The Everett AquaSox are once again putting themselves in a position to think about another postseason appearance. The team has found production throughout its roster, and several of its players have put together seasons worth watching. Luis Suisbel just established the franchise record for home runs with 39, Brandon Eike continues to rank among the Northwest League’s top producers, and Felnin Celestén has already moved up to Double-A with the Arkansas Travelers. But when you stop and look at the league’s major offensive categories, one name keeps appearing: Carlos Jiménez.
At 23 years old, the Dominican outfielder is putting together the most complete offensive season of his professional career. In 100 games with Everett, he has collected 110 hits in 377 at-bats, hitting .292 with 24 doubles, five triples, 20 home runs, 79 RBIs and 20 stolen bases, making him a 20-20 player this season. His offensive line also includes a .393 on-base percentage, a .541 slugging percentage and a .934 OPS. Reaching 20-20 summarizes much of what his season has been about: Jiménez is not only providing power in the lineup, but also using his speed to create impact once he reaches base.
The numbers take on another dimension when compared with the rest of the Northwest League. Jiménez ranks among the league leaders in virtually every major offensive category: fourth in batting average, third in hits, sixth in doubles, second in triples, third in home runs and, perhaps most importantly, first in the league with 79 RBIs. His 20 stolen bases complete a season in which he has combined power and speed.
In other words, Carlos Jiménez is not standing out in just one category. His name continues to appear near the top of the Northwest League leaderboards. Batting average, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, RBIs and stolen bases. It is difficult to find a traditional offensive category in which Jiménez is not among the league’s leading contributors.
That is precisely what makes his season so interesting. Jiménez is showing the characteristics of a five-tool player. He can hit, has power, can run, has the ability to play the outfield and has an arm that allows him to contribute defensively. This season, he has played all three outfield positions, although most of his responsibility has come in right field. He has also handled left field well, where he has made no errors in 227.2 innings.
Defensively, his numbers also show an interesting progression. In right field, he has appeared in 67 games, recording five assists and five errors in 97 total chances. It has not been a perfect defensive season, but his contribution cannot be measured solely by fielding percentage. His speed, range and versatility allow him to impact the game in different situations. And, as he told me when I spoke with him early in the season, he believes he can offer “more than just hitting.”
When I spoke with Carlos at the beginning of the year, he was still adjusting to Everett after moving through the Dominican Summer League, the Arizona Complex League and Modesto. The weather was different, and the adjustment was another part of the challenge. But something he said during that conversation stood out. When I asked what he wanted to develop during the season, his answer was not a number or a statistic. He talked about consistency.
“The truth is consistency. Being consistent with my style of play,” he told me.
Months later, that word seems to define exactly what we are seeing.
Jiménez joined the Seattle Mariners organization in 2021 and began his professional career in the Dominican Summer League. He later moved through the Arizona Complex League and Modesto, where he continued building different parts of his game. In 2024, he hit .318 across two levels, and in 2025, with the Nuts, he produced 108 hits, 17 doubles, 14 home runs and 30 stolen bases. Everett has now become the stage where many of those tools are coming together.
Jiménez also belongs to the Leones del Escogido, one of the traditional organizations in the Dominican Professional Baseball League. That connection is another part of the story of a player who continues to build his career while working to turn his tools into increasingly consistent skills.
But while that development continues, his current results demand a pause. If we were beginning to prepare the ballots today for the Northwest League MVP, Carlos Jiménez would have to be among the names at the top of that conversation. His case is not built around one statistic. It is built on batting average, contact, power, run production, speed and defensive contributions.
And Jiménez is not producing in a vacuum. Everett has several players having important seasons. Suisbel has just written his name into franchise history, Eike remains among the league’s top producers, and Celestén has already earned a promotion to Double-A. That depth has helped keep the AquaSox in the race for another postseason appearance.
But there is something different about Carlos Jiménez. When you go through the league leaderboards, his name keeps showing up. That statistical consistency helps explain why he has become one of Everett’s most complete players this season.
Carlos can change a game with his power, his legs or a defensive play. He can hit for average, produce extra-base hits, drive in runs and steal bases. Most importantly, he is showing the consistency he identified as one of his primary goals when the season began.
The AquaSox still have work to do. But in the middle of a season that could once again take Everett into October, Carlos Jiménez has become one of the team’s most important stories.
Perhaps the most interesting part is not simply everything Carlos Jiménez is doing in 2026. It is that all of his tools are beginning to work together. And when a 23-year-old player can impact the game in so many different ways, his season deserves to be recognized.
PICTURED ABOVE: Carlos Jiménez
PHOTOS BY: Evan Morud
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