With the trade of Jesus Sanchez to Miami, there was a spot open in Baseball America’s midseason update for the Rays. Kevin Padlo took that spot. I was a little surprised he wasn’t in the original update. He had been ranked in the top 20 three times previously — as recently as 2017 — so it’s not like he came out of nowhere this season.
Triple-A Durham Bulls (63-49)
Durham couldn’t hold off Norfolk in a 10-inning, 7-6 loss to the Tides. Trailing 5-2 in the seventh, the Bulls scored four times on homers from Kevin Padlo and Dalton Kelly.