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Mets Promote Mark Vientos
New York Mets corner infield prospect Mark Vientos has been recalled by team on Wednesday. Vientos, 23, has torn the cover off the ball for Triple-A Syracuse with a .333 batting average to go along with 13 homers and 37 RBI. It was only a matter of time before forcing his way onto the roster,... Read More
Christian Encarnacion-Strand Hits Three More Homers
Cincinnati Reds first base prospect Christian Encarnacion-Strand stayed red-hot with another powerful performance on Thursday for Triple-A Louisville. Encarnacion-Strand went 3-for-5 with three homers and five RBI. Despite missing the beginning of the season with a slightly herniated disc, Encarnacion-Strand hasn't missed a beat since his dominate spring and is hitting .432 with seven homers... Read More
Brandon Pfaadt Could Debut On Wednesday
With the Arizona Diamondbacks listing Wednesday's starter as TBD, Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic speculates that the club could promote top pitching prospect Brandon Pfaadt to oppose the Texas Rangers. Music to fantasy managers ears that have been waiting for his promotion. The 24-year-old is one of the top pitching prospects in the game... Read More
Cubs Expected To Promote Miguel Amaya
The Chicago Cubs are expected to promote catcher prospect Miguel Amaya on Tuesday. Starting catcher Yan Gomes (head) left Monday's contest early and will continue to be evaluated after being hit in the head on a back swing. Amaya, 24, has been one of the Cubs top prospects in his young career, but injuries have... Read More
Bobby Miller Expected To Debut On Friday
Los Angeles Dodgers pitching prospect Bobby Miller (shoulder) is expected to make his season debut for Triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday. Miller suffered right shoulder soreness towards the end of Spring Training, but appears healthy and ready to go for his debut. Amongst the many top prospects for a loaded Dodgers farm system, Miller may... Read More
Zack Gelof Goes Yard For First Homer
Oakland Athletics second base prospect Zack Gelof went 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI and a walk on Thursday for Triple-A Las Vegas. The homer would be the first of the year for Gelof and he is now hitting .286 with seven RBI and four stolen bases over his first 35 at-bats. The former... Read More
Christopher Morel Stays Hot In Triple-A
Chicago Cubs infielder/outfielder Christopher Morel continued his dominant ways on Thursday with a 4-for-6 performance that included four runs, two homers and two RBI. Morel spent most of his time in the big leagues last year and was a surprise cut by the Cubs at the end of spring training. Morel has taken that personally... Read More
Christian Encarnacion-Strand Making Strong Case For Promotion
Cincinnati Reds first base prospect Christian Encarnacion-Strand remained hot on Thursday for Triple-A Louisville. The slugger went 5-for-6 with a pair of home runs, a double and six RBI. The 23-year-old dominated in Spring Training, but was unable to crack a spot on the Opening Day roster and then was sidelined after suffering from a... Read More
Gavin Stone Carves Up Eight Batters
Los Angeles Dodgers pitching prospect Gavin Stone put together another strong performance for Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday. The 24-year-old tossed five innings and allowed three hits, one run, two walks and recorded eight strikeouts. In any other organization, Stone would likely be in the big leagues, but the Dodgers strong depth has him down... Read More
Kyle Manzardo Heating Up
Tampa Bay Rays first base prospect Kyle Manzardo continued to stay hot on Tuesday for Triple-A Durham. The first baseman went 2-for-4 with a RBI and walk in the contest and is now hitting .283 with a .923 OPS to go along with three homers and eight RBI. After a slow start to the season,... Read More
Jasson Dominguez Destroys First Homer
New York Yankees outfield prospect Jasson Dominguez absolutely crushed his first home run of the season on Tuesday for Double-A Somerset. The 20-year-old has been off to an ice-cold start thus far, but tonight's home run reminded everyone to remain patient. Despite hitting .100 with one home run, three RBI and five stolen bases in... Read More
Jordan Lawlar Homers In Back-To-Back Games
Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop prospect Jordan Lawlar went yard in his second consecutive game for Double-A Amarillo on Tuesday. His two-run blast was his only hit of the evening, but he also drove in three runs and drew a walk. The 20-year-old is now hitting .290 with three homers, eight RBI and five stolen bases in... Read More
Jack Leiter Improves In Second Start
Texas Rangers pitching prospect Jack Leiter put together a nice performance on Wednesday for Double-A Frisco. After a rough debut to the season, Leiter tossed 4 1/3 innings and allowed four hits, one run, four walks and recorded seven strikeouts. Through 8 2/3 innings (two starts) this season, Leiter has allowed seven walks and recorded... Read More
Bo Naylor Hits Grand Slam
Cleveland Indians catcher prospect Bo Naylor went 1-for-6 with a grand slam on Wednesday for Triple-A Columbus. The 23-year-old has been off to a slow start on the farm with a .225 batting average, but he has come through with three homers and 13 RBI over 40 at-bats. When he is at the top of... Read More
Masyn Winn Hits First Homer
St. Louis Cardinals shortstop prospect Masyn Winn went 3-for-6 with two runs and a two-run homer for Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday. The homer would be his first of the season. Winn, 21, has been off to a sluggish start this season, but things are starting to turn around for the Cardinals top prospect with Jordan... Read More
