><strong>Added to 40-man roster:</strong> RHP Kevin Herget, LHP Jared Koenig<br><strong>Designated for assignment:</strong> RHP Kevin Herget<br><strong>Removed from 40-man roster:</strong> C Eric Haase<br><strong>Placed on 7-day IL:</strong> RHP Rafael Garcia (A), RHP Logan Henderson (A+), RHP Evan McKendry (AAA), LHP Robert Gasser (AAA), C Brian Navarreto (AAA), C Satchell Norman (A), C Jeferson Quero (AAA), 3B Christian Arroyo (AAA), 3B Brock Wilken (AA), SS Cooper Pratt (A), SS Felix Valerio (AA)<br><strong>Placed on 60-day IL:</strong> RHP Alexander Vallecillo (R), RHP Jason Woodward (A)<br><strong>Placed on full-season IL:</strong> RHP Tanner Shears (A+), RHP Cameron Wagoner (A+)<br><strong>Transferred to 60-day IL:</strong> C Brian Navarreto (AAA)<br><br><strong>Minnesota Twins</strong></p> <p><strong>Released:</strong> C Duncan Hewitt (R), C Frank Nigro (R), IF Endy Rodriguez (A), OF Alec Sayre (A)<br><strong>Acquired:</strong> 2B Tanner Morris (AAA) from Blue Jays for cash considerations<br><strong>Acquired:</strong> SS Diego Castillo (AAA) from Orioles for cash considerations<br><strong>Added to 40-man roster:</strong> RHP Matthew Bowman<br><strong>Placed on 7-day IL:</strong> RHP Jeff Brigham (AAA), RHP Jack Dougherty (A), RHP Alejandro Hidalgo (A+), RHP Cody Laweryson (AA), RHP Cory Lewis (AA), RHP Ricky Mineo (A), RHP Jose Olivares (A+), RHP Mike Paredes (AA), RHP Austin Schulfer (AAA), LHP Brent Headrick (AAA), C Daniel Pena (A), 1B Aaron Sabato (AA), 2B Michael Helman (AAA), SS Brooks Lee (AAA), OF Walker Jenkins (A), OF Trevor Larnach (AAA), RHP Austin Schulfer (AAA)<br><strong>Transferred to 60-day IL:</strong> RHP Alejandro Hidalgo (A+)<br><br><strong>New York Mets</strong></p> <p><strong>Signed:</strong> OF Adolfo Miranda (DSL), DH JD Martinez (A)<br><strong>Released:</strong> RHP Gaspar Gomez (DSL), RHP Jhon Nunez (DSL), LHP Roberto Rodriguez (DSL), SS Leyderman Ruiz (DSL), OF Jostyn Almonte (DSL), OF Jonathan Perez (DSL)<br><strong>Acquired:</strong> C Joe Hudson (AA) from Cubs for cash considerations<br><strong>Added to 40-man roster:</strong> RHP Dedniel Nunez, RHP Cole Sulser, LHP Tyler Jay<br><strong>Removed from 40-man roster: </strong>RHP Julio Teheran<br><strong>Elected free agency:</strong> RHP Julio Teheran (AAA)<br><strong>Placed on 7-day IL:</strong> RHP Joel Diaz (A), RHP Saul Garcia (A), RHP Justin Jarvis (AA), RHP Bryce Jenkins (A+), RHP Cam Robinson (AA), RHP Calvin Ziegler (A+), LHP Gage Bihm (A), LHP Danny Young (AAA), C Austin Allen (AAA), SS Jefrey De Los Santos (A+), SS Wilfredo Lara (A+), SS Jaylen Palmer (AA), SS D’Andre Smith (A+), OF Kellum Clark (A), OF Drew Gilbert (AAA), OF Fabian Machado (A), OF Karell Paz (A+)<br><strong>Placed on 60-day IL:</strong> RHP Jorge Rodriguez (A)<br><strong>Reinstated from IL:</strong> RHP Justin Jarvis (AA), LHP Danny Young (AAA), SS Wilfredo Lara (A+)<br><br><strong>New York Yankees</strong></p> <p><strong>Signed:</strong> RHP Phil Bickford (AAA), RHP Cody Poteet (AAA), RHP Josue Silvestre (DSL), 2B Rougned Odor (R)<br><strong>Released:</strong> RHP Derek Craft (AA), RHP Nolberto Henriquez (R), LHP Jake Agnos (A), LHP Edwar Polimir (R), LHP Miguel Pozo (R)<br><strong>Acquired:</strong> RHP Jake Cousins (AAA) from White Sox for cash considerations<br><strong>Added to 40-man roster:</strong> RHP Jake Cousins, RHP Dennis Santana, LHP Josh Maciejewski, LHP Tanner Tully, 3B Kevin Smith<br><strong>Designated for assignment:</strong> LHP Nick Ramirez<br><strong>Removed from 40-man roster:</strong> LHP Clayton Andrews, LHP Tanner Tully<br><strong>Placed on 7-day IL:</strong> RHP Harrison Cohen (A+), RHP Joey Gerber (AAA), RHP Chase Hampton (AA), RHP Jesus Liranzo (AA), RHP Mason Vinyard (A+), RHP Art Warren (AAA), RHP Danny Watson (AA), 2B Jorbit Vivas (AAA), 3B Tyler Hardman (AA), IF Max Burt (AA), OF Greg Allen (AAA), OF Jace Avina (A+), OF Oscar Gonzalez (AAA)<br><br><strong>Oakland Athletics</strong></p> <p><strong>Signed:</strong> 1B Quincy Nieporte (R)<br><strong>Released:</strong> RHP Trayson Kubo (AA), RHP Luis Martinez (R)<br><strong>Added to 40-man roster:</strong> OF Max Schuemann<br><strong>Removed from 40-man roster:</strong> RHP Zach Jackson, RHP Adrian Martinez<br><strong>Placed on 7-day IL:</strong> RHP Danis Correa (AAA), RHP Joelvis Del Rosario (AA), RHP Trayson Kubo (AA), RHP Adrian Martinez (AAA), RHP Luis Morales (A+), RHP Jack Perkins (AA), RHP Gerardo Reyes (AAA), LHP Domingo Robles (AAA), C Daniel Susac (AA), SS Drew Swift (AA), SS Sahid Valenzuela (AA), SS Joshwan Wright (A+), OF Nelson Beltran (A)<br><strong>Placed on full-season IL:</strong> RHP Adriel Gonzalez (R)<br><strong>Transferred to 60-day IL:</strong> SS Drew Swift (AA), SS Joshwan Wright (A+)<br><strong>Reinstated from IL:</strong> RHP Trayson Kubo (AA)<br><br><strong>Philadelphia Phillies</strong></p> <p><strong>Signed:</strong> RHP Ruben De La Cruz (DSL), RHP Eury Ramos (R), IF Adrian Garcia (DSL)<br><strong>Released:</strong> RHP Austin Brice (AAA)<br><strong>Traded:</strong> RHP Connor Brogdon (DFA) to Dodgers for LHP Benony Robles (R)<br><strong>Added to 40-man roster:</strong> RHP Ricardo Pinto<br><strong>Placed on 7-day IL:</strong> RHP Josh Bortka (A+), RHP Jonh Henriquez (A+), RHP Cristian Hernandez (AA), RHP Andrew Schultz (AA), LHP Lachlan Wells (AA), C Jared Thomas (A+), SS Rodolfo Castro (AAA), IF Otto Kemp (AA), OF Raylin Heredia (A), OF Baron Radcliff (AA), OF Ricardo Rosario (A+), OF Ethan Wilson (AA)<br><strong>Transferred to 60-day IL:</strong> RHP Jonh Henriquez (A+)<br><br><strong>Pittsburgh Pirates</strong></p> <p><strong>Signed:</strong> RHP Wifrailyn Jaquez (DSL), RHP Marlon Quintana (DSL)<br><strong>Released:</strong> RHP Cristopher Cruz (R)<br><strong>Traded:</strong> RHP Austin Strickland (R) to Giants for C Joey Bart (DFA)<br><strong>Traded:</strong> RHP Colin Selby (DFA) to Royals for LHP Connor Oliver (A)<br><strong>Traded:</strong> LHP Jackson Wolf (DFA) to Padres for SS Kervin Pichardo (A+)<br><strong>Removed from 40-man roster:</strong> C Ali Sanchez, OF Canaan Smith-Njigba<br><strong>Elected free agency:</strong> C Ali Sanchez (AAA)<br><strong>Placed on 7-day IL:</strong> RHP Elijah Birdsong (A+), RHP Danny Carrion (A), RHP Fineas Del Bonta-Smith (AAA), RHP Derek Diamond (A+), RHP Ryan Harbin (A+), RHP Thomas Harrington (AA), RHP Ben Heller (AAA), RHP Jose Maldonado (AAA), RHP Scott Randall (AAA), RHP Mike Walsh (A), LHP Tyler Samaniego (AA), SS Andres Alvarez (AA), SS Kalae Harrison (A), SS Mike Jarvis (AA), OF Braylon Bishop (A), OF Sergio Campana (A), OF Joshua Palacios (AAA), OF Eddy Rodriguez (A)<br><strong>Placed on 60-day IL:</strong> RHP Owen Kellington (A), LHP Isaias Uribe (A)<br><br><strong>St. Louis Cardinals</strong></p> <p><strong>Signed:</strong> 3B Jose Fermin (AAA), IF Rainiel Rodriguez (DSL)<br><strong>Removed from 40-man roster:</strong> 1B Jared Young<br><strong>Released:</strong> RHP Chandler Arnold (R)<br><strong>Placed on 7-day IL:</strong> RHP Gustavo Rodriguez (A+), RHP Wilking Rodriguez (AAA), LHP Packy Naughton (AAA), SS Michael Curialle (A+), IF Arquimedes Gamboa (AAA)<br><strong>Reinstated from IL:</strong> RHP Gustavo Rodriguez (A+)<br><br><strong>San Diego Padres</strong></p> <p><strong>Released:</strong> RHP Kleiberson Chavez (DSL), RHP Angel Lopez (DSL), RHP Yariel Moreno (DSL), RHP Yoniel Prats (DSL), RHP Jeison Sanchez (DSL), C Ismel Diaz (DSL), C Heber Villalobos (DSL), IF Charlis Aquino (A), IF Oliver Cedeno (DSL), OF Juan Murillo (R)<br><strong>Traded:</strong> SS Kervin Pichardo (A+) to Pirates for LHP Jackson Wolf (DFA)<br><strong>Placed on 7-day IL:</strong> RHP Ian Koenig (A), RHP Tommy Nance (AAA), RHP Cole Paplham (AA), RHP Josh Roberson (AAA), RHP Jonney Rosario (A), LHP Jason Groome (AAA), OF Joshua Mears (A+)<br><strong>Reinstated from IL:</strong> RHP Josh Roberson (AAA), LHP Jay Groome (AAA)<br><br><strong>San Francisco Giants</strong></p> <p><strong>Signed:</strong> RHP Alberto Laroche (DSL)<br><strong>Released:</strong> SS Anthony Rodriguez (R)<br><strong>Traded:</strong> C Joey Bart (DFA) to Pirates for RHP Austin Strickland (R)<br><strong>Added to 40-man roster:</strong> RHP Nick Avila, RHP Daulton Jefferies<br><strong>Designated for assignment:</strong> SS Otto Lopez<br><strong>Placed on 7-day IL:</strong> RHP Will Bednar (A+), RHP Samuel Bower (A), RHP Wilkelma Castillo (A), RHP RJ Dabovich (AAA), RHP Mauricio Estrella (A), RHP William Kempner (AA), RHP Mikell Manzano (A), RHP Trevor McDonald (AA), RHP Mathew Olsen (AA), RHP Kanoa Pagan (A), RHP Blake Rivera (AA), RHP Ian Villers (A), C Brandon Martorano (AA), SS Christian Koss (AA), OF Jared Dupere (A+), OF Wade Meckler (AAA), OF Jairo Pomares (A+)<br><strong>Placed on 60-day IL:</strong> SS Dariel Lopez (AAA)<br><br><strong>Seattle Mariners</strong></p> <p><strong>Signed:</strong> RHP Michael Mariot (AAA), RHP Matt Tabor (A+), LHP Dallas Keuchel (AAA), C Beau Taylor (AAA), 3B Brian Anderson (re-signed; AAA)<br><strong>Released:</strong> RHP Cory Abbott (AAA), RHP Evan Johnson (A+), RHP Sean Poppen (AAA), SS James Parker (A+), SS Mike Salvatore (AA), OF Arturo Guerrero (R)<br><strong>Added to 40-man roster:</strong> RHP Brett De Geus, RHP Tyson Miller<br><strong>Designated for assignment:</strong> RHP Ty Adcock<br><strong>Placed on 7-day IL:</strong> RHP Tyler Cleveland (A), RHP Jake Haberer (AA), RHP Jimmy Joyce (AA), RHP Bernie Martinez (A+), RHP Jean Munoz (A), C Andrew Miller (A+), SS Colt Emerson (A)<br><strong>Reinstated from IL:</strong> RHP Bernie Martinez (A+)<br><br><strong>Tampa Bay Rays</strong></p> <p><strong>Signed:</strong> 1B Dominic Smith (R)<br><strong>Released:</strong> RHP Jake Odorizzi (AAA), C Robert Brooks (R)<br><strong>Released:</strong> C Jeffry Parra (A+)<br><strong>Placed on 7-day IL:</strong> RHP Nick Bitsko (A), RHP Blake Brown (AA), RHP Aneudy Cortorreal (A+), RHP Haden Erbe (A+), RHP Carlos Garcia (AAA), RHP Sean Harney (A+), LHP Alex Ayala (A), LHP Jackson Lancaster (A), LHP Chris Villaman (A), 2B Yu-Cheng Chang (AAA), 3B Junior Caminero (AAA), IF Jalen Battles (AA), OF Mason Auer (AA), OF Jake Mangum (AAA)<br><strong>Placed on 60-day IL:</strong> RHP Matt Wyatt (A), IF