Juan Chacon Portland Sea Dogs Outfield

       
 
Age: 22
Born: December 4, 2002
Birthplace: Valera, Venezuela
Height: 6-1
Weight: 170
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
   
Drafted: Not draft eligible
How Acquired: International free agent
(July 2019)
College: -
High School: -
   

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Juan Chacon Photos by Kelly O'Connor
Pronunciation: Chuh-COHN
First Pro Contract: July 2, 2019 (BOS)
Signing Scouts: Wilder Lobo & Eddie Romero
Signing Bonus: $900,000
Rule 5 Draft Eligible: December 2025
MLFA Eligible: November 2026
   
Pro Debut: July 12, 2021 (DSL)
Added to 40-man: -
MLB Debut: -
Service Time (1/26): 0 days
Options Remaining: 3 (0 used)
Contract (2025): MiLB contract
   
Twitter: -
Instagram: @chacon32juan

 
 
 
 
 
     
  Scouting Report & Links      
         
  Physical Description: Tall, athletic frame. Has not added much bulk since debuting stateside in 2022. May not have a ton more projection.

Hit: Short, linear swing. Fringe-average bat speed. Below-averag contact. Pull-heavy approach. Passive at the plate, taking a lot of pitches. Won't reach outside the zone a lot. Struggles with velocity and spin.

Power: Below-average raw power. Could still add some strength into his mid 20s, but hasn't added a lot to the point. Will need to add some loft to his swing in order to reach his power potential.

Run: Fringe-average speed.

Field: Routes and reads need work. Profiles as a corner outfielder, likely left field.

Arm: Average arm strength. Has the arm for the corner outfield.
  Career Notes: Received the largest bonus in Boston's 2019-20 international class. Participated in the 2020 Fall Instructional League and 2021 Fall Performance Program. Was set to participate in the 2022 Fall Performance Program that was canceled due to Hurricane Ian. Served as a part time contributor up the ladder through A-Ball and Double-A.

Summation: Does not have a strong defensive profile, so there is a lot of pressure on his bat to develop, which has not come to fruition to this point. Profiles as mid-minors depth at this stage.

Links
State of the System: Outfielders (5.13.20)
Scout Chatter (9.23.2021)
Scouting Report Update (3.12.2022)
 
   
     
    Hitting Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb bb so sb cs avg obp slg ops
2021 DSL Red Sox DSL Rk Bos 18 47 164 45 51 5 2 1 8 63 26 26 11 7 0.311 0.426 0.384 0.811
2022 FCL Red Sox FCL Rk Bos 19 41 138 21 31 10 0 1 25 44 26 53 21 3 0.225 0.351 0.319 0.670
  2022 Salem Red Sox Car Rk Bos 19 8 31 4 4 1 0 0 1 5 3 13 1 0 0.129 0.206 0.161 0.367
2023 Salem Red Sox Car A Bos 20 57 199 22 48 6 6 0 18 66 31 52 20 10 0.241 0.353 0.332 0.685
2024 Greenville Drive SAL A+ Bos 21 84 305 37 62 18 3 2 17 92 25 109 9 3 0.203 0.269 0.302 0.571
2025 Greenville Drive SAL A+ Bos 22 2 7 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 5 0 0 0.143 0.250 0.143 0.393
2026 Portland Sea Dogs East AA Bos 22 51 131 17 30 7 1 0 11 39 14 41 3 3 0.229 0.311 0.298 0.609
2026 Portland Sea Dogs East AA Bos 23     stats                            
   
     
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