Alexis Farinacci

It wasn’t the prettiest or strongest week at the plate for players across the minor leagues. With emotions high and the trade deadline on the minds of many, this was somewhat expected as players navigated the week. But nonetheless, this week’s top hitters from throughout the minor leagues were left fielder Zac Veen with the Albuquerque Isotopes (Triple-A, Colorado Rockies); First baseman Xavier Isaac of the Montgomery Biscuits (Double-A, Tampa Bay Rays); Outfielder Conor Essenburg of the Augusta Green Jackets (Single-A, Atlanta Braves); Center fielder Enddy Azocar of the Greenville Drive (High-A, Boston Red Sox); and third baseman Jalen Hairston of the Daytona Tortugas (Single-A, Cincinnati Reds). All five of this week’s top hitters have been with their respective teams during the trade deadline and were not dealt to different teams before the trade deadline came to a close. Zac Veen, LF – Albuquerque Isotopes (Triple-A, Colorado Rockies) Veen, the 24-year-old from Port Orange, FL has been with the Rockies since he was drafted in 2020. It hasn’t been an easy road for the outfielder as he’s battled through injuries that have caused him to bounce around the minor league levels and rehab and come back from several injuries, but so far he’s found a way to remain healthy this season and has played the entirety of the season to this point in Triple-A. This week with the Isotopes taking on the El Paso Chihuahuas (San Diego Padres), Veen hit .448/.515/1.069. He accrued 13 hits, four doubles, one triple, and four home runs over the course of 33 plate appearances through six games. He drove in 14 RBIs on the week with 11 runs scored. On July 30, he drove in five, the most RBIs in the series for him, and on July 31, drove in three. He hit at least one home run in four of six games this week. Over the course of the season, Veen is batting over .300 with a combined .317/.392/.602, with a .994 OPS. He has 117 hits: 31 doubles, seven triples, and 20 home runs. He has walked 45 times and has 16 stolen bases, along with 77 RBIs and 73 runs scored. His BABIP is .365. 2026 Player Batting Splits Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 94 418 369 73 117 31 7 20 77 16 2 45 85 .317 .392 .602 .994 222 2 2 0 2 0 Last 7 days 6 33 29 11 13 4 1 4 14 1 0 3 4 .448 .515 1.069 1.584 31 0 1 0 0 0 Last 28 days 18 83 75 14 22 6 2 4 19 2 0 7 15 .293 .361 .587 .948 44 0 1 0 0 0 Last 90 days 65 292 263 52 88 25 7 17 56 8 1 26 56 .335 .397 .677 1.074 178 0 2 0 1 0 Home 46 200 171 32 51 11 3 7 34 10 1 27 41 .298 .390 .521 .911 89 1 0 0 2 0 Away 48 218 198 41 66 20 4 13 43 6 1 18 44 .333 .395 .672 1.066 133 1 2 0 0 0 vs RHP as LHB 92 278 242 79 24 7 14 48 33 58 .326 .407 .657 1.064 159 0 1 0 2 0 vs ?HP as LHB 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500 4 0 0 0 0 0 vs LHP as LHB 65 140 127 38 7 0 6 29 12 27 .299 .364 .496 .860 63 0 1 0 0 0 March 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 April 24 102 89 15 24 5 0 2 15 5 0 12 23 .270 .353 .393 .746 35 2 0 0 1 0 May 23 106 81 22 29 4 1 5 21 6 2 23 19 .358 .500 .617 1.117 50 0 1 0 1 0 June 24 104 101 20 37 13 4 7 19 3 0 3 20 .366 .385 .782 1.167 79 0 0 0 0 0 July 20 92 84 12 23 6 2 5 20 2 0 7 19 .274 .337 .571 .908 48 0 1 0 0 0 August 2 10 10 4 4 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 1.000 1.400 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 outs, RISP 60 84 72 22 6 3 5 31 11 18 .306 .405 .681 1.085 49 0 1 0 0 0 vs. Younger Pitchers 30 53 46 16 4 3 2 10 7 15 .348 .434 .696 1.130 32 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Older Pitchers 93 365 323 101 27 4 18 67 38 70 .313 .386 .588 .975 190 0 2 0 2 0 Xavier Isaac, 1B - Montgomery Biscuits (Double-A, Tampa Bay Rays) Isaac is another player who also remains with his drafting team, the Tampa Bay Rays. He was drafted in the first round by Tampa in 2022 out of East Forsyth, Kernersville, NC. Over the last several seasons Isaac has bounced around the minor leagues, with this season begins his third he’s played with Double-A, already putting up his best Double-A average. This week the Biscuits took on the Biloxi Shuckers (Milwaukee Brewers). During the course of the five games he appeared in, Isaac batted .529/.654/1.294. He was 9-for-26 with a double and four home runs, with eight walks. He drove in 11 RBIs and eight runs scored. So far this season, Isaac is batting a combined .250/.394/.493, with a .887 OPS, all stats that are Double-A bests for the first baseman. He has a combined 70 hits, including five doubles, three triples, and 19 home runs, with 66 walks and 16 stolen bases. He has 55 RBIs and 57 runs scored on the season. His BABIP is .319. 2026 Player Batting Splits Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 83 349 279 57 69 5 3 19 55 16 2 66 103 .247 .393 .491 .884 137 3 2 0 2 1 Last 7 days 5 26 17 8 9 1 0 4 11 1 0 8 4 .529 .654 1.294 1.948 22 0 0 0 1 1 Last 28 days 14 66 49 13 17 1 1 5 16 3 1 16 15 .347 .500 .714 1.214 35 0 0 0 1 1 Last 90 days 61 258 213 40 53 5 1 12 44 12 1 41 68 .249 .372 .451 .823 96 2 2 0 2 1 Home 42 173 136 28 33 3 1 11 26 8 1 35 55 .243 .405 .522 .927 71 3 2 0 0 0 Away 41 176 143 29 36 2 2 8 29 8 1 31 48 .252 .381 .462 .842 66 0 0 0 2 1 vs RHP as LHB 82 295 233 59 4 2 19 50 58 84 .253 .403 .532 .936 124 0 2 0 2 1 vs LHP as LHB 40 54 46 10 1 1 0 5 8 19 .217 .333 .283 .616 13 0 0 0 0 0 April 19 79 59 15 14 0 2 6 10 3 1 20 32 .237 .430 .610 1.041 36 1 0 0 0 0 May 24 99 80 16 21 4 0 6 16 8 0 17 27 .263 .404 .538 .942 43 0 2 0 0 0 June 22 89 75 12 14 0 0 2 12 2 0 13 23 .187 .303 .267 .570 20 2 0 0 1 0 July 17 76 62 11 18 1 1 3 10 3 1 14 20 .290 .421 .484 .905 30 0 0 0 0 1 August 1 6 3 3 2 0 0 2 7 0 0 2 1 .667 .667 2.667 3.333 8 0 0 0 1 0 2 outs, RISP 49 64 47 15 0 1 3 18 16 15 .319 .500 .553 1.053 26 0 1 0 0 1 vs. Younger Pitchers 15 29 24 4 1 0 2 2 5 8 .167 .310 .458 .769 11 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Older Pitchers 83 320 255 65 4 3 17 53 61 95 .255 .400 .494 .894 126 0 2 0 2 1 Conor Essenburg, OF - Augusta Green Jackets (Single-A, Atlanta Braves) Essenburg was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the fifth round (Pick No. 157 overall) out of Lincoln-Way East High School in New Lenox, IL during the 2025 MLB draft. One year later, he finds himself playing with Single-A Augusta and hitting well. This week the Green Jackets took on the Columbia Fireflies (Kansas City Royals). Essenburg was 8-for-21, hitting two doubles, a triple, and three home runs. He was walked six times in four games and had 11 RBIs and five runs scored. His biggest game came on July 28 in game one when he hit three home runs, driving in five RBIs and scoring three runs on the day. Over the course of the season so far as a whole for Essenburg, he is batting .279/.418/.536, with a .954 OPS. He has 66 hits, with 13 doubles, three triples, and 14 home runs between the FCL and Augusta. At Augusta alone, he is batting .286/.427/.564, with a .990 OPS. He has 13 doubles in Single-A, three triples, and 14 home runs. He has 55 walks in Single-A, with six stolen bases, and has driven in 44 RBIs and 48 runs scored. It’s been a successful stint for Essenburg in Single-A. While it’s likely he finishes out the season in Augusta, a promotion up to Double-A to start the 2027 season could be likely. 2026 Player Batting Splits Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 64 299 237 48 66 13 3 14 45 6 2 58 95 .279 .418 .536 .954 127 3 1 0 3 0 Last 7 days 4 21 14 5 8 2 1 3 11 0 0 6 2 .571 .667 1.500 2.167 21 0 0 0 1 0 Last 28 days 18 86 61 18 23 4 1 8 24 3 1 22 17 .377 .523 .869 1.392 53 0 0 0 3 0 Last 90 days 56 261 208 43 60 12 2 13 39 5 2 49 78 .289 .422 .553 .974 115 3 1 0 3 0 Home 28 129 100 19 30 7 2 5 21 3 1 26 33 .300 .442 .560 1.002 56 2 1 0 2 0 Away 36 170 137 29 36 6 1 9 24 3 1 32 62 .263 .400 .518 .918 71 1 0 0 1 0 vs RHP as RHB 62 235 193 57 10 3 13 42 39 74 .295 .409 .580 .989 112 0 0 0 3 0 vs LHP as RHB 33 64 44 9 3 0 1 3 19 21 .205 .453 .341 .794 15 0 1 0 0 0 April 8 38 29 5 6 1 1 1 6 1 0 9 17 .207 .395 .414 .809 12 0 0 0 0 0 May 10 43 38 3 9 0 0 2 4 0 1 5 16 .237 .326 .395 .720 15 1 0 0 0 0 June 24 117 97 20 27 8 0 3 11 0 0 20 40 .278 .402 .454 .855 44 2 0 0 0 0 July 22 101 73 20 24 4 2 8 24 5 1 24 22 .329 .485 .767 1.252 56 0 1 0 3 0 2 outs, RISP 39 50 39 10 0 1 1 13 11 16 .256 .420 .385 .805 15 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Younger Pitchers 10 14 13 4 0 1 0 2 1 4 .308 .357 .462 .819 6 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Older Pitchers 64 285 224 62 13 2 14 43 57 91 .277 .421 .540 .961 121 0 1 0 3 0 Enddy Azocar, CF – Greenville Drive (Single-A, Boston Red Sox) Single-A players shined this week as Azocar represents the second Single-A player to be featured in this week’s top-five MiLB hitters of the week, but he comes from the High-A level, the only High-A player featured this week. Azocar and the Greenville Drive this week took on the Asheville Tourists (Houston Astros) on the road in North Carolina. Over the course of the week, Azocar, signed as an international free agent to the Red Sox in 2024, this week batted .560/.577/1.040. He was 14-for-26 with three doubles and three home runs. He drove in 10 RBIs and 10 runs scored over the course of five games he appeared in this week. This was, however, Azocar’s final week with the Red Sox, as on Monday he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles in a trade that brought Adley Rutschman to Boston and sent Azocar and a number of other prospects to Baltimore. Prior to the trade, however, Azocar, over the course of this season, was hitting .279/.338/.547, with a .885 OPS, with Greenville. He had hit 12 doubles, three triples, and 12 home runs, driving in 37 RBIs and 45 runs scored. He was walked 16 times and had four stolen bases on the year. He will now continue his career with the Baltimore Orioles’ organization. 2026 Player Batting Splits Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 85 399 367 76 105 27 6 18 63 11 2 28 95 .286 .341 .540 .880 198 2 3 0 1 0 Last 7 days 5 26 25 10 14 3 0 3 10 0 0 1 4 .560 .577 1.040 1.617 26 0 0 0 0 0 Last 28 days 17 83 79 21 28 7 1 9 22 0 0 3 21 .354 .386 .810 1.196 64 0 1 0 0 0 Last 90 days 60 284 262 53 74 19 5 13 45 6 1 20 69 .282 .338 .542 .880 142 2 2 0 0 0 Home 40 189 171 39 45 10 5 6 25 7 0 15 38 .263 .328 .485 .813 83 1 2 0 1 0 Away 45 210 196 37 60 17 1 12 38 4 2 13 57 .306 .352 .587 .939 115 1 1 0 0 0 vs RHP as RHB 85 319 294 80 24 4 12 46 23 74 .272 .326 .503 .829 148 0 1 0 1 0 vs LHP as RHB 44 80 73 25 3 2 6 17 5 21 .343 .400 .685 1.085 50 0 2 0 0 0 April 22 101 92 20 27 7 1 4 15 3 1 7 24 .294 .347 .522 .868 48 0 1 0 1 0 May 22 103 95 16 28 8 4 3 17 4 1 7 19 .295 .350 .558 .907 53 1 1 0 0 0 June 20 93 83 16 18 5 0 1 5 4 0 10 26 .217 .301 .313 .614 26 0 0 0 0 0 July 19 91 86 20 27 5 1 8 22 0 0 4 25 .314 .352 .674 1.026 58 1 1 0 0 0 August 2 11 11 4 5 2 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 .455 .455 1.182 1.636 13 0 0 0 0 0 2 outs, RISP 54 75 71 19 7 0 3 21 3 17 .268 .307 .493 .800 35 0 1 0 0 0 vs. Younger Pitchers 7 17 13 3 0 1 1 1 4 7 .231 .412 .615 1.027 8 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Older Pitchers 85 382 354 102 27 5 17 62 24 88 .288 .338 .537 .874 190 0 3 0 1 0 Jalen Hairston, 3B – Daytona Tortugas (Single-A, Cincinnati Reds) Hairston, the 22-year-old from Winter Haven, FL, was drafted by the Reds in the 18th round of the 2024 MLB Amateur Draft from the State College of Florida in Bradenton. Over the course of the last two years, he has found himself advancing through the minor leagues, with 2026 marking his first year in Single-A. This week the Tortugas welcomed Hairston’s hometown minor league affiliate in the Bradenton Marauders. He appeared in five of those games, going 9-for-23, hitting .529.652/1.118. He had four doubles and two home runs, with six walks and a stolen base. He had nine RBIs and six runs scored on the week. Over the course of the season so far, Hairston is hitting a combined .317/.386/.518, with a .904 OPS. He has 13 doubles and five home runs, with 30 RBIs and 27 runs scored through 38 games. It’s been a strong year for the 22-year-old, and should he continue to hit the way he is, it would be no surprise if he finds his way to High-A soon. 2026 Player Batting Splits Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 50 200 174 37 55 14 0 9 44 3 5 19 46 .316 .392 .552 .944 96 1 4 1 2 0 Last 7 days 5 23 17 6 9 4 0 2 9 1 1 6 3 .529 .652 1.118 1.770 19 0 0 0 0 0 Last 28 days 19 88 75 17 27 8 0 3 19 3 2 10 17 .360 .437 .587 1.024 44 0 1 1 1 0 Last 90 days 48 194 169 36 55 14 0 9 43 3 5 19 44 .325 .399 .568 .967 96 1 3 1 2 0 Home 28 114 99 24 34 9 0 6 28 3 3 12 27 .343 .430 .616 1.046 61 0 3 0 0 0 Away 22 86 75 13 21 5 0 3 16 0 2 7 19 .280 .341 .467 .808 35 1 1 1 2 0 vs RHP as LHB 48 158 137 40 10 0 6 28 17 40 .292 .369 .496 .866 68 0 1 1 2 0 vs LHP as LHB 24 42 37 15 4 0 3 16 2 6 .405 .476 .757 1.233 28 0 3 0 0 0 May 11 39 33 10 10 0 0 4 14 0 2 5 9 .303 .410 .667 1.077 22 0 1 0 0 0 June 17 58 51 4 10 3 0 1 6 0 1 4 18 .196 .276 .314 .590 16 1 2 0 1 0 July 21 98 85 22 33 9 0 4 21 3 2 10 17 .388 .454 .635 1.089 54 0 1 1 1 0 August 1 5 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 .400 .400 .800 1.200 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 outs, RISP 36 45 40 9 3 0 2 13 3 13 .225 .311 .450 .761 18 0 2 0 0 0 vs. Younger Pitchers 42 111 97 37 7 0 7 32 11 21 .381 .451 .670 1.121 65 0 2 0 1 0 vs. Older Pitchers 39 89 77 18 7 0 2 12 8 25 .234 .318 .403 .721 31 0 2 1 1 0 MLB Pipeline Top-100 Five players from MLB Pipeline’s Top-100 had decent weeks, but also not the strongest. However, this week’s top five hitters were Cooper Ingle, Rainiel Rodriguez, Josue De Paula, Jesus Made, and Josh Adamczewski. Ingle is MLB Pipeline’s No. 58 prospect and a catcher with the Columbus Fireflies (Triple-A, Guardians). This week he was 13-for-29, hitting .520/.552/.960. He had three home runs with 10 RBIs and nine runs scored. Rodriguez ranks as MLB’s No. 12 prospect. Also a catcher, he is with the Springfield Cardinals (Double-A of the Cardinals). This week he was 10-for-21, hitting .526/.571/1.105. He hit three home runs and had five RBIs and six runs scored. DePaula, MLB’s No. 4 prospect, is a center fielder with the Tulsa Drillers (Double-A, Los Angeles Dodgers), an organization that’s had a very good trade deadline week. This week, DePaula was 9-for-29, hitting .391/.517/.957. He hit four home runs and drove in 10 RBIs and 10 runs scored. Jesus Made is MLB’s top prospect in all of baseball; the shortstop is ranked as the No. 1 prospect. Playing in the Milwaukee Brewers organization, Made is with Double-A Biloxi. This week he was 12-for-30, hitting .429/.467/.857. He hit three home runs and had 10 RBIs and 10 runs scored. Adadmczewski is the No. 87 prospect in baseball. The shortstop is also with Biloxi, whose players swept the rankings at the plate this week. He was 10-for-28, hitting .455/.536/.727 across six games. He hit one home run and drove in six RBIs and six runs scored. As mentioned, with the trade deadline on the minds of many, they weren’t the strongest stats many of these players have seen, but now with rosters settled, baseball will feel a little more “normal” to many of these players in the final weeks of the year. It was interesting to see many of these top players for this week remaining with their current teams, as mentioned, only one of the ten players mentioned above is now with a new team, and that was Azocar, who is now with Baltimore, but was moved after the week’s games had ended.

