There was no scarcity of notable performances across the Minors, particularly on the mound. Prime 5 prospect Bubba Chandler continued to seem like an ace-in-training, whereas Mick Abel and Brandon Sproat matched one another zero for zero. Offensively, the red-hot Owen Caissie reached the seats but once more, as did Kaelen Culpepper, who’s discovering Double-A really a lot to his liking.
Bubba Chandler, RHP, Indianapolis (PIT No. 1/MLB No. 5)Chandler prolonged his scoreless streak to 14 1/3 innings and topped out at 100.2 mph throughout one other robust outing for Triple-A Indianapolis. The 22-year-old struck out seven and generated 15 whiffs on 47 swings whereas averaging 97 mph on his 56 four-seam fastballs. Chandler, who lowered his ERA to 2.82 throughout 18 begins, has held the opposition scoreless seven instances this season and has surrendered one run or fewer 11 instances. Gameday
Colt Emerson, SS/3B, Everett (SEA No. 1/MLB No. 18)Emerson has been one of many Minors’ greatest hitters for the reason that starting of June, which continued with a three-hit evening for Excessive-A Everett. The 19-year-old hammered his eighth homer and fell a triple shy of the cycle to raise his slash line for the season to .271/.369/.429 in 72 video games. Emerson has been even higher since June 1, batting .317 with a .943 OPS in 27 video games. Gameday
Owen Caissie, OF, Iowa (CHC No. 1/MLB No. 43)Caissie’s private House Run Derby tour rolled on because the 23-year-old hammered his seventh lengthy ball in eight video games this month and his nineteenth of the season. The native of Ontario, Canada, has been one of many hottest hitters within the Minors for the reason that calendar flipped to June, however he is taken issues to a different stage in July. Caissie has three multihomer video games and is slashing .394/.487/1.091 with 9 extra-base hits and 9 RBIs this month. Gameday
Mick Abel, RHP, Lehigh Valley (PHI No. 5/MLB No. 87)Abel’s first Triple-A begin after 5 weeks within the Majors was a rousing success. The Oregon native tossed 5 2/3 hitless innings earlier than permitting a single and completed his night with 4 strikeouts, one hit and one stroll over six scoreless frames. Abel has been among the best pitchers within the Minors — when he hasn’t been pitching for Philadelphia — sporting a 2.00 ERA, a 1.14 WHIP and a 71-to-27 Ok/BB ratio in 63 innings for Lehigh Valley. Gameday
Kaelen Culpepper, SS, Wichita (MIN No. 4/MLB No. 96)Culpepper’s rise from 2024 first-rounder to one of many prime prospects in baseball has taken an additional leap since his promotion to Double-A Wichita. The Kansas State product homered to cap a three-hit evening whereas extending his hitting streak to eight video games, together with 4 consecutive multihit performances. Culpepper is slashing .368/.442/.515 in 16 Double-A video games and has an .886 OPS in 70 video games general. Gameday
Brandon Sproat, RHP, Syracuse (NYM No. 5)Sproat’s turnaround after a tough begin to 2025 continued together with his third consecutive scoreless begin spanning 18 frames for Triple-A Syracuse. The Florida product equaled a profession excessive by tossing seven innings and yielded simply three hits and walked one throughout his 87-pitch outing. Sproat has a 2.89 ERA over his previous 9 begins relationship to Could 20, serving to him decrease his general ERA from 6.69 to 4.61. Gameday
Kendry Rojas, LHP, New Hampshire (TOR No. 8)Rojas dominated the opposition in his second Double-A begin, equaling a profession excessive with 10 strikeouts over 5 scoreless frames. The 22-year-old allowed a pair of singles and nothing else throughout his 75-pitch outing and retired the final eight batters he confronted, together with six consecutive strikeouts. Rojas has a 1.63 ERA and an 0.80 WHIP in eight appearances (seven begins) after lacking the primary two months of the season with an stomach harm. Gameday
Daniel Eagen, RHP, Hillsboro (AZ No. 16)Eagen had every part working throughout his 14th professional begin, twirling six hitless frames and hanging out six for Excessive-A Hillsboro. The D-backs’ third-round choose in final yr’s Draft suffered via his worst outing of the season to shut out June however has allowed only one run in 11 2/3 innings in two begins this month. Eagen owns a 2.60 ERA and has struck out 94 in 69 1/3 frames whereas holding opposing batters to a .198 common. Gameday
