Minor League Notables & Draft Pick Tracker - April 11th, 2026
40+ write-ups on notables across all four levels & our Draft Pick Tracker
LOW-A ARMS
Isaac Ayon | RHP | Ontario Tower Buzzers (LAD) 4.0 IP. 2H. 0ER. 0BB. 4K. 43 pitches. Part of a combined shutout in Ontario’s 2-0 win over the 66ers. Zero walks through four. An 18th rounder in the 2024 draft out of Oregon, Ayon is 6’4 and has a 4-seamer, sinker, and two variations of sliders — he can sweep it and also tighten it up and throw a bullet-slider. Already coming back from Tommy John over a year ago, Ayon can dial it up to the mid to upper 90s and I think there’s more in the tank here. The slider looked really good last night and had hitters off balance. I’m keeping my eye on this one and I know the Dodgers may be a bit slow with him as he’s just coming back.
Jarrette Bonet | RHP | Wilson Warbirds (MIL) 5.0 IP. 3H. 0ER. 2BB. 5K. 67 pitches. 1.29 ERA. Five innings of shutout ball. Clean, efficient, no damage done. Bonet is quietly building a case in the Milwaukee system. The line doesn’t need to be flashy — and he’s getting it done. To me, this is an essential part of a farm system — the non-flashy guys who get it done who have the ability to potentially be legitimate relief arms down the line. Maybe there’s more? Bonet can reach the mid 90s and I’m sure he’ll sit there with his heater as time goes on. He’s added a splitter to go with a solid slider. He has a unique mix and he’s getting batters out at the Low-A level with above-average command. It’s also Milwaukee, so expect the Brewers to milk out every ounce of juice they have in this carton.
Ovis Portes | RHP | Daytona Tortugas (CIN) 5.0 IP. 3H. 2ER. 0BB. 8K. 73 pitches. Eight strikeouts, zero walks through five. The command and the swing-and-miss were in the same room tonight. Daytona won 8-4. Another night and seemingly another name to know in the Cincinnati system. The night before we went over Edgar Colon who caught my eye with his mid 90s fastball that topped 98+. Tonight, we’re going over Ovis Portes who averaged 96.1 with 18 inches of ride. Topped 98.6. They’re growing these types on trees. Don’t get me wrong, though — with his current pitch mix, Portes is destined to be a bullpen arm and if he as any more added gains will determine whether or not how prominent of a role he’ll eventually have. We’re still a long ways away but it’s exciting in Cincinnati.
Cam Tilly | RHP | St. Lucie Mets (NYM) 3.1 IP. 5H. 3ER. 2BB. 5K. 66 pitches. Got hit. Gave up a homer. Happens. The profile that made me fall in love with this arm doesn’t change because of one bad outing. I sincerely believe there is untapped velocity here with Tilly and by next season we’ll be seeing his fastball average what he’s topping now. Eric Jagers & company will be the first to acknowledge and account for that.
Miguel Sime Jr. | RHP | Fredericksburg Nationals (WAS) 2.0 IP. 1H. 2ER. 6BB. 3K. 52 pitches. Six walks in two innings from an 18-year-old who lit the prospect world on fire after his first start by throwing triple digits regularly. Well, last night he had absolutely no command of his fastball - left it up high and couldn’t get a chase or a called strike. The first inning was a disaster. I didn’t think he’d make it out of the first but he got the 2nd inning and he started it off with two sliders. If there is any takeaway here it’s that he had the wherewithal to try and work backwards knowing he didn’t have command of his heater. On a 3-2 count against the first batter in the 2nd inning, Sime Jr. through a slider for a called strike. That’s my positive takeaway from this outing. The rest leaves me to believe that this is going to be quite a project. A high-upside project at that. That sentence contains both the concern and the reason I’m not blinking. Command issues at 18 with that arm speed is a project, not a problem. I still love this arm. I do think there needs to be conditioning work in the future, but the kid is still 18. One offseason and all of that can be taken care of. At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter how hard you throw ball 4.
LOW-A BATS