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Some updates on minor league hitters, too:

Wil Myers: Crushing the ball at NWA. Seems to have responded well to his first season of failure. Bigger, stronger, in better shape than before. K'd a lot early in the season (13 of his 24 Ks came in a 7 game stretch in the second week of April) but has returned to the low K, high walk ratio since. Going to get the call to Omaha soon. Possibly in another month or so.

Gio: Hitting over .300 with good power in Omaha. Going to get the recall soon, hopefully, though it honestly will probably take a 1-30 swoon from either Getz or Yuni.

Clint Robinson, David Lough: Continue to be productive players who need a shot somewhere.

Max Ramirez: Intriguing guy. Righthanded power bat who can catch a bit. OPSing nearly 1.000 right now.

Brett Eibner: Playing pretty well in Wilmington. Showing good power, good OBP skills he's known for. Hitting about as expected (.250-range).

Cheslor Cuthbert: Struggling mightily in Wilmington, which doesn't surprise me. It's nasty cold up there right now, something he's never really experienced.

Jorge Bonifacio: This might be a new name to many. Everyone knows about Elier Hernandez and Bubba Starling, but Bonifacio gives the Royals a THIRD under-20 outfielder with superstar upside. Good patience, impressive power with more to come. Probably a corner guy in the majors, but someone to watch.

Oh, and Christian Colon still looks like a bust. Which is shocking, considering he was viewed as one of the safest bets in the 2010 draft. Little power, disappointing average. At least Drew Pomeranz sucks, right? (Let's not talk about the awesomeness that is Chris Sale, OK?).