The Prospect Team of the Week is our space at MLB Pipeline to honor the top performers around the Minor Leagues.
Per our rules, Minor League players must be ranked among their club's Top 30 prospects on Pipeline's lists to be eligible for the honors. Sometimes, of course, a non-ranked player has a week worth celebrating.
This week, we couldn't share our top performers without mentioning Braves second baseman/outfielder Dixon Williams, who had a week to remember. The 136th overall pick in last year's Draft, who began the year as Atlanta's No. 28 prospect, collected eight hits, five homers and 16 RBIs across Saturday and Sunday's games.
Alas, Williams won't be able to make it onto the Prospect Team of the Week -- maybe in the future if he is ranked again -- but the alternatives were quite strong at second base and in the outfield. There's no shortage of notable performances on this squad, which includes a 17-year-old on the Top 100.
This is the Prospect Team of the Week for Aug. 10-16:
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C: Franklin Primera, Salem RidgeYaks (Single-A)
Red Sox No. 4
.474/.600/.789, 6 G, 9-for-19, 1 HR, 1 3B, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 6 R, 5 BB, 1 K, 1 SB
At 19, Primera is the second-youngest catcher in the Carolina League, but he's fitting in just fine, with a .333/.474/.509 slash line in 31 games. The Venezuela native has hit safely in 13 straight starts, including a four-hit performance to start last series. After drawing five more free passes last week, Primera has more walks (19) than strikeouts (17) at Single-A and has a 41/33 ratio when including his time in the Rookie-level Florida Complex League. This is his second appearance on a Prospect Team of the Week in the past five editions.
1B: Luis Fragoza, Fort Myers Mighty Mussels (Single-A)
Twins No. 27
.667/.800/1.583, 5 G, 8-for-12, 3 HR, 2 2B, 6 RBI, 9 R, 7 BB, 4 K, 5 SB
The 6-foot-1 native of Venezuela has intriguing right-handed thump -- he ranks in the 73rd percentile of the Florida State League with a 40.9 percent hard-hit rate -- and has been putting it on display lately. He delivered his second multihomer game of the season on Thursday, which kicked off a run of four straight games reaching base safely at least three times. Fragoza has cycled between the infield corners and all three outfield spots and has a robust .322/.398/.607 slash line with 14 homers and 15 steals in 59 games.
2B: Aron Estrada, Chesapeake Baysox (Double-A)
Orioles No. 13
.474/.476/1.316, 5 G, 9-for-19, 5 HR, 1 2B, 10 RBI, 6 R, 1 BB, 3 K
The 5-foot-11 Estrada has long carried a hit-over-power profile but is in the midst of a slugging breakout this season. After going deep five times this week -- including once against MLB's No. 33 prospect Gage Wood -- he's almost homered as much this season (21) as he has in his first four seasons combined (23). The switch-hitter has been far better batting lefty this season (.301/.331/.578) than he has batting right-handed (.248/.293/.312).
3B: Sean Keys, Buffalo Bisons (Triple-A)
Blue Jays No. 6
.455/.600/.909, 6 G, 10-for-22, 3 HR, 1 2B, 7 RBI, 8 R, 6 BB, 3 K
Keys returns to the Prospect Team of the Week for the fourth time this season -- he made it twice in April and once in June -- as he continues to mash while playing the infield corners. The right-handed slugger has picked up multiple hits in five of his past seven games and is once again hitting the ball extremely hard. Half of his homers that Statcast has measured at Triple-A have gone at 110 mph or harder, including a 417-foot shot on Wednesday.
SS: Welbyn Francisca, Lake County Captains (High-A)
Guardians No. 21
.474/.545/.842, 5 G, 9-for-19, 1 HR, 4 2B, 2 RBI, 5 R, 3 BB, 4 K, 1 CS
Francisca has been on an absolute tear, with 18 hits in his past 10 games, which included a stretch of four homers in five games. The switch-hitter has boosted his High-A OPS 147 points to .960 during that stretch while getting everyday reps at shortstop after previously splitting his time between short and second. The 19-year-old missed the start of the season with a shoulder injury but has been quite productive, especially against righties (.286/.399/.584), since his return.
