Dodgers Prospect Notes – 9/8/2021: Stone’s gas, Yurchak continues to hit, Sheehan electric, Miller promoted

Dodgers Prospect Notes brings the latest on a few prospects in the system that had performances worth paying attention to.

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Gavin Stone, the Dodgers’ 2020 5th-round pick, is off to a hot start with Great Lakes. His fastball has been up to 97, and the slider and changeup that both flash plus. His strong pitch mix, combined with plus command, has his K-BB% at 29.7%, good for second in the minor league system.

Gavin Stone's Ks from another fantastic outing – 4.0 IP, 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 walk, and 7 punchouts. His last 3 outings for A+ Great Lakes, combined:

14.0 IP, 7 hits, 3 walks, 22 Ks, 1.29 ERA 👀 pic.twitter.com/B60Rk6YvsK

— Josh Thomas (@jokeylocomotive) September 8, 2021

A trend the Dodgers (and a lot of baseball) have followed is looking for hard throwers who may not have prototypical height, but who get down the hill, and can attack with a flatter plane heater at the top. At 6’1″, with a deep leg drive, Stone fits the bill.

Justin Yurchak has hit at every stop. Since being acquired for Manny Banuelos (yes, this Manny Banuelos), the 24-year-old Binghamton University product’s lowest wOBA at any stop in the Dodgers’ system is .387, and it’s currently at a robust .464 with AA Tulsa. Positional versatility is problematic, as he has been limited to 1B thus far, but if you can hit enough, they’ll find a place for you.

Justin Yurchak hit a ground rule double to RF, his second hit of the night, and after 84 PAs with Tulsa he's still hitting .440 (and .377 for the season overall) pic.twitter.com/IzwsZZ31uY

— Josh Thomas (@jokeylocomotive) September 8, 2021

Emmet Sheehan was electric. The stuff speaks for itself, and he is high on my watch list for 2022.

Emmet Sheehan's 6 Ks from his outing tonight for Rancho Cucamonga. It's the first I've seen Sheehan this season, and the 2020 6th rounder was definitely impressive. Pxp noted multiple 98s, both on the stadium gun and Trackman, and Sheehan got whiffs with both secondaries. pic.twitter.com/ASs8SFgzzM

— Josh Thomas (@jokeylocomotive) September 8, 2021

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And here’s something to watch today.

No transaction has been announced yet, but Bobby Miller is up on AA Tulsa's website as today's starting pitcher 👀 pic.twitter.com/ChEqJ7MEaV

— Josh Thomas (@jokeylocomotive) September 8, 2021

Bobby Miller is going to be here before you know it.