To many (but not all), Amador is the clear-best prospect in the system and a fitting repeat number one Purple Row Prospect. Amador’s breakout in 2022 might not have been quite as celebrated as former top prospect Ezequiel Tovar’s, but the step forward the switch-hitting shortstop took that year in the eyes of national prospect watchers might have been even larger than Tovar.
Mid-season 2023 Rank: 1
High Ballot: 1 (20)
Mode Ballot: 1
Future Value: 60, All-Star up the middle regular
Contract Status: 2019 IFA (DR), 40 Man Roster, three options remaining
MLB ETA: Late 2024
The 6’0”, 160-pound Amador was hanging around the top ten of the Rockies system entering 2022, but jumped onto national top 100 lists.