Boston Red Sox prospect watch: Introducing Juan Chacon

Red Sox High-A (Greenville)

Blaze Jordan has completely erased that slow start. The right-handed hitter is working on a seven-game hitting streak at the moment. That included a four-hit day. Jordan is now slashing .250/.304/.404 with three doubles, one triple, and one home run. The corner infielder has driven in nine runs and scored four more.

Marcelo Mayer has also put a slow start behind him. The left-handed hitter has a .255/.375/.404 slash line with two doubles, one triple, and one home run. He's driven in nine runs, scored six more, and stolen two bases. Mayer also made an eye-popping defense play at shortstop to remind everyone that he's an all-around talent.

Nathan Hickey is currently riding a three-game hitting streak. The left-handed hitter holds a .273/.455/.394 slash line with four doubles. He's driven in two runs and scored four more. The catcher has also walked as many times (10) as he's struck out.

Max Ferguson has looked great at the plate this year. The left-handed hitting second baseman/outfielder is slashing .286/.434/.429 with three doubles and one home run. He's driven in seven runs and scored six more while stealing eight bases.

Tyler Miller returned this week for his season debut. The left-handed hitting corner infielder went 5-for-12 with two doubles. He's driven in one run, scored one more, and stolen one base.

Jonathan Diaz also returned this week to make his season debut. The left-handed hitting catcher went 2-for-5 with a home run and a walk. He drove in three runs and scored three more.

Chase Meidroth missed a few games this week and had a bit of a slump, but the overall numbers are still absurd. The right-handed hitting second baseman is slashing .324/.531/.441 with one double and one home run. He's driven in six runs, scored 10 more, and stolen one base. Meidroth has more walks (14) than strikeouts (10). He's also getting time at third base to keep him on the field as much as possible.

Gilberto Jimenez is slashing .250/.250/.425 with four doubles and one home run. The switch-hitting outfielder continues to hit the ball hard. He's driven in four runs, scored six more, and stolen two bases. Jimenez needs to cut back on the Ks (12) and work some walks. Outside of that, you have to love what he's done this year.

Eddinson Paulino holds a .164/.207/.255 slash line with one triple and one home run. The left-handed hitter has driven in three runs, scored five more, and stolen three bases. Paulino's numbers aren't great, but he's shown signs of breaking out. The fact that he can play all over the diamond helps too.

Angel Bastardo had his best start of the year. The 20-year-old righty gave up two runs on two hits and two walks over six innings of work. He also set a new career-high with 11 strikeouts. Bastardo has a 5.93 ERA, .212 BAA, and 1.32 WHIP over 13 2/3 innings this season. He's young for High-A, and his 21 punchouts show something's working.

Isaac Coffey continues to pump out strong starts. The right-handed pitcher took the mound twice this week. He combined to allow four runs on six hits and one walk over 11 innings. Coffey racked up 14 strikeouts in that time. He has a 3.38 ERA, .203 BAA, 0.88 WHIP, and 19 strikeouts in 16 innings this season.

Juan Daniel Encarnacion struggled with his command this week, and it led to a rough outing (four runs in four innings). On the year, Encarnacion has a 6.08 ERA, .184 BAA, and 1.35 WHIP with 15 strikeouts in 13 1/3 innings. The BAA shows you that he's not getting hit around. It's just some untimely bad luck and loss of command at points. He'll be fine.

A healthy Aaron Perry continues to impress. The righty reliever has allowed one run on two hits and three walks over four innings of work. He's struck out six batters in that time.

Christopher Troye has been a wild ride this year. He's only allowed one run on three hits over 7 1/3 innings out of the bullpen. The right-handed pitcher has walked nine batters in that time, though. Luckily, he's offset those walks with an insane 15 strikeouts.

Nate Tellier has a 1.80 ERA, .211 BAA, and 2.20 WHIP over five innings of work this season. The righty reliever has only allowed four hits and has eight strikeouts, but the seven walks have ballooned his WHIP.

Jordan DiValerio has been quietly strong out of the bullpen. The right-handed pitcher has a 3.68 ERA, .250 BAA, and 1.09 WHIP in 7 1/3 innings. He's struck out six batters while only walking one.

Robert Kwiatkowski has thrown six innings of work over four appearances this season. The righty bullpen arm has a 3.00 ERA, .217 BAA, and 1.00 WHIP in that time. Kwiatkowski has one save and seven strikeouts compared to just one walk.