TOP NL UTR PITCHING PERFORMANCE LHP Wennington Romero (HiA Daytona – Cincinnati) 20 year old 7 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
- After only 49.2 innings in the U.S. as a pro in 2016, Romero proved durable in 2017 at LoA Dayton by hurling 136 innings as a 19 year-old. The southpaw was hittable though (153), and saw too many balls (17) leave the yards in the Midwest League. This all takes a back-seat, as the Romero was one of the youngest arms in the MWL and posted an impressive 4.20 K/BB rate. I named Romero as my Reds 2018 “One to Watch”
- Garabito was Kansas City’s #1 UTR Organizational All-Star during our 2014 inaugural season here at UTRMinors. The Royals slowly moved the righty through their system, as he has spent the last 2 seasons at LoA Lexington. That extra refinement of his plus command should pay big dividends this season. Garabito is my Royals 2018 “One to Watch”.
HiA Mentions – Starters RHP Justin Garza (HiA Lynchburg – Cleveland) 24 years old 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, Win 1-0 RHP Harol Gonzalez (HiA St Lucie- New York Mets) 23 years old 6 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K RHP Tyson Miller (HiA Myrtle Beach – Chicago Cubs) 22 years old 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, Win 1-0
National League – Relief RHP Franklin Van Gurp (LoA Augusta – San Francisco) 22 years old 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, Win 1-0 American League – Relief RHP Algenis Martinez (HiA Salem – Boston) 24 years old 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, Win 1-0
Under The Radar Minors 