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10 hours agoBlue Jays prospect Jake Cook promoted to Single-A
Cook was promoted to Dunedin and will debut in the Florida State League after a strong college season and early pro walk-heavy performance.
Sears blew away all expectations for him this year. He made just five appearances for Augusta, including two starts, pitching to a 1.93 ERA and 1.02 WHIP with a 31 strikeout to four walk ratio in 18.2 innings before being promoted to Rome. His time with Rome was even shorter, as he made just three starts there, pitching to a 2.00 ERA and 0.67 WHIP with 17 strikeouts to two walks in 17 innings.
The Washington Nationals continued their winning ways in major fashion on Monday evening. Following a sweep of the Miami Marlins last week and a series victory over the Chicago Cubs in the last week, the Nationals won their 6th game in their last 7 played, and have looked like an entirely different team as of recently. Monday nights contributors came from everywhere, as every single start in the Nationals lineup recorded at least 1 hit.
The Mets are set to promote top pitching prospect for his major league debut, reports Will Sammon of The Athletic. They'll need to clear space on both the 40-man and 26-man rosters in order to formally select his contract from Triple-A Syracuse.
Brandon Sproat is making it nearly impossible for the Mets to keep him down in the minors for much longer. The 24-year-old has hit his stride with Triple-A Syracuse after a bobble upon his promotion from Double-A Binghamton. He went six innings on Tuesday night, allowing just one run on two hits with eight strikeouts. Over his last nine starts (48.1 innings pitched), he has a 2.05 ERA with 57 strikeouts and a 0.850 WHIP.
But while the big league club was taking care of business in Nationals Park, some of the most important news from the day within the organization came from the lower levels of the farm. The news was broken by Spencer Nusbaum of the Washington Post that the No. 1 prospect in the Nationals organization, and the first overall pick of last month's draft in Eli Willits is slated for his professional debut.