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Clemmey may be pushing for a promotion soon. Photo via WP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Here’s the three month check-in with all our top 20 (and some) prospects. All seasonal stats as of 7\/1\/25, though the whole point of this article is to see how these players are doing in the last month. I’m a little late posting this … since we’ve had a ton of “news” happen, so I havn’t updated this post for anything that’s happened in the last nine days (like, for example, Cavalli getting shelled last night).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#1. Dylan Crews<\/strong> OF (CF): Missed all of May with oblique issue. Was not hitting well before hand. Temperature<\/strong>: on ice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#2 Travis Sykora<\/strong> RHP (Starter): Just promoted to AA, his 2nd promotion in as many months. He’s our #1 prospect on all lists right now and it will be super interesting to see how he fares in AA. Temperature<\/strong>: red hot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#3 Brady House<\/strong> SS\/3B: Promoted to MLB, has basically been the starter at 3B. Slashed just .231\/.268\/.288 for the month of June. Not great. Not much power shown so far. Paul deJong just came off the DL (though his slash line is even worse) so I wonder what the team will do here. Temperature<\/strong>: Hot for making majors, not hot for his MLB performance so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#4 Jarlin Susana<\/strong> RHP (Starter). Zero news on his grade 1 UCL sprain; zero June activity.. Temperature<\/strong>: on ice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

# 5 Seaver King<\/strong> SS. took a big step back in June: .218\/.259\/.307. Is it possible he’s just too high in his first pro season? Maybe they should have left him in Wilmington (even if its an awful hitter’s park). Temperature<\/strong>: getting colder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

# 6 Yohandy Morales<\/strong> 1B\/3B: has not taken to AAA pitching so far, slashing just .207\/.289.331 in Rochester so far. Temperature<\/strong>: Warm for getting to AA at age 23, code so far in the league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#7 Cayden Wallace<\/strong> 2B\/3B: was awful in June: .169\/.218\/.211 for the month. Weren’t there some who thought this was a better 3B prospect than House this past off-season? Phew. Temperature<\/strong>: ice cold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

# 8 Cade Cavalli<\/strong> RHP (Starter): Five starts in AAA after finally returning from nearly 2 years out for TJ, and he’s not really impressing. Interestingly though Fangraphs just did a piece on him<\/a>. He talks a ton about changes he’s making to his approach, introduction of new pitches, working on a 2-seamer, mixing up speeds, etc. I think his up and down results in AAA so far can be explained a bit, and I’m a bit less worried than others. If you’re in the anti-Cavalli camp right now, give this article a read and see if it changes your mind. Temperature: <\/strong>Warming up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#9 Alex Clemmey<\/strong> LHP (Starter): His June was just as good as his May; 1.45 ERA, .197 BAA against. He’s already due for another promotion, and I wonder if he’s starting to put his name into consideration for some top-100 lists as a 19yr old dominating in High-A. Temperature: <\/strong>getting hot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

# 10 Robert Hassell<\/strong> III OF (CF): Got 21 games in the Majors when we had some OF issues, but struggled (.218\/.228\/269) and is now back in AAA. He continues to be a healthy hitter in AAA (OPS north of 1.000 in June), and hopefully gets another shot at the Majors soon. Temperature<\/strong>: hot for getting there, cold in MLB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#11 Caleb Lomavita<\/strong> C: Solid June: .295\/.371\/.346. Love the OBP, wish for more power. He’s only 5′ 10″ so maybe a gap contact hitter is his ceiling. Temperature<\/strong>: Staying Warm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

# 12 Luke Dickerson<\/strong> SS\/CF: It was great to see Dickerson quickly hit his way out of the complex league, but his time in Low-A so far has been a struggle. He’s slashing just .223\/.327\/.338 so far in F’burg. So, pump the brakes a bit. Also, remember that if he were playing by the D1 rules, he’d be taking his freshman summer in some random wood-bat league near his home in Jersey. Temperature: <\/strong>luke warm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

