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 June can be found here.
Here’s the Tops from May……NL/AL
**New this month: If a teams top prospect within the Top 30 by Baseball America fails to make the list, I’ll look toward the Top 30 list from MLBPipeline.com and will make note below.
Baltimore
Top Prospect: LHP (#14 MLBPipeline) Zac Lowther (Hi Frederick) 22 years old
3-0, 0.42 ERA, 21 IP, 18 H, 1 ER, 5 BB, 23 K in 4 starts
Season Stats: 6-2, 1.87 ERA, 72.1 IP, 49 H, 15 ER, 21 BB, 96 K in 14 starts
UTR: RHP Cristian Alvarado (HiA Frederick) 23 years old
2-2, 3.77 ERA, 31 IP, 36 H, 13 ER, 2 BB, 29 K in 5 starts
Season Stats: 8-6, 4.17 ERA, 95 IP, 105 H, 44 ER, 14 BB, 77 K in 16 starts
Boston
Top Prospect: (#28 MLBPipeline) LHP Jhonathan Diaz (LoA Greenville ) 21 years old
2-1, 2.96 ERA, 27.1 IP, 21 H, 9 ER, 5 BB, 26 K in 5 starts
Season Stats: 5-6, 3.82 ERA, 94.1 IP, 81 H, 40 ER, 26 BB, 96 K in 17 starts
UTR: RHP Denyi Reyes (LoA Greenville ) 21 years old
2-0, 1.20 ERA, 30 IP, 22 H, 4 ER, 7 BB, 27 K in 5 starts
Season Stats: 8-3, 1.91 ERA, 103.2 IP, 82 H, 22 ER, 13 BB, 105 K in 18 appearances with 15 starts
Cleveland
Top Prospect: LHP (#29) Eli Morgan (Hi Lynchburg) 22 years old
3-2, 2.22 ERA, 28.1 IP, 14 H, 7 ER, 7 BB, 32 K in 5 starts
Season Stats: 8-2, 1.96 ERA, 96.2 IP, 62 H, 21 ER, 18 BB, 114 K in 17 starts
UTR: LHP Kirk McCarty (LoA Lake County) 22 years old
0-4, 3.00 ERA, 27 IP, 27 H, 9 ER, 5 BB, 28 K in 5 starts
Season Stats: 2-8, 4.83 ERA, 87.2 IP, 95 H, 47 ER, 25 BB, 99 K in 17 starts
Chicago White Sox
Top Prospect: RHP (#19) Lincoln Henzman (HiA Winston-Salem) 23 years old **Promoted to HiA
3-0, 1.04 ERA, 26 IP, 24 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 21 K in 6 appearances with 4 starts
Season Stats: 6-4, 2.79 ERA, 80.2 IP, 81 H, 25 ER, 12 BB, 62 K in 18 appearances with 14 starts
UTR: RHP Blake Battenfield (HiA Winston-Salem) 23 years old **Promoted to HiA
1-2, 2.70 ERA, 30 IP, 28 H, 9 ER, 9 BB, 25 K in 5 starts
Season Stats: 6-4, 2.81 ERA, 89.2 IP, 74 H, 28 ER, 22 BB, 91 K in 17 starts
Detroit
Top Prospect: RHP (#3) Matt Manning (LoA West Michigan) 20 years old **Promoted to HiA
2-1, 2.88 ERA, 25 IP, 24 H, 8 ER, 6 BB, 28 K in 4 starts
Season Stats: 5-3, 3.15 ERA, 65.2 IP, 52 H, 23 ER, 33 BB, 90 K in 13 starts
UTR: RHP Alfred Gutierrez (HiA Lakeland) 23 years old
1-1, 2.10 ERA, 25.2 IP, 15 H, 6 ER, 13 BB, 25 K in 6 starts
Season Stats: 1-3, 2.44 ERA, 62.2 IP, 42 H, 17 ER, 21 BB, 69 K in 21 appearances with 9 starts
Houston
Top Prospect: RHP (#25) Cristian Javier (LoA Quad Cities / HiA Buies Creek) 22 years old *Promoted to HiA*
3-1, 0.75 ERA, 24 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 7 BB, 20 K in 4 starts
Season Stats: 5-3, 1.61 ERA, 72.2 IP, 40 H, 16 ER, 31 BB, 100 K in 16 appearances with 11 starts
UTR: LHP Patrick Sandoval (LoA Quad Cities / HiA Buies Creek) 23 years old *Promoted to HiA*
