Leonardo Balcazar got off to a rip-roaring start to the 2023 season, posting an .897 OPS thorugh the season’s first 18 games for the Daytona Tortugas. Alas, an awful ACL injury struck, and he was sidelined for the remainder of the year.
There’s a ton to like about Balcazar’s numbers, but he’s got the kind of tools to truly back them up - and that’s got folks even more excited about his progression post-surgery. He’ll be back to 100% this year, and will hopefully hit the ground running (and will run right up this list next year, too).