2026 MLB Prospect Tracker Week 8 and 9 (5/12-5-25)

Welcome to the Week 8 and 9 editions of my MLB Prospect Tracker where I’ll share my thoughts and analysis from each week of MLB action throughout the 2026 season. This week, we’re recapping the action from May 12 to May 25, 2026.

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Aaron Parker

Parker only played in six games this week and had mixed results. In his first three, he went 0-9 with 6 strikeouts. In the last three, he went 4-12 with 6 strikeouts, and a walk. Strikeouts are currently a big problem and they are really hurting his numbers.

Adrian Santana

Santana continues to shine at the plate and reached base safely in all 10 games played over the last two weeks. He also hit in nine of them and went 15-45 with aa homerun, double, 4 walks, and only 6 strikeouts. Another impressive showing for the young middle infielder.

Aidan Miller

Miller is still not swinging due to his back injury and there is no real updates.

Aidan Smith

Smith is now back in high A after finishing his rehab assignment. Over the last two weeks, he has played in complex ball, low A and high A. Overall, he went 5-30 with a triple, 4 walks, and 9 strikeouts. He missed extended time, so as he continues to play, he should improve.

Alex Clemmey

Clemmey had two very solid performances over the last two weeks, and his command looked much improved. He pitched 5.2 in the first start limiting 2 hits and 2 walks to only 2 runs while striking out five. In his second start, he went 6 innings allowing only 1 run on 2 hits and 2 walks while striking out five batters. A huge step in the right direction after struggling to find the zone early in the season.

Alexander Albertus

Albertus is still in the complex as he rehabs and works his way back. He had a solid two-week period and has stayed on the field which is a great sign. He played nine games, and went 7-29 with 2 doubles, 5 walks, and 8 strikeouts. He looks healthy and that is the most important thing after devastating injuries over the last few years.

Arjun Nimmala

Nimmala was great over the last two weeks and has not struggled at all since his promotion. He went 11-39 with 3 doubles, 3 walks, and 7 strikeouts. He will continue to adapt to the more advanced pitching and should continue to improve.

Ben Hess

Hess returned from injury and made two short starts over the last two weeks. In his first start, he pitched 1.1 allowing 1 run on 3 hits. No walks allowed which is a positive after almost a month off. In his second start, he pitched 1.2 innings allowing 1 run on 2 hits and 2 walks. The run scored off of a homerun, so he did a good job limiting the other 3 baserunners allowed.

Bernard Moon

Moon had a solid two weeks but did struggle with some strikeout issues. He went 9-39 with a homerun, double, 4 walks, and 13 strikeouts. The strikeouts really limited his production, but there were still positives to take.

Billy Amick

Amick had an impressive last two week which included a two-homerun game. Overall, he went 11-36 with 4 homeruns, 9 walks and 19 strikeouts. Strikeouts are still a problem, but he still put-up solid numbers with them.

Blake Burke

Burke has been impressive and had another strong two weeks. He went 12-44 with a homerun, double, 6 walks, and 11 strikeouts. Defensively he has looked very good and has made multiple highlight plays.

Blake Wright

Wright is still on the injured list and there have been no updates yet on his progress.

Boston Bateman

Bateman made two starts over the last two weeks and showed flashes but also struggled with his command at time. In his first appearance, he pitched 4.2 and allowed only one unearned run on 3 hits and 5 walks. In his next start, he went 5.2 shutout innings allowing only 2 hits, a walk, and a hit batter. He has done well limiting damage, but his inconsistency with throwing strikes can get him into trouble. A positive note is he has only allowed one earned run in his last 15.1 innings while striking out 15 batters.

Braden Montgomery

Montgomery got off to a red-hot start in triple A but has cooled down. Over the last two weeks, he went 10-46 with 2 homeruns, 3 doubles, 5 walks, and 15 strikeouts. Over his last 4 games, he is hitless with (0-10 with 5 strikeouts), so he will have to bounce back next week.

