Prospects Dealt At The Deadline Making Instant Impacts

Plus: A's infielder Max Muncy has a banner day on Sunday and a Dodgers RHP continues to dominate out of the bullpen.

Today’s prospect report has a lengthy slate of standout performers from the weekend, including several prospects who changed organizations at the trade deadline and either made an instant impact or have intriguing underlying data.

Prospect Standouts

Max Muncy, SS/2B, Athletics: Muncy’s 2024 season has largely been derailed by a hand injury. But Muncy made up for lost time in dramatic fashion on Sunday, hitting three home runs in Las Vegas’ 21-4 romp over Albuquerque. Muncy singled in the third, then doubled in his second at-bat, which also came in the third inning. Muncy then hit a solo home run to center field in the fifth, hit a two-run home run to right in the seventh and hit a grand slam in the eighth. Muncy’s 15 total bases is the second-most in the minors this year, trailing only Hogan Windish’s four home run/16 total base game for Double-A Arkansas on June 25.

Edgardo Henriquez, RHP, Dodgers: Henriquez is one of the hardest throwers in baseball, but he had a little extra on Sunday. According to the Double-A Drillers’ broadcast, Henriquez, No. 11 on the just updated Baseball America Dodgers Top 30, touched 103.5 mph in an impressive relief outing. Henriquez sat at 102 mph on Sunday while mixing in a 92-93 mph slider. An international signee out of Venezuela in 2018, Henriquez started the year at Low-A Rancho Cucamonga, but he’s blitzed to Double-A Tulsa. Between three levels, he’s 0-2, 2.68 with 70 strikeouts in 40.1 innings for an absurd 42.4% strikeout rate. Henriquez gave up an infield single and a second batter reached on catcher’s interference to start the eighth inning, but he got out of the jam thanks to a ground out, an excellent diving catch by center fielder Jose Ramos and a strikeout. As much of a flame-thrower as Henriquez is, he’s still only the second hardest-throwing pitcher in the Dodgers system. Reynaldo Yean has topped 104 mph without rounding up.

Trey Sweeney, SS, Tigers: As a Dodger, Sweeney seemed stuck behind several other middle infielders on the team’s depth chart. But after he was traded to the Tigers in last week’s Jack Flaherty trade, the Triple-A Toledo shortstop has immediately become arguably the Tigers’ best shortstop backup plan if Javier Baez ever goes back on the injured list. Sweeney has had an impressive start with his new team. He went 3-for-5 with a double and a home run on Sunday, after going 2-for-4 with a double and a home run on Saturday and 2-for-5 on Friday. Sweeney is now hitting .263/.339/.449 overall.

Dalton Rushing, C, Dodgers: Rushing hit two home runs on Sunday for Double-A Tulsa, giving him four in the past four games. Rushing has now his seven in his past 11 games, and is hitting .270/.378/.512 with 17 home runs overall. The Dodgers reportedly plan to promote Rushing to Triple-A on Monday. 

Chase Dollander, RHP, Rockies: In his third start since he was promoted to Double-A Hartford, righthander Chase Dollander held Reading to one run, three hits and two walks in five innings. He struck out six while lowering his Double-A opponents’ average to .196. Dollander located his fastball extremely well, as he consistently got in on the hands of lefthanded hitters. Two of his strikeouts came on called third strikes where he dotted the top of the zone gloveside.

Robby Snelling, LHP, Marlins: Snelling, part of the team’s prospect haul for trading Tanner Scott to the Padres, made his Marlins’ debut on Sunday for Double-A Pensacola. He responded with one of his best starts of the season. Snelling allowed just one run, four hits and one walk in five innings. He struck out seven. Snelling survived a scare. The only run he gave up came off a Francisco Urbanez comebacker that hit Snelling in the leg before ricocheting toward third base. Snelling stayed in the game, got out of the jam and struck out four of the final five batters he faced.

Tyler Stuart, RHP, Nationals: In his second start since he was acquired from the Mets for Jesse Winker, Stuart held Double-A Akron scoreless for six innings. Stuart allowed four hits and two walks while striking out nine. He’s now 0-0, 2.45 with 14 strikeouts and 4 walks in 11 innings for Harrisburg since the trade.

10 STATCAST STANDOUTS

Yorke, De Los Santos Headline 10 Interesting Deadline Additions

Statcast Standouts is back! Today’s installment dives into 10 prospects moved at the deadline who have intriguing Statcast data, including a thorough breakdown of why Nick Yorke and Quinn Priester have a shot to both flourish in their new organizations. Baseball America subscribers can see the full list below.

KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE TIGER

Baseball America Helium Pick Of The Day

Didier Fuentes, RHP, Braves: Fuentes has long caught the attention of RoboScout as a teenage righty with burgeoning stuff. The 19-year-old has a 35% strikeout rate compared to just a 5% walk rate over his last five starts, and has already shown the ability to make meaningful enhancements to his pitch mix as a professional. Fuentes was one of the standout teenagers in Low-A on RoboScout’s radar this weekend.

In case you missed it…

We updated our Top 30s on Friday following the trade deadline.