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<\/p>\nThe High-A Brooklyn Cyclones, named for the Coney Island roller coaster, had a fitting year.<\/p>\n
Brooklyn rode a slew of quality prospects to a 46-20 record and the top of the South Atlantic League in the first half\u00a0 \u2013 and after a short pause for the All-Star break and a bunch of promotions \u2013 plummeted to near the bottom of the second-half standings with a 26-39 mark.<\/p>\n
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Photo by the Brooklyn Cyclones<\/p>\n
The High-A playoffs pit the winners of the first half against the second, so all that good work early in the season was rewarded with a postseason berth. Brooklyn took advantage, sweeping a pair of best-of-three series en route to its first South Atlantic League title<\/a>. (The Cyclones won Penn League titles in 2001 and 2019.)<\/p>\n Carson Benge<\/a> (.302\/.417\/.480, four homers, 60 games), Jacob Reimer<\/a> (.284\/.384\/.502, eight homers, 61 games), Chris Suero<\/a> (.240\/.382\/.455, 13 homers, 74 games) and A.J. Ewing<\/a> (.288\/.387\/.388, 44 steals, 78 games) led the offense. The quartet are all in the top 15<\/a> of MLB Pipeline\u2019s Met prospects. None were on the Cyclones for the playoffs because they all had been promoted.<\/p>\n There were two top-30 prospects who spent all year with Brooklyn. Outfielder Eli Serrano<\/a>, 22, slashed .222\/.332\/.358 with seven homers and ended the season the No. 12 Met prospect on MLB Pipeline. Shortstop Boston Baro<\/a>, 21, hit .224\/.282\/.321 with four homers and 28 stolen bases. He\u2019s ranked No. 21.<\/p>\n On the mound, Brendan Girton<\/a> (3-3, 2.59 ERA, 91 strikeouts, 76 1\/3 innings pitched), Noah Hall<\/a> (5-7, 2.72 ERA, 115 strikeouts, 112 2\/3 innings pitched), and Joel D\u00edaz<\/a> (5-5, 3.80 ERA, 98 strikeouts, 106 2\/3 innings pitched) were the top three in games started. Girton, a 2024 10th-round pick from the University of Oklahoma, threw five perfect<\/a> innings in June. He finished the year at Double-A Binghamton.<\/p>\n Hall, 24, was there for the playoffs, throwing 4 1\/3 innings of one-run ball in Brooklyn\u2019s 13-1 victory over the Hub City Spartanburgers in Game 1 of the championship series. D\u00edaz was still around, too, and fired 6 2\/3 scoreless frames in the 4-1 semifinals-clinching win over the Greensboro Grasshoppers.<\/p>\n Some other pitchers of note who suited up for the Cyclones (stats are their numbers in Brooklyn only):<\/p>\n Will Watson<\/a>, 1-3, 1.70 ERA, 77 strikeouts, 63 2\/3 innings, No. 11 Met prospect on MLB Pipeline Thornton, a 23-year-old lefty, was the SAL Pitcher of the Month in April. After moving up to Binghamton, he went 3-2 with a 2.60 ERA in 10 starts covering 52 innings, striking out 53 and walking nine.<\/p>\n All of these pitchers were promoted. Ross, who features a fastball that was clocked at 102 mph, reached the majors the last weekend of the season but did not appear in a game.<\/p>\n
\nJonathan Santucci<\/a>, 5-4, 3.46 ERA, 75 strikeouts, 67 2\/3 innings, No. 14
\nDylan Ross<\/a>, 2-0, 1.54 ERA, 23 strikeouts, 11 2\/3 innings, No. 20
\nRyan Lambert<\/a>, 1.13 ERA, 17 strikeouts, eight innings, No. 22
\nZach Thornton<\/a>, 3-0, 0.44 ERA, 25 strikeouts, 20 2\/3 innings, No. 23
\nR.J. Gordon<\/a>, 5-2, 3.06 ERA, 76 strikeouts, 67 2\/3 innings, No. 25<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/footer-e1651142957865.jpg\")
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