Braylon Payne

Payne had an impressive last two week and had a multi-homerun game. Overall, in seven games, he went 9-31 with 4 homeruns, 3 doubles, 5 walks, and 11 strikeouts. Strikeouts are a concern, but he showed a ton of hard contact and power which is a great sign.

Brody Hopkins

Hopkins still has real command issues and does not throw strikes. He made two starts over the last two weeks and struggled. In his first start, he went 4.2 innings and allowed 1 unearned run on 3 hits, 1 hit by pitch, and 5 walks. He did strikeout 5 to limit the damage, but got himself in a ton of trouble. In his second start, he pitched 2.2 and allowed 4 runs on 2 hits and 6 walks. All the base runners make it hard to go deep, as he wastes a ton of pitches.

Brooks Brannon

Brannon has been very good since his return from injury but recently struggled with some swing and miss issues. Over the last two weeks (10 games), he went 9-39 with 2 homeruns, 2 doubles, 5 walks, and 17 strikeouts. This is a red flag, but he still got on base at a good rate and made a lot of solid contact.

Bryce Cunningham

Cunningham got roughed up in his second start back from rehab before bouncing back in his third start. He went 2.1 innings, allowing 6 runs (5 earned) on 2 hits and 4 walks. Ever base runner scored and he was unable to limit the damage even with 4 strikeouts. In his next start, he pitched a season high 4.2 innings, allowing 1 run on 1 hit and 2 walks. A much better showing where he struck out six batters and dominated.

Bryce Rainer

Rainer continues to struggle with strikeouts but also shows some flashes. It has been really up and down for him, and the last two weeks were no different. He went 9-40 with 3 doubles, 3 walks, and 19 strikeouts. This is really hard to overcome, as it is a 47% strikeout rate.

Cam Caminiti

Caminiti had two starts over the last two weeks, and was better than the week before, but still has some issues to work on. In his first start, he pitched 5 innings and struck out six batters, while also allowing 5 walks, 3 hits, and 3 earned runs. He follows this up with a season high 6.1 innings where he allowed 3 runs on 5 hits, a hit batter, and 2 walks. He limited the base runners despite only striking out two hitters.

Carson DeMartini

DeMartini is currently still on the injured list and there is no update on his progress.

Carter Johnson

Johnson had a solid last two weeks, but strikeouts are a problem still. He went 10-39 with 2 homeruns, 2 doubles, 5 walks, and 12 strikeouts. Too much swing and miss, but he did flash with three straight multi-hit games while also reaching base safely in eight of 10 games played.

Carter Mathison

Mathison has struggled all season, and this continued the last two weeks. He went 4-23 with a homerun, 1 walk, and 7 strikeouts. It has been ugly offensively, so he has not been able to contribute much overall.

Casey Cook

Cook is still on the 60-day injured list. No updates recently.

Charlee Soto

Soto has not yet made his season debut, but hopefully soon.

Chase Harlan

Harlan continues to look very good at the plate and the last two weeks were very good for him. He went 16-41 with 2 homeruns, 2 triples, 3 doubles, 5 walks, and 10 strikeouts. He spread the strikeouts out, so they really did not hurt his performance, but they did still add up.

Chris Cortez

Cortez looked good coming out of the bullpen for a while, but has return to form of late. In five appearances over the last two weeks, he pitched a total of 3.2 innings allowing 7 runs on 7 hits, 7 walks, and 5 strikeouts. Command issue have basically limited him to just a bullpen arm despite being drafted as a starter, and after looking good early in his new role, his struggles throwing strikes have returned.

Cobb Hightower

Hightower is still out with an injury and what was expected to be a short absence, has turned into an extended absence.

Cole Carrigg

Carrigg continues to stand out offensively and he was impressive again. He went 14-43 with a homerun, 4 doubles, 8 walks, and 8 strikeouts. A call up should be coming soon.

Cole Mathis

Mathis missed some time over the last two weeks but still performed well in his limited action. Before his injury, he went 4-10 with 2 doubles, a walk and 2 strikeouts. After returning, he went 2-9 with a strikeout and 2 walks.

