After just lately being named the No. 14 prospect on the MLB pipeline forward of the 2023 season, there’s immense expectations on 21-year-old Diego Cartaya’s shoulders.
However fortunately, the Venezuelan catcher will get loads of reps and follow this spring with a couple of Dodgers stars away for the World Baseball Traditional.
Dave Roberts shares how Will Smith and Austin Barnes’ momentary absence will profit the younger catcher:
“So I feel for me simply it proper now, I see Diego catching each different day on the again half of video games. We’ll get Feduccia beginning some video games, Mazeika will begin some video games. However to have Freitas and Cartaya on the again finish of video games, I feel it’s a chance that Diego wouldn’t usually have.”
On offense, Cartaya shall be a giant assist if he’s in a position to translate his minor-league success to the most important leagues this season. In the course of the 2022 season, he break up his time with Rancho Cucamonga and Nice Lakes.
Final 12 months, he slashed .254/.389/.503 with an .892 SLG. Since 2019, he’s hit 36 homers and has collected 125 RBIs.
He was chosen to the Futures Sport to signify the Dodgers this summer season alongside Miguel Vargas and Bobby Miller and was named an All-Star within the minor leagues.
Though he probably gained’t play within the huge leagues this season barring main harm at that degree, this 12 months shall be good for him together with the opposite seven Dodgers who broke into the High 100 MLB prospects record. His position will primarily be to proceed to get some expertise on the minor league degree, and maintain enhancing his sport as an entire.
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