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Chapman, Brugman among top prospect performers Monday
- Updated: August 23, 2016
Since beginning his season in early May, Jose De Leon has been making a strong case for a late-season promotion to the Major Leagues.
The Dodgers’ No. 2 prospect took another step towards achieving that goal on Monday, when he struck out 10 hitters over seven scoreless innings to pace Triple-A Oklahoma City in a 7-0 shutout of New Orleans. He carried a no-hit bid into the seventh inning before surrendering a leadoff single to Marlins No. 11 prospect J.T. Riddle. It was the only hit the right-hander allowed in the contest. De Leon also induced eight ground-ball outs while throwing 66 of his 88 pitches for strikes.
Ranked No. 38 on the Top 100, De Leon compiled just two strikeouts through the first two innings but missed more bats as he worked deeper into the game, striking out the side in the subsequent frame and then notching a pair of strikeouts in the fourth and sixth innings, respectively.
De Leon’s 10-strikeout performance was his second in as many starts, and he’s now accomplished the feat four times in his past eight turns for Oklahoma City. In his Minor League career, the 24-year-old right-hander has recorded double-digit strikeouts in 15 of 63 starts over parts of four seasons.
With a win on Monday, De Leon improved to 6-1 in 15 starts for Oklahoma City. He’s posted a 2.86 ERA and a 0.98 WHIP in that span, with 98 strikeouts and 20 walks in 78 2/3 innings, all the while limiting opposing hitters to a .199 average.
The rest of the best performances from top prospects Monday
• Nos. 15 and 61 overall prospects Amed Rosario (Mets’ No. 1) and Dominic Smith (Mets’ No. 2) hit back-to-back home runs in the third inning to help power Double-A Binghamton past Hartford, 6-3. Overall, the duo combined to go 5-for-6 at the plate, with three extra-base hits, three RBIs and five runs scored.
• No. 50 overall prospect Nick Senzel (Reds’ No. 1) tallied four RBIs and reached base four times in Class A Dayton’s 11-10 win over Lansing. The 2016 No. 2 overall Draft pick finished the game 2-for-3, hitting a bases-clearing double and drawing two walks, to improve his average to .315 for the Dragons. He also scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth, capping a seven-run comeback by Dayton.
• For a second straight outing, No. 72 …
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