With the All-Star and the Futures Game both in the rear view mirror, we take another tour around the minors to see who is hot and who is not. We are now well past the half-way point for the 2012 minor league season and can get a better read on players who are having true breakouts and those who are really struggling.

(*) HQ RADIO: BHQ minor-leagues analyst Rob Gordon discusses the recent Futures Game, other top prospects, his mid-season Top 50 updates and Trout vs. Harper...

Desmond Jennings has dropped out of the leadoff slot in favor of Elliot Johnson. Capps returns, but is he the best fit for the Twins pen? Bonifacio returns, and more...

If regression is such a strong force, can we use it over shorter periods of time?

The first weekend of post All-Star break NL games will feature eight three-game series.

Lined up for a second-half run: The Angels kick off their post-break schedule on Friday at Yankee Stadium.

Matt Harvey and three others have made adjustments and are showing results that may lead to a call up in the near future.

Ben Sheets (RHP, ATL) reportedly will make his first MLB appearance in two years on July 15, likely replacing one of ATL's inconsistent young starters, Randall Delgado (RHP, ATL) or Mike Minor (LHP, ATL). Jair Jurrjens (RHP, ATL), whose surface numbers since his return from a minor-league demotion belie his shaky underlying skills, seems unlikely to be bumped. Sheets has a strong skills history, though his Dom and Cmd faded in recent years as he battled a series of injuries.

Vance Worley (RHP, PHI) started strong his rookie season with a sub-3.00 ERA through June. He may have tailed off a bit as summer wore on, but an ERA just over 3.00 set expectations high for his sophomore season. The 24-year-old hasn't disappointed.

A lineup's worth of players from whom we expect better performance in the 2nd half.

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