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Seuly Matias, OF
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With few exceptions (Joey Gallo is one) even the most whiff-prone big leaguers struck out less than Matias when they were in the minors (a 35% career K%, a comical 44% in 2019 before a broken hand ended his season). Seuly has such incredible raw power and physicality that for a while I thought he might be one of those players. He still shows you why once in a while. This spring, I saw Matias take a really terrible swing, his butt flying out, just sort of hanging over the plate, throwing the bat head at the ball without really opening his hips. He hit it 113 mph. Just 22, there's still time for Matias to mature as a hitter in such a way that enables him to approach his ceiling, but I'm not gonna bet on it. I think that were he called upon in an injury situation, he might provide brief streaks of excitement, but the strikeouts will ultimately hamper him. Players like this, who work out sometimes, have incredible seasons. Jorge Soler is a pretty good example of this type; he had that one amazing year but otherwise has been a sub-1 WAR player, so even if Seuly goes on a big league heater for a while, I don't think it'll be permanent. (Alternate site, Fall Instructional League)