Diego Cartaya has lit the Minor Leagues up this season en route to becoming the Los Angeles Dodgers’ No. 1 overall prospect and 29th-best in baseball in MLB Pipeline’s rankings, and his presence is all the more valuable after the trade involving Keibert Ruiz.
Although just 19 years old, Cartaya has long been touted as potentially being the catcher with the highest ceiling in the Dodgers organization. Some of that has been on display this year as he fared well upon joining Low-A Rancho Cucamonga.
But now it appears Cartaya’s rise to stardom will be delayed a little longer.