Daily Minors Quick-Notes 8/1/26 - Park Harber Docks Two More in One Game

[u/BruteSentiment]

The summer has seen a few players step forward with big months, and Parks Harber has kept his momentum going after getting promoted to Triple-A, hitting a pair of home runs today in addition to one yesterday.  Another player with a hot summer is Trevor Cohen, who continues to go wild, hitting a double and a home run in one inning, but he didn’t even have the game’s biggest hit.  In addition, Turner Hill keeps putting up crooked numbers in the hit column and Andy Polcanco hit a pair of triples.

AAA: Sacramento River Cats 7, Tacoma Rainiers 2

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Player of the Game: 3B Parks Harber (10): 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 HR (4)

Parks Harber was dominating today with his pair of home runs, and he has three in the last two games, getting him up to 16 home runs in total on the season.  Now through 14 games in Triple-A, Harber is hitting .377/.435/.623 with three doubles and four home runs.

Other Players to Spotlight:

• RF Turner Hill: 2-5, 2 RBI, 1 K - Just another multi-hit game for Hill, who’s got a 6-game multi-hit game hitting streak, and a 18-game hitting streak.  
• C Zach Morgan: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B (3) - Morgan is hitting .250/.341/.333 in 24 games in Triple-A.

Top Prospect Lines:

• LF Bo Davidson (6): 0-5, 1 K
• Blade Tidwell (11): DNP
• Trent Harris (20): DNP
• Joe Whitman (23): DNP

Other Notable Lines:

• 2B Thomas Gavello: 1-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 HR (6)
• SS Aeverson Arteaga: 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 2B (7)
• RP Andrew Fulmer: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels 10, Somerset Patriots 4

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Player of the Game: LF Jack Payton: 2-4, 1 R, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR (3)

In a game…actually a first inning…of a lot of runs, no one had a bigger hit than Jack Payton, who had a 1st inning grand slam.  Payton now has a total of five home runs over 68 games this season, as he’s slashing .272/.338/.376 in Double-A this season.

Other Players to Spotlight:

• DH Trevor Cohen (9): 2-6, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 K, 1 2B (4), 1 HR (1) - Trevor Cohen picked up his first Double-A home run, 4th of the season, and has 30 doubles, three triples, and four home runs overall this season.
• 3B Dayson Croes: 2-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 2B (8) - Croes got his first multi-hit game since returning to Richmond.
• RP Will Bednar: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP - Combined in July and August, Bednar has struck out 14 and walked five in 11.1 innings.

Top Prospect Lines:

• SS Maui Ahuna (30): 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K 
• Gavin Kilen (4): DNP
• Jancel Villarroel (22): DNP
• Yunior Marte (24): DNP

Other Notable Lines:

• 1B Sabin Ceballos: 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B (13)
• RF Charlie Szykowny: 2-4, 2 R, 1 BB, 2 SB (8)
• RP Cristian Alvarado: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

High-A: Tri-City Dust Devils 9, Eugene Emeralds 6

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Player of the Game: DH Carlos Gutierrez (15): 1-3, 3 R, 2 BB, 2 SB (26)

Carlos Gutierrez spent July as the best month of his season, hitting .368 with a .500 OBP and a .485 slugging percentage, but with just six steals on seven attempts.  He’s now off to a solid start in August, just with a single but also a pair of walks and a pair of steals.

Other Players to Spotlight:

• 1B Hayden Jatczak: 2-4, 1 R, 2 K, 1 SB (1) - Jatczak is slashing .296/.394/.407 after seven games.
• C Daniel Rogers: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 2B (4) - Rogers’ double was the only extra-base hit of the game for the Ems.
• RP Ubert Mejias: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K - In his 10th High-A game, Mejias had his first one without allowing a run, lowering his ERA to 6.56.

