Buried in this Jeff Passan trade deadline column is this little nugget on 8 minor leaguers you should know:
Curtis Mead, IF, Tampa Bay Rays: Where the 20-year-old Australian winds up on the diamond is up in the air. With his bat, it won't really matter. Snaked from Philadelphia in a November 2019 trade for Cristopher Sanchez, Mead has distinguished himself even while in baseball's best farm system. He's playing himself into Top 100 prospect territory.
Still 20 years old. 994 OPS in Low A. 794 in High A so far. It looks like he is more a 3B/1B now as opposed to 2B and SS, but the kid can hit. Note we have no 20-year-olds at Jersey Shore. O'Hoppe is the best young hitter and he is 21.
