2025 Fantasy Baseball: Minor League Player Updates (6/27)

Catchers

Luis Campusano, San Diego Padres

The Padres gave Campusano 18 at-bats this year, but he didn’t have a hit, a run, or an RBI while taking six walks with nine strikeouts. Over his last three games at AAA, his bat shined again (8-for-13 with three runs, two home runs, and eight RBIs).

Campusano has been an excellent catching option over five seasons at AAA (.298/155/43/160/3 over 851 at-bats), with a favorable approach (100 walks and 169 strikeouts). This season in the minors, he’s hitting .316 with 30 runs, 11 home runs, 37 RBIs, and two steals over 155 at-bats.

Daniel Susac, Athletics

Over his first three seasons in the minors, Susac hit .282 over 863 at-bats with 103 runs, 21 home runs, 127 RBIs, and 16 stolen bases. His bat has been in form since the beginning of May at AAA, resulting in a .345 batting average with 23 runs, seven home runs, 30 RBIs, and four stolen bases. The A’s drafted him 19th overall in the 2022 MLB June Amateur Draft.

First Basemen

Ryan Ward, Los Angeles Dodgers

Ward has eight hits over his last 30 at-bats at AAA with 10 runs, two home runs, eight RBIs, and one steal. Over the past three seasons at AAA, his bat has shown plenty of power (74 home runs and 257 RBIs over 1,302 at-bats), but he offered a neutral batting average (.260) with a below-par strikeout rate (24.9). Ward has been hitting much better this season (.303/60/19/58/11 over 284 at-bats).

Trey Mancini, Arizona Diamondbacks

Mancini hasn’t had a major league at-bat since July 31st, 2023. He’s riding a 13-game hitting streak at AAA (26-for-56 with 22 runs, six home runs, and 18 RBIs), raising his stats to .310 with 61 runs, 15 home runs, 61 RBIs, and two steals over 87 at-bats. His approach (10 walks and 12 strikeouts) has been better over his recent uptick in play.

Second Basemen

Pedro Ramirez, CHC

There’s been a lot to like about Ramirez’s swing over his last nine games at AA. He went 18-for-36 with 16 runs, three home runs, 13 RBIs, and one steal, giving him a chance to get promoted to AAA. Over his previous three seasons at the lower minors, he hit .283 with 142 runs, 16 home runs, 117 RBIs, and 45 stolen bases over 1,002 at-bats.

Michael Arroyo, Seattle Mariners

The Mariners promoted Arroyo to AA on June 24th, giving him two hits over six at-bats in two games with three runs and four walks. Over his previous 43 games at High A, he hit .302 over 162 at-bats with 33 runs, 13 home runs, 32 RBIs, and three steals. His walk rate (12.4) showed growth over this span while posting a favorable strikeout rate (19.1).

Third Basemen

Blaze Alexander, Arizona Diamondbacks

Over his last 10 games at AAA, Alexander hit .390 over 41 at-bats with 12 runs, four home runs, 16 RBIs, and three steals. Arizona called him up on Wednesday to help bridge the missed time by Eugenio Suarez after he was hit by a pitch. On the year, Alexander is hitting .284 with 41 runs, eight home runs, 41 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases over 194 at-bats.

J.D. Davis, Los Angeles Angels

Davis has been trying to reinvent his career at AAA this season. Over 181 at-bats, he’s hitting .298 with 34 runs, 10 home runs, 37 RBIs, and five steals. His bat has been trending higher over his last 18 games (.338/17/5/20/3 over 74 at-bats).

Shortstops

Ha-Seong Kim, Tampa Bay Rays

The road back to the majors has been slow for Kim. He now has 17 rehab games in at AAA, but his bat has been unimpressive (.211/11/0/5/5 over 57 at-bats), other than his approach (13 walks and seven strikeouts). He has 10 hits over his last 34 at-bats with eight runs, two RBIs, and four steals. A hamstring issue cost him about nine days in mid-June. The key for Kim getting back to Tampa is his ability to play the field. He’s played four games at second base and three at shortstop.

Jordan Lawlar, Arizona Diamondbacks

In this modern social media world, it’s amazing to see how poorly injury information is reported for minor league players. Last week, Lawlar didn’t play in a game on June 15th and 16th, followed by three hits over 11 at-bats in his subsequent three matchups with two runs, one home run, three RBIs, and two stolen bases. Over the weekend, he was not in the lineup for all three games, with no news reports anywhere.

