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James Karinchak is our No. 7 Cleveland Indians prospect. Who should be No. 8?

Whiff-tastic right-handed reliever is our No. 7 Cleveland Indians prospect for 2020, exploding up the rankings after being unranked in 2019.

Karinchak did not get off to a great start with the Indians, dropping to the ninth round of the 2017 MLB draft due to injury concerns, and posting an ugly 5.79 ERA in 10 games, including six starts as the Tribe tested him out as a starting pitcher.

The Bryant University alum converted to reliever full-time in 2018 and the results were incredible. He posted a 0.79 ERA in 11.1 innings with Single-A Lake County, striking out 15.