OF: Francisco Renteria, DSL Phillies (ROK)
Phillies No. 3/MLB No. 81
.667/.769/1.444, 5 G, 12-for-18, 3 HR, 2 3B, 1 2B, 11 RBI, 11 R, 7 BB, 4 K, 5 SB, 1 CS
The Phillies had high expectations for Renteria when they signed him for $4 million as the No. 3 prospect in the 2026 international class, and he's quickly living up to that billing. The 6-foot-3 athlete leads the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League with a 1.159 OPS while posting 11 homers and walking (34) almost as much as he's struck out (36). Last week, he delivered three consecutive three-hit performances and picked up extra bases on half his knocks. He's also used his plus speed efficiently on the bases, with 24 steals on 28 attempts this season.
OF: Bo Davidson, Sacramento River Cats (Triple-A)
Giants No. 8
.560/.607/1.160, 6 G, 14-for-25, 4 HR, 3 2B, 12 RBI, 6 R, 2 BB, 3 K
It's been quite a week for Davidson, who marked the end of his first month at the highest level of the Minor Leagues with his first professional grand slam and a career-high eight RBIs. The 24-year-old, who signed out of juco as a non-drafted free agent in 2023, delivered a pair of four-hit games as he increased his Triple-A OPS from .536 to .820 in a matter of six days. Despite his slow start with the River Cats, Davidson, who also made a Prospect Team of the Week in June, ranks in the 91st percentile on the circuit with a 47.8 percent hard-hit rate.
OF: Dylan Dreiling, Frisco RoughRiders (Double-A)
Rangers No. 13
.524/.565/1.190, 5 G, 11-for-21, 4 HR, 2 2B, 7 RBI, 6 R, 2 BB, 4 K
The 2024 second-rounder has hit safely every game in August and picked up multiple knocks in four of five games last week. Dreiling went deep four times in three games, which made him the only Rangers prospect with at least 20 homers and 10 steals this season, underscoring his balanced skill set. Although all of his homers came against righties this week, he's shown remarkably little platoon split, going .311/.375/.543 against fellow southpaws and .283/.389/.500 against righties.
LHP: Reinold Navarro, Bradenton Marauders (Single-A)
Pirates No. 21
1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 0.20 WHIP
Navarro has stood out for his strikeout stuff since signing for $270,000 two years ago. Through three pro seasons, the Dominican Republic native has a 38.1 percent strikeout rate; the issue has been a 21.4 percent walk rate. That made his most recent start all the more impressive, as he gave up one hit and did not issue a free pass in five scoreless innings. Hitters have had trouble touching any of his pitches this season, with a sub-.200 average and whiff rate above 40 percent on his fastball, slider and changeup.
RHP: David Davalillo, Round Rock Express (Triple-A)
Rangers No. 15
0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 0.17 WHIP
Davalillo hails from a big baseball family and stands out for his wide arsenal and pitchability. He showed as much on Friday as he struck out seven batters on five different pitches and allowed just one baserunner in a scoreless start. The 25-year-old notably pitched six innings for just the second time this year and needed just 76 pitches to do so. The 6-foot-1 right-hander, who also made a Prospect Team of the Week in April 2025, has one of the best splitters in the Minors, a low-80s offering against which opponents are hitting .158 and slugging .211.
RP: Ty Johnson, Durham Bulls (Triple-A)
Rays No. 10
0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 G, 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 0.00 WHIP
After starting in his first 10 outings of the season, Johnson has shifted to relief -- and been absolutely dominant in August. The 6-foot-6 right-hander gets plenty of deception and extension on his delivery, which helps him pick up a ton of whiffs with a 50-50 fastball-slider combination. The 2023 15th-rounder has nine strikeouts to just one hit and one walk allowed over six scoreless innings in five outings this month. If he can develop his underused changeup, he could start again, but he has the ingredients to dominate in relief without it.