Antonio Santos represents a late bloomer for the Latin America program, which unfortunately has had a fallow few years for the Rockies until recently. The 24-year-old right-handed Dominican starter was only signed when he was 18 (in 2015) for a $50,000 bonus. Over the last six seasons, he’s slowly worked his way up the minor league ladder to get a big league cameo in 2020.
Pre-season 2020 Rank: 20
High Ballot: 14
Mode Ballot: 19
Future Value: 40, Back-end starter / Long relief
Contract Status: 2015 International free agent (DR), 40 man roster, three options remaining
In his first four professional seasons, Santos distinguished himself with his ability to soak up innings (he threw over 140 each year from 2017-2019) with good K/BB numbers against older hitters (as perennially one of the youngest players in each league he played in).