CJ Abrams will not be ignored.
The 18-year-old prospect was promoted to Class A ball with the Fort Wayne TinCaps, making his full-season affiliate debut quicker than expected.
While his first game was less than stellar (he went 0-for-4 leading off the lineup as the designated hitter), the fact that he’s already there is impressive enough. Abrams absolutely destroyed the Arizona League, hitting .401/.442/.662 in 32 games with the Rookie-level Padres. At his departure, he led the rookie league in batting average as the sole player hitting above .