Ryan Cermak (A)<br><strong>Reinstated from IL:</strong> 3B Junior Caminero (AAA)<br><br><strong>Texas Rangers</strong></p> <p><strong>Signed:</strong> RHP Codi Heuer (AAA), 3B Jantzen Witte (AAA)<br><strong>Released:</strong> RHP Snarlyn Evangelista (DSL)<br><strong>Added to 40-man roster:</strong> RHP Austin Pruitt, 3B Davis Wendzel<br><strong>Placed on 7-day IL:</strong> RHP Reid Birlingmair (AA), RHP Tim Brennan (AAA), RHP Jose Corniell (AA), RHP Josh Stephan (AA), RHP Tyler Zombro (AAA), LHP Antoine Kelly (AAA), LHP Avery Weems (AA), 3B Matt Duffy (AAA), SS Cameron Cauley (A+), SS Keyber Rodriguez (AA), OF Luis Mieses (AA), OF Alejandro Osuna (A+)<br><strong>Placed on 60-day IL:</strong> RHP Codi Heuer (AAA)<br><strong>Transferred to 60-day IL:</strong> RHP Tyler Zombro (AAA)<br><strong>Placed on full-season IL:</strong> LHP Dylan MacLean (A)<br><br><strong>Toronto Blue Jays</strong></p> <p><strong>Signed:</strong> SS Ricardo Balogh (R)<br><strong>Released:</strong> LHP Cooper Benson (A+), IF Rikelbin De Castro (R)<br><strong>Traded:</strong> 2B Tanner Morris (AAA) to Twins for cash considerations<br><strong>Added to 40-man roster:</strong> RHP Paolo Espino<br><strong>Placed on 7-day IL:</strong> RHP Bo Bonds (A), RHP TJ Brock (AA), RHP Lazaro Estrada (A+), RHP Leam Mendez (A+), RHP Nolan Perry (A), LHP Brandon Barriera (A), 1B Joey Votto (AAA), 2B Cade Doughty (AA), 2B Adrian Pinto (A+), 3B Riley Tirotta (AA), SS Marcos De La Rosa (A), OF Braden Barry (A), OF Robert Robertis (A), OF Roque Salinas (A+)<br><strong>Placed on 60-day IL:</strong> RHP Dahian Santos (A+)<br><strong>Transferred to 60-day IL:</strong> OF Braden Barry (A), OF Robert Robertis (A)<br><br><strong>Washington Nationals</strong></p> <p><strong>Added to 40-man roster:</strong> 3B Trey Lipscomb<br><strong>Placed on 7-day IL:</strong> RHP Austin Amaral (A), RHP Luke Farrell (AAA), RHP Richard Guasch (A+), RHP Aldo Ramirez (A), RHP Brayan Romero (A), LHP Franklin Marquez (A), LHP Dustin Saenz (AA), C Geraldi Diaz (A+), OF Jeremy De La Rosa (A+), OF Trey Harris (AA), OF Elijah Nunez (A+)<br><strong>Placed on 60-day IL:</strong> RHP Genderson Zapata (R)<br><br></p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/minor-league-transactions-march-29-april-15-2024/">Minor League Transactions: March 29–April 15, 2024</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com">College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/minor-league-transactions-march-29-april-15-2024/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>RoboScout’s MLB Prospects With Intriguing April Data</title> <link>https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/roboscouts-mlb-prospects-with-intriguing-april-data/</link> <comments>https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/roboscouts-mlb-prospects-with-intriguing-april-data/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dylan White]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:20:26 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Fantasy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Minors]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.baseballamerica.com/?p=1382350</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>We don't quite have enough data to roll out formal RoboScout rankings yet, but here's an appetizer of prospects worth monitoring. </p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/roboscouts-mlb-prospects-with-intriguing-april-data/">RoboScout’s MLB Prospects With Intriguing April Data</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com">College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It’s another teaser!</p> <p>Our big news this week is we are beginning to feed full Minor League Statcast data—not just Triple-A and Florida State League—into the RoboScout model. It’s already producing some interesting observations. Again, it’s still too early to make any substantive declarations (can we ever?) but there is some interesting movement that has occurred in the early “rankings” (a) <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/fantasy-baseball-roboscout-early-2024-teaser/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">even since last week</a> and (b) now that we have additional insight into some underlying data. We would be remiss to wait until next week before unveiling some insights.</p> <p>Remember, at this point in the season, most dynasty league activity with prospect pickups are still quite speculative in nature. Even still, I anticipate that some of these names that RoboScout identifies below will be players whose value at the end of the season will be higher—in some cases <em>significantly </em>higher—than before the season started.</p> <p>As a reminder, you can see Baseball America’s dynasty fantasy rankings <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/fantasy-baseball-dynasty-rankings-for-2024/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>. </p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Low-A</strong></h2> <p>RoboScout’s new No. 1 Low-A prospect is Dodgers shortstop <strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/77591-jeral-perez/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jeral Perez</a></strong>. He has a 195 wRC+ and three home runs over 55 plate appearances. Last year, he was a watchlist name—he currently doesn’t rank in the <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2012-los-angeles-dodgers/prospects/?season=2024&ranking=preseason" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dodgers Top 30</a> on account of their depth—with better-than-average swing decisions, contact rate, exit velocities and feel for the barrel. In 2024, he’s improved on <strong>each </strong>of these metrics so far in the short sample. Huge arrow up for me.</p> <div class="piano-container piano-container--post-id-1382350"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="icon icon--ba-plus-badge"><use xlink:href="#svg-ba-plus-badge" href="#svg-ba-plus-badge" /></svg> <p>In case you were wondering, fellow Rancho teammate <strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/355333-zyhir-hope/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Zyhir Hope’s</a></strong> Statcast data is even more impressive than Perez’s and is fully supportive of his own impressive start.</p> <p>After another dominant outing, Mets RHP<a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/344232-jonah-tong/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong> Jonah Tong</strong></a> moves into second spot among pitchers in Low-A, just behind Rays prospect <strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/21053-santiago-suarez/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Santiago Suarez</a></strong>. Under the hood, Tong’s four-seamer, slider, and curveball all grade out better than average on our internal Stuff+ model. </p> <p>I should note that Tong is actually tied in second spot with Phillies RHP <strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/18722-george-klassen/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">George Klassen</a>,</strong> who put up another dominant start before being transferred to the Development List—a likely prelude to a promotion to High-A. Facing more college-pitcher-appropriate hitters will be a great test for Klassen, but his five-pitch mix all grade better than average by their <em>metrics </em>and not just based on his results. I expect his impressive start to continue once on the Jersey Shore (where I suspect the batters will be Down To Flail at his arsenal).</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>High-A</strong></h2> <p><strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/9016-cam-collier/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Cam Collier</a></strong> and his six home runs significantly lead the level and his performance is supported by his Statcast data. Interestingly, Collier has improved his quality of contact, but he’s also chasing a bit more. That’s something to watch as he progresses up the levels, though, as a teenager, there is not yet any cause for concern.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/9110-ethan-salas/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ethan Salas</a> </strong>has started slowly and has “fallen” just outside the top five. Looking at the metrics, he has had some trouble making contact and also has been chasing out of the zone at a rate outside his “career” norms. No need to consider this anything more than just a small sample blip, and again speaks to how early it is in the minor league season.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/21738-luke-keaschall/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Luke Keaschall</a></strong>, a popular sleeper at Baseball America, ranks No. 3 on the High-A list. He has shown a solid power, speed, and hit tool mix contributing to his 186 wRC+, two home runs and six steals.</p> <p>From the pitching side of things, <strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/8847-noah-schultz/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Noah Schultz</a> </strong>stands head and shoulders above the field (literally and figuratively). RoboScout is quite fond of his sinker-slider mix. Something to keep an eye on? Whether he develops a substantive third pitch to help bridge the vast 33-inch separate in gloveside versus armside run of his two-seam and slider. It’s fair to wonder, though, whether he even needs to given the effectiveness of his current pair. </p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"><iframe loading="lazy" title="Noah Schultz, LHP, White Sox" width="720" height="405" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HOPYqobuyUA?