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Jay, Urias among top prospect performers Wednesday
- Updated: May 5, 2016
When the Minnesota Twins drafted Tyler Jay seventh overall in 2015, they anticipated that the former University of Illinois closer might hit some bumps in the road as he transitioned to a starting role in the professional ranks. That proved to the be the case for the Twins’ No. 3 prospect during an uneven first month of the season during which he posted a 5.12 ERA and 1.45 WHIP in 19 1/3 innings in four starts for Class A Advanced Fort Myers.
But a new month has already brought better results for Jay, who fired a season-high 6 1/3 scoreless innings in a win against Palm Beach on Wednesday. The 22-year-old lefty scattered five hits, walked two and matched his season high with seven strikeouts while also inducing six ground-ball outs.
That Jay, baseball’s No. 56 overall prospect, has posted a 3.86 ERA and 24/9 K/BB ratio in 25 2/3 innings this season despite struggling early speaks to his potential effectiveness once everything clicks. For now, however, he’ll continue to work on making improvements from start to start.
The rest of the best performances from top prospects Wednesday
• No. 2 overall prospect Julio Urias (Dodgers’ No. 1) fired six no-hit innings to pace Triple-A Oklahoma City in a combined one-hit shutout against New Orleans. The 19-year-old left-hander fanned six while throwing 52 of his 77 pitches for strikes in his longest start of 2016.
Urias has pitched exceptionally over his last three starts for Oklahoma City, allowing one earned run on five hits in 14 innings, and he’s 3-1 with a 1.88 ERA an 29/3 K/BB ratio in 29 innings on the season.
“The honest truth is every pitch I threw I had command over,” Urias told MiLB.com. “Slider, curveball, changeup, I thought I was really confident throwing any pitch in any moment. I felt really good today.”
• After hitting his first grand slam on Tuesday, No. 5 overall prospect Yoan Moncada (Red Sox’s No. 1) came right back to go 3-for-4 …
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