Marco Luciano

For the first time since June of 2019, Luciano is not a top-15 prospect for dynasty leagues. He even climbed inside the top five a few times, but that exuberance appears to have been premature. The tool that has made him so appealing, 70-grade raw power, remains. The hope had always been that he could be an Eloy Jimenez type of offensive producer at shortstop (elite in four categories). However, it's looking less and less likely that he will be a positive contributor in batting average. He spent most of the year at Low-A, where he had the most success, and also got in 20-plus games at High-A and the Arizona Fall League. All told, he had a 27.8 K% and 11.0 BB%, but if we isolate his time at High-A and the AFL, he logged a 35.3 K% and 9.1 BB% in 232 plate appearances. Players have struck out at similar clips at stops along the way to the majors and gone on to have very productive big-league careers, but players don't strike out that often over a significant sample, even when young for a level, and go on to become superstars. Luciano won't help with stolen bases, and while he could still hit 35 homers annually at shortstop, it would be a relief at this point if it came with a .250 batting average.