Youth was served on a busy Thursday night around the Minors. Teenage sensations and Top 100 prospects Konnor Griffin (Pirates) and Jesús Made (Brewers) left the yard while Nelson Rada (Angels) joined the likes of Ronald Acuña Jr., Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Jackson Holliday as 19-year-olds who have gone deep at Triple-A. Pitchers stood their ground, though, with Robby Snelling (Marlins), Quinn Mathews (Cardinals) and others putting together ace-like performances.
Jesús Made, SS/3B, Wisconsin (MIL No. 1/MLB No. 7)
Made's impressive 2025 campaign took another step forward during his fourth game for High-A Wisconsin. The 18-year-old became the youngest player to go deep in the Midwest League this season, a two-run jack which punctuated a four-RBI night. Made has a .765 OPS, 59 runs scored, 51 RBIs and 40 stolen bases in 86 games across two Minor League levels in his first stateside season. Gameday
Konnor Griffin, SS/OF, Greensboro (PIT No. 1/MLB No. 1)
Griffin extended his hitting streak to six games with his 15th roundtripper and sixth for High-A Greensboro. The 19-year-old added a pair of walks, drove in two runs and scored twice while lifting his average in the South Atlantic League to .325. Griffin has taken the Minors by storm in his rookie campaign, slashing .332/.411/.532 with 39 extra-base hits, 87 runs scored, 64 RBIs and 50 stolen bases in 92 games across two Minor League levels. Gameday
Charlie Condon, 1B/OF, Hartford (COL No. 1/MLB No. 19)
Condon's hot start to August continued with his second three-hit performance in four games. Last year's No. 3 overall Draft pick struggled to a .209 average in his first month at Double-A, but he's off to a 8-for-22 (.364) start this month with two extra-base hits, four RBIs and four walks in six contests for the Yard Goats. Condon is batting .286 with an .807 OPS in 60 games between High-A Spokane and Hartford following a nine-game rehab assignment in the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League. Gameday
Jarlin Susana, RHP, Harrisburg (WSH No. 2/MLB No. 48)
Susana's first Double-A start since May 4 was a success with the 21-year-old fanning six while allowing one run over 4 2/3 innings. The native of the Dominican Republic missed more than two months with a UCL sprain in his right elbow before making three rehab starts for High-A Wilmington. Susana has struck out 60 in 39 2/3 innings across 10 starts this season. Gameday
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Quinn Mathews, LHP, Memphis (STL No. 2/MLB No. 53)
Mathews' second start of August was arguably his best performance of the season. The southpaw allowed two singles over seven scoreless frames and equaled a season high with nine strikeouts for Triple-A Memphis. Only one baserunner reached second base against Mathews, who generated 21 swings-and-misses during his 86-pitch outing. The 24-year-old has a 2.35 ERA over his past seven starts. Gameday
Hunter Barco, LHP, Indianapolis (PIT No. 3/MLB No. 71)
Barco turned in his best outing since the beginning of July, allowing one hit and striking out four across four scoreless innings. The Florida product retired nine consecutive batters to open his start and faced one over the minimum while tossing 51 pitches (33 strikes). Barco did not surrender a run in his first six starts of the season at Double-A and has continued to pitch solidly at Triple-A, posting a 3.98 ERA and striking out 62 in 54 1/3 innings for Indianapolis. Gameday
Robby Snelling, LHP, Jacksonville (MIA No. 2/MLB No. 72)
Snelling's excellent start to his Triple-A career continued with his second 11-strikeout performance in three starts. The 21-year-old scattered five hits and a walk over six scoreless innings, lowering his ERA to 1.63 in five starts for Jacksonville. Snelling, who generated 22 whiffs on 50 swings, sports a 119-to-27 K/BB ratio across 100 frames between Double-A and Triple-A. Gameday
David Shields, LHP, Columbia (KC No. 5)
Shields' stellar campaign rolled on with yet another scoreless start for Single-A Columbia. The 18-year-old opened his outing by retiring the first 12 batters and surrendered just a single while striking out eight in five innings. Shields has not given up an earned run since July 9, a span of four starts and 17 frames. The first-year pro has a 1.68 ERA, an 0.94 WHIP and a 62-to-11 K/BB ratio in 53 2/3 innings for the Fireflies. Gameday
Nelson Rada, OF, Salt Lake (LAA No. 6)
More than two weeks shy of his 20th birthday, Rada put an exclamation point on his fourth Triple-A game, hammering his first Salt Lake long ball as part of a three-hit, three-RBI night. The teenager added a pair of singles and stole a base from atop the Bees' lineup. Rada is batting .281 with a .382 OBP and 38 steals in 50 attempts across two Minor League levels. Gameday