Angel Genao won a photo finish for the No. 4 Cleveland Guardians prospect voting in one of our closest races yet, 38% to 37% over Juan Brito by just six votes. It’s a hell of a leap for Genao, who failed to be ranked at all last year (he missed out on the No. 20 spot by seven votes).
Genao was a headlining member of Cleveland’s 2021 international signing class, a switch-hitting shortstop from the Dominican Republic who received a $1.175 million signing bonus. MLB Pipeline had him ranked No. 22 overall in the class.
In his debut season for the Dominican Summer League at age 17, Genao slashed .