Lazaro Montes

Montes crushed his Northwest League-leading fourth round-tripper of the season on Saturday as his torrid start to the year continues. The 20-year-old slugger has flashed impressive over-the-fence pop and hasn’t had any trouble handling High-A pitching so far, batting .269/.409/.615 with eight extra-base hits, 11 RBI and two steals through 14 games.

Montes, 20, has now homered twice in his limited Cactus League action. The massive left-handed hitter offers huge power potential in his left-handed bat, but it’s not likely we see the outfielder in the majors until 2026 at the earliest. He’s still someone who has to be monitored in every possible keeper league.

Montes connected for his first round-tripper of the spring, crushing a no-doubter to right-center field in the eighth inning of this one. The 20-year-old phenom checked in at 218 overall in Rotoworld’s latest Top 500 Dynasty Rankings update and boasts significant over-the-fence power upside. The central question moving forward is whether he’ll get to it consistently enough in game action once he reaches the upper minors.

Montes got off to a frosty start following a late-June promotion to High-A Everett, but has really turned things around the past few weeks. The 19-year-old prodigy has gone deep seven times since the start of August and has a pair of multi-homer performances in his last three contests. His plate skills are going to have to improve if he’s going to blossom into a four-category fantasy superstar down the road, but there’s plenty to dream on from a raw power standpoint. He could be special, if everything comes together.