Cole Messina

Messina is currently on the injured list but hopes to return to action soon. No updates on his progress.

Cooper Pratt

Pratt really started to turn head at the plate over the last two weeks as he was impressive. He went 12-40 with 3 homeruns, 3 doubles, 5 walks, and 7 strikeouts. He had multiple hits in five of his 10 games played which is a great sign.

Colin Houck

Houck has really struggled and did not perform well over the last two weeks. He went hitless in seven of 10 games played. Overall, he went 3-32 with 2 doubles, 4 walks, and 20 strikeouts. A truly brutal stat line.

Dillon Head

Head has been underperforming this year and saw his average drop under .100 but has found some success to end this week. Overall, he went 6-34 with a double, 10 walks, and 11 strikeouts. Numbers are still rough, but he did have a six-game hitting streak to build off while also walking a bunch.

Dylan Dreiling

Dreiling was impressive at the plate again the last two weeks. He went 12-38 with 3 doubles, 8 walks and 11 strikeouts. The strikeouts are a slight concern, as he had only 1 in the full week before that, but do not seem like a real long-term problem.

Echedry Vargas

Vargas returned to the field after a two-week absence and was really good. He recorded at least one hit in all seven games and had multiple in three of them. Overall, he went 10-25 with a homerun, 2 doubles, and only 3 strikeouts. A very impressive performance especially after being out of the lineup for extended time.

Eddie Rynders

Rynders was off to a terrible start but has started to find a little success. Over the last two weeks, he went 5-24 with a homerun, triple, 4 walks, and 12 strikeouts. This is a huger improvement from where he was previously, as he was borderline unplayable.

Eduardo Quintero

Quintero continues to adjust to his new level and has been impressive over the last two weeks. He went 11-29 with 2 doubles, 8 walks, and 9 strikeouts. After early struggles, he has improved every week.

Eduardo Tait

Tait had some good moments during his last two weeks but also had some rough ones. Overall, he went 6-35 with 2 homeruns, a double, 6 walks, and 16 strikeouts. The strikeouts are a real issue and were consistent.

Ethan Anderson

Anderson continues to stack solid weeks and was pretty good over the last two weeks. He went 9-43 with 4 homeruns, 2 doubles, 7 walks, and 13 strikeouts. The strikeouts are out of character, as he has consistently put the ball in play and typically limits them.

Engelth Urena

Urena had some solid moments over the last two weeks but is still struggling overall. He went 5-26 with a double, 12 walks, and 6 strikeouts. Cutting his strikeouts is a great sign and should lead to better results.

Fenwick Trimble

Trimble continued to put up solid numbers offensively over the last two weeks. He went 13-49 with 4 homeruns, 2 doubles, a walk, and 12 strikeouts. The strikeouts are a slight concern, but the power was impressive.

Franklin Arias

Arias has been impressive all year and was very good again the last two weeks. He went 12-40 with 3 homeruns, a triple, 4 walks, and just 5 strikeouts. Arias should get a callup soon as he has been too good for the level.

George Wolkow

Wolkow had a much-needed bounce back performance the last two weeks. He went 20-45 with 3 homeruns, 2 triples, 4 doubles, 4 walks, and 13 strikeouts. He will always strikeout a lot, but he is capable of also stacking up extra base hits like he did over this span.

Hyun-Seok Jang

Jang made two starts over the last two weeks and performed well. In the first one, he pitched 5 innings and allowed 3 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks while striking out 6. He also hit two batters which was not great, but he still limited damage. In his last start, his command was better and he went 5 innings again, limiting 6 hits and 1 walk to 2 runs (1 earned). He has very good stuff and when his command is sharp, he can dominate.

Ivan Luciano

Luciano was solid during the last two weeks but did strikeout a good bit more than expected. He went 5-28 with a triple, 2 doubles, 3 walks, and 10 strikeouts.

Jack Penney

Penney is still on the injured list and there is no update on his progress. The initial 60-day placement showed he was going to miss significant time, and he will continue to be out.

Jackson Ferris

Ferris is still on the injured list and there have been no recent updates on his progress.

