Agustin Ramirez’s bat hasn’t been slowed by his trade from the Yankees to the Marlins. Brandon Sproat struggled in his Triple-A debut, while Dodgers’ prospect Zyhir Hope is healthy and mashing again. And Peter Flaherty looks at five college programs that won and five that lost from the transfer portal.

Agustin Ramirez, C, Marlins: It took him a few days, but Agustin Ramirez’s potent bat is starting to heat up for Triple-A Jacksonville. Ramirez turned in his second consecutive three-hit game on Thursday in a 6-3 win over Toledo, which included a 103.1 mph double off RHP Casey Mize. The 22-year-old backstop, who was the top prospect traded at the deadline, is 6-for-7 with five RBIs over his last two games.

Brandon Sproat, RHP, Mets: After dominating at Double-A Binghamton, Mets righthander Brandon Sproat, No. 95 on the Baseball America Top 100, had more trouble in his Triple-A debut. Pitching for Syracuse, Sproat gave up six runs on seven hits in 4.2 innings against Worcester. Sproat gave up a two-run home run to Red Sox’ MiLB Rule 5 find Mickey Gaspar in the third. His troubles continued as Nathan Hickey followed with a three-run home run later that inning to cap the six-run inning. Sproat actually touched 100 mph in the first inning, but he only got seven swings and misses in 88 pitches.

Zyhir Hope, OF, Dodgers: Dodgers outfielder Zyhir Hope was trending toward one of the true early-season breakouts until he went down with a shoulder injury in late April. He spent nearly three months on the injured list, but returned to Low-A Rancho Cucamonga in late July and has hit the ground running. Hope homered Thursday and is hitting .389 with nearly as many walks (nine) as strikeouts (10) through 10 games as he settles back into full-season ball.

Gavin Cross, OF, Royals: Double-A Northwest Arkansas outfielder Gavin Cross went 2-for-4 with a pair of home runs in Northwest Arkansas’ 8-7 loss to Amarillo on Thursday. It was the second multi-home run game of Cross’ pro career, and his first in just under two years–Cross had homered twice for Low-A Columbia on Aug. 17, 2022. Cross’ 2023 season was derailed by Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, but this year, he’s regained his strength. Cross is hitting .275/.356/.437 with 12 home runs and 23 steals (in 25 attempts) for the Naturals.

Jesus Made, SS, Brewers: DSL Brewers shortstop Jesus Made went 3-for-5 with a stolen base, a double and a triple on Thursday, raising his slash line to .351/.467/.570. Made, the Brewers’ No. 10 prospect, has been one of the stars of the Dominican Summer League season. He now has 24 steals in 27 attempts and more walks (31) than strikeouts (26). He’s third in the league in batting average, eighth in OBP and 10th in slugging percentage. He leads the league with 56 runs scored.

Cory Lewis, RHP, Twins: The Twins’ starting pitching depth across the minors has become an organizational strength. Double-A Wichita righthander Cory Lewis offered another reminder of that on Thursday, as he held Corpus Christi to two hits and one unearned run in six innings. Lewis struck out nine and walked three, lowering his ERA to 3.16. Lewis missed the first half of the season with a shoulder injury, but he’s now struck out 45 batters in 37 innings over nine appearances.

Jhonny Severino, SS, Pirates: Last summer, the Pirates acquired shortstop Jhonny Severino from the Brewers in the deal that sent Carlos Santana to Milwaukee. In his first full season in the Pittsburgh system, he’s paid dividends. He stood out as one of the best players in the Florida Complex League, and he’s continued that stretch since moving to Low-A. On Thursday, he went 4-for-5 with three runs, two triples and a walk in his team’s rout of St. Lucie. Severino was recently added to the Pirates’ Top 30 Prospects, which Baseball America subscribers can see here.

Thomas White, LHP, Marlins: Last summer, the Marlins’ draft strategy led them to pluck the top two high school arms on the board, one righthander and one lefthander. The former was Oregon prep star Noble Meyer. The latter was Massachusetts southpaw Thomas White, who has had an outstanding first full year as a pro. That run continued on Thursday, when he spun five one-run innings with five strikeouts and no walks. In four starts since the beginning of July, he’s allowed 16 hits and five walks in 20 innings. He’s struck out 20 hitters in that span.

Jared Serna, INF, Marlins: Infielder Jared Serna was part of the package the Yankees sent to the Marlins last month in exchange for Jazz Chisholm. Since moving to his new organization, Serna has been blistering hot. The 22-year-old went collected two more hits on Thursday night. That output included a double, his seventh since changing teams. Overall, he’s 16-for-35 as a Marlins prospect.

Transfer Portal Winners And Losers

For Baseball America subscribers, Peter Flaherty looked at five college teams who have really added talent in the transfer portal and five who have seen significant talent head elsewhere.

State Of The AL West Farm Systems

Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper are taking a look at each team’s farm system now that the trade deadline and draft signing deadline have passed. In this look at the AL West, they discuss how the A’s farm system is trending in the right direction, and why the Angels and Astros systems rank near the bottom of MLB.

Baseball America Helium Pick Of The Day

Eric Cerantola, RHP, Royals: Cerantola was one of the biggest arms in college baseball when the Royals drafted him, but he was so wild that he rarely ever pitched for Mississippi State. Kansas City has patiently helped him develop. He’s still wild (16.3% walk rate), but he’s also hard to hit (31.4% strikeout rate) with a mid-80s gyro slider that absolutely eats up hitters. Geoff Pontes explained more for BA subscribers in his look at 15 pitching prospects with elite pitches.