Diego Rincones, OF. DOB: 6/14/1999. B-R, T-R. 6'0", 175 lbs. International Free Agent 2015.
Short Season: .315/.357/.455, 15 2B, 7 HR, 3.6 BB%, 11.6 K%, 0.78 GB/FB, 277 PA.
Diego Rincones flew under the radar for a couple of seasons while fellow Dominican Dandies Sandro Fabian and Alexander Canario got the national attention. Rincones grabbed some of that attention by raking the NWL including an epic performance in the midseason All-Star game which gained him MVP honors for the game. Detractors will point to his extremely low walk rate and defensive limitations which likely confine him to LF. Fans will point to the low K rate and strong flyball tendency which gives upside to this power.
Augusta seems like an appropriate assignment for him to begin 2019 where we'll see if the extra short season in Salem-Keizer enables him to handle the hostile hitting environment there.
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Don't we hope that some of these four "lumped" together position players, #20-23, and the previous four, #14-17 (8 of 10!) can break through and be stars of the future, and, if Gonzales is moved to 1B, with Bart, it's an entire team plus a spare OFer!
ReplyDeleteHeliot and Marco may have something to say about that!
On a less optimistic note, at least to some fans, 2 of the 6 Chronicle writers did not vote for Barry Bonds on their 2019 HOF ballots, meaning he didn't get 75% from his "home" team.
Ann Killion explains her reasoning, Ron Kroichick doesn't although he does vote yes for BB's nemesis. What can you expect from a golf guy?
See:
www.sfchronicle.com/sports/article/Baseball-Hall-of-Fame-voting-Six-Chronicle-13547562.php