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></figure> <p>With the sad news that Mets righty <strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/8789-calvin-ziegler/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Calvin Ziegler</a></strong> will undergo Tommy John surgery, <strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/9069-chase-dollander/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Chase Dollander</a> </strong>(Rockes), <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/9034-owen-murphy/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>Owen Murphy</strong></a> (Braves), <strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/9023-winston-santos/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Winston Santos</a></strong> (Rangers), <strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/355881-jaden-hamm/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jaden Hamm</a></strong> (Tigers), and <strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/20061-moises-chace/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Moises Chace</a></strong> (Orioles) fill out the top of the list.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Double-A</strong></h2> <p>Considering each of their respective wRC+ sit firmly above 200, it should come as no surprise that <strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/7718-emmanuel-rodriguez/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Emmanuel Rodriguez</a> </strong>(Twins), <strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/8941-carson-williams/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Carson Williams</a> </strong>(Rays), <strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/8992-edgar-quero/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Edgar Quero</a> </strong>(White Sox)<strong>,</strong> and <strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/355264-matt-shaw/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Matt Shaw </a></strong>(Cubs) are all in the top six at Double-A. The underlying Statcast data is fully supportive of the results, if not even suggesting more to come. Two other catchers join Quero in the top six: <strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/16769-agustin-ramirez/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Agustin Ramirez</a> </strong>(Yankees) and <strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/9046-moises-ballesteros/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Moises Ballesteros</a></strong> (Cubs). </p> <p>Interesting tidbit: Red Sox prospect <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/9010-roman-anthony/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Roman Anthony</a>, who is in his age-20 season, has the second-highest 90th percentile exit velocity amongst all Double-A bats so far with a scintillating 112 mph (on just over 20 balls in play). He has surpassed his maximum from last year already by just over one mph. He may be selling out for power though, as his contact rate is about 10% worse than last year’s mark.</p> <p>Let’s also take a peek behind the curtain. In High-A, Rockies arms <strong>Sean Sullivan</strong> and <strong>Chase Dollander</strong> are both in the top 10 on the basis of their performance in Spokane. As a reminder, RoboScout does NOT project their future performance as if they will be pitching in Coors. Rather, it anticipates a league-neutral park. In other words, assuming they do not get traded, you need to apply a ‘downgrade’ to their RoboScout ranking. </p> <p>All of this is relevant for the top Double-A name: <strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/8345-carson-palmquist/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Carson Palmquist</a> </strong>(Rockies) whose slider-forward four-pitch mix from the left-side grades well enough on the metrics model to surpass Rays prospect <strong>Ian Seymour’s</strong> “raw” RoboScore and take the top spot. An interesting name is currently in the No. 2 spot on the High-A rankings. Last year, <strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/19081-brett-kerry/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Brett Kerry</a> </strong>(Angels) started off strong but slowly drifted down the RoboScout rankings as the season wore on. This year, he has added one tick on his fastball and two inches of IVB, which has led to a 41.4 K-BB%, the highest mark for any pitcher in Double-A with at least eight innings thrown. We’ll keep our eye on this one.</p> <p>A final name to mention is <strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/15450-tyler-woessner/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tyler Woessner</a> (Brewers) </strong>who has a 35% strikeout rate and a minuscule 3.3% walk rate over 15 innings. Despite a starter’s pitch mix, he has below-average extension and his 94 mph fastball (touching 97 mph) doesn’t have a modern shape. Still, Double-A hitters seem to have trouble dealing with his high-release slot which is over seven inches higher than average. RoboScout isn’t a <em>dis</em>believer per se, but does knock down his “raw” RoboScore to just outside the top 10.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Triple-A</strong></h2> <p>We went into detail with the top of the Triple-A rankings last week, on account of the extra week of games, and not too much has changed since then, including the formal inclusion of the Statcast data. The biggest change, however, has been <strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/8882-james-wood/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">James Wood</a> </strong>sliding down to sixth on the list, as his contact rate has begun to regress back to his career norms. This is by no means an indictment—the 21-year-old still looks like he is essentially a 20/20 bat and remains a top prospect in the eyes of the robot.</p> <p>Cardinals prospect <strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/3797-jose-fermin/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jose Fermin</a></strong> is the most interesting name. The 25-year-old spelled Nolan Arenado in the bigs last year for 21 games. Well this year, the infielder has a strikeout rate of 4.4% while putting up an ISO of .321, with four home runs and five stolen bases (zero times caught stealing). All that means is he is trailing only <strong>Jackson Holliday</strong> among Triple-A bats with at least 25 plate appearances. Intriguingly, he <em>also</em> looks like a 20/20 bat after 68 plate appearances in Memphis.</p> <p>In a shocking revelation, <strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/8828-paul-skenes/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Paul Skenes</a></strong> is the top pitcher in Triple-A with a preposterous 57% strikeout rate over 12.2 innings. In seventh spot, per RoboScout, is <strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/4001-tobias-myers/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tobias Myers</a> (Brewers)</strong> who was called up to the majors last week. His hot start in 2024 with the Brewers, after being unfortunately linked to <strong>Junior Caminero</strong> as the return in the trade between the Guardians and the Rays in 2022, suggests that he could potentially be a productive contributor in the major leagues this season</p> <p>That’s what RoboScout sees this week. Happy bidding!</p> </div><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/roboscouts-mlb-prospects-with-intriguing-april-data/">RoboScout’s MLB Prospects With Intriguing April Data</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com">College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/roboscouts-mlb-prospects-with-intriguing-april-data/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Tennessee, Wake Forest Notch Key Series Wins, Highlighting College Baseball’s Weekend (Off The Bat)</title> <link>https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/tennessee-wake-forest-notch-key-series-wins-highlighting-college-baseballs-weekend-off-the-bat/</link> <comments>https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/tennessee-wake-forest-notch-key-series-wins-highlighting-college-baseballs-weekend-off-the-bat/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Teddy Cahill]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:27:06 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[College]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[College Baseball]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.baseballamerica.com/?p=1380846</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>What a fun weekend across college baseball. Off The Bat dives into the biggest stories around the country.</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/tennessee-wake-forest-notch-key-series-wins-highlighting-college-baseballs-weekend-off-the-bat/">Tennessee, Wake Forest Notch Key Series Wins, Highlighting College Baseball’s Weekend (Off The Bat)</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com">College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As we enter the second half of conference seasons across the country, each series starts to take on greater and greater meaning as the postseason implications become clearer. This weekend delivered some fantastic baseball and a few key upsets that will reverberate over the next month.</p> <p>Here are 15 takeaways from around the country on the weekend that was in college baseball.</p> <div class="bba-core-html-block--content-wrap"><iframe loading="lazy" src="https://embeds.beehiiv.com/199b6278-cda3-4660-8f4b-dbf4a786e9af" data-test-id="beehiiv-embed" width="100%" height="320" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="border-radius: 4px; border: 2px solid #e5e7eb; margin: 0; background-color: transparent;"></iframe></div> <p><strong>1.</strong> Likely for the first time ever, the border-state rivalry between Kentucky and Tennessee took center stage in college baseball. The series was a top-10 showdown and between the top two teams in the SEC East standings. It was college baseball’s headlining series this weekend and the Wildcats and Volunteers delivered in a big way.</p> <p>Kentucky and Tennessee played a series that wouldn’t have felt out of place during super regionals – except for the temperature. The Wildcats came back to win Friday’s opener, 5-3, scoring four runs in the seventh and eighth innings. The Volunteers on Saturday won, 9-4, behind a stellar relief outing from <strong>Aaron Combs</strong> (4.2 IP, 0 R) and then claimed the series with a wild, back-and-forth, 13-11 victory in Sunday’s finale, led by second baseman <strong>Christian Moore</strong> (4-for-5, 3 HR, 6 RBI).