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JJ Wetherholt checked in at No. 16, while Quinn Mathews ranked No. 54. Leonardo Bernal slotted in at No. 79, and Rainiel Rodriguez is 10 spots further down at No. 89. 

The three hitters in that group — Wetherholt, Bernal and Rodriguez — each had notable performances over the past week. But they were far from the only ones with shiny highlights in recent games. 

Updates on top 10 prospects

JJ Wetherholt, SS, Class AAA Memphis: Wetherholt has put together some sizzling offensive performances lately. On July 18, he collected four hits against Toledo. On Tuesday, he hit a solo home run in the series opener against Gwinnett, and his encore the next day featured a pair of solo home runs. In the month of July, Wetherholt is slashing .327/.421/.816 with a 1.237 OPS. His six home runs since July 1 are one more than he hit in April, May and June combined. 

Quinn Mathews, LHP, Class AAA Memphis: On Sunday, Mathews picked up a loss against Toledo. Despite logging seven strikeouts in just 3 2/3 innings pitched, Mathews gave up three hits, two earned runs and five walks. It marked his fourth outing of the season with at least five walks.

Leonardo Bernal, C, Class AA Springfield: Entering Thursday, Bernal had a 10-game hit streak. It was snapped when Bernal was ejected in the bottom of the first inning against Tulsa for arguing a ball call. In his only at-bat in the top of the first, Bernal grounded into an inning-ending double play. 

Rainiel Rodriguez, C, Low-A Palm Beach: Rodriguez hit an impressive home run Thursday against Jupiter, taking a pitch above his shoulders over the fence in left field. Entering Friday, Rodriguez is slashing .268/.415/.610 in July, and each of those numbers are vastly improved from June. Seven of his 11 hits this month have gone for extra bases. 

Jimmy Crooks, C, Class AAA Memphis: Crooks had a 13-game hit streak snapped July 18, but he bounced back by collecting four hits over his next two appearances, all of which were singles. 

Tekoah Roby, RHP, Class AAA Memphis: After allowing just two earned runs and tallying 21 strikeouts over his last four starts (which spanned 21 innings), the right-hander was placed on the 7-day injured list July 15. No specifics were given on what landed him on the IL. 

Tink Hence, RHP, Class AA Springfield: Hence hasn't pitched since July 3. He was placed on the 7-day IL on July 12. 

Yairo Padilla, SS, FCL Cardinals: Hasn't played since July 5. 

Joshua Baez, Class AA Springfield: After going 1 of 10 against Wichita and 0 of 3 in the series opener against Tulsa, he hit an opposite-field home run Wednesday and had two hits Thursday.

Cooper Hjerpe, Class AA Springfield: Hasn't appeared in a game in 2025. 

Other standouts

Matt Koperniak (Class AAA Memphis) had quite a day on Thursday. After hitting a solo home run Wednesday, Koperniak hit two round trippers Thursday along with a double. 

Aaron Wilkerson (Class AAA Memphis) pitched eight shutout innings in his Memphis debut Wednesday, giving up just four hits. 

Nathan Church (Class AAA Memphis) had a productive three-game series against Toledo, registering four hits and three RBI. That included a two-run home run in the first game of a doubleheader Sunday. 

Brycen Mautz (Class AA Springfield) struck out eight batters while allowing just one earned run in four innings pitched Tuesday. 

Pete Hansen (Class AA Springfield) pitched a shutout over 6 1/3 innings Thursday. He allowed just four hits while striking out six batters.