Minnesota Twins third baseman Royce Lewis continued his incredible start to the season by launching his ninth home run of the season on Thursday afternoon. The former number-one overall pick missed a majority of the season with a strained right quadricep he suffered on Opening Day. However, in the small 15-game sample size, he has posted an incredible .377/.452/.925 slash line with 13 RBI and has gone only six games this season without hitting a home run. Lewis has battled injuries all throughout his career and has logged only 85 total games in the majors over the past three seasons. During this span, he has held a .319/.380/.613 line with 26 home runs. The 25-year-old is a top option at the hot corner for the remainder of the season and a valuable asset in dynasty formats.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitching prospect Lucas Wepf is being promoted to Double-A Tulsa. The 24-year-old right-hander has spent the past 54 innings with High-A Great Lakes. Last summer, he held a 4.68 ERA, 1.36 ERA, and a 14:30 BB:K ratio with just one save. However, this season Wepf has looked much sharper with a 1.84 ERA, 0.75 WHIP, 10:44 BB:K ratio, and eight saves. In addition, he has allowed just one earned run and three hits in his past 12 innings with three saves. The young right-hander should be expected to continue to see time in high-leverage opportunities in Double-A. Wepf currently sits outside of the top 30 prospects in the Dodger system on MLB Pipeline but could join this list later this summer if he carries this momentum into Double-A.

After being recalled by the Milwaukee Brewers from Triple-A Nashville on Wednesday, infield prospect Tyler Black will make the start at first base and will bat seventh in the series opener on Thursday night against the San Diego Padres and rookie right-hander Adam Mazur. The team's No. 3 prospect, per MLB Pipeline, made his major-league debut earlier this year but played in only seven games and went 5-for-22 (.227) with no home runs, two stolen bases and a run scored. It's unlikely that the 23-year-old sees more playing time this time around as long as Rhys Hoskins and Joey Ortiz stay healthy at first and third base, respectively, but Black could be worth grabbing off the waiver wire in deeper fantasy leagues for his speed on the basepaths. In 53 games at Nashville this year, Black hit .275/.375/.483 with an .858 OPS, nine homers, 41 RBI and 11 stolen bases.

Los Angeles Angels outfield prospect Joe Redfield will be embarking on his second stint at High-A Tri-City. The former fourth-round selection in last year's draft debuted at High-A last summer and held a .255/.340/.426 slash line with one home run and eight RBI across 12 games. He opened this season at Single-A Inland and looked quite comfortable with a .288/.380/.411 slash line across 57 games. He tallied four home runs, 30 RBI, stole 15 bases, and held a solid 33:47 BB:K ratio. Even though the Sam Houston product is not included in MLB Pipeline's top 30 Angel prospects, he remains a name to monitor in dynasty leagues as he has yet to hit a major roadblock in his young career. If he performs well in his second look at High-A, he could push for a Double-A promotion at the end of the summer.

Milwaukee Brewers left-handed pitching prospect Robert Gasser (elbow) has elected to have season-ending surgery on his left elbow. Gasser is looking at being out at least the next 12 months, although it's unclear at this time exactly what type of surgery he'll be having. Dr. Keith Meister will perform the procedure on Monday in Dallas, Texas. The 25-year-old rookie southpaw will need surgery to fix UCL damage in his elbow and will miss the rest of this year and most likely at least half of the 2025 campaign as a result. The team's No. 4 prospect, per MLB Pipeline, made his first five big-league starts in 2024 before his injury and looked good, going 2-0 with a 2.57 ERA and 1.04 WHIP with 16 strikeouts and just one walk over 28 innings pitched. The left-hander's upside makes him worth stashing, but only in dynasty/keeper leagues.