</p> <p>“We got better as a team in a lot of different ways this weekend,” coach Tony Vitello said.</p> <p>The series win was a big one for the Volunteers (33-7, 12-6). It wasn’t the cleanest series for either team and none of the games were easy. Tennessee got just one out on Friday from opener <strong>Chris Stamos</strong>, ace <strong>Drew Beam</strong> (4.1 IP) on Saturday had his second-shortest outing of the season and Vitello on Sunday pulled just about every lever available to him, using 18 players. Every time, the Volunteers answered the bell in a difficult road environment with someone new picking up his teammates every game.</p> <p>Tennessee is one of the most complete teams in the country. Yes, the Volunteers are again slugging home runs at an elite rate (2.78 per game), but they’re also fifth in the SEC in fielding (.979) and third in ERA (3.98). They run out a deep, dangerous lineup and can show several different looks on the mound. And in Moore (.376/.443/.822, 19 HR), first baseman <strong>Blake Burke</strong> (.409/.470/.826, 14 HR) and Beam (5-1, 3.40) they have stars who are also their experienced leaders.</p> <p>Tennessee has won nine of its last 10 games and just passed its biggest test yet. It’s still three games behind Kentucky in the SEC standings, but it served notice this weekend that it is the team to beat in the SEC East.</p> <section class="generic-cta-block c-cta--primary wp-block-bba-generic-cta"> <div class="generic-cta-block__image "> <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/mlb-mock-draft-2024-version-2-0-first-round-picks-for-every-team/"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1280" height="902" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/mock-draft-copy-1-scaled.jpg?fit=1280%2C902&ssl=1" class="generic-cta-block__image-item" alt="MLB Mock Draft for every team in the first round" /> </a> </div> <div class="generic-cta-block__header"> <h2 class="generic-cta-block__title"> <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/mlb-mock-draft-2024-version-2-0-first-round-picks-for-every-team/"> NEW MLB Mock Draft </a> </h2> <div class="generic-cta-block__subtitle"> <p>Carlos Collazo projects first-round picks for every MLB organization as we enter late April. </p> </div> </div> <div class="generic-cta-block__button"> <a class="generic-cta-block__button-link button button--secondary" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/mlb-mock-draft-2024-version-2-0-first-round-picks-for-every-team/" target="_blank" > READ MORE </a> </div> </section> <div class="piano-container piano-container--post-id-1380846"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="icon icon--ba-plus-badge"><use xlink:href="#svg-ba-plus-badge" href="#svg-ba-plus-badge" /></svg> <p><strong>2.</strong> While Kentucky took its first SEC series loss of the season, it’s hard not to feel good about where the Wildcats (32-7, 15-3) are at this point. They’re still in first place in the SEC, one game ahead of Arkansas and three ahead of Tennessee in the East. They’re third in RPI, probably one SEC win away from being a lock to host regionals and not much further away from being a top-eight seed.</p> <p>Kentucky shouldn’t be counting any moral victories, and this was a missed opportunity, given that the Wildcats had home-field advantage. The schedule is a little tricky the rest of the way – at South Carolina, Arkansas, at Florida, Vanderbilt – and Kentucky will have to make sure this series loss doesn’t snowball on them.</p> <p>But Kentucky proved it can play with anyone and it packed 21,023 fans into Kentucky Proud Park over the course of the weekend, showing what is possible in Lexington. This still has a chance to be a very special season for the Wildcats.</p> <p><strong>3.</strong> The most exciting series of the weekend was probably in Winston-Salem, where Wake Forest won its series against Florida State. All three games went down to the wire and the series finished late Saturday night with the Demon Deacons walking off the rubber game, 10-9, as <strong>Cameron Gill</strong> raced home to score on a wild pitch.</p> <p>Wake (26-13, 10-9) has now won three straight ACC series to climb back above .500 in conference play. The rest of its conference schedule is still difficult – at Notre Dame, Clemson, at NC State – but this run – and especially the series win against Florida State – has shifted the conversation about the Deacs from the NCAA Tournament bubble to the hosting bubble.</p> <p>Wake is still dealing with some of the same problems it has all season – it made five errors in four games this week and it’s still a little light on the mound beyond its biggest stars – but it looks a lot more like the team it was expected to be in the preseason than it did early in the season. The Deacs deserve a lot of credit for improving over the last two months. If they can make even more progress over the next month, they could be a very dangerous team in the NCAA Tournament.</p> <p><strong>4. </strong>This was a tough week for Florida State (31-8, 11-7), which also lost Tuesday against Mercer, its first non-conference loss of the season. The Seminoles continued to be without righthander <strong>Cam Leiter</strong>, who has missed three straight starts, and righthander <strong>Conner Whittaker</strong>, who has missed two straight starts, in their rotation. Coach Link Jarrett this week indicated Leiter and Whittaker, as well as righthander <strong>Ben Barrett</strong>, who has been out since early March, will all return this season. When and in what capacity remains to be seen, however.</p> <p>This weekend’s series loss on its own can be excused. Florida State lost a pair of one-run, conference games on the road. It happens. The way in which it happened – Wake scored eight runs in the eighth or ninth inning during the weekend – doesn’t feel great, especially when coupled with the way in which Florida State was swept at Clemson earlier this year (the Tigers erased seven- and nine-run deficits).</p> <p>In the macro, Florida State is fine. It ranks fifth in RPI and is still in the top four of the ACC standings. It’s on track to be a top-eight seed in the NCAA Tournament. But the longer its without Barrett, Leiter and Whittaker, the greater the concern. Florida State this weekend travels to No. 5 Duke, then hosts No. 17 NC State, a team that just took down Clemson and North Carolina in consecutive weekends. The Seminoles could win both those series, but neither will be easy. And while they’re well on their way to hosting, their top-eight seed positioning is more precarious. For a team that is 22-2 at home and 5-6 in true road games and is very light on NCAA Tournament experience, playing at home as long as possible in the NCAA Tournament feels like it could be very important.</p> <p>If Florida State can’t find the right answers on the mound, either through getting healthier or through pitchers stepping up, it’s fair to wonder just how high its ceiling is.</p> <p><strong>5.</strong> California delivered the upset of the weekend, sweeping Oregon State in Berkeley. The Golden Bears (24-14, 11-10) have won eight straight games, a streak that has pushed them above .500 in conference play and into the top 50 in RPI. They’re now back in the NCAA Tournament mix.</p> <p>Cal had to come back in all three games this weekend, including walk-offs in each of the first two. But it found the late-game magic it needed every day. On Friday, it was outfielder <strong>Seth Gwynn</strong> hitting a walk-off, two-run home run for a 10-8 victory in a game that the Bears had just blown a two-run lead in the top of the ninth. On Saturday, they trailed by two runs going into the bottom of the ninth but took advantage of an error, a wild pitch, a hit batter and three walks – one of which was intentional and another which was a walk-off – to win 8-7. Sunday required slightly less heroics, as they pushed the go-ahead runs across in the seventh inning and freshman righthander <strong>Trey Newman</strong>, an Oregon native, finished off a 4-3 victory.</p> <p>The job isn’t done for the Golden Bears, and they play their next seven games on the road, including series at Stanford and Southern California. But this is a team that has been on the cusp a few times this season. This time, it broke through and is in an advantageous spot in late April.</p> <p><strong>6.</strong> For Oregon State, the week was concerning. It split a midweek series at Nevada before the sweep and has lost five of its last six games. It’s also now 4-7 in true road games, including six straight losses in conference road games.</p> <p>The Beavers didn’t play clean defense all week, committing six errors in their four losses, and the bullpen struggled on the weekend, giving up 10 runs (seven earned) in 8.2 innings. The defense has been a trouble spot before – the Beavers have a .969 fielding percentage – but the bullpen has been a strength this season – its 3.51 ERA in weekend games ranks eighth nationally, according to FridayStarters.com.</p> <p>So, is this one bad weekend or have Oregon State’s weak points been exposed? I think it’s fair to say that the Beavers are not far and away the best team in the Pac-12, as they looked to be early in the season. They are beatable, especially away from home. Their defense is not as good as it typically is. They’re still dealing with injuries in the lineup – third baseman <strong>Trent Caraway</strong> hasn’t played in a month and outfielders <strong>Brady Kasper</strong> and <strong>Micah McDowell</strong> have only recently returned (Kasper last weekend, McDowell this weekend). That’s put more pressure on the pitching staff.</p> <p>Everything is still in front of Oregon State. It’s only 2.5 games behind first-place Arizona in the Pac-12 standings and its RPI is in the top 15. It needs to snap out of this skid, especially because it has such a big stretch ahead, as it on Tuesday takes on Portland, the West Coast Conference leader, before this weekend hosting archrival Oregon.