MLB Organization Reports: Midseason Studs, Risers From All 30 Teams

By BA Staff
on July 11, 2018

Baseball America correspondents take stock of all 30 organizations at the midway point of the 2018 season. Listed below are both the best performers from the first half in each system and a player from each organization who took the biggest leap forward this year.

2018 MIDSEASON PROSPECT REPORTS
AL East	BEST PLAYER	BIGGEST RISER
Orioles	Ryan McKenna	Michael Baumann
Red Sox	Jalen Beeks	Santiago Espinal
Yankees	Clint Frazier	Jonathan Loaisiga
Rays	Jesus Sanchez	Nathaniel Lowe
Blue Jays	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	Cavan Biggio
AL CENTRAL
White Sox	Eloy Jimenez	Jordan Stephens
Indians	Shane Bieber	Eli Morgan
Tigers	Christin Stewart	Cole Peterson
Royals	Khalil Lee	Seuly Matias
Twins	Alex Kirilloff	Zander Wiel
AL WEST
Astros	Kyle Tucker	Taylor Jones
Angels	Jo Adell	Jose Suarez
Athletics	Sean Murphy	Richie Martin
Mariners	Bryson Brigman	Darren McCaughan
Rangers	Jonathan Hernandez	Charles Leblanc
NL EAST
Braves	Drew Waters	Touki Toussaint
Marlins	Sandy Alcantara	Pablo Lopez
Mets	Andres Gimenez	Jeff McNeil
Phillies	Enyel de los Santos	Cole Irvin
Nationals	Juan Soto	Jefry Rodriguez
NL CENTRAL
Cubs	Miguel Amaya	Trent Giambrone
Reds	Nick Senzel	Keury Mella
Brewers	Keston Hiura	Zack Brown
Pirates	Mitch Keller	Oneil Cruz
Cardinals	Dakota Hudson	Andrew Knizner
NL WEST
Diamondbacks	Daulton Varsho	Emilio Vargas
Rockies	Peter Lambert	Rico Garcia
Dodgers	Alex Verdugo	Caleb Ferguson
Padres	Fernando Tatis Jr.	Buddy Reed
Giants	Steven Duggar	Jason Bahr