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  • Trevor Bauer, RHP, Diamondbacks (Double-A Mobile): 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 7 K. Now 23 strikeouts in 15 Double-A innings; MLB debut this year is still in the range of possibilities.
  • Dante Bichette, 3B, Yankees (Rookie-level GCL): 2-for-4, 2 2B, RBI. Sixteen doubles in 50 games leads the Gulf Coast League; .339/.442/.503 overall.
  • Aaron Brett, 2B, Rays (Rookie-level Princeton): 3-for-5, 2B, HR (3), 2 R, 2 RBI, K, SB. Little guy who can really hit; .300/.368/.462 in 56 games.
  • Gary Brown, OF, Giants (High-A San Jose): 5-for-5, 2 2B, 2 HR (12), 5 R, 4 RBI. Already having a great year, yet OPS goes up 25 points in one night; hitting .370/.431/.652 in August and .331/.400/.507 overall.
  • Alex Castellanos, OF, Dodgers (Double-A Chattanooga): 3-for-5, 2B, HR (3), 2 R, 2 RBI, K. Maybe early-season explosion with Cardinals wasn't such a fluke; .370/.443/.696 in 23 games since trade.
  • Jose Campos, RHP, Mariners (Short-season Everett): 8 IP, 4 H, 2 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 12 K. 19-year-old Venezuelan has plus command and truckloads of projection; 2.12 ERA with 82 Ks in 76.1 innings.
  • Zeke DeVoss, 2B/OF, Cubs (Short-season Boise): 3-for-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, K. Has been moved to center field over last week; .333/.489/.390 in 30 games.
  • Jedd Gyorko, 3B, Padres (Double-A San Antonio): 3-for-6, 2 R, RBI. Up to .276/.364/.400 since promotion, and the overall minor league leader in hits (175).
  • Jae-Hoon Ha, OF, Cubs (Double-A Tennessee): 2-for-4, 2B, HR (3), 2 R, 2 RBI, BB. 10-for-18 in last five games and up to .281/.317/.422 in 52 Southern League games.
  • Billy Hamilton, SS, Reds (Low-A Dayton): 2-for-5, R, RBI, 3 K. Fourth straight multi-hit game, but no stolen bases, so he's still eight short of 100 with a little more than a week to go.
  • Reese Havens, 2B, Mets (Double-A Binghamton): 2-for-3, HR (5), 3 R, 2 RBI, BB. Still provides rare secondary skills for a middle infielder when healthy; .295/.379/.454 in 50 games.
  • Manny Machado, SS, Orioles (High-A Frederick): 2-for-4, HR (5), R, 3 RBI. Warming up a bit; .258/.324/.409 line still impressive for a kid who just turned 19.
  • Jesus Montero, C, Yankees (Triple-A Scranton): 2-for-3, 2 HR (17), 2 R, 4 RBI, BB, K. Has a 1000 OPS in August and .288/.348/.466 overall line is close to last year's numbers.
  • Adrian Nieto, C, Nationals (Low-A Hagerstown): 3-for-3, R, BB. One of the most pleasant surprises of the second half; .333/.382/.587 in 17 games since moving up to Sally League.
  • Mike Olt, 3B, Rangers (High-A Myrtle Beach): 2-for-5, 2 HR (13), 2 R, 2 RBI, K. 6-for-18 with three home runs and five walks since return; .290/.302/.541 overall.
  • Francisco Peguero, OF, Giants (Double-A Richmond): 4-for-5, 2 R, K. Batting average is up nearly 20 points in last two weeks at .313/.325/.455; that middle figure shows you the problem with his game.
  • Julio Rodriguez, RHP, Phillies (7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K). Limiting the Florida State League to a .191 batting average while striking out more than a batter per inning. Solid stuff with movement and deception.
  • Eddie Rosario, OF, Twins (Rookie-level Elizabethton): 3-for-5, 2 HR (19), 3 R, 5 RBI, BB. Eight home runs in last nine games and .319/.376/.637 overall; short-season player of the year?
  • Keyvius Sampson, RHP, Padres (Low-A Fort Wayne): 5 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 9 K. Quietly having a great year; 2.54 ERA, 133 strikeouts in 109.2 innings and opponent’s average of 185.
  • Jerry Sands, OF/1B, Dodgers (Triple-A Albuquerque): 4-for-5, 2B, HR (27), 2 R, 3 RBI, SB. Three home runs in last four games and .277/.339/.599 overall; just .183/.235/.415 away from extremely friendly home park.