</p> <p><strong>7.</strong> NC State (22-15, 12-9) followed its big series win last week at Clemson with another strong weekend, taking down rival North Carolina. Thursday’s opener was a wild, back-and-forth game that the Wolfpack won, 9-8, on a walk-off home run from <strong>Brandon Butterworth</strong>. They trailed by three runs at the seventh inning stretch the following night but scored four runs in the seventh and eighth innings to win, 5-4. Butterworth again scored the winning run, this time coming home on a passed ball in the eighth inning. While UNC rolled in the finale, 14-3, it was still another solid weekend for NC State.</p> <p>The Wolfpack have shown over the last two weeks that they can play with any team in the ACC. They’ve got a difficult closing schedule – after this weekend hosting Ball State, they visit Florida State and Virginia before finishing at home against Wake Forest – and probably aren’t going to get in a position to host (although if they keep playing the way they have the last two weeks, nothing can be ruled out). But this is a team that’s 6-3 against Clemson, Duke and UNC – three of the four teams ahead of it in the ACC standings. No one is going to be happy to draw NC State in their regional and don’t be surprised if the Wolfpack make some noise in June.</p> <p><strong>8.</strong> This weekend was a first-place showdown in the Sun Belt, as Coastal Carolina hosted Louisiana. That alone was enough to make for a very intriguing series, but the implications went far beyond that. The Ragin’ Cajuns brought a 14-game Sun Belt winning streak to Springs Brooks Stadium and were looking for a marquee series win to add to their NCAA Tournament resume. The Chanticleers were looking to close the gap on first place and for a marquee series of their own to shore up their hosting resume.</p> <p>It was Coastal (27-12, 11-7) that came away with the prize. After splitting the first two games, the Chanticleers won the finale, 12-10. Combined with a 5-4 victory Tuesday at North Carolina, it was a huge week for Coastal, which pushed its RPI into the top 15.</p> <p>Coastal scored 27 runs in the series, which is the most Louisiana has allowed in a weekend in a year. Second baseman <strong>Blake Barthol</strong> went 6-for-12 with three doubles and outfielder <strong>Graham Brown</strong> went 6-for-14 with three doubles and two home runs to lead the way.</p> <p>Coastal’s schedule doesn’t ease up from here. It this week travels to Creighton (28-9) for two midweek games with series against Troy, at Southern Miss and home against Georgia State to follow. The Chanticleers are now well positioned to host regionals, but they can’t rest on those laurels.</p> <p><strong>9.</strong> A trip to Coastal was always going to be difficult for Louisiana (31-11, 15-3). Not only are the Chanticleers 21-5 at Springs Brooks Stadium, their offense is built for the park. The Cajuns have one of the best pitching staffs in the country, but they weren’t able to contain the Chanticleers.</p> <p>It’s a tough series loss, but Louisiana can’t worry too much about it. Its closing schedule – Southern Miss, at Troy, at Georgia Southern, South Alabama – is too challenging to let this one linger. The series loss probably means any slim hope at hosting regionals is gone (their RPI is 43, a number that would probably need to be halved to get in the mix), but they still hold a four-game lead in the conference standings. Louisiana hasn’t won the Sun Belt regular season title since 2016, but it has a good shot at ending that drought this season.</p> <p><strong>10.</strong> I’ve written before this season about the parity within the Big 12. But nothing sums it up better than this.</p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">With Texas Tech's win against West Virginia, the Big 12 Wheel of Destiny is complete <a href="https://t.co/Ul4XioBQMX">pic.twitter.com/Ul4XioBQMX</a></p>— Teddy Cahill (@tedcahill) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcahill/status/1782154607910703294?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 21, 2024</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div></figure> <p>After just seven weeks of conference play, the circle is complete, and every team has a series win over each other through the transitive property.</p> <p>Does it mean anything? Yes and no. I don’t think it should be seen as a point of pride or derision. I can’t do this for other major conferences in part because they have teams that have yet to win a conference series. This shows how competitive the Big 12 is top to bottom, which is admirable, but it’s also evidence of how few elite teams there are in the league.</p> <p>What it does mean, I believe, is why the conference’s RPI situation is what it is. No Big 12 teams rank in the top 20, but six rank in the top 35. Few distinguished themselves in non-conference play and now that they’re all beating up on each other, the bulk of the league is bunching up. Someone from this league is going to host a regional, maybe even two teams. But separating the teams won’t be an easy task for anyone. </p> <p><strong>11.</strong> It hasn’t been an easy go this season for UConn. The Huskies, as usual, played an elite non-conference schedule and played just three games at home before April 1. That all took its toll and UConn was 9-15 on April 1.</p> <p>Three weeks later, UConn (20-18, 7-2) has restored order. The Huskies are 11-3 this month and after sweeping Georgetown this weekend are in first place in the Big East.</p> <p>The Hoyas came into the weekend at 8-1 in conference play having lost just two weekend games since Opening Weekend, a stretch that included a sweep at Ohio State. But UConn proved to be too much. They trailed in all three games and needed late comebacks in each of the first two days of the series. In the end, they came away with a trio of one-run victories.</p> <p>UConn has now started conference play with series wins against Georgetown, St. John’s and Xavier, the three teams directly behind it in the conference standings. It gets Creighton, the other serious contender, at home later this season. The Huskies have won three straight conference titles since returning to the Big East and look to be steaming toward a fourth.</p> <p><strong>12.</strong> UNC Wilmington last season doubled up on Coastal Athletic Association titles, winning both the regular season and conference tournament. But it was Northeastern that was voted the favorite for 2024 in the preseason coaches poll.</p> <p>The Seahawks this weekend showed why they, and not the Huskies, are still top dog in the CAA. After splitting the first two games at Northeastern, UNCW won the rubber game, 5-3, to claim the series. The series win at Northeastern came on the heels of a win Tuesday against Wake Forest in Durham, N.C., and the Seahawks (26-14, 12-3) have now won eight of their last nine games.</p> <p>UNCW is a dangerous team. <strong>Tanner Thach</strong> (.331/.411/.763, 21 HR) has hit more home runs than anyone not named <strong>Charlie Condon</strong>, <strong>Jac Caglianone</strong> or <strong>Braden Montgomery</strong>. Its rotation of <strong>RJ Sales</strong> (7-2, 3.22), <strong>Jacob Shafer</strong> (3-4, 4.88) and <strong>Zane Taylor</strong> (5-0, 3.22) is formidable and the relief duo of <strong>Luke Craig</strong> (3-0, 2.72, 2 SV) and <strong>Connor Kane</strong> (1-2, 2.29, 3 SV) is tough at the ends of games.</p> <p>There’s still a long way to go, but UNCW looks like a dangerous team as it chases a second straight conference title.</p> <p><strong>13.</strong> After last weekend being swept at Arizona, Louisiana Tech bounced back well this week. The Bulldogs on Tuesday beat local rival Louisiana-Monroe and then won a series at Dallas Baptist, becoming the first visiting team to win a series at Horner Ballpark since Southern Illinois in April 2022.</p> <p>La Tech (29-13, 8-4) on Friday beat DBU ace <strong>Ryan Johnson</strong>, a projected top-50 draft pick, as <strong>Ethan Bates</strong>, its own superstar, shined. Bates hit a go-ahead, two-run home run off Johnson in the seventh inning and then came on to throw a scoreless ninth inning and earn the save in a 5-3 victory. DBU won the opening game of Sunday’s doubleheader before La Tech rolled to a 6-1 victory in the finale as <strong>Turner Swistak</strong> (6 IP, 0 R), <strong>Sam Brodersen</strong> and Bates combined to silence the Patriots.</p> <p>The Bulldogs started the season 12-0 and have been a bit up-and-down since taking their first loss. But this series win could be a launching point for a strong second-half run. La Tech is 1.5 games behind first-place Western Kentucky (29-12, 11-4), but even with the Hilltoppers in the loss column. It also hosts WKU in a few weeks, perhaps giving it an edge in the conference title race. The Bulldogs have also pushed their RPI to 56 and a strong finish could see them get into at-large range.</p> <p><strong>14.</strong> DBU (28-10, 7-5) has now lost three straight series. The Patriots have lost at Western Kentucky and Air Force and now at home against La Tech. That slide sees them in fifth place in Conference USA, 2.5 games behind WKU. From an NCAA Tournament perspective, they aren’t in trouble, as their RPI remains in the top 20. But any hopes of hosting will require DBU to climb the standings at least a bit.</p> <p>The more important question for DBU is what’s gone wrong? WKU, Air Force and La Tech are all solid teams, but early in the season DBU looked like an Omaha contender. Their power has stalled in recent weeks. While they had a five-homer game Tuesday in a win at Oklahoma State, the Patriots have hit four home runs in their last nine weekend games after averaging more than two home runs per game in the first 28 games of the season. Their starting pitching has been a little more human after excelling early. But there are few throughlines over the last three weeks.