A number of Top 100 prospects proved worthy of their rankings, but a player in the Single-A Florida State League took a good portion of Tuesday's spotlight. Along with his milestone, there were a handful of four-hit games and an array of homers, RBIs and top plays that highlighted the day's top prospect performers:
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Josh Kross, C, Palm Beach (STL unranked)
Kross ratcheted up an already hot start for Single-A Palm Beach with the best performance of his pro career. The 22-year-old singled in his final at-bat to complete the cycle, capping his first four-hit game. Kross' three extra-base hits accounted for all of his career-high six RBIs, highlighted by his fourth homer in 32 at-bats. The 2024 sixth-rounder did not go deep in 23 games for Palm Beach during his pro debut last season. Gameday
Daniel Susac, C, Las Vegas (ATH No. 11)
Susac capped one of his best days at the plate as a pro with a walk-off homer for Triple-A Las Vegas. The long ball put an exclamation point on a four-hit afternoon for the 2022 first-rounder, equaling a career high. Susac added a pair of doubles, giving him the first three-extra-base-hit performance of his career. Gameday
Otto Kemp, 3B/2B, Lehigh Valley (PHI No. 24)
Kemp paced a 16-hit barrage by the Triple-A IronPigs with a career-high performance. The 25-year-old homered and doubled twice while setting professional bests with four hits and five RBIs. Coming off the best all-around season of his career, Kemp is off to a fast start in 2025, slashing .311/.411/.672 with 11 extra-base hits, five roundtrippers and 14 RBIs in his first 16 games. Gameday
Cooper Pratt, SS, Biloxi (MIL No. 3/MLB No. 53)
Pratt has picked up where he left off last year, his first full-season campaign after being selected as a sixth-rounder in the 2023 Draft. A 20-year-old with above-average tools across the board, Pratt was a menace with the bat and on the bases for Double-A Biloxi en route to his fourth multihit game of the season. The 6-foot-3, 206-pounder reached safely four times, doubling twice, singling and stealing a career-high three bases to pace the Shuckers. Pratt is off to a .286/.311/.476 start in his first 10 games. Gameday
Jes¨˛s Made, SS, Carolina (MIL No. 2/MLB No. 52)
After going hitless in his first two games for Single-A Carolina and missing nearly a week with an ankle issue, Made has found his stroke. The 17-year-old extended his hitting streak to five games with a three-hit night that included a triple, a walk and his third stolen base. Made has a 1.016 OPS, buoyed by a .433 OBP and five walks in his first 30 plate appearances for the Mudcats. Gameday
Jordan Lawlar, SS, Reno (AZ No. 1/MLB No. 10)
Lawlar's bat continues to be his calling card, but he also showed why he's considered a strong defender up the middle. The 22-year-old went deep for a second consecutive game and for the third time in five contests for Triple-A Reno, increasing his slash line to .292/.395/.523 with nine extra-base hits and 12 RBIs. Lawlar also made a dazzling play in the field, sliding to make the stop on a hard grounder and throwing from his backside to get the out at second. Gameday
George Lombard Jr., SS/2B, Hudson Valley (NYY No. 1/MLB No. 98)
Lombard's hot streak to begin 2025 included his first long ball of the year for High-A Hudson Valley. The 19-year-old ignited the Renegades offense with a two-run homer in the opening frame and an RBI single in the fifth for his third consecutive multihit game. Lombard swiped a pair of bases and walked twice, giving him eight free passes in nine contests and a .475 OBP. Gameday
Braden Montgomery, OF, Kannapolis (CWS No. 5/MLB No. 51)
Montgomery's hot start to his career took another step forward after his perfect day at the plate for Single-A Kannapolis. Last year's 12th overall pick clubbed his second homer of the year, doubled and walked in three plate appearances, raising his slash line to .353/.415/.618 in his first nine games. The 22-year-old has hit safely in seven of his past eight games and four straight, including three consecutive multihit efforts. Gameday
Lazaro Montes, OF, Everett (SEA No. 2/MLB No. 39)
Montes is doing all he can to prove that last year's 21-homer, 105-RBI season was no fluke. The 20-year-old left the yard and reached safely three times, adding an RBI single and a walk for the High-A AquaSox. Montes has reached safely in eight of his 10 games to begin the year and is slashing .314/.468/.743 with seven extra-base hits, 10 walks and nine RBIs. Gameday