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Prior to the 2011 season, Baseball Prospectus ranked him as the top Indians prospect and the 28th-highest prospect in baseball. At mid-season, Baseball America rated him as baseball's 31st-best prospect. [1] [2] He was called up from the minor leagues on July 22, 2011. In 2012, he became the starting second baseman for the Indians.
To qualify, a player must appear on preseason top-100 prospect rankings by at least two of Baseball America (Jan. 17), MLB Pipeline (Jan. 26) and ESPN (Jan. 31), be rookie-eligible with 60 days or ...
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He was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 39th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and instead enrolled at Georgia Tech. [21] After hitting .315 with five home runs and 44 RBIs as a freshman at Georgia Tech in 2016, he missed the 2017 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery. [22]
He competed for a spot on the Indians' 25-man roster during spring training in 2016, [16] and was named to the Opening Day roster. [17] Naquin was named the American League Rookie of the Month for June and July 2016. [18] [19] On August 19, Naquin hit a walk-off inside-the-park home run to lead the Indians to a 3–2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
McKenzie spent 2015, his first professional season, with the Arizona League Indians (rookie winter league) where he posted a 0.75 ERA in 12 innings pitched.In 2016, McKenzie began the season with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers (rookie summer league) before being promoted to the Lake County Captains (high A league); he posted a combined 1.62 ERA with 104 strikeouts in 83 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings ...
Beyond a talented Rueben Bain-led freshman class that won’t become draft-eligible until 2026, ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. rates four soon-to-draft-eligible Canes among the five best prospects at ...