The Daily Dugout Report - June 3, 2026

We have made it to June and DSL games are underway. Six full levels of Minor League Baseball to discuss. What a great time to be a member of the site. We will get you in on all the DSL prospects early before they take off.

In the meantime, go check out our latest prospect and dynasty rankings.

Let’s dive into the top performers from yesterday’s action.

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The Prospect Report

🚀 Standout of The Day

Juan Sanchez, SS/3B, Toronto Blue Jays (A)

Stats: 2/3 2 HR

Why The Performance Matters:

Sanchez was the second-highest-dollar signing for the Blue Jays in the 2025 international cycle. Having a strong 6’3” frame, Sanchez has long levers but plenty of pop in the profile. The power is the calling card, and there were questions surrounding the contact skills. Those were surprisingly better than you might think.

In 253 plate appearances in the DSL, Sanchez slashed an impressive .341/.439/.565 with eight home runs and 47 runs scored in 56 games. He added 16 doubles and four triples while striking out in just 17 percent of plate appearances.

The Blue Jays got quite aggressive with Sanchez in 2026 and skipped him over the complex and sent him to Single-A, despite being 18 years old. It did not look great for him out of the gate, and in his first month of Single-A action, Sanchez was slashing .117/.236/.208 with a 29 percent strikeout rate.

After last night's two-home-run performance, Sanchez now has nine extra-base hits in his last 13 games with a 1.046 OPS. Sure, the strikeout rate over that span is still 27 percent, but the batted ball data is looking much better. While the home runs left the bat at just 99 and 100.5 mph yesterday, it was still an encouraging performance.

Sanchez has his 90th percentile exit velocity up over 103 mph now and his contact rates are on the rise. It should teach us that there is a big adjustment period at the lower levels. The jump from DSL to Single-A is not easy and the elimination of short-season ball means there are often bumps in the road for players.

Hopefully, you did not write off Sanchez yet. He still looks the part as a prospect. -CC

Zach Root, LHP, Los Angeles Dodgers (A+)

Stats: 7 IP/1 H/0 ER/0 BB/9 K

Why The Performance Matters:

After pitching two strong years as a starter at ECU, Root transferred to Arkansas, where he continued to pitch well, posting a 3.62 ERA with a 30 percent and just an 8.3 percent walk rate. The lefty has steadily improved his strike-throwing ability, and it showed this year as he dominated despite moving to the SEC. The Dodgers nabbed him 30th overall and he looks to be taking off.

The arsenal is deeply rooted here, but after sitting 93-94 mph last year, Root is now sitting 96-97 mph and holding deep into start. In fact, last night, Root pitched seven innings and hit 98 mph at the end of the start. The sinker is getting 17 inches of arm-side run. Root plays off it well with a changeup, which works in the mid-80s that gets good, late depth and over 17 inches of arm-side movement on average. 

Getting to the breaking stuff, the two-plane curveball sits around 81 mph and gets nice depth and sweep. Root also mixes in a mid-80 gyro slider as well and both miss bats at extremely high clips.

While Root got off to a terrible start to the year, allowing four earned runs in his first 3.2 innings, he has not allowed a run since. Over the last three starts, Root has a 45 percent strikeout rate to a 9 percent walk rate. He looks the part and needs a promotion to Triple-A. Root could be a top 100 prospect soon. -CC

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