2015 Caribbean Top Prospect

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Daryl Pino (2016 RHP, Vega Alta, PR) sat 84-86mph on his fastball this afternoon with his slider at 71mph. Pino has a long full AA with a fluid delivery. Pino's slider has good hard spin with bite and depth to it. 

Alberto J Schmidt (2016 C, Juana Diaz, PR) looked good at the plate today for the Dark Green team. Schmidt has a line drive swing plane with bat speed and makes hard solid contact. 

Christian Del Toro (2016 RHP, Trujillo Alto, PR) had his fastball top out at 88mph this afternoon to go with a curveball at 70mph. Del Toro has a compact high 3/4 arm slot with heavy run and sink on his fastball and challenges hitters with it. 

Jonathan Ortiz (2016 RHP, Caguas, PR) also topped out at 88mph on his fastball mixing in a slider at 77mph. Ortiz pitches from an extended 3/4 arm slot with lots of run on his fastball and throws his slider with good late life and depth. 

Jose L Diana (2016 LHP, Santa Isabel, PR) topped out at 89mph on his fastball today pairing it with a curveball at 72mph and his changeup at 74mph. Diana has hard late tailing action on his fastball doing a good job of hitting his spots with it and has good depth to his curveball. 

Alexis Torres (2016 SS, Caguas, PR) looked good at the plate today for the Col. Blue team. Torres has good bat speed with a good swing and makes solid barrel contact at the plate. 

Stephan Soto (2016 2B, San German, PR) had a couple of hits in the game for the Col. Blue team. Soto has a line drive swing plane with bat speed and has a sound approach at the plate. In the field Soto made a nice diving play at 2B and has good lateral quickness. 

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Raymond Burgos (2016 LHP, Luquillo, PR) had his fastball top out at 89mph this morning to go along with his curveball at 70mph a slider at 75mph and his changeup at 75mph. Burgos has a short action pitching with minimal effort and his slider is very sharp. 

Isander Perez (2016 RHP, Carolina, PR) topped out at 86mph to go along with his curveball at 70mph, a slider at 74mph and his changeup at 78mph. Perez has a simple easy delivery pitching from a tight 3/4 arm slot. His curveball has depth to it, and he gets good running action on his fastball.

Dariel Rivera (2016 RHP, Caguas, PR) sat 86-90mph on his fastball this morning with his curveball at 74mph and his slider at 77mph. Rivera has a loose whippy arm action with lots of running action to his fastball with good spin and bite to his curveball. 

Onix Vega (2016 C, Trujillo Alto, PR) had 3 hits in the game for the Gold team with 2 doubles. Vega has a quick swing with pop in his bat and a strong build. 

Adrian Hernandez (2016 OF, Arecibo, PR) also had 2 hits in the game for the Gold team. Hernandez has a line drive swing plane and makes consistent contact at the plate. 

11/19/2015 7:29:00 PM

Francisco Del Valle (2016 OF, Santa Isabel, PR) lifted the only home run of the BP and the left handed hitter didn't even square it up, he just back spun it so hard with big bat speed that it kept carrying.  He's a top level hitting prospect.

Jose Layer (2016 OF, San Juan, PR) has simple and easy actions at the plate, with lots of bat speed and looseness in his swing.  It's the type of approach that will translate well to the next level.

Alexis Torres (2016 SS, Caguas, PR) is best known for his athletic defensive ability but he can swing the bat, too.  He has a solid middle of the field approach and flashes left centerfield gap power.

Eric Ortiz (2016 C, Aguadilla, PR) is a 6-3/210 switch hitting catcher, which is a pretty rare demographic to start with.  His right handed swing was solid but his left handed bat speed and power potential really stood out.

Abdel Guadalupe (2015 OF, Fajardo, PR) saved his main fireworks for the game Thursday but he showed his strength and  power potential in batting practice as well.

Ricardo J. Cardona (2016 OF, San Sebastian, PR) gets your  attention with his strong 6-3/190 build and keeps it with a short and direct swing that impacts the ball hard consistently.  His best contact was driving the right centerfield gap.

Luis Angel Rivera (2016 SS, Coamo, PR) looks stronger than his listed 5-11/170 build and shows that strength in his swing.  He attacks the ball aggressively and is looking to drive it hard to all parts of the field.

Kevin Santiago (2016 MIF, Jayuya, PR) has a simple rock back/move forward load and a direct line drive swing that squares the ball up consistently.

11/19/2015 4:59:06 PM

Gabriel Morales (2016 RHP, Arecibo, PR) topped out at 85mph this afternoon with a curveball at 69mph. Morales pitches from a low 3/4 arm slot with the ability to sink his fastball and has depth to his curveball. 

Yadiel Villalongo (2016 RHP, Florida, PR) also topped out at 85mph to go with his curveball at 65mph. Villalongo has sink on his fastball with an easy arm action a balanced and deliberate tempo to his delivery with depth to his curveball. 

Alexis Torres (2016 SS, Caguas, PR) had a good day on the infield today. Torres displayed smooth easy actions at short stop with good lateral quickness. 

Jesse Fajardo (2016 RHP, Carolina, PR) sat 86-89mph with his fastball topping out at 90mph to go with his curveball at 73mph and his changeup at 83mph. Fajardo has a loose arm action with an explosive fastball he is aggressive mixing in his off-speed pitches for strikes and has good sharp break on his curveball with depth. 

Yelnie Rivera (2016 LHP, Vega Alta, PR) sat 83-87mph on his fastball with it topping out at 88mph pairing it with a curveball at 71mph. Rivera has a quick arm action, the ball comes out of his hand his fastball has good run to it and he uses an up-tempo delivery to get hitters off-balance. 

Abdel Guadalupe (2015 OF, Fajardo, PR) had a Home Run in the game for the Cardinal team. Guadalupe's Home Run was a no doubter, he has good bat speed with serious pop in his bat and the ball jumps off his bat. 

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Christian Delgado (2016 LHP, San Juan, PR) sat 81-83mph on his fastball with it topping out at 84mph to go with his curveball at 70mph and his changeup at 72mph. Delgado does a good job of mixing his pitches with tight spin to his curveball and got a lot of swings and misses. 

Yadiel Fonseca (2016 RHP, Caguas, PR) sat 85-87mph with his fastball topping out at 88mph that he throws with a slider at 76mph. Fonseca pitches from a high 3/4 arm slot with run on his fastball and has tight spin on his slider. 

Adrian Hernandez (2016 OF, Arecibo, PR) had a good showing at the plate this afternoon for the Gold team. Hernandez makes hard solid contact at the plate the ball jumps off his bat and his double came off the bat at 84mph. 

Raymond Hernandez (2016 OF, Barceloneta, PR) also looked good at the plate for the Gold team. Hernandez displayed good bat speed at the plate with a power approach. 

Kevin Rolon (2016 SS, Ponce, PR) had 2 hits in the game for the Columbia Blue team today. Rolon has quick hands at the plate with a level swing and has good instincts on the bases. 

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