Offense was on display during a busy Friday night around the Minors with Top 100 prospects standing tall. Jett Williams and Jefferson Rojas both cracked a pair of homers, while Blake Mitchell broke through in a big way. Speaking of big, Spencer Jones continued to tear the cover off the ball at Triple-A, launching his 22nd long ball of the year.
Blake Mitchell, C, Quad Cities (KC No. 2/MLB No. 33)
Mitchell went hitless in his first two games for High-A Quad Cities after being activated off his rehab assignment, but found his swing in a big way in his third. The 20-year-old belted his first River Bandits homer, doubled twice and walked in five plate appearances. Mitchell suffered a broken hamate bone in Spring Training and returned for several rehab games in early May before being shut down again with soreness in his hand. Gameday
Jett Williams, SS/OF, Binghamton (NYM No. 1/MLB No. 45)
Williams collected his second multihomer game of the season -- exactly one month after his first -- tallied three hits, three RBIs, scored twice and swiped his 25th base. The 21-year-old is off to a slow start in July but has a pair of three-hit games in his past four contests. Williams' big night increased his OPS to .886 in 76 games for Double-A Binghamton. Gameday
Quinn Mathews, LHP, Memphis (STL No. 2/MLB No. 60)
Mathews tossed four or more scoreless frames for the second time in three starts and struck out five as he continues to pitch his way toward St. Louis. The 24-year-old was hit around during his first three starts of the year and then missed five weeks with a sore left shoulder. Since returning to Triple-A Memphis on May 31 following three rehab starts, Mathews owns a 3.86 ERA and 36 strikeouts in 30 1/3 innings across eight outings. Gameday
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Jefferson Rojas, 2B/SS, South Bend (CHC No. 3/MLB No. 64)
Rojas went deep for the second straight game and then added another for good measure to punctuate a three-RBI night for High-A South Bend. The 20-year-old has left the yard five times in his past seven games, equaling his long ball output over May and June combined. In the midst of hitting safely in nine of his 10 contests this month, Rojas has increased his slash line to .284/.388/.506 with 28 extra-base hits, 11 homers and 44 RBIs in 65 games. Gameday
Spencer Jones, OF, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (NYY No. 2)
Jones' well-deserved promotion to Triple-A has coincided with arguably his best stretch of the season. The Vanderbilt product homered for the third time in five games and drove in three runs during a three-hit night for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Jones has hit safely in 11 of his 12 games for the RailRiders and is slashing .408/.475/.837 at Triple-A. Overall, the 24-year-old is tied for the third in the Minors with 22 homers to go along with a 1.055 OPS. Gameday
Aidan Smith, OF, Bowling Green (TB No. 4)
Smith erupted for arguably his best game as a pro, going yard twice and driving a career-high six runs for High-A Bowling Green. The 20-year-old is two homers shy of equaling the career-high 11 he slugged last year when he played in the Mariners' organization before being traded to the Rays in the Randy Arozarena deal. Gameday