Orioles 2022 #30 Prospect Leandro Arias - SS

[Tony-OH]

Leandro Arias
Pos: SS
Bats: S
Throws: R
Age (as of Jun 30th) : 17
2022 Level: DSL

Bio: A switch-hitting shortstop with some speed who signed for $600K had an up and down professional debut in the DSL. Others down in the Dominican put up better numbers offensively, but when you look across the board at the tools, it’s hard not to like this young player. More tools than output at this point, Arias has room to put on lots of muscle and with a good strength and conditioning program, he should be able to bring some of that raw power into games. This is all about projection as neither his offensive or defensive stats were that great in his debut season. While he has the quickness and arm strength to be a shortstop, he’d got a long way to go to find consistency in the field. He’s also a plus runner so that does give him five tolls that could all end up major league average or better when it’s all said and done.

[Just Regular]

FWIW the BTV site is already forecasting the 17 year old to attain a few million in surplus value - that's a decent chunk for them for someone still in the complexes.

Granted here we are in the part of the curve tapering to zero, and most of these guys will become nothing at the MLB level.

Among guys ranked both by Tony and BTV as of today, their algorithm is stronger on Arias, Prieto, Haskin and McDermott.    Tony's ranks stronger on Basallo, Hernaiz, Denoyer and Tavera.

Inside the Top 10 it almost all matches except for the College-High School classic Cowser and Mayo who in both systems have Westburg and Ortiz between them.     The 10th and final spot is Kjerstad-Beavers, but both rankers have the other one as basically the next guy.