</p> <p>That’s probably good news for DBU, as it suggests that just a couple better performances here and there might have flipped the script and instead of a stretch that saw them go 4-6, they could have gone 6-4 and no one would be talking about an April swoon. DBU faces a tough week ahead, as it travels to TCU and FIU, but there’s no reason to panic.</p> <p><strong>15.</strong> Michigan has been well off the radar for weeks. It dug itself a big, early hole as it was 7-14 at the start of Big Ten play. But the Wolverines (20-21, 10-5) have been climbing out of that hole over the last month and have won their first five conference series. They made some noise this weekend by winning the rivalry showdown against Ohio State, finishing it off with a 7-5 victory Sunday.</p> <p><strong>Kurt Barr</strong> (6.1 IP) and <strong>Jacob Denner</strong> (2.2 IP) combined for a shutout in Friday’s 4-0 victory. Denner, who earned the save Friday, picked up the win Sunday, as he threw 3.2 innings out of the bullpen and Michigan came back to win, 7-5. Barr (5-2, 2.72) and Denner (5-3, 4.25, 2 SV) are the team’s two leading pitchers and they delivered in a big way against Ohio State.</p> <p>Michigan is now in second place in the Big Ten, 1.5 games behind first-place Illinois (23-13, 10-2). It’s still under .500 overall and only just inside the top 100 in RPI, meaning its way too early to think about what any of this means for its NCAA Tournament chances, but in a messy, confusing Big Ten, the Wolverines’ consistency is setting them apart and giving them a chance at a second-half redemption.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Eight for Omaha</h2> <p>Arkansas, Clemson, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Oregon State, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Wake Forest</p> <p>A few changes to the field this week as we welcome back Oklahoma and Wake Forest and see Kentucky join even following the series loss. Kentucky arrives on the strength of my realization that the Wildcats will likely be a top-eight seed. I really like their chances playing at home this June. It’s a deep lineup and pitching staff and the team is playing with incredible belief. Oklahoma takes the designated Big 12 place in the field because while you can hold a College World Series without a Big 12 representative, it hasn’t been done in more than a decade. The Sooners seem to have fixed their mid-season swoon and are rolling again. Wake enters as I drop Florida State. The Seminoles, as I outlined above, have a lofty ceiling if their pitching is healthy. Until I see that original rotation again, however, I’m a bit hesitant to push them into the Omaha field. Wake, meanwhile, is much closer to playing to its significant potential.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Looking Ahead</h2> <p><strong>No. 5 Duke hosts No. 6 Florida State in crucial ACC series.</strong> This figures to be a fantastic matchup. The Blue Devils (29-11, 13-8) have won four straight series and will have home-field advantage at Coombs Field, where they are 18-6. The Seminoles (31-8, 11-7) are coming off a tough series loss at Wake Forest and now have to return to North Carolina for another challenging series.</p> <p><strong>The Red River Rivalry returns.</strong> No. 16 Oklahoma (24-14, 14-4) is in first place in the Big 12 and welcomes Texas (24-17, 11-7) to Mitchell Park for a rivalry series. The Sooners are riding a seven-game winning streak, while the Longhorns have been up-and-down all season, but have won four of their last six games. Oklahoma swept this series a year ago in Austin and Texas will be looking for payback.</p> <p><strong>No. 13 Oregon State hosts No. 18 Oregon in rivalry showdown.</strong> Everything about this series feels significant. The Beavers (30-9, 10-7) have lost four straight games and need to get back on track. The Ducks (27-12, 11-7) are coming off a tough series loss at Stanford and also need to get right. Both teams are chasing first-place Arizona in the Pac-12 standings. And, looming over everything, is the fact that this is the last time they will meet as Pac-12 foes, as Oregon prepares to head to the Big Ten following the season and Oregon State will play next season as an independent. Rivalry series don’t get much bigger than this.</p> </div><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/tennessee-wake-forest-notch-key-series-wins-highlighting-college-baseballs-weekend-off-the-bat/">Tennessee, Wake Forest Notch Key Series Wins, Highlighting College Baseball’s Weekend (Off The Bat)</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com">College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/tennessee-wake-forest-notch-key-series-wins-highlighting-college-baseballs-weekend-off-the-bat/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Orelvis Martinez, Junior Caminero Headline 10 Statcast Standouts (April 22)</title> <link>https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/orelvis-martinez-junior-caminero-headline-10-statcast-standouts-april-22/</link> <comments>https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/orelvis-martinez-junior-caminero-headline-10-statcast-standouts-april-22/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eli Ben-Porat]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 12:08:19 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Minors]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.baseballamerica.com/?p=1380787</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Diving into power-hitting phenoms, a fresh look at Paul Skenes, plus a new visual we think you'll enjoy. </p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/orelvis-martinez-junior-caminero-headline-10-statcast-standouts-april-22/">Orelvis Martinez, Junior Caminero Headline 10 Statcast Standouts (April 22)</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com">College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Every Monday morning we’ll highlight 10 players who stood out to us based on their underlying Statcast metrics. These are not full scouting reports, but can often serve as good early indicators of prospects who might be ready to break out, or are demonstrating MLB-ready skills.</p> <p><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/james-wood-owen-caissie-headline-10-statcast-standouts-april-15/">Last week</a> we highlighted Jack Leiter’s stuff right before he got the call to the majors, and peeked into some high-upside arms in Jonah Tong and George Klassen. This week, we’re going to highlight a bevy of power-hitting infielders, and dive deep on a couple of interesting arms you might not know much about, and one you definitely know about.</p> <p>You can access the data below via <a href="https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/statcast-search-minors">Baseball Savant</a>.</p> <p><strong>Related prospect rankings</strong></p> <ul><li><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/rankings/2024-top-100-prospects/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Baseball America Top 100 Prospects</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/mlb-top-prospects-2024/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Top 30 Prospects For Every System</a></li></ul> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">10 Statcast Standouts</h2> <h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/8084-orelvis-martinez/">Orelvis Martinez</a>, 2B, Blue Jays</strong></h5> <p>Orelvis has been a “Statcast Standout” of sorts for a while now, with our Geoff Pontes highlighting his data back in 2021:</p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Orelvis Martinez has massive power.<br><br>He’s one of 10 hitting prospects with *really* fun analytical data.<br><br>More here: <a href="https://t.co/9kl6P8e2ye">https://t.co/9kl6P8e2ye</a><br><br>(<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f3a5.png" alt="🎥" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> <a href="https://twitter.com/BlueJays?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BlueJays</a>)<br><br> <a href="https://t.co/QmWkkhmpxN">pic.twitter.com/QmWkkhmpxN</a></p>— Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) <a href="https://twitter.com/BaseballAmerica/status/1467849344636309505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2021</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div></figure> <p>He’s now playing second base and showing this kind of power:</p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Orelvis Martinez’s power is his calling card, but 11 games into the season, he had no home runs. <br><br>He’s fixed that <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f440.png" alt="👀" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /><br><br>(<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f4fd.png" alt="📽" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> <a href="https://twitter.com/MiLB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MiLB</a>)<a href="https://t.co/L0OllbbqUG">pic.twitter.com/L0OllbbqUG</a></p>— Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) <a href="https://twitter.com/BaseballAmerica/status/1781700097685807569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2024</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div></figure> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Orelvis Martinez <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f440.png" alt="👀" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /><img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f44f.png" alt="👏" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /><br><br>469-FOOT GO-AHEAD GRAND SLAM<a href="https://t.co/X17YXkVjhV">pic.twitter.com/X17YXkVjhV</a></p>— Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) <a href="https://twitter.com/BaseballAmerica/status/1780946369693221091?