Pair of teammates and Top 100 prospects headline latest Team of the Week
With 202 different teams to choose from, you might think that the top performers each week would be spread out across the Minor Leagues. That's certainly the case on the whole, but a pair of Memphis Redbirds are making sure to stand out -- together.
Across 11 full weeks of Minor League action, there have been eight instances of teammates making the same Prospect Team of the Week. The Cardinals' Triple-A affiliate has now done it twice with the same two players: outfielder Joshua Báez and reliever Luis Gastelum.
Yes, Báez and Gastelum are back in tandem after pairing up three weeks ago, and they headline a group that is heavy on 2025 Draft picks. Four of the top 60 picks from last July made it to be exact: Mariners left-hander Kade Anderson (third overall), Rays catcher Caden Bodine (30th overall), Marlins outfielder Brandon Compton (46th overall) and Braves shortstop Alex Lodise (60th overall).
To be eligible for the Pipeline Prospect Team of the Week, Minor League players must be ranked among their club's Top 30 prospects on Pipeline's lists. (Those in the Majors do not qualify.)
This is the Prospect Team of the Week for June 15-21:
C: Caden Bodine, Bowling Green Hot Rods (High-A)
Rays No. 12
.519/.567/.667, 6 G, 14-for-27, 1 HR, 1 2B, 8 RBI, 6 R, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 CS
Bodine has been a revelation in his first full pro season, as he leads qualified full-season catchers in average (.368) while ranking fourth in on-base percentage (.434) and ninth in slugging (.562). Last week was more of the same, as he tied for the Minor League lead with 14 hits, including seven in his final two games alone. The Coastal Carolina product forms potentially the best catching duo in the Minors with Nathan Flewelling (TB No. 3/MLB No. 85), who also put up an OPS over 1.000 last week with Bowling Green.
1B: Tommy White, Las Vegas Aviators (Triple-A)
Athletics No. 9
.467/.556/1.400, 4 G, 7-for-15, 4 HR, 1 3B, 10 RBI, 9 R, 1 BB, 4 K
After missing 10 days with a concussion, "Tommy Tanks" is back in a big way. The right-handed hitter has developed more of a contact profile than a slugging one lately, but he went deep four times in his first three games back from the injured list last week. The LSU and NC State product is slashing .297/.350/.473 this season between the two highest levels of the Minors and has a 45.8 percent hard-hit rate since his promotion, which ranks in the 81st percentile at Triple-A.
2B: Shotaro Morii, Stockton Ports (Single-A)
Athletics No. 13
.600/.625/1.133, 4 G, 9-for-15, 2 HR, 2 2B, 7 RBI, 6 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Morii has drawn plenty of attention since signing for a record $1.51 million as the next great two-way prospect out of Japan. He has been pitching once per week and hitting four times per week and was off to a slow start in his first taste of Single-A, but his bat really heated up last series. The left-handed hitter collected three straight multihit games -- including a pair of contests with three hits -- and socked his first two homers of the season, which raised his Stockton OPS 252 points to .777.
3B: Albert Fermín, DSL Astros Orange (ROK)
Astros No. 8
.563/.650/.875, 5 G, 9-for-16, 1 HR, 2 2B, 10 RBI, 5 R, 4 BB, 3 K, 6 SB
Fermín signed for $2,147,500 this January, the largest bonus the Astros have given out to an international amateur the past three years, and he's quickly making a big impression. The switch-hitter ended last week with a 1.011 OPS through 14 games and picked up his first two three-hit contests. At 6-foot-3, he's more physical than most teenagers, but the Dominican Republic native still has the swift legs to be a perfect 8-for-8 on the basepaths as well.
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SS: Alex Lodise, Augusta GreenJackets (Single-A)
Braves No. 5
.316/.483/1.053, 6 G, 6-for-19, 4 HR, 2 2B, 6 RBI, 8 R, 6 BB, 6 K, 1 SB
Lodise made a quick cameo at High-A last season after signing for $1.3 million but begins his first full professional season in the Carolina League, where he's showing off his power. The right-handed hitter went for extra bases on all six of his knocks last week, including our home runs. Fittingly, he delivered his third professional two-homer game on Friday, the same day that his cousin, White Sox No. 9 prospect Kyle Lodise, also went deep. His very next game, Kyle had his own two-homer performance.
