Travis Bazzana, 2B, Guardians: The Guardians called up the 2024 No. 1 overall pick on Monday. He will join the team in Cleveland for the second game of its series against the Rays.

Over 24 games with Triple-A Columbus, Bazzana hit .287/.422/.511 with two home runs, 11 doubles, two triples and eight stolen bases. His ability to get on base at an elite rate may be his most immediate asset—the Team Australia star opened the 2026 season with a 17.9% walk rate.

In 2025, Bazzana was limited to 84 games by an oblique injury, but still hit .245/.389/.424 with nine home runs and 12 stolen bases. He has taken a step forward this season, hitting the ball harder at better angles while making more contact and swinging more often at pitches in the strike zone.

Bazzana ranks as the top prospect in the Guardians system, the No. 16 prospect on the Top 100 Prospects list and the top second base prospect in the minors.

JJ Wetherholt, 2B, Cardinals: Wetherholt connected for a ninth-inning home run against Pirates closer Dennis Santana that tied the score at two runs apiece. St. Louis scored two additional runs in the ninth to defeat Pittsburgh 4-2 on Monday.

Wetherholt took a Santana fastball 408 feet to right-center field for his sixth home run of the season. He attended many Pirates games at PNC Park growing up outside Pittsburgh in Mars, Pa.

Wetherholt went 1-for-4 in this game and is now hitting .238/.359/.429 through 28 games.

Riley Quick, RHP, Twins: The Twins promoted the 21-year-old righthander to High-A Cedar Rapids following a three-start tune-up at Low-A Fort Myers. In eight Florida State League innings, he allowed one hit and no runs, walking three and striking out 13.

The Twins drafted Quick out of Alabama last year with the 36th overall pick, which was a competitive balance round A selection.

Braden Nett, RHP, Athletics: Nett finished last season at Double-A Midland but got a late start to the 2026 season after injuring his rotator cuff this spring. The 23-year-old missed about a month before making his Triple-A Las Vegas debut on Saturday. He threw 56 pitches over 3.2 innings in a relief appearance following starter Mason Barnett. Nett allowed one hit and one walk. He struck out five of the 13 batters he faced.

The 6-foot-3 Nett is notable for his athleticism and wide repertoire. He threw five pitch types in his brief 2026 debut, led by his 96-97 mph four-seam fastball, changeup, cutter and curveball. He broke out a sinker twice versus righthanded batters. Nett generated at least one whiff against each pitch type and drew whiffs on 10 of 27 total swings.

The Athletics acquired Nett from the Padres at the 2025 trade deadline as part of the Mason Miller trade. Last season at Double-A, Nett pitched to a 3.75 ERA in 105.2 innings, striking out 116 and walking 48 over 24 starts for San Antonio and Midland.

A.J. Ewing, OF, Mets: One of the Mets' bright spots this spring moves a step closer to making his MLB debut. Ewing is moving up from Double-A Binghamton to Triple-A Syracuse.

On the heels of a strong Grapefruit League performance, the 21-year-old Ewing batted .349/.481/.571 with two home runs, 12 stolen bases and 17 walks in 18 games for the Rumble Ponies. He ranked among the Eastern League leaders in batting, steals, walks and OBP.

Ewing's two home runs were his first two at Double-A and help address the weakest point in his game: power. But even that outlook has improved given his physical maturation, bat speed and strong hitting approach.

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Dylan Brown, LHP, Red Sox: Brown, who was Boston’s eighth-round pick in the 2025 draft, got off to a great start to his professional career, striking out 14 hitters without allowing a run in 8.2 innings. He struggled in his third start, but he got things back on track in his fourth start this past week, striking out seven in 5.2 innings. He threw 67% of his pitches for strikes in what was the longest start of his professional career and generated a season-high 19 whiffs. The most impressive aspect of Brown’s game so far is his ability to get righthanded hitters out. He neutralizes any platoon advantage with his changeup, which had a 42% whiff rate in college, and its bat-missing ability has carried over to pro ball. Overall, righties are hitting only .182 against him with a 37% strikeout rate. At 6-foot-5, 230 pounds, Brown has the size the Red Sox look for in a starting pitcher. If he can continue to miss bats at the rate he is right now, he could be due for a promotion to Greenville in short order.

Quick Hits

Prospect news and notes from around baseball…

• Guardians starter Parker Messick punched out nine batters over 5.2 innings of one-run ball against the Rays. Messick is 3-0, 1.73 through six starts this season and is tied with Nolan McLean for the most fWAR (1.3) among all rookie pitchers.

• Twins starter Connor Prielipp earned the win in his second career start, striking out five over five innings.

• Pirates righthander Wilber Dotel has long flown under the radar nationally, and he’s now quietly settling into a relief role in Pittsburgh after exclusively working as a starter each of the last two seasons in the minors. Dotel fired four scoreless innings in a bulk-relief role against the Cardinals on Monday and has allowed one run through his first 6.2 big league innings.