Just a sampling of the more than 70 prospect notes we publish each week...
Hitters
1 Billy Hamilton CIN SS A 109 SB in 87 games and
yes, he gets the bump to AA.
2 Wil Myers KC OF A Cain up, and Myers waits for a Francoeur deal to get him to the bigs.
5 Anthony Rizzo CHC 1B A- 1.004 OPS through first 15 games. Will drop him off this list next week.
7 Travis d'Arnaud TOR C A- .975 OPS and now out for the year with a knee injury. Big league ready.
9 Bubba Starling KC OF A- First 12 games: .273/.429/.500. Superstar potential.
10 Nolan Arenado COL 3B A- Disappointing season and reportedly needs time to "mature".
12 Christian Yelich MIA OF B+ .302/.383/.532 with 10 HR and 14 SB in just 64 games. Could see AA by year's end.
14 Jake Marisnick TOR OF B+ .262 with just 1 BB in 42 at-bats since AA promotion.
15 Oscar Taveras STL OF B+ .375 in July and has hit all year - .323/.381/.593. Status rising quickly.
16 Gary Brown SF OF B+ On fire now with a .424 avg in first 66 July at-bats. Just 4 HR this year, but has 26 sb.
Pitchers
30 Daniel Norris TOR SP B 20:8 K:BB in 16.1 innings in pro debut for Jays top pick last year.
31 Alex Meyer WAS SP B 1.92 ERA in last 10 starts and really needs a promotion, perhaps right to AA.
32 Patrick Corbin ARI SP B Next time he's promoted, it will be MLB stint #3. Rotation just too crowded right now.
34 Jarred Cosart HOU SP B Hit and miss all year, but still young and has a 2.31 ERA in last four starts.
40 Chris Reed LAD SP B 13:10 K:BB in 17.2 AA innings, so will need time to adjust to new level.
41 Lance McCullers Jr. HOU SP B 3 innings of one-hit no-walk ball in 2012 debut. Very good upside.
44 Andrew Heaney MIA SP B Polished lefty should move quickly. This year's #9 overall pick.
45 Dellin Betances NYY SP B 3.4 BB/9 in 3 AA starts after an 8.3 BB/9 in AAA. Encouraging.
47 Mike Montgomery KC SP B Gets well-deserved demotiond and allows 5 ER in 6 IP in first AA start. 6:2 K:BB solid though.
48 Lucas Giolito WAS SP B Electric arm, but injury issues and age make him a big risk.