Jacob Cozart

Cozart had a solid last two weeks and has looked solid at the plate. He went 8-37 with 2 homeruns, 2 doubles, 3 walks, and only 5 strikeouts. A strong showing but there is still a lot of room for improvement.

Jaison Chourio

Chourio returned from injury and has been impressive in the six games since. He hit in all six and went 9-21 with 5 walks and 5 strikeouts. Small sample size, but still strong numbers.

Jared Serna

Serna struggled over the last two week, going 3-25 with a homerun, walk, and 9 strikeouts. Tough week for him but he should bounce back.

Jared Sundstrom

Sundstrom continues to struggle with strikeouts and the last two weeks were full of them. He went 6-33 with a homerun, 2 doubles, 4 walks, and 16 strikeouts. Rough numbers for a really struggling hitter.

Jared Thomas

Thomas is still on the injured list and there is no update just yet.

Jay Beshears

Beshears had a solid showing over the last two weeks but did struggle with strikeouts overall. He went 5-24 with a homerun, 2 doubles, 6 walks, and 9 strikeouts. Not the worst week, but also not great.

JD Dix

Dix has been much better as of late but still struggled with strikeouts. He went 8-34 with 2 homeruns, 4 doubles, 5 walks, and 15 strikeouts.

Jeral Perez

Perez struggles continued over the last two weeks He went 4-35 with a homerun, 3 walks, and 13 strikeouts. It has been a really tough stretch to start the year.

Jeremy Rodriguez

Rodriguez has struggled in his return back to low A. Overall, he went 6-28 with a triple, 3 walks, and 7 strikeouts. In low A so far, he is 1-16 with 6 of those strikeouts. After a long absence, some struggles are expected and he should figure it out.

Jesus Made

Made continues to perform at the plate and had a strong two weeks. He went 13-46 with 3 homeruns, 2 doubles, 4 walks, and only 7 strikeouts. He has looked good and could earn a promotion soon.

Joe Vetrano

Vetrano continues to be solid at the plate. He went 8-38 with a triple, 3 doubles, a walk, and 14 strikeouts. Too much swing and miss unfortunately and it really hurt his numbers.

Joendry Vargas

Vargas had an incredible last two week and really shined. He went 16-48 with a homerun, 3 doubles, 4 walks, and 9 strikeouts. Really solid performance that he hopes to build off of.

John Spikerman

Spikerman is currently on the injured list and there is no update on his progress. Before his injury, he went 7-24 with a triple, double, 3 walks, and 9 strikeouts.

Jonathon Long

Long’s struggles continued over the last two weeks, and he is not hitting for power. He went 7-44 with a double, 4 walks, and 8 strikeouts. It is truly a concern that he has not hit a homerun in over a month.

Jonny Farmelo

Farmelo continues to break out of his slump, but strikeouts are still a little bit of a problem. He went 12-40 with a homerun, 2 triples, 8 walks, and 13 strikeouts. He had four multi-hit games and walked four times in another. Plenty of positives to take into next week.

Joshua Kuroda-Grauer

Grauer was called up to triple A on the 12^th and has been impressive. He went 24-59 with a homerun, 3 triples, 6 doubles, 3 stolen bases, 3 walks, and only 6 strikeouts. What an incredible stretch of games for him.

Joshue De Paula

De Paula was really good over the last two weeks and continues to shine. He went 16-48 with 2 homeruns, 6 doubles, 7 walks, and 7 strikeouts. If he keeps this up, a callup could definitely happen.

Juan Baez

Baez was off to a brutal start but has started to show some life at the plate. Over the last two weeks (8 games), he went 5-32 with a homerun, 3 walks, and 7 strikeouts. Still not great, but this is better than previous weeks.

Juan Flores

Flores was very good over the last two weeks and really stood out. He went 12-32 with 4 homeruns, 2 doubles, 2 walks, and 7 strikeouts. He showed off a ton of power and consistently made hard contact.

