The 2025 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List took a little break for the new year, and now, for the first time, it will continue in the actual year involved in the title. What fun!
Kicking off this year’s shenanigans is middle infielder Diego Velasquez, who has been voted as the No. 16 prospect in the San Francisco Giants system. That’s a rise of five spots for Velasquez, who was ranked No. 21 in last year’s CPL.
Velasquez is, at some level, a less-extreme version of Wade Meckler — he has similar strengths (outstanding contact and plate control) and weaknesses (a lack of power and question marks surrounding his defensive ability).