Jesús Made, SS, Brewers: The No. 1 prospect in all of baseball, Made was off to a slow start in July with only two hits in his first 24 at-bats. His last hit came on July 3, and since then, in three games, he had gone 0-for-14. He broke out of that slump in a big way on Thursday, going 3-for-5 with a grand slam and two steals. Made doubled and walked as well in Biloxi’s 9-2 victory. He’s now hitting .280/.351/.447 for the season with nine home runs and 26 steals.

Jonathon Long, 1B, Cubs: Long fell out of the Cubs Top 10 in our recent update, but after a quiet May and June has really turned things on in July. He has hits in seven of eight games, and he had his best game of the season on Thursday, reaching base six times via three singles, two doubles, a home run and a walk. He also scored five runs. Long is now hitting .382/.447/.824 in July and has raised his season slash line to .273/.354/.438.

Quinn Mathews, LHP, Cardinals: After a shaky start to the season, Mathews seems to have found his footing in Triple-A. On Thursday, he spun a gem, throwing seven shutout innings, allowing two hits, walking two and striking out seven. He threw 55 of his 91 pitches for strikes and generated 11 whiffs. 

This was Mathews’ second straight quality start with seven strikeouts. He only has two walks total in that stretch after recording 11 in his previous 14.1 innings. Mathews now has a 3.53 ERA and 1.20 WHIP in 79 innings. He has only allowed 47 hits and struck out 97, but has walked 48. If he can string together a few more starts like the last two, he could put himself in consideration for his first major league callup.

Eduardo Valencia, C, Tigers: Valencia originally signed with the Tigers back in 2018 and had 1,767 plate appearances over eight minor league seasons before receiving his first major league callup on Thursday. He didn’t start, but was called upon to pinch-hit in the seventh inning. He made the most of his first major league at-bat, driving a 2-1 fastball 425 feet to center field with an exit velocity of 103.4 mph. Valencia has really found his power in the minors the last two years, slugging 24 home runs in 2025 and 16 so far in Triple-A this year. 

With Dillon Dingler banged up, Valencia could make his first major league start sometime in the Tigers’ upcoming series against Philadelphia heading into the all-star break. He currently ranks as the No. 27 prospect in the Tigers system.

Emil Morales, SS, Dodgers: It took some time, but Morales looks to have fully adjusted to High-A pitching. On Thursday, he had his best game since his promotion, going 4-for-5 with two home runs and a double. He now has 11 home runs in 39 High-A games after hitting six in 36 games in Low-A. He’s now hitting .250/.331/.519 at the level, raising his average more than 50 points since he dropped below .200 to .192 on June 12. In a system full of talented outfielders, Morales stands alone as the highest-ceiling infielder.

Mike Sirota, OF, Dodgers: Sirota extended his on-base streak to 71 games on Thursday. He let the suspense build a bit longer than typical, waiting until his third at-bat in the sixth inning to single to center field. He’s now only one game away from tying the minor league record of 72 consecutive games reaching base. 

Michael Arroyo, 2B/OF, Mariners: It only took Arroyo three games to slug his first Triple-A home run. After an 0-for-4 debut, he went 3-for-5 on Wednesday and followed that up Thursday going 3-for-6 with a walk and stolen base. His home run left the bat at 95.4 mph and traveled 388 feet. He also added a triple and a single, finishing a double short of the cycle, as he continued a torrid start to July. He’s already equaled his home run total for all of June with three and is slashing .421/.488/.763 in 38 at-bats.

Editor’s Picks

Baseball America Helium Pick Of The Day

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

Jason Schiavone, C, Astros: Drafted in the 11th round out of James Madison in 2024, Schiavone went from unranked preseason prospect to member of Houston’s Top 10 this summer. He edges out Low-A third baseman Xavier Neyens by virtue of his power-and-patience results up through Double-A while playing catcher about two-thirds of the time. Schiavone batted .265/.417/.576 with 23 homers and 66 walks through 74 games. He’s one of 30 minor league midseason POY picks. 

Quick Hits

Prospect news and notes from around baseball…

• Brewers No. 18 prospect Brady Ebel went 3-for-4 with two doubles on Thursday for Low-A Wilson. The 32nd pick in the 2025 draft, Ebel has shown impressive plate discipline this year with almost as many walks (73) as strikeouts (79), albeit with mostly doubles power so far. His younger brother, Trey, is a four-star recruit ranked No. 86 in the upcoming 2026 MLB Draft class.

• A’s infielder Bobby Boser is hot. He has homered and notched three hits in each of his last two games, and also stole two bases Thursday against Double-A San Antonio. That has bumped his slash line to .234/.342/.445 with seven homers in 39 games since his promotion to the upper minors. Boser joined the Athletics’ Top 30 in May and looks like a good find in the 11th round of last year’s draft as a multi-positional infielder with some power.

• Giants lefty Jacob Bresnahan twirled a gem Thursday for High-A Eugene, striking out 11 batters over six innings while allowing just one run. He ranks No. 5 in San Francisco’s system.

• So too did Angels lefty Xavier Mitchell, who punched out 10 batters over five innings of work in the Arizona Complex League. The 19-year-old has struggled with free passes, walking 19 in 22 innings, but his strike-throwing has taken a step in the right direction over his last three outings, where he has just five walks compared to 20 strikeouts over 12 innings. Mitchell was one of a cadre of prep arms the Angels targeted later in the 2025 draft with over-slot deals.

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