No. 3 overall prospectLucas Giolito made his Spring Training debut on Friday with two impressive innings in the Nationals' 5-4 loss against Miami.
The Nationals' top-ranked prospect entered in the bottom of fifth, with the Nats leading, 4-2, and promptly struck out the side while pitching around a two-out error. Giolito threw 14 of his 18 pitches for strikes in the frame and generated whiffs with six of them, then needed only four pitches (all strikes) to complete the sixth inning.
Supplying the offense for Washington in the game was No. 6 prospectWilmer Difo, who connected on a pinch-hit, three-run homer against Marlins right-hander Brian Ellington in the fifth. Right-hander Abel De Los Santos (No. 22) also struck out two of the three batters he faced in a clean eighth inning.

More notable performances by top prospects
Yankees No. 4 prospectJames Kaprielian was sharp in his spring debut, as the 2015 first-rounder struck out a pair in two flawless innings against the Tigers.
A's left-hander Sean Manaea, MLBPipeline's No. 68 overall prospect, struck out four and induced a pair of groundouts in two scoreless innings in a start against the Rockies. Oakland's No. 1 prospect,Franklin Barreto, hit a pinch-hit homer in the bottom of the sixth, while Joey Wendle (No. 13) and Jaycob Brugman (21) both tripled. Left-hander Dillon Overton (10) threw two scoreless innings in relief.

In the A's other split-squad matchup, No. 6 prospectMatt Chapman hit a solo homer off of right-hander Josh Collmenter in a loss to Arizona. D-backs No. 11 prospectGabby Guerrero accounted for most of his club's offense in the win, finishing 2-for-3 with a three-run home run and four RBIs.
White Sox No. 28 prospectJason Coats went 1-for-3 with a solo home run off of Indians right-hander Trevor Bauer.

Phillies No. 18 prospectTyler Goeddel, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2015 Rule 5 Draft, had another solid showing at the plate, finishing 1-for-3 with a double and two RBIs against the Braves.