With plenty of attention going to other players in the team’s lineup, Malquin Canelo has been an underrated contributor to the Class A Lakewood offense thus far this season.
Listed at five-foot-ten and 156 pounds, Canelo easily lays low, unnoticed next to over-sized teammate first baseman Rhys Hoskins, who stands six-foot-four and weighs 225 pounds while sporting a .301 average and hitting for power. Long raved about outfield prospect Carlos Tocci and his league best .366 batting average are also overshadowing Canelo’s steady production.
Through 31 games to start the season, the 20-year-old shortstop has tallied a .