Brett Baty (Kingsport 2019), Luis Gil (Pulaski 2018), Nolan Gorman (Johnson City 2018), Ronny Mauricio (Kingsport 2018), Shane McClanahan (Princeton 2018), and Drew Waters (Danville 2017) were standout prospects on Friday.
Brett Baty (Kingsport 2019), Luis Gil (Pulaski 2018), Nolan Gorman (Johnson City 2018), Ronny Mauricio (Kingsport 2018), Shane McClanahan (Princeton 2018), and Drew Waters (Danville 2017) were standout prospects on Friday.
Mets 3B Brett Baty , Rookie Advanced Kingsport: 2-for-4, HR, 3B, 2 RBI, 1 R -- The 12th overall pick in this year's Draft clubbed his second homer in the last 10 games, a two-run shot in the eighth inning, as the Mets topped Bristol, 8-6. Baty made a quick jump to the Appalachian League after five games in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League. In 27 games with Kingsport, the 19-year-old Texan has a .188/.310/.406 slash line, four homers and 17 RBIs.
Yankees RHP Luis Gil , Class A Advanced Tampa: 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 4 K -- New York's No. 4 prospect held an opponent scoreless for the first time in three starts since he was promoted from Class A Charleston. Gil tied a season high by issuing four walks and threw 78 pitches, 41 for strikes. The 21-year-old from the Dominican Republic is 5-5 with a 2.72 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and .205 opponents' batting average across the two levels.
Cardinals 3B Nolan Gorman , Class A Advanced Palm Beach: 3-for-4, 2 HR, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R -- The top Cardinals prospect had hit safely in eight of his previous nine games but hadn't homered since July 13. That changed in back-to-back at-bats during the opener of the Cards' doubleheader against Clearwater. Gorman crushed an 0-1 pitch to right-center field, then another to right in the fifth, giving him five homers in 41 Florida State League games. The 19-year-old has a .262/.304./456 slash line during that stretch.
Mets SS Ronny Mauricio , Class A Columbia: 3-for-5, 4 RBI, R -- The top Mets prospect recorded the fifth multi-hit effort in his last 10 games and third straight. Mauricio is batting .288 on the season, ranking eighth among qualified hitters in the South Atlantic League. MLB.com's No. 84 overall prospect also is tied for fourth with 117 hits in 99 contests. The 18-year-old has four long balls, 33 RBIs and a .712 OPS.
Rays LHP Shane McClanahan , Double-A Montgomery: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K -- The Biscuits couldn't have asked for much more of McClanahan, who fanned eight over five scoreless innings in his Double-A debut. Tampa Bay's No. 10 prospect has been promoted twice this season -- he began the year with Class A Bowling Green before advancing to Class A Advanced Charlotte in early June. The 22-year-old made the jump to the Southern League after posting a 1.46 ERA and striking out 59 over 49 1/3 innings for the Stone Crabs. Across the three levels, McClanahan has held opponents to a .188 average.
Braves OF Drew Waters , Triple-A Gwinnett: 2-for-5, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R -- Waters' two-run dinger in the fifth was his first at Triple-A. The 20-year-old has played four games for the Stripers and already has seven hits, two for extra bases. This comes after Atlanta's No. 2 prospect posted a .319/.366/.481 slash line in 108 games with Double-A Mississippi.
