First of all, let me say that it was a phenomenal\u00a0year. I thoroughly enjoyed every article Scott Greene and I put together this year. During the offseason, I will miss scouring the weekly game logs\u00a0on Baseball Reference to find the best candidates for weekly awards. The welcoming I received from Prospects1500 and the readers was more than I could have ever expected. Thank you for bringing me into your community and enjoying the Prospects of the Week every Monday. Each piece was an arduous labor of love, and I wanted to say all that before continuing with the last article in the 2018\u00a0series.<\/p>\n
Scott\u00a0(@Scotty_Ballgame<\/a>) produced Twitter polls for each position, and the result is a community-curated Prospects of the Year team. Thank you all for voting and deciding some tight races. Without further ado, let me get into the team that you created!<\/p>\n First Base: Peter Alonso<\/a> (New York Mets #4)<\/strong><\/span> The New York Mets farmhand took off on a meteoric\u00a0rise\u00a0which continued to skyrocket as the year progressed. He started the year as Prospects 1500’s 127th ranked player in our Top 148, and now finds himself secured within the Top 30 of most lists around the internet. The 23-year-old belted 15 home runs in his first stop at Binghamton while slashing .314\/.440\/.573 in 65 games. More importantly, he showed an improved approach against right-handers by hitting for a higher average against them than LHP for the first time in his career, (.310 vs. LHP\/.315 vs. RHP.) This staggering rate did not continue at AAA, but he did post a higher average in Las Vegas than he had in the previous two seasons.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8PSA\ud83d\udea8DO NOT GIVE THIS MAN FBs. \ud83d\udea8Is there a \ud83d\udcd5on Peter Alonso? There needs to be…<\/p>\n Videoed: 1 oppo \ud83c\udf2e, 1 insane launch angle double. pic.twitter.com\/1Bl3hgZAH2<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jason Pennini (@JasonPennini) October 18, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n2018 Offensive Players of the Year:<\/span><\/h3>\n
\nHighest Level:<\/strong> AAA (Las Vegas 51’s)<\/em>
\n(G:<\/strong> 138, AB:<\/strong> 478, .285\/.395\/.579<\/strong>, H:<\/strong> 136, 2B:<\/strong> 21, 3B:<\/strong> 1, HR:<\/strong> 36, R:RBI:<\/strong> 92:119, SB:<\/strong> 0)<\/em><\/p>\n\n