If and when the 2020 baseball season commences, Cubs prospect Miguel Amaya could be in store for a big performance.
Baseball America named Amaya, one of the Cubs top minor leaguers, as its breakthrough catching prospect for 2020.
The Cubs added Amaya to their 40-man roster last November to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. The 21-year-old is known as a strong defensive catcher who's only getting better at the plate. Last season, he hit .235/.351/.402 with 11 homers and 57 RBIs in 99 games at advanced-A Myrtle Beach.
Amaya was in big league camp this spring before being optioned to Double-A Tennessee on March 10.