Arjun Nimmala

Nimmala struggled after an aggressive assignment to Single-A, where he was one of the youngest players and hit .167 with a 34.4 percent strikeout rate in 29 games before getting transferred to the development list for a few weeks. He then logged a 176 wRC+ with more walks than strikeouts and four extra-base hits in eight Florida Complex League games before returning to Single-A in late-June. From there, Nimmala slashed .265/.333/.555 with 13 home runs, six steals, a 6.8 percent walk rate and a 30.4 percent strikeout rate over his final 53 games. It's awfully rare for an 18-year-old shortstop to hit for that kind of power against full-season pitching, but obviously there's a lot of swing-and-miss still to clean up. Nimmala is still filling out his 6-foot-1, 170-pound frame, so he might offer 30-homer pop when it's all said and done. He's a boom-or-bust dynasty prospect, but the fact he's a high-pedigree shortstop (No. 20 overall pick in 2023, $3M bonus) who's already showing advanced game power gives him a path to everyday work even if he doesn't reach his ceiling as a hitter. Read Past Outlooks