The 2019 draft is right around the corner. We know it can be hard to find a major leaguer late in the draft, but sometimes you can find a diamond in the 16th round. Take Double-A prospect shortstop Alan Trejo, who the Rockies took in the 16th round of the 2017 draft out of San Diego State. Trejo has a ways to go, but if he keeps progressing the way he is, can make some noise in the Rockies’ system.
Writers like Baseball Writers’ Association of America member and longtime Colorado Rockies’ writer Jack Etkin have wondered how a player like Trejo, who prospered enough to skip a level last year to jump into Double-A in 2019, slid all the way down to the 16th round in the 2017 draft.