Miguel Sano
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Showing posts with label Miguel Sano. Show all posts
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Up and Coming Third Basemen: Part 2
We kicked off our examination of the AL Central's phenomenally impressive corps of talented young third basemen already with a look into Tigers top prospect Nick Castellanos, who MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo had listed as his 10th best third base prospect in all of baseball. Moving on in our countdown we'll be looking at the next prospect on his list;
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Project Prospect Profile of Miguel Sano
Twins super-prospect Miguel Angel Sano is profiled here by Jessica Quiroli.
Sano of course was signed by the Twins last year after much hand wringing about his real age. Multiple tests suggest that he actually is 16, however the Twins definitely took a big gamble by investing 3.15m into the young Dominican shortstop. At just 16 years old it's foolish to project too far into the future as he is simply too raw as a player, but the comparisons being thrown out are impressive.
While Sano is a shortstop for now, most, if not all project that he'll eventually be moved to third base or a corner outfield spot as his already substantial frame fills out. He receives highest marks for his arm and power. The Twins will have him begin the season in the Gulf Coast League, and finish in the Dominican Summer League.
Tracking his performance in the GCL should be somewhat telling - is as much as Rookie League performances can be - as to what sort of projection he's on. Should he experience success at that level, which would be impressive for a 16 year old, he could move faster than I expect.
Sano of course was signed by the Twins last year after much hand wringing about his real age. Multiple tests suggest that he actually is 16, however the Twins definitely took a big gamble by investing 3.15m into the young Dominican shortstop. At just 16 years old it's foolish to project too far into the future as he is simply too raw as a player, but the comparisons being thrown out are impressive.
While Sano is a shortstop for now, most, if not all project that he'll eventually be moved to third base or a corner outfield spot as his already substantial frame fills out. He receives highest marks for his arm and power. The Twins will have him begin the season in the Gulf Coast League, and finish in the Dominican Summer League.
Tracking his performance in the GCL should be somewhat telling - is as much as Rookie League performances can be - as to what sort of projection he's on. Should he experience success at that level, which would be impressive for a 16 year old, he could move faster than I expect.
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