Week 18 of action across Minor League Baseball featured standout performances at the plate across all levels, from Low-A through Triple-A. But what really stood out about this week was that two players from the red-hot Red Sox organization had the top two offensive performances for the week among all of minor league baseball. Second baseman Kristian Campbell of the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox and Kleyver Salazar, catcher for the Red Sox’s High-A affiliate Salem RidgeYaks, were the minor league offensive leaders of the week, flashing practically identical lines during this last series of games, at two different levels. They were joined by first baseman Jack Gurevitch of the Peoria Chiefs (High-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals); Shortstop, Wilder Dalis of the Fresno Grizzlies (Single-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies); and first baseman Blake Burke of the Biloxi Shuckers (Double-A, Milwaukee Brewers) as the one Double-A player in this week’s rankings. As mentioned, Campbell and Salazar come from the Boston Red Sox organization, which at the top of the Major Leagues has had a very successful recent streak of baseball after a rough first half. The Red Sox are now 54-40, going 9-1 in their last 10 games; they are 22-4 since late June, and the 15-game winning streak they held earlier this month tied the franchise record from 1946. With two players in this week’s offensive rankings from the minor league, it’s a cushion for the Sox to know that down below on the farm, they have players ready to take their next steps when their names get called. Kristian Campbell, 2B – Worcester Red Sox (Triple-A, Boston Red Sox) Campbell was drafted by the Red Sox in the fourth compensation round (Pick No. 132) of the 2023 MLB draft out of Georgia Tech. The 24-year-old found himself quickly working his way through the minor leagues, but so far Triple-A has been the biggest adjustment for him as he’s played the entirety of 2025 and 2026 in Worcester after making his way there in 2024, where he appeared in 19 games that year. This past week against the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (Miami Marlins), he was 8-for-13, slashing .615/.722/1.231, with an OPS of 1.953. He hit two doubles and two home runs, driving in six RBIs and six runs scored. He walked four times, reaching base in 12 of 18 plate appearances over the course of the five games he appeared in this week. Over the course of the season so far, Campbell is hitting a combined .239/.373/.336, with a .709 OPS and a .349 BABIP and 18 extra-base hits. He has 14 doubles and four home runs, with 31 RBIs and 31 runs scored. He has walked 54 times on the year and stolen four bases. July has been his best month thus far, hitting .364/.509, with a .591 SLG on the year. He has four doubles and two home runs, with nine RBIs and 12 runs scored. He has walked 11 times this year and stolen two bases. 2026 Player Batting Splits Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 79 336 268 31 64 14 0 4 31 4 1 54 98 .239 .373 .336 .709 90 7 7 1 6 0 Last 7 days 5 18 13 6 8 2 0 2 6 0 0 4 5 .615 .722 1.231 1.953 16 0 1 0 0 0 Last 28 days 16 63 49 13 17 4 0 2 9 2 0 12 13 .347 .492 .551 1.043 27 2 2 0 0 0 Last 90 days 54 221 174 26 38 10 0 3 19 2 0 37 69 .218 .368 .328 .696 57 5 6 1 3 0 Home 40 167 131 16 36 9 0 3 20 3 0 27 47 .275 .404 .412 .816 54 3 4 1 4 0 Away 39 169 137 15 28 5 0 1 11 1 1 27 51 .204 .343 .263 .606 36 4 3 0 2 0 vs RHP as RHB 76 269 212 57 14 0 2 25 44 79 .269 .399 .363 .762 77 0 6 1 6 0 vs ?HP as RHB 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs LHP as RHB 33 67 56 7 0 0 2 6 10 19 .125 .269 .232 .501 13 0 1 0 0 0 March 4 18 14 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 5 .143 .333 .214 .548 3 1 0 0 0 0 April 23 104 85 5 25 3 0 1 12 2 1 15 27 .294 .394 .365 .759 31 1 1 0 3 0 May 19 82 64 8 12 4 0 1 6 0 0 13 29 .188 .354 .297 .651 19 3 4 0 1 0 June 18 75 61 4 9 2 0 0 3 0 0 11 25 .148 .270 .180 .451 11 1 0 1 2 0 July 15 57 44 12 16 4 0 2 9 2 0 11 12 .364 .509 .591 1.100 26 1 2 0 0 0 2 outs, RISP 52 72 56 11 2 0 0 9 16 23 .196 .375 .232 .607 13 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Younger Pitchers 22 42 35 10 0 0 0 4 6 12 .286 .381 .286 .667 10 0 0 0 1 0 vs. Older Pitchers 78 294 233 54 14 0 4 27 48 86 .232 .372 .343 .715 80 0 7 1 5 0 Kleyver Salazar, C – Salem RidgeYaks (Single-A, Boston Red Sox) Salazar is the second Red Sox prospect to put himself in the top five of hitters from throughout the league for the week. Similar to his fellow Red Sox prospect, Campbell, Salazar was 8-for-13 on the week, hitting .615/.722/1.231, with a 1.953 OPS. He had two doubles and two home runs as well, driving in one more RBI than Campbell with seven RBIs, and he had three runs scored in the RidgeYaks’ series against the Augusta Green Jackets (Atlanta Braves). He walked five times, reaching 13 times in a total of 18 plate appearances. Salazar has also been with Boston’s organization since 2023, but he was signed to a minor league contract out of Venezuela. After two years playing rookie-level ball, the young 20-year-old catcher has played the last two seasons at Salem. Over the course of this season so far, he is hitting a combined .280/.388/.457, with a .845 OPS and a .309 BABIP with 25 extra-base hits. Over the course of 69 games, he has 16 doubles and nine home runs, with 46 RBIs and 39 runs scored. With the numbers he’s putting up this year so far, he’s showing signs of being ready to take his talents to the next level when the Red Sox call his name to move up. 2026 Player Batting Splits Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 69 294 243 39 68 16 0 9 46 5 2 43 48 .280 .388 .457 .845 111 5 3 0 5 0 Last 7 days 5 18 13 3 8 2 0 2 7 0 0 5 3 .615 .722 1.231 1.953 16 1 0 0 0 0 Last 28 days 15 63 52 12 22 4 0 4 17 1 1 11 11 .423 .524 .731 1.255 38 2 0 0 0 0 Last 90 days 55 232 189 30 56 11 0 7 38 4 2 37 39 .296 .405 .466 .871 88 5 1 0 5 0 Home 35 146 120 22 39 14 0 6 29 3 0 21 21 .325 .418 .592 1.009 71 2 1 0 4 0 Away 34 148 123 17 29 2 0 3 17 2 2 22 27 .236 .358 .325 .683 40 3 2 0 1 0 vs RHP as RHB 69 230 190 53 11 0 6 30 35 36 .279 .387 .432 .819 82 0 1 0 4 0 vs LHP as RHB 36 64 53 15 5 0 3 16 8 12 .283 .391 .547 .938 29 0 2 0 1 0 April 16 70 61 9 12 5 0 2 8 1 0 7 9 .197 .300 .377 .677 23 0 2 0 0 0 May 22 91 70 8 17 5 0 1 10 2 0 18 17 .243 .385 .357 .742 25 2 0 0 3 0 June 17 74 64 11 18 2 0 3 13 1 1 7 12 .281 .351 .453 .804 29 1 1 0 2 0 July 14 59 48 11 21 4 0 3 15 1 1 11 10 .438 .542 .708 1.251 34 2 0 0 0 0 2 outs, RISP 43 57 43 18 2 0 4 17 13 8 .419 .561 .744 1.306 32 0 1 0 0 0 vs. Younger Pitchers 13 29 23 5 2 0 0 3 5 6 .217 .379 .304 .684 7 0 1 0 0 0 vs. Older Pitchers 69 265 220 63 14 0 9 43 38 42 .286 .389 .473 .861 104 0 2 0 5 0 Jack Gurevitch, 1B – Peoria Chiefs (High-A, St. Louis Cardinals) 22-year-old Gurevitch was a third-round draft pick (Pick No. 89 overall) in the 2025 MLB draft by the Cardinals out of San Diego. Just over a year later, he finds himself already playing with the High-A affiliate of the Cardinals, the Peoria Chiefs. He played the 2025 season in Jupiter with the Palm Beach Cardinals and now finds himself cruising through High-A as well. This past week in Peoria’s series against the West Michigan Whitecaps (Detroit Tigers), he was 10-for-20, hitting .500/.565/.1.350, with a 1.915 OPS. He had two doubles, which seems to be the trend for the week, with a massive five home runs, driving in eight RBIs, and six runs scored. He walked twice this week and had one stolen base in a great week for the first baseman out of Santa Monica, California. July 21, the series opener between Peoria and West Michigan, was the best game of the series for Gurevitch. He earned himself a hat trick in home runs with three home runs through four at-bats. He drove in five RBIs on the day and had three runs scored on a 4-for-4 day in which he also hit a double. Over the course of the season as a whole, Gurevitch is batting a combined .297/.384/.547, with a .931 OPS. He has a total of 20 doubles, one triple, and 20 home runs, with 62 RBIs and 54 runs scored through just 82 games. He has walked 40 times and stolen seven bases. All of his stats for this year are already season-bests. Should the Cardinals call his name to head to Double-A, he would be ready based on his stats from this year. 2026 Player Batting Splits Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 82 376 327 54 97 20 1 20 62 7 5 40 107 .297 .384 .547 .931 179 6 7 0 1 0 Last 7 days 5 23 20 6 10 2 0 5 8 1 0 2 2 .500 .565 1.350 1.915 27 0 1 0 0 0 Last 28 days 18 82 75 13 26 6 0 7 18 1 1 5 19 .347 .390 .707 1.097 53 1 1 0 1 0 Last 90 days 63 290 254 40 76 12 1 16 42 7 4 28 82 .299 .381 .543 .924 138 4 6 0 1 0 Home 38 167 145 20 44 8 1 10 30 4 2 16 46 .303 .392 .579 .971 84 5 5 0 0 0 Away 44 209 182 34 53 12 0 10 32 3 3 24 61 .291 .378 .522 .900 95 1 2 0 1 0 vs RHP as LHB 82 286 250 76 18 1 17 55 31 93 .304 .386 .588 .974 147 0 3 0 1 0 vs LHP as LHB 46 90 77 21 2 0 3 7 9 14 .273 .378 .416 .793 32 0 4 0 0 0 April 20 91 77 14 22 8 0 4 20 0 2 13 27 .286 .396 .545 .941 42 3 1 0 0 0 May 24 110 94 15 28 3 0 7 18 2 1 13 31 .298 .400 .553 .953 52 1 3 0 0 0 June 21 98 86 12 22 3 1 2 7 4 1 9 32 .256 .340 .384 .724 33 2 2 0 0 0 July 17 77 70 13 25 6 0 7 17 1 1 5 17 .357 .403 .743 1.145 52 0 1 0 1 0 2 outs, RISP 42 53 43 14 2 1 1 9 9 17 .326 .453 .488 .941 21 0 1 0 0 0 vs. Younger Pitchers 57 135 116 41 11 0 6 25 16 30 .353 .444 .603 1.048 70 0 3 0 0 0 vs. Older Pitchers 80 241 211 56 9 1 14 37 24 77 .265 .350 .517 .867 109 0 4 0 1 0 Wilder Dalis, SS – Fresno Grizzlies (Single-A, Colorado Rockies) Dalis, just 19 years young, has had a special start to his career, doing what not many do. He was signed by the Rockies to a minor league contract at just the young age of 16 back in 2023. Now 19 years old, he finds himself playing with Single-A Fresno. He has split both of the last two years between the Rookie ACL league and Fresno. This week in Fresno’s series against the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (Los Angeles Angels), he was 12-for-23, hitting .522/.607/1.174, with a 1.781 OPS. He had three doubles and four home runs, with 12 RBIs, and nine runs scored. He walked five times, reaching in 17 of 28 plate appearances, and stole four bases as well. Over the course of the year so far with Fresno, the 19-year-old is batting a combined .300/.402/.552, with a .954 OPS and a .377 BABIP, with 30 extra-base hits in Fresno. He has a total of 18 doubles, one triple, and 11 home runs, with 34 walks, 19 stolen bases, and 48 runs scored. So far this year, this is Dalis’ best performance at the plate in Single-A. If he can continue to progress the way he is right now, he too could find himself at High-A soon. 2026 Player Batting Splits Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 60 273 228 50 67 19 2 11 56 19 2 39 69 .294 .403 .539 .942 123 0 4 0 2 0 Last 7 days 6 28 23 9 12 3 0 4 12 4 0 5 6 .522 .607 1.174 1.781 27 0 0 0 0 0 Last 28 days 21 99 85 22 33 10 1 7 30 8 0 13 21 .388 .465 .776 1.241 66 0 0 0 1 0 Last 90 days 43 191 161 35 55 18 2 7 44 16 1 27 46 .342 .440 .609 1.048 98 0 2 0 1 0 Home 30 134 111 28 35 10 1 8 33 6 2 18 33 .315 .418 .640 1.058 71 0 3 0 2 0 Away 30 139 117 22 32 9 1 3 23 13 0 21 36 .274 .388 .444 .833 52 0 1 0 0 0 vs RHP as LHB 60 215 177 53 17 2 9 46 33 52 .299 .419 .571 .989 101 0 4 0 1 0 vs LHP as RHB 30 58 51 14 2 0 2 10 6 17 .275 .345 .431 .776 22 0 0 0 1 0 April 18 87 72 15 14 2 0 4 13 3 1 12 26 .194 .322 .389 .711 28 0 2 0 1 0 May 3 14 13 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 .154 .214 .231 .445 3 0 0 0 0 0 June 19 78 62 13 19 7 1 0 13 7 1 14 18 .306 .449 .452 .900 28 0 2 0 0 0 July 20 94 81 21 32 9 1 7 30 8 0 12 21 .395 .468 .790 1.258 64 0 0 0 1 0 2 outs, RISP 48 78 67 16 7 0 3 18 10 18 .239 .346 .478 .824 32 0 1 0 0 0 vs. Younger Pitchers 12 23 18 4 1 0 0 4 4 7 .222 .348 .278 .626 5 0 0 0 1 0 vs. Older Pitchers 60 250 210 63 18 2 11 52 35 62 .300 .408 .562 .970 118 0 4 0 1 0 Blake Burke, 1B – Biloxi Shuckers (Double-A, Milwaukee Brewers) Burke was drafted just two years ago in the competitive balance round A of the 2024 MLB draft (Pick No. 34 overall) by Milwaukee out of the University of Tennessee, and he has made his way to Double-A in just those two years. This week Biloxi took on the Chattanooga Lookouts (Cincinnati Reds) on the road in Burke’s home state of Tennessee, making it even more meaningful for him to have had one of his best minor league performances this week in front of his hometown. Burke was 9-for-21, hitting .429/.552/1.190, with a 1.742 OPS on the week. He had one double and five home runs, with 11 RBIs and seven runs scored. He was walked five times, reaching in 14-of-33 plate appearances, and he stole two bases. On July 24, Burke did what Gurevitch had done earlier in the week, getting a hat trick of home runs. In the same game, he drove in four RBIs and three runs scored. Two of his home runs he clobbered in the July 26th series finale, wrapping up a special week at “home” for the 23-year-old. Over the course of the season, Burke has hit a combined .274/.362/.598, with a .960 OPS and a .292 BABIP with 50 extra-base hits. He has a combined 22 doubles, with two triples, and 26 home runs. He has driven in 77 RBIs, with 58 runs scored, and 24 stolen bases. 2026 Player Batting Splits Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 84 373 321 58 88 22 2 26 77 24 5 40 88 .274 .362 .598 .960 192 4 7 0 5 2 Last 7 days 6 29 21 7 9 1 0 5 11 2 0 5 5 .429 .552 1.190 1.742 25 1 2 0 1 0 Last 28 days 16 74 58 11 20 7 0 8 23 8 0 12 20 .345 .459 .879 1.339 51 1 2 0 2 0 Last 90 days 62 268 230 41 65 15 1 18 58 15 4 28 61 .283 .366 .591 .957 136 3 5 0 5 1 Home 37 161 143 26 43 13 2 11 36 11 4 14 39 .301 .373 .650 1.023 93 1 3 0 1 1 Away 47 212 178 32 45 9 0 15 41 13 1 26 49 .253 .354 .556 .910 99 3 4 0 4 1 vs RHP as LHB 83 308 266 76 20 2 24 68 34 72 .286 .377 .647 1.023 172 0 6 0 2 2 vs LHP as LHB 39 65 55 12 2 0 2 9 6 16 .218 .292 .364 .656 20 0 1 0 3 0 April 24 114 99 17 24 8 1 8 20 9 1 13 31 .242 .342 .586 .928 58 1 2 0 0 1 May 22 93 83 14 21 2 0 4 13 4 3 9 19 .253 .323 .422 .744 35 1 0 0 1 1 June 22 92 81 16 23 5 1 6 21 3 1 6 18 .284 .348 .593 .940 48 1 3 0 2 0 July 16 74 58 11 20 7 0 8 23 8 0 12 20 .345 .459 .879 1.339 51 1 2 0 2 0 2 outs, RISP 46 67 56 11 4 0 1 13 10 18 .196 .328 .321 .650 18 0 1 0 0 1 vs. Younger Pitchers 33 74 68 17 3 1 5 11 4 21 .250 .297 .544 .841 37 0 1 0 1 0 vs. Older Pitchers 82 299 253 71 19 1 21 66 36 67 .281 .378 .613 .991 155 0 6 0 4 2 MLB Pipeline Top 100 Similar to the non-top 100 top five from the week, the top five hitters among MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 from last week also split between rookie ball and Triple-A. But an interesting find among this group is how all five hitters are outfielders. MLB No. 82 prospect Charles Davalan, an outfielder from the High-A Great Lakes Loons (Los Angeles Dodgers), was 11-for-22 this week, hitting .500/.542/1.136, with a 1.678 OPS. He hit three doubles, one triple, and three home runs on the week, with six RBIs. He walked once. Sitting as MLB’s No. 81 prospect, outfielder Justin Gonzalez of the Greenville Drive (High-A, Boston Red Sox; their third player listed this week as a top performer) was 5-for-12 this week, hitting .417/.533/1.000, with a 1.533 OPS. He had one double and two home runs, with five RBIs, walking twice and stealing one bag. Theo Gillen is ranked No. 9 by MLB Pipeline. The outfielder from the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits (Tampa Bay Rays) this week was 7-for-18. He hit .389/.522/.889, with a 1.411 OPS. His week included a double, triple, and two home runs, including eight RBIs. He walked five times and had three stolen bases. Max Clark, an outfielder from the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens (Detroit Tigers), is MLB’s No. 13 prospect. This week he hit .444.565/.778, with a 1.343 OPS. He hit two home runs, driving in five RBIs. He walked five times and stole a base. Last, but not least is MLB’s No. 87 prospect, Francisco Renteria from the DSL Phillies (Philadelphia Phillies). Playing in the rookie level, this week he hit .444/.500/.833, with a 1.333 OPS. He had two doubles, a triple, a home run, and eight RBIs. He walked twice. We’re just a week away from the August trade deadline, and with the month of August around the corner, the end of this season is on the horizon as well, giving some players pressure to get called up this year, and others the pressure of performing to not get traded. There’s a lot of wild cards at play when it comes to the minor leagues this time of year, with players feeling different pressures around the plate and with every performance right now.

