This will be your weekly hot list of prospects who are performing well at the plate and on the mound. Here is last week’s hotlist. Below is the new hotlist for Week Twenty.
Who’s Hot At The Plate?
Zach Cole – Cole ends up on this list again as he has been on fire in Triple-A. He played in six games for Sugar Land this week and hit .381 with 2 doubles, a triple, 2 home runs and 10 runs batted in. He’s hitting .375 in Triple-A and 22 doubles, 19 home runs, 16 stolen bases with a .925 OPS overall.
Ethan Frey – Frey missed a few games but came back on a tear. In four games for the Woodpeckers this week, Frey picked up 10 hits while batting a ridiculous .526. This also included 2 home runs and 3 stolen bases. In 26 games for the Woodpeckers this year Frey hit .330 with a .904 OPS.
Caden Powell – Powell put together a nice season and after a cold streak, he closed the season strong hitting .409 with a double, triple, home run and 6 stolen bases over 6 games. Powell finished the season with 10 home runs and 32 stolen bases over 78 games for the Woodpeckers.
Pascanel Ferreras – After a slow start, Ferreras has been a lot better of late. This week in six games, Ferreras hit .400 with 4 doubles, 5 runs batted in and 5 walks to 2 strikeouts. He’s hitting .286 with a .813 OPS over his last 40 games for the Hooks in Double-A.
Who’s Hot On The Mound?
Ethan Pecko – Pecko had his best outing of the season this week for Sugar Land. In his one start, the right-hander tossed 6 scoreless innings with 8 strikeouts. He has a 1.42 ERA over his last four starts and a 2.66 ERA over his last 12 games as he is proving why he is one of the top pitching prospects in the system.
Jackson Nezuh – After a rough start to the year, Nezuh makes it back to back weeks on the hotlist. This week the right-hander tossed 5 scoreless innings with 3 strikeouts. He’s allowed just 1 run over his last 16 innings and appears to have found his stride again like he showed in 2024.
James Hicks – After a really strong 2024, Hicks has struggled some in 2025 with injuries and performance. This week he was dominant though striking out 12 batters over 6 innings allowing just 1 hit and 1 run. He has 11 walks to 35 strikeouts in 38 innings this season in Double-A.
Trey Dombroski – Dombroski has continued to have a solid season and was good again this week. In two outings this week, Dombroski racked up 15 strikeouts over 9.2 innings while allowing just 2 runs. Overall he has 111 strikeouts in 108.1 innings with a 3.74 ERA in Double-A.
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