Leo De Vries (Athletics) continued to flash his energy at Double-A, but it surely was one other Double-A newcomer who stole the present. Zyhir Hope (Dodgers) broke out in a giant manner, including his title to different prime prospects Bryce Eldridge (Giants), Jett Williams (Mets) and Tre’ Morgan (Rays), who all discovered the seats. On the mound, Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz (Yankees) shoved his strategy to the highest of the Ok leaderboard and Liam Doyle (Cardinals) appeared as much as the problem in his Double-A debut.
Zyhir Hope, OF, Tulsa (LAD No. 2/MLB No. 19)It took 5 video games, however Hope seems to be settling into Double-A simply fantastic. Two days after recording his first knock for Double-A Tulsa, the 20-year-old put collectively a three-hit effort and tied his season excessive with 4 RBIs. Hope additionally stole a base, bringing his whole to 27 for the yr. Saturday additionally marked Hope’s 126th sport , a big increase from his injury-riddled 61-game marketing campaign in 2024. Gameday
Leo De Vries, SS, Midland (ATH No. 1/MLB No. 3)De Vries wasted no time selecting up the place he left off Friday evening, going yard in his first at-bat on for his third homer in 24 hours. It was the fourth dinger in his previous 5 video games and fifth for Double-A Midland. The 18-year-old additionally doubled twice for his second consecutive three-hit sport, giving him eight knocks over his previous three contests — seven for additional bases — plus 9 RBIs. De Vries has amassed six multihit efforts in 9 video games this month. Gameday
Bryce Eldridge, 1B, Sacramento (SF No. 1/MLB No. 13)Not solely is every part clicking for Eldridge offensively of late, the 6-foot-7, 240-pounder has put his 70-grade energy on the total show within the course of. The 20-year-old muscled his twenty fifth dwelling run of the season, and 18th for Triple-A Sacramento. The knock gave the Eldridge a minimum of one hit in 9 of his previous 11 video games — together with six in a row. The 6-foot-7 slugger is slashing .260/.331/.512 with 46 extra-base hits in 101 video games throughout three Minor League ranges this season. Gameday
Liam Doyle, LHP, Springfield (STL No. 2/MLB No. 33)Being on the quick monitor could also be an understatement for Doyle — this yr’s fifth general Draft choose by the Cardinals. After making his first professional look at Single-A final week with Palm Seashore, the Tennessee product made his Double-A debut for Springfield and twirled two scoreless frames — working round a pair of hits with out issuing a stroll and fanning three. The 21-year-old threw 20 of his 30 pitches for strikes and retired the primary 4 batters he confronted earlier than working into and out of hassle in his closing body. Gameday
Jett Williams, SS/OF/2B, Syracuse (NYM No. 2/MLB No. 29)Williams has 4 hits over his previous 5 video games with Syracuse, however none of them have been tougher than the cost he put into the ball for his fifteenth homer of the yr and fifth for Triple-A Syracuse. The 21-year-old crushed an 0-2 splitter up within the zone 107.1 mph to left-center, his second dinger in 5 video games and third this month. Williams reached base 3 times, working a pair of walks to convey his whole to 73 this season. Gameday
Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz, RHP, Somerset (NYY No. 5)There’s a new Ok chief within the Minors! Rodriguez-Cruz racked up seven punchouts to convey his whole on the season to 173 — 5 greater than teammate Carlos Lagrange (NYY No. 2/MLB No. 78). The best-hander has notched a minimum of seven punchouts in eight of his 11 begins since becoming a member of Double-A Somerset — together with seven of his previous eight appearances. Rodriguez-Cruz owns a 2.42 ERA, a 1.06 WHIP and is limiting batters to a .184 common in 145 innings throughout two Minor League ranges this season. Gameday
Tre’ Morgan, 1B/OF, Durham (TB No. 7)Is anybody swinging a warmer bat than Morgan proper now? Coming off arguably his greatest efficiency of the yr on Friday evening that included three hits and a walk-off homer, the LSU product collected a success in every of Durham’s contests throughout a doubleheader on Saturday — together with one other roundtripper within the opener, giving him lengthy balls in consecutive contests. Morgan is slashing .297/.372/.541 with 5 walks, 11 RBIs and 7 runs scored in September. Gameday (1), Gameday (2)
