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. The best of the National League for May can be found here….Its coming up next. Here’s the Tops from last month……NL/AL
Baltimore Top Prospect: RHP (#14) Michael Baumann (LoA Delmarva / Hi Frederick) 22 years old *Promoted to Hi-A* 5-0, 0.96 ERA, 37.2 IP, 21 H, 4 ER, 12 BB, 30 K in 6 starts Season Stats: 7-0, 1.43 ERA, 56.2 IP, 35 H, 9 ER, 21 BB, 57 K in 10 starts UTR: RHP Cristian Alvarado (HiA Frederick) 23 years old 3-1, 2.35 ERA, 30.2 IP, 27 H, 8 ER, 7 BB, 25 K in 5 starts Season Stats: 5-3, 3.57 ERA, 53 IP, 53 H, 21 ER, 12 BB, 39 K in 9 starts Boston Top Prospect: No Ranked Prospect Qualified UTR: RHP Denyi Reyes (LoA Greenville ) 21 years old 2-2, 1.66 ERA, 38 IP, 26 H, 7 ER, 4 BB, 37 K in 6 starts Season Stats: 4-3, 2.26 ERA, 59.2 IP, 48 H, 15 ER, 6 BB, 65 K in 11 appearances with 8 starts Cleveland Top Prospect: LHP (#29) Elijah Morgan (LoA Lake County / Hi Lynchburg) 22 years old *Promoted to HiA* 2-0, 2.70 ERA, 30 IP, 22 H, 9 ER, 5 BB, 33 K in 5 starts Season Stats: 3-0, 2.08 ERA, 56.1 IP, 41 H, 13 ER, 10 BB, 68 K in 10 starts UTR: RHP Gregori Vasquez (LoA Lake County) 20 years old 0-1, 4.22 ERA, 32 IP, 37 H, 15 ER, 7 BB, 18 K in 6 starts Season Stats: 1-2, 3.57 ERA, 53 IP, 53 H, 21 ER, 12 BB, 37 K in 11 appearances with 7 starts Chicago White Sox Top Prospect: RHP (#10) Dylan Cease (HiA Winston-Salem) 22 years old 4-1, 3.05 ERA, 32.1 IP, 30 H, 11 ER, 12 BB, 40 K in 6 starts Season Stats: 6-2, 2.96 ERA, 51.2 IP, 43 H, 25 ER, 24 BB, 64 K in 10 starts UTR: RHP Blake Battenfield (LoA Kannapolis) 23 years old 4-0, 1.16 ERA, 31 IP, 19 H, 4 ER, 8 BB, 35 K in 5 starts Season Stats: 5-1, 1.57 ERA, 51.2 IP, 33 H, 11 ER, 10 BB, 56 K in 10 starts Detroit Top Prospect: LHP (#29) Austin Sodders (HiA Lakeland) 23 years old 3-0, 2.59 ERA, 24.1 IP, 13 H, 7 ER, 5 BB, 25 K in 4 starts Season Stats: 3-2, 4.05 ERA, 46.2 IP, 36 H, 21 ER, 8 BB, 41 K in 8 starts UTR: RHP Elvin Rodriguez (LoA West Michigan) 20 years old (“2017 One to Watch”) 2-1, 3.33 ERA, 27 IP, 25 H, 10 ER, 11 BB, 33 K in 5 starts Season Stats: 3-2, 4.20 ERA, 40.2 IP, 42 H, 19 ER, 15 BB, 48 K in 8 starts Houston Top Prospect: RHP (#8) Jorge Alcala (HiA Buies Creek / Double-A Corpus Christie) 22 years old *Promoted to Double-A* 1-1, 3.00 ERA, 24 IP, 10 H, 8 ER, 7 BB, 27 K in 6 appearances with 3 starts Season Stats: 1-4, 3.24 ERA, 41.2 IP, 29 H, 15 ER, 19 BB, 49 K in 11 appearances with 7 starts UTR: RHP Yohan Ramirez (LoA Quad Cities) 23 years old 3-2, 1.59 ERA, 28.1 IP, 19 H, 5 ER, 13 BB, 23 K in 6 starts Season Stats: 4-4, 2.75 ERA, 39.1 IP, 30 H, 12 ER, 19 BB, 38 K in 10 appearances with 8 starts Kansas City Top Prospect: RHP (#17) Carlos Hernandez (LoA Lexington) 21 years old 2-2, 4.13 ERA, 24 IP, 18 H, 11 ER, 8 BB, 28 K in 5 starts UTR: RHP Andres Sotillet (LoA Lexington) 21 years old 2-0, 1.35 ERA, 20 IP, 21 H, 3 ER, 8 BB, 11 K in 5 appearances with 4 starts Season Stats: 3-2, 2.94 ERA, 49 IP, 57 H, 16 ER, 6 BB, 48 K in 