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Welcome to this bi-monthly feature. This article replaced the previous "Top 10 prospect watch" because frankly, that was sometimes depressing. The players on that list will be folded into the bi-monthly minor league update. However, we just had a draft in June and the Angels picked up some exciting players.
These players are all currently playing on the rookie teams in Arizona and Orem, UT, and the Burlington Bees A ball. The top 12 rounds will be covered here.
2016 Angels draft class performances:
| Round | Name | Age | Position | Team | Level | Prospect Ranking |
Notes |
| 1. | Matt Thaiss | 21 | C/1B | Burlington Bees | A | 1 |
Thaiss has had a pretty solid year overall, though he's only hitting .216 in his last 10 games. |
| 2. | Brandon Marsh | 18 | OF | AZL Angels | Rok | 4 |
Marsh is on 60-day DL. |
| 3. | Nonie Williams | 18 | SS | AZL Angels | Rok | 6 | This kid had a really rough start this year but has really gotten into the swing of things as of late. In his last 10 games he's hitting .370 with a .408 OBP and two stolen bases. |
| 4. | Chris Rodriguez | 18 | RHP | AZL Angels | Rok | - |
Has had a great season, but hasn't pitched since August 8th. He's only allowed 2 runs all year in 11.1 innings. |
| 5. | Connor Justus | 21 | SS | Burlington Bees | A | 15 |
Justus is doing better lately and his .286 AVG over his last 10 games has raised his A-ball average to .218. |
| 6. | Cole Duensing | 18 | RHP | AZL Angels | Rok | - |
Duensing hasn't allowed a run in his last 3 appearances (6 IP). Having a pretty solid season in rookie ball. |
| 7. | Jordan Zimmerman | 21 | 2B | Burlington Bees | A | - |
Zimmerman is probably already looking forward to next year. He's only batting .161 in Burlington this year and .171 over his last 10 games. |
| 8. | Troy Montgomery | 21 | OF | Burlington Bees | A | 25 |
Montgomery went bust the last few weeks and is only hitting .143 over his last 10 games. |
| 9. | Michael Barash | 21 | C | Burlington Bees | A | - | Barash is still keeping his Ks down, but only hitting .192 over his last 10 games. He's showing good plate discipline with 6Ks in 26 ABs but also 6 walks. |
| 10. | Andrew Vinson | 22 | RHP | Burlington Bees | A | - |
Vinson has only thrown 12.2 innings in A ball. He has a 3.55 ERA with 8 Ks and 2 walks. His WHIP is a mere 0.87 |
| 11. | Brennon Lund | 21 | OF | Burlington Bees | A | - | Lund has had a rough spell as of late and only hit .190 over his last 10 games with 10 Ks. |
| 12. | Bo Tucker | 21 | LHP | Orem Owlz | Rok | - | Another guy who is probably looking forward to next season. He has a 5.85 ERA in his last 10 appearances and a 4.45 ERA this season. |