Tampa Bay Rays‘ phenom and top-rated prospect, Wander Franco, is set to make his debut in spring training today. Willy Adames is scheduled to start the game at shortstop and his relief will come in the form of the 18-year-old who sits atop of pretty much every credible prospect rankings list.
Franco has taken professional baseball by storm. He entered the Appalachian League in 2018 at the age of 17 and cruised to a .351 average, .418 on-base percentage, and a .587 slugging. In his 61 games in Rookie Ball, he hit 10 homers, 11 doubles, and seven triples.