With the 2026 MLB Trade Deadline around the corner, it’s probably a good idea to start familiarizing yourself with prospects. Aside from the Dodgers, there may be more sellers in the NL West. But still, that also means that it’s time to start keeping an eye on prospects who could make an impact either later this year or down the line.
Diamondbacks
Given the issue of trying to fill out innings at the MLB level, one might wonder who the Diamondbacks have coming up the pipeline. Arizona has some interesting prospects to watch in High-A.
We’ve already highlighted Wellington Aracena, a big arm who actually didn’t get a ton of swing-and-miss over the last month. Who did with Hillsboro was David Hagaman, one of the top men in that category alongside Caden Grice and Brian Curley, both recent MLB Draft picks by the D-Backs.
Grice, a two-way player at Clemson who was part of a deep Tigers team from 2023, missed all of 2025 but put up strong results over the past few weeks. He may have walked eight over 11 innings but he struck out 12 and didn’t allow an earned run.
It hasn’t been the easiest time for some down in High-A, though. JD Dix, Slade Caldwell, and Kayson Cunningham all had at least 10 walks over the last month. However, Caldwell and Cunningham each batted below .200, while Dix (.211 AVG) struck out 25 times compared to 13 walks over 21 contests.
One hitter who has bucked the trend of summer lows is Demetrio Crisantes. Twenty-three hits over his last 20 contests for Double-A Amarillo.
Dodgers
The Dodgers’ near-embarrassment of riches within the system continues to grow & grow…& grow.
While Los Angeles’ farm system is filled with fantastic position player prospects, perhaps what doesn’t get enough attention is the crop of upcoming pitchers. Especially when taking into account the many high-end arms within the organization.
One of those pitchers is Christian Zazueta, acquired from the Yankees nearly three years ago for reliever Caleb Ferguson. Zazueta was in rookie ball when that move happened. Now, he’s in Double-A and emerging as a big arm. Fastball with life that’s run up to 97 MPH, coupled with a changeup and a breaking ball. Twenty-seven strikeouts over his last 17 IP.
And the numbers aside from those were awfully impressive over the last month.
Zach Root, who we noted last month was having a big year in High-A, continued to impress. Root punched out 27 over 21.1 IP, juxtaposed to seven walks. Those 27 strikeouts were third-most in the Midwest League over the last month.
Between those two, Adam Serwinowski and River Ryan (IL), the Dodgers’ system is well-fortified on that front as far as high-end pitching talent is concerned. Although it would be nice to see some better numbers from Jackson Ferris, who has bled walks this season in Triple-A.
As for the position player prospects, it’s even deeper. Three Great Lakes Loons (Logan Wagner, Emil Morales, Charles Davalan) were co-leaders in the Midwest League over the last month in home runs (6). Davalan, despite all of the outfield prospects in the system, shouldn’t get lost in the conversation. Lots of walks, and little swing-and-miss down in High-A.
Up in Double-A, Zyhir Hope rattled off 27 hits, eight of which were home runs, over a 22-game span. And moving down to Low-A for a second, Easton Shelton is one home run away from a 30-home run season with Ontario. There’s still more than a week left in July. He had 32 hits on the month, which was third-most on the team behind Mairoshendrick Martinus and Jaron Elkins.
One issue for Shelton has been the swing-and-miss. He was one of the sixth-worst in the California League over the last month in that category. Right ahead of him was Landyn Vidourek, who was just traded to the Rockies.
Giants
The Giants shifted many of their top prospects over the last few weeks. Gavin Kilen and Trevor Cohen were moved up to Double-A, while Parks Harber and Bo Davidson were promoted to Triple-A.
Last month, we covered the monstrous run for Davidson. But it’s high time that we do the same for Harber, who was acquired last year in a trade with the New York Yankees. Harber hit everywhere he’s played over the years: college, the lower levels of the Minors, and the AFL. And in Double-A, it was hard for Harber to be contained.
In his final 17 games with the Flying Squirrels, Harber cracked four home runs and nine extra-base hits. His Pull FB% rate of 18.2% from June 22 through July 20 was the highest in the Eastern League, on par with the power & hard-hit metrics he produced over the last little while.
As for Kilen and Cohen, the two 2025 MLB Draft picks were among the best pure contact hitters in the Northwest League this season. Like Harber, Kilen, alongside Jhonny Level, showed some of that pull-side pop that is desirable from an organizational standpoint.
Those two were promoted alongside Dakota Jordan, who hit nine home runs over his last 16 contests before he too moved up to Double-A.
As for the pitching prospects, the Giants added several big arms in the 2026 MLB Draft, most notably Jackson Flora. But one name we’ve highlighted over the weeks and months is Jacob Bresnahan, who (see above) had a great month overall. His 28 strikeouts over the last month were second-most in the Northwest League, behind only the aforementioned David Hagaman.
Padres
The Padres just added another projectable high school pitcher to their collection of several others this month. But let’s quickly hone in on Kruz Schoolcraft, San Diego’s first-rounder from the 2025 MLB Draft.
It’s been hard for Schoolcraft to put away hitters this season. The left-hander can get swing-and-miss; his Whiff% of 34.8% over the last month was among the top 10 in the California League over the time span listed below. The problem, as it has been for much of the year, is with the walks. Despite the plus stuff, Schoolcraft walked 11 over his last 20 innings.
Schoolcraft is one of the notable Padres’ prospects who’s shown flashes in 2026 — but the flaws are hard to ignore. The same can be said about Kavares Tears, a fourth-rounder from 2024. Tears hit five home runs over the last month, which is good. The problem? A swing-and-miss over 41%.
It’s also been a grind to see some of their top prospects on the field. Ty Harvey is on the IL, and pitching prospect Miguel Mendez had multiple injured list stints this season. His most recent one started on June 27.
Rockies
Twelve more extra-base hits (six home runs) for Charlie Condon this past month in Triple-A. Condon’s shown good poise down with the Isotopes, with a tick above a 17% Chase% rate over the last month. Swing-and-miss is inevitable with a power hitter like him — but the good news is that he’s close.
Roc Riggio can pull the ball (see above), which could make for a fascinating fit in Coors Field. Riggio had a great month in Double-A Hartford, as he slashed .324/.483/.618 with five home runs and 10 extra-base hits over 19 contests. He, along with Andy Perez and Dyan Jorge, were three of the most productive hitters in the Eastern League.
The Rockies have a lot of interesting infielders, one of them being Roynier Hernandez. Not the most physically imposing hitter on the planet but he is a real pain for opposing pitchers. Makes lots of contact, walks (19 over the last 20 games, as of this writing), and is a high-rate hitter.
And speaking of notable infielders, teenager Wilder Dalis just rattled off a month where he slashed .364/.447/.625 with 14 extra-base hits over 22 contests.
Moving to pitchers, watch Jackson Cox. The right-hander has surged this season, and he struck out 31 over 27.1 IP over the last month with Double-A Hartford. His fastball’s been up to the upper-90s in the Eastern League.
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