Gleyber Torres #7

Was originally signed by the Cubs as a non-drafted free agent on 7/2/13…

Split the season with Single-A Myrtle Beach and Single-A Tampa, batting .270 (129-for-478) with 81R, 29 doubles, 5 triples, 11HR, 66RBI and 21SB in 125 games…began the season with Myrtle Beach and hit .275 (98-for-356) with 62R, 23 doubles, 3 triples, 47RBI and 42BB in 94 games…was traded to the Yankees from the Cubs on 7/25/16…played in 31 games for Tampa, batting .254 (31-for-122) with 19R, 6 doubles, 2 triples, 2HR and 19RBI…after the season, played in 18 games for the Scottsdale Scorpions of the AFL and was the recipient of the AFL's 2016 Joe Black MVP Award…was the youngest MVP in AFL history as he batted .403/.513/.645 (25-for-62) with 15R, 4 doubles, 1 triple, 3HR, 11RBI and 14BB …led the league in BA and OBP, ranked second in slugging pct. and fifth in total bases (40)…was also named the AFL "Player of the Week" twice and was named to the AFL Top Prospects Team and AFL Fall Stars Game…following the season, was named by Baseball America as the No. 1 prospect in the Yankees organization, the No. 2 prospect in the Florida State League and the "Best Defensive Shortstop" and "Best Infield Arm" in the Carolina League…was also ranked the No. 3 prospect overall by MLB Pipeline and No. 4 prospect overall by ESPN…was tabbed a Cubs Organization All-Star by MiLB.com…