It was a shortened week across Minor League Baseball as the only games played for Single-A through Triple-A were three-game series from July 17 – July 19 following the All-Star break. But giving credit where credit is due, with the trade deadline looming and uncertainty of what could happen over the next few weeks looming for many minor leaguers, it’s a tough time to play as many players across the league fight to focus on the games at hand, knowing the next couple of weeks could get very interesting. The rookie level, however, was in action throughout the week. This week’s minor league hitters of the week (ranked by OPS and based on a minimum of 15 plate appearances) were catcher Colin Tuft of the Frederick Keys (High-A affiliate, Baltimore Orioles); Center fielder Carlos Jimenez of the Everett AquaSox (High-A affiliate, Seattle Mariners); First baseman Abimelec Ortiz of the Rochester Red Wings (Triple-A affiliate, Washington Nationals); First baseman Easton Shelton of the Ontario Tower Buzzers (Single-A affiliate, Los Angeles Dodgers); and Caden Merritt of the FCL Braves (Rookie affiliate, Atlanta Braves). Colin Tuft, C – Frederick Keys (High-A, Baltimore Orioles) Coming off of the All-Star week break, the Frederick Keys took on the Greenville Drive (Boston Red Sox) on the road as they began a long nine-game road trip. The Keys took two of three from Greenville, defeating the Drive in dominating fashion Saturday and Sunday. Over the course of the three-game series, Tuft, drafted in 2024 by the Orioles out of Tulane, was 6-for-12 with a 1.958 OPS. He had two doubles, a triple, and two home runs, walking four times across 16 plate appearances. He drove in four RBIs and four runs scored. His biggest game of the three came on Sunday when he was 2-for-3 with both hits coming on home runs. He walked three times in the game and drove in three RBIs along with two runs scored. Over the course of the season thus far, Taft is hitting .237/.366/.495, with a .861 OPS. He has a total of nine doubles, four triples, and 11 home runs, with 34 RBIs and 36 runs scored. He has walked 33 times and has a BABIP of .285 with 24 XBH. Through the first half of the year, Tuft has his best career average and is showing signs of being ready to head to Double-A when his name gets called. 2026 Player Batting Splits Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 56 238 194 36 46 9 4 11 34 15 3 33 63 .237 .366 .495 .860 96 3 8 0 3 0 Last 7 days 3 16 12 4 6 2 1 2 4 1 0 4 3 .500 .625 1.333 1.958 16 0 0 0 0 0 Last 28 days 16 71 53 11 16 4 1 4 14 4 0 15 17 .302 .465 .642 1.106 34 1 2 0 1 0 Last 90 days 46 195 157 29 38 7 3 9 30 13 1 28 53 .242 .374 .497 .871 78 3 7 0 3 0 Home 27 112 88 15 20 4 0 4 14 6 2 16 32 .227 .366 .409 .775 36 2 5 0 3 0 Away 29 126 106 21 26 5 4 7 20 9 1 17 31 .245 .365 .566 .931 60 1 3 0 0 0 vs RHP as RHB 56 188 153 28 5 1 6 21 25 54 .183 .324 .346 .671 53 0 8 0 2 0 vs LHP as RHB 27 50 41 18 4 3 5 13 8 9 .439 .520 1.049 1.569 43 0 0 0 1 0 April 15 66 56 10 14 2 2 3 10 4 2 6 13 .250 .348 .518 .866 29 0 3 0 1 0 May 15 59 51 7 9 1 0 3 8 2 1 5 20 .176 .271 .373 .644 19 1 2 0 1 0 June 16 69 58 12 12 4 1 2 7 6 0 9 20 .207 .333 .414 .747 24 2 2 0 0 0 July 10 44 29 7 11 2 1 3 9 3 0 13 10 .379 .568 .828 1.396 24 0 1 0 1 0 2 outs, RISP 31 41 33 6 1 1 2 10 8 10 .182 .341 .455 .796 15 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Younger Pitchers 42 92 76 18 1 1 5 10 13 29 .237 .359 .474 .832 36 0 2 0 1 0 vs. Older Pitchers 52 146 118 28 8 3 6 24 20 34 .237 .370 .508 .878 60 0 6 0 2 0 Carlos Jimenez, CF – Everett AquaSox (High-A, Seattle Mariners) Jimenez and the AquaSox came off the All-Star break with a three-game series on the road against the Spokane Indians (Colorado Rockies). The AquaSox took two of three from the Indians, ending the weekend with a dominating 21-3 beatdown. Over the course of the three-game series, Jimenez went 8-for-14, with a 1.911 OPS. He struck for one double and three home runs, with four singles, and was walked twice. He drove in seven RBIs and had four runs scored. He hit one home run and hit his lone double of the series on Friday, and then on Sunday hit two home runs. He drove in four RBIs on Friday along with three on Sunday on a strong weekend for the outfielder from the Dominican Republic. Since being signed as a free agent to a minor league contract by the Mariners in 2019, it’s been a hard road for the 23-year-old, who’s battled injuries and struggled to really kickstart his career. However, he’s having his best year this season since 20204. He’s batting a combined .298/.403/.538, with a .941 OPS on the season. He hit .318 in 2024 and is the closest to batting over .300 this year since then. This season he has 19 doubles, four triples, and 13 home runs, 60 RBIs and 45 runs scored, along with 12 stolen bases. He’ll hope to continue to build on those stats as the second half gets underway in hopes of maybe hearing his name called to make the jump to Double-A soon. 2026 Player Batting Splits Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 75 325 275 45 82 19 4 13 60 12 9 47 69 .298 .403 .538 .941 148 2 2 0 1 0 Last 7 days 3 16 14 4 8 1 0 3 7 1 1 2 3 .571 .625 1.286 1.911 18 0 0 0 0 0 Last 28 days 16 71 62 13 25 6 0 5 13 6 2 8 11 .403 .479 .742 1.221 46 1 1 0 0 0 Last 90 days 62 264 225 37 70 18 1 12 51 10 6 36 53 .311 .409 .560 .969 126 2 2 0 1 0 Home 35 151 125 20 33 8 3 6 30 3 4 24 38 .264 .384 .520 .904 65 1 1 0 1 0 Away 40 174 150 25 49 11 1 7 30 9 5 23 31 .327 .420 .553 .973 83 1 1 0 0 0 vs RHP as LHB 72 244 205 59 15 4 7 44 37 49 .288 .402 .502 .904 103 0 2 0 0 0 vs LHP as LHB 45 81 70 23 4 0 6 16 10 20 .329 .407 .643 1.050 45 0 0 0 1 0 April 21 97 75 11 18 2 3 2 18 3 3 22 24 .240 .412 .427 .839 32 0 0 0 0 0 May 23 93 82 12 20 3 0 5 21 2 2 11 20 .244 .333 .463 .797 38 1 0 0 0 0 June 21 88 75 12 25 10 1 2 9 4 2 10 17 .333 .420 .573 .994 43 1 2 0 1 0 July 10 47 43 10 19 4 0 4 12 3 2 4 8 .442 .489 .814 1.303 35 0 0 0 0 0 2 outs, RISP 46 65 52 18 4 2 2 26 11 15 .346 .477 .615 1.092 32 0 2 0 0 0 vs. Younger Pitchers 59 162 142 42 11 4 6 28 19 33 .296 .377 .556 .933 79 0 0 0 1 0 vs. Older Pitchers 64 163 133 40 8 0 7 32 28 36 .301 .429 .519 .948 69 0 2 0 0 0 Abimelec Ortiz, 1B – Rochester Red Wings (Triple-A, Nationals) Ortiz and the Red Wings opened the second half of the year at home against the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (Marlins). After a rough end to the first half of the year, Rochester came back from the All-Star break and swept Jacksonville 3-0, with Ortiz playing a big role in that. The first baseman out of Bayamon, Puerto Rico was 6-for-11 with a 1.849 OPS. He hit four doubles and one home run, driving in seven RBIs and five runs scored. He was walked four times as well over the course of 15 at-bats. On Friday in the series opener, he was 3-for-4, with all three hits extra-base hits, hitting three doubles on the day. Over the course of the season as a whole, he is hitting .247/.348/.509, with a .857 OPS. He has 21 doubles and 17 home runs, with 66 RBIs and 53 runs scored. Ortiz also made his MLB debut on July 12, but was recently optioned back down to Triple-A Rochester. He’ll hope he can continue performing and hear his name once again called back up to the big leagues. 2026 Player Batting Splits Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 75 321 277 53 69 22 0 17 66 0 1 35 60 .249 .349 .513 .862 142 6 8 0 1 2 Last 7 days 3 15 11 5 6 4 0 1 7 0 0 4 0 .545 .667 1.182 1.848 13 0 0 0 0 1 Last 28 days 16 69 60 11 15 7 0 4 14 0 0 8 17 .250 .348 .567 .914 34 2 1 0 0 1 Last 90 days 56 238 210 43 55 17 0 16 54 0 0 22 44 .262 .345 .571 .916 120 3 5 0 1 2 Home 44 180 157 28 40 12 0 11 36 0 0 19 32 .255 .350 .541 .891 85 4 4 0 0 2 Away 31 141 120 25 29 10 0 6 30 0 1 16 28 .242 .348 .475 .823 57 2 4 0 1 0 vs RHP as LHB 73 250 214 59 18 0 13 53 30 42 .276 .376 .542 .918 116 0 5 0 1 2 vs LHP as LHB 38 71 63 10 4 0 4 13 5 18 .159 .254 .413 .666 26 0 3 0 0 0 March 3 14 9 4 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 5 0 .333 .571 .556 1.127 5 1 0 0 0 0 April 24 98 82 13 18 6 0 1 13 0 1 12 19 .220 .347 .329 .676 27 2 4 0 0 0 May 17 73 67 14 21 4 0 9 29 0 0 3 17 .313 .356 .776 1.132 52 1 2 0 1 0 June 20 91 80 15 18 5 0 4 11 0 0 9 13 .225 .319 .438 .756 35 0 2 0 0 1 July 11 45 39 7 9 5 0 3 10 0 0 6 11 .231 .333 .590 .923 23 2 0 0 0 1 2 outs, RISP 41 65 53 13 4 0 5 24 10 12 .245 .385 .604 .988 32 0 2 0 0 2 vs. Younger Pitchers 17 31 26 7 2 0 0 2 5 9 .269 .387 .346 .733 9 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Older Pitchers 75 290 251 62 20 0 17 64 30 51 .247 .345 .530 .875 133 0 8 0 1 2 Easton Shelton, 1B – Ontario Tower Buzzers (Single-A, Los Angeles Dodgers) The Tower Buzzers opened the second half of the year at home against the Lake Elsinore Storm (San Diego Padres). They took two of three from the Padres’ Single-A affiliate, with Shelton going 8-for-14 with a 1.814 OPS during the series. He had three doubles and two home runs, with six RBIs and five runs scored. He also walked once. Shelton is on course to post his career-best average as the second half gets underway. Over the course of the season, he is batting a combined .310/.407/.663, with a 1.070 OPS. He has 22 doubles, one triple, and 28 home runs, driving in 87 RBIs and 71 runs scored. Hitting above .300 currently, Double-A could very well be in his future as well. 2026 Player Batting Splits Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 81 361 306 71 95 22 1 28 87 4 1 49 121 .310 .407 .663 1.071 203 5 3 0 3 0 Last 7 days 3 15 14 5 8 3 0 2 6 0 0 1 4 .571 .600 1.214 1.814 17 0 0 0 0 0 Last 28 days 20 93 77 17 31 9 0 7 23 2 0 15 23 .403 .505 .792 1.298 61 0 1 0 0 0 Last 90 days 70 312 265 61 85 19 1 27 78 4 1 43 100 .321 .417 .706 1.122 187 4 2 0 2 0 Home 42 185 154 42 49 8 1 18 45 1 0 29 57 .318 .427 .734 1.161 113 3 1 0 1 0 Away 39 176 152 29 46 14 0 10 42 3 1 20 64 .303 .386 .592 .978 90 2 2 0 2 0 vs RHP as RHB 81 284 241 80 19 0 24 71 38 92 .332 .426 .710 1.136 171 0 3 0 2 0 vs LHP as RHB 44 77 65 15 3 1 4 16 11 29 .231 .338 .492 .830 32 0 0 0 1 0 April 19 82 71 13 15 6 0 3 16 0 0 9 37 .211 .305 .423 .727 30 1 1 0 1 0 May 26 115 103 25 32 5 1 10 27 1 0 11 35 .311 .374 .670 1.044 69 4 0 0 1 0 June 22 100 79 20 26 4 0 9 27 3 1 18 32 .329 .460 .722 1.182 57 0 2 0 1 0 July 14 64 53 13 22 7 0 6 17 0 0 11 17 .415 .516 .887 1.402 47 0 0 0 0 0 2 outs, RISP 55 83 65 24 5 0 7 37 16 24 .369 .506 .769 1.275 50 0 2 0 0 0 vs. Younger Pitchers 30 56 45 16 5 0 4 14 11 15 .356 .482 .733 1.215 33 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Older Pitchers 80 305 261 79 17 1 24 73 38 106 .303 .393 .651 1.045 170 0 3 0 3 0 Caden Merritt, OF – FCL Braves (Rookie level, Atlanta Braves) Merritt and the Braves played games this season against the FCL Twins, Red Sox, and Rays. The outfielder from Cincinnati, Ohio, was 6-for-12 on the week with a 1.792 OPS. He hit one double, two triples, and one home run, driving in three RBIs and six runs scored. He walked four times and had three stolen bases. His home run on July 14 was a three-run home run. Over the course of the year as a whole, he is hitting .227/.368/.356, with a .724 OPS. That includes six doubles, five triples, and three home runs. He has 31 RBIs on the year, with 35 runs scored, 38 walks, and 28 stolen bases. 2026 Player Batting Splits Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 57 239 194 35 44 6 5 3 31 28 6 38 65 .227 .368 .356 .724 69 2 6 0 1 0 Last 7 days 4 16 12 6 6 1 2 1 3 3 0 4 3 .500 .625 1.167 1.792 14 0 0 0 0 0 Last 28 days 17 72 58 14 15 3 2 2 11 12 2 14 17 .259 .403 .483 .886 28 0 0 0 0 0 Last 90 days 45 183 147 27 33 5 4 3 21 24 4 31 51 .224 .372 .374 .746 55 1 4 0 1 0 Home 26 106 89 14 22 4 4 1 11 8 2 16 34 .247 .368 .416 .784 37 0 1 0 0 0 Away 31 133 105 21 22 2 1 2 20 20 4 22 31 .210 .368 .305 .673 32 2 5 0 1 0 vs RHP as RHB 57 202 167 34 4 4 2 22 29 61 .204 .342 .311 .653 52 0 6 0 0 0 vs ?HP as RHB 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs LHP as RHB 19 37 27 10 2 1 1 9 9 4 .370 .514 .630 1.143 17 0 0 0 1 0 April 17 75 63 12 13 1 1 0 12 8 2 10 19 .206 .333 .254 .587 16 1 2 0 0 0 May 7 29 21 4 5 1 1 0 2 5 0 6 8 .238 .414 .381 .795 8 0 1 0 1 0 June 22 91 75 9 15 2 1 2 12 9 3 13 29 .200 .341 .333 .674 25 1 3 0 0 0 July 11 44 35 10 11 2 2 1 5 6 1 9 9 .314 .455 .571 1.026 20 0 0 0 0 0 2 outs, RISP 40 58 42 10 2 1 0 10 13 18 .238 .448 .333 .782 14 0 3 0 0 0 vs. Younger Pitchers 11 20 17 4 2 0 0 0 3 7 .235 .350 .353 .703 6 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Older Pitchers 57 219 177 40 4 5 3 31 35 58 .226 .370 .356 .726 63 0 6 0 1 0 MLB Top-100 Prospects While none of MLB’s Top-100 prospects cracked into the top five overall hitters for the week, five players still stood out with strong three-game series. Ike Irish (MLB No. 79 prospect) with the Frederick Keys (High-A Orioles) was 9-for-17 on the week with a 1.676 OPS. He hit three home runs and had nine RBIs on the series. Billy Carlson (MLB No. 57 prospect) with the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers (Single-A, Chicago White Sox) was 5-for-9 with five walks and three steals. He also had a double and a triple, with five runs scored and six RBIs on the week. He had a 1.556 OPS. Leo De Vries (MLB’s No. 2 prospect) with the Midland RockHounds (Double-A affiliate, the Athletics) was 5-for-11 on the week with a home run and six RBIs, with a 1.290 OPS. Edward Florentino (MLB No. 29) with the Greensboro Grasshoppers (High-A affiliate, Pittsburgh Pirates0 had a 1.233 OPS. He hit one double and two home runs, driving in three RBIs and four runs scored, with two stolen bases on the week. Finally, last but not least is Felnin Celesten (MLB No. 70 prospect) with the Arkansas Travelers (Double-A, Seattle Mariners). He was 6-for-15 with a 1.167 OPS. He hit two doubles and one triple, driving in an RBI and five runs scored. He was walked three times and recorded a stolen base. Teams get back underway and onto the field on Tuesday to resume a normal six-game series. As mentioned, with the trade deadline looming, rosters could end up looking different over the course of the next few weeks. But time will tell how it will affect the top hitters for the week and where some players end up going.