Kash Mayfield

Mayfield pitched in two games over the last two weeks and stretched his scoreless innings streak to 15 innings. In one start, he pitched 5 shutout innings and only allowed 1 hit while striking out nine. In the other, he also went 5 shutout innings allowing only 2 hits and 1 walk while striking out eight batters. He has dominant stuff and his command has been sharp.

Kavares Tears

Tears performed well over the last two weeks but still struggled with a lot of swing and miss. He went 7-27 with a homerun, 2 doubles, 5 walks, and 9 strikeouts. Strikeout rate did improve over this span, but it is still his biggest red flag.

Kelvin Hidalgo

Hidalgo was very good over the last two weeks and raised his average over 30 points. He went 12-38 with a homerun, triple, walk, and 16 strikeouts. The strikeouts have been a problem all year, but he found a way to still be productive.

Khadim Diaw

Diaw was incredible over the last two week and raised his average 20 points. He went 14-43 with a homerun, triple, 5 doubles, 2 walks, and 8 strikeouts. An impressive stretch that will hopefully continue.

Kyle DeBarge

DeBarge has struggled badly all season but seems to have finally started to figure it out. Over the last two weeks, he went 13-47 with 2 homeruns, 5 doubles, 6 walks, and 16 strikeouts. Strikeouts are still a red flag, but he has finally shown some life.

Kyle Henley

Henley continues to be solid, but strikeouts are still a concern. Over the last two weeks (11 games), he went 10-42 with a homerun, 2 doubles, 5 walks, and 15 strikeouts. This was a real issue that he will need to address.

Leo De Vries

De Vries continues to shine and had a great last two weeks at the plate. He went 14-43 with a homerun, 2 walks, and 10 strikeouts. While there were not many extra base hits, he stole 6 bases and was a threat on to turn singles into doubles consistently.

Lisbel Diaz

Diaz continues to look solid at the plate. He went 11-38 with 2 homeruns, 4 doubles, 4 walks, and 7 strikeouts. Solid numbers, but there is still room for improvement.

Luis Almeyda

Almeyda is still on the injured list and there have been no updates on his progress yet.

Luis Baez

Baez only played in two games over the last two weeks and went 0-6 with a walk and 5 strikeouts. It has been really ugly for him.

Luke Adams

Adams is still on the injured list and there have been no updated on his progress.

Max Clark

Clark continues to perform well and reached base in nine of 10 games played. Overall, he went 12-47 with a homerun, triple, 3 doubles, 2 walks, and 9 strikeouts.

Marvin Alcantara

Alcantara struggled so much before these last two weeks where he has started to really put some good numbers up. He went 12-41 with 2 homeruns, 2 doubles, 2 walks, and 6 strikeouts. He raised his batting average by 30 points and looks to finally be returning to form.

Nate Nankil

Nankil continues to struggle since returning from injury. He went 4-23 with a double, 5 walks, and 5 strikeouts. It has been a rough start to the season, but there is plenty of time to turn it around.

Nathan Flewelling

Flewelling has been great this year and was very good over the last two weeks. He went 9-39 with 3 homeruns, 7 walks, and 10 strikeouts. Swing a miss was a little bit of a problem, but he still put up good numbers anyway.

Nick McLain

McLain is still recovering but has made his first rehab appearance. After a long absence, he went 0-3 with a strikeout. The stats are not even important though, as him making it through the game healthy is the key.

Nick Mitchell

Mitchell did cut his strikeouts down but is still struggling overall. In 9 games, he went 8-30 with a triple, double, 9 walks, and only 5 strikeouts. A lot of positives that he will need to carry into next week.

PJ Morlando

Morlando has shown some flashes but strikes out a ton. He went 6-34 with a triple, 2 doubles, 6 walks, and 17 strikeouts. A 50% strikeout rate is brutal and is holding him back.

Ramon Ramirez

Ramirez was impressive again offensively and continues to stand out. He went 14-42 with a homerun, 3 doubles, 3 walks, and 10 strikeouts. A lot of swing and miss, but it did not hurt his numbers overall.

