Minor League Baseball News and Notes

Spencer Jones will Return to Double-A Somerset to Start 2025

After spending the 2024 season in Somerset, Jones will return there in 2025 where he looks to improve on his contact concerns. The athlete and tools are off the charts with Jones if he hits enough.

JJ Wetherholt to begin 2025 Season in Double-A Springfield

Cardinals top prospect and 2024 first rounder will start his season in Double-A. Last season in his pro debut, Wetherholt slashed .295/.405/.400 in 126 plate apperances.

Lazaro Montes will begin the 2025 season in High-A Everett

The Mariners’ top prospect, Montes, will start 2025 in High-A, according to Francys Romero. He blasted 21 home runs and drove in 105 runs between A/A+ in 2024.

Brewers Prospect Tyler Black has a Fractured Hamate Bone

Black is slated to miss 6-8 weeks of game action. The Brewers prospect hit 14 HR and stole 20 bases last year in Triple-A and was slated to have potential opportunities in Milwaukee this year.

Braylon Doughty, Guardians’ 36th Overall Pick in 2024, will begin the season in Single-A

Doughty is the Guardians’ only prep draftee from 2024 to begin the season at a full-year affiliate.

Travis Bazzana, Guardians’ Top Prospect & 2024 1st Overall Pick to Begin 2025 in Double-A Akron

The 2024 first-overall pick will begin the 2025 season in Double-A, Akron. Bazzana had a strong spring and could reach Cleveland by season’s end.

Kristian Campbell Makes MLB Debut, Collects First Hit

After becoming the 2024 Minor League Player of the Year, Campbell made the Red Sox roster out of camp. He singled and walked in his first game on Thursday.

Chandler Simpson will Begin the 2025 Season in Triple-A, Durham

Simpson showed off improved defense in Spring Training and is coming off a season in which he stole 104 bases in 2024. He has world-class contact skills and can get down the line like no other. Expect him to impact the Rays at some point this year.

Nick Kurtz will Begin the 2025 Season in Triple-A, Reno

Kurtz, the Athletics' top prospect, is knocking on the door of an MLB debut. The number 4 overall pick in 2024 slashed .368/.520/.763 in his pro debut and mashed in the Arizona Fall League. He could get the call to the bigs as soon as June or July.