Minor League Baseball Weekly Top Performers A perfect week over a pair of relief appearances gave the nod to the minor league baseball pitcher of the week this week. On the hitting side, one of the top performers this season finally gets a weekly note after one of the top seasons in the minors in 2022. Hitter of the WeekOriginally signed by the Kansas City Royals out of the Dominican Republic, Esteury Ruiz was included in a trade to the San Diego Padres in 2017, and he has been working his way up the San Diego system ever since. Originally a free swinger, Ruiz has refined his approach year by…