Happy international signing period, everyone. And we're also
on the eve of our 2024 prospect rankings with top
10 by position lists rolling out over the next couple
of weeks leading up to the big reveal of our
top 100 in conjunction with our MLB network show on
January 26 I'm Jonathan Mayo and on this edition of
the MLB pipeline beat report, I'm going to combine
these two momentous occasions, a prospect mash up if
you will with a look at three past international signees
who will show up on those top 10 positions.
The top 10 catching list comes out on Thursday.
I'm not giving anything away by letting you know,
be has climbed closer to the top of that list
. He was the first big splash Michael Liasson company
made in the Orioles return to the international market.
Signing him for what was then a franchise record 1.3
million in January of 2021 out of the Dominican Republic
. He really took off last year posting a 953
ops and reaching AA as a teenager. He has
a chance to be a plus hitter with Plus power
and don't worry, o fans he could play first
base too in case you were worried about that,
Adly Rusman size obstacle in Baltimore. You'll find Keane
era on the third base list that comes out on
January 23rd. The Guardians originally signed Kera to the
Dominican Republic for just$87,500 in July of 2019.
But made the mistake. So many teams have made
answering the phone when the rays call to talk trade
and sending Kara to Tampa in November of 2021.
In return for Tobias Myers, he put his name
on the map during his US debut in 2022 with
an 882 ops while reaching full season fall, then
hit 31 homers and finished with the 976 in 2023
between high A and AA before making his big league
debut late in the season at age 20. I'm
sure everyone is shocked to hear that Jackson Chio is
one of the best outfield prospects in baseball. He's
known in wider circles. Now, following the big
eight year$82 million deal, he signed this off
season, but we've known him for some time now
. He was ranked pretty highly on our international prospects
list and headlined the Brewers class in January of 2021
signing for$1.8 million. The Tulsi Venezuelan Phenom made
a strong first impression in the DS L that summer
and has been on the fast track since signed as
a middle infielder but quickly moved to center field.
Chio touched AA during his US debut in 2022 and
posted a combined 876 ops a year ago. He
turned in a 2040 season while reaching AAA as a
teenager. There's a reason why people see him as
a legit National league rookie of the year candidate.
Remember this is just skimming off the top of all
of our rankings. We'll be unveiling all of our
lists including brand new top 30 team lists in the
coming weeks. There's no doubt many of the young
players who are just signing now will land on those
right out of the gate. So be sure to
check us out at mlb.com/pipeline for all of the updates
. I'm Jonathan Mayo and this has been the MLB
pipeline beat report.