# 13 Andry Lara<\/strong> RHP (Starter): did a bunch of rehab starts in A-ball, then was optioned to AA instead of AAA (odd for a 40-man roster who pretty much proved he had solved AA last year) and promptly got shelled in his first game back. He’s now got a 10 ERA in AAA this year and a 20 ERA in AA. Is he still hurt? Temperature<\/strong>: very cold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#14 Tyler Stuart<\/strong> RHP (Starter): his first month back in AA post injury did not go well: 5 games, 6 ERA, and now he’s back on the DL as of this writing. Harrisburg now has nearly an entire rotation on its DL (Susana, Stuart, Knowles, Atencio). Temperature<\/strong>: chilly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#15 Daylen Lile<\/strong> OF (CF): his slash line in the majors so far (.221\/.274\/.338) hasn’t been great, but he’s the one they’ve kept up for now instead of the likes of Hassell, Yepez, Chapparo, Tena, etc. He’s getting playing time too, often at the expense of Young or Call oddly. Temperature<\/strong>: hot for getting there, cool in MLB<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#16 Kevin Bazzell<\/strong> C\/3B: continues to disappoint. .213\/.367\/.234 in June. He’s got zero power and isn’t hitting well enough to maintain his spot. Temperature<\/strong>: ice cold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#17 Jake Bennett<\/strong> LHP (Starter): Bennett continues to be brought back slowly, doing just 3IP in each of his starts. So far he’s been nearly unhittable and efficient in these starts. Hoping to see him stretch out and get to AA by year’s end. Temperature<\/strong>: getting warmer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#18 Brad Lord<\/strong> RHP (Starter\/Reliever): fun fact: as of this writing Lord is 4th on the damn team in bWAR for the season. 3.28 ERA in 30 appearances\/57 IP as of this writing. 18th round draft pick. What a win for the player dev and for the draft team. Temperature<\/strong>: Red Hot all around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#19 Angel Feliz <\/strong>3B\/SS: cooled from his hot start, hitting just .238 in May. Still a win for getting to FCL after just one year in DSL. Temperature<\/strong>: cooled off<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#20 Andrew Pinckney<\/strong> OF (Corner): struggling in AAA: .203\/.329\/.344 for June. Still getting starts in AAA, which is something positive for the 24yr old, but not doing much with it so far. Temperature<\/strong>: cold<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Notables #20 and above by the Level they mostly played in in June 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In MLB:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • #35 Jackson Rutledge<\/strong> gave up 10 runs in 10 June MLB innings; that’s not going to cut it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • #36 Cole Henry<\/strong> continues to hold his own in the MLB pen; his FIP flatters his ERA but he’s got a positive bWAR and that’s awesome for someone I was afraid was going to be out of baseball.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    in AAA:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • #32 Darren Baker<\/strong> had a solid June in AAA: .317\/.427\/.400. If we manage to flip any of our MLB utility infielders Baker should get another shot.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • #38 Drew Millas <\/strong>hit well in AAA in June .286\/.357\/.469, which helped him get the call-up to the majors. This positive mention of Millas won’t <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Both our 1B\/DH “prospects” Yepez and Chapparo are now back in AAA; #31 Chapparo probably losing out in a numbers game for now, but Yepez was DFA’d and outrighted in what probably is a dagger for his time with Washington.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • #41 Marquis Grissom Jr<\/strong> bounced back after a tough month after getting promoted; he’s in the Futures Game but probably not on merit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      In AA:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • #47 Phillip Glasser<\/strong> SS bounced back after a great April and an awful May with this June slash line: .329\/.426\/.482. Why hasn’t he moved up? Nowhere to play him: he’s played basically 2B and LF this year: AAA has too many 2B already (Baker, Lipscomb, Arruda) and too many guys who are limited to a corner OF\/DH spot (Baker, Schnell, Yepez\/Chapparo). <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • #25 Kevin Made<\/strong>: wow; he’s alive. And crushing AA pitching: .352\/.410\/.444 in June. Phew. Not bad for a glove-first prospect. Why not move him up? Because Nasim Nunez is clogging the AAA SS position with his Mendoza line batting average. I dunno; maybe its time to cut bait here.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        In High-A:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        • #39 Sam Peterson<\/strong> got promoted and was basically High-A’s best hitter in June: .286\/.370\/.400. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • #88 Miguel Gomez<\/strong> cruised for the month in the closer role with a sub 1.00 ERA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          In Low-A:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          • #90 Yoander Rivero was the teams’ best hitter in June … and just hit the DL.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • #96 Pablo Aldonis is making a name for himself in the bullpen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • #42 Robert Cranz dominated again in June and just earned a promotion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            In FCL:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            • #23 Elijah Green<\/strong> officially was sent to the FCL, hopefully to re-work everything. So far? .229\/.386\/.286. 13\/9 K\/BB in 12 games. Ok, so that’s an improvement. Interesting that he’s taking so many walks all of a sudden; is that wild pitching or is that him showing plate discipline as part of his reworking? The team has so much invested in him, it’ll be interesting to see what they come up with.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • #44 Jose Feliz<\/strong>, continues to remain one of the best starters in FCL.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • #45 Dashyll Tejeda<\/strong>, remains hot: .315\/.351\/.407 in June after similar numbers in May. Great to see.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • #72 Sir Jamison Jones<\/strong>: improved greatly this month; .308\/.440\/.615. Wow. Love those numbers. Another month and he’s gonna have to move up just like Dickerson did.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              In the DSL, here’s how the first month went for the six DSL guys i’ve got on my top 100 list. These are all position players, ironic in that the strength of our DSL team right now seems to be its rotation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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              • #22 Victor Hurtado<\/strong>, our big-money 2024 guy, not impressing yet again in 2025. .259\/.429\/.296. He’s listed as a corner OF; need to see more power here.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • #29 Brayan Cortesia <\/strong>has wasted no time making his introduction post signing in January: June: .440\/.481\/.520. He’s 11 for 25 with some doubles, so SSS but a solid start.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • #37 Daniel Hernandez, <\/strong>who’s starting to get some prospect love in other shops, struggling to start hitting just .213 for the month. Listed as a C when signing but a DH so far for DSL.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • #66: Rony Bello: <\/strong>.801 OPS to start the season.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • #70 Hector Liriano: <\/strong>hitting .152 as a 1B? that’s not going to cut it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • #103 Juan Obispo<\/strong> is hitting .313 in very limited action so far.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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