Bruising backstop Ralphy Velasquez is our No. 9 prospect, earning 32% of the vote on Friday and squeaking past some tough competition by about 50 votes.
Velasquez joins No. 1 vote-getter Chase DeLauter and No. 4 Daniel Espino as a former Cleveland Guardians No. 1 draft pick. He was selected in the first round of the 2023 MLB Draft out of Huntington Beach High School.
Velazquez played in 30 games his senior season and hit .402 with six homers, eight doubles, a triple, a .525 on-base percentage and a .706 slugging percentage during his senior season. He also was a mainstay on the showcase circuits for high school players, where his bat and his throwing arm were standout tools.