Follow the Prospects: Kevin Made, SS

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Perhaps we were a little quick to write this guy off. His offense has taken off this year at Wilmington over 136 PAs.

Made is showing some nice plate discipline, with his BB% jumping to 16% this year from the 10-12% the past couple of years, and his K% is 20.6%, right at the level it's been his entire time in the minors. The ISO isn't there, but .287 / .415 / .352 shows something. his raw speed and ability to steal aren't at Nunez's level, but still figures to be above average, as does his fielding. This guy looks like another potential utility guy like Lipscomb.

To me, he looks like he'll be ready for a promotion to AA in June.

[nobleisthyname]

Age: 21
Team rank: 20
Current level: A+

May recap

PA

|

AVG

|

OBP

|

SLG

|

HR

|

SB

|

K%

|

BB%

|

ISO

|

OPS

|

wRC+

92

|

.222

|

.380

|

.250

|

0

|

3

|

25.0%

|

16.3%

|

.028

|

.630

|

100

Year-to-date
Games played at position
SS: 37
2B: 6

PA

|

AVG

|

OBP

|

SLG

|

HR

|

SB

|

K%

|

BB%

|

ISO

|

OPS

|

wRC+

183

|

.247

|

.385

|

.295

|

0

|

7

|

23.0%

|

15.3%

|

.048

|

.679

|

109

[nobleisthyname]

Age: 21
Team rank: 18
Current level: A+

June recap

PA

|

AVG

|

OBP

|

SLG

|

HR

|

SB

|

K%

|

BB%

|

ISO

|

OPS

|

wRC+

99

|

.216

|

.293

|

.364

|

1

|

4

|

26.3%

|

9.1%

|

.148

|

.657

|

84

Year-to-date
Games played at position
SS: 62
2B: 6

PA

|

AVG

|

OBP

|

SLG

|

HR

|

SB

|

K%

|

BB%

|

ISO

|

OPS

|

wRC+

282

|

.235

|

.352

|

.321

|

1

|

11

|

24.1%

|

13.1%

|

.085

|

.673

|

98

[imref]

Promoted to Harrisburg

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Promoted to Harrisburg

social promotion.

[nobleisthyname]

Age: 21
Team rank: 21
Current level: AA

July recap (2 levels)

PA

|

AVG

|

OBP

|

SLG

|

HR

|

SB

|

K%

|

BB%

|

ISO

|

OPS

|

wRC+

83

|

.176

|

.244

|

.257

|

1

|

1

|

25.3%

|

7.2%

|

.081

|

.501

|

45

Year-to-date (2 levels)
Games played at position
SS: 82
2B: 6

PA

|

AVG

|

OBP

|

SLG

|

HR

|

SB

|

K%

|

BB%

|

ISO

|

OPS

|

wRC+

365

|

.221

|

.328

|

.305

|

2

|

12

|

24.4%

|

11.8%

|

.084

|

.633

|

88

[imref]

on the 7 day IL

[nobleisthyname]

Age: 21
Team rank: 25
Current level: AA (on 7-day IL)

August recap

PA

|

AVG

|

OBP

|

SLG

|

HR

|

SB

|

K%

|

BB%

|

ISO

|

OPS

|

wRC+

21

|

.211

|

.286

|

.211

|

0

|

1

|

33.3%

|

9.5%

|

.000

|

.496

|

50

Year-to-date (2 levels)
Games played at position
SS: 87
2B: 6

PA

|

AVG

|

OBP

|

SLG

|

HR

|

SB

|

K%

|

BB%

|

ISO

|

OPS

|

wRC+

386

|

.220

|

.326

|

.300

|

2

|

13

|

24.9%

|

11.7%

|

.080

|

.625

|

87

[nobleisthyname]

Age: 22
Team rank: 25
Current level: AA

Season recap (2 levels)
Games played at position
SS: 87
2B: 6

PA

|

AVG

|

OBP

|

SLG

|

HR

|

SB

|

K%

|

BB%

|

ISO

|

OPS

|

wRC+

386

|

.220

|

.326

|

.300

|

2

|

13

|

24.9%

|

11.7%

|

.080

|

.625

|

87

[imref]

Camerato update:

SS Kevin Made (No. 25)
Age: 22
Signing class: 2019, $1.5 million (Cubs)
Major League ETA: 2025
Last season: High-A Wilmington, Double-A Harrisburg (acquired from Chicago in ‘23 Jeimer Candelario trade)
2024 stats: 93 games, .220/.326/.300, .626 OPS, 18 doubles, two home runs, 13 stolen bases
MLB Pipeline: “Made has the first step, reactions and hands to remain at shortstop, and his plus arm would certainly play at third, where the Cubs gave him some run. He could also slide over to second without issue. Made could be a future utility man with that glove, but offensive work remains to get him there.”

[imref]

placed on the 7 day IL

[imref]

Active and on a rehab assignment with Fredricksburg.

[Elvir Ovcina]

Active and on a rehab assignment with Fredricksburg.

Saw him on his rehab assignment with the FredNats today in Salem.  Hard to say much about a guy playing down two levels, but he did ok generally.  Not any different than the player I've seen in AA.  Contrary to the online box (the official scorer had a lot of issues not noticing substitutions today), he played both SS and 2B and looked much more comfortable at short. 

Error at 2B was costly and was a throwing error on a ball he shouldn't have thrown.  I don't think that matters to his long-term prospects as a player.  He's only ever possibly worth a 40-man spot as a depth SS, and he may not hit enough to get to that.

As a reminder, he's the second piece of the return for Candelario, so given Herz hasn't been a zero, that trade's already a win.

[imref]

Rehab is done,  he's back at Harrisburg.