The Tribune

By RENALDO DORSETT

Tribune Sports Reporter

rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

KRISTIAN Robinson has had an almost seamless transition to the Single A level thus far.

Robinson is on a four-game multi-hit streak and has been one of the offensive leaders for the Hillsboro Hops in the Northwest League at the Class A Short Season level.

After going hitless in game one of the Hops’ three-game series against the Eugene Emeralds, Robinson went 2-4 and scored one run in his team’s 5-4 win. In the following games he went 2-3, with one run scored and one stolen base, 2-4 with two RBI and most recently went 2-4 with two stolen bases.

Robinson, 18, is hitting .421 through six games on the young season after progressing from the rookie level. Listed at No.5 among the Diamondbacks’ minor league prospects according to MLB Pipeline, Robinson was one of four top 30 prospects to join the Hops.

The Class A Short Season is a separate classification from Class A.

Prior to the season, Bleacher Report identified Robinson as one of the Diamondbacks’ “most underhyped prospects” for the upcoming 2019 campaign.

Robinson began his pro career last season in the Arizona Rookie League. In 40 AZL games, he hit .272 with a .754 OPS, .341 OBP, 31 RBI, four home runs, 11 doubles, seven stolen bases and scored 35 runs. He helped the AZL D-backs to clinch its first-ever playoff berth in the Arizona Rookie League. Following that production, he was then assigned to the Missoula Osprey of the Pioneer League.

With the Ospreys, it took just seven games for Robinson to record the first multi home-run game at the pro level. In 17 games with the Ospreys he hit .300 with an .886 OPS, .419 OBP, 10 RBI, three home runs, , five stolen bases and scored 13 runs.