Offense led the best way on Thursday, however a pair of High 100 prospects on the mound might need stolen the highlight. Philadelphia’s Andrew Painter achieved one thing for the primary time in additional than two years whereas Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski continued to make his case for a giant league promotion. To not be outdone had been the boys with the bats, led by Cubs infielder Matt Shaw who not solely went deep twice, however did so in distinctive style!
Andrew Painter, RHP, Lehigh Valley (PHI No. 1/MLB No. 5)Painter’s second Triple-A begin wasn’t significantly dominating, nevertheless it was one other massive step ahead in his highway to The Present. The 22-year-old surrendered two runs and struck out three over 5 innings on 71 pitches (47 strikes). It was Painter’s longest outing of the season and the deepest he is gone in a begin since Sept. 9, 2022. The 6-foot-7, 215-pound righty has given up a complete of two runs whereas fanning eight throughout eight innings in his first two Triple-A begins. Gameday
Matt Shaw, INF, Iowa (CHC No. 1/MLB No. 18)Shaw discovered a singular method to showcase his first multihomer recreation of the 12 months, and within the course of carried Triple-A Iowa to a doubleheader sweep. The 21-year-old kicked off the underside of the primary inning together with his third roundtripper for the I-Cubs and walked it off within the eighth for his first two-homer recreation since final June. After a sluggish begin upon his return to the Minors, Shaw has compiled a slash line of .284/.408/.519 in 22 video games. Full story | Gameday
Jacob Misiorowski, RHP, Nashville (MIL No. 4/MLB No. 72)Misiorowski is not simply knocking on the door for Milwaukee, he is pounding on it. The flame-throwing 23-year-old adopted up a career-high 6 2/3-inning efficiency by finishing seven frames for the primary time as a professional. Misiorowski topped 100 mph 9 occasions — maxing out at 103 — and allowed a run on 4 hits with a stroll and 5 strikeouts for Triple-A Nashville. The Missouri native has a 0.59 ERA and a 0.72 WHIP over his previous 5 begins, fanning 38 over 30 2/3 innings in that span. Full story | Gameday
Bryce Eldridge, 1B, Richmond (SF No. 1/MLB No. 21)Eldridge loved a productive doubleheader for Double-A Richmond, however saved his finest for Recreation 2. San Francisco’s first-round decide within the 2023 Draft cracked his third homer and doubled after driving in a run within the opening contest. Eldridge didn’t make his season debut till April 22 after injuring his wrist in Spring Coaching and acquired off to a sluggish begin. Because the calendar flipped to Could, the 21-year-old has taken off and is slashing .319/.385/.511 whereas hitting safely in 10 of 13 video games this month. Gameday
Colt Emerson, SS/3B, Everett (SEA No. 1/MLB No. 19)Emerson supplied the important thing hit for Excessive-A Everett, lacing a bases-loaded triple that accounted for 3 of his 4 RBIs and equaled a private finest established in 2023. An uneven opening month has given method to a scorching Could for the 19-year-old, who has reached base safely in all 10 video games he is performed whereas slashing .341/.431/.537 with 13 RBIs in that span. Emerson has raised his common 31 factors to .281 to associate with a .791 OPS in 31 video games. Gameday
Konnor Griffin, SS/OF, Bradenton (PIT No. 2/MLB No. 37)Pittsburgh’s scorching first-year professional continued his red-hot Could together with his second four-hit efficiency in 5 contests for Single-A Bradenton. The 19-year-old prolonged his hitting streak to seven video games, throughout which he is gone 17-for-31 (.548) with 12 runs scored, together with three in his newest effort. Griffin’s scorching streak has lifted his common to .315 to associate with 15 extra-base hits, 15 stolen bases and a .912 OPS. Gameday
Justin Crawford, OF, Lehigh Valley (PHI No. 3/MLB No. 56)Recognized extra for his pace than energy, Crawford confirmed he can do each. The 21-year-old led off the sport by beating out an infield single, stole his thirteenth base and likewise hammered his first Triple-A protracted ball for Lehigh Valley. Crawford has been a menace atop the IronPigs lineup, batting .316 with a .807 OPS and 26 runs scored in 36 video games. Gameday
Walker Janek, C, Asheville (HOU No. 3)Janek has turned issues on offensively over the previous week, and it manifested itself in his newest three-hit efficiency. Houston’s 2024 first-round Draft decide went deep for the second time in 4 contests after going with out one in his first 14 video games and fell a triple shy of the cycle for Excessive-A Asheville. The 22-year-old opened the month in a 1-for-15 slide however has since gone 8-for-20 with 4 extra-base hits and 4 RBIs in his previous 5 video games. Gameday
