Wander Franco has been named the 2018 Appalachian League Player of the Year.
The 17-year-old budding super prospect has been among minor league baseball’s top players since making his professional debut in late June with the Princeton Rays. He will not turn 18 until next March, but that hasn’t stopped pundits all over the game from ranking him as one of the game’s elite prospects.
So far this season with the Princeton Rays, Wander Franco has hit .374/.445/.636 with 11 home runs over 245 plate appearances, giving him a wRC+ of 176. He is showing plus tools in almost all facets of the game, with an incredible plate zone recognition and contact ability.