AL East potential breakout prospects to watch

Cavan Biggio, 2B/3B – Toronto Blue Jays

You’ve probably heard of Cavan’s father, Craig, who was a Hall of Fame player for the Houston Astros. However, Cavan is making a name for himself on the field.

In 563 at bats for Double-A New Hampshire, Biggio slashed .252./.388/.499. He hit 26 homers, while driving in 99, as well as slashing 23 doubles and swiping 20 bags. One of the more impressive things about his season, was that even though he struck out 148 times, he walked 100.

Defensively, he can play all over the place, not the second and third base. Those are his best positions, where he isn’t the best defender, with MLB Pipeline putting it as, “solid, if unspectacular.” The Jays have been putting him at the outfield corners, allowing him to be more versatile. This could possibly make his road to the majors easier.

Of course, he’ll be blocked at his two main positions by two other prospects. One is the best prospect in baseball, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. The other is MLB Pipeline’s number 11 overall prospect, Bo Bichette. Guerrero will play third, and in order for Biggio to come up, Bichette will have to play shortstop, which is one of two positions that is listed for him.

It’s not a guarantee Biggio will see action in Toronto this year, even if they bring up Guerrero and Bichette later in the year. If he doesn’t this year, he could open the season with the big league club next season.