Robert Calaz

Calaz cut his strikeouts down and it helped him have a really solid two weeks. He went 15-46 with a homerun, 3 doubles, 4 walks, and 10 strikeouts. This is a huge step in the right direction.

Romeo Sanabria

Sanabria finally broke out of his slump and was impressive over the last two weeks. He went 18-43 with a homerun, 4 doubles, 8 walks and 12 strikeouts. Still a good amount of swing and miss, but it was a step in the right direction.

Ryan Campos

Campos has been solid but struggled over the last two weeks. He went 5-31 with a homerun, 4 walks, 10 strikeouts. Tough stretch, but he should bounce back from this quick.

Ryan Sloan

Sloan made two starts over the last two weeks and had mixed results. In his first start, he went 4.2 innings allowing no runs on 5 hits and a walk while striking out six batters. In his second, he went 4 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits while striking out 6 and walking none.

Sean Keys

Keys continues to shine both at the plate, and surprisingly defensively at both corner infield positions. For the last two weeks he has struggled a bit though going 7-33 with 3 doubles, 6 walks, and 6 strikeouts. Still plenty of positives to take from this stretch.

Seaver King

King has been incredible this year and earned a promotion to triple A. Before his promotion, he went 10-24 with a triple, 3 walks, and only 3 strikeouts. After his promotion, he has gone 9-23 with a homerun, triple, 2 doubles, 2 walks, and 8 strikeouts. He picked up right where he left off in double A and has hit the ground running.

Sebastian Walcott

Walcott is still on the 60-day injured list. No guarantee that he will even play again this season.

Sheng-En Lin

Lin had two starts over the last two weeks and had two different results. In his first start, he pitched 3.2 innings and allowing 3 runs on 3 hits and 4 walks. In his next start, he had his best outing of the year. Pitching 6 shutout innings with no walks. He did allow 6 hits, but he was able to strand all 6 baserunners.

Slade Caldwell

Caldwell continues to struggle but has started to break out of it. He went 11-39 with a homerun, 3 doubles, 4 walks, and 16 strikeouts. The strikeouts are a real problem, and they are actively holding him back.

Spencer Nivens

Nivens has been impressive as of late and really stood out over the last two weeks. He went 12-39 with 3 homeruns, 3 doubles, 8 walks, and 10 strikeouts. He is red-hot right now and will look to keep it up.

Tai Peete

Peete is currently on the injured list and there is no update on his progress.

Thayron Liranzo

Liranzo has bounced back after a slow start after missing the start of the season with an injury. He went 10-34 with 4 homeruns, a double, 9 walks, and 11 strikeouts. He looks like he did in spring and the ball is flying off his bat.

Theo Gillen

Gillen continues to shine and reached base safely in all 10 games played, while recording a hit in 9 of them. Overall, he went 17-38 with 2 homeruns, 2 triples, 3 doubles, 4 walks, and 12 strikeouts. The strikeouts are a little concerning, but overall, he was still great.

Travis Honeyman

Honeyman continued his stretch of solid play over the last two games. He went 8-32 with a homerun, 8 walks, and 8 strikeouts. Solid numbers and a ton of good contact made.

Ty Southisene

Southisene has been very good at the plate and recorded a hit in nine of his 10 games played over the last two weeks. Overall, he went 16-46 with a double, 7 walks and 7 strikeouts. He continues to impress and could definitely see a promotion in the near future.

Tyson Lewis

Lewis has struggled overall but continues to show flashes. Over the last two weeks (10 games), he went 6-35 with a homerun, double, 3 walks, and 14 strikeouts. The strikeouts are really hurting him and limiting his production.

Yeremi Cabrera

Cabrera earned a promotion to high a on May 11^th and started this period at a new level. Cabrera struggled over the last two week and went 8-37 with 2 doubles, 4 walks, and 11 strikeouts. For the season, he has impressed but struggled at the plate as of late. His performance will pick up once he fully adjusts to the level.

