5/19/2019
Matthew Ruiz (2020 OF, Hialeah, FL) has a very projectable 6-2/180 build and a very sound and nice right handed swing. He drove the ball from gap to gap with excellent raw bat speed that seemed to come with little effort and certainly no tension through contact.
Joseph Cruz (2020 C, Villalba, PR) hits out of a comfortable bent knee stance from the right side and has a nice and loose extended swing. He's relaxed at the plate and he let his bat speed do the talking, driving the ball regularly to the gaps.
Juan Montero (2020 C, Ponce, PR) has a big leg lift and coil to start his swing but it didn't seem to give him any timing problems in batting practice, as he created big right handed bat speed and crushed some balls to the pull side with big carry. At 5-10/173, he projects to get plenty stronger.
Nathan Espinal (2020 3B, Jupiter, FL) has some strength to add to his 6-0/165 build but he has a very easy and direct swing that seems sure to produce a high batting average in the future. He is able to create some barrel whip right now and found that barrel on almost every swing.
Miguel Torres (2020 C, Villalba, PR) was the third Puerto Rican catcher on the day's first team to stand out, using his very strong lower half to generate big power, lifting two balls off the left field fence on a morning where the ball wasn't carrying that direction at all.
Clayton Boroski (2021 RHP, Saint Cloud, FL) is a primary pitcher who has gained lots of strength in the last year and was up to 84 mph on the mound. He also used that strength very well from the right side to create bat speed with some nice lift in his swing out front.
Alex (Tito) Garcia (2020 3B, Fort Myers, FL) has an outstanding 6-3/205 build and creates excellent bat speed very easily from a very short and direct swing path, especially for a hitter his size. He has outstanding physical projection and a swing approach that looks like it might be patterned after the Padres Manny Machado.
Daniel Lavoy (2020 C, Homestead, FL) created nice bat speed from the right side with a very level line drive swing that was well timed and is going to create lots of solid line drive contact in the future.
Trey Rucker (2021 MIF, Boerne, TX) is a very strong and athletic sophomore with lightening quick hands from the right side. His big challenge moving forward is going to be working through the big hand hitch he uses to start his swing and can often leave him mistimed. He has the raw hitting tools to be among the top hitters in his class otherwise.
Zachary Showalter (2022 RHP, Wesley Chapel, FL) stood out on the mound but he also has prospect hitting tools, with an uphill power approach that drove the ball well in batting practice and enabled him to launch a game home run as well.
Ryan Oniel Cepero Roman (2021 SS, Arecibo, PR) is a very nice overall athlete with outstanding running speed and he showed promise with the bat as well. The young right handed hitter has advanced barrel skills, squaring up everything and getting more carry on balls than one would expect given his frame and age.
Jobeth Diaz (2020 1B, Fajardo, PR) is a 5-10/190 right handed hitter with one thing on his mind at the plate, which is to lift and pull the ball as far as he can. He has lots of strength driven bat speed and can give the ball a ride when he's on time.