Born: August 26, 1996
El Vigia, Venezuela
Height: 5-10
Weight: 160
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Drafted: Not drafted
How Acquired: International
free agent (August 2012)

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Trade Anaylsis: Scouting the prospects dealt for Ziegler (7.9.16)

Traded to Arizona with Jose Almonte for Brad Ziegler (July 2016)

Physical Description: Athletic, lean. Slightly undersized. Has room for added strength. 

Hit: Same stance from both sides of the plate. Square, utilizes a toe-tap timing device. Plus bat speed from both sides. Short, level swing. Quick hands, strong feel for hit. Advanced approach for age. Has shown a willingness to use all fields. Strong understanding of strike zone and solid pitch recognition skills. Doesn't do a great job incorporating lower half in swing yet. Potential average-to-better hit tool.

Power: Sneaky power for someone his size; average raw power. Potential below-average game power. Swing isn't tailored to hit home runs, more hard contact into the gaps. Can pull hands in and turn on ball inside. Limited power to the opposite field.

Arm: Average arm. Enough for second base. Could pass at other positions, but not for an extended period of time. 

Field: Average potential at second base. Doesn't have the greatest instincts or fluidity. Struggles with footowork especially when making throw on double play coming across second base bag. Not a natural fielder and doesn't have the softest hands. Will get better with more experience.

Run: Above-average speed. Has been caught stealing too much in the low minors for someone with his speed.

Career Notes: Relatively new to the game of baseball and only started playing baseball a year or so before signing. Comes from a part of Venezuela near the Colombia border where soccer is far more popular than baseball. Twin brother Luis Alexander is an outfielder in the Red Sox system.

Summation: Ceiling of a regular at second base. Reasonably high floor for someone his age due to advanced feel at the plate. Doesn't have the raw tools his brother has, but much more polished player overall. Most likely outcome is he develops into a solid utility player. If he reaches his potential, could be a bat first second basement capable of hitting .280 with 10-15 home runs a year.