It wasn’t the biggest blowout for Covering the Corner’s prospect countdown, but it was still impressive as Jhonkensy Noel racked up 47% of the vote, outpacing second-place Joey Cantillo (27%) by 20 percentage points.
Noel had a unique season in 2022. It almost seemed like he was bored at High-A Lake County, where he bashed 19 home runs over 62 games, but did little else, slashing just .219/.286/.509 while striking out at a career-high 31.7%. After all, Noel had made a name for himself a year earlier by striking out just 16.7% while slashing a ridiculous .393/.426/.693 just one level lower at Lynchburg.