The 2023 season saw a 19 year old Carlos Jorge show pop, patience, and speed in the otherwise extremely pitching-friendly environment of the Florida State League, slashing .295/.400/.483 with 9 HR and 31 SB in just 86 games with Daytona.
Since then, he’s had his share of struggles. He followed up finishing the 2023 season with A+ Dayton by repeating that level in 2024, and his numbers cratered at .220/.291/.394 with a K-rate that spiked to unsustainable heights. That led to him returning once again
to Dayton in 2025, though it was there that he found some semblance of production once again.
Jorge hit .251/.342/.355 in 2025, and while the power hasn’t really shown back up yet, he improved his plate discipline mightily across 469 PA with an impressive 52/87 BB/K, all while swiping 40 bags. On top of that, his move from part-time 2B, part-time OF to full-time CF continued to evolve with aplomb, and he now profiles as a plus defender at a crucial position defensively with an arm that plays there, too.
Jorge will still be just 22 years of age in 2026. He’s shown, at times, elite ability to take walks. He’s shown, at times, above-average power in even the most difficult of environments. He’s shown the ability to steal bases at an elite level almost every single year, and now he’s got ‘plus defender in CF’ as one of his calling cards, too. If he could ever harness all of that in one single year, well, he’d be ranked much, much higher than 15th in this edition of the Community Prospect Rankings, but at spot 15 he lands due to that not happening…yet.
It’s a big year for Carlos, who will finally bump up to AA Chattanooga after a lengthy 228 game stint with Dayton. Maybe, just maybe, that environment will suit him better with the bat, and he can find an offensive calling to pair with his glove and wheels.