Yoelin Cespedes

Cespedes had another impressive two weeks and seems to be setting himself up for a promotion. He went 11-35 with 2 homeruns, 2 doubles, 3 walks, and 12 strikeouts. Strikeouts are a little concerning, but overall, he has still been great.

Yoffry Solano

Solano only played in one game over the last two weeks. He went 1-4 with a double, RBI, and 1 run scored. Solid performance, but there are no other appearances.

Yohandy Morales

Morales continues to shine and was great over the last two weeks. In 11 games, he went 21-45 with 6 doubles, 3 homeruns,3 walks, and 11 strikeouts. Morales has been great this year and should get a call soon.

Zander Mueth

Mueth is still on the injured list but hopes to make his return soon. No recent updates on his progress though.

Zyhir Hope

Hope had some great performances over the last few weeks, but also struggled with a lot of swing and miss. Overall, he went 10-45 with 3 homeruns, 2 doubles, 5 walks, and 15 strikeouts. A lot of positives to take into next week, but also some rough games to forget about.

MLB

Augustin Ramirez

Ramirez struggled a little at the plate and defensively. He may have lost his spot behind the plate to Mack and DH may be his chance back to the bigs. In 10 games, he went 9-39 with 2 homeruns, 2 doubles, and 4 walks. 11 strikeouts is another concern, but it was good to see him finally hit for some power.

Brice Matthews

Matthews is starting to look better and had a solid stretch over the last two weeks. In 12 games, he went 9-43 with a walk and 11 strikeouts. Still not great, but this is improvement.

Bryce Eldridge

Eldridge has struggled to start his MLB season. In eight games, he went 5-27 with a double, 3 walks, and 8 strikeouts. Strikeouts were always a concern, and they have been a problem early.

Caleb Durbin

Durbin has been terrible this season and it is a huge concern. In nine games over the last two weeks, he went 2-20 with a double and 6 strikeouts. He did not walk at all and is consistently not getting on base.

Cam Smith

Smith’s struggles continue but he did show some flashes. Over 12 games, he went 8-36 with a double, 2 walks, and 11 strikeouts. After an impressive start to the season, it has been ugly.

Carson Benge

Benge defensively has taken a step back, but offensively, he has been incredible. Over the last two weeks, he went 20-62 with 2 walks, 2 doubles, and 11 strikeouts. This is great to see and hopefully he can keep this up.

Carson Williams

Williams has had mixed results over the last two weeks but did get called back up to the majors. He went 6-17 with a homerun and a double before returning to Tampa. Since being recalled, He has appeared in four games, and went 0-3 with a walk and a strikeout. Not great, but he is really not seeing much playing time.

Christian Moore

Moore has looked much better over the last two weeks at the plate. In 11 games, he reached base safely in safely in all of them and recorded a hit in 10 of them. Overall, he went 16-45 with a homerun, 2 doubles, 7 walks, and 8 strikeouts. Limiting his strikeouts has really helped as he has been rewarded for putting the ball in play.

Colson Montgomery

Montgomery continues to hit for power, but strikeouts are still a problem. In 12 games over the past two weeks, he went 9-44 with 3 homeruns, 6 walks, and 16 strikeouts. He has not homered since 5/16 after going three games in a row with one and his strikeout rate has risen since. A slight concern, but he is still a very good player on a winning team.

Colt Emerson

Emerson had a huge last two weeks, which saw him earn a promotion to the bigs. In his first week before promotion, he went 5-19 with a homerun, double, 2 walks, and 5 strikeouts. Since reaching Seattle, he has gone 6-24 with a homerun, 3 doubles, 3 walks, and 5 strikeouts. He has really flashed with a four-hit game, and a homerun in his second game. He should stick as long as he continues to limit his strikeouts.

Dalton Rushing

It was a rough two weeks for rushing as he struggled at the plate. He went 2-17 with 4 walks, and 6 strikeouts. His playing time has been cut, and he has not made the most of it.

Jac Caglianone

Caglianone is still struggling overall but has shown some flashes. He went 8-37 with a homerun, 2 doubles, 3 walks, and 12 strikeouts. The strikeouts are really limiting him and his rate rose over the last two weeks.

