That's about as quickly as you will ever see a baseball leave a park. Only a dozen big leaguers have hit a ball this season with an exit velocity of 115 or greater.

Caglianone is currently hitting .330/.406/.606 at Double-A with eight homers and 31 RBI. Kansas City selected him sixth overall in last year's draft, following his stellar collegiate career at Florida. He should at least be headed to Omaha soon, if not yet to KC.

Anthony and Mayer are both consensus top-of-the-ranks prospects, 21 and 22 years old, respectively, and they are thriving at the Triple-A level for Boston. Anthony is slashing .294/.410/.495 with five homers and 23 walks; he looks like he's gonna be a longtime 20/20 guy with on-base ability. Mayer is up to seven home runs and an outrageous 34 RBI in just 29 games.

Some of the vets at Worcester have run out of adjectives to describe Anthony, because he's so advanced in his approach. He's a priority stash.

When it's all said and done, Lawlar might go down as one of the all-time PCL hitters. He's hitting .358/.437/.622 over 60 career games at Triple-A, across three different seasons. Lawlar just won the PCL player of the month award after slashing a ridiculous .408/.487/.749 in April.

It might feel as if Lawlar has been around forever, but that's only because he rose to prominence in prospect circles as a teenager. He's still only 22 years old. One of these days, he's gonna break through at the big league level. He'll clearly get another opportunity in the weeks or months ahead if he can simply stay healthy.

It would be somewhat shocking if Burns didn't make his way to Cincinnati in some capacity this season. The 22-year-old right-hander hasn't met much resistance in the minors thus far, striking out 33 batters and walking six over 20.2 innings. He has triple-digit heat and quality secondary pitches, and the combination is just a little too much at the lower levels.

Burns certainly has the potential to be a late-season impact arm for the Reds, a team with postseason potential. He could be a candidate to skip Triple-A entirely if his services are urgently needed.

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