Ranking Baseball’s 20 Hottest Prospects From The Past Week

With a full week of action at all levels of the minors in the books, Baseball America staffers ranked the 20 top performers across the minors. The list is headlined by Astros thumper Joey Loperfido, who hit five homers over the last week, and also includes intriguing players from the following systems…

• Nationals

• Royals

• Twins

• Orioles

• Padres

• Phillies

• Pirates

Plus plenty more, as well as a sleeper arm in the Mets system. You can check out the full list below.

We’re also hosting a prospects chat at 2 p.m. ET and our new Hot Sheet show streams live on YouTube at 3 p.m. ET.

Nick Kurtz, Ryan Prager Highlight NCAA Hot Sheet

Can anyone get Nick Kurtz out right now? The Wake Forest star continued his video game-like stretch with five more homers last week and is now up to 16 homers this year despite missing time due to injury. He’s one of 20 college stars highlighted today, along with Texas A&M lefty Ryan Prager, East Carolina righty Trey Yesavage and more.

Here’s what’s trending at Baseball America…

• Jack Leiter and Andy Pages are headed to the big leagues. Instant analysis available on the Prospect Wire

• You can chat prospects with us at 2 p.m. ET.

• These four young MLB hitters are showing promising signs this year

• Just remember, player development in the majors requires patience

• Is it time to panic for these struggling stars on your fantasy team?

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