Cleveland Guardians: Tyler Freeman headlines updated rankings of top prospects

By Steve DiMatteo

Dec 15, 2021

Infielder Gabriel Arias #71 of the Cleveland Indians / Cleveland Guardians (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

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3. SS Brayan Rocchio

Welp, here is yet another immensely talented middle infielder prospect for the Guardians. Nicknamed “The Professor” for his high baseball IQ, the 20-year-old switch-hitter reached Double-A in 2021, where he hit .293/.360/.505 in 184 at-bats. Just like Arias, Rocchio is a stud defensively, giving the Guardians plenty of firepower on the trade market. But Rocchio really seems like the Guardians’ true shortstop of the future.