Shortstop Elly De La Cruz is a superstar, but Eugenio Suárez sees that type of potential in another young Cincinnati Reds infielder as well. Top prospect Edwin Arroyo was added to the Reds 40-man roster this past winter, and Suárez believes the 22-year-old "will be a superstar" one day.
That's high praise coming from a veteran player who was once a top prospect in his own right. Suárez came up through the Detroit Tigers farm system over 10 years ago. Much like Arroyo, Suárez was a switch-hitter early in his career. Early scouting reports doubted Geno's ability to hit at the Major League level and assumed he'd "serve as a useful utilityman.