Youth was served on a busy Thursday evening across the Minors. Teenage sensations and High 100 prospects Konnor Griffin (Pirates) and Jesús Made (Brewers) left the yard whereas Nelson Rada (Angels) joined the likes of Ronald Acuña Jr., Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Jackson Holliday as 19-year-olds who’ve gone deep at Triple-A. Pitchers stood their floor, although, with Robby Snelling (Marlins), Quinn Mathews (Cardinals) and others placing collectively ace-like performances.
Jesús Made, SS/3B, Wisconsin (MIL No. 1/MLB No. 7)Made’s spectacular 2025 marketing campaign took one other step ahead throughout his fourth sport for Excessive-A Wisconsin. The 18-year-old grew to become the youngest participant to go deep within the Midwest League this season, a two-run jack which punctuated a four-RBI evening. Made has a .765 OPS, 59 runs scored, 51 RBIs and 40 stolen bases in 86 video games throughout two Minor League ranges in his first stateside season. Gameday
Konnor Griffin, SS/OF, Greensboro (PIT No. 1/MLB No. 1)Griffin prolonged his hitting streak to 6 video games together with his fifteenth roundtripper and sixth for Excessive-A Greensboro. The 19-year-old added a pair of walks, drove in two runs and scored twice whereas lifting his common within the South Atlantic League to .325. Griffin has taken the Minors by storm in his rookie marketing campaign, slashing .332/.411/.532 with 39 extra-base hits, 87 runs scored, 64 RBIs and 50 stolen bases in 92 video games throughout two Minor League ranges. Gameday
Charlie Condon, 1B/OF, Hartford (COL No. 1/MLB No. 19)Condon’s scorching begin to August continued together with his second three-hit efficiency in 4 video games. Final 12 months’s No. 3 general Draft decide struggled to a .209 common in his first month at Double-A, however he is off to a 8-for-22 (.364) begin this month with two extra-base hits, 4 RBIs and 4 walks in six contests for the Yard Goats. Condon is batting .286 with an .807 OPS in 60 video games between Excessive-A Spokane and Hartford following a nine-game rehab task within the Rookie-level Arizona Complicated League. Gameday
Jarlin Susana, RHP, Harrisburg (WSH No. 2/MLB No. 48)Susana’s first Double-A begin since Might 4 was a hit with the 21-year-old fanning six whereas permitting one run over 4 2/3 innings. The native of the Dominican Republic missed greater than two months with a UCL sprain in his proper elbow earlier than making three rehab begins for Excessive-A Wilmington. Susana has struck out 60 in 39 2/3 innings throughout 10 begins this season. Gameday
Quinn Mathews, LHP, Memphis (STL No. 2/MLB No. 53)Mathews’ second begin of August was arguably his finest efficiency of the season. The southpaw allowed two singles over seven scoreless frames and equaled a season excessive with 9 strikeouts for Triple-A Memphis. Just one baserunner reached second base towards Mathews, who generated 21 swings-and-misses throughout his 86-pitch outing. The 24-year-old has a 2.35 ERA over his previous seven begins. Gameday
Hunter Barco, LHP, Indianapolis (PIT No. 3/MLB No. 71)Barco turned in his finest outing because the starting of July, permitting one hit and placing out 4 throughout 4 scoreless innings. The Florida product retired 9 consecutive batters to open his begin and confronted one over the minimal whereas tossing 51 pitches (33 strikes). Barco didn’t give up a run in his first six begins of the season at Double-A and has continued to pitch solidly at Triple-A, posting a 3.98 ERA and placing out 62 in 54 1/3 innings for Indianapolis. Gameday
Robby Snelling, LHP, Jacksonville (MIA No. 2/MLB No. 72)Snelling’s wonderful begin to his Triple-A profession continued together with his second 11-strikeout efficiency in three begins. The 21-year-old scattered 5 hits and a stroll over six scoreless innings, reducing his ERA to 1.63 in 5 begins for Jacksonville. Snelling, who generated 22 whiffs on 50 swings, sports activities a 119-to-27 Okay/BB ratio throughout 100 frames between Double-A and Triple-A. Gameday
David Shields, LHP, Columbia (KC No. 5)Shields’ stellar marketing campaign rolled on with one more scoreless begin for Single-A Columbia. The 18-year-old opened his outing by retiring the primary 12 batters and surrendered only a single whereas placing out eight in 5 innings. Shields has not given up an earned run since July 9, a span of 4 begins and 17 frames. The primary-year professional has a 1.68 ERA, an 0.94 WHIP and a 62-to-11 Okay/BB ratio in 53 2/3 innings for the Fireflies. Gameday
Nelson Rada, OF, Salt Lake (LAA No. 6)Greater than two weeks shy of his twentieth birthday, Rada put an exclamation level on his fourth Triple-A sport, hammering his first Salt Lake lengthy ball as a part of a three-hit, three-RBI evening. {The teenager} added a pair of singles and stole a base from atop the Bees’ lineup. Rada is batting .281 with a .382 OBP and 38 steals in 50 makes an attempt throughout two Minor League ranges. Gameday
