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William Contreras, C

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Scouting report

An exceptional athlete for a catcher, Contreras still has a fairly significant developmental path to traverse before he's a viable everyday backstop. Now a one-knee'd receiver, Contreras' framing is still visually suspect. We also have very little visual evidence of him throwing over the last two seasons, and what we do have is not great. He has an awful lot of energy, much like his brother did as a young player, and sometimes it can be a little frenetic. Contreras carries that spirit into the batter's box, where he really likes to swing. He has an uphill cut that works to right-center field even though it's best-suited for impacting pitches middle-in and down. The hope is that Contreras can narrow his approach and strike out less often so more of his plus bat speed can actually play. If he can do that, then he's got a very good chance of being an everyday catcher. If not, he'll be a toolsy, frustrating upper-minors one until something clicks. (Alternate site, MLB)