Friday's top prospect performers

July 14th, 2018

Here's MLB Pipeline's roundup of the top prospect performances in the Minor Leagues on Friday.
Adam Haseley had so much fun hitting his first Double-A homer that he promptly went back and hit his second.
Haseley, the Phillies No. 4 prospect, led Double-A Reading to a 5-4 win over Bowie with a pair of homers as part of a 3-for-4, three-RBI performance.

MILB Video - Title: Haseley's first Double-A homer - Url: http://www.milb.com/r/video?content_id=2265618783

The No. 79 overall prospect was promoted to Double-A on Tuesday and is 4-for-8 in the two games since. Haseley led off Friday's game with a solo homer and then extended the Fightin Phils lead with a two-run blast in the third, marking the first two-homer game of his career.

MILB Video - Title: Haseley homers again - Url: http://www.milb.com/r/video?content_id=2265670283

Prior to his promotion the 2017 first-round Draft pick was hitting .299/.342/.413 through 79 games with Class A Advanced Clearwater.
Other top prospect performances from Friday's action:
• No. 30 overall prospect (Brewers' No. 1) was a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate for Double-A Biloxi. The 21-year-old came up clutch in the early stages of the game, collecting an RBI single in the first and hitting a solo homer in the third. Hiura added two more singles later in the game and also scored a pair of runs.

MILB Video - Title: Hiura goes yard - Url: http://www.milb.com/r/video?content_id=2266284983

• No. 73 overall prospect (Twins' No. 4) put together another strong start for Triple-A Rochester. Gonsalves, who has surrendered one earned run or less in five straight starts, struck out five and gave up one run on two hits over 5 2/3 innings. The lefty has struggled with command recently and walked two while throwing 68 of his 102 pitches for strikes.
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• No. 98 overall prospect Logan Allen (Padres' No. 9) fell one out shy of his first career complete game, but still picked up the win for Double-A San Antonio. Allen, who threw 6 2/3 innings, yielded one run on three hits. The 21-year-old walked one, struck out four and threw 77 of his 108 pitches for strikes. In the second half of the doubleheader, Chris Paddack (No. 96 overall, Padres' No. 8) spun his first career complete game, but was stuck with a loss. The right-hander gave up two runs on two hits over six innings.
Astros No. 15 prospect Framber Valdez notched double-digit strikeouts for the second time this season with Double-A Corpus Christi. The left-hander struck out the side in the third and recorded at least one strikeout in each of the six innings he pitched. Valdez finished with 10 strikeouts and didn't allow a run as he worked around three hits and a trio of walks.
Mariners No. 4 prospect Julio Rodriguez put together another multhit effort as his career gets off to a fast start in the Dominican Summer League. The 17-year-old went 2-for-4 with a homer, his second, and is slashing .336/.424/.507 through 35 games.
Pirates No. 24 prospect Brandon Waddell set a career high as he notched nine strikeouts in a win for Triple-A Indianapolis. Waddell, who surrendered just two hits over seven scoreless innings, threw 59 of his 91 pitches for strikes in what was his best appearance since he was promoted to Indianapolis in late May.

MILB Video - Title: Waddell's ninth strikeout - Url: http://www.milb.com/r/video?content_id=2265847283

Rangers No. 4 prospect Hans Crouse fired the best start of his young career for Class A Short Season Spokane. The 2017 second-rounder set career highs as he struck out 11 over seven innings. Crouse was incredibly dominant on the mound as he didn't issue a walk, gave up one hit and threw 58 of his 82 pitches for strikes in the scoreless outing.
Red Sox No. 7 prospect Darwinzon Hernandez put together another string of zeros for Class A Advanced Salem. Hernandez extended his scoreless streak to 16 2/3 innings after throwing five scoreless frames in what was his third straight scoreless start. The lefty walked two and scattered six hits while fanning six and lowering his ERA to 4.04.
• Blue Jays first-round pick Jordan Groshans turned in the first three-hit game of his career, going 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles in the Rookie-level GCL. Groshans also drove in five runs, a career high, and boosted his average to .354.
• Marlins Draft picks Osiris Johnson (2nd-round, 53rd overall) and Will Banfield (Competitive Balance Round B, 69th overall) combined for five hits and four RBIs to lead the GCL Marlins to a win. Johnson, who has hits in six of his eight professional games, went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, while Banfield went 3-for-5 with a pair of RBIs.