Lake County entered the 2021 season as the team to watch in Cleveland’s system thanks to its loaded roster full of elite international position player prospects and a pitching staff that featured five college pitchers, including three who were making their MiLB debuts. Almost everyone lived up to the hype and the Captains finished with the best record in the East Division, but did not qualify for the playoffs by two games, because the top two records in High-A belonged to the West Division.
Here’s a quick look at the key contributors for the Captains this season.
Hitters
OF George Valera got to play his first full season in 2021 and he lived up to the hype, bat flipping his way into our hearts.