

While his numbers were not quite as gaudy, Colson Montgomery also deserves a mention for reaching Double-A in his age-20 season. The 24-year-old closed out the season at Triple-A, where he went 12-for-31 with two doubles and two home runs in seven games, and he could play his way onto the Opening Day roster next spring.

314/.371/.524 with 24 doubles, 23 home runs and 79 RBI in his stateside debut. Signed for $2.7 million after an impressive run in Cuba and Japan, Colás hit. Wilmer Flores (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) 308/.378/.555 with 33 doubles, 26 home runs and 91 RBI in 124 games over three minor league levels. Tip of the cap to infielder Addison Barger, who hit. He reached Double-A two weeks before his 20th birthday. The 6'4", 220-pound lefty logged a 2.17 ERA, 0.86 WHIP and 117 strikeouts in 78.2 innings while limiting opposing hitters to a. No pitching prospect did more to boost his profile in 2021 than Tiedemann, who was a third-round pick in the 2021 draft.
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327/.426/.617 with 26 doubles, 22 home runs and 81 RBI in 397 plate appearances between High-A and Double-A in his first full pro season. The 6'2" southpaw posted a 2.10 ERA and 1.07 WHIP in 124 innings while ranking sixth in the minors with 171 strikeouts thanks to a polished three-pitch repertoire.įirst baseman Kyle Manzardo was also a serious candidate for top honors in the Tampa Bay system after hitting. The Rays appear to have found their next rising star on the mound in Montgomery after the 2021 sixth-round pick turned in a breakout season. The 20-year-old racked up 131 strikeouts in 107 innings between Single-A and High-A, and he has plenty of room to grow into his 6'3", 186-pound frame.

Right-hander Juan Carela is a name to watch going forward. His 15.6 percent walk rate during that span speaks to his advanced approach, and the 19-year-old closed out the season with five games at Double-A. 290/.405/.510 with 20 doubles, 18 home runs, 63 RBI, 91 runs scored and 34 steals over his final 109 games. The 23-year-old went 10-4 with a 2.34 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 129 strikeouts in 96 innings prior to joining the MLB rotation in early July.Īfter a rocky first month of the season, Dominguez went on to hit. Right-hander Brayan Bello might have been the pick if he had spent more time in the minors. His 102 walks rank fifth among all minor leaguers. 280/.443/.547 with 25 doubles, 26 home runs and 86 RBI in 120 games over three minor league levels, closing out the year at Double-A Portland. He has a 133 OPS+ with 11 extra-base hits in 106 plate appearances since getting the call, and he has made starts at second base, shortstop and third base.Īn 11th-round pick in the 2021 draft out of Notre Dame, Kavadas hit. 297/.416/.531 with 50 extra-base hits and a 15.7 percent walk rate in 112 games before he made his MLB debut on Aug. The 21-year-old looked the part of a future star all season, hitting. Gunnar Henderson (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)Īfter getting a brief taste of Double-A to close out the 2021 season, Henderson began the year in the upper levels of the minors.
