Position: OF
Born: 11/27/1996
Ht: 6’4″ Wt: 205 lb B-T: R-R
Acquired: Received from Cubs in the Jose Quintana trade 7/13/2017
Career Stats
FutureSox Prospect Rankings
- #2 – 2017 Midseason
- #1 – 2018 Preseason
- #1 – 2018 Midseason
- #1 – 2019 Preseason
FutureSox Media
- Trade story, July 2017
- Eloy Jimenez provides winter heat, Nov. 2017
- Moncada or Jimenez: Who will have the better MLB career?, Feb. 2018
- The pros and cons of when to call up Eloy Jimenez, Aug. 2018
- All FutureSox articles tagged Eloy Jimenez
Accolades
- Northwest League All-Star, 2015 Midseason
- Midwest League All-Star, 2016 Midseason
- Futures Game, 2016
- Midwest League All-Star, 2016 Postseason
- Arizona Fall League Rising Stars Game, 2016
- Carolina League All-Star, 2017 Midseason
- Futures Game, 2017
- Carolina League All-Star, 2017 Postseason
- Southern League All-Star, 2018 Midseason
- AL Silver Slugger, 2020
Scouting Report
Jimenez was part of the Chicago Cubs’ monster 2013 July 2 class, which saw them grab Jimenez and Gleyber Torres. After struggling as a 17-year-old in rookie ball in 2014, Eloy put up respectable numbers (.284/.328/.418) in short-season Eugene. But his prospect stock soared after he destroyed A-Ball by slashing .328/.369/.532 and stole the show in the 2016 Futures Game, homering and diving into the stands to make a spectacular catch. In 2017 Jimenez continued his momentum by putting up impressive numbers in High-A, slashing .295/.370/.543 between Myrtle Beach and Winston-Salem. He made an 18-game cameo with Double-A Birmingham to end the season, posting a .956 OPS as one of the youngest players in the league at age 20.
In 2018, seen as one of the top few prospects in the entire game, Jimenez was on cruise control. After breezing through 53 games with Birmingham (.925 OPS, including some injury recovery time), he put up even more obscene numbers in his first 55 games at the Triple-A level (.355/.399/.597, just 13.2% K/PA, 12 HR in only 228 PA).
Jimenez is a physical specimen, has light tower power and nearly an equal hit tool. He isn’t just a home run or bust hitter. He has excellent plate coverage, quick hands, and has shown the ability to make adjustments as he has seen higher level pitching. He makes hard contact to all fields, as evidenced by this impressive spray chart.
Defensively, Jimenez is a corner outfielder (has played mostly left), and is an average-ish player there, depending on which scout you talk to. Speed is nothing special. Clearly most of the value is in his bat, which has massive upside that landed him unanimously among the top five prospects in all of baseball.