Welcome to the August 8th installment of The Daily Farm Report! We rake the news for each organization’s top farmhands and give you a digest with some commentary for you greedy prospectors to enjoy. Here’s some recent news and highlights:
Trevor Larnach
STATS and RANKINGS
Twins #6 by MLB Pipeline
Trevor Larnach has been promoted to Single-A Cedar Rapids. #MNTwins
— Dan Hayes (@DanHayesMLB) August 7, 2018
Larnach, the Twins 1st round pick in this year’s draft, was bumped up to A-Full Season ball after a strong Rookie ball debut (.300/.405/.467). He has future middle-of-the-order hitter potential for the Twins, and probably has a strong enough arm to stick in RF. He was the college teammate of fellow first-round choice Nick Madrigal.
Elehuris Montero
STATS and RANKINGS
Cardinals #8 by MLB Pipeline
Baseball Farm Roto #200 Overall
The reigning Midwest League Player of the Month, 3B Elehuris Montero, has been promoted to high-A Palm Beach from Peoria. The 19 y/o is leading the MWL in BA, hits and SLG. pic.twitter.com/oYD0iFfkcB
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) August 7, 2018
As noted above, Montero led the Midwest League in batting average (.321), hits (122), and slugging percentage (.529) this season. He also hit 15 dingers and 28 2B. If you follow the Farm, you know that we identified Montero as a potential breakout hitter early in the season, and he was likely readily available in the majority of dynasty leagues. So pay attention to what we say!
Tyler O’Neill
STATS and RANKINGS
Cardinals #2 by MLB Pipeline
Baseball Farm Roto #77 Ovearll
WHAT? Tyler O'Neill of the @Cardinals goes on the DL for a "non baseball related groin injury?" What does that mean? Inquiring minds want to know? I bet @BobFromCement knows… @cardinalMotorOK @Mziegenhorn @don_donking @Undertaker8789
— steve marshall (@stevermarshall) August 7, 2018
So O’Neill is on the DL, and he managed to injure his groin by doing something else other than playing baseball? I’d put my money on him injuring it trying to lift too much in the gym. As noted by our own CW, the dude looks like a future WWE superstar. Hopefully, the groin issue doesn’t linger, because O’Neill looked like he was on the verge of becoming an MLB regular with the trade of Tommy Pham to Tampa Bay.
Taylor Trammell
STATS and RANKINGS
Reds #3 by MLB Pipeline
Taylor Trammell (Reds 3rd Overall Prospect) exits game after crashing into the wall in Center Field.
— Daytona Tortugas (@daytonatortugas) August 8, 2018
Uh-oh. I haven’t seen any additional updates on Trammell’s condition, so hopefully, it is just something minor or he was removed for precautionary measures. Stay tuned for more updates. Trammell is one of the fastest rising prospects in baseball.
Adrian Morejon
STATS and RANKINGS
Padres #6 by MLB Pipeline
#Padres No. 6 prospect (and No. 50 overall) Adrian Morejon was placed on the disabled list, reportedly with triceps injury. He was 4-4 with a 3.30 ERA and 70 K's in 62 2/3 IP with Class A Advanced Lake Elsinore. https://t.co/qQoo01oYsV pic.twitter.com/BIYpmJvDOP
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) August 8, 2018
Starting to feel like a lost season for Morejon, who has already missed a bunch of time. As of now, the team is saying that this is a minor triceps issue with no UCL involvement. For now, they are going to shut him down completely for 10 days and then build him up using a restricted pitch count. His 2018 season is essentially done after making 14 starts. But he’s still only 19, so Padres fans and dynasty owners will have to practice patience with him.
