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Welcome to the Minor League Replace. On daily basis, we let you know the most recent about what occurred to the prospects you care about, and possibly a couple of extra it is best to. Right here’s who made waves yesterday:

Hitter of the Day:

Miguel Bleis, OF, Boston Pink Sox (Excessive-A Greenville): 2-4, 2 HR, 3 R, 3 RBI, SB.Bleis has been thought to be a doubtlessly explosive prospect for years now, owing largely to his top-flight athleticism and fairly swing. The 21-year-old hasn’t but been in a position to get away as a hitter, and his above-average energy potential has traditionally been muted by the shortage of contact. Thursday evening was a reminder of his appreciable latent abilities.

Pitcher of the Day:

Eriq Swan, RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers (Excessive-A Nice Lakes): 6 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 7 Ok, 2 BB.Swan is a large (6-foot-6) pitcher with big stuff (higher 90s warmth and two plus breakers) and likewise, lamentably, an enormous stroll price. Even so, the previous fourth-rounder has put up stable numbers this season other than the walks and other than two catastrophic outings, and final evening reveals the type of pressure he may be when the whole lot clicks in.

Juaron Watts-Brown, RHP, Toronto Blue Jays (Double-A New Hampshire): 6 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 5 Ok, 3 BB.The 23-year-old Watts-Brown improved significantly in his second crack on the Excessive-A Northwest League, and had racked up 62 strikeouts in 37 ⅓ innings with Vancouver on the time of his promotion to the Jap League. He’s now made two wonderful begins there after a rocky debut, utilizing a low-90s fastball and a few artful slider variants.

Colson Montgomery, SS, Chicago White Sox (Triple-A Charlotte): 2-3, 2 HR, 2 R, 3 RBI.Chicago’s prime hitting prospect coming into the 12 months has been in freefall over the primary two months of the season, regardless of placing up contact high quality metrics which have improved on what was already a robust basis. The pop is there for the massive lefty—he’s hit the ball as laborious as 115 mph—however his chasing tendencies have stifled the hit software within the higher ranges.

Luke Adams, 3B, Milwaukee Brewers (Double-A Biloxi): 2-3, 2B, HR, 2 BB, 3 R, 2 RBI.Adams has been a prospect geek curiosity for an excellent whereas now. His bat velocity and power have at all times been apparent, contact and defensive skill on the scorching nook much less so. He’s acquired roughly the identical line this 12 months as he’s had on the earlier two ranges—low .200s/low .400s/low .400s—however the 21-year-old has been on a scorching streak these days utilizing a swing that appears at the very least barely toned-down from what it was up to now.

Yeison Morrobel, OF, Texas Rangers (Excessive-A Hub Metropolis): 3-4, 2B, HR, BB, R, 2 RBI.Briefly a top-10 org man as a youngster who had simply debuted in full-season, Morrobel has seemingly fallen off of the prospect map as shortly as he was thrown onto it. The ability and velocity are nonetheless there—and he actually can activate a mistake—however the remaining remains to be in beta.

Josh Trentadue, LHP, Texas Rangers (Excessive-A Hub Metropolis): 4 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 6 Ok, 1 BB.The previous 14th-rounder has been terribly efficient for the Spartanburgers this season, the 23 (not 32) 12 months outdated to this point notching a 1.03 ERA over 35 frames utilizing a low-90s fastball, delicate slider, and a misleading uptempo supply.

Others of Observe

Adam Serwinowski, LHP, Cincinnati Reds (Excessive-A Dayton): 6 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 9 Ok, 1 BB.Zach Thornton, LHP, New York Mets (Double-A Binghamton): 6 ⅔ IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 8 Ok, 2 BB.Carter Jensen, C, Kansas Metropolis Royals (Double-A NW Arkansas): 3-4, 2B, 3B, R, 6 RBI.Dillon Lewis, OF, New York Yankees (Excessive-A Hudson Valley): 2-5, 3B, HR, BB, 3 R, 2 RBI.Justin Crawford, OF, Philadelphia Phillies (Triple-A Lehigh Valley): 3-3, 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI, SB.George Wolkow, OF, Chicago White Sox (Low-A Kannapolis): 2-4, HR, BB, 4 R, 2 RBI.