Back Healthy, Jesus Made Heats Up

Plus: Matt Shaw's demotion, George Lombard Jr.,'s big night and a combined no-hitter.

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Jesus Made, SS, Brewers: Made missed a few games last week with a minor ankle injury. As it turns out, he didn’t need long to regain his stride. The 17-year-old went wild in his team’s slugfest win over visiting Delmarva. By the time the game concluded, Made had gone 3-for-4 with a triple, a walk and a stolen base. Made has hits in each of his last four games.

George Lombard Jr., SS, Yankees: Now that Jasson Dominguez has graduated, Lombard Jr. has ascended to the No. 1 spot among Yankees prospects. On Tuesday, he showed why. Facing Wilmington, the 20-year-old went 2-for-2 with a run, two walks, two stolen bases and his first home run of the season. The longball came with one runner on in the first inning and helped Hudson Valley jump out to an early two-run lead. His fifth-inning single drove home another run, HV’s final tally of the game.

Yoeilin Cespedes, SS, Red Sox: Cespedes entered Tuesday’s action with five career triples in 309 at-bats. He exited the afternoon with seven career triples in 313 at-bats. The 19-year-old clubbed a pair of three-baggers in Salem’s loss to Lynchburg on Tuesday as part of a 2-for-4 effort with a pair of RBIs. They were his first triples of the season and helped him produce his third multi-hit game of the year.

Northwest Arkansas Throws No-Hitter: Six days after Hickory turned the trick, four Northwest Arkansas pitchers combined for the second no-hitter of the season. The four Royals farmhands who combined to silence San Antonio were Ryan Ramsey, Chazz Martinez, Ryan Brady and Brandon Johnson. The quartet struck out 10 and walked a pair in game that was completed in just more than two hours. The feat was the franchise’s first since 2013.

Dylan Campbell, OF, Phillies: The Phillies acquired Campbell from the Dodgers over the offseason in a small trade. On Tuesday, he showed his potential in a big way. The righty swinger swatted a pair of home runs in Jersey Shore’s road rout of Greensboro in the teams’ series opener. The blasts came in consecutive innings and were part of a 3-for-5 night with five RBIs and two runs scored.

Matt Shaw, 3B, Cubs: The Cubs sent Shaw to Triple-A on Tuesday. Shaw hit .172/.294/.241 in 68 plate-appearances as the team’s everyday third baseman. He didn’t seem outmatched at the plate, and he did draw walks, but he struggled to drive the ball. He had just two extra-base hits (one double and one home run) in 18 games, and his average exit velocity (82.7 mph), hard-hit rate and bat speed were all in the bottom 10% of MLB hitters. The addition of Shaw will add more firepower to one of the most talented teams in the minors. He’s one of five top 100 Prospects on the Iowa Cubs, joining Cade Horton, Moises Ballesteros, Owen Caissie and Kevin Alcantara. Rule 5 pick Gage Workman has played only sparingly so far, with just 10 plate appearances and a .222/.300/.333 slash line. With Shaw’s demotion, he and veteran Justin Turner are expected to get the majority of third base reps.

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Josh Adamczewski, 2B, Brewers: Adamczewski is more of a sleeper than a future Top 100 prospect candidate relative to the other players listed here, but he’s starting to make more of a name for himself this season. He had a lower profile coming out of an Indiana high school as a Ball State commit who the Brewers drafted as a 15th-round pick in 2023. Milwaukee kept him in the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League last season, where he hit .336/.472/.478 with 26 walks and 26 strikeouts in 142 plate appearances, and he’s off to a .382/.500/.647 start through 42 plate appearances this year with Low-A Carolina.

Adamczewski has a lefthanded stroke that’s calm, balanced and adjustable, bringing a hit-over-power profile with enough juice to give him a chance for 15-20 home runs. He looks much more natural in the batter’s box than he does in the infield, but if he proves he can stick in the dirt, he could develop into an offensive-oriented second baseman.

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