From BA's May 10
Prospect Hot Sheet...
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Gunnar Henderson, SS, Orioles
Team: Double-A Bowie (Eastern)
Age: 20
Why He’s Here: .529/.600/.765 (9-for-17), 5 R, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 4 RBIs, 2 BB, 3 SO, 4-for-4 SB
The Scoop: Good things come in three for Henderson, as he opened the week with consecutive three-hit games on Tuesday and Wednesday, then capped off the week with three stolen bases in the first leg of Sunday’s doubleheader with Harrisburg. With numerous rainouts in the Mid-Atlantic, Bowie and Henderson only played five games last week, but that certainly didn’t stop the 20-year-old shortstop from continuing to do damage. He’s hitting .309/.459/.506 as one of the youngest players in the upper minors with rate stats like chase percentage and miss percentage that back the step forward in production. (GP)
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Jordan Diaz, 1B, Athletics
Team: Double-A Midland (Texas)
Age: 21
Why He’s Here: .348/.400/.913 (8-for-23), 6 R, 1 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 9 RBIs, 1 BB, 2 SO, 0-for-0 SB
The Scoop: The month of May has been very good to Diaz thus far, as he’s raised his average by nearly 100 points and his slugging percentage by over 400 points. This is due in large part to the tremendous week Diaz had at the plate. Half of Diaz’s eight hits on the week cleared the fence as he drove in nine runs. Only 21 years old at Double-A, Diaz is showing good contact and chase rates while getting to his plus raw power in games. Diaz had a dozen balls in play clocked at 95-plus mph, including a home run on Wednesday he smoked 104 mph. (GP)
Helium
Gabriel Martinez, OF, Blue Jays
Team: Low-A Dunedin (Florida State)
Age: 19
Why He’s Here: .450/.476/.900 (9-for-20), 8 R, 2 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 5 RBIs, 1 BB, 2 SO, 0-for-0 SB
The Scoop: Martinez started the week off with four consecutive multi-hit games before connecting for his second home run of the week on Friday. Despite so-so results over the first month of the season Martinez was a player that impressed opposing scouts, who lauded his bat speed, ability to make contact, and projectable power. All of those skills were on display last week as he reached base 10 times, connecting for four extra-base hits and crossing the plate eight times. On Saturday he reached base twice against highly touted righthander Andrew Painter, collecting a hit in the first inning before working a seven-pitch walk in the third. (GP)
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From BA's May 13 article
42 Players Making Significant Jumps Up Top 30 Prospects Lists...
Hayden Juenger, RHP (Moves onto the list at No. 10)
Scouts have been overwhelmingly positive in their praise of Juenger and his place inside the Blue Jays Top 10 Prospects. Juenger spent his draft spring coming out of the Missouri State bullpen, and followed that in his professional debut by making 11 relief appearances for High-A Vancouver. Aggressively assigned to Double-A New Hampshire out of spring training, Toronto has been using Juenger as a three-inning opener and he’s continued to show the same elite stuff in longer intervals. He pairs a mid-90s fastball with good shape that plays when elevated with a mid-80s slider and a changeup that looks plus.
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From BA's May 16
Minor League Offensive Data Standouts For April...
James Wood, OF Padres
Low-A Lake Elsinore (California)
Key Metrics: .467 wOBA, 91 mph average exit velocity, 18% swing-and-miss rate, .260 isolated slugging percentage
Few players have looked as good in 2022 as Wood, a second-round pick by the Padres last year. He’s been dominant when he’s played, but he’s dealt with a pair of injuries and is currently on the injured list with a wrist injury. His combination of plus-plus power, plus contact rate and plus-plus walk rate puts Wood’s early production on another level. A full, healthy season from him could be a site to behold based on the underlying data.
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From BP's May 16th
Minor League Update...
Vaughn Grissom, INF, Braves (High-A Rome): 3-4, 3B, HR, BB.
Things have gone good and greater for Grissom so far as a pro. The 2019 11th rounder has hit well over .300 for his big league career and managed all three defensively important infield spots. He has the size to add more power, but it’s hard to complain about his balanced offensive approach thus far without many strikeouts or struggles.
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From BP's May 16
MMTP...
Grant McCray, CF, San Francisco Giants (Single-A San Jose)
An under-slot signing in the third round of the 2019 MLB Draft, Grant McCray is quickly making a case that he’s the best prospect from the Giants’ 2019 class. McCray made his full-season debut late last year for San Jose, holding his own despite an alarming 34.1% strikeout-rate. However, he has fully locked in against Single-A pitching this season.
McCray has teed off over the past couple of weeks against Stockton and Lake Elsinore. He wrapped up this week’s series against Lake Elsinore with an ugly 0-5 performance on Sunday with four strikeouts. Yet, despite that, he still hit .391/.533/.826 over the course of the week and has a .429/.515/.821 slash line in May.
McCray is a good athlete with a loose left-handed swing well geared to spray line drives to all fields. He lacks a clear standout skill, but has a chance to be above-average across the board. Those are the types of players who tend to produce above their tools. He is already selective and showing a knack for working walks and deep counts. Roughly the average age for a Single-A player at 21, McCray could soon be headed to High-A Eugene. —Marc Delucchi
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From MLB.com Pipeline's May 16 article
The latest on Marlins top prospects...
Eury Pérez, RHP, Miami Marlins
Pérez collects nine strikeouts across 5 1/3 innings (May 13)
No. 4 prospect Eury Pérez was locked in a pitchers’ duel with top Angels prospect Sam Bachman in Double-A Pensacola’s 4-2 win, and he more than held his own, fanning nine batters across 5 1/3 innings of two-hit, two-run ball.
The 19-year-old retired the first 10 batters he faced before two straight batters reached on a fielding error and a single to put two on with one out. He escaped the jam and struck out the side in the fifth before being charged with two earned runs after a walk, a double and a single in the sixth. Pérez fired 54 of his 74 pitches for strikes and walked just one batter. The righty has fanned a Southern League-best 45 batters in 28 innings this season and has held opposing hitters to a .200 average. -- Stephanie Sheehan