A’s top prospect Barreto rakes in Fall League win

MESA, Ariz. — There were some serious middle-infield prospects on display at Sloan Park on Tuesday, and while the Yankees’ Gleyber Torres might out-rank the A’s Franklin Barreto, 17 to 42, on MLB Pipeline.com’s Top 100 list, it was Barreto and his Mesa Solar Sox who came out on top with a 6-3 victory.

Hitting leadoff for Mesa, Barreto went 4-for-4 with a pair of RBIs, runs scored and stolen bases as Mesa improved to 4-3 with its second straight victory.

It was actually Torres, playing second for Scottsdale, who began the scoring with a long home run to left field with two outs in the first inning. Torres’ solo shot traveled 422 feet and left the Yankees infielder’s bat with an exit velocity of 105 mph, according to Trackman. Barreto made sure that 1-0 lead didn’t last long with his legs.

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The 20-year-old singled to left off of Yankees starter James Kaprielian and promptly stole second. After Barreto moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Indians outfielder Greg Allen, Blue Jays outfielder Anthony Alford walked. Then the pair of Solar Sox pulled off a double steal with Alford swiping second and Barreto dashing home when Giants catcher Aramis Garcia threw through to second base.

Scottsdale briefly held a 2-1 lead in the second inning, until Barreto came up again. With two outs and two on, Barreto laced a double to right field that scored both runs and gave Mesa a 3-2 lead. The Scorpions tied it in the top of the seventh on a triple by Angels infielder David Fletcher, who scored on a wild pitch. But Barreto was right in the thick of things again during the Solar Sox’s two-run seventh that gave them the lead for good.

Once again going the other way, Barreto singled to right field, moved to second on an Allen single and scored the go-ahead run on a ground ball by fellow A’s infielder Max Schrock. He added an …

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