Eduardo Jimenez was almost a victim of the Detroit Tigers’ improved organizational depth. In years past, a hard throwing relief prospect may have found himself listed in the teens of the team’s prospect rankings. Now, a prototypical relief prospect like Jimenez has a lot of company at the back of our list and beyond. Bless You Boys thinks just enough of his potential to give him the final spot in our top 30 prospects.
Jimenez has a little more polish than other high 90s arms at his level, though. While he didn’t reach Single-A West Michigan until his age 22 season in 2017, there is still reason to think he could move quickly in 2018.