Zimmer, Almora among top prospect performers Sunday

March 6th, 2017

Indians top prospect continued his impressive start to the Cactus League season, belting a towering home run and finishing with two hits and two RBIs in Sunday's win over the Padres.
Zimmer, the No. 22 overall prospect according to MLBPipeline.com, crushed a solo homer to right-center against Padres right-hander in the fifth inning. He also drove in a run in his first at-bat with a single to left against San Diego starter .
In nine games this spring, Zimmer is hitting .313 with two homers, seven RBIs and a 1.076 OPS.
More notable performances from top prospects on Sunday:

Cubs No. 3 prospectAlbert Almora Jr. (No. 75 overall) hit a grand slam for his first homer of the spring. He also doubled to finish 2-for-4 with two runs scored.

Phillies top prospect (No. 6 overall) started at shortstop and went 1-for-3 with a double and a walk.
Dodgers top prospect (No. 12 overall) started at first base and went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI. Bellinger is hitting .313 in the Cactus League.
White Sox No. 4 prospect (No. 46 overall) started against the D-backs and allowed one run on three hits over three innings. The right-hander struck out three against one walk.
Reds No. 3 prospect (No. 67 overall) went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI in a win over the Angels. On the mound, No. 10 prospect tossed two shutout innings with one strikeout and two hits allowed.
Cardinals No. 5 prospect collected three hits and four RBIs, including a three-run triple against Mets reliever . Bader also walked and raised his average to .313 in the Grapefruit League. In the same game, Mets No. 17 prospect hit a three-run homer against Cardinals reliever .
Indians No. 9 prospect scored two runs and collected two singles out of the leadoff spot.
Mariners No. 10 prospect Dan Vogelbach went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI, while No. 25 prospect went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Pirates No. 23 prospect recorded four strikeouts over two shutout innings against the Yankees. He scattered two hits.
Rockies No. 6 prospect was perfect over two innings of relief, with four of those outs coming on the ground.
Royals top prospect pitched three scoreless relief innings against the Giants, striking out one and allowing one hit. Meanwhile, Royals No. 2 prospect came off the bench and went deep in his only at-bat for his first homer of the spring.