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Ronny Mauricio, IF
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As an 18-year-old in 2019 full-season ball, Mauricio hit .283/.323/.381 before fading in August. He's begun to pack noticeable mass onto the frame that had made him such an exciting amateur, the kind of prospect who could carry 30 more pounds and add power without losing the agility to play shortstop. Even though he's clearly gotten stronger (he's still listed at a comical 166; I felt I had to manually adjusted a bunch of listed weights in this system), Mauricio simply doesn't have the pure explosiveness of someone like Marco Luciano or Bobby Witt Jr., and while he might continue to get bigger and stronger, and add power that way, I don't think he'll end up having thunderous raw. There's still a pathway to stardom here; Mauricio is a switch-hitting shortstop with pretty good feel for contact after all. He'll need to refine either his swing or approach to be an everyday player, and probably both to be an impact one. Because he's so young, there's time for that to happen. Even if he only ends up with an average hit/power combination, that's a really valuable everyday shortstop. (Alternate site, Fall Instructional League)