Here are the American League pitchers who are off to great starts to the 2018 season. 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 based by Baseball America. Missed the best of the National League for April?….click here
Baltimore Top Prospect: LHP (#17) Zac Lowther (LoA Delmarva) 22 years old 2-1, 1.23 ERA, 22 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 39 K in 4 starts UTR: LHP Cameron Bishop (LoA Delmarva) 22 years old 2-1, 1.44 ERA, 25 IP, 20 H, 4 ER, 5 BB, 23 K in 4 starts Boston Top Prospect: RHP (#29) Roniel Raudes (HiA Salem) 20 years old 2-1, 2.92 ERA, 24.2 IP, 20 H, 8 ER, 10 BB, 16 K in 5 starts UTR: RHP Kutter Crawford (LoA Greenville – Boston) 22 years old 0-1, 2.25 ERA, 24 IP, 21 H, 6 ER, 6 BB, 36 K in 5 starts Cleveland Top Prospect: LHP (#18) Sam Hentges (HiA Lynchburg – Cleveland) 21 years old 2-0, 2.13 ERA, 25.1 IP, 24 H, 6 ER, 7 BB, 27 K in 5 starts UTR: RHP (#29) Elijah Morgan (LoA Lake County) 21 years old 1-0, 1.37 ERA, 26.1 IP, 19 H, 4 ER, 5 BB, 35 K in 5 starts Chicago White Sox Top Prospect: RHP (#5) Dane Dunning (HiA Winston-Salem) 23 years old *Promoted to AA* 1-1, 2.59 ERA, 24.1 IP, 20 H, 7 ER, 3 BB, 31 K in 4 HiA starts UTR: LHP John Parke (LoA Kannapolis) 23 years old 3-1, 1.86 ERA, 29 IP, 22 H, 6 ER, 5 BB, 23 K in 5 starts Detroit Top Prospect: RHP (#2) Alex Faedo (HiA Lakeland) 22 years old 0-2, 2.48 ERA, 29 IP, 18 H, 8 ER, 4 BB, 25 K in 5 starts UTR: LHP Eudis Idrogo (LoA West Michigan) 22 years old (“2017 One to Watch”) 0-2, 0.38 ERA, 24 IP, 16 H, 1 ER, 6 BB, 18 K in 4 starts Houston Top Prospect: RHP (#18) Corbin Martin (HiA Buies Creek) 22 years old *Promoted to Double-A* 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 19 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 7 BB, 26 K in 4 appearances with 3 starts UTR: RHP Carson LaRue (HiA Buies Creek) 22 years old 1-0, 0.46 ERA, 19.2 IP, 11 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 20 K in 4 appearances with 3 starts Kansas City Top Prospect: No Ranked Prospect Qualified UTR: RHP Arnaldo Hernandez (HiA Wilmington) 22 years old 2-0, 1.35 ERA, 20 IP, 21 H, 3 ER, 8 BB, 11 K in 5 appearances with 4 starts Los Angles Angels Top Prospect: LHP (#13) Jose Suarez (HiA Inland Empire) 20 years old *Promoted to Double-A* (2018 “One to Watch”) 0-1, 2.00 ERA, 9 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 18 K in 2 starts UTR: RHP Mitchell Traver (LoA Burlington) 24 years old 3-1, 1.47 ERA, 18.1 IP, 14 H, 3 ER, 7 BB, 15 K in 4 starts Minnesota Top Prospect: No Ranked Prospect Qualified UTR: RHP Tyler Wells (HiA Fort Myers) 23 years old 2-1, 3.63 ERA, 17.1 IP, 11 H, 7 ER, 4 BB, 18 K in 4 starts New York Yankees Top Prospect: RHP (#18) Trevor Stephan (HiA Tampa) 22 years old 1-0, 1.66 ERA, 21.2 IP, 12 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 28 K in 4 starts UTR: RHP Jonathan Loaisiga (HiA Tampa) 22 years old *Promoted to Double-A* 3-0, 1.35 ERA, 20 IP, 19 H, 3 ER, 1 ER, 26 K in 4 starts Oakland Top Prospect: LHP (#5) Jesus Luzardo (HiA Stockton) 20 years old *Promoted to Double-A* 2-1, 1.23 ERA, 14.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 5 BB, 25 K in 3 starts UTR: RHP Brian Howard (HiA Stockton) 23 years old 2-2, 2.57 ERA, 21 IP, 13 H, 6 ER, 7 BB, 29 K in 4 starts Seattle Top Prospect: RHP (#21) Oliver Jaskie (LoA Clinton) 22 years old 1-0, 2.00 ERA, 18 IP, 16 H, 4 ER, 11 BB, 22 K in 4 starts UTR: RHP (#26) Tommy Romero (LoA Clinton) 20 years old 2-1, 1.29 ERA, 21 IP, 11 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 28 K in 4 starts Tampa Bay Top Prospect: LHP (#3) Brendan McKay (LoA Bowling Green) 22 years old 1-0, 1.93 ERA, 14 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 24 K in 4 starts UTR: RHP Alex Valverde (LoA Bowling Green) 21 years old 2-1, 2.41 ERA, 18.2 IP, 16 H, 5 ER, 10 BB, 17 K in 4 starts Texas Top Prospect: RHP (#17) Jonathan Hernandez (Hi Down East) 22 years old 3-1, 1.61 ERA, 22.1 IP, 14 H, 4 ER, 8 BB, 28 K in 4 starts UTR: RHP Tyler Phillips (LoA Hickory) 20 years old *2017 “One to Watch” 2-2, 3.32 ERA, 21.2 IP, 21 H, 8 ER, 3 BB, 23 K in 4 starts Toronto Top Prospect: RHP (#30) Yennsy Diaz (L0A Lansing) 21 years old *2016 “One to Watch” 3-0, 0.31 ERA, 28.2 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 13 BB, 29 K in 5 starts UTR: RHP Graham Spraker (LoA Lansing) 23 years old 0-0, 2.30 ERA, 15.2 IP, 11 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 17 K in 4 appearances with 3 starts
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