(Note: Video-only look)

Dominican SS with above average tools across the board. Medium build, semi-mature look for age but room to get stronger on upper half. Quality athlete with natural ability to contort his body.

Ultra-advanced look at the plate. Switch-hitter with standout natural traits. Rhythmic swing geared for lift with bat speed and consistent ability to barrel the ball from both sides of the plate in BP. Seems slightly more advanced in-game as LHH at the moment, but rare level of balance for an international prospect at this age. Disciplined approach with quality pitch recognition, able to adjust barrel to square all types of pitches throughout the zone despite some tendency to become overly pull-happy.

Uncanny natural ability at SS with great actions and footwork and quick, controlled hands. Quality arm strength and accuracy with a quick release and the ability to throw from numerous angles. Hard to pick a hole in his game here at present, possesses every trait necessary to play a quality SS at the big league level. 

Video-only look limits confidence in evaluation, but clearly one of the top players in the class. While recognizing the base rate risk of this demographic, its easy to see above-average regular outcomes here with real upside for stardom. Team is likely to devote a majority of their bonus pool to signing the player, and it will definitely be understandable despite my natural aversion to making a bet that large on a player of this age.

Assessed Bonus Value: $3,500,000