Prospect Transactions: Aug. 10-16
Nationals' top '11 pick Rendon plays with fourth affiliate in '12
Player | Org | Move | |
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Christian Bethancourt | ATL | Placed on Double-A Mississippi DL (broken hand) | |
Kevin Gausman | BAL | Promoted to Class A Adv. Frederick | |
Notes: The fourth overall draftee in June will make his Class A Advanced debut on 8/18. His move from Class A Short-Season Aberdeen was not official quite yet. What was: This guy is pretty good. Gausman, a 21-year-old Louisiana State University product, retired all nine batters he faced in his pro bow on 8/6 and followed that up with three one-hit frames on 8/12. With a mid-90-mph fastball, a devastating changeup and a developing power slider -- read the 8/22 edition of Prospect Pitch for all the details of his repertoire -- Gausman shouldn't be too far away from joining Dylan Bundy at Double-A Bowie. | |||
Jose Vinicio | BOS | Placed on Class A Greenville DL (sprained right knee) | |
Blake Swihart | BOS | Activated off Class A Greenville DL (hip flexor) | |
Albert Almora | CHC | Promoted to Class A Short-Season Boise | |
Zach Cates | CHC | Placed on Class A Peoria DL | |
Jesus Aguilar | CLE | Promoted from Class A Adv. Carolina to Double-A Akron | |
Courtney Hawkins | CWS | Promoted to Class A Kannapolis | |
Trayce Thompson | CWS | Promoted to Double-A Birmingham | |
Luke Putkonen | DET | Promoted from Triple-A Toledo to Detroit | |
Kevin Comer | HOU | Traded from Blue Jays; assigned to Greeneville | |
Notes: The 57th overall draftee was named as the fifth prospect to head to Houston as part of the 7/20 trade with the Blue Jays. Don't view Comer, a 20-year-old right-hander, as a throw-in, however; it's very possible he ends up being the best of the five. Comer compiled a 3.95 ERA and struck out 29 batters in 43 1/3 in his first 10 pro games for Bluefield. Give him a full season to develop, and we'll have a better idea of how good he can be. | |||
Carlos Correa | HOU | Promoted to Rookie-level Greeneville | |
Notes: The top pick of his 2012 class, Correa collected six hits in his first 13 at-bats with his new club. He didn't tear up the Gulf Coast League -- he posted a .232/.270/.355 slash line in 39 games -- but a handful of his competitors there were left impressed by his size, athleticism and defensive abilities. The biggest challenge the 17-year-old shorstop faces is playing every day. Giving him an opportunity at Greeneville the last month of this season will prepare him well to begin his first full campaign in 2013. | |||
Delino DeShields | HOU | Promoted to Class A Adv. Lancaster | |
Austin Wates | HOU | Activated off Double-A Corpus Christi DL (groin) | |
Christian Colon | KC | Placed on Triple-A Omaha DL (struck in eye by foul ball) | |
John Lamb | KC | Assigned to Arizona League (Tommy John surgery) | |
Yordano Ventura | KC | Placed on Double-A Northwest Arkansas DL (hand) | |
Chris Reed | LA | Placed on Double-A Chattanooga DL | |
David Carpenter | LAA | Demoted from Angels to Triple-A Salt Lake | |
Rob Brantly | MIA | Promoted from Triple-A New Orleans to Marlins | |
Andrew Heaney | MIA | Promoted to Class A Greensboro | |
Johnny Hellweg | MIL | Activated off Double-A Huntsville DL | |
Pedro Florimon | MIN | Promoted from Triple-A Rochester to Twins | |
Brian Dozier | MIN | Demoted from Twins to Triple-A Rochester | |
Rafael Montero | NYM | Placed on Class A Adv. St. Lucie DL (innings limit) | |
Max Stassi | OAK | Placed on Class A Adv. Stockton DL (foot) | |
Yasmani Grandal | SD | Assigned to Class A Adv. Lake Elsinore (oblique) | |
Keyvius Sampson | SD | Activated off Double-A San Antonio DL (back stiffness) | |
Jedd Gyorko | SD | Placed on Triple-A Tucson DL (left ankle) | |
Notes: MLB.com's No. 57 prospect should be back off the bench sometime soon. Count this as a short interruption to his otherwise loud season at the plate, split between Double-A San Antonio and Tucson: .312 average, 23 homers, 26 doubles and 82 RBIs in 108 games. The last time MiLB.com checked in with Gyorko, our 8/13 PCL notebook, the 23-year-old discussed his versatility on defense. | |||
Robert Stock | STL | Placed on Class A Quad Cities DL (shoulder soreness) | |
Matt Adams | STL | Placed on Triple-A Memphis DL (elbow surgery) | |
Trevor Rosenthal | STL | Promoted from Triple-A Memphis to Cardinals | |
Scott Gorgen | STL | Promoted from Double-A Springfield to Memphis | |
Ryan Jackson | STL | Promoted from Triple-A Memphis to Cardinals | |
Alex Torres | TB | Assigned to Gulf Coast League (rehab) | |
Joey Gallo | TEX | Promoted to Class A Short-Season Spokane | |
Roman Mendez | TEX | Promoted to Double-A Frisco | |
John Stilson | TOR | Activated off Double-A New Hampshire DL (shoulder) | |
Aaron Sanchez | TOR | Activated off Class A Lansing DL | |
Anthony Rendon | WAS | Promoted to Double-A Harrisburg | |
Notes: MLB.com's No. 20 prospect has played 24 games with four different affiliates and not more than 10 with any one club. Yet at age 22 and in his first pro season -- Washington drafted him sixth overall in 2011 -- he finds himself at Double-A. This is all a testament to how the Nats' brass regards Rendon's bat. He has started his career 21-for-73 (.288) at the plate, with 11 extra base hits. Small sample size, sure, but that definitely doesn't seem to matter with this prospect. He just needs to stay healthy and, if he does, he'll be in our nation's capital not this year, but perhaps next. | |||
Matthew Skole | WAS | Promoted to Class A Adv. Potomac | |
Kylin Turnbull | WAS | Assigned to Gulf Coast League (rehab) |
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