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This Week in the Minors is our weekly look at notable performances from all over the system, from big-name prospects and less-heralded guys alike. The mission is to answer this simple question: “Who had a good week?”
Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers (31-43, 17.5 games back)
The Storm Chasers ended their season dropping four of six in Columbus, finishing the season 62-86.
MJ Melendez went 6-for-21 (.286) with four walks and a steal. He finished the year with exactly 20 homers and 20 steals, becoming the fifth player in Omaha history to enjoy a 20/20 season. Nick Loftin hit .385 (5-for-13) for the week. Diego Castillo hit his seventh home run of the year and Nick Pratto hit his ninth home run. Luca Tresh had four hits on Saturday, falling a triple short of the cycle.
John Gant gave up three runs in 5.2 innings with five strikeouts on Wednesday. Shane Panzini earned a win on Saturday with two earned runs allowed in five innings with four strikeouts. Chandler Camplain had a three-inning relief appearance with four strikeouts and no walks or runs. Chazz Martinez struck out six in three scoreless relief innings. Ryan Hendrix struck out three in two scoreless innings. Eric Cerantola appeared three times with three scoreless innings without a hit and five strikeouts.
Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals
The Naturals have already completed their season. They were consistent, finishing 33-36 in the first half and 33-36 in the second half.
High-A Quad Cities River Bandits
The River Bandits have completed their season. They were 39-27 in the first half and 35-31 in the second half, but missed the playoffs despite tying for the second-best overall record at 74-58.
Low-A Columbia Fireflies
The Fireflies went on an offensive tear in Game 2 of the Carolina League championship series, winning 15-10, but they fell in the deciding Game 3 to cede the title to Lynchburg. In Game 2, Henry Ramos went 3-for-5 with a triple and 4 RBI. Ramon Ramirez was 2-for-3 with 3 RBI. Luke Nowak was 3-for-4 with a solo home run and two walks. Yandel Ricarrdo also chipped in with a home run and a steal. The Fireflies drew 10 walks, and put up six runs in the fifth and seven runs in the sixth. David Shields, who was named Carolina League Pitcher of the Year, earned the win with five solid innings and three runs allowed.
Luke Nowak = aura
His first home run as a pro gives us a 1-0 lead in the first inning. #GlowForItAll#LetsGlowpic.twitter.com/OvIsyaV4hJ
— Columbia Fireflies (@ColaFireflies) September 16, 2025
In Game 3, Kendry Chourio struggled, allowing four runs in just 2.1 innings as the Fireflies got down 4-0 early on. Ramon Ramirez homered, and Hyunchan Um went 2-for-3 with an RBI double, but the Fireflies let it get away in an 8-2 loss. Henry Ramos went 2-for-4 and was 6-for-14 (.429) in the series. Kamdyn Edge allowed just one hit and no runs in 1.2 innings. Dash Albus provided 2.2 innings of scoreless relief.
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