Our second monthly farm report for July focuses on the five AL West teams. It’s going to be an interesting one for all five clubs, as each will have to decide either how far to strip things down or how far to push the chips in. With that said, here’s our AL West farm recap for July 2026.
Angels
This will be a fascinating few weeks for the Los Angeles Angels. The Halos are out of the playoff race and have some decisions to make on controllable, yet valuable pitchers. But before all of that, time to assess what exactly is going on in the system.
One thing is evident: there is some upside amongst some of the notable prospects in the Angels’ system.
Pitcher Dylan Jordan has been all over the Whiff% leaderboards in Low-A this season. The 20-year-old added 30 more strikeouts to his 2026 ledger over the last month, which gave him 110 over 78 IP with Low-A Rancho Cucamonga. It’s not a sexy delivery for Jordan but an effective one — and the results bear that out.
Moving to High-A, Tyler Bremner hasn’t logged many innings this year. But Peyton Olejnik, a 2024 MLB Draft pick like Jordan, has posted strong results himself this season. Olejnik punched out 25 over the last month, tied for the fourth-most in the Northwest League. Like Jordan, lots of swing-and-miss from the former Miami (OH) pitcher.
And up in Triple-A, Nelson Rada — a potential late-season callup option for the Angels — had 25 hits across his last 19 contests. Rada has a lot of upside, between his ability to put the ball in play and a good, selective eye. He doesn’t expand much, and the 20-year-old profiles well as a leadoff hitter.
Astros
In what will be a very interesting few weeks for the Astros’ organization, several prospects had themselves good runs within the farm system.
Xavier Neyens and Kevin Alvarez were both named to the 2026 Futures Game, and both lived up to the hype down in Fayetteville. Neyens, before his recent promotion to High-A, finished his time with the Woodpeckers with 14 home runs and 21 extra-base hits. As he progresses, he’ll have to watch that swing-and-miss rate, as it was over 34% in his final few weeks.
But with a very patient approach — roughly 27% of his takes over those four weeks were called strikes, a strong ratio — Neyens is someone to keep as a building block.
Alvarez, who is still down in Fayetteville, slashed 329/.397/.571 with 11 extra-base hits over his last 17 contests. Every month, his numbers continue to improve.
Sticking with that Low-A theme, the strikeout leader in the Carolina League over the last month was 20-year-old Juan Fraide (30.6% Whiff% over last four weeks). A name to watch in the Astros’ system. Fastball up to 95 MPH, and a good slider.
Moving to Double-A, Jackson Nezuh and Bryce Mayer both had fantastic months with Corpus Christi. Nezuh struck out 25 over his last 17 innings, while Mayer punched out 23 and only allowed one earned run across 18 frames. The two also finished among the upper echelon in Whiff% among Texas League pitchers (see below).
Will Bush cracked six home runs over his previous 20 contests. Yes, there’s swing-and-miss but the upside is high.
Athletics
Amidst all the risers currently in the Athletics’ system, one who can’t get lost in the shuffle is Devin Taylor.
Taylor, the Athletics’ second-round pick from 2025, led the Texas League in hits (30) over the last month, part of a stretch that saw him slash .341/.425/.614 with five home runs and 13 extra-base hits over a 22-game stretch. The Indiana Hoosier alumnus was a polished hitter coming out of college, notable given how many hits the A’s have had with college hitters in recent years.
Aside from Taylor, the A’s had a lot of good results with respect to swing-and-miss, as Kenya Huggins, Corey Avant, and Jamie Arnold (28.7% Whiff%) all had respectable figures. However, in Huggins’ case, he gave up a lot of walks and hits when hitters were able to square him up.
There were also some good months from players down in Low-A Stockton. Breyson Guedez, Michael Brooks, and Daniel Bucciero all ranked among the top 20 in the California League in hits. Bucciero, a ninth-round pick last year from Fordham, slashed .468/.583/.809 with 10 extra-base hits (three home runs) over his last 12 contests.
Mariners
The finest tests for Lazaro Montes & Michael Arroyo have both begun, as the two were promoted to Triple-A recently.
For Montes, it’s a trial to see just how that hit tool will play out. And so far, it hasn’t gone great. From July 7 through the 20th, over 44% of Montes’ swings on pitches inside the zone resulted in a whiff. Overall, through his first 10 games with Tacoma, he slashed .209/.306/.442 with two home runs.
Obviously, it’s a small sample size. But Montes’ swing-and-miss woes won’t be going anywhere. That doesn’t diminish his star too much, as very few prospects in the Minors have as good of a power tool as Montes. Nonetheless, he will straddle that line between being a superstar — or something far from that.
Arroyo, meanwhile, slashed .378/.412/.622 over his first 10 contests with the Rainiers. But he may not even be the most exciting middle infield prospect in the Seattle system. Felnin Celesten slashed .325/.409/.662 over his previous 18 contests. Uber-aggressive hitter who swung a lot, despite the nine walks in that span.
Luke Stevenson worked the pull side effectively over the last month in High-A Everett, as he slashed .333/.457/.697 with six home runs and 15 walks over 17 contests. He, like Celesten and Jonny Farmelo, had good months with the Aquasox.
Rangers
Well, look who’s back playing in the Rangers’ farm system? Sebastian Walcott, who missed the entire year up until mid-July with an elbow injury, returned with a roaring start to his 2026 campaign.
Walcott smacked two home runs over his first six games, and also tallied a double in that span, too. The 20-year-old is currently in Double-A Frisco, and with roughly two months left in the 2026 MiLB season, has a chance to make up for some lost time.
He joined what is a very good Frisco team, one filled with rising offensive talent. Outfielder Dylan Dreiling had 28 hits (13 XBH) over the last month, tied for second in the Texas League in that span. Rafe Perich picked up 26 hits over his previous 19, while Malcolm Moore had five home runs over an 18-game span.
Moving to High-A, what a month it was for 21-year-old Maxton Martin. An 11th-round pick out of high school in Washington back in 2023, Martin drilled eight home runs over 22 contests, the second-most in the South Atlantic League over the last month. Lots of pull-side pop from him in Hub City, alongside Hector Osorio. Osorio, by the way, had 21 home runs in his first 87 contests this year between Low-A and High-A.
On to pitching. Big months from two Double-A pitchers, Aidan Curry and Dalton Pence. Curry, an undrafted free agent from Fordham Prep in The Bronx back in 2021, is one of those pitchers to keep an eye on for the upcoming Rule 5 Draft. Thirty-three strikeouts over the last month, most in the Texas League, plus a Whiff% above 37% from June 22 through July 20.
Good slider for Curry, who has a fastball that hit 94 MPH, plus a cutter.
As for Dalton Pence, he picked up 26 strikeouts over his last 19 innings. Both Curry and Pence were among the best in the Texas League over the last month in Whiff%.
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