Daily notes on prospects from lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen. Read previous installments here.

Andres Gimenez, SS, New York NL (Profile)
Level: Low-A   Age: 18   Org Rank: 5   Top 100: HM
Line: 1-for-4, 2B

Notes
It wasn’t an especially notable night for Gimenez, but his promotion to full-season ball is significant. Gimenez was a high-dollar Venezuelan signee and was lauded by international scouts for his polish; he’s also a teenager who spent last year in the Dominican Summer League. After passing a few weeks in extended spring training, he effectively skipped three levels (the Mets’ GCL, New York-Penn League, and Appalachian League affiliates) and has been sent to full-season ball. My full report from the Mets’ prospect list is here, he garnered overall top-100 consideration from me despite modest physical tools because he’s so likely to stay at short, make a lot of contact and, as he seems poised to do, move quickly through the system. Below are all the swings Gimenez took last night as well as some of what he did on the defensive side.

Cal Quantrill, RHP, San Diego (Profile)
Level: Hi-A   Age: 22   Org Rank: 3   Top 100: 25
Line: 6 IP, 7 H, 1 BB, 2 ER, 12 K

Notes
Quantrill’s combination of fastball command and a plus changeup is probably too advanced for the Cal League. Scouts who’ve seen him this spring have mixed opinions about the breaking ball and want to see him attack hitters inside more often, but lots of big-league starters have lived off of the power chord of fastballs, changeups, and curveballs that Quantrill comfortably projects to offer at maturity. Dominant though he may be in A-ball, Quantrill’s work load is a far more important part of his development — he missed all of last year recovering from Tommy John — than challenging him in San Antonio as quickly as possible.

Domingo Acevedo, RHP, New York AL (Profile)
Level: Hi-A   Age: 23   Org Rank: 18   Top 100: NR
Line: 7 IP, 5 H, 4 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 10 K

Notes
Acevedo turned in his best start so far this year. He’s made each of his last three starts on five or more days of rest and, despite possessing a chance for three viable big-league pitches, I have him projected in the back of the bullpen. It’s not for a lack of strike throwing, but rather due to a lengthy injury rap sheet.

Rafael Devers, 3B, Boston (Profile)
Level: Double-A   Age: 20   Org Rank: 2   Top 100: 22
Line: 5-for-5, 2 HR, 4 R

Notes
I thought Devers’ noisy, pull-side ground-ball bat path might require adjustments at Double-A, but he might just be a freak who does things however the hell he wants because he’s so incredibly gifted. Devers doesn’t turn 21 until October and he’s hitting .324/.351/.606 in Double-A, keeping his body in check, and accidentally hitting bombs the opposite way.

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Notes from the back fields

Just some Angels notes today. The club’s 2016 second rounder (and, for me, the club’s second-best prospect) Brandon Marsh has looked good in center field (some scouts think he may outgrow it) and took good at-bats yesterday. Nineteen-year old righty Elvin Rodriguez, one of several interesting young Latin American arms in the system, was mostly 90-92 yesterday. He’s less projectable than he appears on paper because the frame is so slight and this is basically as hard as Rodriguez was throwing last year. Anaheim’s 2016 fourth rounder, Chris Rodriguez, threw on Monday and was mostly 92-95 with a better changeup than he had last year in the AZL. Rodriguez has some reliever risk because of the violence in his delivery but he’s well built and, especially considering how quickly his changeup appears to be developing, has a budding starter’s repertoire.