The rookies stole the show as three rookie Dominican Summer League players and two High-A players were last week’s top hitters among Minor League hitters. Shortstop Leanders Matos of the DSL Brewers Blue, Patrick Lee, outfielder for the Detroit Tigers’ High-A affiliate West Michigan Whitecaps; shortstop Dawvris Brito of the DSL Red Sox Red; Sammy Stafura, shortstop of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ High-A affiliate Greensboro Hoppers; and outfielder Saivel Zayas of the Texas Rangers’ DSL Rangers Red team were this week’s top Minor League hitters. Leanders Matos, SS – DSL Brewers Blue (Milwaukee Brewers) Matos is in his first year of professional ball after being signed as a free agent by the Brewers in January at just 17 years old. This week, DSL Brewers Blue took on DSL Tampa Bay for two games, DL Pirates Gold, and DSL CLE Mendoza. Over the course of those four games, the 17-year-old from Nizao, Dominican Republic, hit .500/.533/1.500, with a 2.033 OPS. He had six hits over the course of the week, including four home runs, three of which all occurred on July 3 against DSL CLE Mendoza. He also had 10 RBIs and six runs scored. In the game in which he was 4-for-5 on July, he had three home runs, as mentioned, seven RBIs, and three runs scored, accumulating a total of 13 bases on the night. He also had one stolen base this week. Over the course of his first professional season and a total of 24 games played, he is hitting an accumulated .310/.402/.678, with a 1.080 OPS. He has 27 hits, including six doubles, one triple, and eight home runs. He has driven in 28 RBIs and scored 20 runs, along with being walked 13 times and stealing 11 bases. 2026 Player Batting Splits Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 23 95 81 20 27 6 1 8 28 11 1 12 14 .333 .421 .728 1.149 59 2 1 0 1 1 Last 7 days 4 15 12 5 6 0 0 4 10 1 0 2 2 .500 .533 1.500 2.033 18 0 0 0 1 0 Last 28 days 18 74 65 13 21 5 0 7 21 6 1 7 11 .323 .392 .723 1.115 47 2 1 0 1 0 Last 90 days 23 95 81 20 27 6 1 8 28 11 1 12 14 .333 .421 .728 1.149 59 2 1 0 1 1 Home 14 54 46 11 18 5 0 4 17 7 1 6 9 .391 .463 .761 1.224 35 0 1 0 1 0 Away 9 41 35 9 9 1 1 4 11 4 0 6 5 .257 .366 .686 1.052 24 2 0 0 0 1 vs RHP as RHB 22 78 67 21 2 1 7 24 10 12 .313 .410 .687 1.097 46 0 1 0 0 1 vs RHP as ?HB 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 5 0 0 .667 .667 2.000 2.667 6 0 0 0 0 0 vs ?HP as RHB 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 4 0 0 0 0 0 vs LHP as RHB 9 15 12 4 2 0 1 3 2 2 .333 .400 .750 1.150 9 0 0 0 1 0 vs ?HP as ?HB 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 June 20 84 73 16 23 6 1 5 20 10 1 10 13 .315 .405 .630 1.035 46 2 1 0 0 1 July 3 11 8 4 4 0 0 3 8 1 0 2 1 .500 .545 1.625 2.170 13 0 0 0 1 0 2 outs, RISP 16 21 18 8 2 0 3 13 2 2 .444 .524 1.056 1.579 19 0 1 0 0 0 vs. Older Pitchers 23 95 81 27 6 1 8 28 12 14 .333 .421 .728 1.149 59 0 1 0 1 1 Patrick Lee, OF – High-A West Michigan Whitecaps (Detroit Tigers) Lee, 26, out of Pascagoula, MS, was signed to a Minor League contract by the Tigers in 2024. He has since worked his way up to High-A West Michigan and has spent the last 21 games of 2026. This week, West Michigan took on the Lake County Captains (Cleveland Guardians). They took just two of the six games from Lake County. Lee, 5’10”, 175lbs hit .545/.647/1.182, with a 1.829 OPS. He hit one double and two home runs, with 10 RBIs, and six runs scored. Over the course of 21 games with West Michigan, he has hit .279/.433/.529, with a .962 OPS, including three doubles, one triple, and four home runs, with 19 RBIs, and 18 runs scored. He has walked 17 times in High-A and has 10 stolen bases. 2026 Player Batting Splits Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 30 123 93 26 29 5 2 7 30 11 0 24 36 .312 .455 .634 1.090 59 1 3 0 3 0 Last 7 days 4 17 11 6 6 1 0 2 10 2 0 4 0 .545 .647 1.182 1.829 13 0 1 0 1 0 Last 28 days 16 65 48 17 18 4 1 6 21 3 0 14 14 .375 .508 .875 1.383 42 0 1 0 2 0 Last 90 days 28 115 86 25 28 5 2 7 27 11 0 24 32 .326 .478 .674 1.153 58 1 3 0 2 0 Home 15 57 43 11 14 1 0 3 14 7 0 11 14 .326 .474 .558 1.032 24 0 2 0 1 0 Away 15 66 50 15 15 4 2 4 16 4 0 13 22 .300 .439 .700 1.139 35 1 1 0 2 0 vs RHP as RHB 29 86 64 18 1 1 7 25 18 23 .281 .442 .656 1.098 42 0 2 0 2 0 vs LHP as RHB 19 37 29 11 4 1 0 5 6 13 .379 .486 .586 1.073 17 0 1 0 1 0 April 13 55 42 8 9 1 1 1 7 8 0 10 21 .214 .382 .357 .739 15 1 2 0 1 0 June 14 56 42 15 15 3 1 4 14 1 0 12 15 .357 .500 .762 1.262 32 0 1 0 1 0 July 3 12 9 3 5 1 0 2 9 2 0 2 0 .556 .583 1.333 1.917 12 0 0 0 1 0 2 outs, RISP 15 17 13 4 1 1 1 8 3 5 .308 .471 .769 1.240 10 0 1 0 0 0 vs. Younger Pitchers 30 123 93 29 5 2 7 30 24 36 .312 .455 .634 1.090 59 0 3 0 3 0 Dawvris Brito, SS – DSL Red Sox Red (Boston Red Sox) Brito is another young 17-year-old down in the Dominican Summer League playing for the Boston Red Sox’s DSL affiliate. He is also in his first professional season after being signed as a free agent to a minor league contract in January. This week, DSL Red Sox Red took on the DSL LAD Mega for two, DSL CLE Mendoza, and the DSL Padres Gold. Over the course of four games, Brito hit .500/.625/1.100, with a 1.725 OPS. He had five hits, including three doubles and one home run, with five RBIs and five runs scored. He walked six times and stole one base. Over the course of the year as a whole and his first professional season, the 17-year-old, standing at 6’0”, 180 lbs, has hit .326/.474/.535, with a 1.009 OPS. He has six doubles and one home run, with eight RBIs, and 10 runs scored. He has 12 walks and two stolen bases. 2026 Player Batting Splits Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 14 54 41 8 14 6 0 1 7 2 2 11 9 .341 .481 .561 1.042 23 1 1 0 1 0 Last 7 days 4 16 10 3 5 3 0 1 4 1 1 5 1 .500 .625 1.100 1.725 11 0 0 0 1 0 Last 28 days 14 54 41 8 14 6 0 1 7 2 2 11 9 .341 .481 .561 1.042 23 1 1 0 1 0 Last 90 days 14 54 41 8 14 6 0 1 7 2 2 11 9 .341 .481 .561 1.042 23 1 1 0 1 0 Home 5 19 14 3 4 2 0 1 2 2 1 5 3 .286 .474 .643 1.117 9 1 0 0 0 0 Away 9 35 27 5 10 4 0 0 5 0 1 6 6 .370 .486 .519 1.004 14 0 1 0 1 0 vs RHP as RHB 14 44 34 13 6 0 0 6 8 7 .382 .500 .559 1.059 19 0 1 0 1 0 vs RHP as ?HB 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250 1 0 1 0 0 0 vs LHP as RHB 5 10 7 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 .143 .400 .571 .971 4 0 0 0 0 0 June 11 43 34 6 11 5 0 0 5 1 1 7 8 .324 .442 .471 .912 16 1 1 0 1 0 July 3 11 7 2 3 1 0 1 2 1 1 4 1 .429 .636 1.000 1.636 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 outs, RISP 10 12 11 4 2 0 0 3 1 2 .364 .417 .545 .962 6 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Younger Pitchers 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 0 0 0 1 0 vs. Older Pitchers 14 50 39 14 6 0 1 6 10 8 .359 .500 .590 1.090 23 0 1 0 0 Sammy Stafura, SS – High-A Greensboro Grasshoppers (Pittsburgh Pirates) Stafura is a 21-year-old shortstop out of Cortlandt, New York. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round (Pick No. 43 overall) of the 2023 MLB draft. While he’s worked his way up over the last several years, the last couple of years he has spent bouncing between the Florida State League and High-A. This week, the High-A Grasshoppers took on the Bowling Green Hot Reds (Tampa Bay Rays) in a six-game series in Greensboro. They took four of six from Bowling Green, with Stafura helping lead the way. Over five games in the six-game series, Stafura hit .542/.500/1.167, for a 1.667 OPS. He had 13 hits, including three doubles and four home runs, with a massive 16 RBIs, and 11 runs scored. Over the 32 games he’s played at High-A, the 6’0”, 188lb shortstop has begun to break out, hitting .306/.376/.562, with a .938 OPS. He has five doubles, one triple, and eight home runs, with 29 RBIs, and 26 runs scored. He has walked 15 times, with 11 stolen bases. Should Stafura continue this after the All-Star break, it would be no surprise to see him earn his chance to be called up to Double-A shortly after the break. It is not likely he would be called up ahead of that, but with the trade deadline approaching, moves could be made shortly after the break. 2026 Player Batting Splits Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 45 189 156 29 42 6 1 9 32 15 1 25 59 .269 .376 .494 .869 77 2 4 0 4 0 Last 7 days 5 26 24 11 13 3 0 4 16 2 0 0 5 .542 .500 1.167 1.667 28 0 0 0 2 0 Last 28 days 19 86 71 20 26 4 1 6 24 10 0 12 24 .366 .442 .704 1.146 50 2 0 0 3 0 Last 90 days 45 189 156 29 42 6 1 9 32 15 1 25 59 .269 .376 .494 .869 77 2 4 0 4 0 Home 23 91 79 18 23 4 0 7 19 5 0 7 27 .291 .363 .608 .970 48 0 3 0 2 0 Away 22 98 77 11 19 2 1 2 13 10 1 18 32 .247 .388 .377 .764 29 2 1 0 2 0 vs RHP as RHB 45 146 127 35 6 0 7 25 14 42 .276 .356 .488 .844 62 0 3 0 2 0 vs LHP as RHB 19 43 29 7 0 1 2 7 11 17 .241 .442 .517 .959 15 0 1 0 2 0 April 14 59 49 7 10 1 0 3 7 2 0 6 23 .204 .322 .408 .730 20 0 3 0 1 0 May 8 26 25 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .120 .154 .120 .274 3 0 1 0 0 0 June 19 82 62 12 18 3 1 3 12 12 1 19 23 .290 .451 .516 .967 32 2 0 0 1 0 July 4 22 20 9 11 2 0 3 13 1 0 0 4 .550 .500 1.100 1.600 22 0 0 0 2 0 2 outs, RISP 26 29 23 7 2 0 1 11 6 10 .304 .448 .522 .970 12 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Younger Pitchers 15 34 26 10 1 1 0 6 7 8 .385 .500 .500 1.000 13 0 0 0 1 0 vs. Older Pitchers 44 155 130 32 5 0 9 26 18 51 .246 .348 .492 .841 64 0 4 0 3 0 Saivel Zayas, OF – DSL Rangers Red (Texas Rangers) Rounding out this week’s top Minor League hitters of the week is also the third teenager of the week, as the young guns at the plate highlight the week. 18-year old Zayas is in his second season with the Rangers organization and his second with the DSL. This week, the DSL Rangers Red played games against the DSL Phillies for two, the DSL Tigers, and the DSL Rangers Blue. Zayas, 18 years old, hit .538/.650/1.000, with a 1.650 OPS. He had three doubles and one home run, with five RBIs and five runs scored. He stole three bases this week. Over the course of his second season in the DSL, over the course of the year, he is batting an accumulated .356/.478/.655, with a 1.133 OPS. He has nine doubles, one triple, and five home runs. He has 25 total RBIs and 26 runs scored. He has walked 18 times and stolen seven bases. 