In the end, Lawlar had a minor hamstring issue, potentially costing him a chance to play again in Arizona. He had one at-bat on Wednesday night (6/25) while being lifted for a pinch hitter. Again, there are no updates, so reading between the lines, Lawlar appears to have had a setback. The fantasy market is at the mercy of waiting for tonight’s lineup to see if Lawlar is able to play (He didn’t play on Thursday night).

Outfielders

Chase DeLauter, Cleveland Guardians

Since June 3rd, DeLauter has been on a heater at AAA (22-for-60 with 13 runs, two home runs, and 12 RBIs) while taking 14 walks and striking out six times. He’s riding an 11-game hitting streak (.400/11/2/9 over 40 at-bats). His success should lead to him getting called up soon, as Cleveland continues to struggle with their right field options in the majors. The Guardians drafted DeLauter 16th overall in the 2022 MLB June Amateur Draft.

Esteury Ruiz, Los Angeles Dodgers

The next outfield injury for the Dodgers should lead to Ruiz getting his first chance back in the majors in 2025. His bat has been on fire over his last three games (9-for-16 with five runs, two home runs, eight RBIs, and one stolen base), putting him in a higher hitting category than a pure base stealer.

Over his last 17 games, Ruiz hit .347 over 72 at-bats with 17 runs, three home runs, 14 RBIs, and nine steals. He has 231 at-bats at AAA this year, with productive stats in runs (49), home runs (6), RBIs (32), and stolen bases (34). His walk rate (11.1) has also been an asset while offering a favorable strikeout rate (18.5).

Jake McCarthy, Arizona Diamondbacks

The Diamondbacks were forced to call up McCarthy after losing Corbin Carroll for some time with a broken left wrist. He has one hit over his first eight at-bats back with Arizona after playing at a high level over his last 20 games at AAA (.356 over 87 at-bats with 16 runs, one home run, eight RBIs, and five stolen bases). For fantasy teams looking for some help in speed (78 steals with just over two full seasons of playing time), McCarthy should offer short-term value. He continues to have an underwhelming power bat (20 home runs over 1,147 at-bats in the majors).

Colby Thomas, Athletics

At the halfway point of the baseball season, Thomas is still looking for his first chance with the A’s. He’s hitting .302 over 295 at-bats with 61 runs, 17 home runs, 69 RBIs, and six stolen bases. Over the past month, his success at the plate has been even higher (.330/23/9/30/4 over 103 at-bats). His strikeout rate (23.1) improved over this span. Thomas now has 574 at-bats of AAA experience (.287 with 108 runs, 34 home runs, 114 RBIs, and nine stolen bases).

Jurickson Profar, Atlanta Braves

Profar is less than a week away from returning to the Braves’ starting lineup, and he owes them plenty of good at-bats after his 80-game vacation. After eight games at AAA, he has 10 hits over 32 at-bats with three runs, two home runs, and six RBIs. Profar walked four times and has four whiffs.

Tyler O’Neill, Baltimore Orioles

The last at-bat in the majors this season for O’Neill came on May 16th. He started to work his way back to Baltimore in early June (4-for-10 with three runs), but his left shoulder flared up again. This week, O’Neill has been in the starting lineup three times in the minors over four days. Unfortunately, he only has one hit over nine at-bats with six strikeouts, putting him only in the follow category in fantasy leagues.

MJ Melendez, Kansas City Royals

Over his last five games at AAA, Melendez went 6-for-20 with four runs, one home run, four RBIs, and one steal. His bat has been more reliable since the middle of May (.263 with over 137 at-bats with 21 runs, seven home runs, 25 RBIs, and 12 stolen bases) while striking out 24.3% of the time.

Luke Keaschall, Minnesota Twins

The fantasy market had high hopes for Keaschall after success in his first 19 career at-bats with the Twins (7-for-19 with four runs, two RBIs, and five stolen bases). Unfortunately, a broken right forearm put him on the injured list in late April. He started swinging a bat this week (off a tee), which should put him back in follow mode to see if Keaschall can get back to Minnesota.

Over the past two seasons in the minors (High A, AA, and AAA), he hit .302 over 424 at-bats with 89 runs, 16 home runs, 52 RBIs, and 28 steals while taking 72 walks. His top-of-the-order profile should be fun to follow once Keaschall establishes himself as a major league hitter.

