An additional top-100 prospect was acquired: Francisco Mejia (catcher)! Will he platoon with the Padres catcher Austin Hedges, whose pitch framing ranks 12th in the Majors (StatCorner and Baseball Prospectus)? MLB ranked Mejia as the top catcher prospect and the 15th best prospect overall. What did people say about Mejia?
- “The team’s scouts [Padres] love his offensive potential, though he is batting a relatively modest .279 with a .755 OPS at Triple A this season.” Ken Rosenthal
- “…switch-hitter with impressive track record adapted well to high minors; isolated power is steadily picking up; makes contact easily though not a high-walk bat; has made steady progress with the glove…” –John Sickels, pre-season
- “…I still think Mejia is an elite prospect.