Heading into the 2017 campaign, Jesus Sanchez was considered the seventh overall prospect in the Tampa Bay Rays system by mlb.com. He was looked upon as one of the steals of his international signing period, a multi-tool player who has the potential to develop into a middle of the lineup hitter. Ticketed for the Bowling Green Hot Rods, despite being just 19 years old, his future certainly seemed bright.
This year, Sanchez has exploded. No longer a player who looked like a top of the lineup hitter, he has belong that middle of the order run producer.