2025 Fantasy Baseball: Minor League Infielders Updates (5/23)

Catchers

Kyle Teel, Chicago White Sox

At AAA, Teel is riding an 18-game hitting streak (24-for-67 with 13 runs, three home runs, 13 RBIs, and two stolen bases). Over this span, he took 10 walks while striking out 15 times. His best game of the season came on Thursday (5/22 - 3-for-4 with three runs, two home runs, and three RBIs), which may be his ticket to the majors. He now has 250 at-bats of experience at AAA (.272/48/8/42/7).

The White Sox haven’t gotten much production out of Edgar Quero over his first 87 at-bats (.264/6/0/10), but his 2024 minor league profile (.280 over 350 at-bats with 41 runs, 16 home runs, and 70 RBIs), between AA and AAA, suggested a better bat.

The catching position in Chicago will be in flux until one bat seizes their lead role. I could see Teel called up soon, at the expense of Matt Thaiss. In addition, Korey Lee is trying his best to get back to the majors (nine-game hitting streak at AAA – 12-for-35 with seven runs, two home runs, and six RBIs).

Luis Campusano, San Diego Padres

Sometimes when writing about prospects, I feel like I’m whipping my horse down the home stretch in the Kentucky Derby. I want my horse to perform, but I can’t control his outcome or major league opportunity. Campusano played well over his last nine games at AAA (11-for-35 with four runs, three home runs, nine RBIs, and a stolen base) after a minimal trip (0-for-6 with four walks) to San Diego. Over 34 games in the minors, he’s hitting .317 with 25 runs, nine home runs, 25 RBIs, and two steals over 120 at-bats.

First Basemen

Shay Whitcomb, Houston Astros

Whitcomb leads all first basemen in the Pacific Coast League in home runs (13). His bat heated up last week over a five-game hitting streak (11-for-23 with 10 runs, five home runs, 10 RBIs, and two stolen bases), but he hasn’t had a hit since (0-for-22 with two runs, one RBI, and one steal).

Over the past two seasons at AAA, Whitcomb is hitting .278 with 102 runs, 38 home runs, 121 RBIs, and 31 stolen bases over 590 at-bats. Houston played him at 1B (11), 2B (1), 3B (7), SS (3), and OF (21) this year.

Bryce Eldridge, San Francisco Giants

Over his last seven games at AA, Bryce Eldridge went 9-for-26 with three runs, three home runs, and six RBIs. He missed the start of this season with a left wrist injury. The Giants drafted him 16th overall in the 2023 MLB June Amateur Draft.

Eldridge hit .288 over the past two seasons (531 at-bats) in the minors with 87 runs, 28 home runs, 105 RBIs, and six stolen bases. He walked 11.1% of the time with some work to do with his strikeout rate (25.8). The Giants should promote him soon to AAA.

Second Base

Max Anderson, Detroit Tigers

Anderson is trying his best to get a promotion to AAA. Heading into Friday, he has a 14-game hitting streak (19-for-58 with six runs, two home runs, and 11 RBIs). Over his three years in the minors, Anderson hit .281 with 104 runs, 20 home runs, 129 RBIs, and four stolen bases over 782 at-bats.

His bat showed growth in his final season at Nebraska (.414/51/21/70 over 244 at-bats), leading to drafting Anderson in the second round in 2023.

Anthony Seigler, Milwaukee Brewers

After two dull seasons at AA in batting average (.209), Seigler had been a much better player this year at AAA (.282/21/6/19/12 over 117 at-bats). His counting stats (116 runs, 23 home runs, 95 RBIs, and 47 stolen bases) over his last 690 at-bats add up to a much better player. He also had strength in his walk rate (17.4) with a favorable strikeout rate (17.8).

Third Basemen

Otto Kemp, Philadelphia Phillies

The Phillies would love to find a way to get Kemp to the majors. His hot streak at AAA continued last week (seven-game hitting streak – 10-for-29 with six runs, one home run, four RBIs, and three steals). He was also hit by five pitches over this span. Kemp is hitting .328 for the year with 38 runs, 11 home runs, 40 RBIs, and nine stolen bases (14 HBP) over 177 at-bats.

Nick Loftin, Kansas City Royals

The journeyman profile of Loftin has been on the rise this year at AAA. Over his first 40 games, he’s taken 39 walks with success with his bat (.295 over 139 at-bats with 27 runs, four home runs, 24 RBIs, and 12 steals). Loftin went 14-for-42 over his last 12 games (13 runs, two home runs, 13 RBIs, and four stolen bases).

Shortstops

Marcelo Mayer, Boston Red Sox

The Red Sox have shifted Mayer to second base at AAA recently, with the goal of getting him to Boston quicker. They are also working on moving Kristian Campbell to first base. Mayer’s bat faded over his last 10 games (7-for-39 with seven runs, one home run, six RBIs, and one steal). Even if Mayer gets a promotion to Boston, there will be some early struggles.

Ryan Ritter, Colorado Rockies

Over his last eight games, Ritter has been on fire at AAA (17-for-35 with 11 runs, two home runs, and 11 RBIs). The Rockies gave him playing time at A, High A, AA, and AAA over the past three seasons, leading to a .277 batting average over 918 at-bats with 182 runs, 40 home runs, 143 RBIs, and 39 stolen bases. On the downside, he struck out 25.9% of the time.