Jordan Westburg Heating Up In Triple-A
Baltimore Orioles infield prospect Jordan Westburg went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer on Wednesday for Triple-A Norfolk. The 24-year-old had an impressive spring, but was off to a cold start to open his season and has started to turn things around of late. For the season, Westburg is now hitting .268 with three homers and... Read More
Rays Demote Taj Bradley
The Tampa Bay Rays have optioned starting pitcher Taj Bradley to Triple-A Durham. Bradley, the teams top pitching prospect made his big-league debut on Wednesday and was impressive. He tossed five innings and allowed five hits, three ones, one walk with eight strikeouts. Most of the damage done against the 22-year-old came in his final... Read More
Oswald Peraza Performing Well In Triple-A
New York Yankees shortstop Oswald Peraza went 2-for-5 with a double, run and RBI for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Peraza was the early camp favorite to walk away with the shortstop gig for the Yankees, but fellow prospect Anthony Volpe overtook him with a white-hot spring. Peraza has responded well to the demotion and is hitting .292... Read More
Sal Frelick Continues To Get On Base
Milwaukee Brewers outfield prospect Sal Frelick went 3-for-4 on Thursday for Triple-A Nashville. He is now hitting .304 with three stolen bases. The 22-year-old impressed this spring, but there weren't enough everyday at-bats for the Brewers to make it worth promoting the left-handed hitter. Frelick doesn't offer much power, but his speed is game changing... Read More
Taj Bradley Picks Up Victory
Tampa Bay Rays pitching prospect Taj Bradley turned in a much better performance than his debut outing on Thursday for Triple-A Durham. Bradley tossed five innings and allowed two hits, one run, zero walks and recorded four strikeouts. The 22-year-old looked every bit of himself on Thursday and remains one of the top pitching prospects... Read More
Brett Baty Receives Good News On Thumb
New York Mets third base prospect Brett Baty (thumb) received good news regarding his thumb on Wednesday. Baty underwent testing after leaving Tuesday's contest and it was revealed that there was no structural damage. The official diagnosis is right thumb inflammation and he is being listed as day-to-day. It's a huge sigh of relief for... Read More
Vaughn Grissom Off To Hot Start
Atlanta Braves shortstop Vaughn Grissom continued his hot start for Triple-A Gwinnett on Tuesday with a 3-for-4 effort with a double and RBI. Grissom was a surprise demotion at the end of spring training, but the Braves wanted to get him more seasoning defensively. His replacement at the big-league level, Orlando Arcia, has been off... Read More
Kyle Manzardo Off To Slow Start
Tampa Bay Rays first base prospect Kyle Manzardo went 1-for-5 on Tuesday for Triple-A Durham, but has struggled to open the season with just three hits over his first 17 at-bats. Despite the slow start, it's a very small sample size and the on-base machine should be able to climb out of his slump sooner... Read More
Maikel Garcia Starts Triple-A Season On High Note
Kansas City Royals shortstop prospect Maikel Garcia continued his hot start in Triple-A Omaha on Tuesday. The 23-year-old went 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs and two walks. Garcia is now hitting .438 with nine RBI and a pair of stolen bases over his first 16 at-bats. Garcia had a nice spring, but was... Read More
Masyn Winn Picks Up Three Hits
St. Louis Cardinals shortstop prospect Masyn Winn went 3-for-5 with a triple and two runs on Tuesday for Triple-A Memphis. Winn, 21, had an impressive spring for the Cardinals and is making his debut in Triple-A this year. The Cardinals have one of the deepest rosters in the league, so Winn should be expected to... Read More
Kyle Harrison Struggles With Command
San Francisco Giants pitching prospect Kyle Harrison only lasted two innings in his debut for Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday. The lefty tossed two innings and allowed four walks to go along with one hit, one run and four strikeouts. Harrison has quickly risen through the Giants farm system and had a chance to break camp... Read More
Brett Baty Has Huge Game For Triple-A Syracuse
New York Mets third base prospect Brett Baty had a huge game on Saturday for Triple-A Syracuse. The 23-year-old went 4-for-5 with two home runs, five RBI and swiped a bag in the impressive performance. One of his homers was a grand slam. Baty significantly outperformed third baseman Eduardo Escobar in Spring Training, but the... Read More
Anthony Volpe Makes Opening Day Roster
Brandon Kuty of The Athletic has reported that shortstop prospect Anthony Volpe has made the New York Yankees. Volpe, 21, was red-hot this spring and has earned the starting shortstop job over fellow prospect Oswald Peraza. Volpe hit .314 with three homers, five RBI and five stolen bases. Offering exciting power and speed in one... Read More
Christian Encarnacion-Strand Sidelined With Back Injury
Cincinnati Reds corner infield prospect Christian Encarnacion-Strand (back) isn't expected to return to game action until anytime between April 19-24 due to a slight herniation disc in his back. The Reds are saying it's precautionary and it makes all the sense in the world to play things safe with one of their better prospects. The... Read More
Elly De La Cruz Sidelined To Begin Season
Cincinnati Reds shortstop prospect Elly De La Cruz (hamstring) will miss the beginning of the Triple-A season with a hamstring strain. The 21-year-old was had a rough Cactus League with a .200 batting average and one homer to go along with five RBI in 25 at-bats. Despite his poor spring with limited at-bats, De La... Read More