It was a good week for the St. Paul Saints and the Wichita Wind Surge, but that wasn’t the case for the Cedar Rapids Kernels and Fort Myers Mighty Mussels. The High-A and Low-A teams didn’t have any off-the-chart performers, which is why their section is limited.

Top Performers:

AAA

Ben Rortvedt, C
5 Games, .357 BA (5/14), 2 HR, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 2 SO

• Ben Rortvedt has gotten a taste of the MLB, and it looks like he’s making a hard push to hear his name recalled. On top of hitting a walk-off home run on Aug. 7, he finished the week hitting .357.

With a walk-off homer to win the game, Ben Rortvedt is tonight’s @Enbridge Player of the Game! pic.twitter.com/yBbcK14Xgl

— St. Paul Saints (@StPaulSaints) August 8, 2021

Mark Contreras, LF
5 Games, .294 BA (5/17), 2 HR, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 6 SO, 1 SB

• Mark Contreras joins Rortvedt as the only two Saints players to hit more than one home run this week. He’s hit 12 home runs and is hitting .257 in Triple-A this season

Jovani Moran, #30, LHP
2 Games, 5.1 IP, 0.00 ERA, 0 H, 0 BB, 6 SO

Jovani Moran is another player deserving of a look at the majors this season. The No. 30 prospect in the organization’s system pitched 5.1 innings and didn’t allow a hit or run. This season between Double-A and Triple-A, he’s 3-1, with an ERA of 1.88.

AA

Jermaine Palacios, SS
6 Games, .304 BA (7/23), 3 HR, 7 RBI, 3 BB, 4 SO

• Jermaine Palacios delivered with power this week, mashing three home runs and added seven runs batted in. If you erased his 0-for-3 effort on Aug. 3, his numbers would have looked even more impressive.

Austin Martin, #2, SS
6 Games, .400 BA (8/20), 6 RBI, 6 BB, 1 SO

• In Austin Martin’s first week with the Twins, he hit a walk-off base hit and finished with an on-base percentage of .571. It wasn’t fun seeing José Berríos traded, but Martin made it a lot easier.

Trey Cabbage, RF
6 Games, .375 BA (9/24), 6 RBI, 2 BB, 7 SO

• Trey Cabbage may not have hit a home run this week, but he added six runs batted in and hit .375. The Wind Surge saw 19 RBIs between Cabbage, Martin and Palacios.

High-A

Yunior Severino, #29, 2B
6 Games, .381 BA (8/21), 3 RBI, 6 SO

• Yunior Severino is the lone player for the Cedar Rapids Kernels this week after a dominating offensive performance. If the rest of the Kernels were able to get on base, it would be easy to see his RBI numbers closer to seven or eight.

Top Prospects

Jordan Balazovic, #4, SP
2 Games, 1-0, 12 IP, 2.25 ERA, 9 H, 6 BB, 10 SO

Aaron Sabato, #6, 1B
4 Games, .182 BA (2/11), 2 HR, 6 RBI, 1 BB, 4 SO

Matt Canterino, #7, SP
1 Game, 5.1 IP, 6 H, 7.05 ERA, 3 SO

Keoni Cavaco, #9, SS
5 Games, .105 BA (2/19), 8 SO

Misael Urbina, #10, CF
6 Games, .056 (1/18), 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 4 SO, 1 SB

Matt Wallner, #13, RF
6 Games, .091 BA (2/22), 2 RBI, 3 BB, 7 SO

Drew Strotman, #15, SP
1 Game, 5 IP, 4 H, 1.80 ERA, 3 BB, 3 SO

Cole Sands, #16, SP

1 Game, 5.1 IP, 6 H, 7.05 ERA, 3 SO

Jose Miranda, #19, 3B
6 Games, .208 BA (5/24), 1 RBI, 4 SO

Chris Vallimont, #21, SP
1 Game, 1-0, 5 IP, 4 H, 3.60 ERA, 4 BB, 8 SO

Wander Javier, #22, SS
5 Games, .158 BA (3/19), 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB 8 SO

Will Holland, #23, SS
4 Games, .125 (2/16), 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 8 SO

Seth Gray, #25, 3B
6 Games, .130 BA (3/23), 1 RBI, 2 BB, 6 SO

Spencer Steer, #28, SS
6 Games, .227 (5/22), 1 HR, 4 RBI, 4 SO