Now that the second month of the baseball season is in the books it’s a good time to check back in on the prospects and their progress so far. Listed below I have the top 10 Oriole prospects according to MLB.com and the numbers they have put up so far this season. Based on those numbers and my observations I’ll award each player a letter grade for his play in May. The numbers in parenthesis indicate each statistics change since my April Report Card…
1. Bryce Harper, OF, Washington Nationals (MLB)
.274 AVG, 4 HR, 11 RBI, 2 SB, .357 OBP, .504 SLG, .861 OPS
Grade: A
2. Anthony Rendon, 3B, Potomac Nationals (A+)
.500 AVG, 0 HR, 0 RBI, .667 OBP, 1.250 SLG, 1.917 OPS
Grade: N/A
3. Alex Meyer, RHP, Hagerstown Suns (A)
3-3, 4.10 ERA (-1.21), 48.1 IP (+28), 43 H (+25), 55 K (+28), 21 BB (+12), 1.32 WHIP (-.01)
Grade: B+
4. Michael Taylor, OF, Potomac Nationals (A+)
.239 AVG (-.011), 0 HR, 21 RBI (+9), 8 SB (+6), .339 OBP (-.047), .365 SLG (-.038), .704 OPS (-.085)
Grade: D-
5. Matt Purke, LHP, Hagerstown Suns (A)
0-1, 9.00 ERA, 5 IP, 7 H, 1 K, 5 BB, 2.40 WHIP (1 start)
Grade: Incomplete
6. Eury Perez, OF, Harrisburg Senators (AA)
.269 AVG (+.057), 0 HR, 20 RBI (+10), 17 SB (+12), .303 OBP (+.053), .303 SLG (+.061), .607 OPS (+.115)
Grade: B+
7. Destin Hood, OF, Harrisburg Senators (AA)
.220 AVG (-.019), 1 HR, 19 RBI (+7), 5 SB, .291 OBP (-.012), .302 SLG (-.050), .592 OPS (-.063)
Grade: D-
8. Brian Goodwin, OF, Hagerstown Suns (A)
.270 AVG (-.105), 2 HR, 12 RBI (+4), 4 SB (+2), .390 OBP (-.134), .476 SLG (-.337), .866 OPS (-.470)
Grade: C+
9. Sammy Solis, LHP, Potomac Nationals (A+)
N/A
Grade: N/A
10. Chris Marrero, 1B, Syracuse Chiefs (AAA)
N/A
Grade: N/A
Since two of the Nat’s top 10 have not seen any game action in 2012, here’s two bonus prospects in the 11 to 20 range (among National’s prospects according to MLB.com) who are off to great starts this season…
12. Jeff Kobernus, 2B, Harrisburg Senators (AA)
.281 AVG, 0 HR, 7 RBI, 25 SB, .314 OBP, .331 SLG, .645 OPS
Grade: B
20. Matthew Skole, 3B, Hagerstown Suns (A)
.306 AVG, 11 HR, 50 RBI, 4 SB, .454 OBP, .561 SLG, 1.015 OPS
Grade: A+
Note: Last month’s 9th rated National’s prospect Steve Lombardozzi has lost his rookie eligibility by going over 130 major league at bats and thus is no longer a “prospect.”
All statistics accurate as of May 31st