Last year, the Washington Nationals selected shortstop Carter Kieboom with the first of their two first round picks (28th overall). One year later, he is rising up the prospect rankings as he is ranked fourth on the Nats top prospects list (according to MLB Pipeline).
Now, Kieboom is with the low-A Hagerstown Suns and is off to a great start in the South Atlantic League. In his first 27 games, the 19-year-old has a slash line of .333/.402/.590 with six home runs and 18 RBI’s.
Before the Suns took on the Hickory Crawdads Saturday night, I had the chance to talk to Kieboom about his start to the season and much more.