Zimmer, Almora among top prospect performers Sunday
Indians top prospectBradley Zimmer 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 Jhoulys Chacin in the fifth inning. He also drove in a run in his first at-bat with a single to left against San Diego starter Clayton Richard.
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 prospectJ.P. Crawford (No. 6 overall) started at shortstop and went 1-for-3 with a double and a walk.
• Dodgers top prospectCody Bellinger (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 prospectReynaldo Lopez (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 prospectJesse Winker (No. 67 overall) went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI in a win over the Angels. On the mound, No. 10 prospectTyler Mahle tossed two shutout innings with one strikeout and two hits allowed.
• Cardinals No. 5 prospectHarrison Bader collected three hits and four RBIs, including a three-run triple against Mets reliever Addison Reed. Bader also walked and raised his average to .313 in the Grapefruit League. In the same game, Mets No. 17 prospectLuis Guillorme hit a three-run homer against Cardinals reliever Brett Cecil.
• Indians No. 9 prospectGreg Allen 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 prospectBoog Powell went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
• Pirates No. 23 prospect Clay Holmes recorded four strikeouts over two shutout innings against the Yankees. He scattered two hits.
• Rockies No. 6 prospectKyle Freeland was perfect over two innings of relief, with four of those outs coming on the ground.
• Royals top prospectMatt Strahm pitched three scoreless relief innings against the Giants, striking out one and allowing one hit. Meanwhile, Royals No. 2 prospectHunter Dozier came off the bench and went deep in his only at-bat for his first homer of the spring.