They aren't exactly getting a lot of attention in here, but the ACL Indians have the best offense in their league by a 35 run margin. Ton of high ceiling offensive talent there right now.
Isaiah Greene: .292/.421/.368, mentioned in here the Brantley vibes he is giving the FO staff who were around when Brantley was acquired, he's going to go through a similar developmental path. He has a very clean, very simple short swing which doesn't produce power yet but hopefully will grow in to. Well above average hitting approach and eye for his age. Can play all 3 OF spots effectively, but his raw speed isn't translating to game speed yet.
Junior Sanquintin: .289/.347/.547, another switch-hitting MIFer with pop acquired through their International signings of late. Ultra aggressive swinger with good pop from both sides of the plate. Tied for the ACL lead in HRs, leads the league in RBI, and is 6th in the league in slugging. Playing him predominantly at 1B right now, but I think he eventually winds up at 3B.
Milan Tolentino: .301/.362/.496, 4th round pick from 2020, getting promoted to Lynchburg. Took advantage of the development site in AZ after he was drafted and didn't play to strengthen up and is showing more pop than anyone expected him to show at 19. Really good defensively at SS and 2B, his glove will carry him a long way. Cleaned up his swing a lot during his off year, already has a nice lefty approach to left-center, but all of his pop is pull power right now.
Jorge Burgos: .353/.463/.461, 2019 International signing, another guy going to Lynchburg. Soft hitting lefty, but a terrific hitting approach which has led him to be the ACLs leading qualified hitter at the time of his promotion. Like Greene, very professional approach at the plate and good pitch/plate recognition. His body has a lot longer to go than Greene, he is still a small kid. Gap-to-gap hitter so he hits a lot of doubles, but will see HR pop come as he matures. Most likely ends up in a corner OF spot so it'll almost have to come.
Jose Pastrano: .256/.392/.410, biggest International signing from 2019, made his pro debut this year and is off to a solid start. Yet another switch-hitting MIFer with a lot of intriguing tools. Lot of early Rocchio to his game, down to the clean mechanics from both sides of the plate and a gap-to-gap hitter with no HR pop right now but you can see it developing in time. Promotion of Tolentino means he should play more SS moving forward. Has played a good 2B up to this point, and like every other MIFer in their system has played SS, 2B, and 3B at points in the season.
Richard Paz: .393/.487/.721, he has always had one of the best eyes in the organization since he was signed in 2017. Bat has always lagged behind a bit until this season. 3rd consecutive year at the rookie level, so will need to see it translate as he moves up, but has always had a body type and swing that suggests he could be an above average hitter with some pop. Like Lavastida, bilingual catcher that speaks fluent English and Spanish, which is huge for that position. Defense behind the plate is still a bit of a work in process, but the tools are there.
Skeiling Rodriguez: .319/.397/.594, gives off some Valera vibes with how smooth his swing is from the left side. And he wasn't signed with that swing at all, the Indians have worked with him on some things (and he has worked with Valera) and it is paying off big for him. Behind the rest of his very heralded 2017 International class, and like Paz 3rd year at the rookie level. Needs to show it up at the next level. He is a straight corner OFer.
Dayan Frias: .279/.370/.423, stop if you heard this before...recent International signing, MIFer, switch-hitter, intriguing tools. Playing and hanging in the Columbian Winter League prior to this season has brought along his game at the plate quite a bit. High confidence player, solid defensively at SS, 2B, and 3B, repeatable and clean mechanics from both sides of the plate, and good plate command at a young age. Him and Pastrano should share SS duties the rest of the season.
Luis Durango: .300/.399/.400, another highly touted 2019 guy making his pro debut this season. Instantly the fastest guy in their system, leads the ACL in steals by a wide margin. Speed translates well to the field, especially in CF. Dude covers a ton of ground and will 100% stick in CF moving forward. Has shown more pop than I expected, but wasn't sure what to expect from him after having TJ in 2020. Mechanics are a little loud and need simplified. Will be curious to see if his speed sticks as his body matures and he adds weight, cause he is going to need to add weight.
Lot of position player talent coming from Arizona and the Dominican soon.
