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Khalil Watson is our No. 18 Guardians prospect. Who should be No. 19?

Khalil Watson is our No. 18 prospect, earning 32% of the vote on Wednesday and smoking the competition by nearly 40 votes.

Like top prospects Kyle Manzardo and Joey Cantillo, Watson was acquired in a trade. He originally was drafted by the Miami Marlins with the 16th overall pick in the first round of the MLB draft out of Wake Forest High School in North Carolina. He was sent to Cleveland as part of the Josh Bell trade this past season.

The season he was drafted, Watson made an immediate impact, slashing a ridiculous .394/.524/.606 over 42 plate appearances spanning nine games, good for a 199 wRC+.