3-0, 0.00 ERA, 24 IP, 18 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 24 K in 5 appearances with 3 starts
Season Stats: 9-1, 2.00 ERA, 81 IP, 62 H, 18 ER, 13 BB, 91 K in 17 appearances with 12 starts
Kansas City
Top Prospect: LHP (#19) Daniel Tillo (HiA Wilmington) 22 years old
1-0, 3.24 ERA, 25 IP, 22 H, 9 ER, 17 BB, 23 K in 5 starts
UTR: RHP Anthony Bender (HiA Wilmington) 23 years old
4-0, 2.42 ERA, 26 IP, 19 H, 7 ER, 6 BB, 9 K in 5 appearances with 3 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: No Ranked Prospect Qualified
UTR: RHP Mitchell Traver (LoA Burlington) 24 years old
2-3, 3.91 ERA, 23 IP, 13 H, 10 ER, 10 BB, 21 K in 5 starts
Season Stats: 5-6, 4.20 ERA, 70.2 IP, 72 H, 33 ER, 30 BB, 58 K in 17 starts
Minnesota
Top Prospect: (#29 MLBPipeline) RHP Jordan Balazovic (LoA Cedar Rapids) 19 years old
3-1, 2.74 ERA, 23 IP, 22 H, 7 ER, 4 BB, 36 K in 4 starts
Season Stats: 4-1, 2.18 ERA, 33 IP, 25 H, 8 ER, 9 BB, 46 K in 6 appearances with 5 starts
UTR: LHP Charlie Barnes (HiA Fort Myers) 22 years old
2-0, 1.50 ERA, 30 IP, 24 H, 5 ER, 11 BB, 20 K in 5 starts
Season Stats: 3-5, 3.19 ERA, 79 IP, 76 H, 28 ER, 35 BB, 61 K in 15 starts
New York Yankees
Top Prospect: RHP (#24) Deivi Garcia (HiA Tampa / LoA Charleston) 19 years old
1-1, 3.20 ERA, 19.2 IP, 15 H, 7 ER, 4 BB, 31 K in 4 starts
Season Stats: 1-3, 4.03 ERA, 29 IP, 25 H, 13 ER, 9 BB, 44 K in 6 starts
UTR: RHP Garrett Whitlock (HiA Tampa) 22 years old
3-1, 2.63 ERA, 27.1 IP, 25 H, 8 ER, 8 BB, 30 K in 5 starts
Season Stats: 5-4, 1.55 ERA, 87.1 IP, 63 H, 15 ER, 20 BB, 98 K in 16 starts
Oakland
Top Prospect: No Ranked Prospect Qualified
UTR: RHP Matt Milburn (HiA Stockton) 24 years old
4-0, 4.06 ERA, 31 IP, 35 H, 14 ER, 3 BB, 31 K in 5 starts
Season Stats: 5-3, 3.70 ERA, 99.2 IP, 114 H, 41 ER, 12 BB, 90 K in 17 starts
Seattle
Top Prospect: No Ranked Prospect Qualified
UTR: RHP Raymond Kerr (LoA Clinton) 23 years old
2-3, 1.37 ERA, 26.1 IP, 20 H, 4 ER, 6 BB, 30 K in 5 starts
Season Stats: 3-9, 4.54 ERA, 71.1 IP, 77 H, 36 ER, 26 BB, 67 K in 16 starts
Tampa Bay
Top Prospect: No Ranked Prospect Qualified
UTR: LHP Josh Fleming (LoA Bowling Green) 22 years old
3-1, 1.00 ERA, 27 IP, 16 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 18 K in 4 starts
Season Stats: 6-2, 1.36 ERA, 66 IP, 50 H, 10 ER, 10 BB, 45 K in 11 starts
Texas
Top Prospect: RHP (#25) A.J. Alexy (LoA Hickory) 20 years old
1-3, 4.07 ERA, 24.1 IP, 16 H, 11 ER, 13 BB, 29 K in 5 starts
Season Stats: 3-7, 4.52 ERA, 63.2 IP, 51 H, 32 ER, 39 BB, 76 K in 14 appearances with 12 starts
UTR: No Pitcher Qualified
Toronto
Top Prospect: No Ranked Prospect Qualified
UTR: LHP Tayler Saucedo (HiA Dunedin) 24 years old *Promoted to Double-A*
2-2, 2.32 ERA, 31 IP, 22 H, 8 ER, 5 BB, 23 K in 5 starts
Season Stats: 6-5, 3.90 ERA, 90 IP, 87 H, 39 ER, 20 BB, 72 K in 16 starts
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