What the Phillies lacked in quantity of prospects on Baseball America’s Top 20 Gulf Coast League prospects list, they got in quality. Shortstop prospect Luis Garcia – not to be confused with the reliever – was named the top prospect in the GCL this season on Monday.
Garcia is a new face in the system. This was his first season playing professional ball after being signed in July 2017 with a $2.5 million bonus. It was one of the biggest signing bonuses they have given to an international prospect, but so far Garcia has lived up to the cost.