With the excellent column by DC on the teenage players, and with the outstanding article in The Athletic on Zach Reks, I thought I would take a look at late bloomers. If Zach Reks does make it to the Majors, he would certainly be a late bloomer, but he hardly is the only one.
A young infielder was drafted in the 9th round out of South Carolina and had a fairly undistinguished MiLB career.
Age 21 – A – .253/.317/.409/.726
Age 22 – A+ – .262/.337/.369/.706
Age 23 – A+, AA – .258/.329/.378/.707
Age 24 – AA – .