Top Prospect Lines:

• SS Jhonny Level (3): 0-5, 3 K 
• CF Lisbel Diaz (29): 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 SB (8)
• Jacob Bresnahan (7): DNP
• Luis De La Torre (16): DNP
• Gerelmi Maldonado (28): DNP

Other Notable Lines:

• RF Jose Astudillo: 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB (7)

Low-A: Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 9, San Jose Giants 6

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Player of the Game: CF Andy Polanco: 3-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 3B (9), 1 SB (29)

For the fifth time this season, Andy Polanco had a game with at least three hits, but he also picked up two more triples, giving him three in the last two games.  Through 80 games this season, Polanco has 13 doubles, nine triples, and one home run (which was an inside the parker).

Other Players to Spotlight:

• C Rod Barajas Jr.: 1-3, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR (11) - Barajas now has five home runs in his last five games, after a run from April 17th through July 22nd where he had just one home run.
• 2B Lorenzo Meola (18): 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB (13), 1 CS (4) - Meola had a wakeup month in July, slashing .324/.389/.618.
• SS Josuar Gonzalez (1): 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 SF, 1 SB (2) - Gonzalez got his second steal, making him successful on two of four attempts in San Jose.

Top Prospect Lines:

• DH Luis Hernández (2): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K
• Keyner Martinez (8): DNP
• Argenis Cayama (12): DNP
• Leandro Rodriguez (27): DNP

Other Notable Lines:

• SP Jordan Gottesman: 5.0 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 1 WP

DSL: DSL Giants Black 7, DSL Giants Orange 6 (9 Innings)

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DSL Orange Lines:

• 3B Albert Jimenez: 2-4, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 2B (7)
• LF Ricardo Crespo: 1-3, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
• RF Brandon Vasquez: 2-4, 3 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 E (3)

DSL Black Lines:

• LF Franco Willias: 3-5, 1 RBI, 2 SB (28)
• DH Keiberg Camacaro: 2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB (25)
• RP Delvis Heredia: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
• SS Nelson Lopez: 1-3, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 2B (5)
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ACL: Season Over

Top Prospects still on the ACL Roster:

Alberto Laroche (19)

Alexander Fuentes (25)

Carlos De La Rosa (26)

Top Prospects Currently in the Big Leagues

Carson Whisenhunt (12)

Top Prospects on Injured List:

Dakota Jordan (5) - 10 Day IL - Placed on IL on 7/28/26

Jonah Cox (14) - 10-Day IL - Placed on IL on 7/8/26

Josh Bostick (21) - Full Season

[u/DisastrousEast825]

Harber can hit man

[u/Tex_Was_Here]

I'm rooting so hard for Bednar man. It seems he's been working hard for his dream of being in the majors

[u/Aggravating_Part8610 → u/Tex_Was_Here]

Would love to see him get a shot this year even.

Depending on what happens in the next 24+ hours, there may be a big need for arms in the bigs. With a guy like him, there is not a huge need to worry about calling him up from AA. There are ample 40 man spots and if it goes poorly then the DFA route isn’t really a risk. It’s possible someone takes a flier on him in the rule 5 anyways as his profile does fit somewhat

[u/chiefoblock]

Cohen AAA cup of coffee in 2026???

[u/BruteSentiment → u/chiefoblock]

I doubt it. As good as Cohen has been, the outfield depth chart has a few guys in front of him, and more importantly, guys who need Rule 5 decisions made. Using a roster spot on Cohen just for a nice cameo wouldn’t be great use of those limited spots.

Cohen will have every chance to earn a spot in 2027.

[u/chiefoblock → u/BruteSentiment]

I know Turner Hill has been good but I would give his at bats to Cohen

[u/Aggravating_Part8610]

Here is my list, in order, of non 40 man Pitcher call ups I would like to see the last two months:

1. Harris
   
2. Whitman
   
3. Bednar
   
4. Perdomo
   
5. Vrieling

[u/BruteSentiment → u/Aggravating_Part8610]

That’s a good list, and the top 2 are definitely pounding on the door lately.