OF: Raudi Rodriguez, Rocket City Trash Pandas (Double-A)
Angels No. 15
.643/.737/1.357, 5 G, 9-for-14, 3 HR, 1 2B, 6 RBI, 5 R, 4 BB, 3 K, 1 SB, 2 CS
The toolsy center fielder has 18 multihit performances across 64 games this season, and five have come in his past seven games. That's helped raise his OPS 110 points to .945, which ranks third in the Southern League. The 22-year-old has been tearing up Double-A pitching lately, and with three home runs this week, he's three away from his career high in a fraction of the at-bats. This is his second straight month making a Prospect Team of the Week.
OF: Joshua Báez, Memphis Redbirds (Triple-A)
Cardinals No. 3/MLB No. 64
.304/.407/1.130, 6 G, 7-for-23, 6 HR, 1 2B, 13 RBI, 8 R, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 CS
Not only was last week incredibly productive for the Massachusetts native, it was also quite emotional. The right-handed slugger bashed a career-high four home runs on the third anniversary of his father's death, and Báez said he could feel his presence with each home run. Then on Father's Day, he became the second Minor Leaguer to reach the 25-homer milestone. The former Vanderbilt recruit is tied for the International League lead with a .352 ISO this season and ranks third with a .969 OPS. This is his fourth appearance on a Prospect Team of the Week and second in the past four iterations.
OF: Brandon Compton, Beloit Sky Carp (High-A)
Marlins No. 11
.375/.615/1.125, 5 G, 6-for-16, 4 HR, 8 RBI, 11 R, 8 BB, 6 K, 5 SB
Compton's stock ticked up when he delivered the three hardest exit velocities in Draft Combine history last year, but he's proven to be more than a one-dimensional slugger in pro ball. Yes, he's continued to mash the ball -- four more homers this week give him 11 on the year, tied for second among Marlins Minor Leaguers -- but he's also displayed a discerning eye plate as well with 64 walks, third most in the Minors. Not only that, he's successfully stolen 12 consecutive bases, including one in every game he played last series.
LHP: Kade Anderson, Arkansas Travelers (Double-A)
Mariners No. 2/MLB No. 6
1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 0.50 WHIP
Anderson gems have become a Friday night staple in the Texas League, and last week was no different. The southpaw reeled off his fifth straight scoreless start as he lowered his ERA to 1.02 and his WHIP to 0.65. As a further sign of how dominant he's been, his Minors-leading K-BB rate actually went down to 37.4 percent after eight strikeouts and one walk last start. The LSU product has already appeared on a Prospect Team of the Week three times this season, tied with Blue Jays No. 14 prospect Sean Keys for the most of any player in 2026.
RHP: Christian Zazueta, Great Lakes Loons (High-A)
Dodgers No. 8
0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 5 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 0.00 WHIP
The 6-foot-3 righty was already knocking on the door of the Top 100, and now he's coming off his best professional start. Zazueta struck out seven batters across five perfect innings against a talented group of Guardians High-A prospects. And when he wasn't picking up whiffs, opponents couldn't square him up at all, with weak contact throughout the game. The Dodgers have been cautious with the 22-year-old's workload this year, but he leads their loaded farm system with a 28.4 percent K-BB rate (min. 20 IP).
RP: Luis Gastelum, Memphis Redbirds (Triple-A)
Cardinals No. 21
1-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 G, 3 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 0.30 WHIP
Gastelum has become a staple of the Prospect Team of the Week, with this marking his fourth career appearance after previously making it three weeks ago as well as June and August 2025. The right-hander continues to ride his 70-grade changeup to outstanding results, with five of his seven K's last week coming on the pitch. Opponents are hitting just .133/.124/.156 against his cambio this year with a 43.3 percent whiff rate.