Jonah Tong

Tong had a brutal last start in triple A, going 1.2 innings and allowing 5 hits, 7 runs (6 earned), 2 homeruns, and 3 walks. Despite this, he was still called up and looked really good out of the pen against the Marlins. He threw 3 shutout innings where he struck out two and allowed no hits and only 1 walk. A strong showing where his secondary pitches looked good.

Jose Fernandez

Fernandez has struggled over the last few weeks and has returned to earth after his red-hot start. He went 8-38 with 2 doubles, no walks, and 8 strikeouts.

Kevin McGonigle

McGonigle continues to be one of the top bats in baseball, but he has struggled a little as of late. He still reached base in safely in 11 of his last 12 games played. Overall, he went 12-48 with 8 walks, and only 9 strikeouts.

Kristian Campbell

Campbell continues to flash, but he has also struggled a bit. Over the last two weeks (9 games), he went 5-29 with 2 doubles, 7 walks, and 12 strikeouts. The strikeouts are a real problem as they really hurt his numbers.

Kyle Teel

Teel got hurt again while rehabbing and will miss 3-6 more weeks unfortunately.

Marcelo Mayer

Mayer continues to perform the same and had an average two weeks for himself. He went 6-36 with 2 walks, and 8 strikeouts. He has not been great this season, but neither has most of his team.

Matt Shaw

Shaw is currently on the injured list but struggled before getting injured. In five games, he went 0-10 with a walk and 2 strikeouts. Hopefully he is back soon and can pick up where he was earlier in the season.

Nick Kurtz

Kurtz has struggled overall but is still posting solid numbers. He walks a ton, but he is also striking out a lot. Over the last two weeks (14 games), he went 17-46 with 3 homeruns, 4 doubles, 14 walks, and 16 strikeouts. Despite the strikeout problem, he still is posting impressive numbers.

Nick Morabito

Morabito has had mixed results over the last two weeks but did earn a promotion up to the majors. Before getting called up, he went 5-26 with a triple, walk, and 7 strikeouts. He had a brutal debut, misplaying a ball in the field that went for an inside the park homerun while going 0-3 with 2 strikeouts. Overall, he is 0-11 with 9 strikeouts with the Mets and has looked really rough at the plate.

Rikuu Nishida

Nishida had a very strong two weeks and ended this period getting called up to the majors. He went 16-42 with a double, 8 walks, and 6 strikeouts. In his major league debut, he went 1-3 and threw out a runner at the plate from right field. He made an immediate impact and should stick at the level for a long time.

Roman Anthony

Anthony is still out with an injury but hopes the sprained ligament in his right ring finger heals shortly.

Sam Antonacci

Antonacci continues to shine and had a very solid two weeks. He went 12-43 with 3 doubles, 3 walks, 4 stolen bases, and only 7 strikeouts. He does a great job of putting the ball in play and has proven to be a tough strikeout despite being so young.

Samuel Basallo

Basallo continues to improve and he had a strong last two weeks. He went 8-31 with 2 homeruns, a double, and 2 walks. 11 strikeouts is still a concern, but he still hit for power and got on base.

Travis Bazzana

Bazzana has been great so far in his first taste of the majors. Over the last two weeks, he went 18-48 with 2 homeruns, 2 doubles, and 10 strikeouts. He only walked once but still got on base a ton. He would like to cut the strikeouts down, but they did not really hurt his numbers as he played role in a stretch where his team won 11 of their last 14 games. He had 6 multi-hit games over the last two week as well.

Trey Yesavage

Yesavage made three starts over the last two weeks and had mixed results. He pitched 6 innings against the Tigers and struck out 6 while walking 3 and allowing 2 runs on 4 hits. He followed that up with six shutout innings with 8 strikeouts and only 2 hits allowed. His last start was his worst of the season. He pitched a season high 6.2 and only walked 2 while striking out 6. The negative was that he allowed 5 hits and 5 runs against the Marlins. A lot of positives, but also also some concern with his last start.

Conclusion

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