Charlie Condon, 1B/OF, Rockies: After going through some rough patches early in his professional career, Condon is making a loud impression in the Cactus League. On Wednesday, he added to his spring resume by going 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles. Both two-baggers came against from sinkers—one from Casey Lawrence and another from Carlos Vargas—and both found their way into the corner in left field. Neither ball was particularly well struck, and none of his six batted-ball events cracked the 100 mph exit velocity mark. Overall, Condon is hitting .414/.471/.828 this spring.

Tyler Bremner, RHP, Angels: After they chose him with the second overall pick last summer, the Angels shut down Bremner. The righthander entered in the sixth inning against the White Sox on Wednesday for the first time this spring, after five innings of Alek Manoah and Kaleb Ort. He spun a hitless, shutout frame with two walks. His first strikeout came against veteran outfielder Andrew Benintendi. In all, Bremner ran his fastball up to 98 mph and got one whiff (on the fastball) and threw 10 of his 22 pitches for strikes.

Carlos Lagrange, RHP, Yankees: Lagrange is making a case to begin the season in the big league bullpen. The towering Yankees righthander's latest argument to skip Scranton came over four sparkling innings on Wednesday, when he silenced the Blue Jays in Tampa. Lagrange held Toronto without a hit, walked a batter and struck out three in relief of Cam Schlittler and Kervin Castro. Unsurprisingly, Lagrange's fastball was sizzling. The pitch averaged 101.5 mph and topped at 103. He got eight misses on 19 swings across his arsenal. For the spring, he's allowed four hits, three walks and racked up nine strikeouts.

Zach Maxwell, RHP, Reds: There's little doubting Maxwell's premium stuff. He can overpower hitters with his fastball-slider combo and will sprinkle in a cutter as well. He closed Cincinnati's win over Milwaukee and whiffs of six of nine swings. In all, he threw up a zero, allowed a hit and struck out a pair—Greg Jones and Jordyn Adams—to put the game in the win column for the Reds.

Brock Selvidge, LHP, Yankees: As first reported by MLB Pipeline, Selvidge has had internal brace surgery on his left elbow. The 2021 third-round pick has dealt with injuries in the recent past. He was selected to the 2024 Futures Game but did not pitch after having surgery to repair a pinched nerve in his elbow. He spent most of last season at Double-A Somerset and was ranked as the system's No. 12 prospect entering the year.

Editor’s Picks

Spring Velo Bumps: While the small sample caveat still applies in most cases, these 10 pitching prospects are all showing increased fastball velocity so far this spring. Read more…

Intriguing Spring Performers: J.J. Cooper identifies one player for each team that has piqued his interest so far this spring. Read more…

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Jake Bennett, LHP, Red Sox: The Red Sox have developed a reputation for boosting pitching velocity—and elevating pitching prospects—over the last few years. Payton Tolle is the best example, but he’s not the only one. Boston targeted Bennett, another lefthander, this winter because he fits the physical and release traits they covet, and his stuff appears to have taken a step forward this spring.

In his return from Tommy John surgery in 2025, Bennett’s fastball averaged 92.5 mph and topped out at 95.8 mph. This spring, Bennett averaged 94.3 mph and topped out at 97.6 mph. Given Bennett’s command profile and polished secondary arsenal, that velocity bump could be huge for his development. If he maintains it into the regular season, he could join Tolle and Connelly Early to give the Red Sox arguably the best lefthanded pitching prospect trio in baseball. 

Quick Hits

Prospect news and notes from around baseball…

• Royals catcher Blake Mitchell had the hardest-hit ball (114.4 mph) of any player in a spring training game yesterday, just edging out Astros outfield prospect Zach Cole (114.2) mph. Mitchell blasted a 453-foot home run off Gavin Hollowell in the ninth inning of a 9-8 loss to the Cubs.

• Astros righty Tatsuya Imai spun three scoreless innings against the Marlins and struck out four.

• Jesús Made started for the Brewers at second base against the Reds and went 1-for-3. He’s hitting .321 this spring in 28 at-bats.

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