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July 7, 2016 Minor League UpdateGames of Wednesday, July 6th
Prospect of the Day: Rafael Devers, 3B, Boston Red Sox (High-A Salem): 4-for-8, 2 R, 3 2B, 3 K. Others of Note: Hunter Dozier, 3B, Kansas City Royals (Triple-A Omaha): 5-for-7, 4 R, 2B, HR, 2 BB. Last year was a disaster. This year has been... whatever the opposite of a disaster is.
David Dahl, OF, Colorado Rockies (Triple-A Albuquerque): 4-for-4, 2 2B. The thing about players needing time to adjust to a level is no they don’t, especially when they’re as talented as Dahl is.
Jose De Leon, RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers (Triple-A Oklahoma City): 6.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 9 K. I’m guessing the three walks will be close to a season high; he’s pounding the zone with all three pitches, and two of them have flashed plus-plus since his return.
Kendry Flores, RHP, Miami Marlins (Triple-A New Orleans): 5.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K. Speaking of pounding the zone. Flores throws all of his pitches for strikes and limits the self-inflicted damage as well; he just doesn’t have the same kind of stuff as De Leon does.
Carson Fulmer, RHP, Chicago White Sox (Double-A Birmingham): 5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 10 K. I guess I could complain about the three walks, but I’m not going to. Fulmer’s stuff is nasty when everything is clicking.
Kyle Crick, RHP, San Francisco Giants (Double-A Richmond): 6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 5 BB, 3 K. Seriously, what’s up with all the walks tonight? With how much Crick has struggled as a starter in 2016, I’m sure he and the Giants will take it.
Franklin Barreto, SS, Oakland Athletics (Double-A Midland): 3-for-3, 2 R, 2B, BB, 2 SB. Take away Barreto’s May, in which he posted a .530 OPS, and his numbers would be much more in line with what his talent suggests.
J.D. Davis, 3B, Houston Astros (Double-A Corpus Christi): 3-for-5, R, 2B. Davis gets lost in the shuffle with some of the other Astros prospects, but there’s plus power from the right side, and his plus-plus throwing arm serves him well at the hot corner.
Yu-Cheng Chang, SS, Cleveland (High-A Lynchburg): 4-for-5, 2 R, 2 B, K. If Chang can keep the strikeouts to a dull roar, he has a chance to be a regular somewhere in the infield, as all of the tools flash average or better.
Josh Staumont, RHP, Kansas City Royals (High-A Wilmington): 7 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K. Staumont throws really, really hard, and when he locates the gas and his solid-average curveball, he looks like a mid-rotation starter. Those types of outings been few and far between in 2016, though, and he’s almost universally regarded as a reliever. Austin Williams, RHP, Washington Nationals (High-A Potomac): 6 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K. The greatest strength in Williams’ arsenal is his command, but he will show an above-average fastball and a curveball that has enough depth and spin to be called average.
Braxton Davidson, OF, Atlanta Braves (High-A Carolina): 2-for-6, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 BB, 3 K. Yeah, yeah, three strikeouts and whatnot; anytime you hit a dinger and walk twice, you’re having a pretty darn good day.
Alex Jackson, OF, Seattle Mariners (Low-A Clinton): 1-for-4, HR, 2 K. I’m sorry, Mr. Jackson, but are you for real?
Jared Foster, OF, Los Angeles Angels (Low-A Burlington): 4-for-5, 4 R, HR. Foster is still relatively new to full-time baseball, but he’s shown four average tools, and there could be some more power on the way.
Jon Harris, RHP, Toronto Blue Jays (Low-A Lansing): 7 IP, 2 ER, 0 BB, 8 K. On Monday we talked about how there was a plethora of right-handers competing to be the best pitching prospect in the Toronto system. This is definitely one of them.
Franklyn Kilome, RHP, Philadelphia Phillies (Low-A Lakewood): 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 5 BB, 7 K. Seriously, enough with the walks, everyone. I hate walks. Kilome’s stuff is really impressive, but if he can’t throw more strikes, it’s not gonna work as a starter.
Brady Aiken, LHP, Cleveland (Short-season AZL): 2 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 4 K. I can’t stay mad at you. We’re all just real happy to see you pitching.
Jordan Holloway, RHP, Miami Marlins (Short-season Batavia): 4.2 IP, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K. Holloway shows a plus fastball and curveball, and if the change/command can get to even 45 levels, he has a chance to pitch every fifth day.
Seuly Matias, OF, Royals (Short-Season AZL) 2-for-2, 2 R, SB, CS. It’s all very raw, but Matias is a living tool shed, and several scouts have told me this is the most talented outfielder in the Kansas City system.
Gilberto Celestino, OF, Astros (Short-Season DSL Orange): 1- for-4, HR. The Astros gave Celestino over $2 million in last year’s IFA “season,” and you shouldn’t be surprised if this is one of the best hitting prospects in the Houston system in a couple of years. He can do a little bit of everything, and he’s especially good with the glove.
Christopher Crawford is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @CVCrawfordBP
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Braxton Davidson plays at High-A Carolina. Mississippi is AA.
Fixed, sorry about that.