Offensive Players of the Week

Here's a look at the top offensive performers in each league for the week ending June 14:

International League
Corey Brown, Durham
(.370/.433/.889, 7 G, 10-for-27, 2 2B, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 9 R, 3 BB, 8 K, 1 SB)
The 29-year-old outfielder reached double-digits in homers for the sixth straight season in style by going deep four times last week, including twice Tuesday against Lehigh Valley. Brown signed a Minor League deal with the Rays in the offseason and has provided some nice pop as an organizational depth outfield option with the Bulls. Though he's hitting just .231, his .220 ISO is tops in the International League. Overall, he's got a .231/.300/.451 line with 10 homers and 29 RBIs in his first 50 games in the Tampa Bay system.

Pacific Coast League
Domingo Santana, Fresno
(.545/.643/.864, 6 G, 12-for-22, 4 2B, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 3 R, 6 BB, 4 K)
Everyone is hitting in Fresno these days, it seems, and no one more than the Astros' No. 3 prospect. Santana owns a .381/.536/.595 line in June at its midpoint and has those numbers up to .320/.444/.584 with 11 homers and 38 RBIs in 56 games for the season as a whole. With numbers like those, it's no surprise that he leads the PCL in both slugging and OPS (1.028). The knock on Santana is that he'll always strike out a lot, and he's still doing that, fanning in 28.6 percent of his Triple-A plate appearances this season, compared to 29 percent in 2014. But what's encouraging is that his walk rates (17.8 percent compared to 12.5) and ISO (.264 compared to .178) are both up significantly. A second Major League look is likely coming at some point this summer.

Eastern League
Dalton Pompey, New Hampshire
(.400/.464/.880, 6 G, 10-for-25, 1 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 5 R, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 SB)
Pompey's 2015 season was in need of some optimism. It finally came last week. The 22-year-old switch-hitting center fielder started the season in the Majors but was optioned back to Triple-A Buffalo on May 3 after hitting just .193 for the Blue Jays. He then struggled in the IL, putting up a .209/.294/.253 line in 23 games with the Bisons, before being sent down again to Double-A New Hampshire. It's there that he's found his form, particularly when it comes to power. In just eight Double-A games this season, Toronto's No. 2 prospect has gone deep four times, accounting for each of his Minor League homers so far this summer. Last week, half of his hits went for extra bases. Pompey was a quick riser in 2014, climbing from Class A Advanced Dunedin to Toronto in one season, and although 2015 has been a completely different story, there's hope that last week could provide the helium he needs to go up the chain once again.

Southern League
Tyrone Taylor, Biloxi
(.423/.464/.808, 7 G, 11-for-26, 4 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 8 R, 2 BB, 0 K, 2 SB)
The Shuckers, who made headlines this spring by starting the season on a 54-game road trip, grabbed the Southern League South Division first-half title Sunday night, and the Brewers' No. 2 prospect was a big part of that title push. Taylor has multiple hits in four contests during a six-game hit streak and plated two runs in three of those performances as well. After an 0-for-3 Monday dropped his line to .253/.294/.316, those numbers have jumped to .277/.316/.380 during the streak. What's more, his stolen base Thursday was his first since May 18. He then added another -- his sixth of the season -- Saturday against Mississippi. 

Texas League
Nomar Mazara, Frisco
(.500/.560/1.100, 6 G, 10-for-20, 1 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 12 RBI, 5 R, 3 BB, 6 K)
With Joey Gallo in the Majors and Jorge Alfaro potentially out for the season, Mazara (No. 3) is Texas' highest-ranked prospect at Double-A Frisco, and he's certainly been living up to that billing. Five of his seven home runs this season have come in just 12 games this month, and with a .304 average and .853 OPS on the season, the 20-year-old is certainly thriving at the plate, despite being the Texas League's second-youngest player behind Raul Mondesi. "I think right now he could go up and give a quality at-bat in the big leagues," Frisco manager Joe Mikulik told MiLB.com. "I have no doubt in my mind."

California League
Zach Cone, High Desert
(.458/.519/1.208, 6 G, 11-for-24, 3 2B, 5 HR, 12 RBI, 7 R, 2 BB, 6 K)
Cone has bounced around the lower levels of the Rangers system since Texas took him 37th overall out of the University of Georgia all the way back in 2011, although a torn left Achilles tendon did him no favors in 2013. Back at the Class A Advanced level for the second straight season, Cone is showing signs of a breakout in all facets of his offensive game. Following last week's big-time performances, he has a .303/.354/.529 line with 12 homers, two triples, 14 doubles and 43 RBIs in 60 games for High Desert. A move from the Carolina League to the more offensive California League has no doubt aided his numbers, but for a guy who hit .207 with a .669 OPS across two levels last season, any uptick, especially at this point in his career, is welcome.

Carolina League
Keith Curcio, Carolina
(.542/.656/.792, 7 G, 13-for-24, 3 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 6 R, 6 BB, 3 K, 2 SB, 1 CS)
There's a chance it could just be coincidence, but it appears a slight move in the batting order has worked wonders for Curcio. The 22 year-old outfielder hit out of the leadoff spot in his first 21 games with Carolina but performed poorly, batting just .181 with a 13-to-5 K-to-BB ratio. Starting last Monday, the Mudcats moved him back to the No. 2 spot for the whole week, and suddenly, Curcio is performing like you'd want a top-of-the-order bat to perform. He's getting plenty of hits (13-for-24), showing a good knowledge of the zone (six walks compared to only three strikeouts), stealing a few bases and he even hit his first home run of the season Friday. A 2014 sixth-round pick out of Florida Southern College, Curcio is beginning to hit like he did at Class A Rome (.342/.416/.479) prior to his May 15 promotion.

Florida State League
Sebastian Elizalde, Daytona
(.360/.429/.800, 7 G, 9-for-25, 5 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 4 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 1 SB)
Whether it's the cooler weather of the first few months or acclimation to a new level/team, some players are slow out of the gate before breaking out in June. That's been the case for Elizalde, who entered June hitting .260 with a .691 OPS and now has a .298/.370/.638 line in 13 games during this month alone. He's done a particularly good job in the power department with 11 of his 14 hits so far this month going for extra bases (two homers, one triple, eight doubles). A look at Double-A might not be too far behind for the 23-year-old No. 25 Reds prospect, and when it does come, it'll be interesting to see how much of that power comes with him. 

Midwest League
Bobby Bradley, Lake County
(.409/.480/1.091, 6 G, 9-for-22, 1 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 6 R, 2 BB, 9 K)
A third-round pick out of a Mississippi high school last year, Bradley put himself on some radars by winning the Rookie-level Arizona League Triple Crown in his first Minor League campaign. He's helped his stock further with his recent performances for Class A Lake County, for whom he has hit five homers in his last eight games. As MiLB.com's Jake Seiner noted after Bradley went 3-for-4 with a homer and triple Sunday, that puts him on track for 32 homers this season, even though he missed a month due to an oblique strain.

South Atlantic League
Malquin Canelo, Lakewood
(.409/.458/.818, 5 G, 9-for-22, 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 6 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 SB, 1 CS)
The Phillies' No. 29 prospect has developed a reputation as a glove-first, speedy shortstop since signing back in July 2012. Although his bat still generally lags behind his arm and run tools, the Dominican Republic native is showing signs that he's coming along at the plate, which he showed last week. After entering the week with just two homers in 230 career Minor League games, he went deep twice. He also pushed his season slash line to .313/.370/.459 in 55 games with the BlueClaws.