Cleveland Guardians Top 30 Prospects: #15 Jaison Chourio

As we break into the top half of my top 30 the bulk of the remaining players may be somewhat familiar even to those who don't watch the farm system like a hawk. I have a problem, okay? Several of the remaining players have either made their debuts already, been under the microscope for several seasons, or were among Cleveland's more high-profile draft picks the past two seasons. I don't think it should be considered spoilers at this point, you can probably guess the names toward the top.Although my 15th-ranked prospect may be the one you've heard the least about. That isn't necessarily on the prospect, a lot of it has to do with the availability of scouting reports, grainy video, and mostly his age. So far the list has featured one teenager, but that only counted at the time of writing since Jake Fox turned 20 on Sunday. My 15th-ranked prospect will be by far the youngest player on my list, but not the youngest in consideration.Jaison Chourio clocks in at 15h in my top 30 list, an outfielder signed out of Venezuela in January of 2022. It's possible the name Chourio is familiar to you already if you've read any recent Top 100 lists published in recent weeks since Jaison is the younger brother of Milwaukee Brewers phenom Jackson Chourio who climbed from Low-A to Double-A in his first professional season stateside as an 18-year-old. The younger Chourio, 17, made his professional debut in the Dominican Summer League in 2022 and will hopefully come stateside for Complex League in 2023.[embed]https://twitter.com/CleGuardPro/status/1621228233260765184?s=20&t=8TKLcMh4mFtXd028E4Kapg[/embed]Chourio's DSL debut was an impressive one, slashing .280/.446/.402 in 40 games while collecting 11 extra base hits, swiping 14 bags, a 140 wRC+ and drawing 40 walks (22.9%) to just 22 strikeouts (12.6%). Chourio may be young, but the level of patience and discipline he displayed is well above his years, and possibly the kind you just can't teach. There's plenty of room for development still with Chourio, but he's already showing the ability to hit the ball to all fields as a switch hitter as well.Projections are difficult at this stage. The speed is real for Chourio, proving a strong tool to be both a threat on the base paths and with arm strength to stick in center field long term. Power is what's difficult to gage right now. He has an excellent knack for contact, but hasn't quite tapped into his talents yet bashing almost 50% of balls in play into the ground. He'll need to develop line drive power to add some extra base hits to his profile. That development will be vital to where Chourio's ceiling truly is, and standing in at 6 foot 1 and 162 pounds as a teenager there's room to grow into his frame and add a legit fourth tool to his arsenal.Like with any teenager there's a lot of time for development, but there's also plenty of time for things to go wrong. That hopefully won't be the case with Chourio, but how he adapts to the Complex League in 2023 will say quite a bit about how far he can go. I don't expect him to jump straight to Low-A like Jackson, and it may be a bit of nepotism related to his brother that has him ranked 15th, but Chourio has legitimate four tool upside if everything goes well over the course of his development.The List so Far:16. Will Brennan17. Joey Cantillo18. Juan Brito19. Nate Furman20. Petey Halpin21. Parker Messick22. Doug Nikhazy23. Tanner Burns24. Joe Lampe25. Isaiah Greene26. Jake Fox27. Jhonkensy Noel28. Jack Leftwich29. Trenton Denholm30. Peyton Battenfield