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 18, 2024</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1672" height="1125" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-13.png?resize=1672,1125&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-1380788" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-13.png?ssl=1&w=320&crop=0,0,100,215px 320w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-13.png?ssl=1&w=768&crop=0,0,100,516px 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-13.png?ssl=1&w=1024&crop=0,0,100,688px 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-13.png?ssl=1&w=1280&crop=0,0,100,861px 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-13.png?ssl=1&w=1672&crop=0,0,100,1125px 1672w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></figure> <p>Martinez sits atop our 90th percentile exit velocity chart. The color of his bubble shows how he’s able to lift the ball, averaging a 17.4 degree launch angle on his batted balls (last year he was at 19 degrees). This is further supported by a max exit velocity of 115.2, which is about five mph harder than the median MLB player. The only blemish on his profile is the whiff rate, which he’ll need to work on improving. This isn’t a minor blemish by any stretch, but he has true 30-homer potential and looks primed to be Toronto’s second baseman in the near future.</p> <div class="piano-container piano-container--post-id-1380787"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="icon icon--ba-plus-badge"><use xlink:href="#svg-ba-plus-badge" href="#svg-ba-plus-badge" /></svg> <h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/9044-junior-caminero/">Junior Caminero</a>, 3B, Rays</strong></h5> <p>Caminero’s sample size is smaller because he’s working his way back from early-season injury. But he’s right where we expect him to be, clocking in at a 108.3 90th percentile exit velocity (70-grade raw), an ok-ish 33% whiff rate, but a rapidly improving approach as highlighted by his 12.5% swinging strike rate on the season. While he hasn’t accrued much time in Triple-A, he looks as ready as any 21-year-old can be to take on MLB pitching, clustering near Coby Mayo and Tyler Soderstrom.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1672" height="1125" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-14.png?resize=1672,1125&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-1380796" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-14.png?ssl=1&w=320&crop=0,0,100,215px 320w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-14.png?ssl=1&w=768&crop=0,0,100,516px 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-14.png?ssl=1&w=1024&crop=0,0,100,688px 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-14.png?ssl=1&w=1280&crop=0,0,100,861px 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-14.png?ssl=1&w=1672&crop=0,0,100,1125px 1672w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></figure> <h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/8088-marco-luciano/">Marco Luciano</a>, SS, Giants</strong></h5> <p>Prospect fatigue is a real thing, and Luciano has been a prospect a really long time. He first ranked in the Top 100 in 2020, checking in at No. 19, and has been a mainstay since, peaking at No. 12 in 2021. Luciano gradually slipping to No. 56 entering 2024. That’s five appearances for Luciano, and it demonstrates a significant pedigree.</p> <p>Luciano appears to have made some important improvements over the offseason, specifically with regards to his plate discipline. You’ll find him in the chart above, next to Max Muncy, who we wrote about last week, and is next on this list. He’s not hitting the ball in the air, which might lower his offensive ceiling, but he’s cut his whiff rate by nine points from 39.4% to 30.9%, and his swinging strike rate from 17.1% to 10.4% which is a massive difference. He’s become much more selective, bordering on passive, allowing him to rack up 15 walks in 18 games so far this season, with a robust triple slash line of .296/.414/.366, which is subdued due to him not yet connecting on any home runs. It feels like he’s much older, but he’s still only 22 years old, only a few months older than Dylan Crews.</p> <p>It appears that Luciano is making some real changes to be hit-over-power in the short term, and he has plenty of time to add the power back in once he establishes himself in the majors. His exit velocities are still plus, but he’ll need to lift the ball a little more to fulfill the 30-homer promise he showed earlier in his career.</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/8678-max-muncy/">Max Muncy</a>, SS, Athletics</strong></h5> <p>Players named Max Muncy are all currently hitting the ball at around major league average exit velocities, with lots of loft (greater than 21 degrees average launch angle), great patience and playing on the dirt. This writer finds the similarities in statistical profiles between current Athletics prospect Max Muncy and former Athletics infielder (and current Dodgers infielder) Max Muncy endlessly amusing. The younger Muncy has a chance to stick at shortstop and could be every bit as good as the elder on the offensive side of the ball. </p> <p>The two Muncys are also very similar in that they don’t have standout tools anywhere, but just perform. In my opinion, Muncy’s probably a Top 100 prospect right now, but might graduate before he ever shows up on a list anywhere. He’s the type of prospect I love to highlight, the never-top-100 type who might become a plus major league talent. </p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/7425-addison-barger/">Addison Barger</a>, 3B/RF, Blue Jays</strong></h5> <p>The Buffalo Bisons aren’t quite the Norfolk Tides, but they do have a lot of MLB-ready hitters ready to make the jump, and Barger is showing he’s ready for the next level.</p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">oh, look another home run! <br><br>20 RBI's on the season for Addison! <a href="https://t.co/S8SzlY0hoB">pic.twitter.com/S8SzlY0hoB</a></p>— Buffalo Bisons (@BuffaloBisons) <a href="https://twitter.com/BuffaloBisons/status/1782095926053503018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 21, 2024</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div></figure> <p>In the early going this year, Barger has increased his 90th percentile exit velocity by almost two mph compared to last season, and has reduced his whiff rate from 25% to 20%, a significant improvement. His 8.2% swinging strike rate is exceptional at any level, and it all adds up to a player with an OPS over 1.000 in the early going. The Blue Jays have him playing mostly third base this season, which makes sense given where the team is at. We could be looking at a Barger-Bichette-Martinez-Guerrero infield in Toronto in the coming weeks.</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/8598-coby-mayo/">Coby Mayo</a>, 3B, Orioles</strong></h5> <p>I resisted writing about Mayo last week, as he just continues to impress, week after week, and how many times can I write that he hits the ball really hard, hits it in the air, doesn’t swing and miss very much and is very young? So instead, I’ll just hope that he’ll be up in the majors soon so I don’t have to find new ways to express just how elite of a prospect he is.</p> <p>Jordan Westburg’s emergence has perhaps clouded the immediate future for Mayo, but there’s no question he’s shown everything he needs to. He checks every analytical box, and hopefully the Orioles find a way to squeeze him into their major league roster soon.</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/8923-kyle-manzardo/">Kyle Manzardo</a><strong>, 1B, Guardians</strong></h5> <p>We promised a bevy of power-hitting infield prospects, and Manzardo will round out this part of the list. There’s a lot of similarities between Vinnie Pasquantino and Manzardo. They both hit the ball hard and don’t swing and miss. Manzardo has held on to his pristine 7% swinging strike percentage he posted after being traded to the Guardians, and has made important gains, adding 1-2 mph of exit velocity (average and top-end). He’s also getting the ball in the air, which will help his game power play above his raw power. He was a very buzzy name going into 2023, and despite not being quite as hyped this year, he’s improved and should be a very productive hitter when he gets the call.</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/8828-paul-skenes/">Paul Skenes</a>, RHP, Pirates</strong></h5> <p>We could have led off with Skenes, but decided to leave him as a treat toward the end, as we finish this list with three pitchers. Skenes’ fastball shape was heavily criticized due to its lack of IVB, which is what typical pitchers need to make their fastball effective, but Skenes is not your typical pitcher.</p> <p>We now have a sample of 112 fastballs from Skenes and he is still averaging over 100 mph on those pitches, with a 37% whiff rate (tremendous for a fastball) and a 17.9% swinging strike rate (tremendous for a fastball). So how does he do it? He attacks the batter up and way:</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="750" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-16.png?resize=1200,750&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-1380818" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-16.png?ssl=1&w=320&crop=0,0,100,200px 320w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-16.png?ssl=1&w=768&crop=0,0,100,480px 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-16.png?ssl=1&w=1024&crop=0,0,100,640px 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-16.png?ssl=1&w=1200&crop=0,0,100,750px 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></figure> <p>We see the largest boxes are typically up and away, with very few pitches in the lower-third portion of the zone. Against both righties and lefties, up and away gets the lion share of his targets. We see that his whiff rates are much lower when he doesn’t elevate, but this is what command of a 100 mph fastball looks like. The secret sauce is that the combination of elite velocity and lack of rise makes it very hard for batters to hit his fastball for a home run, allowing him to have his cake (get whiffs) and eat it too (limit home runs).