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Monday, January 27, 2020
DrB's 2020 Giants Top 50 Prospects: #34 Rayner Santana
Rayner Santana C. DOB: 8/5/2002. B-R, T-R. 6'2", 180 lbs.
Rookie(DSL): .294/.439/.553, 14 2B, 10 HR, 17.3 BB%, 27.1 K%, GB/FB= 0.84, 214 PA.
I generally don't rank DSL players and instead put them in their own category, Dominican Dandies. I've had to re-think that with 2 players, Luis Matos and Victor Bericoto getting a late-season promotion to Arizona. Here's another kid who captured my imagination by playing all but the last 2 weeks of the season at age 16. Power? 10 HR's is a lot for the DSL or any short season league. Check! Plate discipline? The BB% is high for any league, astronomical for the DSL where they say you can't walk off the island. Check! Launch angle? Any GB/FB less than 1 is outstanding. Check! I don't know anything more than that and don't know if the Giants plan to bring him to Arizona for his age 17 season, but based on the numbers, they should.
PS: Found a few photos online. He looks very athletic and well proportioned physically. No videos to report on.
Any word on his defensive abilities?
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