The weekend kicked off with some of baseball's best and brightest prospects coming through. Homers by Top 10 prospects Marcelo Mayer and Jac Caglianone provided fireworks at Triple-A, while Kumar Rocker got back on the mound and tossed zeros during a rehab start. Not to be outdone, Mariners Single-A prospect Curtis Washington Jr. capped the night with a cycle and a five-hit game!
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Marcelo Mayer, SS, Worcester (BOS No. 2/MLB No. 8)
Mayer snapped out of a power outage that has plagued him this month, launching his ninth homer of the year and adding a single for Triple-A Worcester. The 22-year-old entered May with seven long balls and 34 RBIs but has slowed down as of late, despite posting a solid .778 OPS. Mayer's overall slash line sits at .271/.347/.471 with 43 RBIs in 43 games. Gameday
Jac Caglianone, 1B/OF, Omaha (KC No. 1/MLB No. 10)
Caglianone is finding Triple-A to his liking thus far, hitting safely in all four games for Omaha, while going deep for a second consecutive game. The Florida product and last year's sixth overall pick in the Draft clubbed a first-inning three-run homer and equaled a career high with four RBIs. Caglianone is 5-for-16 (.313) with five RBIs since his promotion to Triple-A and is slashing .321/.389/.565 with 19 extra-base hits, 11 roundtrippers and 48 RBIs in 42 games overall. Gameday
Kumar Rocker, RHP, Frisco (TEX No. 2/MLB No. 39)
Rocker took his first step back toward the big leagues with a strong rehab outing for Double-A Frisco. The 25-year-old has been on the shelf since April 24 with a right shoulder impingement but showed no ill effects in his outing, striking out three over three scoreless frames while throwing 34 pitches (23 strikes). Full story | Gameday
Kyle Teel, C, Charlotte (CWS No. 2/MLB No. 28)
Teel extended his hitting streak to 19 games with a second straight three-hit performance for Triple-A Charlotte. The 23-year-old backstop went deep twice on Thursday and found the seats again a night later, plating two runs with his seventh roundtripper. Teel also doubled, walked and scored three times in five plate appearances, bringing his average to .296 with an .882 OPS in his first year with the White Sox organization. Gameday
Harry Ford, C, Tacoma (SEA No. 5/MLB No. 67)
There are few hitters who are as hot as Ford has been during May. The Georgia prep product homered for the second time in four games, drove in a pair and reached base three times on a single and walk to bring his average to the brink of .300 for the first time since April 4. Ford has notched nine multihit contests in 15 games this month, during which he's slashed .404/.493/.649 with eight extra-base hits and 12 RBIs. Gameday
Theo Gillen, OF, Charleston (TB No. 5/MLB No. 85)
Gillen's first full season as a pro got off to a delayed start due to a calf injury, but the Rays' first-round pick from last year looks no worse for wear. The 19-year-old raced around the bases for an inside-the-park homer, doubled and reached base three times for Single-A Charleston. Gillen, who has two hits in five of his past six games, scored three times, had two RBIs and swiped a base, and is slashing .292/.453/.508 with 18 walks through his first 20 games. Gameday
James Tibbs III, OF, Eugene (SF No. 4)
Tibbs found the power switch for High-A Eugene, hammering a pair of homers for his first multihomer game as a pro while driving in a career-high five runs. Last year's 13th overall Draft pick also tripled and scored three times en route to his second game with three or more hits in a week. Gameday
Curtis Washington Jr., OF, Modesto (Unranked)
Washington came through with the best performance of his pro career, hitting for the cycle -- in reverse -- and adding a second double for his first five-hit game. The Purdue product scored three times and had three RBIs out of the leadoff spot for Single-A Modesto. Washington has gone 9-for-16 with six extra-base hits in his past three games. Gameday