2026 Player Batting Splits Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 22 109 83 26 31 9 1 5 25 7 4 18 21 .373 .495 .687 1.182 57 2 5 0 3 0 Last 7 days 4 20 13 5 7 3 0 1 5 3 0 5 1 .538 .650 1.000 1.650 13 0 1 0 1 0 Last 28 days 17 86 64 21 24 6 1 5 22 6 2 17 17 .375 .523 .734 1.258 47 1 4 0 1 0 Last 90 days 22 109 83 26 31 9 1 5 25 7 4 18 21 .373 .495 .687 1.182 57 2 5 0 3 0 Home 13 65 51 13 17 4 0 4 17 1 3 10 12 .333 .462 .647 1.109 33 1 3 0 1 0 Away 9 44 32 13 14 5 1 1 8 6 1 8 9 .438 .545 .750 1.295 24 1 2 0 2 0 vs RHP as RHB 22 94 71 27 7 1 5 21 16 17 .380 .500 .718 1.218 51 0 4 0 3 0 vs ?HP as RHB 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 vs LHP as RHB 9 15 12 4 2 0 0 4 2 4 .333 .467 .500 .967 6 0 1 0 0 0 June 19 94 74 23 27 7 1 4 20 5 4 14 21 .365 .479 .649 1.127 48 2 4 0 2 0 July 3 15 9 3 4 2 0 1 5 2 0 4 0 .444 .600 1.000 1.600 9 0 1 0 1 0 2 outs, RISP 16 26 21 7 2 0 2 11 5 8 .333 .462 .714 1.176 15 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Younger Pitchers 19 39 34 13 5 1 2 7 3 10 .382 .462 .765 1.226 26 0 2 0 0 0 vs. Older Pitchers 22 70 49 18 4 0 3 18 15 11 .367 .514 .633 1.147 31 0 3 0 3 0 MLB Pipeline Top 100 Prospects While none of MLB’s top 100 prospects cracked the list of top-five hitters, several came through and had strong performances over the course of the week. Center fielder, Zyhir Hope of the Double-A Tulsa Drillers (Los Angeles Dodgers) had the top performance among the top 100 prospects. The 21-year-old, No. 19 overall prospect in baseball, hit .519/.563/.963, with a 1.526 OPS. He had three home runs and 13 RBIs. 2026 Player Batting Splits Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 76 344 301 53 87 15 1 16 71 13 2 37 87 .289 .363 .505 .868 152 5 1 0 5 2 Last 7 days 6 32 27 10 14 3 0 3 13 2 0 4 3 .519 .563 .963 1.525 26 0 0 0 1 1 Last 28 days 22 102 83 19 23 5 0 3 16 5 0 17 27 .277 .392 .446 .838 37 0 0 0 2 1 Last 90 days 72 326 285 52 83 13 1 16 69 12 2 36 82 .291 .368 .512 .880 146 5 1 0 4 2 Home 37 160 138 26 38 7 1 6 27 6 2 17 43 .275 .350 .471 .821 65 2 1 0 4 1 Away 39 184 163 27 49 8 0 10 44 7 0 20 44 .301 .375 .534 .909 87 3 0 0 1 1 vs RHP as LHB 74 260 228 65 15 0 13 52 28 71 .285 .358 .522 .880 119 0 0 0 4 2 vs LHP as LHB 41 84 73 22 0 1 3 19 9 16 .301 .381 .452 .833 33 0 1 0 1 0 April 23 101 91 13 26 4 0 5 21 4 2 8 22 .286 .347 .495 .841 45 1 1 0 1 1 May 25 113 100 17 29 4 1 4 22 3 0 11 30 .290 .354 .470 .824 47 2 0 0 2 0 June 23 104 87 14 19 4 0 4 16 5 0 16 33 .218 .337 .402 .739 35 2 0 0 1 1 July 5 26 23 9 13 3 0 3 12 1 0 2 2 .565 .577 1.087 1.664 25 0 0 0 1 0 2 outs, RISP 59 85 75 15 1 0 3 15 10 23 .200 .294 .333 .627 25 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Younger Pitchers 3 5 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000 4 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Older Pitchers 75 339 296 86 15 1 15 70 37 87 .291 .366 .500 .866 148 0 1 0 5 2 For the second week in a row, outfielder Charlie Condon of the Albuquerque Isotopes (Triple-A, Colorado Rockies) has had a top-ranked performance. MLB’s No. 64 prospect hit .455/.478/1.045, with a 1.523 OPS. 2026 Player Batting Splits Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 75 349 286 73 84 16 6 20 60 5 2 50 82 .294 .415 .601 1.017 172 7 11 0 2 0 Last 7 days 5 23 22 7 10 2 1 3 5 0 1 1 6 .455 .478 1.045 1.524 23 0 0 0 0 0 Last 28 days 21 96 81 27 33 3 5 11 31 0 1 11 21 .407 .500 .975 1.475 79 0 4 0 0 0 Last 90 days 69 322 264 69 77 15 6 18 55 4 2 46 73 .292 .413 .598 1.012 158 7 10 0 2 0 Home 34 157 123 36 37 5 5 7 28 1 1 26 33 .301 .452 .593 1.046 73 2 8 0 0 0 Away 41 192 163 37 47 11 1 13 32 4 1 24 49 .288 .385 .607 .993 99 5 3 0 2 0 vs RHP as RHB 72 224 181 56 9 4 15 46 31 55 .309 .438 .652 1.089 118 0 11 0 1 0 vs ?HP as RHB 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs LHP as RHB 57 125 105 28 7 2 5 14 19 27 .267 .376 .514 .890 54 0 0 0 1 0 March 4 18 14 3 5 0 0 2 5 1 0 3 6 .357 .500 .786 1.286 11 0 1 0 0 0 April 19 92 72 15 18 3 0 2 9 2 0 16 15 .250 .391 .375 .766 27 3 2 0 2 0 May 25 115 97 25 25 9 1 4 11 1 1 15 34 .258 .374 .495 .869 48 4 3 0 0 0 June 23 106 86 26 29 3 4 10 31 1 0 15 23 .337 .462 .814 1.276 70 0 5 0 0 0 July 4 18 17 4 7 1 1 2 4 0 1 1 4 .412 .444 .941 1.386 16 0 0 0 0 0 2 outs, RISP 47 65 50 9 3 1 1 9 10 20 .180 .369 .340 .709 17 0 5 0 0 0 vs. Younger Pitchers 6 10 8 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 .125 .300 .125 .425 1 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Older Pitchers 75 339 278 83 16 6 20 59 48 80 .299 .419 .615 1.034 171 0 11 0 2 0 Roldy Brito, the No. 71 prospect and center fielder with the Fresno Grizzlies (Single-A, Colorado Rockies), is the second Rockies’ prospect to be listed. He hit .529/.724/.706, with a 1.430 OPS, including nine hits and three RBIs. 2026 Player Batting Splits Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 76 364 323 62 105 20 8 6 63 16 8 31 60 .325 .388 .492 .881 159 3 5 1 4 0 Last 7 days 6 29 17 4 9 1 1 0 3 1 1 9 2 .529 .724 .706 1.430 12 0 3 0 0 0 Last 28 days 23 102 84 13 27 4 4 0 13 7 2 14 17 .321 .441 .464 .905 39 1 4 0 0 0 Last 90 days 72 344 305 60 101 18 8 6 59 14 8 30 54 .331 .397 .502 .898 153 3 5 1 3 0 Home 39 179 159 25 53 10 6 2 30 6 5 15 32 .333 .399 .509 .908 81 2 3 1 1 0 Away 37 185 164 37 52 10 2 4 33 10 3 16 28 .317 .378 .476 .854 78 1 2 0 3 0 vs RHP as LHB 74 278 245 89 19 6 5 54 24 40 .363 .422 .551 .973 135 0 4 1 4 0 vs LHP as RHB 40 86 78 16 1 2 1 9 7 20 .205 .279 .308 .587 24 0 1 0 0 0 vs ?HP as ?HB 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 April 20 100 86 20 25 5 3 2 26 3 2 9 21 .291 .350 .488 .838 42 0 1 0 4 0 May 27 133 125 26 46 8 1 4 21 6 4 7 15 .368 .402 .544 .946 68 1 0 1 0 0 June 24 107 97 12 25 6 3 0 13 6 2 8 23 .258 .327 .381 .709 37 2 2 0 0 0 July 5 24 15 4 9 1 1 0 3 1 0 7 1 .600 .750 .800 1.550 12 0 2 0 0 0 2 outs, RISP 41 54 44 17 3 2 2 23 9 8 .386 .500 .682 1.182 30 0 1 0 0 0 vs. Younger Pitchers 5 10 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 .111 .200 .111 .311 1 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Older Pitchers 76 354 314 104 20 8 6 63 30 56 .331 .394 .503 .897 158 0 5 1 4 0 Jonny Farmelo is MLB’s No. 63 prospect. The outfielder playing for the High-A Everett AquaSox (Seattle Mariners) hit .458/.500/.875, with a 1.375 OPS, with 11 hits, including two home runs and five RBIs. 2026 Player Batting Splits Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 75 359 300 62 82 16 6 12 36 24 11 55 90 .273 .390 .487 .877 146 1 3 0 1 0 Last 7 days 5 26 24 7 11 4 0 2 5 2 0 2 4 .458 .500 .875 1.375 21 0 0 0 0 0 Last 28 days 22 107 94 17 29 7 1 5 15 9 2 13 24 .309 .393 .564 .956 53 0 0 0 0 0 Last 90 days 71 338 284 58 79 16 6 10 34 24 10 50 84 .278 .391 .482 .873 137 1 3 0 1 0 Home 37 173 143 39 45 9 4 8 23 9 6 28 42 .315 .428 .601 1.029 86 1 1 0 1 0 Away 38 186 157 23 37 7 2 4 13 15 5 27 48 .236 .355 .382 .737 60 0 2 0 0 0 vs RHP as LHB 71 266 221 62 14 6 11 31 43 69 .281 .398 .548 .946 121 0 1 0 1 0 vs LHP as LHB 47 93 79 20 2 0 1 5 12 21 .253 .366 .316 .682 25 0 2 0 0 0 April 22 105 85 14 17 5 1 3 9 3 3 18 28 .200 .343 .388 .731 33 0 1 0 1 0 May 25 119 99 23 27 2 3 1 7 11 3 19 31 .273 .395 .384 .779 38 0 1 0 0 0 June 24 114 97 20 30 6 2 7 17 9 5 16 27 .309 .412 .629 1.041 61 1 1 0 0 0 July 4 21 19 5 8 3 0 1 3 1 0 2 4 .421 .476 .737 1.213 14 0 0 0 0 0 2 outs, RISP 42 54 42 11 2 1 2 12 11 17 .262 .426 .500 .926 21 0 1 0 0 0 vs. Younger Pitchers 21 44 35 10 1 0 2 6 7 13 .286 .409 .486 .895 17 0 1 0 1 0 vs. Older Pitchers 73 315 265 72 15 6 10 30 48 77 .272 .387 .487 .874 129 0 2 0 0 Rounding out this week’s MLB top prospects was MLB top-10 prospect No. 7 prospect, Franklin Arias. The 20-year-old shortstop with the Portland Sea Dogs (Double-A, Boston Red Sox) hit .375/.542/.813, with a 1.355 OPS. He had six hits, with two home runs, and six RBIs. 2026 Player Batting Splits Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 68 299 256 46 85 16 1 17 47 5 2 34 38 .332 .418 .602 1.020 154 3 6 0 3 5 Last 7 days 5 24 16 6 6 1 0 2 6 0 0 6 2 .375 .542 .813 1.354 13 0 1 0 1 1 Last 28 days 21 96 79 14 30 8 0 4 13 1 1 15 12 .380 .479 .633 1.112 50 0 1 0 1 2 Last 90 days 66 290 250 46 83 16 1 17 46 5 2 33 36 .332 .414 .608 1.022 152 3 4 0 3 5 Home 36 155 130 28 46 10 1 11 30 1 1 19 18 .354 .439 .700 1.139 91 2 3 0 3 5 Away 32 144 126 18 39 6 0 6 17 4 1 15 20 .310 .396 .500 .896 63 1 3 0 0 0 vs RHP as RHB 65 217 188 64 10 1 13 35 21 28 .340 .415 .612 1.026 115 0 5 0 3 4 vs LHP as RHB 36 82 68 21 6 0 4 12 13 10 .309 .427 .574 1.000 39 0 1 0 0 1 April 20 81 72 15 27 4 0 8 20 2 1 5 9 .375 .432 .764 1.196 55 1 3 0 1 1 May 21 98 85 15 25 4 1 4 11 2 0 10 13 .294 .378 .506 .883 43 0 2 0 1 2 June 23 101 87 11 28 7 0 4 11 1 1 14 14 .322 .416 .540 .956 47 2 0 0 0 1 July 4 19 12 5 5 1 0 1 5 0 0 5 2 .417 .579 .750 1.329 9 0 1 0 1 1 2 outs, RISP 35 41 35 9 1 0 5 13 5 6 .257 .366 .714 1.080 25 0 1 0 0 1 vs. Older Pitchers 68 299 256 85 16 1 17 47 34 38 .332 .418 .602 1.020 154 0 6 0 3 5 This week will be the final week before the league's break for the All-Star Game. With that and the trade deadline approaching, some of these minor league affiliates could look different come August, and time will tell how much movement and how many changes might be made.

