Oakland Athletics pitching prospect Luis Morales landed at No. 89 in Kiley McDaniels’ Top 100 prospects list for the 2024 season. The list was released Wednesday and Morales was the only Athletics prospect to make the list. Morales signed with the A’s for $3 million after defecting from Cuba. He made his debut in 2023, advancing four levels to finish the season at High A.
Here is what McDaniels had to say about him:
The 6-foot-3 Morales was a decorated player in Cuba before defecting at a tournament in Mexico. He struck out 58 batters in 42u2153 innings in the top Cuban pro league, so scouts knew there was some usability of the stuff they saw in private workouts before he signed.