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Moncada among top prospect performers
- Updated: June 4, 2016
Two of the better middle-infield prospects in the Minor Leagues were at the center of a slugfest on Friday in Class A Advanced Salem’s 11-10 win over Myrtle Beach.
After going 4-for-7 with four doubles in a doubleheader on Thursday, No. 5 overall prospect Yoan Moncada paced Salem’s offense once again by going 3-for-3 with three more doubles and four runs scored out of the leadoff spot. He reached base in each of his five plate appearances thanks to a pair of walks and also stole a base in the contest. Overall, the Red Sox’s top-ranked prospect is hitting .309/.434/.495 with a Carolina League-leading 20 doubles, 32 steals, 49 runs scored and 39 walks.
Also hitting three doubles in the game was No. 24 overall prospect Gleyber Torres (Cubs’ No. 1), who went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI for Myrtle Beach. The 19-year-old shortstop struggled during the first month of the season — .179 average in 21 games — but has settled in to hit .322 with 15 extra-base hits including five home runs in his last 30 games. The hot streak has helped Torres raise his season slash line to .265/.339/.449 through 51 games for the Pelicans.
The rest of the best performances from top prospects Friday
• No. 16 overall prospect Austin Meadows tripled for a third straight day to extend his hitting streak to 12 games for Double-A Altoona in their win against Binghamton. The Pirates’ No. 2 prospect actually hit a pair of triples in the contest, finishing 2-for-4 at the plate, and he also scored two runs and plated another two out of the three-hole for the Curve. Meadows has turned in seven multi-hit performances in his last eight games and is raking at a .467 clip (21-for-45) during his current hitting streak.
• No. 59 overall prospect Nick Williams hit a home run and doubled as part of a 3-for-6 showing in Triple-A Lehigh Valley’s win over Charlotte. The long ball, a solo shot in the sixth inning, was the sixth of the season for the Phillies’ No. 3 prospect, who is hitting .282 with 16 extra-base hits in 47 games this season in his first Triple-A exposure.
• No. 74 overall prospect Jack Flaherty was dominant in his second straight scoreless start but once …
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