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South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 1: Eloy Jiménez

Eloy Jiménez
6´4´´
205 pounds
Bats: Right
Age: 22
2018 SSS Top Prospect rank: 1
SSS rank among all left fielders in the system: 1

The Chicago Cubs signed Eloy, a Santo Domingo, D.R., native, to a $2.8 million bonus on Aug. 1, 2013. Jimenez worked his way through the Cubs organization, moving up the prospect charts as he went and hitting light-tower home runs in the process. His best year with the Cubs came in 2016 with their A-team in South Bend, when he slashed .329/.369/.532 with 40 doubles, three triples, eight stolen bases, 14 homers, 81 RBIs, 25 walks (5.