Prospect News: Stash List Vol. 8: Crews Control or Hubba Bubba

Graduated from Stash List Volume 7: Jung And Hungry: Junior Caminero, Coby Mayo, Jace Jung, Nacho Alvarez Jr. 

1. Nationals OF Dylan Crews | 22 | AAA

His last ten games have been arguably his best of the season: .300/.383/.600 with three home runs, two steals and a 10.6 percent strikeout rate. Small sample goes without saying but I’ll say it anyway and then say the Nats have had Crews on the escalator all season and will reportedly make room for him sooner than later. That’s what has him in the top spot, for what it’s Werth: the likelihood of a call-up turned out to be more valuable than usual in the construction of this list. Lots of uncertainty in the stash game this time of year.

2. Yankees OF Jasson Dominguez | 21 | AAA

What’re we waiting for? Jazz to come back? Jasson is the jam now. Let’s get with the times. Sad to say it seems likely they’ll wait for Jazz.

3. Pirates RHP Bubba Chandler | 21 | AAA 

13 innings into his Triple-A career, Chandler hasn’t allowed a run. He struck out 11 Twins in six innings on Friday night. Perhaps I’m getting ahead of myself here, but how many shutout innings in a row would it take for him to force some September starts? Upside has always been the siren song as Chandler ditched hitting to focus full-time on his craft, and dang that song sounds pretty right now. Gimme the steering wheel. We’ll be okay.

4. Angels 2B Christian Moore | 21 | AA 

Sort of surprised he’s still in Double-A.

5. White Sox C Edgar Quero | 21 | AAA 

The Sox have little incentive to promote Quero right now, but we’re pretty close to that point of the season when a team could call someone up without burning their rookie eligibility and then have them on the opening day roster for 2025 to make a run at those incentives. I’m leaning toward the White Sox will just leave Quero in Triple-A until next year, but they’re tried to keep him linked up with their pitching prospects since acquiring him, and I think there’s probably some debate in that office about how to handle his development over the final month-plus. He’s helping force the issue by slashing .313/.408/.506 with four home runs and a 17.3 percent strikeout rate in 23 Triple-A games.

6. Marlins 1B Deyvison De Los Santos | 21 | AAA 

The Dentist has 33 home runs in 105 games across two levels this season facing mostly much older players. Miami will likely let him compete for an opening day job next season, so it would make sense to get him a little time in September.

7. Padres OF Tirso Ornelas | 24 | AAA

David Peralta has played well enough to keep Ornelas in the minors despite his best efforts. The club actually selected his contract in July but optioned him without playing him. His season long line is .310/.386/.522 with 18 homers and seven steals in 99 games. He’s shown excellent plate skills all season and has an 11.6-to-11.6 percent walk-to-strikeout rate over his last month (20 games).

8. Brewers RHP Logan Henderson | 22 | AAA

In 67.2 innings (15 starts) across three levels, Henderson has a 2.53 ERA, 0.81 WHIP, and a 31.4 percent strikeout-minus-walk rate. That’s 89 strikeouts and nine walks. He has allowed one run with 11 strikeouts in 10 Triple-A innings. A mid-season oblique injury has left him with some extra innings in the tank that could lead to some September starts.

9. Tigers RHP Jackson Jobe | 21 | AA 

He’s Jill’s son, too, for what it’s Cronenworth. Jack wasn’t the only human up that hill, ‘s’all I’m sayin’. I almost bumped him off the list this time because I thought he’d be in Triple-A or the majors by now, but then the Tigers recalled Jace Jung, so maybe I dunno. Some guys are still getting promoted in that system.

10. Braves C Drake Baldwin | 23 | AAA

Even though Atlanta doesn’t have a spot for him, Baldwin feels to me like the kind of guy you’d want on a playoff roster, especially considering how frequently the club uses its two primary catchers. On the season, Baldwin has walked more than he’s struck out while providing all-fields power and deep-count plate appearances from the left side.

Thanks for reading!