  • Oscar Taveras, OF, Cardinals (Low-A Quad Cities): 4-for-5, R, RBI. 12-for-19 in last four games and up to .376/.437/.562 in 70 games.
  • Tyler Thornburg, RHP, Brewers (High-A Brevard County): 7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 10 K. Beginning to dominate in High-A; 26 IP, 14 H, 9 BB, 35 K in four August starts.
  • Dan Vogelbach, 1B, Cubs (Rookie-level AZL): 3-for-5, 2B, HR, 2 R 3 RBI, BB. First professional home run for over slot draftee.
  • Brett Wallace, 1B, Astros (Triple-A Oklahoma City): 4-for-5, 2 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI, K. Hitting .359/.465/.462 since demotion; still looking for first home run after 22 games.
  • Tim Wheeler, OF, Rockies (Double-A Tulsa): 3-for-5, HR (31), 2 R, 2 RBI, K. Goes deep in back-to-back games after month-long drought; .281/.369/.547 overall.
  • Joe Wieland, RHP, Padres (Double-A San Antonio): 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K. 1.71 ERA in four starts with Padres, but is it sustainable with 12 strikeouts over 21 innings?
  • Christian Yelich, OF, Marlins (Low-A Greensboro): 3-for-5, HR (13), R, 3 RBI, 4 BB. This is the kind of line you can put up in a 19-inning game; Hitting a whopping .359/.429/.573 in last 50 games.

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delorean
8/26
#freegarybrown
aso5018
8/26
Starling Marte homers last night and WALKS....Come on KG, 3 walks in his last 3 games.
kringent
8/26
The number of times Starling Marte was mentioned on MLU this season: 12.
kgoldstein
8/26
People are keeping track of this?
goiter6
8/26
All you have to do is click on the player's page and count.
preams
8/26
I believe that Miguel Montero should be Jesus Montero.
morenobasspro
8/26
We all do.
BillJohnson
8/26
It seems like Oscar Taveras is showing up at least twice a week in these updates -- and this is a guy who's the third youngest player in the league that he's destroying. How high would he rank on your overall prospect list now, Kevin? It seems hard to escape the conclusion that he's for real.
Vriez10
8/26
What kind of stuff does Campos have? Velo, secondary pitches?
kgoldstein
8/26
Low-90s, flashes plus breaking ball and developing change, but is inconsistent with them.
bcanfield
8/26
Typo in Olt's slash line. His OBP should be .402.
Gavin1000
8/26
Do you think it is a blunder that Gary Brown is still in High-A? What else does he have to prove/learn there?
Sacramento
8/27
Additionally, what are the chances of him staying at CF?
moehk21
8/27
He's a 70-80 defender. 100%..
drewsylvania
8/26
What's Brett Wallace's power on the scouting scale? Did he lose some between being drafted and the bigs?
kgoldstein
8/26
There were plenty of debates about Wallace's power coming out of the draft.
drewsylvania
8/26
Speaking as a layman, and based on what he's done, Wallace right now looks like a 40, which isn't good. I have an even less-educated opinion about DeVoss, but he looks like one of your 20s.
dpc1178
8/26
Is everyone in the White Sox minor leagues bad? I'm not trying to be "that guy", but I haven't seen one listed since July.
kgoldstein
8/26
It's not good. Viciedo went deep but has been slumping big time.
timber
8/26
I hear that Addison Reed is pretty good.
lemppi
8/26
Kevin, I know you can't write up everyone, every day.....but Alex Burgos at West Michigan had another solid outing last night in the Tigers' chain. What's the outlook for him from what you may have heard/seen? Thanks.
nschneider
8/26
Hmmm. Unfortunately, not all players seem to have a complete page. I was wondering whether Dante Bichette had beaten that number--he seems to have been here every other day this month.
buddaley
8/26
I think the Rays prospect at Princeton is Ryan Brett, not Aaron.
bixmant
8/26
Just realized that Kyler Burke was converted into a pitcher.... Probably nothing exciting, but it there anything at all worth mentioning about the move?
BobbyRoberto
8/27
I saw Campos pitch last night and he looked great. His defense let him down in the inning that the other team scored 2 runs. I was surprised to see him go 8 innings and face 30 batters, though. I couldn't find a pitch count for him for the game but facing 30 batters, with 12 strikeouts, I would expect it was up there for a 19-year-old kid in A ball.
momansf
8/28
Does Francisco Peguero have the tools to be a major league outfielder? Every time I hear him mentioned in an article on any website, it mainly points out his terrible plate discipline. How good are his good tools?