Its time again breakdown the performances and announce who are the American League UTR Top Prospect and Under the Radar pitchers. The National League’s June best can be found here.
The new addition for 2017 will be the inclusion of two pitchers for each team. We try our very best to follow the UTR criteria that we set forth when we created UTRMinors. That baseline criteria which differentiates the top prospect vs. an Under the Radar player is simply this: any player ranked in a system’s Top 10 or drafted above the 5th round is considered a top prospect….all others are under the radar kids. Of course, there could be a circumstance where the best top prospect performance may come from a pitcher that falls below this criteria. In this case, the top prospect would be those ranked within that teams Top 30 determined by Baseball America.
Baltimore Top Prospect: LHP (#6) Keegan Akin (HiA Frederick) 22 years old June Stats: 3-1, 0.90 ERA, 30 IP, 13 H, 3 ER, 11 BB, 31 K in 5 starts Season Stats: 6-5, 3.51 ERA, 74.1 IP, 62 H, 29 ER, 33 BB, 80 K in 15 starts UTR: RHP Lucas Humpal (LoA Delmarva) 23 years old June Stats: 2-2, 3.48 ERA, 31 IP, 22 H, 12 ER, 4 BB, 20 K in 5 starts Season Stats: 4-6, 3.82 ERA, 94.1 IP, 87 H, 40 ER, 22 BB, 59 K in 16 appearances with 15 starts Boston Top Prospect: RHP (#27) Bryan Mata (LoA Greenville) 18 years old June Stats: 0-0, 2.12 ERA, 17 IP, 14 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 15 K in 3 starts Season Stats: 1-1, 3.56 ERA, 30.1 IP, 31 H, 12 ER, 7 BB, 27 K in 6 starts UTR: LHP Rayniel Moreno (DSL Red Sox – Boston) 18 years old June Stats: 2-2, 1.04 ERA, 26 IP, 15 H, 3 ER, 6 BB, 23 K in 5 starts Season Stats: 2-2, 2.10 ERA, 30 IP, 22 H, 7 ER, 7 BB, 28 K in 6 starts Cleveland Top Prospect: RHP (#20) Aaron Civale (HiA Lynchburg – Clevelan) 22 years old June Stats: 4-1, 2.48 ERA, 36.1 IP, 30 H, 10 ER, 3 BB, 32 K in 6 starts Season Stats: 7-5, 3.50 ERA, 100.1 IP, 98 H, 39 ER, 8 BB, 93 K in 17 starts UTR: RHP (#21) Shane Bieber (HiA Lynchburg) 22 years old June Stats: 4-1, 2.90 ERA, 31 IP, 28 H, 10 ER, 2 BB, 36 K in 5 starts Season Stats: 6-4, 3.09 ERA, 99 IP, 108 H, 34 ER, 5 BB, 93 K in 16 starts Chicago White Sox Top Prospect: RHP (#10) Alec Hansen (LoA Kannapolis /HiA Winston-Salem) 22 years old June Stats: 2-0, 0.78 ERA, 23 IP, 15 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 30 K in 4 starts Season Stats: 7-3, 2.29 ERA, 82.2 IP, 65 H, 21 ER, 26 BB, 102 K in 15 starts UTR: LHP (#23) Bernardo Flores (LoA Kannapolis /HiA Winston-Salem) 21 years old June Stats: 3-0, 2.15 ERA, 29.1 IP, 25 H, 7 ER, 4 BB, 27 K in 5 starts Season Stats: 8-5, 3.57 ERA, 88.1 IP, 86 H, 35 ER, 18 BB, 77 K in 16 starts Detroit Top Prospect: RHP (#13) Sandy Baez (HiA Lakeland) 23 years old June Stats: 2-0, 1.52 ERA, 23.2 IP, 13 H, 4 ER, 9 BB, 35 K in 4 starts Season Stats: 2-6, 4.47 ERA, 56.1 IP, 58 H, 28 ER, 19 BB, 64 K in 11 starts UTR: LHP (#28) Matt Hall (HiA Lakeland) 23 years old June Stats: 3-0, 0.00 ERA, 25.2 IP, 15 H, 0 ER, 6 BB, 31 K in 4 appearances with 3 starts Season Stats: 6-5, 2.88 ERA, 78 IP, 81 H, 25 ER, 27 BB, 8 K in 15 appearances with 14 starts Houston Top Prospect: RHP (#4) Franklin Perez (HiA Buies Creek) 19 years old June Stats: 2-2, 2.77 ERA, 26 IP, 15 H, 8 ER, 6 BB, 24 K in 5 starts Season Stats: 4-2, 3.22 ERA, 50.1 IP, 35 H, 18 ER, 14 BB, 48 K in 11 appearances with 10 starts UTR: RHP Cesar Rosado (LoA Quad Cities) 21 years old June Stats: 2-0, 0.63 ERA, 14.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 19 K in 3 appearances with 2 starts Season Stats: 2-0, 0.63 ERA, 14.