The Minors jumped again into motion with some spectacular performances following a four-day break. Various Prime 100 prospects picked up proper the place they left off, with JJ Wetherholt, Charlie Condon and Lazaro Montes swinging the heavy lumber. On the pitching facet, Jonah Tong, Gage Leap and Jackson Ferris racked up the Okay’s whereas holding down the opposition.
JJ Wetherholt, SS/2B, Memphis (STL No. 1/MLB No. 17)
Wetherholt’s Triple-A profession has gotten off to a torrid begin, highlighted by his first four-hit recreation of the season and second of his transient professional profession. The West Virginia product scored twice and picked up a pair of doubles, making him 8-for-16 with 5 extra-base hits in his first 4 video games with Memphis. Wetherholt is slashing .314/.432/.502 with 45 walks, 45 runs scored and 36 RBIs in 66 video games general. Gameday
Charlie Condon, 1B/OF, Hartford (COL No. 1/MLB No. 21)
Condon’s strong begin to his Double-A tenure continued because the 22-year-old clubbed his first lengthy ball for Hartford and walked twice in 4 plate appearances. Final 12 months’s third general select of Georgia has reached safely in eight of his 10 video games since his promotion from Excessive-A and has pushed in 10 runs. Condon is batting .303 with an .830 OPS with 15 extra-base hits and 30 RBIs in 54 video games throughout three Minor League ranges this season. Gameday
Lazaro Montes, OF, Arkansas (SEA No. 2/MLB No. 27)
Montes homered in his last recreation final weekend earlier than the break and opened issues up with one other lengthy ball, his third in 4 video games, to say second place within the Minors with 24 this season. The 20-year-old drove in three runs and walked twice as he continues to tear up Double-A pitching to the tune of a 1.075 OPS in his first 16 video games with Arkansas. Montes is slashing .269/.390/.591 with 44 extra-base hits, 64 RBIs and 55 runs in 83 contests general. Gameday
Jonah Tong, RHP, Binghamton (NYM No. 2/MLB No. 56)
The Minors’ chief in strikeouts picked up the place he left off in his first begin following the break, placing out seven over 5 1/3 innings. The 22-year-old allowed an unearned run within the first after which retired 11 straight and 15 of the ultimate 17 batters he confronted. Tong lowered his ERA to 1.71 and has fanned 132 in 84 frames, a median of 14.1 per 9 innings. Gameday
Gage Leap, LHP, Midland (ATH No. 1/MLB No. 65)
Whilst his begins have been restricted in size, Leap continues to impress. The LSU product got here out of the bullpen for the second time this season, fanning six and permitting a run over three innings for Double-A Midland. Leap has been one of many extra spectacular first-year pitchers, posting a 2.16 ERA, an 0.98 WHIP and a 103-to-25 Okay/BB ratio in 83 1/3 innings throughout two Minor League ranges. Gameday
Jackson Ferris, LHP, Tulsa (LAD No. 4/MLB No. 66)
Ferris adopted up on his sturdy outing previous to the break by delivering arguably his greatest efficiency of the 12 months. The North Carolina native struck out seven and allowed three hits over a season-high seven scoreless innings, the third time in his previous 5 begins he has not surrendered a run. Ferris has yielded one run whereas operating a 14-to-2 Okay/BB ratio throughout 13 frames in his previous two outings for Double-A Tulsa. Gameday
George Klassen, RHP, Rocket Metropolis (LAA No. 3)
Klassen was on level in his first begin since July 5, yielding one hit and placing out seven over 5 2/3 scoreless innings for Double-A Rocket Metropolis. It was the second consecutive sturdy efficiency for the 23-year-old, who struggled in Might and June whereas lacking time after being hit within the head with a line drive. Klassen has allowed one run on three hits and struck out 16 over 10 2/3 innings in his previous two outings. Gameday
Walker Janek, C, Asheville (HOU No. 3)
Janek homered twice in the identical recreation for the primary time as a professional and picked up three hits and drove in a career-high 4 runs. The 22-year-old, who’s slashing .289/.373/.644 throughout 11 video games in July, has gone deep 4 occasions in that span, equaling his output by means of the primary two months of 2025. The Sam Houston product (2024 first-rounder) has an .822 OPS in 56 video games for Excessive-A Asheville. Gameday
