Thursday marked eight weeks of the minor league season. Which MLB prospects have improved their stock in those 8 weeks?
There’s an old adage in MLB that a trend isn’t really a trend until it makes it all the way through Memorial Day. You believe a guy is going to hit 60 home runs because he has 10 in the first two weeks? Often by the time Memorial Day comes in play, there are 8 weeks of play that have seen some slump, some peak, and some in between to give more of an idea of what is to come.
So, we will be looking at guys who have come from either unranked to likely top 100 prospects or guys who were barely top 100 guys and now are well into the top half of the top 100.
Scott Kingery, 2B, Philadelphia Phillies
Unranked coming into the season, the son of former big league outfielder Mike Kingery has simply produced the most impressive stat line in the entire minor leagues this season.
Kingery was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2015 draft by the Phillies, and now the second baseman is hitting .323/.403/.682 for AA Reading this season with 12 doubles, 4 triples, 17 home runs, and 13 stolen bases. Able to flash good contact before with not much else with it, Kingery has added in plenty of counting stats this season.