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 19 K in 3 appearances with 2 starts Kansas City Top Prospect: RHP (#6) Scott Blewett (HiA Wilmington) 21 years old June Stats: 1-2, 4.91 ERA, 25.2 IP, 23 H, 14 ER, 11 BB, 37 K in 5 starts Season Stats: 5-6, 3.83 ERA, 91.2 IP, 84 H, 44 ER, 30 BB, 86 K in 16 starts UTR: RHP Delvin Capellan (DSL Royals) 18 years old June Stats: 2-1, 0.36 ERA, 25 IP, 14 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 23 K in 5 starts Season Stats: 2-2, 0.90 ERA, 30 IP, 21 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 26 K in 6 starts Los Angeles Angels Top Prospect: RHP (#23) Jesus Castillo (HiA Inland Empire) 21 years old June Stats: 1-1, 2.70 ERA, 20 IP, 20 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 18 K in 4 starts Season Stats: 5-3, 3.24 ERA, 72.1 IP, 75 H, 26 ER, 14 BB, 69 K in 15 appearances with 14 starts UTR: RHP Andrew Vinson (LoA Burlington) 23 years old June Stats: 2-1, 4.74 ERA, 19 IP, 24 H, 10 ER, 3 BB, 20 K in 4 starts Season Stats: 5-7, 5.61 ERA, 59.1 IP, 75 H, 37 ER, 20 BB, 50 K in 13 starts Minnesota Top Prospect: RHP (#19) Lewis Thorpe (HiA Fort Myers) 21 years old June Stats: 1-0, 1.98 ERA, 13.2 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 6 BB, 15 K in 3 appearances with 2 starts Season Stats: 1-2, 1.69 ERA, 26.2 IP, 15 H, 5 ER, 10 BB, 31 K in 6 appearances with 5 starts UTR: RHP Tyler Wells (LoA Cedar Rapids) 22 years old June Stats: 2-2, 1.96 ERA, 23 IP, 17 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 27 K in 4 starts Season Stats: 4-2, 2.21 ERA, 61 IP, 45 H, 15 ER, 16 BB, 82 K in 11 starts New York Yankees Top Prospect: RHP (#24) Zack Littell (HiA Tampa) 21 years old **Promoted to HiA** June Stats: 5-0, 0.58 ERA, 31 IP, 17 H, 2 ER, 9 BB, 36 K in 5 starts Season Stats: 12-1, 1.89 ERA, 90.1 IP, 79 H, 19 ER, 20 BB, 82 K in 16 appearances with 14 starts UTR: RHP Freicer Perez (LoA Charleston) 21 years old June Stats: 1-1, 2.05 ERA, 30.2 IP, 18 H, 7 ER, 9 BB, 27 K in 5 starts Season Stats: 4-3, 3.03 ERA, 71.1 IP, 63 H, 24 ER, 23 BB, 65 K in 14 starts Oakland Top Prospect: No Ranked Prospect Qualified UTR: RHP Brandon Bailey (LoA Beloit) 22 years old June Stats: 0-0, 3.27 ERA, 22 IP, 16 H, 8 ER, 13 BB, 31 K in 5 starts Season Stats: 2-1, 3.08 ERA, 61.1 IP, 46 H, 21 ER, 24 BB, 81 K in 16 appearances with 11 starts Seattle Top Prospect: RHP (#25) Brandon Miller (LoA Clinton) 21 years old 2017 “One to Watch” June Stats: 2-1, 3.48 ERA, 31 IP, 24 H, 12 ER, 3 BB, 29 K in 5 starts Season Stats: 8-3, 3.51 ERA, 89.2 IP, 84 H, 35 ER, 21 BB, 80 K in 16 starts UTR: RHP Nathan Bannister (HiA Modesto) 23 years old June Stats: 1-2, 3.25 ERA, 36 IP, 26 H, 13 ER, 7 BB, 31 K in 6 starts Season Stats: 4-5, 5.12 ERA, 95 IP, 107 H, 54 ER, 18 BB, 81 K in 17 appearances with 16 starts Tampa Bay Top Prospect: No Ranked Prospect Qualified UTR: LHP Travis Ott (HiA Charlotte) 22 years old June Stats: 2-1, 2.04 ERA, 17.2 IP, 11 H, 4 ER, 9 BB, 23 K in 4 starts Season Stats: 7-3, 2.61 ERA, 69 IP, 52 H, 20 ER, 38 BB, 76 K in 14 starts Texas Top Prospect: No Ranked Prospect Qualified UTR: RHP Emerson Martinez (HiA Down East) 22 years old June Stats: 1-2, 1.44 ERA, 25 IP, 23 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 22 K in 4 starts Season Stats: 3-8, 4.13 ERA, 80.2 IP, 91 H, 37 ER, 21 BB, 65 K in 14 starts Toronto Top Prospect: RHP (#24) Jordan Romano (HiA Dunedin) 24 years old June Stats: 1-2, 3.86 ERA, 25.2 IP, 23 H, 11 ER, 7 BB, 33 K in 5 starts Season Stats: 4-3, 2.63 ERA, 85.2 IP, 79 H, 25 ER, 31 BB, 96 K in 17 appearances with 15 starts UTR: LHP Angel Perdomo (HiA Dunedin) 23 years old June Stats: 1-2, 1.88 ERA, 24 IP, 17 H, 5 ER, 12 BB, 21 K in 5 starts Season Stats: 5-6, 3.70 ERA, 75.1 IP, 74 H, 31 ER, 43 BB, 65 K in 16 starts
Under The Radar Minors 