Cesar Prieto 2023

[Frobby]

Heard a report that Cesar Prieto showed up to camp a lot thicker and stronger than last year.   Hopefully that translates to more power than he showed after his first few weeks at Aberdeen.  The hit tool’s pretty good.  

3 for 4 with a double in camp so far.  
 

Edited February 28, 2023 by Frobby

[CharmCityHokie]

On 2/28/2023 at 5:34 PM, Frobby said:

Heard a report that Cesar Prieto showed up to camp a lot thicker and stronger than last year.   Hopefully that translates to more power than he showed after his first few weeks at Aberdeen.  The hit tool’s pretty good.  

3 for 4 with a double in camp so far.  
 

From what I've read from third-party prospect evaluators, Prieto's arm is a little stretched at SS (and given the stable of guys ahead of him at the SS position) I'm glad to hear he's getting some more strength that will hopefully help with some more power which will play better at 2B, or I guess maybe in the COF as well. 

[CHIP]

I haven't been watching the Bowie games as much but Prieto's numbers seem to be stable.  The sample size is 1/10th of 2022 but everything has improved enough to nearly double his wRC on Fangraphs.

Unless Westburg moves sooner than later, if he moves, the only other available slot I see Prieto filling is Greg Cullen's.  Prieto is no less a liability defensively than Cullen.  

I also think that Kjestad will soon be able to take Cameron's spot on the Tides.  Time to kick the 2015 1st rounder to the curb for the 2020 1st rounder.  Daz sure isn't his Daddy.

[Aristotelian]

Playing SS and hitting close to .400. Yes, please. Should probably be in Norfolk soon if not for the guys ahead of him. Elias could be building up his trade value.

[sportsfan8703]

1 hour ago, Aristotelian said:

Playing SS and hitting close to .400. Yes, please. Should probably be in Norfolk soon if not for the guys ahead of him. Elias could be building up his trade value.

Trade bait or he could be a better util fit than Vavra.  

[Frobby]

3 for 4 today.  BA to .400, OPS to .984.  This is reminiscent of how Prieto started off in Aberdeen last year before his promotion to Bowie.  

[emmett16]

I've had a soft spot for this guy for a couple seasons. Sounds like an all-around good guy.  Been waiting for a little power in his stroke and little more consistency with the glove.  He continues to make steps. 

[Hank Scorpio]

This kid has K'd all of FOUR TIMES (!) in 58 at bats so far this year. 

He's also only walked three times. 

 

[RZNJ]

53 minutes ago, Hank Scorpio said:

This kid has K'd all of FOUR TIMES (!) in 58 at bats so far this year. 

He's also only walked three times. 

 

I"m rooting for him but he looks like a utility IF with a questionable glove in the middle.

[interloper]

Promotion hinges on someone at AAA being promoted to the bigs, I'm guessing? Or maybe time to say goodbye to Cullen.

[emmett16]

Currently leading the league in hits (25) with only 3ks v 4BB on season.  He’s quietly having a little break out start to the season/. 

[RZNJ]

Prieto had some amazingly low strikeout numbers in Cuba against mostly inferior pitching.    His numbers last year which were about 16% were good.   This year he’s been up to the plate 100 times and struck out just 5 times.    Close to amazing.   

[Just Regular]

47 minutes ago, RZNJ said:

Prieto had some amazingly low strikeout numbers in Cuba against mostly inferior pitching.    His numbers last year which were about 16% were good.   This year he’s been up to the plate 100 times and struck out just 5 times.    Close to amazing.   

He's kind of my favorite guy to continue the Felix-Cano trilogy next year.      Adam Frazier and Terrin Vavra are just pale imitations of the real guy at the top of the curve in his profile.      Westburg, Ortiz and Norby all just so much trade bait.

Altuve had the good answer to MLB Arms are just going to knock the bat out of this guy's hands.     MLB Arms are probably just going to knock the bat out of this guy's hands.

I do believe kids growing up with Yuli Gurriel as Mike Trout maybe have better chance to bring rare contact skills to the game than the Coby Mayos of the world.

[Flash- bd]

On 5/6/2023 at 5:32 PM, Just Regular said:

Westburg, Ortiz and Norby all just so much trade bait.

 Sarcasm?

I have to say, I second what another poster said, that your posts are super interesting when one can decipher them, haha, I can't for the life of me decode the meaning of the last two paragraphs 

[emmett16]

23 minutes ago, Flash- bd said:

 Sarcasm?

I have to say, I second what another poster said, that your posts are super interesting when one can decipher them, haha, I can't for the life of me decode the meaning of the last two paragraphs 

Little guys w/o pop don’t cut it at MLB (typically).  He’s gotta prove it but its possible.

Yuli is a contact artist.  Most kids here are taught to crank and yank.  International kids learn how to hit.  
 

@Just Regular how’d I do?