Astros 3B Zach Dezenzo (24) debuted final night time after graduating Triple-A in simply 11 video games. He slashed .391/.472/.739 with 4 house runs and three stolen bases in these 11 video games, so kudos to the ‘Stros for waving him onward to the majors. Dezenzo’s a big dude at 6’4” 220 lbs and brings straightforward energy from the correct aspect. Heads up within the Crawford bins.
The Diamondbacks lastly promoted C Adrian Del Castillo (24) with C Gabriel Moreno happening the injured record. Del Castillo has dominated Triple-A pitching all season and has 24 house runs together with a slash line of .319/.403/.608 and a 16.8 p.c strikeout price. There’s in all probability no room for him if Moreno is wholesome, however you by no means know. If ADC hits sufficient, the membership may discover a solution to maintain him round.
Diamondbacks RHP Justin Martinez (23) was in my prime 50 prospect replace at one level when he was eligible and now has an opportunity at some saves in Arizona. He’s allowed only one house run in 49.1 innings this season. The command might be scattershot, however he’s a 23-year-old attempting to handle a few of the nastiest stuff on the earth and throwing his splitter and slider every 22 p.c of the time. His statcast web page has him within the a hundredth percentile on fastball velocity and floor ball price in addition to the 99th percentile in barrel price and ninety fifth percentile in whiff price. I’m not saying he’s the nearer now simply because he picked up a Tenth-inning save one night time, however the momentum right here is fairly apparent.
Yankees RHP Will Warren (25) will make his second MLB begin at present within the late recreation of a double-header. His ERA at Triple-A is 6.11 by 95.2 innings, however his xFIP is 3.95, a niche that’s defined partly by his 60.8 p.c left-on-base price the place 70 p.c is the place they sometimes settle. His stuff is sweet sufficient to stay within the rotation, however the command comes and goes. He’ll be a dangerous roto begin for the foreseeable future.
Pirates 3B Malcom Nuñez (23, AAA) hasn’t been nice this yr (91 wRC+ in 94 video games), however he’s been heating up with the climate, slashing .362/.416/.594 with a 9.1-to-15.6 p.c walk-to-strikeout price and three house runs over his final 18 video games. He was downright dangerous in Triple-A final yr (69 wRC+ in 67 video games), so it’s encouraging to see him bettering throughout time, even when he’s extra of a post-hype fill-in sort than a big-time prospect at this stage.
Nunez first burst on the scene by dominating within the Dominican Summer season League, and Dodgers SS Emil Morales (17, DSL) is giving the identical big-kid-on-the-playground power that Nunez had. Morales was a higher-priced prospect with a greater body at 6’3” 191 lbs and at the least an opportunity to remain at shortstop, so any comparisons in all probability finish on the statlines and simple right-handed energy. Largely I simply put them collectively for the sake of the segue. Slashing .333/.480/.674 with 12 house runs and ten stolen bases, Morales seems to be like a monster within the making. We’ll must see him towards stateside pitching to really feel actual good about it, however he’s going to be robust to rank this low season given his outcomes and upside.
Yankees SS George Lombard Jr. (19, A+) hasn’t been superb in 81 Low-A video games this season, however he’s younger for the extent and nonetheless rising into his 6’2” 190 lb body, so the Yankees had seen sufficient in his 104 wRC+ to ship him alongside to the following degree. A primary-round choose in 2023, Lombard Jr. has swiped 30 luggage in 34 makes an attempt whereas slashing .232/.344/.348 with 5 house runs.
Stretching again to his time within the advanced league, Pink Sox RHP Juan Valera (18, A) has began seven video games throughout which he allowed his opponents zero hits. In his three begins at Low-A protecting 12 innings, he has allowed one hit. Now, he has allowed 5 walks in that point, however that’s nonetheless good for a 0.50 WHIP alongside along with his 0.00 ERA after posting a 1.79 in 40.1 CPX innings. On the bump, Valera repeats his supply impeccably properly for a 6’3” 205 lb 18-year-old and pushes his fastball up into the high-90’s with obvious ease.
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