Cubs minor-league outfielder Eloy Jimenez is widely regarded as one of the top prospects in baseball, and that's mostly because of his power. This season, the 20-year-old Jimenez is batting a robust .278/.381/.546 at High-A Myrtle Beach with seven homers in 28 games. That's despite the Carolina League being a pitcher's circuit and Jimenez being significantly younger than his peer group, on average.
All of that brings us this moment in the recent Carolina League Home Run Derby, in which Jimenez launched a mighty clout -- a clout that would bust one of the stadium lights. People, we tell stories, but we do not tell lies .