Samuel Basallo 2023

[Frobby]

2 minutes ago, RZNJ said:

Agreed.   So far so good.   Let's hope he's better than Jomar Reyes.   lol

Ouch.  

[RZNJ]

Just now, Frobby said:

Ouch.  

Don't sleep on the #4 hitter, 19 year old, Anderson De Los Santos!

[jamesenoch]

https://www.mlb.com/news/breakout-prospect-candidates-2023?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage

Orioles: Samuel Basallo, C (No. 11)
After years of staying away from making big international signings, the O’s made a splash by adding Basallo for $1.3 million in January 2021. Two years later, he’s shown the above-average power and plus arm to move up to Single-A Delmarva at just 18 years old and could rocket in his first taste of full-season ball.

“I think he’s going to be challenged there,” said Orioles director of player development Matt Blood. “We know that it's a year of development. Obviously performance matters, but for us, he’s going to be 18 years old at that level, and we know that that will come with challenges. That's what development is all about. So for us, this is going to be a really productive year for him regardless of the exact numbers that he produces.”

[Legend_Of_Joey]

1 hour ago, RZNJ said:

Agreed.   So far so good.   Let's hope he's better than Jomar Reyes.   lol

Too bad Frederick is no longer an affiliate above Delmarva. Reyes could have given him tips on places to stay.

On another note, let’s say he is in Norfolk in 2025 and looks locked in, while Handley is doing excellent work as Adley’s backup. What’s the plan? They slotted Kjerstad at first in the Baysox opener, so that could spot could be taken.

[orioles22]

Basallo with a two-run homer in the 10th inning tonight.

[jabba72]

7 hours ago, Legend_Of_Joey said:

Too bad Frederick is no longer an affiliate above Delmarva. Reyes could have given him tips on places to stay.

On another note, let’s say he is in Norfolk in 2025 and looks locked in, while Handley is doing excellent work as Adley’s backup. What’s the plan? They slotted Kjerstad at first in the Baysox opener, so that could spot could be taken.

Basallo played 1B tonight, so that appears to be the backup plan for Kjerstad and Bassalo at the moment.

Looks like more future juggling acts for Hyde on the horizon. 

[Frobby]

2 hours ago, orioles22 said:

Basallo with a two-run homer in the 10th inning tonight.

Crazy game.  Delmarva coughed up a 5-run lead in the 8th and a 1-run lead in the 9th, then scored 8 runs in the 10th to build a lead even they couldn’t blow.  

[Frobby]

 

[ChuckS]

Where’s that power on the 20-80 scale?

[btdart20]

7 minutes ago, ChuckS said:

Where’s that power on the 20-80 scale?

[btdart20]

10 minutes ago, ChuckS said:

Where’s that power on the 20-80 scale?

 

[Frobby]

9 minutes ago, ChuckS said:

Where’s that power on the 20-80 scale?

Some day, someone will explain to me why the scouting scale starts at 20 and ends at 80.  It’s kind of like the SAT.

[btdart20]

5 minutes ago, Frobby said:

Some day, someone will explain to me why the scouting scale starts at 20 and ends at 80.  It’s kind of like the SAT.

Everyone has some skill but no one’s perfect?  Agreed, it’s a dumb scale.

[Can_of_corn]

6 minutes ago, Frobby said:

Some day, someone will explain to me why the scouting scale starts at 20 and ends at 80.  It’s kind of like the SAT.

And why it goes by increments of five.

[ChuckS]

12 minutes ago, btdart20 said:

 

I’m going to go out on a limb and say that current game power is probably better than a 40.