Triple-A Sugar Land swept the final Pacific Coast League weekly awards of 2023, as Will Wagner was named the Player of the Week and Ronel Blanco was named Pitcher of the Week. Wagner, who was promoted to Sugar Land on Tuesday, went 15-for-26 (.557) in six games, hitting three doubles with four RBI, three runs scored and two stolen bases. Blanco continued a run of dominant outings, hurling six scoreless innings. The righty gave up just two hits and walked one while striking out six. Read more »

James Wood balled out over five games for Double-A Harrisburg en route to being named the Minor League Player of the Week in the Eastern League for the second time this season. The second-ranked Nationals prospect batted .450 (9-for-20) -- hitting safely in all five contests -- while notching a trio of multihit efforts and finishing with six RBIs. His previous Player of the Week honors came in the South Atlantic League as a member of High-A Wilmington during the week of May 8-14. Read more »

Jake Gelof earned Minor League Player of the Week honors in the California League after barreling up just about everything he saw during the final series of the regular season. The Dodgers' second-round pick in July posted a .360/.407/.920 slash line while driving in 16 runs over six games for Single-A Rancho Cucamonga. Gelof mashed home runs in five of his past seven games and posted a pair of five-RBI performances as well as one four-RBI effort.. Read more »

Joander Suarez was named Minor League Pitcher of the Week in the Eastern League after tossing six hitless innings in his Double-A debut. Suarez struck out six, allowed just one walk and got 17 whiffs on 56 strikes over 79 pitches. Read more »

Nick Frasso was absolutely lights-out in his Triple-A debut last week for Oklahoma City en route to being named the Minor League Pitcher of the Week in the Pacific Coast League. The fourth-ranked Dodgers prospect twirled six scoreless frames -- yielding just two hits and one walk -- while whiffing four. He previously earned Northwest League Pitcher of the Week honors in July 2022 and was named the Texas League Pitcher of the Month in April with Double-A Tulsa. Read more »

Jordan Nwogu connected on just about everything thrown his way over five games for Double-A Tennessee en route to being named the Minor League Player of the Week in the Southern League. The Cubs' outfield prospect hit safely in every game last week -- notching three multihit efforts -- with five extra-base hits, five RBIs, and five runs scored. Read more »

Dylan Crews has undoubtedly lived up to the billing of being the No. 2 overall pick in this year's Draft thus far, and the league has taken notice. The top Nationals prospect was named the Minor League Player of the Week in the Carolina League after posting a .414/.469/.793 slash line with 14 RBIs and 23 total bases over six games for Single-A Fredericksburg. Read more »

Harry Ford was named the Minor League Player of the Week in the Northwest League for for High-A Everett. The top Mariners prospect posted an astounding .412/.583/.882 slash line with three RBIs and six runs scored while notching a pair of multi-hit efforts. Read more »

In his lone start on July 27, Chandler Champlain twirled six hitless frames while walking one and fanning six. The Royals No. 24 prospect has yielded just one run over his past three starts for the Naturals -- a span of 18 innings -- and he sports a 3.41 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and a .229 average against over six outings at Double-A. Read more »

Drew Thorpe made history in his lone start last week for High-A Hudson Valley and was named the Minor League Pitcher of the Week in the South Atlantic League for the second time this season. The sixth-ranked Yankees prospect twirled eight scoreless frames while setting a new single-game franchise record with 13 strikeouts. Read more »

Ethan Salas was named Minor League Player of the Week in the California League after hitting .368 with four homers, 10 RBIs, two stolen bases and seven runs scored across five games for Single-A Lake Elsinore. Read more »

Emerson Hancock was named Minor League Pitcher of the Week in the Texas League after spinning six scoreless innings, allowing just three hits and two walks while striking out five for Double-A Arkansas. It was his fifth consecutive start of at least six innings while allowing three runs or fewer in each. It capped a month of June in which Hancock went 4-0 with a 1.74 ERA. Read more »

Ivan Melendez pulverized the ball over six games for High-A Hillsboro en route to being named the Minor League Player of the Week in the Northwest League. The seventh-ranked D-backs' prospect posted a .393/.393/.821 slash line and recorded the first cycle at Ron Tonkin Field by a Hops player in franchise history. Read more »

Double-A Bowie teammates Coby Mayo and Cade Povich were named Minor League Players of the Week in the Eastern League. Mayo posted a .417/.517/.958 slash line while hitting safely in all seven games, going 10-for-24 with a homer in three consecutive games, eight RBIs and five runs scored. Povich took a perfect game into the seventh inning and finished with a career-high 13 punchouts and did not issue a walk over seven one-hit frames. Read more »

Michael Busch was named Minor League Player of the Week in the Pacific Coast League after posting a ridiculous .500/.533/1.077 slash line while going 13-for-26 for Triple-A Oklahoma City. MLB's No. 40 overall prospect notched a trio of three-knock games while recording three homers, a triple, four doubles and 11 RBIs. Read more »

Jace Jung was named Minor League Player of the Week in the Midwest League after posting a ridiculous .565/.621/.957 slash line while going 13-for-23 for High-A West Michigan. MLB's No. 70 overall prospect mashed two home runs, three doubles, notched 10 RBIs and scored four runs -- recording multiple knocks in five consecutive games. Read more »

Since returning to his native California this season, Kyle Harrison has elevated his game to another level. MLB's No. 15 overall prospect was named Minor League Player of the Week in the Pacific Coast League after twirling a pair of gems for Triple-A Sacramento. The left-hander yielded a single hit across both scoreless starts, fanning 14 while walking four over 7 1/3 frames and posting a 0.65 WHIP. Read more »

After an uncharacteristically slow start to his full-season debut, top Royals prospect Gavin Cross was named Minor League Player of the Week in the Midwest League. MLB Pipeline's No. 70 overall prospect went yard in five of six games, including homers in four straight. Cross showed glimpses of breaking through in early May, but he made a tweak during an off day that could be the turning point that Cross and the organization have awaited. Read more »

For the second time in the first six weeks of the season, Colton Cowser was named International League Player of the Week. Highlighted by his second multihomer performance of the year and a pair of three-hit games for Triple-A Norfolk from May 8-14, MLB's No. 31 overall prospect feasted on Jacksonville pitching, slashing .500/.613/.864 with four extra-base hits, two homers and eight RBIs in six games. Read more »

Justin Dirden exceeded his offensive output for the entire first month of the season in just five games last week for Triple-A Sugar Land. Houston's No. 7 prospect blasted four homers, including, two grand slams, collected 15 RBIs while batting .500 to earn the nod as Pacific Coast League Player of the Week for May 1-7. Read more »

David Hollie was named Minor League Player of the Week in the Carolina League after he notched four homers during Sunday's game in his hometown and hit .417 with eight RBIs across five games last week for Single-A Columbia. Read more »

Jackson Holliday was named Minor League Player of the Week in the Carolina League after hitting .450 with two homers, six RBIs, six walks and eight runs scored across five games for Single-A Delmarva before getting promoted to High-A. Read more »

Kumar Rocker was named Minor League Pitcher of the Week in the South Atlantic League after working eight scoreless frames, allowing one walk while striking out 12, across his first two pro starts for High-A Hickory. Read more »

Jo Adell was named Minor League Player of the Week in the Pacific Coast League after hitting .346 with seven home runs, 12 RBIs and 32 total bases for Triple-A Salt Lake. Read more »