Diego Cartaya entered the season as a consensus top-15 prospect. As with nearly every prospect at this stage, questions about Cartaya’s professional future linger.
Cartaya comes from a place far from this stop in Oklahoma, where tornadoes loom every spring and the Dodgers’ double-A affiliate serves as a downtown entertainment hub. Maracay is a Venezuelan city near the country’s Caribbean coast with a population of nearly 1 million. It is home to several prominent baseball players. Future Hall of Famer Miguel Cabrera is its most famous export. Cartaya aspires to join the list.
Back and hamstring injuries hindered Cartaya in 2021. Last season, as a result, the Dodgers wanted to limit him to four games per week while he played in single A. The Dodgers eventually budged in letting him play five games per week even though one or two were as the DH. Dodgers catcher Diego Cartaya, right, signs autographs before a spring-training game against the Angels on March 3.
Liranzo, whose tool kit includes an explosive arm, is hitting .253 with 14 home runs and a .929 OPS in 44 games for single-A Rancho Cucamonga in his first full-season test. Cartaya said he was a third baseman until he converted to catcher when he was 14 years old to become more attractive to scouts. He signed as a catcher two years later — growing three inches to 6 feet 3 over the span — and hasn’t played any other position in the field in a minor league game. Friedman, however, said Cartaya played some infield during the Dodgers’ summer camp in 2020.
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