Late last night the Los Angeles Angels acquired on of the Chicago White Sox top hurlers, Lucas Giolito, but one of the biggest pieces in the trade was the California squads #2 prospect. For the the right-hander and Reynaldo López the halos gave up their #2 (Edgar Quero) and #3 (Ky Bush) prospects.
Quero who signed in February of 2021 for 200,000 has moved rapidly through the minors leagues and projects to be in the big show by 2025 at the latest. The young Cuban has gone to U-15 phenom to a top catching prospect in no time.
🇨🇺☑️ 𝑻𝑹𝑨𝑫𝑬 𝑨𝑳𝑬𝑹𝑻 🔁
👉🏻 Trade entre los Angels y los White Sox
Angels recibe a:
– RHP Lucas Giolito
– RHP Reynaldo LópezWhite Sox recibe a:
– C Edgar Quero 🇨🇺
– LHP Ky Bush✍🏻 Vía Jeff Passan 📎 pic.twitter.com/Z0GRiHmuat
— Miguel Rodríguez Hernández (@MiguelRH98) July 27, 2023
In 2022 he saw action in 111 games in Class A with the Inland Empire 66ers where he slashed .312/.435/.530/.965, swatting 129 hits, 35 doubles, two triples, blasting 17 home runs, drawing 73 bases on balls (14.2%) , stealing 12 bases and knocking in 75 runs. He also led his team in runs scored (86), hits, doubles, home runs, RBIs, OBP (.435), SLG (.530), and OPS (.965) on the season.
This season at Double A ( Rocket City) he is slashing .246/.386/.332/.718 with three longballs and 32 RBIs. The switch-hitting catcher barrels up the ball consistently from both sides of the plate and also move very well behind the dish defensively. The 20-year-old also has a rocket for and arm and projects as a future big-league catcher.