For the first time since May, two of MLB’s top 100 prospects found themselves amongst the top hitters throughout minor league baseball for the week of June 23rd through June 28th. Shortstop Xavier Neyens of the Fayetteville Woodpeckers (Single-A, Houston Astros) and outfielder Charlie Condon of the Albuquerque Isotopes (Triple-A, Colorado Rockies) were among this week’s top hitters. They were joined at the top by the DSL Rangers Red second baseman, Yeisy Celesten (Dominican Rookie League, Texas Rangers); shortstop Albert Fermin of the DL Astros Orange (Rookie affiliate, Houston Astros); and third baseman Patrick Wisdom of the Tacoma Rainiers (Triple-A, Seattle Mariners). Xavier Neyens, SS – Fayetteville Woodpeckers (Single-A, Houston Astros) Neyens, MLB’s No. 90 prospect and the Astros’ No. 2 prospect, was drafted just last year in the first round (pick No. 21 overall) of the 2025 MLB draft out of Mount Vernon High School in Washington. At just 19 years old, he is already impressing and finds himself in his first professional season, spending it in Single-A, skipping right over the rookie league. He has succeeded so far in Fayetteville, including in the last week. The Woodpeckers this week took on the Delmarva Shorebirds, taking four of six from the Shorebirds. Neyens played in five of the six games, going 4-for-10, hitting .400/.714/1.400 with a 2.114 OPS, the highest among hitters this week. He drove in four hits, including one double, three home runs, driving in six RBIs, and had seven runs scored. He walked an impressive nine times over five games and had one stolen base. His plate discipline is something to be admired, as over the course of the season, he has been walked 63 times. So far in 2026, the 19-year-old from Washington is hitting a total of .245/.442/.458, with a .900 OPS and a .354 BABIP. He has a combined five doubles and 12 home runs, with 35 RBIs driven in and 41 runs scored, combined with 63 walks. He has an impressive 14 stolen bases. By the time he turns 20, he could find himself playing in Asheville. Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 59 260 192 41 47 5 0 12 35 14 5 63 81 .245 .442 .458 .901 88 3 5 0 0 0 Last 7 days 5 21 10 7 4 1 0 3 6 1 0 9 2 .400 .714 1.400 2.114 14 2 2 0 0 0 Last 28 days 20 86 56 17 13 2 0 6 16 4 0 27 22 .232 .500 .589 1.089 33 3 3 0 0 0 Last 90 days 59 260 192 41 47 5 0 12 35 14 5 63 81 .245 .442 .458 .901 88 3 5 0 0 0 Home 35 150 109 31 31 3 0 9 24 10 2 36 42 .284 .480 .560 1.040 61 3 5 0 0 0 Away 24 110 83 10 16 2 0 3 11 4 3 27 39 .193 .391 .325 .716 27 0 0 0 0 0 vs RHP as LHB 59 217 159 43 3 0 12 31 55 62 .270 .465 .516 .981 82 0 3 0 0 0 vs LHP as LHB 26 43 33 4 2 0 0 4 8 19 .121 .326 .182 .507 6 0 2 0 0 0 April 18 83 67 10 17 3 0 3 14 7 4 15 30 .254 .398 .433 .830 29 0 1 0 0 0 May 21 91 69 14 17 0 0 3 5 3 1 21 29 .246 .429 .377 .805 26 0 1 0 0 0 June 20 86 56 17 13 2 0 6 16 4 0 27 22 .232 .500 .589 1.089 33 3 3 0 0 0 2 outs, RISP 30 37 29 7 3 0 2 14 8 12 .241 .405 .552 .957 16 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Younger Pitchers 7 16 11 2 1 0 1 4 5 4 .182 .438 .545 .983 6 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Older Pitchers 59 244 181 45 4 0 11 31 58 77 .249 .443 .453 .896 82 0 5 0 0 0 Yeisy Celesten, 2B – DSL Rangers Red (Dominican Rookie League, Texas Rangers) Celesten, 21years old, was signed by the Rangers as a free agent to a minor league contract in 2024. He’s split the last couple of years between the DSL Rangers Red and DSL Rangers Blue, playing this year for the DSL Rangers Red. This week, the DSL Rangers Red took on the DSL Nationals, DSL Tigers 2 for two, and the DSL Twins. Celesten played in three games this week, going 6-11, hitting .545/.667/1.273, with a 1.939 OPS. He hit one double, one triple, and one home run this week, driving in five RBIs and six runs scored. Over the course of the season, the 21-year-old is batting a combined .388/.543/.701, with a 1.244 OPS. He has a .431 BABIP. He has a combined three doubles, three triples, and four home runs, driving in 24 RBIs and 25 runs scored over the course of 18 games played. He has walked 22 times. Celesten has shown much more success this year than in 2025 and will look to continue that as he strives to get his first call-up. Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 17 87 64 22 24 3 3 4 23 0 0 20 13 .375 .529 .703 1.232 45 0 2 0 1 0 Last 7 days 3 15 11 6 6 1 2 1 5 0 0 4 3 .545 .667 1.273 1.939 14 0 0 0 0 0 Last 28 days 16 82 61 21 24 3 3 4 23 0 0 19 12 .393 .537 .738 1.274 45 0 1 0 1 0 Last 90 days 17 87 64 22 24 3 3 4 23 0 0 20 13 .375 .529 .703 1.232 45 0 2 0 1 0 Home 10 51 38 13 15 2 2 2 15 0 0 13 6 .395 .549 .711 1.260 27 0 0 0 0 0 Away 7 36 26 9 9 1 1 2 8 0 0 7 7 .346 .500 .692 1.192 18 0 2 0 1 0 vs RHP as LHB 17 76 55 21 3 2 4 20 18 10 .382 .539 .727 1.267 40 0 2 0 1 0 vs ?HP as LHB 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 vs LHP as LHB 7 11 9 3 0 1 0 3 2 3 .333 .455 .556 1.010 5 0 0 0 0 0 June 17 87 64 22 24 3 3 4 23 0 0 20 13 .375 .529 .703 1.232 45 0 2 0 1 0 2 outs, RISP 10 19 12 7 2 0 2 9 6 1 .583 .737 1.250 1.987 15 0 1 0 0 0 vs. Younger Pitchers 17 81 59 22 3 3 3 21 19 12 .373 .531 .678 1.209 40 0 2 0 1 0 vs. Older Pitchers 4 6 5 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 .400 .500 1.000 1.500 5 0 0 0 0 0 Albert Fermin, SS – DSL Astros Orange (Rookie Level, Houston Astros), 17 years old Of very impressive note is one of the youngest players in minor league baseball, Fermin, finding himself in the mix of the top five hitters this week, putting himself at such a young age in a position to be in conversation with much older, more experienced prospects and some veteran players on rehab assignments. Fermin, the shortstop from Samana, Dominican Republic, was signed by the Astros as a free agent in January. This week, Fermin and the Astros Orange took on the DSL Astros Blue in-house for two games, the DSL Reds, and the DSL Braves. Fermin played in all four games this week, going 4-for-9, hitting .444/.688/1.222, with a 1.910 OPS. He had one double and two home runs, driving in seven RBIs and three runs scored. He walked seven times and had three stolen bases. Over the course of his first rookie season, the 17-year-old is crushing the Dominican League, hitting .361/.500/.574, with a 1.074 OPS and a .432 BABIP. He has four doubles and three home runs, with 18 RBIs driven in and 19 runs scored. He has stolen 11 bases over the course of his first season. It’s been an impressive year for the kid in his first year, and he’ll be a player to keep an eye on in the months and years to come. Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 19 76 57 19 21 4 0 3 18 11 0 17 13 .368 .513 .596 1.110 34 0 1 0 1 0 Last 7 days 4 16 9 3 4 1 0 2 7 3 0 7 2 .444 .688 1.222 1.910 11 0 0 0 0 0 Last 28 days 18 73 54 19 21 4 0 3 18 11 0 17 11 .389 .534 .630 1.164 34 0 1 0 1 0 Last 90 days 19 76 57 19 21 4 0 3 18 11 0 17 13 .368 .513 .596 1.110 34 0 1 0 1 0 Home 9 35 27 7 10 2 0 2 8 5 0 8 4 .370 .514 .667 1.181 18 0 0 0 0 0 Away 10 41 30 12 11 2 0 1 10 6 0 9 9 .367 .512 .533 1.046 16 0 1 0 1 0 vs RHP as ?HB 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs RHP as LHB 19 61 44 18 3 0 3 15 15 8 .409 .557 .682 1.239 30 0 1 0 1 0 vs LHP as RHB 11 14 13 3 1 0 0 2 1 5 .231 .286 .308 .593 4 0 0 0 0 0 vs ?HP as ?HB 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs LHP as ?HB 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 June 19 76 57 19 21 4 0 3 18 11 0 17 13 .368 .513 .596 1.110 34 0 1 0 1 0 2 outs, RISP 10 13 10 6 2 0 1 7 3 2 .600 .692 1.100 1.792 11 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Younger Pitchers 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 1 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Older Pitchers 19 72 55 20 4 0 3 17 15 13 .364 .500 .600 1.100 33 0 1 0 1 0 Patrick Wisdom, 3B – Tacoma Rainiers (Triple-A, Seattle Mariners) Wisdom’s time with Triple-A Tacoma began as a Major League rehab assignment as the 34-year-old Mariners veteran third baseman was attempting to rehab back from a left oblique strain. After playing one month back in the Major Leagues, the veteran found himself sent back down to Triple-A earlier this month, where he has since remained. The Rainiers this week took on the Round Rock Express of the Texas Rangers, taking just two wins over the course of those six games. For Wisdom, he played in five of those games before finding himself suspended for retaliating to being hit by two pitches on June 27. Prior to his suspension, he had hit .412/.545/1.353, with a 1.898 OPS. He was 7-17, with one double and five home runs, including three on June 27, in which he drove in five RBIs and three runs scored. He walked twice in the series and was hit by two pitches following his three home runs on the 27th. Over the course of his time in Triple-A this year (32 games), he is batting .309/.420/.882, with a 1.302 OPS. He has four doubles, one triple, and 19 home runs. He has 38 RBIs in Triple-A with 28 runs scored. Prior to his stints in Triple-A, the 34-year-old has played in 15 games with Seattle in 2026, hitting just a .122/.182/.220, with a .402 OPS and a .333 BABIP. This is part of why he now finds himself back in Triple-A, and with tensions high, he is now suspended after being involved in the Brawl against Round Rock. Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards 2018 26 STL NL 0.5 32 58 50 11 13 1 0 4 10 2 1 6 19 .260 .362 .520 .882 139 .380 140 26 1 2 0 0 0 H5/3 2019 27 TEX AL -0.3 9 28 26 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 15 .154 .185 .192 .377 -3 .202 -3 5 0 0 1 0 0 /35H 2020 28 CHC NL -0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -128 0 0 0 0 0 0 /3H 2021 29 CHC NL 2.1 106 375 338 54 78 13 0 28 61 4 1 32 153 .231 .305 .518 .823 118 .353 117 175 7 4 0 0 1 57H3/9 ROY-4 2022 30 CHC NL 0.6 134 534 469 67 97 28 0 25 66 8 4 53 183 .207 .298 .426 .725 100 .316 97 200 8 9 1 2 1 53/97HD8 2023 31 CHC NL 0.5 97 302 268 43 55 8 1 23 46 4 2 30 111 .205 .289 .500 .789 112 .334 110 134 4 2 1 1 0 5H3D/794 2024 32 CHC NL -0.4 75 174 158 16 27 7 2 8 23 5 0 10 59 .171 .237 .392 .629 75 .276 68 62 1 4 1 1 0 H35D/9471 2026 34 SEA AL -0.6 15 44 41 3 5 1 0 1 4 0 0 3 18 .122 .182 .220 .401 15 .173 -1 9 0 0 0 0 1 /53HD 8 Yrs 2.4 470 1517 1352 195 279 59 3 89 211 23 8 135 558 .206 .288 .452 .740 101 .320 98 611 21 21 4 4 3 5H37D9/481 162 Game Avg 0.8 162 523 466 67 96 20 1 31 73 8 3 47 192 .206 .288 .452 .740 101 .320 98 211 7 7 1 1 1 CHC (5 Yrs) 2.7 414 1387 1235 180 257 56 3 84 196 21 7 125 506 .208 .290 .462 .752 104 .325 101 571 20 19 3 4 2 5H37D9/481 STL (1 Yr) 0.5 32 58 50 11 13 1 0 4 10 2 1 6 19 .260 .362 .520 .882 139 .380 140 26 1 2 0 0 0 H5/3 SEA (1 Yr) -0.6 15 44 41 3 5 1 0 1 4 0 0 3 18 .122 .182 .220 .401 15 .173 -1 9 0 0 0 0 1 /53HD TEX (1 Yr) -0.3 9 28 26 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 15 .154 .185 .192 .377 -3 .202 -3 5 0 0 1 0 0 /35H NL (6 Yrs) 3.2 446 1445 1285 191 270 57 3 88 206 23 8 131 525 .210 .293 .465 .757 105 .327 103 597 21 21 3 4 2 5H37D9/481 AL (2 Yrs) -0.8 24 72 67 4 9 2 0 1 5 0 0 4 33 .134 .183 .209 .392 7 .184 -2 14 0 0 1 0 1 5/3HD Charlie Condon, OF – Albuquerque Isotopes (Triple-A, Colorado Rockies) Condon has had a marvelous career so far. Drafted in 2024 by the Rockies in the first round (Pick NO. 3 overall) out of the University of Georgia, Condon has rapidly found himself going from rookie league to Triple-A in just two years. It’s no surprise that MLB Pipeline has him ranked as the No. 66 overall prospect and the Rockies’ No. 2 prospect. Known for his upright stance and above-average power, Condon has found success so far in the minor leagues. He has quick bat speed and can catch up to the quick pitching at these levels. This week, the Isotopes took on the Salt Lake Bees (Los Angeles Angels), splitting the series 3-3 with Salt Lake. Condon, the 23-year-old Rockies’ No. 2 prospect, was 10-for-20, hitting .500/.583/1.200, with a 1.783 OPS. He appeared in five games, hitting one double, two triples, and three home runs (two on June 28), with nine RBIs and eight runs scored. On June 28, on the last day of the series, he was 3-4, with two home runs and five RBIs. Over the course of the season, he is batting .280/.411/.564, with a .975 OPS. He has 14 total doubles, with five triples, and 17 home runs. He’s driven in 55 RBIs and 66 runs scored, with five stolen bases. He has a BABIP of .329. Condon’s already made his way to Triple-A in record speed, and it wouldn’t be surprising to see his name called up to struggling Colorado in the months to come. Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 70 326 264 66 74 14 5 17 55 5 1 49 76 .280 .411 .564 .975 149 7 11 0 2 0 Last 7 days 5 24 20 8 10 1 2 3 9 0 0 3 6 .500 .583 1.200 1.783 24 0 1 0 0 0 Last 28 days 22 101 81 23 26 2 4 9 30 1 0 15 21 .321 .455 .778 1.233 63 0 5 0 0 0 Last 90 days 66 308 250 63 69 14 5 15 50 4 1 46 70 .276 .406 .552 .958 138 7 10 0 2 0 Home 34 157 123 36 37 5 5 7 28 1 1 26 33 .301 .452 .593 1.046 73 2 8 0 0 0 Away 36 169 141 30 37 9 0 10 27 4 0 23 43 .262 .373 .539 .912 76 5 3 0 2 0 vs RHP as RHB 67 206 164 49 7 4 14 44 30 49 .299 .437 .646 1.083 106 0 11 0 1 0 vs ?HP as RHB 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs LHP as RHB 54 120 100 25 7 1 3 11 19 27 .250 .367 .430 .797 43 0 0 0 1 0 March 4 18 14 3 5 0 0 2 5 1 0 3 6 .357 .500 .786 1.286 11 0 1 0 0 0 April 19 92 72 15 18 3 0 2 9 2 0 16 15 .250 .391 .375 .766 27 3 2 0 2 0 May 25 115 97 25 25 9 1 4 11 1 1 15 34 .258 .374 .495 .869 48 4 3 0 0 0 June 22 101 81 23 26 2 4 9 30 1 0 15 21 .321 .455 .778 1.233 63 0 5 0 0 0 2 outs, RISP 43 60 46 7 3 0 1 8 9 19 .152 .350 .283 .633 13 0 5 0 0 0 vs. Younger Pitchers 5 8 6 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 .167 .375 .167 .542 1 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Older Pitchers 70 318 258 73 14 5 17 55 47 75 .283 .412 .574 .986 148 0 11 0 2 0 MLB Top-100 Prospects While Neyens and Condon found themselves among the best hitters of the week, three other MLB top prospects had strong weeks, including shortstop Bryce Rainer, outfielder Lazaro Montes, and center fielder Mike Sirota. Rainer, 20 years old, is MLB’s No. 42 prospect. Playing with the West Michigan Whitecaps (Single-A, Detroit Tigers), Rainer this week hit .385/.619/.923, with a 1.542 OPS. He hit two home runs and drove in seven RBIs. Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 60 262 220 34 57 14 1 9 41 14 3 39 91 .259 .370 .455 .825 100 3 1 0 2 0 Last 7 days 5 21 13 5 5 1 0 2 7 0 0 8 5 .385 .619 .923 1.542 12 0 0 0 0 0 Last 28 days 19 84 66 16 23 4 0 6 20 5 1 16 21 .348 .476 .682 1.158 45 1 1 0 1 0 Last 90 days 60 262 220 34 57 14 1 9 41 14 3 39 91 .259 .370 .455 .825 100 3 1 0 2 0 Home 30 125 107 15 28 4 0 5 18 6 3 16 43 .262 .360 .439 .799 47 1 1 0 1 0 Away 30 137 113 19 29 10 1 4 23 8 0 23 48 .257 .380 .469 .849 53 2 0 0 1 0 vs RHP as LHB 60 204 172 47 12 1 7 35 30 68 .273 .377 .477 .854 82 0 0 0 2 0 vs LHP as LHB 32 58 48 10 2 0 2 6 9 23 .208 .345 .375 .720 18 0 1 0 0 0 April 19 82 71 9 15 4 1 1 7 4 0 10 36 .211 .305 .338 .643 24 0 0 0 1 0 May 22 96 83 9 19 6 0 2 14 5 2 13 34 .229 .333 .373 .707 31 2 0 0 0 0 June 19 84 66 16 23 4 0 6 20 5 1 16 21 .348 .476 .682 1.158 45 1 1 0 1 0 2 outs, RISP 39 63 48 14 5 0 2 15 15 21 .292 .460 .521 .981 25 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Younger Pitchers 12 23 21 3 0 0 2 3 2 11 .143 .217 .429 .646 9 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Older Pitchers 60 239 199 54 14 1 7 38 37 80 .271 .385 .457 .842 91 0 1 0 2 0 Montes, 21 years old, is MLB’s No. 28 prospect. Playing with the Arkansas Travelers (Double-A, Seattle Mariners), Montes this week hit .353/.577/.824, with a 1.400 OPS. He hit two home runs and drove in seven RBIs as well. Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 73 310 259 63 62 11 1 23 62 5 3 44 90 .239 .361 .556 .917 144 3 6 0 1 2 Last 7 days 6 26 17 9 6 2 0 2 7 0 0 8 7 .353 .577 .824 1.400 14 0 1 0 0 1 Last 28 days 24 104 84 28 25 4 0 11 29 2 1 17 29 .298 .433 .738 1.171 62 1 3 0 0 2 Last 90 days 73 310 259 63 62 11 1 23 62 5 3 44 90 .239 .361 .556 .917 144 3 6 0 1 2 Home 41 163 134 28 27 5 0 8 27 3 2 25 49 .201 .337 .418 .755 56 1 3 0 1 2 Away 32 147 125 35 35 6 1 15 35 2 1 19 41 .280 .388 .704 1.092 88 2 3 0 0 0 vs RHP as LHB 67 209 172 48 9 1 21 53 32 63 .279 .402 .709 1.111 122 0 4 0 1 2 vs LHP as LHB 45 101 87 14 2 0 2 9 12 27 .161 .277 .253 .530 22 0 2 0 0 0 April 23 93 77 13 17 6 1 3 9 2 1 14 29 .221 .344 .442 .786 34 1 1 0 1 0 May 26 113 98 22 20 1 0 9 24 1 1 13 32 .204 .310 .490 .800 48 1 2 0 0 0 June 24 104 84 28 25 4 0 11 29 2 1 17 29 .298 .433 .738 1.171 62 1 3 0 0 2 2 outs, RISP 51 73 63 9 1 0 3 11 10 27 .143 .260 .302 .562 19 0 0 0 0 1 vs. Younger Pitchers 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Older Pitchers 73 308 258 62 11 1 23 62 43 89 .240 .360 .558 .919 144 0 6 0 1 2 Sirota is a 23-year-old outfielder in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization and MLB’s No. 12 prospect and the Dodgers’ No. 2 prospect. The center fielder was drafted in 2024 by the Reds in the third round of the draft at No. 87 overall. He’s also had a fairly quick journey through the minor leagues. This week with the Double-A Tulsa Drillers (Double-A, Los Angeles Dodgers), Sirota hit .357/.571/.786, with a 1.357 OPS. He hit two home runs with two RBIs. Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 68 314 241 61 79 21 1 12 44 10 1 67 69 .328 .484 .573 1.057 138 4 6 0 0 0 Last 7 days 5 21 14 3 5 0 0 2 2 0 0 6 4 .357 .571 .786 1.357 11 0 1 0 0 0 Last 28 days 22 105 80 16 26 6 0 4 14 1 0 23 21 .325 .486 .550 1.036 44 1 2 0 0 0 Last 90 days 68 314 241 61 79 21 1 12 44 10 1 67 69 .328 .484 .573 1.057 138 4 6 0 0 0 Home 37 162 121 31 39 8 1 7 22 3 1 36 36 .322 .494 .579 1.072 70 1 5 0 0 0 Away 31 152 120 30 40 13 0 5 22 7 0 31 33 .333 .474 .567 1.040 68 3 1 0 0 0 vs RHP as RHB 67 245 189 64 17 1 8 34 50 48 .339 .490 .566 1.056 107 0 6 0 0 0 vs LHP as RHB 35 69 52 15 4 0 4 10 17 21 .288 .464 .596 1.060 31 0 0 0 0 0 April 22 97 77 23 25 8 1 5 13 4 0 18 20 .325 .464 .649 1.113 50 2 2 0 0 0 May 24 112 84 22 28 7 0 3 17 5 1 26 28 .333 .500 .524 1.024 44 1 2 0 0 0 June 22 105 80 16 26 6 0 4 14 1 0 23 21 .325 .486 .550 1.036 44 1 2 0 0 0 2 outs, RISP 37 56 47 16 4 0 2 17 8 11 .340 .446 .553 1.000 26 0 1 0 0 0 vs. Younger Pitchers 35 77 56 18 4 0 6 13 20 18 .321 .506 .714 1.221 40 0 1 0 0 0 vs. Older Pitchers 67 237 185 61 17 1 6 31 47 51 .330 .477 .530 1.007 98 0 5 0 0 0 Just two weeks remain until the MiLB All-Star Break. For this week’s group of top hitters, some of them could find themselves in different cities at different levels when they come off that break, including top prospects Neyens and Condon. Sirota has also shown strength at the plate and has swiftly moved through the minor leagues as well.

