Hot Week & The Top 100: Schreck Thrives For The Jays, Brannon Mashes For The Red Sox

In a surprising difference from last week, players in MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 did not perform as well this week, paving the way for young up-and-coming prospects to shine. This week’s top minor league hitters included: Brooks Brannon, catcher with the Portland Sea Dogs (AA, Red Sox); Henry Bolte, outfielder with the Las Vegas Aviators (AAA, Athletics); Wehiwa Aloy, shortstop with the Frederick Keys (A+, Baltimore Orioles); RJ Schreck, outfielder with the Buffalo Bisons (AAA, Blue Jays); and Jason Shiavone, catcher with the Asheville Tourists (A+, Astros)

Alfredo Duno, catcher from the Dayton Dragons (A+, Reds), also had a strong week at the plate, but not enough to crack into this week’s Top-5. He is the only MLB Pipeline Top-100 player who had an OPS above 1.400.

Also of note, outside of Duno, all of this week’s Top-5 players are hailing from parent clubs in the American League. Duno is the only National League-based representative.

Brooks Brannon, C – Portland Sea Dogs (AA, Red Sox)

The Portland Sea Dogs last week were at home for a six-game series against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Double-A of the Toronto Blue Jays). Inclement weather only allowed for five of the six matchups to be played, and the Sea Dogs took just one of the five matchups, winning the final game of the series 12-4.

Brannon was one of the big bats to come to life in the series. He combined to hit .600/.588/1.467, with a huge 2.055 OPS on the week. In four games played, he went 9-for-15, hitting two doubles, a triple, and three home runs last week. He drove in a total of 11 RBIs: six in Portland’s 13-15 loss on May 8 and five on May 10 when Portland defeated New Hampshire 12-4. He also accounted for three runs scored on the week.

Over the course of the season, in total, Brannon is hitting .359/.469/.897, with a 1.366 OPS and a .391 BABP in his second season in Portland. He finished the 2025 season with the Sea Dogs and finds himself in a good position to find himself making his next climb to Triple-A soon if he continues to swing as well as he is now. He currently sits with four doubles, a triple, and five home runs on the year, with nine RBIs and seven runs scored.

 Henry Bolte, OF – Las Vegas Aviators (AAA, Athletics)

Bolte and the Aviators this week faced off against the St. Paul Saints (Triple-A, Twins) in a six-game series in Las Vegas. They took just one of the six games from St. Paul, Game three on Thursday, 7-6. 

Though the Aviators couldn’t find many ways to stop the Saints, Bolte contributed to Las Vegas’ offense, contributing when he needed to. This week, the 22-year-old from San Francisco, CA, hit .556/.586/1.333, with a 1.919 OPS. He appeared in all six games last week, going 15-for-27, including hitting four doubles (two on Thursday, two on Friday), one triple (Thursday), and five home runs (one on Tuesday, two on Thursday, and two on Friday). He drove in nine RBIS and had nine runs scored.

Between Thursday and Friday, Bolte had 10 hits, going a perfect 10-for-10 before being slowed down by the Saints' pitchers on Sunday. He had seven RBIs and five runs scored in two days. 

Over the course of the 2026 season (his second in Triple-A), he is batting a combined .348/.418/.658, with a 1.076 OPS and a .402 BABIP. That includes seven doubles, three triples, and 12 home runs. He has driven in 28 RBIs and has 41 runs scored, putting him on course to greatly surpass his 2025 stats.

Wehiwa Aloy, SS – Frederick Keys (A+, Orioles)

Drafted in 2025 in the first compensation round of the 2025 MLB draft at the No. 31 overall pick, Aloy, 22, is in his first season with High-A Frederick. He spent just a short time in Low-A last season and got the call to start the season in High-A this year.

This week, the Keys were at home taking on the Jersey Shore Blue Claws (High-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies). They took five of six from the Blue Claws in a great week for the Orioles’ affiliate, and they were helped by their shortstop, Aloy. Aloy this week hit .500/.538/1.273, with a 1.811 OPS. He played in all six games this week, going 15-for-27, including two doubles and five home runs (hitting a home run hat trick on May 10). He drove in nine RBIs this week with  seven runs scored.

May 10 was a very strong game for Aloy. In that game alone, he hit three home runs, driving in three RBIs and three runs scored in the Keys’ series finale against the Blue Claws.

Over the course of this season in total, Aloy is hitting .306/.355/.630, with a .985 OPS, and a .348 BABIP. He has hit three doubles, a triple, and 10 home runs this year, driving in 28 RBIs and 16 runs scored.

RJ Schreck, OF – Buffalo Bisons (AAA, Blue Jays)

It was the battle of the wild animals this week as Schreck and the Bisons traveled to Lehigh Valley for six games against the Iron Pigs. They split the series 3-3 with Lehigh Valley on the road.

The 25-year-old outfielder from California this past week crushed the baseball, hitting .600/.667/1.080, with a 1.747 OPS. He made appearances in all six games this week for Triple-A Buffalo, going 15-for-25, including six doubles and two home runs. He drove in 16 RBIs this week and had nine runs scored. He walked five times. Of those games, on May 6 and May 7, he drove in five RBIs each. He drove in two on May 9 and four on May 10 as he helped the Bisons split the six-game slate with Lehigh Valley.

Over the course of the season, Schreck, in his second season with Buffalo, is hitting .240/.380/.438, with an .818 OPS, and a .255 BABIP. He has seven doubles, one triple, and five home runs on the year so far. He has driven in a total of 27 RBIs and 21 runs scored. He also has three stolen bases.

Unfortunately for Schreck, he spent quite a bit of time on the injured list in 2025, delaying his progress. So far this season, he has remained healthy, and if he can do so and continue to hit as well as he is, he could have a chance to hear his name called soon.

Jason Schiavone, C – Asheville Tourists (A+, Astros)

Drafted in 2024 by the Astros in the 11th round of the MLB draft, catcher Jason Schiavone is in his first full season with the High-A Asheville Tourists of the Houston Astros organization. Schiavone played eight games in High-A last season after being promoted from Low-A Fayetteville, but now finds himself cruising through High-A, including having a huge week this week against the Rome Emperors (Atlanta Braves High-A).

Playing at home in Asheville, the Tourists won just two of six games against Rome, with the top hitter of the series coming from the Tourists in Schiavone. This week, he hit .400/.571/1.100, with a 1.671 OPS. Playing in all six games, he went 8-for-20 with two doubles and four home runs. He drove in six RBIs and had seven runs scored, with three stolen bases in the series as well.

Over the course of his first full season with Asheville, he is hitting in total .260/.435/.740, with a 1.175 OPS, and a .267 BABIP. 

Top 100 MLB Pipeline Prospects Honorable Mention

As mentioned, Alfredo Duno, catcher for the Dayton Dragons (High-A, Reds), was the only player from MLB Pipeline’s Top-100 who had an OPS over 1.400.

In Dayton’s series against West Michigan (High-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers), Duno, MLB’s No. 31 prospect, hit .526/.625/.789, with a 1.414 OPS. He was 10-for-19 in five games played, hitting two doubles, one home run, and knocking in three RBIs, and six runs scored.

The young prospects were the ones who shone this week. A new series gets underway for teams across minor league baseball on Tuesday.