PT TOMORROW: NL West - Tovar's time to shine
Feb 22 2023
Ezequiel Tovar (SS, COL) was among the prospects that saw a meteoric rise in 2022, and that culminated with a 35-plate appearance cameo in Colorado to close the season. Despite that aggressive promotion, it seemed too good to be true that the 21-year-old would be handed the reins to the starting shortstop role for the big-league club in 2023. However, that’s the position he’s currently in. This was confirmed in a recent story by Thomas Harding of MLB.com, and it could have been surmised by looking at the team’s moves (or lack thereof) at the position this offseason. As his 9D prospect grade indicates, Tovar has extremely high potential that also comes with a significant amount of risk. As summarized in the
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