With the MLB trade deadline around the corner, there are several relief pitchers who are gaining speculation as potential trade candidates with their teams out of wild card contention as the All-Star break approaches. Enyel De Los Santos - Astros The Houston Astros, sitting five games out of a Wild Card spot, could potentially part ways with right-handed pitcher Enyel De Los Santos as they look to add pitchers who can be durable and add depth to their bullpen. De Los Santos was signed by the Astros as a free agent in August 2025 after the Braves designated him for assignment, and he elected free agency. He is currently on a small, one-year, $1.6 million contract. So far this season, the 30-year-old from the Dominican Republic has appeared in 31 big league games, throwing 32 innings. He has an FIP of 2.73, with a 23.7 strikeout percentage, a 6.1 percent walk percentage, and a wOBA of .321 on the season. Kenley Jansen - Tigers The Tigers follow behind the Astros at six games out of the wild card and are another team that could part ways with one of their relievers, in closer Kenley Jansen. The 38-year-old is on a one-year, $11 million contract with a club option for 2027. The Tigers acquired him as a free agent in December after he elected free agency from the Angels. This season, the right-hander, Jansen, has 5.22 FIP through 18 innings, with a 30.1 strikeout percentage and a 13.1 walk percentage. His wOBA is .249. Aroldis Chapman & Garrett Whitlock - Red Sox The Red Sox are a team that is highly expected to make some moves at the trade deadline. They are 31-43 to date and have suffered numerous injuries, including to their pitching staff. As the August deadline approaches, it is the hard-throwing left-handed pitcher Aroldis Chapman who the Red Sox could be willing to sell, along with the right-hander, Garrett Whitlock. With the trade value of both players as high as it is, along with the Red Sox needing to free up salary and build out their farm system, these players become valuable trade options for the Red Sox. Chapman, acquired as a free agent from the Pittsburgh Pirates in December of 2024, is on a one-year, $13 million contract with an AAV extension of $13.30 million and a 2027 vesting option that vests with 40 innings pitched and a passed physical. So far this season, Chapman has thrown 21 2/3 innings. He sits with an FIP of 1.81, a strikeout percentage of 33.7, and a walk percentage of 10.5 percent. He also has a wOBA of .255. Whitlock, signed by the Yankees in 2017, has been with the Red Sox since he was claimed off waivers from the Yankees in 2020. After being with the team from 2020 to 2023, he signed a four-year, $18.75 million extension through 2026. He has an AAV extension of $4.69 million and club options for 2027-2028. Whitlock has thrown 22 2/3 innings this year, being limited by time on the injured list with left knee inflammation. So far this season, he has a 30.8 strikeout percentage and a miniscule 6.6 percent walk percentage. He has an FIP of 2.57 and a wOBA of .287. He’s one of the strong relievers in the league, but has had an elevated 2.78 ERA so far. But when he’s healthy, he’s a strong reliever and a pitcher who can make a difference on many rosters. Lucas Erceg & John Schreiber - Royals After a very rough 32-45 start, the Kansas City Royals find themselves in second-to-last in the American League standings ahead of the All-Star break. Two relievers they could look to sell are right-handed pitcher Lucas Erceg and right-handed pitcher John Schreiber. Erceg has seen his season decline a bit as he was previously used as a closer, but as of recently, however, the Royals have moved him into a lesser role with a decline in his number of strikeouts and his command issues, which have led him to many blown leads and saves this year. The data shows the same as Erceg has an FIP of 4.57 this season, with an 18.1 strikeout percentage and a 15.0 walk percentage, putting his strikeout percentage not that far ahead of his walk percentage. He has a wOBA of .380, which is in the bottom six percent of all of baseball. Erceg is on a one-year contract with the Royals, worth $803.500. He also has a pre-arbitration AAV of $804,000. The righty, Schreiber, however, has had a stronger season than Erceg, but as a pending free agent, he becomes a player who could add value to sell as well, and a small $3.715 million, one-year contract is attached to him. So far this season, Schreiber is sitting with a 4.96 FIP, with an 18.0 strikeout percentage, and a 9.0 walk percentage. He has a wOBA of .300. Devin Williams, Luke Weaver, & Luke Raley - Mets Shifting to the National League, the Mets have not had the season they had hoped for at all; with a 32-42 record, they sit seven spots out of a wild card in the National League standings. Looking to make some moves and turn their season around, it is likely that we see relievers Devin Williams, Luke Weaver, and Luke Raley depart the orange and blue before or at the deadline. Williams has struggled transitioning from Milwaukee to New York in the last couple of years. After going from the Brewers to the Yankees in 2025, he struggled with arm-angle and command. There was hope that reuniting with former teammate Freddy Peralta would give the closer a spark, but Williams continued to struggle early in 2026, still with command issues. But a tweak to his mechanics has helped him begin to show signs of the dominant reliever he was; however, if a team is willing to pick up the last two years of his contract, he could still be headed elsewhere. He is currently on a three-year, $51 million contract with an AAV of $15 million. Deferrals lower his AAV. Williams this season has an FIP of 2.90, with a strikeout percentage of 34.9, and a walk percentage of 13.8. His wOBA is .278. Weaver, the right-handed pitcher from Deland, FL. Is also another former Yankee. The Mets signed him as a free agent in 2025 to a two-year, $22 million contract through 2027. He has an AAV of $11.00 million. Weaver has been adjusting to the Queens very well, having a dominant 2026 season. But as a player with peak trade value as a high-leverage reliever, the Mets could sell him to bolster their farm system in the future. Weaver has a strong 26.4 strikeout percentage, a 6.4 walk percentage, and a 2.70 FIP. He also has a .222 wOBA, which is in the top two percent of pitchers in the league, and a 2.93 xERA, which is in the top 10 percent of pitchers. Finally, the left-handed pitcher, Brooks Raley, has been with the Mets since 2022. As another very dominant reliever, the Mets could potentially part ways with Raley because of his pending free agency at the end of the season. Raley is in the final year of his two-year, $6.25 million contract. This year, the lefty has an FIP of 3.33, with a strikeout percentage of 26.5 and a walk percentage of 10.3. He holds a wOBA of .268. These are just some of the many relievers who could be on the trade block, and more names could be tossed around ahead of August 3rd.

While the rookie league players took center spotlight at the plate last week, it was the more experienced Triple-A players (three), along with a player from Double-A, and a player from Single-A, who took the hitters’ spotlight among all MiLB players this last week. Catcher Luis Puello of the Tampa Tarpons, Single-A affiliate of the New York Yankees; Outfielder Raudi Rodriguez of the Rocket City Trash Pandas, Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels; Third baseman Tommy White of the Las Vegas Aviators, Triple-A of The Athletics; Left fielder Alan Roden of the St. Paul Saints, Triple-A of the Minnesota Twins; and Third Baseman and MLB veteran Brandon Drury of the Omaha Storm Chasers, Triple-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals who found themselves at the top of the hitters’ leaderboard for the week of June 16th through 21st. Luis Puello, C – Tampa Tarpons (Single-A, New York Yankees) This week, the Tarpons were at home for a six-game series against the Fort Myers Miracle (Minnesota Twins). While they only took 2-of-6 from Tampa, it wasn’t due to a lack of runs scored. The Tarpons combined across all six games to score 49 runs this week. Puello, the 20-year-old from Venezuela, played in four of the games this weekend, hitting .600/.647/1.467, with an OPS of 2.114, which is the highest OPS among MiLB hitters all week. He had nine hits in 15 plate appearances, including one double and four home runs. He hit a hat trick of homers on June 16th, driving in seven RBIs that day (eight RBIs on the week) and had six runs scored on the week as well. He is in his first two months at Single-A after being promoted following three seasons at the rookie level. Over the course of his first 28 games in Single-A, he is batting .292/.350/.558, with a .90 OPS. He has five doubles, two triples, and seven home runs, along with 21 RBIs driven in, 15 runs scored, and two stolen bases. He’s proving he has what it takes to play against this level of pitching. If he continues to hit as he has since joining the Tarpons, Double-A could be in his future in the second half of the year or to start the 2027 season. 2026 Player Batting Splits Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 35 149 137 21 40 6 2 9 25 4 2 9 38 .292 .349 .562 .911 77 4 3 0 0 0 Last 7 days 3 12 11 1 5 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 .455 .500 .818 1.318 9 0 1 0 0 0 Last 28 days 18 78 69 12 21 3 0 5 12 2 0 7 16 .304 .385 .565 .950 39 2 2 0 0 0 Last 90 days 35 149 137 21 40 6 2 9 25 4 2 9 38 .292 .349 .562 .911 77 4 3 0 0 0 Home 22 91 82 14 26 2 2 7 17 4 1 7 25 .317 .385 .646 1.031 53 3 2 0 0 0 Away 13 58 55 7 14 4 0 2 8 0 1 2 13 .255 .293 .436 .729 24 1 1 0 0 0 vs RHP as RHB 34 122 112 30 5 1 6 15 9 32 .268 .328 .491 .819 55 0 1 0 0 0 vs ?HP as RHB 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs LHP as RHB 18 27 25 10 1 1 3 10 0 6 .400 .444 .880 1.324 22 0 2 0 0 0 May 21 89 85 11 23 4 2 5 16 2 2 3 28 .271 .303 .541 .845 46 2 1 0 0 0 June 14 60 52 10 17 2 0 4 9 2 0 6 10 .327 .417 .596 1.013 31 2 2 0 0 0 2 outs, RISP 23 24 23 10 1 0 1 9 1 7 .435 .458 .609 1.067 14 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Younger Pitchers 16 32 32 9 1 0 2 3 0 6 .281 .281 .500 .781 16 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Older Pitchers 34 117 105 31 5 2 7 22 9 32 .295 .368 .581 .948 61 0 3 0 0 0 Raudi Rodriguez, OF – Rocket City Trash Pandas (Double-A, Los Angeles Angels) It was a busy week for Rodriguez and Rocket City as they welcomed the Montgomery Biscuits (Single-A, Tampa Bay Rays) to town for a seven-game series that included the completion of a game played on May 31 that was suspended due to weather. Rocket City went 4-3, winning the series over Montgomery. Rodriguez appeared in five of the seven games, batting .643/.737/1.357, with a 2.094 OPS. He had nine hits, including one double and three home runs. He drove in six RBIs, walked four times, stole a base, and had five runs scored. On June 19 he was 3-for-4, hitting two home runs and driving in two RBIs. Rodriguez is in his first season in Double-A and is hitting .307/.425/.520, with a .945 OPS. He has 11 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs, 37 RBIs, and 57 runs scored. He’s absolutely crushing the ball and showing great plate discipline with 44 walks and flashing his speed with 21 stolen bases as well. 2026 Player Batting Splits Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 64 274 224 57 69 11 2 11 37 21 6 44 52 .308 .426 .522 .949 117 6 3 1 1 1 Last 7 days 4 16 10 5 7 0 0 3 5 1 1 4 1 .700 .800 1.600 2.400 16 0 1 1 0 0 Last 28 days 22 89 73 16 23 3 1 5 8 4 3 14 16 .315 .432 .589 1.021 43 2 1 1 0 0 Last 90 days 64 274 224 57 69 11 2 11 37 21 6 44 52 .308 .426 .522 .949 117 6 3 1 1 1 Home 30 119 95 17 30 5 0 4 17 10 3 20 22 .316 .449 .495 .944 47 3 3 1 0 0 Away 34 155 129 40 39 6 2 7 20 11 3 24 30 .302 .409 .543 .952 70 3 0 0 1 1 vs RHP as RHB 62 221 183 59 7 2 10 29 33 39 .322 .434 .546 .980 100 0 3 1 0 0 vs LHP as RHB 31 53 41 10 4 0 1 8 11 13 .244 .396 .415 .811 17 0 0 0 1 1 April 22 98 78 19 21 1 0 3 18 10 2 18 17 .269 .412 .397 .810 31 2 1 0 0 1 May 26 110 93 28 30 7 2 4 12 9 1 15 23 .323 .418 .570 .988 53 3 1 0 1 0 June 16 66 53 10 18 3 0 4 7 2 3 11 12 .340 .462 .623 1.084 33 1 1 1 0 0 2 outs, RISP 30 40 29 9 2 0 0 9 10 7 .310 .500 .379 .879 11 0 1 0 0 1 vs. Younger Pitchers 23 48 43 12 1 1 4 6 4 4 .279 .354 .628 .982 27 0 1 0 0 0 vs. Older Pitchers 63 226 181 57 10 1 7 31 40 48 .315 .442 .497 .939 90 0 2 1 1 1 Tommy White, 3B – Las Vegas Aviators (Triple-A, Athletics) Las Vegas just completed a six-game series against the Round Express (Triple-A, Texas Rangers), in which they dominated, going 4-2 on the week. White played in four of the six games against the Red Express. He hit .467/.556/1.400, with an OPS of 1.956. He struck for one triple and four home runs, driving in 10 RBIs and nine runs scored. On June 18, he drove in six of those RBIs on two home runs. Drafted in 2024 in the second round at pick No. 40 overall in the MLB draft out of Louisiana State, White has swiftly worked his way through the minor leagues, making his way to Triple-A in just two years, as the struggling Athletics have moved players around quite a bit in the last several years. White started his season in Double-A after ending his season there in 2025. He played 21 games in Double-A this year before being promoted to Triple-A Las Vegas. So far in 37 games played with Triple-A, he is batting a total .295/.337/.513, with a .850 OPS. He has a combined nine doubles, two triples, and seven home runs, driving in 33 RBIs, and 30 runs scored. He has walked seven times. He’s had a quick start to his career and could hear his name called later this year or early next year, depending on the Athletics’ needs in the outfield. 