If you’ve watched Elly De La Cruz in any capacity over the last two seasons, it’s impossible to imagine Major League Baseball putting on a showcase of top prospect talent without him involved. Elly provides that rare combination of power, speed, hitting ability, glove, and arm, and manages to do so from the middle of the infield despite having grown into a six-foot five-inch frame.
He’s electric, frankly, and his skills have translated into numbers so far this year for High-A Dayton in the Cincinnati Reds system. With 15 homers and 21 steals to his name through only 67 games played this year, he’ll now take his .