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Jairo Pomares, OF
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Pomares' nutty triple slash line in the 2019 AZL is a caricature of his true ability, especially his power, but I was still pretty surprised when I sourced his exit velo data and found it was already above the big league average. Pomares not only makes impact contact to his pull side but also has the ability to slash balls the other way. He punishes pitchers who try to double up on breaking balls against him, and he has several other hitterish traits, so his bat-to-ball skills are what drives his prospect profile right now. He's not a speedster and has more of a tweener defensive look, so he needs to hit for more in-game power than I have currently projected to profile as a slam dunk everyday player in a corner. It's a skill set very similar to Mickey Moniak's (above-average feel for contact, below-average approach, fringe fit in center) but just a couple years behind him developmentally. (Fall Instructional League)