Here is how the prospects performed on Monday afternoon:
- Zack Cozart went 2-2 with a double.
- Bill Rhinehart went 0-1.
- Todd Frazier went 0-2.
- Devin Mesoraco went 0-2.
- Denis Phipps went 0-2.
- Daryl Jones drew a walk and scored the games only run.
Andrew Brackman is scheduled to pitch tomorrow for the Reds. It may be a big day for him if he wants to make a real run at making the big league team.
Dayton Dragons single game tickets go on sale on Wednesday. You can buy tickets online, at the Dayton Dragons Box Office, any Miami Valley Kroger Store or Ticketmaster. You can also by them online at DaytonDragons.com. Speaking of the Dragons, they have been named a finalist to the SportsBusiness Journal Professional Sports Team of the Year Award. The other teams up for consideration are the Texas Rangers, Boston Bruins, Stewart-Haas Racing (Nascar) and Sporting Kansas City (MLS). The Dragons are the first minor league team from any sport to be selected as a finalist in the 5 years the award has been given out.
Here is how the prospects are performing so far in spring training with at least 10 at bats or 4 innings pitched:
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Phipps, D | 31 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | .323 | .382 | .581 | .963 |
| Frazier, T | 30 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 9 | .267 | .333 | .767 | 1.100 |
| Cozart, Z | 29 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .414 | .433 | .655 | 1.089 |
| Jones, D | 23 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .304 | .333 | .304 | .638 |
| Lutz, D | 23 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | .304 | .304 | .609 | .913 |
| Mesoraco, D | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .136 | .174 | .182 | .356 |
| Rodriguez, H | 19 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .316 | .381 | .316 | .697 |
| Negron, K | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 |
| Soto, N | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .222 | .263 | .389 | .652 |
| Gregorius, D | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .294 | .278 | .471 | .748 |
| Valaika, C | 17 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .412 | .400 | .471 | .871 |
| Player | Team | W | L | ERA | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP | |||
| Brackman, A | CIN | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.67 | |||
| Judy, J | CIN | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.00 |
While it is clearly a small sample size, Devin Mesoraco is struggling to find some hits. He has a 9% strikeout rate so far but has been unable to find the grass with the ball. He seems to be hitting the ball in the air quite a bit, mostly fly balls so far. Could be a timing thing, but hopefully he can pick it up over the next two weeks. Todd Frazier has showed off big time power so far, with 4 home runs. Zack Cozart is hitting a robust .414 this spring after catching fire over the last couple of days.