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Paulino Santana, OF, Rangers
The surface-level slash line doesn’t jump out with Santana—a 17-year-old center fielder hitting .243/.430/.329 in 93 plate appearances—but there has been a lot to be encouraged by in terms of his future. Signed for $1,297,500 this year, Santana is a 6-foot-2, 180-pound lean, athletic righthanded hitter with a short swing and a selective approach. He has more walks (19) than strikeouts (14), showing good patience, pitch recognition and the bat control to make consistent contact when he does swing. Power hasn’t shown up in games yet for Santana, which might be because his approach can become too contact-oriented at times instead of taking more chances to drive certain pitches for more pull side damage, but he makes hard contact. There’s plus speed as well that gives him a good chance to stay in center field.
The surface-level slash line doesn’t jump out with Santana—a 17-year-old center fielder hitting .243/.430/.329 in 93 plate appearances—but there has been a lot to be encouraged by in terms of his future. Signed for $1,297,500 this year, Santana is a 6-foot-2, 180-pound lean, athletic righthanded hitter with a short swing and a selective approach. He has more walks (19) than strikeouts (14), showing good patience, pitch recognition and the bat control to make consistent contact when he does swing. Power hasn’t shown up in games yet for Santana, which might be because his approach can become too contact-oriented at times instead of taking more chances to drive certain pitches for more pull side damage, but he makes hard contact. There’s plus speed as well that gives him a good chance to stay in center field.
