Thursday, January 23, 2020
DrB's 2020 Giants Top 50 Prospects: #30 Diego Rincones
Diego Rincones OF. DOB: 6/14/1999. B-R, T-R. 6'0", 175 lbs.
Low A: .295/.346/.415, 25 2B, 4 3B, 5 HR, 6.1 BB%, 12.7 K%, 442 PA.
A+: .247/.375/.384, 4 2B, 2 HR, 12.5 BB%, 9.1 K%, 88 PA.
Diego Rincones is a 2-tool player. Hit and throw are the two and the hit is good enough that it just might get him to the major leagues someday. The barriers to that outcome are his physique, which Fangraphs describes as "plump", and a present lack of HR power. From videos, he looks like he weighs considerably more than 175 lbs. Corner OF with gap power is definitely not the demographic Farhan Zaidi puts value in. Other factors working in his favor is a not terrible walk rate to got with the low K's and he puts more balls in the air than on the ground. With just a bit more oomph in his swing, more of those gappers might find their way over fences. We should see him in San Jose to start the season. This is his 5'th pro season which means he'll be Rule 5 Draft eligible next Winter Meetings.
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I watched Diego play a few games in Visalia toward the end of the season last year. He definitely weighs more than 175 as he is pretty thick. He is also quite slow in the outfield. There were several balls hit in his direction or between him and the center fielder that he did not reach, which an outfielder with average speed would have caught. Unless he can really tune up his bat and add the power, I don't see him getting beyond AAA. APGiantsfan
ReplyDeleteIf he does well at SJ, he needs o move to Richmond where the boys are separated from the ?
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