9 appearances with 6 starts Los Angles Angels Top Prospect: RHP (#30) Joe Gatto (HiA Inland Empire) 22 years old 3-2, 3.38 ERA, 24 IP, 22 H, 9 ER, 11 BB, 26 K in 5 starts Season Stats: 5-4, 5.54 ERA, 50.1 IP, 54 H, 31 ER, 24 BB, 56 K in 11 starts UTR: RHP Luis Madero (LoA Burlington) 21 years old 2-1, 2.54 ERA, 28.1 IP, 25 H, 8 ER, 3 BB, 22 K in 6 starts Season Stats: 2-3, 2.97 ERA, 39.1 IP, 37 H, 13 ER, 7 BB, 28 K in 9 starts Minnesota Top Prospect: RHP Brusdar Graterol (LoA Cedar Rapids) 19 years old 2-1, 1.66 ERA, 21.2 IP, 14 H, 4 ER, 6 BB, 29 K in 4 starts Season Stats: 2-1, 1.78 ERA, 25.1 IP, 17 H, 5 ER, 6 BB, 36 K in 5 starts UTR: RHP Sean Poppen (HiA Fort Myers) 23 years old *Promoted to Double-A* 1-2, 2.61 ERA, 20.2 IP, 17 H, 6 ER, 11 BB, 24 K in 4 starts Season Stats: 1-3, 2.82 ERA, 38.1 IP, 33 H, 12 ER, 16 BB, 50 K in 9 appearances with 7 starts New York Yankees Top Prospect: RHP (#29) Rony Garcia (LoA Charleston) 20 years old 2-1, 2.45 ERA, 29.1 IP, 24 H, 8 ER, 7 BB, 32 K in 5 starts Season Stats: 2-1, 2.45 ERA, 29.1 IP,24 H, 8 ER, 7 BB, 32 K in 5 starts UTR: LHP JP Sears (LoA Charleston) 22 years old 0-3, 2.48 ERA, 29 IP, 20 H, 8 ER, 6 ER, 23 K in 5 starts Season Stats: 0-4, 2.25 ERA, 40 IP,24 H, 10 ER, 7 BB, 37 K in 8 appearances with 7 starts Oakland Top Prospect: No Ranked Prospect Qualified UTR: RHP Brian Howard (HiA Stockton) 23 years old 3-1, 2.80 ERA, 35.1 IP, 31 H, 11 ER, 4 BB, 34 K in 6 appearances with 5 starts Season Stats: 5-3, 2.72 ERA, 56.1 IP, 44 H, 17 ER, 11 BB, 63 K in 10 appearances with 9 starts Seattle Top Prospect: No Ranked Prospect Qualified UTR: RHP Darren McCaughan (HiA Modesto) 22 years old *Promoted to Triple-A* 2-1, 0.86 ERA, 31.1 IP, 28 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 28 K in 5 starts Season Stats: 4-4, 1.84 ERA, 63.2 IP, 63 H, 13 ER, 10 BB, 54 K in 11 starts Tampa Bay Top Prospect: LHP (#3) Brendan McKay (LoA Bowling Green / HiA Charlotte) 22 years old *Promoted to HiA* 3-1, 1.30 ERA, 27.2 IP, 10 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 35 K in 45 appearances with 3 starts Season Stats: 4-1, 1.51 ERA, 41.2 IP, 17 H, 7 ER, 3 BB, 59 K in 9 appearances with 7 starts UTR: LHP Josh Fleming (LoA Bowling Green) 22 years old 2-0, 1.04 ERA, 26 IP, 21 H, 3 ER, 6 BB, 20 K in 5 starts Texas Top Prospect: RHP (#17) Jonathan Hernandez (Hi Down East) 22 years old 1-1, 1.69 ERA, 32 IP, 16 H, 6 ER, 9 BB, 45 K in 5 starts Season Stats: 4-2, 1.66 ERA, 54.1 IP, 30 H, 10 ER, 17 BB, 73 K in 9 starts UTR: RHP Tyler Phillips (LoA Hickory) 20 years old *2017 “One to Watch” 0-2, 2.86 ERA, 28.1 IP, 11 H, 9 ER, 2 BB, 30 K in 5 starts Season Stats: 2-4, 3.06 ERA, 50 IP, 50 H, 17 ER, 5 BB, 53 K in 9 starts Toronto Top Prospect: No Ranked Prospect Qualified UTR: LHP Zach Logue (LoA Lansing / HiA Dunedin) 22 years old *Promoted to HiA* 1-1, 2.25 ERA, 36 IP, 33 H, 9 ER, 7 BB, 31 K in 6 starts Season Stats: 3-1, 2.45 ERA, 58.2 IP, 54 H, 16 ER, 14 BB, 48 K in 10 starts
Under The Radar Minors 