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Gregory Santos, P
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Scouting report
Three months and about three miles per hour of velocity separate Santos and Kumar Rocker. If a college arm were to come out of the gate with stuff as good as Santos showed during 2020 Instructional League, they'd be the early-season favorite to go first in the draft. Santos worked 97-99 and touched 100 while incorporating both a changeup and slider capable of missing bats, and his sliders are often double-plus. His body is big and maxed out but it's not "bad," and while his delivery looks a little clunky, it's never prevented him from throwing strikes. He's not a touch-and-feel starter type with pinpoint control, but Santos is going to bully the strike zone with plus stuff that tails and bends in different directions. This is not all new from Santos, either, as he's been 93-96 with a plus slider and above-average changeup in the past. The instructs velocity is an indication he's healthy. He looked incredible in the spring of 2019 but two IL stints, including one for a shoulder injury, derailed what could have been a breakout year. There's considerable relief risk here because of the injury history. As such, Santos is on the Top 100 list right next to Luis Medina, who is also 21, has three real weapons, and relief risk. The Giants acquired Santos from Boston as part of the Eduardo Núñez trade. (Fall Instructional League)