Jhonny Level SS. DOB: 3/29/2007. B-S, T-R. 5' 10", 154 lbs. International Amateur Free Agent Jan 2024.
2024(DSL): .275/.393/.517, 11 2B, 3B, 10 HR, 18 SB, 14.0 BB%, 16.7 K%, 215 PA.
International bonus baby at $997 K. Per MLB scouting report, Level is a fast-twitch athlete with arm and quickness ot stick at SS. On video he looks wiry strong with room to grow into his frame. Potential to hit for both average and power from both sides of the plate. Pro debut a success(simply avoiding injury is a success for Giants top international prospects but he did a lot more than just play. The stat line shows power, speed, plate discipline and contact. Not much to quibble with there. He should start the 2025 season in the ACL although I would not rule out a jump all the way to full-season A ball. Exciting player to follow.
Is there any pattern to all the injuries suffered by the prospects or is it just bad luck?
ReplyDeleteTripping and falling through a glass table top would seem to fall into the bad luck category. Being charged with murder is not a predictable injury either. Same for dying in a plane crash. It's always something different but the Giants have had a long history terrible things happening to their highly ranked Latin American prospects going all the way back to Nestor Chavez dying in a plane crash in 1969.
DeleteI know they have upgraded their life skills piece at their Dominican facility and I guess it’s bad luck otherwise. The guy charged with murder got really out of shape and he was washed up at age 28. Sad.
DeleteI know life skills is a big thing because things we take for granted here like driving from place to place are different and more difficult in other countries. How the kids handle bonus money can be life changing.
Nestor Chavez >Wow a name I forgot I knew.
ReplyDeleteRichard in Winnipeg