July may be nearing its end, but All-Star season isn't over yet.

Ryan Vilade, the Rockies' No. 7 prospect, and Dodgers No. 13 prospect Starling Heredia headline this year's group of Pioneer League All-Stars, the Rookie-level circuit announced Tuesday. The Pioneer squad will take on its peers from the Class A Short Season Northwest League on Tuesday, August 1 at 10:05 p.m. ET in Hillsboro, Oregon.

Harrison Bader's second go-round at Triple-A has been much better than his first, and it's earned him a shot in the Major Leagues.

The Cardinals promoted their No. 6 prospect from Triple-A Memphis on Tuesday to take the roster spot of the injured Dexter Fowler, who was placed on the 10-day disabled list in a corresponding move.

Nationals OF Daniel Johnson, Class A Advanced Potomac: 3-for-6, HR, 2 RBI, R, K -- Washington switched on their outfield prospect conveyor belt this week, most notably moving No. 7 prospect Andrew Stevenson to the Majors and top prospect Victor Robles to Double-A Harrisburg. But the most impressive debut Monday came from Johnson with Class A Advanced Potomac. The Nationals' No. 10 prospect homered to center on the second pitch he saw and added two singles from the leadoff spot in an 11-inning win at Down East. Taken in the fifth round last year out of New Mexico State, the 22-year-old center fielder has been lauded for his plus-plus speed and defensive capabilities, but he's shown that his bat can also translate to the professional level. He left the Class A South Atlantic League sitting second with 17 homers and third with an .890 OPS in 88 games for Hagerstown. Though he won't unseat Robles as the system's most promising center fielder anytime soon, Johnson gives the Nats yet another multi-tooled option at a premium position.

On Friday, the Bowie Baysox will once again change their name to the Bowie Baysox. The spelling remains the same; the difference is in how you say it. "Boo-ie," the proper way to enunciate the name of Maryland's third-largest city, becomes "Boh-ee."

This pronunciation oddity is one of many layers within the Baysox's "David Bowie Tribute and 70th Birthday Celebration," a shape-shifting homage to the massively influential British pop icon. Friday's celebration marks the second time the Double-A Baltimore Orioles affiliate has staged such a promotion.

Thyago Vieira was just 20 years old when he was the closer for the Brazilian national team at the 2013 World Baseball Classic.

Vieira, a hard-throwing right-hander who had spent two seasons in the Mariners system and had never pitched above the Rookie level, never got a chance to close as Brazil lost all three of its games in group play. Still, it was a remarkable experience for the young pitcher, now the Mariners' No. 9 prospect.

Four years later, Vieira is close to another big career moment: his Major League debut. 

Whatever lessons Franchy Cordero took away from his most recent stint in the Majors, he's put them into practice immediately.

The 12th-ranked San Diego prospect went 4-for-6 with two homers, four RBIs and three runs scored in Triple-A El Paso's 14-6 whooping of visiting Omaha on Monday, giving him three jacks and seven RBIs in two games since returning to the Pacific Coast League.

After dominating in high school in North Carolina, MacKenzie Gore is quickly adjusting to professional baseball. 

San Diego's top prospect struck out six and surrendered one hit in 2 2/3 scoreless innings in the Rookie-level Arizona League Padres' 4-2 loss to the Mariners on Monday at Peoria Stadium.

With each start in recent weeks, Enyel De Los Santos has been gaining momentum in different components of his game.

On Monday night, he rediscovered another piece and used it to construct one of his best starts of the year.

San Diego's No. 13 prospect matched his longest career outing with seven shutout innings, allowing three hits and equaling a career high with eight strikeouts as Double-A San Antonio thumped Corpus Christi, 10-1, at Whataburger Field. 

Only a week into his Minor League career, Jeren Kendall is showing why the Dodgers deemed him worthy of their first-round pick in last month's Draft.

The Vanderbilt product hit his first professional homer, doubled and finished with three hits and three RBIs in Rookie-level Ogden's 5-1 win over Helena on Monday night at Kindrick Legion Field.

Austin Coley was plenty satisfied with his start Monday night, but what he did on the mound was only a part of the story.

"I'd be lying if I said the hit wasn't exciting," the Pittsburgh right-hander said of his first professional knock, a sixth-inning single that broke up a no-hit bid by Philadelphia righty Tyler Viza. "Hitting's hard. I'm thankful I'm a pitcher."

So are his Double-A Altoona teammates. Coley (4-2) surrendered two hits over seven innings, fanning six and walking one in the Curve's 2-0 shutout of the Fightin Phils at Reading's hitter-friendly FirstEnergy Stadium.