Red Sox SS Shows Why He's A Top Complex Player To Know

Plus: Giants shortstop Walker Martin flexes some power, Tyler Locklear earns a promotion and plenty more.

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Prospect Standouts

Yoeilin Cespedes, SS, Red Sox: Cespedes is showing why he’s one of the most talented hitters in the complex leagues. Through his first 12 games, the 18-year-old righthanded hitter is batting .296/.373/.568 after hitting his second home run yesterday. At 5-foot-8, 180 pounds, Cespedes isn’t that tall, but he has excellent hand-eye coordination with the bat speed to drive the ball with surprising power for his size.

Walker Martin, SS, Giants: Martin went 2-for-3 with two home runs and a walk on Monday in the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League. There has been a lot of swing-and-miss for Martin early on, with 10 strikeouts in his first 16 trips to the plate, but the 20-year-old who signed for $2,997,500 last year as a second-round pick has an intriguing mix of athleticism and extra-base impact from the left side.

Tyler Locklear, 1B, Mariners: The Mariners first baseman jumped into the Top 100 prospects list this month. Now he’s making another jump, with the Mariners promoting him to Triple-A Tacoma. Locklear, 23, hit .291/.401/.532 in 41 games with Double-A Arkansas, showing plus power with an impressive .288/.396/.510 career slash line in the minors since the Mariners drafted him in the second round in 2022.

Peter Heubeck, RHP, Dodgers: Peter Heubeck struck out 11 of the 20 batters he faced in five innings of work for High-A Great Lakes against Beloit. Heubeck allowed two hits, two hit batters and one walk, while giving up one run. Heubeck struck out the side in the first on his way to his career high in strikeouts. He elevated his 93-94 mph fastball, but it was his mid-80s slider and 78-80 mph curveball that kept Beloit off balance.

Cam Collier, 3B, Reds: Collier has had a May to forget for High-A Dayton. After a strong April, Collier came into Sunday’s game hitting .146 this month. He showed signs of a bounceback against Quad Cities, going 4-for-5 with a double and home run. It helped, but Collier is now hitting .244/.284/.457.

Jansel Luis, SS, D-backs: Luis just missed on a cycle on Sunday for Low-A Visalia, as he grounded out in the eighth inning when he needed a double to complete the feat. Luis singled in both of his first two at-bats, then tripled and then homered. Fresno finally retired him for the first time in his fifth and final at-bat of the game. Luis is now hitting .286/.333/.417.

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Baseball America Helium Pick Of The Day

Demetrio Crisantes, SS, D-backs: Dylan White’s weekly RoboScout article mentioned Cristantes on Sunday as a name to keep an eye on in the Arizona Complex League. Crisantes signed for $425,000 in the seventh round of the 2022 draft but did not debut until the following summer. Crisantes returned to the complex to begin this season and has surpassed his 2023 production. He’s shown well-refined plate skills with a zone-miss rate of 13.6% and a chase rate of 18.3%, while walking more than he’s struck out. Crisantes is showing above-average to plus raw power as well with a 90th percentile exit velocity of 104.7 mph and a 43.9% hard hit rate. The 19-year-old doesn’t have a ton of projection, but he’s an advanced teenage bat with potential 55-60 grade power at peak and a chance to stick in the infield. Baseball America subscribers can see this week’s full Hot Sheet below.

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