</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="750" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-17.png?resize=1200,750&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-1380819" style="width:792px;height:auto" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-17.png?ssl=1&w=320&crop=0,0,100,200px 320w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-17.png?ssl=1&w=768&crop=0,0,100,480px 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-17.png?ssl=1&w=1024&crop=0,0,100,640px 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-17.png?ssl=1&w=1200&crop=0,0,100,750px 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></figure> <p>Skenes is also doing an incredible job locating his slider, down and in to lefties, and down and away to righties, and the pitch is dominating hitters, with a whiff rate north of 54% and a swinging strike rate of 25%. He’s also getting these results, while experimenting with a couple of slider shapes:</p> <p><strong>April 18</strong>: Probably a sweeper type shape.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="1000" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-18.png?resize=1200,1000&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-1380820" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-18.png?ssl=1&w=320&crop=0,0,100,266px 320w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-18.png?ssl=1&w=768&crop=0,0,100,640px 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-18.png?ssl=1&w=1024&crop=0,0,100,853px 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-18.png?ssl=1&w=1200&crop=0,0,100,1000px 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></figure> <p><strong>April 12:</strong>Probably more of a gyro slider shape.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="1000" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-19.png?resize=1200,1000&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-1380821" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-19.png?ssl=1&w=320&crop=0,0,100,266px 320w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-19.png?ssl=1&w=768&crop=0,0,100,640px 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-19.png?ssl=1&w=1024&crop=0,0,100,853px 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-19.png?ssl=1&w=1200&crop=0,0,100,1000px 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></figure> <p>We’ll see where he settles with the pitch, or he may go with the sweeper/gyro slider combo. Theoretically, he’s in Triple-A to work on these things, so it’s a little surprising that he’s throwing his fastball 50% of the time, but on the flip side, he also wants to show the world he’s the best of the best, so I can see him being more performance-focused than development-focused.</p> <p>He’s mixed in both a changeup at 91 mph and a splitter/splinker at 95 which both have swinging strike rates of 25% or better, in small samples. We’re talking about a five-pitch pitcher, with command of a 100 mph fastball. He and Jared Jones are going to be a formidable duo atop the Pirates rotation. Pittsburgh has done a better job with the development of recent arms like Jones and Skenes, and other arms such as Bubba Chandler are coming soon. </p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/7264-franco-aleman/">Franco Aleman</a>, RHP, Guardians</strong></h5> <p>Aleman is a potential <a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/10-relief-pitcher-prospects-to-know-for-2024-fantasy-baseball/">future closer for the Guardians</a>, but he’s rather unusual. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="1000" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-20.png?resize=1200,1000&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-1380823" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-20.png?ssl=1&w=320&crop=0,0,100,266px 320w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-20.png?ssl=1&w=768&crop=0,0,100,640px 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-20.png?ssl=1&w=1024&crop=0,0,100,853px 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-20.png?ssl=1&w=1200&crop=0,0,100,1000px 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></figure> <p>Aleman throws both a four-seam fastball and a sinker, and they share a lot of similarities, being very close in terms of shape (sinker drops 1-2 more inches and breaks about four inches more arm side) and velocity (95-96) mph. He throws them both to righties and lefties and what makes it work is that he attacks the top of the zone with both pitches:</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="750" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-21.png?resize=1200,750&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-1380824" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-21.png?ssl=1&w=320&crop=0,0,100,200px 320w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-21.png?ssl=1&w=768&crop=0,0,100,480px 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-21.png?ssl=1&w=1024&crop=0,0,100,640px 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-21.png?ssl=1&w=1200&crop=0,0,100,750px 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="750" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-22.png?resize=1200,750&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-1380825" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-22.png?ssl=1&w=320&crop=0,0,100,200px 320w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-22.png?ssl=1&w=768&crop=0,0,100,480px 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-22.png?ssl=1&w=1024&crop=0,0,100,640px 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-22.png?ssl=1&w=1200&crop=0,0,100,750px 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></figure> <p>Aleman’s low arm slot helps the pitch play up despite pedestrian IVB numbers, but it doesn’t explain the 47% whiff rate and 31% swinging strike rate on the fastball. My working theory is that it’s mostly a tunnelling/synergy effect based on the location, velocity and movement profiles of the fastball and sinker that makes it very hard for hitters to pick up. </p> <p>Franco’s slider needs some work. There are two issues with the pitch, first, he only throws it 82 mph, so despite getting good depth, it won’t work, as it needs to be above 85 mph to really play up. If he can figure out how to throw it harder, it might become a viable third pitch for him that he can use at the bottom of the zone. Second, he releases it much higher than either his fastball or sinker, making it easy to spot:</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1956" height="1115" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-23.png?resize=1956,1115&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-1380826" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-23.png?ssl=1&w=320&crop=0,0,100,182px 320w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-23.png?ssl=1&w=768&crop=0,0,100,437px 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-23.png?ssl=1&w=1024&crop=0,0,100,583px 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-23.png?ssl=1&w=1280&crop=0,0,100,729px 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-23.png?ssl=1&w=1956&crop=0,0,100,1115px 1956w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></figure> <p>It’s quite possible that he can be effective just mixing in the two fastballs, but I think he has elite closer potential if he can figure out that slider. The differences between a bad pitch and a plus pitch are often very small, it’s possible even just fixing the release point will work, but most likely he’ll need to fix both issues.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/21128-charlee-soto/">Charlee Soto</a>, RHP, Twins</strong></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="1000" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-24.png?resize=1200,1000&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-1380830" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-24.png?ssl=1&w=320&crop=0,0,100,266px 320w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-24.png?ssl=1&w=768&crop=0,0,100,640px 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-24.png?ssl=1&w=1024&crop=0,0,100,853px 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-24.png?ssl=1&w=1200&crop=0,0,100,1000px 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></figure> <p>Soto has a lot of promising traits, with good velocity (95 mph) and what could be a five-pitch mix, which is exciting for such a young arm. Often with prep pitchers, you’re hoping they can develop a few pitches to complement a fastball, but that’s not the case with Soto.</p> <p>His primary is a sinker, as he doesn’t have the type of fastball that gets IVB. The sinker gets almost no whiffs, but does a great job managing contact, generating a -11 degree launch angle. If he can cut the IVB on the sinker a little more, it could be a reliable primary for him.</p> <p>His changeup is very promising, with great depth and a huge amount of run, getting a lot of whiffs (73%), but a lot of that has to do with Low-A batters chasing the pitch. His four-seamer is clocking in at a 19% swinging strike rate, but I don’t think the shape will play as he moves up the ladder, so he might be better served to scrap it entirely and focus on his other pitches.</p> <p>Soto throws both a slider and a cutter, though they tend to blend together a little, and it looks like there may be a couple of sweepers in there. Both of these pitches looks like they could be viable offerings, and he’s a prime candidate to be a sinker/gyro/sweeper/changeup pitcher with or without a true cutter. The changeup will be key to his development, as he’ll need it to neutralize lefthanded batters.</p> <p>I’m intrigued by what I’ve seen out of Soto so far, and his ability to throw five or six different pitches portends well for his future.</p> </div><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/orelvis-martinez-junior-caminero-headline-10-statcast-standouts-april-22/">Orelvis Martinez, Junior Caminero Headline 10 Statcast Standouts (April 22)</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.baseballamerica.com">College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/orelvis-martinez-junior-caminero-headline-10-statcast-standouts-april-22/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel></rss> 
