Luis Robert
Born:
08/03/1997 (Age: 26)
Bats:
Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3
Weight: 185
Primary Position: CF
Seconday Position: OF
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3
Weight: 185
Primary Position: CF
Seconday Position: OF
Acquisition Period:
Signed as International Free Agent May 27, 2017
Entry Point: IFA
Options Used: N/A
Entry Point: IFA
Options Used: N/A
Report Info
| Evaluator: | John Eshleman |
| Report Date: | September 18th, 2018 |
| Dates Seen: | September 5-7, 2018 |
| Level: | High A |
| Affiliate: | Winston-Salem Dash |
| MLB Team: |
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| On 40-Man Roster: | No |
Physical Description
Specimen; 70 grade athlete. High waist, strong lower half, broad shoulders, strength throughout. A few pounds of projection in upper half.
Swing Mechanics
Wide and even set-up, hands off shoulder, elbow level, tall in box. Short leg-raise for fluid weight transfer, small stride, moderate load w loose, quick hands, bat wrap, hips leak creating slight barrel drag, above average extension.
| MLB ETA | Present Role | Future Role | Role Description | Risk | 2021 | P | 60 | Extreme |
|---|
| Tool | Present | Future | Comments |
| Hit | 30 | 50 | Has the bat speed to let ball travel with barrel feel for hard contact against different pitch types. Loose, line drive swing, feel to go to opposite field on pitches away. Approach is fringy: takes FB in and out of zone and recognizes CB, though chases SL badly out of the zone. Minor adjustments in swing will yield big returns in contact quality. |
| Has the bat speed to let ball travel with barrel feel for hard contact against different pitch types. Loose, line drive swing, feel to go to opposite field on pitches away. Approach is fringy: takes FB in and out of zone and recognizes CB, though chases SL badly out of the zone. Minor adjustments in swing will yield big returns in contact quality. | |||
| Game Power | 40 | 55 | Doesn't sell out; quiet lower half, ability to muscle balls to all-fields. Trades power for hit at present; projected improvement to swing timing, continued refinement of approach to find good counts will yield above-average power output at maturity. |
| Doesn't sell out; quiet lower half, ability to muscle balls to all-fields. Trades power for hit at present; projected improvement to swing timing, continued refinement of approach to find good counts will yield above-average power output at maturity. | |||
| Raw Power | 55 | 60 | Top-scale bat speed w/ loose hands, strong wrists, leverage. Projects to add w physical maturity; doesn't sell out to tap it in games, but plus power in body. |
| Top-scale bat speed w/ loose hands, strong wrists, leverage. Projects to add w physical maturity; doesn't sell out to tap it in games, but plus power in body. | |||
| Run | 60 | 55 | Long strides, better underway; not great first step but plus closing speed in CF. With physical growth, back up half grade. |
| Long strides, better underway; not great first step but plus closing speed in CF. With physical growth, back up half grade. | |||
| Field | 55 | 55 | Centerfielder; goes and gets it; made full lay out catch into gap. Good routes and closing speed; initial reads are still raw, should improve and balance out half-grade speed loss. |
| Centerfielder; goes and gets it; made full lay out catch into gap. Good routes and closing speed; initial reads are still raw, should improve and balance out half-grade speed loss. | |||
| Throw | 60 | 60 | Asset in CF with plenty for RF also. Steps into it, has carry and accuracy. |
| Asset in CF with plenty for RF also. Steps into it, has carry and accuracy. | |||
| Attribute | Present | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Athleticism | Plus | Plus |
| Approach | Below Average | Average |
| Instincts | Average | Average |
| Baserunning | Average | Average |
Overall Summary
Raw and athletic, player projects to occasional all-star in CF, contributing with all five tools. Extreme risk given rawness of approach, will fall short of ceiling if feel to hit doesn't improve. Athleticism, batspeed, barrel feel are here to tighten swing and unlock impact offensive production while playing CF.
