In a year full of lowlights all over the organization, catcher Edgar Quero was a diamond in the rough.

Quero, 21, started the season with the Barons and spent most of the season in Birmingham. However he also played 26 games in Charlotte, where his numbers held up quite nicely, too. Quero’s ranking among all prospects has improved to No. 59, according to MLB Pipeline. As of the end of 2023, Quero was outside of the MLB Pipeline’s Top 100, so this was quite the jump for the talented catcher. In addition, FanGraphs is even more optimistic about Quero, ranking him at No. 41 in baseball.

In a pitcher-friendly park, the switch-hitting Quero slashed .275/.360/.463 (145 wRC+) in 72 games with the Barons. Quero earned a promotion to the Knights on July 4, and in 26 games in Triple-A, Quero slashed .295/.382/.463 (123 wRC+). In total, Quero launched 16 homers and drove in 70 runs. Quero projects as a slightly below-average catcher defensively, but it is important to note that it is difficult to find 21-year-old catching prospects who are capable of fielding their position at a high level. At this point, Quero’s main value appears to be from his hitting, which is uncommon for catchers. The White Sox have struggled immensely at this position in 2024, especially offensively (just like a bunch of other positions). As a result, given the progress that Quero made in 2024, there is a lot of potential for improvement at the catcher position in 2025.

Quero entered the White Sox organization on July 26, 2023, in one of the final moves made by the Ken Williams/Rick Hahn front office. Quero was involved in one of many trades, this one with the Angels in which Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo López were dealt for Quero and Ky Bush. Given that Giolito and López did not do much in their short time with the Angels, give Williams and Hahn credit for this particular trade: Quero has a bright future ahead of him, and that is even before accounting for Bush.

Congratulations to Quero on a fantastic 2024 season. Despite the catcher’s young age, he is ready to test the waters in Major League Baseball in 2025.

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Edgar Quero photo: Laura Wolff/Charlotte Knights