Jasseel De La Cruz (Danville 2017), Jorge Guzman (Greeneville Astros 2016), and Zack Trageton (Princeton 2017, 18) were standout prospects on Monday.
Jasseel De La Cruz (Danville 2017), Jorge Guzman (Greeneville Astros 2016), and Zack Trageton (Princeton 2017, 18) were standout prospects on Monday.
Braves RHP Jasseel De La Cruz , Double-A Mississippi: 5 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 5 K -- Atlanta's 14th-ranked prospect posted his second straight scoreless start in the Braves' 1-0 win over Pensacola in the first game of a doubleheader. The 22-year-old Dominican Republic native has a 2.19 ERA in 12 1/3 August frames. Blue Wahoos starter Bryan Sammons had a no-hitter through 5 1/3 innings until Mississippi's Ryan Unroe homered for the contest's lone run and the lone hit off the lefty.
Marlins RHP Jorge Guzman , Double-A Jacksonville: 7 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 4 Ks -- After José Ureña 's perfect one-inning rehab start, Guzman shoved in the Jumbo Shrimp's 3-2 win over Birmingham. Miami's No. 17 prospect dealt seven innings of one-run ball, yielding just one hit and two walks while striking out four. He gave up a walk and a single in the third and allowed another free pass in the fourth, but faced just four batters in each inning. He was spotless from there, finishing out his night with four perfect innings. His ERA fell to 3.50 with the performance and he's whiffed 119 over 133 2/3 innings.
Rays RHP Zack Trageton , Class A Bowling Green: 7 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K -- Tampa Bay's 20-year-old collected his third straight victory for the Hot Rods in a 4-3 win over Fort Wayne. Since the Las Vegas native's promotion to the Midwest League from Class A Short Season Hudson Valley, the righty has allowed four earned runs in five games spanning 24 1/3 innings. The Rays' sixth-round selection in the 2016 Draft has compiled a 9-2 record across two levels with 65 punchouts and a .206 average against.
