Wander Franco (Princeton 2018), Trevor Larnach (Elizabethton 2018), and Drew Waters (Danville 2017) were standout prospects on Wednesday.
Wander Franco (Princeton 2018), Trevor Larnach (Elizabethton 2018), and Drew Waters (Danville 2017) were standout prospects on Wednesday.
Rays SS Wander Franco , Class A Bowling Green: 2-for-4, RBI -- The top Rays prospect turned in his 20th multi-hit effort of the season. After leading off the seventh inning with a single up the middle on a 2-0 fastball from Jose Albertos , the 18-year-old drove in the Hot Rods' only run with a two-out RBI knock in the ninth. MLB.com's No. 4 overall prospect sports a .324/.391/.527 slash line with 23 extra-base hits, 26 RBIs and 34 runs scored in 49 games.
Twins OF Trevor Larnach , Class A Advanced Fort Myers: 3-for-3, 2 2B, 2 BB, 2 RBI, 1 R --Minnesota's No. 5 prospect doubled in the fifth and seventh innings of the Miracle's 6-4 loss to Florida, the latter of which plated No. 6 overall prospect Royce Lewis . Larnach has hits in 10 of his last 11 games and has climbed into third place in the Florida State League with a .312 batting average.
Braves OF Drew Waters , Double-A Mississippi: 3-for-3, 2B, 3B, BB, 3 R --Atlanta's No. 5 prospect finished a homer shy of the cycle, notching his Southern League-leading seventh triple in the first inning and his circuit-best 18th double in the seventh. Waters has hits in 12 of his last 13 games, with multiple hits in four of those contests, boosting his average 19 points to .317 since May 25.
