Welcome to the Minor League Update. Every day, we tell you the latest about what happened to the prospects you care about, and maybe a few more you should. Here's who made waves this weekend:
Lazaro Montes, OF, Seattle Mariners (Double-A Arkansas): 5-13, 4 HR, 2 BB.
Montes is mashing like one of the biggest bats in all of baseball, anywhere. The titanic Cuban is now sitting at seven homers for the season, slugging and otherwise three-true-outcoming his way through his second season at the level. The 21-year-old continues to hit for minimal average and strike out frequently, but it's easier to stomach when that sporadic contact is coming at 118 mph.
Wei-En Lin, LHP, Sacramento Athletics (Double-A Midland): 7 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 6 K, 0 BB.
If there's a challenge too big for Lin, he's yet to face it. While his one outing with Chinese Taipei went poorly in the World Baseball Classic, the Taiwanese southpaw has been brilliant in minimizing and quelling threats. In 28.0 frames, the 20 year old now has 33 punchouts and has only given up a single big fly.
Walker Jenkins, OF, Twins (Triple-A St. Paul): 3-5, 3 2B.
A slow start was in the process of revving up for Jenkins, with strong...
Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/106664/minor-league-update-wei-en-lin-weighs-in/
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