Major Minor Matters 6/3

Arrow Up on Michael Arroyo (2B, SEA, AA)

Dickey-Stephens park in Arkansas is a much tougher place to hit than Funko Field in Everett. While the implication could be that nearly 600 plate appearances at High-A propped up Arroyo’s prospect status, a more muted line in Double-A opens a buying window on a talented bat. Arroyo has slashed .272/.339/.438 in 41 games with the Travelers, but he’s been significantly better since the calendar flipped to May. He’s hitting .333/.373/.520 over his last 18 games and finished Wednesday’s slate with four hits including a pair of homers. He’s splitting time almost evenly between left field and second base, and if he stays hot there might be a utility role for him with a first-place Seattle Mariners team.

Yes Way Josue De Paula (OF, LAD, AA)

There’s been an astonishing lack of chatter about De Paula’s performance in Tulsa this year. Part of the silence has to do with his relative lack of defensive utility which puts immense pressure on his bat, and there’s certainly other names in the system stealing oxygen. There are two new dynamics in his profile this year: 1) he’s hitting for far more game power, slugging .540 in 2026 compared to the .400 he managed in 2025, and 2) he’s swinging much more often. Those things may be related — he’s striking out far less often against better competition — but his vertical and horizontal spray distributions haven’t moved much. This feels like true skill progression and a reason to buy if there’s consternation about where and when he fits into the big league roster. He went 3-for-6 with a double and two RBI on Wednesday.

More RBI Than Syllables for Josh Adamczewski (OF, MIL, A+)

Adamczewski has been walking a tight rope since he started playing more in the grass than on the dirt. He was never a fantastic defender at the keystone, but it wasn’t (and still isn’t) clear he has enough bat to carry a corner outfield profile. He’s been stellar for High-A Wisconsin, bashing his way to a .315/.454/.566 line and surpassing last year’s home run total in roughly half as many plate appearances. His public data story is the opposite of De Paula’s: he’s swinging less, pulling the ball less, and getting it in the air less often than he did in 2025. The clear avenue for doing much more damage is hitting the ball harder on balance and he’s certainly doing so this year with an EV90 hovering around 106 mph. He finished Wednesday’s slate with five RBI in a 3-for-5 performance that included a double and a home run.