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Lazaro Montes, OF, Mariners: The buzz throughout the season has been that Seattle’s Low-A Modesto club is one of the most talented teams in the minor leagues. One of the roster’s crown jewels is Montes, a man who looks like he was born to mash. The slugger kept right on slugging on Tuesday, when he crushed his 13th home run of the season—the most in the California League—in his team’s loss to Visalia. He leads the league in average (.332), home runs (13), RBIs (66), slugging percentage (.571), OPS (.998), hits (72), extra-base hits (25) and total bases (124).

Carson Williams, SS, Rays: Entering the year, the book on Williams was that he was an exceedingly slick gloveman with plenty of power but trouble putting the bat on the ball. This year, he’s made made much more contact and still made plenty of impact. The latest instance came on Tuesday, when the shortstop crushed a pair of home runs against Chattanooga. The blasts were his ninth and tenth of the season.

Druw Jones, OF, D-backs: The Druw Jones renaissance continued on Tuesday night in the California League. After a rough start to his career, the gifted center fielder has put together a strong month or so in Low-A. Since May 1, Jones is hitting .299/.424/.439 with seven doubles and two homers. The latest of those longballs came in the Rawhide’s win over Modesto. The three-run, 10th-inning blast gave his team a walk-off win.

Bryce Eldridge, OF, Giants: Eldridge has power to spare. He’s a big man with a big swing who can make a big impact when he connects. On Wednesday, he proved it twice. The lefty-swinging slugger connected on a pair of home runs for Low-A San Jose as part of a three-hit night (which also included a double) in his team’s win over Inland Empire. Eldridge now has nine home runs, third-most in the California League.

Cooper Hjerpe, LHP, Cardinals: After a rough 2023 season, Hjerpe has rebounded in 2024. Back at High-A Peoria, the Oregon State alum went 0-3, 3.35 with 56 strikeouts in 37.2 innings. His walks are still a bit high, however, with 20 allowed (or 4.8 per nine innings) during that span.

Yilber Diaz, RHP, D-backs: One of Arizona’s top pitching prospects is just a step away from the big leagues. Fireballer Yilber Diaz is moving from Double-A Amarillo to Triple-A Reno, from one offensive oasis to another. With the Sod Poodles, Diaz, went 3-5, 4.33 with 77 strikeouts and 29 walks in 57 innings. He allowed just five home runs in that time as well, a small miracle considering Amarillo’s home park is one of the sport’s foremost launching pads.

Aidan Miller, SS, Phillies: After a tremendous start in Low-A, the Phillies have bumped their No. 2 prospect to High-A Jersey Shore. With Clearwater, the 20-year-old hit .275/.401/.483 with five home runs, 26 RBIs and 10 stolen bases. Those numbers, plus unanimously glowing scouting reports, helped Miller move all the way to No. 21 on BA’s latest Top 100.

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Baseball America Helium Pick Of The Day

Chandler Simpson, OF, Rays: For the second day in a row, a Rays prospect assumes the helium position. Simpson hasn’t slowed down since his promotion to Double-A and his hitting .373/.422/.417 with 47 steals in 49 games across two levels this year. Simpson has incredible speed, good bat-to-ball skills and a strong knowledge of the strike zone. Even despite minimal power, BA’s Josh Norris noted yesterday that Simpson is creeping into the Top 100 conversation, and some scouts are surprised he isn’t on the list right now. You can read Josh’s’ full chat transcript below.