2023 Orioles #2 Prospect Samuel Basallo - C/1B

[btdart20]

12 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

 

Ho hum….   It’ll be fun to see what type of stress test Basallo puts on SigBot decision making heading into Aug.

[Frobby]

25 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

 

That 115 PA requirement is kind of cherry-picked, as that’s exactly what Basallo had.  

[Tony-OH]

1 hour ago, Frobby said:

That 115 PA requirement is kind of cherry-picked, as that’s exactly what Basallo had.  

True, but he also did it in a pitcher's friendly ballpark and league. 

[jabba72]

2 hours ago, Sports Guy said:

 

[Sports Guy]

FFS, this dude is huge and just has so much power.

 

[RZNJ]

17 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

FFS, this dude is huge and just has so much power.

 

Tough to tell but it looks like some baby fat is gone.  Dude looks chiseled in that video.

[btdart20]

1 hour ago, Sports Guy said:

FFS, this dude is huge and just has so much power.

 

Yowza!  Very short to the zone and extension through the zone!

[Just Regular]

That video is dredging up some Sam Horn images.

Sam Horn catching would be amazing entertainment.

[Frobby]

I’m kinda hoping they’ll let Basallo DH a game soon.  

[Tony-OH]

1 hour ago, Just Regular said:

That video is dredging up some Sam Horn images.

Sam Horn catching would be amazing entertainment.

Tell you're not a scout without telling us! lol 

[waroriole]

1 hour ago, btdart20 said:

Yowza!  Very short to the zone and extension through the zone!

Yeah that was such an effortless swing. Very quick. 

[Just Regular]

1 hour ago, Tony-OH said:

Tell you're not a scout without telling us! lol 

No basebally take on the large human's batting skill, swing plane or defensive ability intended!

I did google for "Basallo in spanish translation" in case it meant Horn, but the Internet claims "Base".     Which actually is a kind of cool baseball name.

[Moose Milligan]

There’s just something about that lefty swing. No one drools over right handed batter’s swings but when it comes to lefties it’s a different story. Watched that Basallo clip about 10 times. 

[interloper]

When do we get to see this guy DH in games? Thought they said he was fine to hit.

[Aristotelian]

Could he be our fourth MLB #1 prospect in a row?