The vote for our No. 5 prospect was purely a two-man race between Bo Naylor (31% of the vote) and the winner, Brayan Rocchio (42%). He may have dropped a bit in our community rankings, down from No. 2 last season, but I think that speaks more to the potential of the Guardians’ Big 3 pitchers than something negative about Rocchio.
You’ve probably heard it enough already at this point, but Rocchio is, by all measurements, the ideal Cleveland Guardians prospect. He’s an undersized, aggressive, switch-hitting, middle infielder who plays good defense and has outperformed his age at every level.