Saturday's top prospect performers

June 20th, 2021

Here's a look at Saturday's top Minor League performers from each team's Top 30 Prospects list:

Tigers: Riley Greene, OF (MLB No. 15), Double-A Erie
Greene got off to a fast start out of the lead off spot for Erie. The lefty racked up three extra-base hits in the first four innings. Greene roped a triple in the first inning, homered in the second and smacked an RBI double in the fourth. In Erie’s 8-7 loss, Greene finished 3-for-3 and added two walks and three runs. The Tigers’ top pick in the 2019 Draft has had a productive start to the season, slashing .286/.392/.503 for an .895 OPS with four doubles, two triples and eight home runs. Tigers prospects stats »

Blue Jays: Austin Martin, SS (MLB No. 16), Double-A New Hampshire
It was a career day in the batter's box for the Blue Jays' top pick in the 2020 Draft. Martin tallied a career-high five hits in six trips to the plate, racking up two doubles, four RBIs, two runs scored and a stolen base. The 22-year-old had a tepid start to the year, but he has begun to adjust to the professional game, going 15-for-43 over his last 11 games and slashing .311/.417/.492 in June. Blue Jays prospects stats »

Marlins: Edward Cabrera, RHP (MLB No. 52), Double-A Pensacola
Jake Eder, LHP (No. 24), Double-A Pensacola

Cabrera returned to Double-A for the first time since the 2019 season, and he looked dominant in his Pensacola debut. In 4 1/3 innings, the hard-throwing right-hander punched out seven and allowed one run on two hits and a walk. Cabrera’s first pitch of the game reached triple digits as he flashed his 65-grade fastball. Fresh off a dominant rehab stint in Jacksonville, Cabrera has 18 strikeouts through his first 10 1/3 innings this season, and has punched out nearly half (47.4%) of the batters he’s faced.

Eder’s dominant start to the season continued as the 22-year-old threw 57 of his 95 pitches for strikes and lowered his ERA to a miniscule 1.08 with six scoreless innings. Eder also racked up seven strikeouts, bringing his season total to 62 through 41 2/3 innings. Eder, a fourth-round selection from last year’s Draft, has held opponents without an earned run in five of his eight starts and has only yielded more that one earned run once. Marlins prospects stats »

Indians: Tyler Freeman, SS (MLB No. 78), Double-A Akron
Freeman hit his second homer of the year and turned in his first multihit performance since June 1, going 4-for-7 with two RBIs and four runs scored. Freeman, who hit a two-run homer in the fifth, also hit his eighth double of the year as part of his big night at the plate. The 22-year-old is hitting .319 through 33 games this season, his first at the Double-A level. Indians prospects stats »

Yankees: Oswald Peraza, SS (MLB No. 99), Double-A Somerset
Anthony Volpe, SS (No. 11), Low-A Tampa

Peraza’s power has been on display all season, and Saturday’s contest was no different. The slugging shortstop went back-to-back with Luke Voit to start Somerset’s day. The blast was Peraza’s second Double-A homer, and his seventh dinger across all levels. In the Patriots’ 14-5 loss to Richmond, the 21-year-old went 3-for-3, adding two singles, an RBI, two runs and a walk to his day. Peraza has been tearing the cover off the ball in 2021, with a slash line of .310/.396/.524 and a .920 OPS.

Volpe led off the game with a triple and ended with a homer. The 20-year-old, whom the Yankees selected 30th overall in the 2019 Draft, hit a walk-off homer to cap a 3-for-5, four-RBI night at the plate. Volpe also hit a three-run homer in the seventh and has now homered eight times through 37 games after going deep twice in 34 games during his 2019 professional debut. Yankees prospects stats »

Brewers: Zavier Warren, C (No. 11), Low-A Carolina
Warren was nearly unstoppable at the plate for Carolina, going 4-for-5 with a homer, two RBIs and a pair of runs scored in the Mudcats’ win over Fayetteville. The 22-year-old, a third-round pick from the 2020 Draft, hit a solo homer in the seventh and then complemented that with a trio of singles, one of which also brought home a run. Warren is hitting .254 through 19 games to begin his professional career. Brewers prospects stats »

Cardinals: Jordan Walker, 3B (No. 6), Low-A Palm Beach
Walker tallied a pair of extra-base hits, including his fourth homer of the year in Palm Beach’s 10-9 loss to Daytona. Walker reached base five times in the contest, drawing a pair of walks to go along with his 3-for-4 night at the dish. The 19-year-old, a first-round pick from the 2020 Draft (21st overall), is hitting .352 through 20 games in his first taste of pro ball. Cardinals Prospects stats »

Padres: Tucapita Marcano, INF (No. 5), Triple-A El Paso
Marcano continued his recent offensive surge with his first two-homer game of the season. The 21-year-old hit a two-run homer in the third, a run-scoring double in the fourth and then capped his 3-for-4, five-RBI night with a solo blast in the seventh. Marcano went 0-for-4 on Friday, but has hits in 10 of his past 11 games and is hitting .400 in June. Padres prospects stats »

Pirates: Mason Martin, 1B (No. 14), Double-A Altoona
Hitting out of the cleanup spot, Martin helped power Altoona to an 8-7 win over Erie with his eighth dinger and ninth double of the season in a 3-for-4 night. The lefty rounded out his line with four RBIs, two runs scored and a walk. It was Martin’s second three-hit performance of the season, with the first coming on June 5. The 22-year-old has been a consistent presence in Altoona’s lineup, smashing four homers and tallying 14 RBIs in both May and June thus far. Martin carries an .864 OPS in 2021, two points better than his career mark of .862. Pirates prospects stats »

Rangers: Avery Weems, LHP (No. 30), High-A Hickory
Simply put, Weems was perfect. The 24-year-old lefty threw 40 of his 56 pitches for strikes as he cruised through five innings in his best start of the season. Weems, who has pitched to a 3.97 ERA this year, also struck out seven, bringing his season total to 38 through 22 2/3 innings. Weems struck out a pair in each of the game’s first three frames and then finished off his outing with his seventh strikeout of the evening. Rangers prospects stats »

White Sox: Bryan Ramos, 3B (No. 13), Low-A Kannapolis
Bailey Horn, LHP (No. 24), Low-A Kannapolis

Ramos slugged two homers in a game for the second time this week in Kannapolis’ 9-1 win. The 19-year-old went 3-for-4 on Saturday, adding a single, two RBIs and two runs scored to round out his day. Both of Ramos’ dingers were solo shots, coming in the first and fifth innings. The third baseman had his first career multihomer game on Tuesday. With nine total bases, Ramos upped his slash line to .248/.356/.463 with seven jacks on the year.

Horn, the starter in Kannapolis’ victory, turned in the best performance of his career to date and earned his first rofessional win. The lefty tossed five scoreless innings with nine strikeouts, both career highs, while allowing one hit, the only baserunner to reach against him on Saturday. Horn’s ERA sits at 2.25 following his dominant start, and in 24 innings this season, the 23-year-old has fanned 28 batters while walking six. White Sox prospects stats »