Kelvin Gutierrez began the 2018 season in the tenth spot on the Washington Nationals list. By midseason, he was listed as the 17th best prospect in the Kansas City Royals organization, according to MLB Pipeline. Gutierrez was signed by the Washington Nationals in April of 2013, and the 24 year old was traded to the Royals in the Kelvin Herrera trade.
He earned mid-season All-Star accolades three years in a row from 2015-2017 with various squads, and was a post-season All-Star in 2016. His minor league career has been spent mainly in the different levels of A ball.