Scheduling note: The BAPR is taking tomorrow off! We’ll be back Monday morning with a recap from the weekend.

Kevin Alcantara, OF, Cubs: After an underwhelming start to the 2025 season for Alcantara, the towering center fielder has turned it on over the last month. Since June 1, Alcantara is hitting .316/.395/.500 and on Wednesday, he hit his third home run over his last five games. Alcantara went 2-for-5 on the day with the home run, two RBIs and two runs. Alcantara is blocked by Pete Crow-Armstrong but could be an attractive plug-and-play option for a rebuilding team. Alcantara has power, speed, enough contact and plus defensive ability in the outfield.

Carlos Lagrange, RHP, Yankees: Double-A Somerset welcomed the addition of Carlos Lagrange last month because of his ability to perform the way he did on Wednesday. Lagrange struck out 10 batters over six innings, allowing one run on one hit and two walks against the Reading Fightin Phils. Lagrange sits 97-99 mph on his fastball touching as high as 102 mph at peak, and he mixes in a sweepy low-80s slider and a high-80s changeup. When Lagrange is throwing strikes he's fairly unhittable.

Brody Hopkins, RHP, Rays: Hopkins went the distance in the second leg of Double-A Montgomery's doubleheader against Columbus on Wednesday night. Despite a valiant effort by Hopkins, the Biscuits fell 1-0 in seven innings. Hopkins struck out nine batters allowing one run on five hits and no walks. Hopkins was up to 99 mph during the start and showed off his ability to generate chase swings with his secondaries time and time again. On the night, Hopkins generated 13 swinging strikes and was very efficient, only needing 94 pitches to get through seven. Hopkins is one of the more talented and intriguing pitching prospects in the Rays system. A former two-way player in college, Hopkins has a chance to develop into a midrotation or better starter due to his outlier athleticism and stuff.

Braylon Doughty, RHP, Guardians: Doughty's ability to pair projectable starting pitcher traits with an innate feel for spin made him one of the most anticipated debuts from last year's draft, and a good name to circle before the season started. While he hasn't been perfect, the results have been mostly good: A 4.14 ERA over 16 starts, and 69 strikeouts to 21 walks over 58.2 innings, all while flashing above-average command and swing-and-miss stuff. On Wednesday night, the Low-A Salem Red Sox saw the best of Doughty for five innings. Doughty struck out seven allowing three hits and allowing no free passes as he stymied the opposition. Doughty features a projectable four-seam fastball with good shape but below-average velocity and two breaking ball shapes with high spin rates and dynamic movement.

Ryan Sloan, RHP, Mariners: The Mariners’ system is clearly one of the deepest in baseball, as they boast nine Top 100 Prospects in our latest update. One of those nine, Sloan, shined on Wednesday night in his start against Low-A Fresno. Sloan went five scoreless innings on 55 pitches, allowing two hits and a walk, while striking out six. Sloan was masterful in the outing, efficiently disposing of the Grizzles lineup. On the season, Sloan has a 3.73 ERA over 50.2 innings with 55 strikeouts to 11 walks. He's shown plus stuff and above-average feel for his arsenal, particularly for a teenager in his professional debut.

Nick Morabito, OF, Mets: The Mets' farm system has produced as many rising prospect as any system in baseball so far in 2025. Because of this, the strong performance of Morabito has gone largely unnoticed. On Wednesday, Morabito went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs as he provided the offense for Double-A Binghamton. After the multi-hit performance, Morabito raised his line on the season to .300/.368/.450 over 70 games with Binghamton. Morabito is an athletic outfielder who's showing a well-rounded profile at the plate in 2025.

Editor’s Picks

Top 100 Risers, Fallers: Did you miss our Top 100 update yesterday? There’s some significant change across the list. J.J. Cooper breaks down all the biggest movers here. Read more…

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Baseball America Helium Pick Of The Day

Each day, we’ll pick a prospect that has our attention.

Josh Owens, SS, Providence Academy (Tenn.): As we close in on the draft, Owens has been a prominent prep riser and there’s been an “up arrow” next to his name for quite some time now. At 6-foot-3 and 185 pounds, Owens has a great body with plenty of room to fill out further. He’s an outstanding athlete who also played football at Providence Academy, and his dad was a former eighth-round pick who played ten seasons in the minors. Owens does a lot of things well, and he has solid bat-to-ball skills with a clean swing from the left side. He has plus power upside, and this year at the MLB Draft combine he posted a maximum exit velocity of 108 mph.

Currently a shortstop, Owens’ actions and hands both need a coat or two of polish. If he were to stick on the dirt, third base is likely his eventual home, where his strong arm would translate. However, he also runs well enough to handle an outfield spot where both his arm strength and athleticism would play well. He’s one of six players who may have played their way into first-round territory down the stretch this spring.

Quick Hits

Prospect news and notes from around baseball…

• At the risk of sounding like broken records in this space, Blue Jays RHP Gage Stanifer was at it again on Wednesday. He threw 5.1 scoreless innings with nine strikeouts for High-A Vancouver.

• Orioles Double-A righty Trey Gibson went seven scoreless innings with just one hit allowed. He joined our Hot Sheet show last week.

• Zach Cole (Astros) and Roderick Arias (Yankees) each hit a pair of homers.

• The Red Sox skipped Justin Gonzales to Low-A after just one game in the Florida Complex League. He’s still finding his way in full-season ball, but he went 3-for-4 with a homer and a steal on Wednesday.

• Angels infielder Christian Moore was pulled early Wednesday with a thumb issue.

• Jacob Misiorowski is human after all. The Brewers RHP allowed five runs and walked three over 3.2 innings in a loss to the Mets.

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