5 Under the Radar Prospects, Volume 2

Joe Sclafani - Lancaster JetHawks - 2B/SS

Sclafani hasn't slowed down at all for the JetHawks and has had multi-hit games in each of his last 5 starts. Last year's 14th round pick out of Dartmouth has 40 walks and just 18 strikeouts on the year, and since his promotion he's hitting .393 with a Barry Bonds-esque .523 on base percentage. He's added a pair of home runs and 11 steals on the year and he's scored 39 runs in 41 games. Originally called up to Lancaster to fill in at second for the injured Delino DeShields Jr., he's now starting at short in place of the injured Nolan Fontana. With the way he's been hitting it will be interesting to see what happens when Fontana returns. If you want to nitpick, Sclafani has made 9 errors this season, but other than that, there's not a lot of bad things you can say about the way he's been playing.

Team	League	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
QC	MID	.241	19	58	13	14	3	0	0	9	17	17	7	3	2	.430	.293	.723
LAN	CAL	.393	22	84	26	33	6	0	2	17	45	23	11	8	0	.523	.536	1.059
Minors		.331	41	142	39	47	9	0	2	26	62	40	18	11	2	.484	.437	.921

Preston Tucker - Lancaster JetHawks - RF/LF

Who's leading all Astros minor leaguers in rbis? Not George Springer. Not Marc Krauss. Not Domingo Santana. It's the JetHawks left-handed slugger Preston Tucker, a 7th round pick out of Florida in 2012. Tucker's not going to be under the radar much longer as he's in the midst of a 17 game hitting streak raising his average up to .318. He's driven in 57 runs on the year and leads the JetHawks with 11 homers, 50 runs, 69 hits and he's only struck out 36 times in 217 ABs. A first baseman in college, Tucker's recorded 4 outfield assists this year splitting time between right and left field with just one error.

Team	League	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
LAN	CAL	.318	55	217	50	69	14	1	11	57	118	25	36	2	0	.387	.544	.931
Minors		.318	55	217	50	69	14	1	11	57	118	25	36	2	0	.387	.544	.931

Chris Epps - Lancaster JetHawks - OF

A 45th Round Pick in 2011, Epps hit just .203 (13/63) in his first 19 games this season, but has been absolutely on fire lately hitting .433 (26/60) in the 15 games since then. While his skillset doesn't appear to be conducive to the Major Leagues - he doesn't hit for enough power to be a corner outfielder and scouts say he doesn't have the range to play centerfield in the Majors - he's been doing just about everything right with the bat lately. In just 123 at bats, Epps has 14 doubles, 3 triples, and 5 homers and is averaging almost an rbi a game. He does strike out a little too much (41 times in 123 at bats), but it's hard to argue with his production. In an outfield with Andrew Aplin and Tucker, and being a 45th round pick, Epps tends to get overlooked, but we'll give him some props here.

Team	League	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
LAN	CAL	.317	34	123	25	39	14	3	5	33	74	18	41	5	3	.399	.602	1.000
Minors		.317	34	123	25	39	14	3	5	33	74	18	41	5	3	.399	.602	1.00

Jordan Scott - Quad Cities River Bandits - OF

Scott has quietly been having a very good season for the River Bandits. Drafted in the 14th round back in 2010, but still just 21 years old, Scott is hitting .285 with 13 steals and has more walks (33) than strikeouts (32). Scott has been playing particularly well lately going 12 for 24 in his last 10 games with 9 walks, good for an on base percentage of .636. After hitting .217 in April, he batted .319 in May. He's second on the team in runs, triples and steals behind leadoff hitter Teoscar Hernandez and he leads the team in walks and on base percentage.

Team	League	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
QC	MID	.285	51	137	30	39	5	2	0	13	48	33	32	13	4	.421	.350	.771
Minors		.285	51	137	30	39	5	2	0	13	48	33	32	13	4	.421	.350	.771

Michael Dimock - Lancaster JetHawks - RHP

A 37th Round Pick out of Wake Forest in 2012, Dimock started the year by going 5-0 in 10 relief appearances for Quad Cities. Since his promotion to Lancaster, all he's done is throw 5 1/3 innings without allowing a hit. On the year, the former collegiate closer is holding batters to a .121 average and his WHIP is a ridiculous 0.59 in 14 games.

Team	League	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GO/AO	AVG
QC	MID	5	0	3.09	10	0	0	0	0	11.2	7	4	4	1	2	15	0.40	.163
LAN	CAL	0	0	1.69	4	0	0	0	0	5.1	0	1	1	0	1	2	0.27	.000
Minors		5	0	2.65	14	0	0	0	0	17.0	7	5	5	1	3	17	0.35	.121