Carlos Vargas is the No. 20 prospect in the Cleveland system, making his debut in the LGT prospect rankings by earning 23% of the final vote.
The 6-foot-3, 180-pound right-handed pitcher was signed as an international free agent out of the Dominican Republic in 2016.
At just 18 years old, Vargas turned heads when he debuted in the Arizona Summer League by hitting 100 mph during his starts, although he had issues with control, walking 24 batters and striking out 41 in 34.1 innings pitched.
Vargas’ control improved dramatically in his sophomore season, cutting his walk-rate in half by walking the same amount of batters (24) despite more than doubling his innings (77.