No, Eloy Jiménez is not sitting atop the Chicago Cubs‘ 2019 Top Prospects list. Jiménez would have been the Cubs’ clear-cut No. 1 prospect had they not traded him for José Quintana in 2017.
MLB Pipeline revealed its Top 30 Prospects list for the Cubs on Thursday. While the group would benefit from a prospect of Jiménez’s caliber, it has several noteworthy names as is.
Catcher of the future?
Catcher Miguel Amaya is No. 1 on the list a year after not appearing in the Top 10. Amaya, whom MLB Pipeline projects will make his big league debut in 2021, spent the 2018 season with Single-A South Bend.