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Agustín Ramirez, C, Marlins: The Marlins received pitiful offensive production from their catchers last season. That doesn't look like it will be a problem this year, not with the bombastic introduction made by 23-year-old rookie Ramirez. In a weekend series in Seattle, he went 4-for-13 with a double and three home runs, including two bombs in one game Sunday. Ramirez's first home run of the day was hit against fellow rookie Logan Evans of the Mariners and was notable for its low launch angle of 18 degrees. Ramirez hit the ball out to left-center field, reaching the seats 404 feet away with apparent east.

Even after an 0-for-4 showing Monday, Ramirez is hitting .391/.440/.957 in his first six big league games, while his three home runs trail only the four tallied by Dylan Crews and Tim Tawa for the most among rookies. Ramirez looks like a win for president of baseball operations Peter Bendix, who acquired the catcher when he traded Jazz Chisholm Jr. to the Yankees last summer.

Luke Keaschall, 2B, Twins: Keaschall will not need surgery on his fractured right ulna, however "it's probably going to be a couple months" before he returns to action, team trainer Nick Paparesta told reporters on Monday. Keaschall was hit by a pitch in his right forearm on Friday. The 22-year-old ranks No. 43 on Baseball America's Top 100 and was off to a dynamic start with the Twins, hitting .368/.539./.526 with five steals in seven games. It's yet another disappointing injury blow to a Twins organization that has dealt with its fair share of injuries to its top prospects.

Dylan Crews, OF, Nationals: Crews didn't hit much in spring training and got off to a slow start this season. Through his first 16 games, he went just 8-for-57 (.140) with 18 strikeouts and zero extra-base hits. A road trip to Coors Field seems to have helped fix what ailed the 23-year-old Crews, a favorite to win National League Rookie of the Year. He homered twice on April 19 in Denver and then twice on the Nationals' homestand versus the Orioles and Mets. Crews isn’t prospect eligible anymore, but he now leads all rookies with four home runs and 17 runs scored while ranking second with six stolen bases.

C.J. Kayfus, 1B, Guardians: Kayfus spent the second half of last season at Double-A Akron and resumed the level at the outset of this season. Now, the 23-year-old lefthanded hitter is moving up to Triple-A Columbus. Kayfus batted .364/.475/.591 with a home run, 11 walks and 14 strikeouts in 18 games for Akron. He led the Eastern League in batting average, on-base percentage and with a 1.066 OPS. Columbus' home park plays favorably for righthanded power but is neutral for lefthanded hitters like Kayfus.

A.J. Ewing, OF & Marco Vargas, 2B/SS, Mets: The Mets promoted 20-year-old center fielder A.J. Ewing and 19-year-old middle infielder Marco Vargas to High-A Brooklyn in time for the Cyclones' homestand versus Wilmington this week. Ewing is the Mets' 2023 supplemental fourth-rounder who enjoyed a productive April with Low-A St. Lucie. He leaves the Florida State League as the league leader in hits (26), stolen bases (14), batting average (.400), on-base percentage (.506) and OPS (1.121). Ewing’s been a staple of our early-season coverage, showing up as a prospect encroaching on Top 100 territory, and as a Low-A prospect ready to rise up rankings.

Vargas originally signed with the Marlins out of Mexico in 2022. The Mets acquired him from Miami at the 2023 trade deadline as part of the return for David Robertson. Vargas hit .409/.527/.546 with 10 walks and seven strikeouts in 13 games for St. Lucie.

Editor’s Picks

10 Statcast Standouts: Roman Anthony and Bryce Rainer headline this week’s star-studded list of metrics darlings across the minors, but they are far from the only intriguing players putting up eye-popping metrics over the first month of the season, as Eli Ben-Porat writes. Read more…

Baseball America Helium Pick Of The Day

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

Raimon Gomez, RHP, Mets: Over the weekend, the Mets righty unleashed a 104.5 mph fastball to strike out Carlos Sanchez — the hardest pitch we’ve seen a professional throw in a Statcast-equipped stadium this year.

Only two other pitchers, A’s righty Mason Miller and Red Sox lefty Aroldis Chapman, have matched Gomez’s fastball velocity dominance so far this year. And as J.J. Cooper explains today, Gomez’s entrance into rarefied air puts him on a track to very likely becoming a big leaguer. The better question is just how quickly will the Mets move him up the ladder?

Quick Hits

Prospect news and notes from around baseball…

• The White Sox are expected to promote Braden Montgomery to High-A, according to MLB.com’s Scott Merkin.

• Luisangel Acuña went 3-for-6 on Monday and is now hitting .288/.347/.364 with six steals in 25 games.

• Dodgers Low-A righty Sean Linan still leads all minor leaguers with 40 strikeouts. He owns a goofy 54.1% strikeout rate, and Baseball America’s Josh Norris recently detailed Linan’s penchant for generating whiffs.

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