Starting Pitchers

Luis Morales, Athletics

After trending forward over three starts at AAA (seven runs, 16 baserunners, and 19 strikeouts over 16.0 innings), Morales lost command (six walks) in his last outing (6/21). He gave up six runs and six hits over 2.1 innings with two strikeouts. Morales opened 2025 with success over eight starts at AA (2.98 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, and 53 strikeouts over 42.1 innings).

Logan Henderson, Milwaukee Brewers

After an electric run over eight starts at AAA (0.92 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, and 47 strikeouts over 39.1 innings), Henderson started to fade over his last two outings at AAA (six runs, 15 baserunners, and three home runs over 10.1 innings with 10 strikeouts). He still has winning stats at AAA (2.52 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, and 65 strikeouts over 53.2 innings) and with the Brewers (1.71 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, and 29 strikeouts over 21.0 innings).

Andrew Painter, Philadelphia Phillies

Eight starts into his rehab work at AAA, Painter has a 4.25 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, and 40 strikeouts over 36.0 innings. He’s pitched well in six outings, but his two bad days (10 runs, 18 baserunners, and four home runs over nine innings) have taken the shine off his expected potential this year. In his last two starts, Painter allowed two runs, 12 baserunners, and one home run over 10.0 innings with 11 strikeouts.

Emmett Sheehan, Los Angeles Dodgers

Sheehan teased the fantasy market by allowing one run and three hits over four innings with six strikeouts in his major league debut last week (6/18), but the Dodgers surprisingly shipped him back to AAA. He responded with an electric outing on June 25th (no runs or baserunners allowed over six innings with 13 strikeouts), which should punch his ticket back to the majors. Over his 17.1 innings in the minors this season, Sheehan has 34 strikeouts and one walk, leading to a 2.60 ERA and 0.63 WHIP.

Bubba Chandler, Pittsburgh Pirates

The recent struggles by Chandler at AAA (11 runs, 14 hits, one home run, and eight walks over 9.1 innings with five strikeouts) almost put him in the avoid category. Many fantasy teams have carried this year as a buy-and-hold, but they have been kicking him into the free pool over the past two weeks.

His regression suggests an underlying injury, or at the very least, a loss of confidence. His 2025 stats (3.41 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, and 74 strikeouts over 58.0 innings) mask the direction of his arm for the fantasy market that doesn’t look at his game-by-game stat lines.

Joe Boyle, Tampa Bay Rays

Over his 15 starts between AAA and Tampa, Boyle is 6-4 with a 1.60 ERA, 0.932 WHIP, and 95 strikeouts over 73.0 innings. He’s allowed only 38 hits while making strides in his walk rate (3.7 per nine). His right arm has been on point over his last five starts (five runs, 24 baserunners, and three home runs over 25.0 innings with 41 strikeouts). His only appearance with the Rays this year came on April 13th (no runs or hits over five innings with seven strikeouts).

Richard Fitts, Boston Red Sox

There has been a wide range of emotions tied to Fitts this year. He brought hope to fantasy teams after making the Red Sox starting rotation and pitching well in three games (3.18 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, and 13 strikeouts over 17.0 innings). Unfortunately, a pectoral issue sidelined him for almost six weeks.

Fitts has been up and down over his last five starts between AAA and the majors, while looking better in his previous two appearances (two runs, seven baserunners, and two home runs over nine innings with nine strikeouts).

Kyle Harrison, Boston Red Sox

Since his trade to Boston, Harrison has yet to show up in a box score at AAA or with the Red Sox. They have him scheduled to start on Thursday night (6/26) at Scranton Wilkes-Barre Rail Riders. At the very least, the buy-and-hold market will have some stat info to base their long-term views on him. Boston has been working with him to add a cutter (a pitch that he didn’t throw in his Red Sox debut at AAA).

Harrison allowed four runs, eight hits, a home run, and a walk over four innings with four strikeouts in his first AAA start with Boston. Here’s his pitch mix this season from Brooks Baseball:

Boston had him throwing a two-seamer and slider for the first time all season. He threw 76 pitches with 51 for strikes (67.1%). Here’s a look at his velocity this season by pitch:

I view Harrison as a high-impact arm that the Red Sox wanted to help them make a future World Series push. His strikeout ceiling is immense, and he has the talent to be an elite left-handed arm like Garrett Crochet. I’m vested in him, so I’m blinded by my Red Sox blood. The change in home ballparks isn’t favorable, and Harrison must throw more strikes to reach an elite ace ceiling. I’m holding him, as I expect him to be in Boston’s starting rotation shortly.