Carlos Vargas

A 6-foot-3, 180-pound righty who touched 99 mph with his fastball while flashing a wipeout slider as an 18-year-old last year, Vargas is one of the trendiest pitching prospects in the lower levels. He walked 14 batters in his first four AZL outings (12.2 innings), but only walked seven in his final six appearances (21.2 innings). With more strikes came more contact, but when he was commanding his fastball, he was dominant, as evidenced by his penultimate start of the year when he struck out nine over 4.1 scoreless innings. His fastball and breaking ball already project as 70-grade offerings, but he will need to continue to work on his changeup while showing he can hold up under a starter's workload. Vargas has already had Tommy John surgery (signed on July 2, 2016, did not debut until late June of 2018). His velocity is obviously fine. If he shows improved command/control in his second year back, his stock will skyrocket.