Diaz on MLB Pipeline’s Prospect Team of the Week

MLBPipeline.com’s Prospect Team of the Week honors the best performances from the previous seven days. Any player currently on an organization Top 30 Prospects list on our Prospect Watch is eligible, including big leaguers.

The latest edition of MLBPipeline.com’s Prospect Team of the Week (July 18-24) is led by a trio of Diazes in Isan Diaz, Yandy Diaz and Lewin Diaz, each of whom had a big week.

Isan Diaz (Brewers’ No. 11) turned in the performance of the week on Saturday, when he slugged a pair of home runs, including a walk-off shot, to propel Class A Wisconsin past Lake County, 9-8. Diaz went 3-for-4 and also hit a triple in the contest, while his six RBIs represented a new career high for the 20-year-old shortstop.

Not to be outdone, Lewin Diaz (Twins’ No. 29) also tallied a career-high six RBIs in a game last week as he connected on a grand slam as part of a 3-for-4 performance to help power Rookie-level Elizabethton to a win over Johnson City. As for Yandy Diaz (Indians’ No. 13), he notched six multihit games for Triple-A Indianapolis to finish the week with a .519 average, 14 hits and 22 total bases.

Here’s our complete Prospect Team of the Week:

C: Austin Barnes, Los Angeles Dodgers/Oklahoma City Dodgers (MLB/Triple-A) (Rockies’ No. 9 prospect)5 G, .313/.353/.813, 3 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBIs, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 SB

Barnes homered in two of his three games for Oklahoma City last week before joining the Dodgers on the road against the Cardinals. Though he has struggled across three stints in the big leagues this season, hitting .143 with a .440 OPS in 21 at-bats, Barnes’ .299/.383/.454 slash line, 25 extra-base hits and 17 stolen bases for Oklahoma City suggests he has little left to prove in the Minor Leagues.

1B: Lewin Diaz, Elizabethton Twins (Rookie)(Twins’ No. 29 prospect)6 G, .423/.464/.808, 6 R, 4 2B, 2 HR, 14 RBIs, 2 BB, 4 K

No prospect drove in more runs than Diaz, who tallied one, three, four and six RBIs in four consecutive games respectively for Elizabethton, to finish the week with 14 RBIs. The 19-year-old first baseman has put up big numbers thus far in his return to the Appalachian League, hitting .321/.349/.667 with five homers, 11 doubles and 24 RBIs through 20 games.

2B: Willie Calhoun, Tulsa Drillers (Double-A)(Padres’ No. 27 prospect)8 G, .300/.353/1.153, 7 R, 5 HR, 9 RBIs, 2 BB, 5 …

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