It was an all-or-nothing sort of day throughout Minor League Baseball. By which we imply, the highest performers both tagged a number of homers on the plate or racked up huge strikeout numbers from the mound. On Mom’s Day, this Sunday’s prime prospect performers introduced their “A” video games:
Cole Carrigg, OF/SS, Hartford (COL No. 3)Carrigg, the 23-year-old 2023 second-round decide, is red-hot. He socked a pair of solo homers, giving him three jacks over his previous two video games for the Yard Goats. After logging 17 homers (and 14 triples!) in his full-season professional debut his Draft yr, Carrigg has homered seven occasions in his first 28 video games at Double-A. He has two triples on the yr too, in addition. Gameday
Jefferson Rojas, SS/2B, South Bend (CHC No. 6/MLB No. 78)Rojas received a late begin to the season attributable to an damage, however the 20-year-old is beginning to hit his stride in his second stint with Excessive-A South Bend. He registered his first multihomer recreation by swatting solo photographs in consecutive at-bats, each pulled over the left-field wall. The gifted infielder is hitting .300 with a .900 OPS in 21 video games this season. Gameday
Jhostynxon Garcia, OF, Portland (BOS No. 5)Do you could have The Password? Portland does, as a result of the Double-A Sea Canine have Garcia, who performed hero for the second consecutive day. Garcia, who goes by the nickname “The Password,” grounded a walk-off single to the left discipline within the backside of the tenth inning after launching a walk-off homer on an 0-2 rely within the backside of the ninth Saturday. What a weekend it was for the gifted outfielder. Gameday
Mike Sirota, OF, Rancho Cucamonga (LAD No. 19)We stated there could be multihomer video games, did not we?! The Quakes rolled partly due to Sirota, who loved his first profession multihomer recreation as a part of a three-hit, five-RBI efficiency, cranking a two-run shot within the first and a three-run shot within the seventh. The 2024 third-round decide, acquired within the Gavin Lux commerce with Cincinnati in January, is having a heck of a professional debut within the Dodgers’ system, hitting .354 with seven homers and a 1.130 OPS by way of his first 24 video games at Single-A. Gameday
Brock Rodden, 2B, Arkansas (SEA No. 27)Who says you’ll be able to’t have come out of the leadoff spot? Rodden entered play with one homer in his first 17 video games, then went deep twice — a solo homer and a three-run shot — in consecutive at-bats out of the No. 1 spot within the Vacationers lineup. The 24-year-old infielder is a speed-first man however can drive the ball out of the ballpark. He logged 29 steals and 14 homers final season (principally at Excessive-A) and now has three homers and 9 steals this yr at Double-A. Gameday
Joseph Sullivan, OF, Asheville (HOU No. 11)The Vacationers’ designated hitter loved the most effective all-around days on the plate, homering as a part of a three-run, four-RBI efficiency out of the No. 3 gap within the lineup. The 2024 seventh-round decide is having an fascinating begin to the season at Excessive-A after making a short professional debut at Single-A final yr. He is hitting solely .206, however with a .420 on-base-percentage, .895 OPS and 7 homers by way of 30 video games. Gameday
Braedon Karpathios, RF, Fort Wayne (Unranked)It was a profession day for Karpathios, a 21-year-old in his first stint at Excessive-A. The Padres prospect recorded his first skilled two-homer recreation and tallied a career-high six RBIs on a pair of three-run homers out of the No. 7 spot within the Excessive-A TinCaps’ lineup. Gameday
Mike Burrows, RHP, Indianapolis (PIT No. 15)Burrows was dominant, recording 11 of his 14 outs through the strikeout over 4 2/3 innings for Triple-A Indianapolis and main ranked prospects in punchouts on the day. The 25-year-old righty scattered 4 hits and walked two, however induced so many swings-and-misses he prevented injury by not permitting a run. Gameday
Bryce Cunningham, RHP, Hudson Valley (NYY No. 4)Considerably quietly, the 22-year-old righty is placing collectively a pleasant opening run in his professional debut. The 2024 second-round decide logged 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball, putting out 4 in his fifth robust begin in as many outings for the Excessive-A Renegades. Cunningham has been tremendous stable to this point, amassing a 1.98 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 36 1/3 innings. Gameday
David Sandlin, RHP, Portland (BOS No. 8)Earlier than The Password performed hero once more, the Double-A Sea Canine have been within the recreation due to their pitching. Sandlin and left-hander Connelly Early mixed to strike out 17 batters throughout 10 innings, with Sandlin registered 9 punchouts over the primary 5 frames. The 24-year-old righty was charged with three runs however did not stroll a batter, bettering his Ok-BB ratio to 28-9 throughout 26 1/3 whole innings. Gameday
Juaron Watts-Brown, RHP, Vancouver (TOR No. 16)The 23-year-old righty was virtually untouchable, whiffing 10 throughout six scoreless innings in what was clearly his handiest outing of the season to this point. The previous third-round decide continues to place up gaudy strikeout totals for Excessive-A Vancouver, the place he is registered 54 strikeouts in 32 1/3 innings. Gameday
