As it turns out, being a prospect for whom a team traded its beloved ace puts a big spotlight on one’s shoulders. When that prospect a) has the look of a player who could maybe hit .316 when he finally reaches the big leagues and b) actually hits .316 in his first cameo in the big leagues, he becomes quite easy to fall in love with.
That’s the story on Noelvi Marte, who was voted as the top overall prospect in the Cincinnati Reds system by you, the voters, during yesterday’s polling. With a whopping 72% of all votes as of the time of writing this, he lapped the field in that regard.