MLB Draft League weekly preview: Aug. 4-9

Second Half Standings

(Team, W/L, PCT, GB, STRK, SD)

State College, 12-8, .600, - , L1, 1-0

Aberdeen, 12-9, .571, 0.5 GB, W2, 1-1

Williamsport, 11-10, .524, 1.5 GB, W1, 1-1

Trenton, 10-10, .500, 2.0 GB, L2, 0-1

West Virginia, 10-13, .435, , 3.5 GB, L1, 0-0

Mahoning Valley, 8-13, .381, 4.5 GB, W1, 0-0

Who's Hot

Player of the Week: OF Jayden Hylton, Mahoning Valley: 4 G, .556/.619/.889 (1.508 OPS), HR, 3B, 2B, 6 R, 4 RBI, 2 BB, SB, HBP

Pitcher of the Week: LHP Evan Grimes, Williamsport: GS, 7 IP, 0 R, H, BB, 9 K, 3 HB

RHP Billy Barlow, Aberdeen: 3 G, SV, 4 IP, 0 R, 2 H, BB, 9 K, 2 HB

TWP Ben Barrett, West Virginia: 7 G, .444/.483/.704 (1.187 OPS), HR, 3B, 2 2B, 7 RBI, 7 R, BB, HBP

C Ian Collier, West Virginia: 6 G, .300/.462/.650 (1.112 OPS), 2 HR, 2B, 9 RBI, 5 R, 6 BB, SB

LHP Hunter Holzemer, West Virginia: 2 GS, W, 11 IP, 0/3 E/R, 8 H, 4 BB, 13 K

OF Justin Journette, State College: 5 G, .471/.571/.588 (1.159 OPS), 2 2B, 6 RBI, R, 4 BB, 2 SB

RHP Haden Luke, State College: GS, W, 5 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 3 BB, 6 K

3B Maddox Mihalakis, Mahoning Valley: 6 G, .346/.452/.731 (1.183 OPS), 2 HR, 2 3B, 9 RBI, 4 R, 5 BB

RHP Jeremiah Newman, Mahoning Valley: 2/1 G/S, 5.1 IP, 3/6 E/R, 4 H, 3 BB, 11 K

OF Cy Turner, Trenton: 5 G, .588/.682/.765 (1.447 OPS), 2B, 6 RBI, 5 R, BB, 2 SB

Latest News

Weekly Roundup: Catch up on the past week of MLB Draft League action that has three teams on the heels of the State College Spikes with just one month remaining in the second half. More>>

Prospect Report: Early into the professional half, pitchers are already displaying an ability to work deep into games, out of jams in the bullpen and are making their case to be impact arms at the next level. More>>

Data Darlings: Mid-90s fastballs, 3,000 rpm breaking balls and 110+ mph exit velocities headline the data outliers over the past week inside this week’s Data Darlings. More>>

Alumni Report: With more than a month and a half remaining in the Minor League Baseball schedule, the MLB Pipeline Top 30 Prospects list for each organization got a refresh. At the end of July, 34 alumni who either donned an MLB Draft League uniform or suited up for Baseball Canada’s Junior National Team rank within their respective organizations lists and even one inside MLB’s Top 10. More>>

Finnegan Wall’s Contract Purchased: On Wednesday, July 29, the MLB Draft League announced that the Minnesota Twins purchased the second-half contract of RHP Finnegan Wall from the Aberdeen IronBirds. Wall is the third Draft Leaguer this season to have their contract purchased. More>>

Home Games & Promotions

Aberdeen: None.

Mahoning Valley: FRI (7:17 p.m., Post Game Fireworks + Meet Bluey at the Ballpark), SAT (7:05 p.m., Post Game Fireworks + Looney Tunes - Bugs Bunny Bobblehead), SUN (2:05 p.m., Every Sunday Matters) vs. Williamsport.

State College: TUE (6:35 p.m., Walking Taco Tuesday, WED (6:35 p.m., Glizzy & Wine Wednesday), THUR (6:35 p.m., Thirsty Thursday) vs. Mahoning Valley. FRI (6:35 p.m., Youth Sports Night), SAT (6:35 p.m., Fireworks Night), SUN (6:35 p.m., Mitchell Mesenbrink Appearance & T-Shirt Giveaway) vs. Aberdeen.

Trenton: TUE (7 p.m., Thunder Donut Floatie Giveaway), WED (11 a.m., Camp Day), THUR (7 p.m. Post Game Fireworks) vs. Aberdeen. FRI (7 p.m., Paint the Park Pink + Pink-Out T-Shirt Giveaway), SAT (6 p.m., Women in Sports Night), SUN (5 p.m., Bark at the Park + Modern Mojo Post Game Concert) vs. West Virginia.

West Virginia: None.

Williamsport: TUE (6:35 p.m., Salute to Pop Tarts), WED (6:35 p.m., 100th Anniversary Pin Giveaway), THUR (6:35 p.m., Joey Chestnut Appearance) vs. West Virginia.