2026 Player Batting Splits Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 58 260 239 39 71 14 2 8 50 1 3 15 38 .297 .350 .473 .823 113 9 5 0 1 0 Last 7 days 4 18 15 9 7 0 1 4 10 0 0 1 4 .467 .556 1.400 1.956 21 0 2 0 0 0 Last 28 days 15 63 55 14 16 3 1 5 16 0 0 6 11 .291 .381 .655 1.035 36 1 2 0 0 0 Last 90 days 58 260 239 39 71 14 2 8 50 1 3 15 38 .297 .350 .473 .823 113 9 5 0 1 0 Home 30 131 117 25 32 4 2 4 25 0 1 10 19 .274 .344 .444 .788 52 5 3 0 1 0 Away 28 129 122 14 39 10 0 4 25 1 2 5 19 .320 .357 .500 .857 61 4 2 0 0 0 vs RHP as RHB 58 192 176 48 9 1 5 32 10 28 .273 .328 .420 .749 74 0 5 0 1 0 vs ?HP as RHB 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs LHP as RHB 33 68 63 23 5 1 3 18 5 10 .365 .412 .619 1.031 39 0 0 0 0 0 April 24 106 94 10 29 5 0 1 18 1 2 9 14 .309 .377 .394 .771 37 5 2 0 1 0 May 24 112 111 16 31 8 1 3 20 0 1 0 17 .279 .286 .450 .736 50 3 1 0 0 0 June 10 42 34 13 11 1 1 4 12 0 0 6 7 .324 .452 .765 1.217 26 1 2 0 0 0 2 outs, RISP 36 50 45 17 6 1 2 20 5 7 .378 .440 .689 1.129 31 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Younger Pitchers 14 29 24 8 2 0 0 5 3 3 .333 .414 .417 .830 10 0 1 0 1 0 vs. Older Pitchers 57 231 215 63 12 2 8 45 12 35 .293 .342 .479 .821 103 0 4 0 0 0 Alan Roden, LF – St. Paul Saints (Triple-A, Minnesota Twins) Roden and the Saints remained at home as well this week as they welcomed in Drury and the Omaha Storm Chasers (Triple-A Kansas City Royals). As such, two of the top five MiLB hitters of this week were both in action during this week’s series, in which St. Paul took three wins, and Omaha took four wins in the seven-game series. Starting first with Roden. The 26-year-old from Middleton, WI, hit .556/.619/1.278, with a 1.897 OPS. He hit one double and four home runs, driving in seven RBIs and nine runs scored. He walked three times. His biggest game came on Tuesday, June 16, in the series opener, in which he drove one double, one home run, had four RBIs, and four runs scored. On June 21, he had another huge game, driving in two RBIs on two home runs and three runs scored. Roden has had a roller coaster year. He started his year in Triple-A, but unfortunately lost some time to a shoulder contusion that sidelined him from April to June. He’s since worked his way back to being activated just in time for the series against Omaha. With that, he has only played 23 games so far this season. Over those 23 games with Triple-A, he’s batting .333/.463/.632, with a 1.095 OPS. He has five doubles and seven home runs, with 22 RBIs and 18 runs scored. He also has 20 walks. 2026 Player Batting Splits Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 28 127 99 21 34 7 0 8 25 3 1 27 20 .343 .488 .657 1.145 65 1 1 0 0 0 Last 7 days 3 15 14 5 7 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 2 .500 .533 1.143 1.676 16 0 0 0 0 0 Last 28 days 9 40 30 12 15 3 0 5 10 1 0 10 6 .500 .625 1.100 1.725 33 0 0 0 0 0 Last 90 days 28 127 99 21 34 7 0 8 25 3 1 27 20 .343 .488 .657 1.145 65 1 1 0 0 0 Home 16 72 57 21 26 4 0 8 18 1 0 14 8 .456 .569 .947 1.517 54 0 1 0 0 0 Away 12 55 42 0 8 3 0 0 7 2 1 13 12 .190 .382 .262 .644 11 1 0 0 0 0 vs RHP as LHB 28 91 69 26 4 0 6 19 22 15 .377 .527 .696 1.223 48 0 0 0 0 0 vs LHP as LHB 22 36 30 8 3 0 2 6 5 5 .267 .389 .567 .956 17 0 1 0 0 0 March 4 19 13 0 4 1 0 0 4 0 1 6 2 .308 .526 .385 .911 5 0 0 0 0 0 April 15 68 56 9 15 3 0 3 11 2 0 11 12 .268 .397 .482 .879 27 1 1 0 0 0 June 9 40 30 12 15 3 0 5 10 1 0 10 6 .500 .625 1.100 1.725 33 0 0 0 0 0 2 outs, RISP 19 25 19 11 2 0 1 10 6 2 .579 .680 .842 1.522 16 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Younger Pitchers 17 38 25 10 4 0 2 8 13 4 .400 .605 .800 1.405 20 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Older Pitchers 24 89 74 24 3 0 6 17 14 16 .324 .438 .608 1.046 45 0 1 0 0 0 Brandon Drury, 3B – Omaha Storm Chasers (Triple-A, Kansas City Royals) Drury is no stranger to the MLB and has had a heck of an up-and-down career, but he does not give up and continues to fight to live out his dream. He’s an MLB veteran, and this week was in the opposite dugout of Roden and the Saints, playing third base for the Storm Chasers. In the series, he appeared in four games, hitting .600/.667/1.200, with a 1.867 OPS. He had three doubles, one home run, driving in six RBIs, and four runs scored. He had three walks. Over the course of this season with Triple-A Omaha, he’s hitting a combined .306/.377/.500, with a .877 OPS. He has six doubles, two home runs, nine RBIs, and six runs scored. Whether or not Drury ever makes his way back to the big leagues, no one can say it’s a lack of trying. He’s fought his entire career to do what he loves, and that’s inspirational to young up-and-coming players. 2026 Player Batting Splits Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 25 98 84 13 27 8 0 3 15 2 0 13 27 .321 .418 .524 .942 44 1 1 0 0 1 Last 7 days 4 18 15 4 9 3 0 2 6 0 0 3 0 .600 .667 1.200 1.867 18 1 0 0 0 0 Last 28 days 11 47 37 11 17 5 0 3 12 2 0 10 7 .459 .574 .838 1.412 31 1 0 0 0 1 Last 90 days 25 98 84 13 27 8 0 3 15 2 0 13 27 .321 .418 .524 .942 44 1 1 0 0 1 Home 12 41 35 6 10 3 0 1 4 0 0 5 11 .286 .390 .457 .847 16 0 1 0 0 1 Away 13 57 49 7 17 5 0 2 11 2 0 8 16 .347 .439 .571 1.010 28 1 0 0 0 0 vs RHP as RHB 24 82 70 21 8 0 2 10 11 23 .300 .402 .500 .902 35 0 1 0 0 1 vs LHP as RHB 11 16 14 6 0 0 1 5 2 4 .429 .500 .643 1.143 9 0 0 0 0 0 March 3 13 13 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .231 .231 .308 .538 4 0 0 0 0 0 April 11 38 34 2 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 13 .206 .289 .265 .554 9 0 1 0 0 0 June 11 47 37 11 17 5 0 3 12 2 0 10 7 .459 .574 .838 1.412 31 1 0 0 0 1 2 outs, RISP 10 18 16 4 1 0 0 4 2 7 .250 .333 .313 .646 5 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Younger Pitchers 25 93 79 27 8 0 3 15 13 25 .342 .441 .557 .998 44 0 1 0 0 1 vs. Older Pitchers 4 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 MLB Pipeline Top-100 Moving on to MLB Pipeline’s Top-100, two players from Double-A, two from Triple-A, and a player from Single-A round out the players of the week for minor league baseball. Cooper Ingle is MLB’s NO. 69 prospect playing with the Triple-A Columbus Clippers (Cleveland Guardians). This week, he hit .357/.412/1.143, with a 1.555 OPS. He had one home run and three RBIs. 2026 Player Batting Splits Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 49 211 168 33 49 8 1 12 40 1 0 39 48 .292 .422 .565 .987 95 3 1 0 3 1 Last 7 days 3 13 11 3 4 1 0 3 5 0 0 1 3 .364 .385 1.273 1.657 14 0 0 0 1 0 Last 28 days 19 90 79 11 19 4 1 5 14 0 0 9 24 .241 .311 .506 .817 40 3 0 0 2 0 Last 90 days 49 211 168 33 49 8 1 12 40 1 0 39 48 .292 .422 .565 .987 95 3 1 0 3 1 Home 23 90 69 18 21 4 0 7 17 0 0 20 22 .304 .456 .667 1.122 46 1 0 0 1 0 Away 26 121 99 15 28 4 1 5 23 1 0 19 26 .283 .397 .495 .892 49 2 1 0 2 1 vs RHP as LHB 47 174 133 39 7 0 12 36 37 40 .293 .443 .617 1.059 82 0 1 0 3 1 vs LHP as LHB 21 37 35 10 1 1 0 4 2 8 .286 .324 .371 .696 13 0 0 0 0 0 March 3 12 8 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 3 .250 .500 .250 .750 2 0 0 0 0 0 April 12 42 25 14 11 1 0 4 12 1 0 16 6 .440 .667 .960 1.627 24 0 1 0 0 0 May 20 93 80 11 23 4 1 5 17 0 0 12 21 .288 .376 .550 .926 44 1 0 0 1 1 June 14 64 55 8 13 3 0 3 7 0 0 7 18 .236 .313 .455 .767 25 2 0 0 2 0 2 outs, RISP 30 43 35 15 3 0 3 18 7 10 .429 .535 .771 1.306 27 0 1 0 0 1 vs. Younger Pitchers 12 19 15 6 0 0 3 9 4 7 .400 .526 1.000 1.526 15 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Older Pitchers 48 192 153 43 8 1 9 31 35 41 .281 .411 .523 .934 80 0 1 0 3 1 Demetrio Crisantes with the Double-A Amarillo Sod Poodles (Arizona Diamondbacks) hit .421/.500/.947, with a 1.447 OPS. He hit two home runs and drove in eight RBIs and eight runs scored. 2026 Player Batting Splits Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 22 97 78 24 25 8 1 4 16 0 0 16 22 .321 .454 .603 1.056 47 1 3 0 0 0 Last 7 days 4 18 15 6 6 2 1 1 5 0 0 2 1 .400 .500 .867 1.367 13 0 1 0 0 0 Last 28 days 18 84 68 18 22 7 1 2 12 0 0 13 18 .324 .452 .544 .996 37 1 3 0 0 0 Last 90 days 22 97 78 24 25 8 1 4 16 0 0 16 22 .321 .454 .603 1.056 47 1 3 0 0 0 Home 17 71 55 18 18 5 1 4 15 0 0 15 14 .327 .479 .673 1.152 37 0 1 0 0 0 Away 5 26 23 6 7 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .304 .385 .435 .819 10 1 2 0 0 0 vs RHP as RHB 21 68 53 17 5 0 4 11 13 14 .321 .471 .642 1.112 34 0 2 0 0 0 vs LHP as RHB 13 29 25 8 3 1 0 5 3 8 .320 .414 .520 .934 13 0 1 0 0 0 May 7 26 20 6 5 1 0 2 4 0 0 6 8 .250 .423 .600 1.023 12 0 0 0 0 0 June 15 71 58 18 20 7 1 2 12 0 0 10 14 .345 .465 .603 1.068 35 1 3 0 0 0 2 outs, RISP 12 15 13 2 0 0 1 4 2 5 .154 .267 .385 .651 5 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Younger Pitchers 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Older Pitchers 22 93 76 25 8 1 4 16 14 21 .329 .452 .618 1.070 47 0 3 0 0 0 Jesus Rodriguez is a catcher with the San Francisco Giants’ Triple-A affiliate, Sacramento River Cats. This week he hit .462/.556/.769, with a 1.325 OPS. He hit one home run and drove in three RBIs this week. JoJo Parker sits as MLB Pipeline’s No. 29 prospect. Playing with the Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays (Toronto Blue Jays), this week he hit .300/.364/.950, with a 1.314 OPS. He hit three home runs, drove in nine RBIs, and had five runs scored on the week. 2026 Player Batting Splits Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 58 262 214 40 53 15 2 7 38 18 3 41 66 .248 .378 .435 .812 93 1 5 0 2 2 Last 7 days 4 18 16 5 6 2 1 3 9 1 0 2 5 .375 .444 1.188 1.632 19 0 0 0 0 0 Last 28 days 19 85 72 16 20 4 2 4 19 6 0 11 20 .278 .376 .556 .932 40 0 1 0 1 1 Last 90 days 58 262 214 40 53 15 2 7 38 18 3 41 66 .248 .378 .435 .812 93 1 5 0 2 2 Home 28 126 102 15 23 6 0 3 12 8 2 21 34 .225 .365 .373 .738 38 1 2 0 1 1 Away 30 136 112 25 30 9 2 4 26 10 1 20 32 .268 .390 .491 .881 55 0 3 0 1 1 vs RHP as LHB 58 224 181 48 13 2 6 35 36 54 .265 .397 .459 .856 83 0 5 0 2 2 vs ?HP as LHB 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs LHP as LHB 24 38 33 5 2 0 1 3 5 12 .152 .263 .303 .566 10 0 0 0 0 0 April 20 93 73 10 16 6 0 2 11 8 1 17 21 .219 .387 .384 .771 28 1 3 0 0 0 May 23 105 87 17 21 7 0 1 12 5 2 15 32 .241 .362 .356 .718 31 0 2 0 1 1 June 15 64 54 13 16 2 2 4 15 5 0 9 13 .296 .391 .630 1.020 34 0 0 0 1 1 2 outs, RISP 36 51 43 14 5 1 3 23 7 9 .326 .431 .698 1.129 30 0 1 0 0 0 vs. Younger Pitchers 4 8 3 2 1 0 0 4 3 1 .667 .750 1.000 1.750 3 0 1 0 1 0 vs. Older Pitchers 58 254 211 51 14 2 7 34 38 65 .242 .366 .427 .793 90 0 4 0 1 2 Jesus Made has made himself to be MLB Pipeline’s No. 1 overall prospect. Playing with the Brewers’ Double-A affiliate, he has really made a name for himself in the minor leagues. This week, the young, impressive 19-year-old from the Dominican Republic had a solid week as well. He hit .462/.533/.769, with a 1.302 OPS on the week. He hit one home run and drove in nine RBIs and four runs scored on the week. 2026 Player Batting Splits Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Total 62 281 249 47 72 11 4 7 51 21 7 29 44 .289 .363 .450 .813 112 5 1 0 2 1 Last 7 days 4 15 13 4 6 1 0 1 9 0 0 2 5 .462 .533 .769 1.303 10 0 0 0 0 0 Last 28 days 20 80 72 15 23 4 1 1 16 3 2 7 13 .319 .388 .444 .832 32 0 1 0 0 1 Last 90 days 62 281 249 47 72 11 4 7 51 21 7 29 44 .289 .363 .450 .813 112 5 1 0 2 1 Home 33 144 126 21 37 3 2 2 31 9 5 17 23 .294 .375 .397 .772 50 2 0 0 1 1 Away 29 137 123 26 35 8 2 5 20 12 2 12 21 .285 .350 .504 .854 62 3 1 0 1 0 vs RHP as RHB 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 vs RHP as LHB 62 232 205 56 11 4 5 41 24 36 .273 .349 .439 .788 90 0 1 0 2 1 vs LHP as RHB 29 47 42 15 0 0 2 10 5 7 .357 .426 .500 .926 21 0 0 0 0 0 April 24 117 100 21 29 5 3 2 16 13 2 16 19 .290 .385 .460 .845 46 2 0 0 1 0 May 21 97 89 15 24 3 1 4 24 6 3 7 13 .270 .320 .461 .780 41 3 0 0 1 0 June 17 67 60 11 19 3 0 1 11 2 2 6 12 .317 .388 .417 .805 25 0 1 0 0 1 2 outs, RISP 37 46 43 15 2 2 0 19 3 9 .349 .391 .488 .880 21 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Older Pitchers 62 281 249 72 11 4 7 51 29 44 .289 .363 .450 .813 112 0 1 0 2 1 As the season continues and players move around throughout the minor leagues and some prospects graduate into the major leagues, the MLB Pipeline rankings continue to be fluid. But for this week, this is where the players stand and who are the top hitters from throughout the minor leagues as of June 16 – June 21.